; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. (c) Management Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness area 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 of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of 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. (d) Incorporation of acquired land and interests in land Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the wilderness area that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to, and administered as part of, the wilderness area. (e) Water rights (1) Findings Congress finds that— (A) the land designated as the wilderness area— (i) is within the Mojave Desert; (ii) is arid in nature; and (iii) includes ephemeral streams; (B) the hydrology of the land designated as the wilderness area is predominantly characterized by complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with impermanent channels; (C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the region in which the land designated as the wilderness area is located is characterized by— (i) groundwater subject to local and regional flow gradients; and (ii) unconfined and artesian conditions; (D) the land designated as the wilderness area is generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and (E) because of the unique nature and hydrology of the desert land in the wilderness area, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness area and other values of land in ways different from ways used in other laws. (2) Effect Nothing in this section— (A) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the wilderness area