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Union Calendar No. 88 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1676 

[Report No. 113–123, Part I] 

To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited military 

use of the area, to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study 

Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy 

for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine 

Palms, and by recreational users, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 23, 2013 

Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to 

the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

JUNE 24, 2013 

Additional sponsor: Mr. RUIZ

JUNE 24, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

JUNE 24, 2013 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 23, 2013] 


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A BILL 

To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited military use of the area, 

to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study Area 

to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

the Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground 

Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and by recreational 

users, and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Johnson Valley National 

5 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JOHNSON VALLEY NATIONAL OFF7 HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 

8 (a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 188,000 acres 

9 of public land and interests in land administered by the 

10 Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Man11 agement in San Bernardino County, California, as gen12 erally depicted as the ‘‘Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 

13 Recreation Area’’ on the map titled ‘‘Johnson Valley Na14 tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area and Transfer 

15 of the Southern Study Area’’ and dated April 11, 2013, are 

16 hereby designated as the ‘‘Johnson Valley National Off17 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

18 (b) RECREATIONAL AND CONSERVATION USE.—The 

19 Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

20 Area is designated for the following purposes: 

21 (1) Public recreation (including off-highway ve22 hicle use, camping, and hiking) when the lands are 

23 not used for military training as authorized by sec24 tion 3. 

25 (2) Natural resources conservation. 


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1 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—The public land and interests in 

2 land included in the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway 

3 Vehicle Recreation Area are hereby withdrawn from all 

4 forms of appropriation under the public land laws, includ5 ing the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geo6 thermal leasing laws. 

7 (d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING RIGHTS.—The designa8 tion of the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle 

9 Recreation Area and the withdrawal of the public land and 

10 interests in land included in the Recreation Area are subject 

11 to valid existing rights. 

12 SEC. 3. LIMITED BIANNUAL MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND 

13 COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS USE 

14 OF JOHNSON VALLEY NATIONAL OFF-HIGH15 WAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 

16 (a) USE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AUTHORIZED.— 

17 Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall 

18 authorize the Secretary of the Navy to utilize portions of 

19 Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

20 Area twice in each calendar year for up to a total of 60 

21 days per year for the following purposes: 

22 (1) Sustained, combined arms, live-fire, and ma23 neuver field training for large-scale Marine air24 ground task forces. 

25 (2) Individual and unit live-fire training ranges. 


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1 (3) Equipment and tactics development. 

2 (4) Other defense-related purposes consistent 

3 with the purposes specified in the preceding para4 graphs. 

5 (b) CONDITIONS ON MILITARY USE.— 

6 (1) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

7 REQUIREMENTS.—Before the Secretary of the Navy 

8 requests the two time periods for military use of the 

9 Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre10 ation Area in a calendar year, the Secretary of the 

11 Navy shall— 

12 (A) consult with the Secretary of the Inte13 rior regarding the best times for military use to 

14 reduce interference with or interruption of non15 military activities authorized by section 2(b); 

16 and 

17 (B) provide for public awareness of and 

18 participation in the selection process. 

19 (2) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Navy 

20 shall provide advance, wide-spread notice before any 

21 closure of public lands for military use under this sec22 tion. 

23 (3) PUBLIC SAFETY.—Military use of the John24 son Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

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1 section (a) shall be conducted in the presence of suffi2 cient range safety officers to ensure the safety of mili3 tary personnel and civilians. 

4 (4) CERTAIN TYPES OF ORDNANCE PROHIB5 ITED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall prohibit the 

6 use of dud-producing ordnance in any military train7 ing conducted under subsection (a). 

8 (c) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.— 

9 (1) AGREEMENT REQUIRED; REQUIRED

10 TERMS.—The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec11 retary of the Navy shall enter into a written agree12 ment to implement this section. The agreement shall 

13 include a provision for periodic review of the agree14 ment for its adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revi15 sion. 

16 (2) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The agreement may 

17 provide for— 

18 (A) the integration of the management 

19 plans of the Secretary of the Interior and the 

20 Secretary of the Navy; 

21 (B) delegation to civilian law enforcement 

22 personnel of the Department of the Navy of the 

23 authority of the Secretary of the Interior to en24 force the laws relating to protection of natural 


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1 and cultural resources and of fish and wildlife; 

2 and 

3 (C) the sharing of resources in order to most 

4 efficiently and effectively manage the lands. 

5 (d) DURATION.—Any agreement for the military use 

6 of the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre7 ation Area shall terminate not later than March 31, 2039. 

8 SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, 

9 SOUTHERN STUDY AREA, MARINE CORPS AIR 

10 GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE 

11 PALMS, CALIFORNIA. 

12 (a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Not later than September 

13 30, 2014, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer, with14 out reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the 

15 Secretary of the Navy certain public land administered by 

16 the Bureau of Land Management consisting of approxi17 mately 20,000 acres in San Bernardino County, California, 

18 as generally depicted as the ‘‘Southern Study Area’’ on the 

19 map referred to in section 2. 

20 (b) USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.—Upon the receipt 

21 of the land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy 

22 shall include the land as part of the Marine Corps Air 

23 Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, and 

24 authorize use of the land for military purposes. 

25 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— 


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1 (1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec2 retary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 

3 Register a legal description and map of the public 

4 land to be transferred under subsection (a). 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 

6 map filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

7 force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 

8 the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and 

9 typographical errors in the legal description and 

10 map. 

11 (d) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary of the 

12 Navy shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any 

13 costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 

14 this section. 

15 SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 

16 (a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con17 strued— 

18 (1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 

19 United States with respect to any water or water 

20 right on lands transferred by this Act; or 

21 (2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 

22 lands transferred by this Act except in accordance 

23 with applicable State law. 

24 (b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED

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1 fect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 

2 States before the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 88 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1676 

[Report No. 113–123, Part I] 

A BILL 

To designate the Johnson Valley National Offby recreational users, and for other purposes. Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air ministrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the transfer of the Southern Study Area to the ad- ited military use of the area, to provide for the Bernardino County, California, to authorize lim- Highway Vehicle Recreation Area in San 

JUNE 24, 2013 

Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 

J

an amendment 

UNE 24, 2013 

The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 

the Union and ordered to be printed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 


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