Sec. 5. Release of Wilderness Study Areas
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Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) ), any portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection
(b)that is not designated as a wilderness area by section 3 has been adequately studied for wilderness designation. The wilderness study areas referred to in subsections
(a)and
(c)are the following: The Encampment River Canyon Wilderness Study Area. The Prospect Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The Bennett Mountains Wilderness Study Area. The Sweetwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area. The Lankin Dome Wilderness Study Area. The Split Rock Wilderness Study Area. The Savage Peak Wilderness Study Area. The Miller Springs Wilderness Study Area. The Dubois Badlands Wilderness Study Area. The Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The Whiskey Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The Fortification Creek Wilderness Study Area. The Gardner Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The North Fork Wilderness Study Area. The portion of the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area located in Washakie County, Wyoming. The Cedar Mountain Wilderness Study Area. The Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area. Any portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection
(b)that is not designated as a wilderness area by section 3 is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) ). The Secretary shall manage the portions of the wilderness study areas released under subsection
(c)in accordance with— the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); applicable land management plans; applicable management provisions under paragraph (2); and any other applicable law. The Secretary shall manage the portion of the Bennett Mountains Wilderness Study Area released under subsection
(c)in accordance with section 8(a). The Secretary shall divide the land within the Dubois Badlands Wilderness Study Area by authorizing the installation of a fence or the repair or relocation of an existing fence in T. 41 N., R. 106 W., sec. 5, that— follows existing infrastructure and natural barriers; begins at an intersection with North Mountain View Road in the NE 1⁄4 NW 1⁄4 sec. 5, T. 41 N., R. 106 W.; from the point described in subclause (II), proceeds southeast to a point near the midpoint of the NE 1⁄4 sec. 5, T. 41 N., R. 106 W.; and from the point described in subclause (III), proceeds southwest to a point in the SW 1⁄4 NE 1⁄4 sec. 5, T. 41 N., R. 106 W., that intersects with the boundary of the Dubois Badlands Wilderness Study Area. The Secretary shall manage the portion of the Dubois Badlands Wilderness Study Area released under subsection
(c)in accordance with— paragraph (1); and sections 6 and 7. The Secretary shall manage the portion of the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area released under subsection
(c)in accordance with paragraph (1). The Secretary may lease oil and gas resources within the land released from the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area under subsection
(c)if— the lease may only be accessed by directional drilling from a lease that is outside of the land released from the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area; and the lease prohibits, without exception or waiver, surface occupancy and surface disturbance on the land released from the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area for any activities, including activities relating to exploration, development, or production. The Secretary may grant underground rights-of-way for any mineral lease entered into under subclause (I). Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall not issue a new lease for a wind or solar project, an overhead transmission line, or a communication tower on the land released from the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area under subsection (c). In carrying out any land exchange involving any of the land released from the Copper Mountain Wilderness Study Area under subsection (c), the Secretary shall ensure that the exchange does not result in a net loss of Federal land. The Secretary shall manage the portion of the Whiskey Mountain Wilderness Study Area released under subsection
(c)in accordance with— paragraph (1); and the Whiskey Mountain Cooperative Agreement between the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, the Forest Service, and the Bureau, including any amendment to that agreement relating to the management of bighorn sheep. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a travel management plan for the land released from the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area under subsection (c). The travel management plan under subclause
(I)shall— identify all existing roads and trails on the land released from the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area under subsection (c); designate each road or trail available for— motorized or mechanized recreation; or agriculture practices; prohibit the construction of any new road or trail for motorized or mechanized recreation use; and permit the continued use of nonmotorized trails. Except as provided in subclause (II), subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the land released from the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area under subsection
(c)is withdrawn from— all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. The Secretary may lease oil and gas resources within the land released from the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area under subsection
(c)if— the lease may only be accessed by directional drilling from a lease that is outside of the land released from the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area; and the lease prohibits, without exception or waiver, surface occupancy and surface disturbance on the land released from the Bobcat Draw Wilderness Study Area for any activities, including activities related to exploration, development, or production.
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