SODA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.

SEC. 1405. SODA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.(a) Designation.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), approximately 24,100 acres of Monument land, as generally depicted on the wilderness map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Soda Mountain Wilderness”.(b) Map and Legal Description.—(1) Submission of map and legal description.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Wilderness with—(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.(2) Force and effect.—(A) In general.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical error in the map or legal description.(B) Notification.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of any changes made in the map or legal description under subparagraph (A), including notice of the reason for the change.(3) Public availability.—The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.(c) Administration of Wilderness.—123 STAT. 1031(1) In general.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and(B) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.(2) Fire, insect, and disease management activities.—Except as provided by Presidential Proclamation Number 7318, dated June 9, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 37247), within the wilderness areas designated by this subtitle, the Secretary may take such measures in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) as are necessary to control fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be desirable and appropriate.(3) Livestock.—Except as provided in section 1402 and by Presidential Proclamation Number 7318, dated June 9, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 37247), the grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations as are considered necessary by the Secretary in accordance with—(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405).(4) Fish and wildlife management.—In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this subtitle affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife on public land in the State.(5) Incorporation of acquired land and interests.—Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the United States shall—(A) become part of the Wilderness; and(B) be managed in accordance with this subtitle, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable law.