Administration
Title I — Designation of wilderness
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(a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, land designated as wilderness by this title shall be administered by the Secretary concerned 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 deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this Act; (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary concerned; and (3) the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coordinate the management of an area of land designated as wilderness by this title that contains— (A) land administered by the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Maps and legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall submit a map and legal description of each area of land designated as wilderness by this title to— (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 Each map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary concerned may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description. (3) Public availability Each map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the Director of the National Park Service, as appropriate.