Sec. 4. Administration of wilderness areas
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Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall administer the wilderness areas in accordance with this section and the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), except that— any reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary. The Secretary may carry out any activities in a wilderness area as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, or disease in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ).
In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with— the Wyoming Forestry Division; and the applicable county in the State in which the wilderness area is located. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a fire management plan for the wilderness areas— to ensure the timely and efficient control of fires, diseases, and insects in the wilderness areas, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ); and to provide, to the maximum extent practicable, adequate protection from forest fires, disease outbreaks, and insect infestations to any Federal, State, or private land adjacent to the wilderness areas.
The grazing of livestock in a wilderness area, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with— section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) ); and the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House Report 101–405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress, for land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. Nothing in this section establishes a protective perimeter or buffer zone around a wilderness area.
The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be seen or heard from within a wilderness area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area.
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