DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS.

SEC. 1602. DESIGNATION OF THE SABINOSO WILDERNESS.(a) In General.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approximately 16,030 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Taos Field Office Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico, as generally depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Sabinoso Wilderness”.(b) Map and Legal Description.—(1) In general.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the Sabinoso 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 of law.—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 and typographical errors in the map and legal description.(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.—(1) In general.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Sabinoso Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this subtitle and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that—(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Interior.(2) Incorporation of acquired land and interests.—Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Sabinoso Wilderness that is acquired by the United States shall—(A) become part of the Sabinoso Wilderness; and(B) be managed in accordance with this subtitle and any other laws applicable to the Sabinoso Wilderness.123 STAT. 1042(3) Grazing.—The grazing of livestock in the Sabinoso Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered 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.—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 in the State.(5) Access.—(A) In general.—In accordance with section 5(a) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134(a)), the Secretary shall continue to allow private landowners adequate access to inholdings in the Sabinoso Wilderness.(B) Certain land.—For access purposes, private land within T. 16 N., R. 23 E., secs. 17 and 20 and the N½ of sec. 21, N.M.M., shall be managed as an inholding in the Sabinoso Wilderness.(d) Withdrawal.—Subject to valid existing rights, the land generally depicted on the map as “Lands Withdrawn From Mineral Entry” and “Lands Released From Wilderness Study Area & Withdrawn From Mineral Entry” is withdrawn from—(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws, except disposal by exchange in accordance with section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716);(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and(3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal leasing laws.(e) Release of Wilderness Study Areas.—Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public lands within the Sabinoso Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this subtitle—(1) have been adequately studied for wilderness designation and are no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and(2) shall be managed in accordance with applicable law (including subsection (d)) and the land use management plan for the surrounding area.