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123STA T . 1 095PUBLIC LA W 111 – 11 —M A R .30 , 2009 SEC.20 02. ES TABLI S HM E N T OF THE NATIONAL LAN D SCA P E CON - SE RV ATION S Y STEM. (a)ESTABLI S HMEN T .—Inorde r t o c on s er v e ,p rotect, and restore nat i ona l l y si g ni f icant landscapes t h at have o u tstanding cultural, ecological, and scientific values for the b enefit of current and future generations, there is established in the B ureau of L and M anage -m ent the N ational Landscape C onservation S ystem. (b) C O M P ONENTS.— T he system shall include each of the fol- lo w ing areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management

( 1 ) Each area that is designated as— ( A ) a national monument

(B) a national conservation area; (C) a wilderness study area; ( D ) a national scenic trail or national historic trail designated as a component of the National Trails System; (E) a component of the National W ild and Scenic R ivers System; or ( F ) a component of the National Wilderness P reserva- tion System. ( 2 ) Any area designated by Congress to be administered for conservation purposes, including— (A) the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Area; (B) the H eadwaters Forest Reserve; (C) the Y a q uina Head O utstanding Natural Area; (D) public land within the California Desert Conserva- tion Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management for conservation purposes; and (E) any additional area designated by Congress for inclusion in the system. (c) MANA G EMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the system— (1) in accordance with any applicable law (including regula- tions) relating to any component of the system included under subsection (b); and (2) in a manner that protects the values for which the components of the system were designated. (d) E F FE C T.— (1) IN GENE R AL.—Nothing in this subtitle enhances, dimin- ishes, or modifies any law or proclamation (including regula- tions relating to the law or proclamation) under which the components of the system described in subsection (b) were established or are managed, including— (A) the Alas k a National Interest Lands Conservation Act (1 6U .S.C. 3 1 0 1 et seq.); (B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); (C) the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 12 7 1 et seq.); (D) the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 12 4 1 et seq.); and (E) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1 9 76 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). (2) FISH AN DW ILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed as affecting the authority, j urisdiction, or responsi- bility of the several States to manage, control, or regulate fish and resident wildlife under State law or regulations, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping and rec- reational shooting on public land managed by the Bureau of 16USC720 2 .