text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Scotchman Peaks 
  Wilderness Act of 2016''.
      (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
  follows:
  
  Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
  Sec. 2. Definitions.
  Sec. 3. Scotchman Peaks Wilderness.
  Sec. 4. Administration.
  Sec. 5. Fire.
  Sec. 6. Adjacent management.
  Sec. 7. Indian tribes.
  Sec. 8. Effect.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Agriculture.
              (2) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means 
          the area designated as a component of the National Wilderness 
          Preservation System by section 3(a).
  
  SEC. 3. SCOTCHMAN PEAKS WILDERNESS.
  
      (a) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
  1131 et seq.), certain National Forest System land in the State of 
  Idaho comprising approximately 13,961 acres, as generally depicted on 
  the map entitled ``Final Map Scotchman Peaks Wilderness'' and dated 
  June 20, 2016, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the 
  National Wilderness Preservation System and shall be known as the 
  ``Scotchman Peaks Wilderness''.
      (b) Map and Legal Description.--As soon as practicable after the 
  date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
  Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a map 
  and legal description for the wilderness area.
      (c) Effect.--The map and legal description submitted under 
  subsection (b) shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
  this Act, except that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the map 
  or legal description.
      (d) Availability.--The map and legal description submitted under 
  subsection (b) shall be available for public inspection in the 
  appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
  
  SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.
  
      (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
  area shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
  Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in 
  that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to 
  the date of enactment of this Act.
      (b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness 
  area is withdrawn from all forms of--
              (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public 
          land laws;
              (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
              (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral 
          materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
      (c) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
  jurisdiction of the State of Idaho with respect to fish and wildlife on 
  public land in the State.
      (d) Management Activities.--In furtherance of the purposes and 
  principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 
  Secretary may carry out management activities to maintain or restore 
  fish and wildlife populations and habitats to support fish and wildlife 
  populations within the wilderness area if the management activities--
              (1) are consistent with relevant wilderness management 
          plans;
              (2) are conducted in accordance with appropriate policies, 
          such as the policies established in Appendix B of the report of 
          the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
          Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
          (House Report 101-405), including the occasional and temporary 
          use of motorized vehicles; and
              (3) as determined by the Secretary, would--
                      (A) promote healthy, viable, and more naturally 
                  distributed wildlife populations that would enhance 
                  wilderness values; and
                      (B) accomplish the purpose of the management 
                  activity with the minimum impact necessary.
  
  SEC. 5. FIRE.
  
      In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
  1133(d)(1)), the Secretary may take such measures within the wilderness 
  area as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of 
  fire, insects, and disease.
  
  SEC. 6. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.
  
      (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act creates a protective perimeter 
  or buffer zone around the wilderness area.
      (b) Activities Outside Wilderness Area.--The fact that an activity 
  or use on land outside the wilderness area can be seen or heard within 
  the wilderness area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 
  wilderness area.
  
  SEC. 7. INDIAN TRIBES.
  
      (a) Access.--In recognition of the past use of the wilderness area 
  by Indian tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, the 
  Secretary shall ensure that Indian tribes have access to the wilderness 
  area for--
              (1) traditional cultural and religious purposes; and
              (2) exercise of any right reserved by treaty.
      (b) Temporary Closures.--
              (1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the 
          Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe, may temporarily close 
          to the general public one or more specific portions of the 
          wilderness area to protect the privacy of the members of the 
          Indian tribe in the conduct of the traditional cultural and 
          religious activities in the wilderness area.
              (2) Requirement.--Any closure under paragraph (1) shall be 
          made in such a manner as to affect the smallest practicable 
          area for the minimum period of time necessary for the activity 
          to be carried out.
      (c) Applicable Law.--Access to the wilderness area under this 
  section shall be in accordance with--
              (1) Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the ``American 
          Indian Religious Freedom Act'') (42 U.S.C. 1996); and
              (2) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
  
  SEC. 8. EFFECT.
  
      Nothing in this Act diminishes the rights of any Indian tribe.
target: Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016 This bill designates approximately 13,961 acres of National Forest System land in Idaho, to be known as the Scotchman Peaks Wilderness, as wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The wilderness area is withdrawn from specified public land, mining, mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.  The Department of Agriculture (USDA) may carry out management activities to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats within the wilderness area if they would:   promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed populations that would enhance wilderness values; and accomplish the purpose of the management activity with the minimum impact necessary.   USDA may take measures within the wilderness area necessary for the control of fire, insects, and disease. Nothing in this bill creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness area. USDA shall ensure that Indian tribes have access to the wilderness area for:   traditional and cultural purposes, and  the exercise of any right reserved by treaty.  
feat_title: Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Act of 2016