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 118 STAT. 2410 PUBLIC LAW 108–424—NOV. 30, 2004 of the wilderness and other values of lands in ways dif ferent from those used in other legislation. (2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this title— (A) shall constitute or be construed to constitute either an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the land designated as wilderness by this title; (B) shall affect any water rights in the State existing on the date of the enactment of this Act, including any water rights held by the United States; (C) shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations; (D) shall affect the interpretation of, or any designation made pursuant to, any other Act; or (E) shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among and between the State and other States. (3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas designated by this title. (4) NEW PROJECTS.— (A) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—As used in this para graph, the term ‘‘water resource facility’’— (i) means irrigation and pumping facilities, res ervoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, and transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures; and (ii) does not include wildlife guzzlers. (B) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FACILI TIES.—Except as otherwise provided in this Act, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, neither the President nor any other officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within the wilderness areas designated by this Act. SEC. 205. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. (a) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for the designation of wilderness in the State pursuant to this title to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around any such wilderness area. (b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within a wilder ness designated under this title shall not preclude the conduct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of the wilderness area. SEC. 206. MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS. Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— (1) low level overflights of military aircraft over the areas designated as wilderness by this title, including military over flights that can be seen or heard within the wilderness areas; (2) flight testing and evaluation; or

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