Release of wilderness study areas

(a) Release under the federal land policy and management act of 1976 (1) Finding 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 Federal land in the County that is administered by the Secretary in the following areas that has not been designated as wilderness by section 301(a) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation: (A) The Sheldon Contiguous Wilderness Study Area. (B) The Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area. (C) The Wall Canyon Wilderness Study Area. (D) The Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Area. (E) The Buffalo Hills Wilderness Study Area. (F) The Twin Peaks Wilderness Study Area. (G) The Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study Area. (H) The Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area. (I) The Five Springs Wilderness Study Area. (J) The Fox Range Wilderness Study Area. (K) The Pole Creek Wilderness Study Area. (2) Release The Federal land described in paragraph (1)— (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and (B) shall be managed in accordance with— (i) land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); and (ii) existing cooperative conservation agreements. (b) National wildlife refuge system land (1) Finding Congress finds that any Federal land within the portion of the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge in the County that is managed as potential wilderness or a wilderness study area that has not been designated as wilderness by this Act does not need to be managed to maintain the suitability of the Federal land for future wilderness designation. (2) Management The Federal land described in paragraph (1) shall be managed in accordance with the applicable comprehensive conservation plan prepared under section 4(e) of the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)).