text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Eastern Sierra Rural Heritage and 
  Economic Enhancement Act''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.
  
       In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means--
              (1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
          Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
              (2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
          Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
  
  SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
  
      In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) the 
  following areas in the State of California are designated as wilderness 
  areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
              (1) Hoover wilderness addition.--
                      (A) Designation.--Certain land in the Humboldt-
                  Toiyabe National Forest, comprising approximately 
                  39,680 acres, as generally depicted as Area C on the 
                  map entitled ``Hoover Proposed Wilderness Addition'' 
                  and dated August 8, 2005, is incorporated in, and shall 
                  be deemed to be a part of the Hoover Wilderness as 
                  designated by Public Law 88-577.
                      (B) Operation and maintenance of piute cabin.--The 
                  designation under subparagraph (A) shall not preclude 
                  operation and maintenance of the existing historic 
                  Piute Cabin, located in the western portion of the 
                  Hoover Wilderness Addition, in the same manner and 
                  degree in which operation and maintenance of such cabin 
                  were occurring as of the date of introduction of this 
                  Act.
                      (C) No restriction on certain activities.--The 
                  designation under subparagraph (A) is not intended to 
                  restrict the ongoing activities of the adjacent United 
                  States Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center on 
                  lands outside the wilderness under agreement with the 
                  Secretary.
              (2) Emigrant wilderness addition.--Certain land in the 
          Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, comprising approximately 640 
          acres, as generally depicted as Area D on the map entitled 
          ``Hoover Proposed Wilderness Addition'' and dated August 8, 
          2005, is incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a 
          part of the Emigrant Wilderness as designated by Public Law 88-
          577.
  
  SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.
  
      (a) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, each area 
  designated as wilderness by this Act shall be administered by the 
  Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
  seq.) except that--
              (1) any reference in that Act to the effective date shall 
          be considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 
          this Act; and
              (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of 
          Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the 
          Secretary that has jurisdiction over the wilderness.
      (b) Map and Description.--
              (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
          the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and 
          legal description of each wilderness area designated by this 
          Act with--
                      (A) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                  Representatives; and
                      (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                  of the Senate.
              (2) Force of law.--A map and legal description filed under 
          paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
          included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 
          errors in the map and legal description.
              (3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
          filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available for 
          public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary.
      (c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land within 
  the boundary of a wilderness area designated by this Act that is 
  acquired by the United States shall--
              (1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is 
          located; and
              (2) be managed in accordance with this Act, the Wilderness 
          Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and any other applicable law.
      (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
  of the enactment of this Act, the Federal land designated as wilderness 
  by this Act is withdrawn from all forms of--
              (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
          laws;
              (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
              (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and 
          geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
      (e) Fire, Insect, and Disease Management Activities.--
              (1) In general.--The Secretary may take such measures in 
          the wilderness areas designated by this act as are necessary 
          for the control and prevention of fire, insects, and diseases, 
          in accordance with--
                      (A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
                  U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and
                      (B) House Report No. 98-40 of the 98th Congress.
              (2) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review existing 
          policies applicable to the wilderness areas designated by this 
          Act to ensure that authorized approval procedures for any fire 
          management measures allow a timely and efficient response to 
          fire emergencies in the wilderness areas.
      (f) Snow Sensors and Stream Gauges.--If the Secretary determines 
  that hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological instrumentation is 
  appropriate to further the scientific, educational, and conservation 
  purposes of the wilderness areas designated by this Act, nothing in the 
  Act shall prevent the installation and maintenance of the 
  instrumentation within the wilderness areas.
      (g) Military Activities.--Nothing in this Act precludes low-level 
  overflights of military aircraft, the designation of new units of 
  special airspace, or the use or establishment of military flight 
  training routes over wilderness areas designated by this Act.
      (h) Livestock.--Grazing of livestock and the maintenance of 
  existing facilities related to grazing in the wilderness areas 
  designated by this Act, established before the date of the enactment of 
  this Act shall be permitted to continue in accordance with--
              (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
          1133(d)(4)); and
              (2) 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).
      (i) Fish and Wildlife Management.--
              (1) In general.--In furtherance of the purposes of the 
          Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 
          carry out management activities to maintain or restore 
          populations and habitats for fish and wildlife in wilderness 
          areas designated by this Act if such activities are--
                      (A) consistent with applicable wilderness 
                  management plans; and
                      (B) carried out in accordance with applicable 
                  guidelines and policies.
              (2) State jurisdiction.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
          jurisdiction of the State of California with respect to fish 
          and wildlife on public land.
      (j) Adjacent Management.--
              (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act creates protective 
          perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness areas 
          designated by this Act.
              (2) Non-wilderness activities.--The fact that non-
          wilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas 
          within a wilderness area designated by this Act shall not 
          preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the 
          boundary of the wilderness area.
  
  SEC. 5. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION.
  
      (a) Designation of the Amargosa Wild and Scenic River, 
  California.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
  1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
              ``(167) Amargosa river, california.--The following segments 
          of the Amargosa River in the State of California, to be 
          administered by the Secretary of Interior:
                      ``(A) The approximately 4.03 miles of the Amargosa 
                  River from the northern boundary of section 7 T21N R7E 
                  to 100 feet upstream of the Tecopa Hot Springs road 
                  crossing, as a scenic river.
                      ``(B) The approximately 6.69 miles of the Amargosa 
                  River from 100 feet downstream of the Tecopa Hot 
                  Springs Road crossing to 100 feet upstream of the Old 
                  Spanish Trail Highway crossing near Tecopa, as a scenic 
                  river.
                      ``(C) The approximately 7.82 miles of the Amargosa 
                  River from the northern boundary of section 16 T20N R7E 
                  to the boundary of the Kingston Range Wilderness 
                  excluding the Sperry Wash OHV corridor in section 10 
                  T19N R7E, as a wild river.
                      ``(D) The approximately 5.41 miles of the Amargosa 
                  River from the boundary of the Kingston Range 
                  Wilderness in section 10 T19N R7E to the southern 
                  boundary of section 31 T19N R7E, as a recreational 
                  river.''.
  
  SEC. 6. APPROPRIATIONS FOR WINTER MANAGEMENT OF THE HUMBOLDT-TOIYABE 
                NATIONAL FOREST.
  
       There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 annually to the 
  Secretary of Agriculture for management and enforcement of snowmobile 
  use in areas adjacent to the Hoover Wilderness Addition in the 
  Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
target: Eastern Sierra Rural Heritage and Economic Enhancement Act - Designates as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System certain lands in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, which shall be deemed part of the Hoover Wilderness and Emigrant Wilderness. Authorizes appropriations for management and enforcement of snowmobile use on such lands.
  
  Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the the Amargosa River, California, as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
feat_title: To maintain the rural heritage of the Eastern Sierra and enhance the region's tourism economy by designating certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, and for other purposes.