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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4670 

To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2016 

Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself, Mr. HARDY, and Mr. AMODEI) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mojave National Pre5 serve Boundary Adjustment Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

9 the Director of the National Park Service. 

10 (2) PRESERVE.—The term ‘‘Preserve’’ means 

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1 tion 502 of the California Desert Protection Act of 

2 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–42). 

3 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 SEC. 3. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT OF THE MOJAVE NA6 TIONAL PRESERVE. 

7 (a) TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION.—Not later than 

8 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary shall transfer from the Director to the Director of 

10 the Bureau of Land Management administrative jurisdic11 tion over approximately 520 acres of Federal land, as gen12 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Pre13 serve-Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 170/ 

14 120,846–B, and dated December 2013. 

15 (b) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may acquire 

16 by donation up to 4 acres of land identified in the land 

17 protection plan of the Preserve as suitable for acquisition 

18 to be used for mitigation for every 1 acre of land removed 

19 from the Preserve under subsection (a). 

20 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

21 (1) DONATED LAND.—The land acquired under 

22 subsection (b) shall be part of the Preserve. 

23 (2) TRANSFERRED LAND.—The boundary of 

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1 tion and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over 

2 the land under subsection (a). 

3 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described in 

4 subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public in5 spection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

6 Service. 

7 (e) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land acquired under 

9 subsection (b) shall be administered by the Direc10 tor— 

11 (A) as part of the Preserve; and 

12 (B) in accordance with all applicable laws 

13 (including regulations). 

14 (2) GRAZING.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

16 permit cattle grazing on the land acquired 

17 under subsection (b), in accordance with appli18 cable National Park Service laws and policies— 

19 (i) except as provided in subparagraph 

20 (B), during the period beginning on the 

21 date on which the land is acquired and 

22 ending on the date that is 25 years after 

23 the date on which the land is acquired; and 

24 (ii) to the same extent permitted on 

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1 the day before the date of enactment of 

2 this Act. 

3 (B) PERMANENT TERMINATION OF GRAZ4 ING.—The authority of the Secretary granted 

5 under subparagraph (A) terminates on the day 

6 on which the period described in clause (i) of 

7 that subparagraph expires. 

8 (f) ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSFERRED LAND.— 

9 (1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

10 rights, the land transferred under subsection (a) re11 mains withdrawn from— 

12 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

13 the public land laws; 

14 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

15 general mining laws; and 

16 (C) the mining leases, mineral materials, 

17 and geothermal leasing laws. 

18 (2) RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITS.—Nothing in this 

19 Act affects the authority of the Secretary to issue or 

20 renew right-of-way permits under title V of the Fed21 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

22 U.S.C. 1761 et seq.) for the land transferred under 

23 subsection (a). 

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