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Calendar No. 722 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 857 

[Report No. 115–416] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 26, 2018 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

DECEMBER 5, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

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

AN ACT 

To provide for conservation and enhanced recreation activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, and 

for other purposes. 

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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act’’. 

6 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

7 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation. 

Sec. 3. Visitor center. 

Sec. 4. California State school land. 

Sec. 5. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 6. Conforming amendments. 

1 SEC. 2. CALIFORNIA OFF-ROAD RECREATION AND CON2 SERVATION. 

3 Public Law 103–433 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.) is 

4 amended by adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘TITLE XIII—WILDERNESS 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1301. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS. 

7 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE

8 ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE9 MENT.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal 

11 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

12 1781, 1782), the following land in the State is designated 

13 as wilderness areas and as components of the National 

14 Wilderness Preservation System: 

15 ‘‘(1) AVAWATZ MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer16 tain land in the Conservation Area administered by 

17 the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 

18 comprising approximately 91,800 acres, as generally 

19 depicted on the map entitled ‘Avawatz Mountains 

20 Proposed Wilderness’ and dated June 30, 2015, to 

21 be known as the ‘Avawatz Mountains Wilderness’. 


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1 ‘‘(2) GOLDEN VALLEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

2 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

3 Director of the Bureau of Land Management, com4 prising approximately 1,250 acres, as generally de5 picted on the map entitled ‘Golden Valley Proposed 

6 Wilderness Additions’ and dated June 22, 2015, 

7 which shall be considered to be part of the ‘Golden 

8 Valley Wilderness’. 

9 ‘‘(3) GREAT FALLS BASIN WILDERNESS.— 

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Certain land in the 

11 Conservation Area administered by the Director 

12 of the Bureau of Land Management, com13 prising approximately 7,870 acres, as generally 

14 depicted on the map entitled ‘Great Falls Basin 

15 Proposed Wilderness’ and dated April 29, 2015, 

16 to be known as the ‘Great Falls Basin Wilder17 ness’. 

18 ‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.—Designation of the 

19 wilderness under subparagraph (A) shall not es20 tablish a Class I Airshed under the Clean Air 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 

22 ‘‘(4) KINGSTON RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

23 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

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1 map entitled ‘Kingston Range Proposed Wilderness 

2 Additions’ and dated February 18, 2015, which shall 

3 be considered to be a part of as the ‘Kingston Range 

4 Wilderness’. 

5 ‘‘(5) SODA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

6 land in the Conservation Area, administered by the 

7 Bureau of Land Management, comprising approxi8 mately 79,990 acres, as generally depicted on the 

9 map entitled ‘Soda Mountains Proposed Wilderness’ 

10 and dated February 18, 2015, to be known as the 

11 ‘Soda Mountains Wilderness’. 

12 ‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE

13 ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—In 

14 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

15 seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy 

16 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), 

17 the following land in the State is designated as wilderness 

18 areas and as components of the National Wilderness Pres19 ervation System: 

20 ‘‘(1) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER21 NESS ADDITIONS-NORTH EUREKA VALLEY.—Certain 

22 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

23 Director of the National Park Service, comprising 

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1 posed Wilderness Area-North Eureka Valley’, num2 bered 143/100,082C, and dated October 7, 2014, 

3 which shall be considered to be a part of the Death 

4 Valley National Park Wilderness. 

5 ‘‘(2) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER6 NESS ADDITIONS-IBEX.—Certain land in the Con7 servation Area administered by the Director of the 

8 National Park Service, comprising approximately 

9 23,650 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti10 tled ‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilder11 ness Area-Ibex’, numbered 143/100,081C, and dated 

12 October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a 

13 part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. 

14 ‘‘(3) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER15 NESS ADDITIONS-PANAMINT VALLEY.—Certain land 

16 in the Conservation Area administered by the Direc17 tor of the National Park Service, comprising ap18 proximately 4,807 acres, as generally depicted on the 

19 map entitled ‘Death Valley National Park Proposed 

20 Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley’, numbered 143/ 

21 100,083C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall 

22 be considered to be a part of the Death Valley Na23 tional Park Wilderness. 

24 ‘‘(4) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER25 NESS ADDITIONS-WARM SPRINGS.—Certain land in 


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1 the Conservation Area administered by the Director 

2 of the National Park Service, comprising approxi3 mately 10,485 acres, as generally depicted on the 

4 map entitled ‘Death Valley National Park Proposed 

5 Wilderness Area-Warm Spring Canyon/Galena Can6 yon’, numbered 143/100,084C, and dated October 7, 

7 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the 

8 Death Valley National Park Wilderness. 

9 ‘‘(5) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER10 NESS ADDITIONS-AXE HEAD.—Certain land in the 

11 Conservation Area administered by the Director of 

12 the National Park Service, comprising approximately 

13 8,638 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti14 tled ‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilder15 ness Area-Axe Head’, numbered 143/100,085C, and 

16 dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to 

17 be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilder18 ness. 

19 ‘‘(6) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER20 NESS ADDITIONS-BOWLING ALLEY.—Certain land in 

21 the Conservation Area administered by the Director 

22 of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising ap23 proximately 28,923 acres, as generally depicted on 

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1 143/128,606, and dated May 14, 2015, which shall 

2 be considered to be a part of the Death Valley Na3 tional Park Wilderness. 

4 ‘‘(c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREA TO BE

5 ADMINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERVICE.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil7 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the land in 

8 the State described in paragraph (2) is designated 

9 as a wilderness area and as a component of the Na10 tional Wilderness Preservation System. 

11 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land re12 ferred to in paragraph (1) is certain land in the San 

13 Bernardino National Forest, comprising approxi14 mately 7,141 acres, as generally depicted on the 

15 map entitled ‘San Gorgonio Proposed Wilderness 

16 Expansion,’ and dated November 2, 2016, which 

17 shall considered to be a part of the San Gorgonio 

18 Wilderness. 

19 ‘‘(3) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI20 TIES.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

22 carry out such activities in the wilderness area 

23 designated by paragraph (1) as are necessary 

24 for the control of fire, insects, and disease, in 

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1 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House 

2 Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 

3 ‘‘(B) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in 

4 this subsection limits the provision of any fund5 ing for fire or fuel management in the wilder6 ness area designated by paragraph (1). 

7 ‘‘(C) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF

8 LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as 

9 practicable after the date of enactment of this 

10 title, the Secretary shall amend the local fire 

11 management plans that apply to the wilderness 

12 area designated by paragraph (1). 

13 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance 

14 with subparagraph (A) and other applicable 

15 Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient re16 sponse to fire emergencies in the wilderness 

17 area designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary 

18 shall— 

19 ‘‘(i) not later than 1 year after the 

20 date of enactment of this title, establish 

21 agency approval procedures (including ap22 propriate delegations of authority to the 

23 Forest Supervisor, District Manager, or 

24 other agency officials) for responding to 


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1 fire emergencies in the wilderness area des2 ignated by paragraph (1); and 

3 ‘‘(ii) enter into agreements with ap4 propriate State or local firefighting agen5 cies relating to that wilderness area. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1302. MANAGEMENT. 

7 ‘‘(a) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

9 any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

10 wilderness areas designated by section 1301. 

11 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

12 AREAS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The fact that an ac14 tivity (including military activities) or use on 

15 land outside a wilderness area designated by 

16 section 1301 can be seen or heard within the 

17 wilderness area shall not preclude or restrict 

18 the activity or use outside the boundary of the 

19 wilderness area. 

20 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON NONWILDERNESS ACTIVI21 TIES.— 

22 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In any permitting 

23 proceeding (including a review under the 

24 National Environmental Policy Act of 

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1 with respect to a project described in 

2 clause (ii) that is formally initiated 

3 through a notice in the Federal Register 

4 before December 31, 2013, the consider5 ation of any visual, noise, or other impacts 

6 of the project on a wilderness area des7 ignated by section 1301 shall be conducted 

8 based on the status of the area before des9 ignation as wilderness. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS.—A 

11 project referred to in clause (i) is a renew12 able energy project or associated energy 

13 transport facility project— 

14 ‘‘(I) for which the Bureau of 

15 Land Management has received a 

16 right-of-way use application on or be17 fore the date of enactment of this 

18 title; and 

19 ‘‘(II) that is located outside the 

20 boundary of a wilderness area des21 ignated by section 1301. 

22 ‘‘(3) NO ADDITIONAL REGULATION.—Nothing 

23 in this title requires additional regulation of activi24 ties on land outside the boundary of the wilderness 

25 areas. 


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1 ‘‘(4) EFFECT ON MILITARY OPERATIONS.— 

2 Nothing in this title alters any authority of the Sec3 retary of Defense to conduct any military operations 

4 at desert installations, facilities, and ranges of the 

5 State that are authorized under any other provision 

6 of law. 

7 ‘‘(5) EFFECT ON UTILITY FACILITIES AND

8 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 

10 (2), nothing in this title terminates or precludes 

11 the renewal or reauthorization of any valid ex12 isting right-of-way or customary operation, 

13 maintenance, repair, upgrading, or replacement 

14 activities in a right-of-way, issued, granted, or 

15 permitted to the Southern California Edison 

16 Company or predecessors, successors, or assigns 

17 of the Southern California Edison Company 

18 that is located on land included in the San 

19 Gorgonio Wilderness Area or the Sand to Snow 

20 National Monument. 

21 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The activities de22 scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be conducted 

23 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

24 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) for the San Gorgonio Wil25 derness Area and in a manner compatible with 


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1 the protection of objects and values for which 

2 the Sand to Snow National Monument was des3 ignated. 

4 ‘‘(C) APPLICABLE LAW.—In accordance 

5 with the National Environmental Policy Act of 

6 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), any approval re7 quired for an increase in the voltage of the 

8 Coachella distribution circuit shall require con9 sideration of alternative alignments, including 

10 alignments adjacent to State Route 62. 

11 ‘‘(b) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

13 after the date of enactment of this title, the Sec14 retary shall file a map and legal description of each 

15 wilderness area and wilderness addition designated 

16 by section 1301 with— 

17 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

18 of the House of Representatives; and 

19 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat20 ural Resources of the Senate. 

21 ‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de22 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

23 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex24 cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

25 maps and legal descriptions. 


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1 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

2 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

3 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

4 appropriate office of the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

6 rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder7 ness addition by section 1301 shall be administered by the 

8 Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness 

9 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference 

10 in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall also be 

11 considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Inte12 rior, and any reference to the effective date shall be con13 sidered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 

14 title. 

15 ‘‘SEC. 1303. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

16 ‘‘(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 

17 section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

18 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness 

19 study area described in subsection (b) that is not des20 ignated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by sec21 tion 1301 or any other Act enacted before the date of en22 actment of this title has been adequately studied for wil23 derness. 

24 ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 

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1 ‘‘(1) the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study 

2 Area; 

3 ‘‘(2) the Kingston Range Wilderness Study 

4 Area; 

5 ‘‘(3) the Avawatz Mountain Wilderness Study 

6 Area; 

7 ‘‘(4) the Death Valley National Park Boundary 

8 and Wilderness Study Area; 

9 ‘‘(5) the Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study 

10 Area; and 

11 ‘‘(6) the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study 

12 Area. 

13 ‘‘(c) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study 

14 area described in subsection (b) that is not designated as 

15 a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1301 

16 is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land 

17 Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1304. TREATMENT OF CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS. 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF CHERRY-STEMMED ROAD.—In 

20 this section, the term ‘cherry-stemmed road’ means a road 

21 or trail that is excluded from a wilderness area or wilder22 ness addition designated by section 202 by a non-wilder23 ness corridor having designated wilderness on both sides, 

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1 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR TRAVEL RE2 STRICTIONS ON CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS.—The Sec3 retary concerned shall not— 

4 ‘‘(1) close any cherry-stemmed road that is 

5 open to the public as of the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act; 

7 ‘‘(2) prohibit motorized access on a cherry8 stemmed road that is open to the public for motor9 ized access as of the date of the enactment of this 

10 Act; or 

11 ‘‘(3) prohibit mechanized access on a cherry12 stemmed road that is open to the public for mecha13 nized access as of the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act. 

15 ‘‘(c) RESOURCE PROTECTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY

16 EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (b) shall not apply to a cherry17 stemmed road if the Secretary concerned determines that 

18 a closure or traffic restriction of the cherry-stemmed road 

19 is necessary for purposes of significant resource protection 

20 or public safety. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1305. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS 

22 AREA. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Certain land administered by the 

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1 tial Wilderness, Mormon Peak Microwave Facility, Death 

2 Valley National Park’ and dated March 1, 2018, is des3 ignated as a potential wilderness area. 

4 ‘‘(b) USES.—The Secretary shall permit only the uses 

5 on the land described in subsection (a) that were per6 mitted on the date of enactment of the California Desert 

7 Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433). 

8 ‘‘(c) REESTABLISHMENT OF WILDERNESS DESIGNA9 TION.— 

10 ‘‘(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish a 

11 notice in the Federal Register when the Secretary 

12 determines that— 

13 ‘‘(A) the communications site within the 

14 potential wilderness area designated under sub15 section (a) is no longer used; 

16 ‘‘(B) the associated right-of-way is relin17 quished or not renewed; and 

18 ‘‘(C) the conditions in the potential wilder19 ness area designated by subparagraph (a) are 

20 compatible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 1131 et seq.). 

22 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the 

23 Secretary of the notice described in paragraph (1), 

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1 ‘‘(A) designated as wilderness and as a 

2 component of the National Wilderness Preser3 vation System; and 

4 ‘‘(B) incorporated into the Death Valley 

5 National Park Wilderness designated by section 

6 601 of Public Law 103–433. 

7 ‘‘TITLE XIV—NATIONAL PARK 

8 SYSTEM ADDITIONS 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1401. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY RE10 VISION. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Death Valley 

12 National Park is adjusted to include— 

13 ‘‘(1) the approximately 28,923 acres of Bureau 

14 of Land Management land in Inyo County, Cali15 fornia, abutting the southern end of the Death Val16 ley National Park that lies between Death Valley 

17 National Park to the north and Ft. Irwin Military 

18 Reservation to the south and which runs approxi19 mately 34 miles from west to east, as depicted on 

20 the map entitled ‘Death Valley National Park Pro21 posed Boundary Addition-Bowling Alley’, numbered 

22 143/128,605, and dated May 14, 2015; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the approximately 6,369 acres of Bureau 

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1 National Park that is within, and surrounded by, 

2 land under the jurisdiction of the Director of the 

3 National Park Service, as depicted on the map enti4 tled ‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Bound5 ary Addition-Crater’, numbered 143/100,079C, and 

6 dated October 7, 2014. 

7 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The maps described in 

8 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be on file 

9 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of10 fices of the National Park Service. 

11 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Inte12 rior (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’) shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) administer any land added to Death Valley 

14 National Park under subsection (a)— 

15 ‘‘(A) as part of Death Valley National 

16 Park; and 

17 ‘‘(B) in accordance with applicable laws 

18 (including regulations); and 

19 ‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 

20 enactment of this Act, enter into a memorandum of 

21 understanding with Inyo County, California, to per22 mit operationally feasible, ongoing access and use 

23 (including, but not limited to, material storage as 

24 well as excavation) to gravel pits in existence as of 

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1 Valley National Park for road maintenance and re2 pairs in accordance with applicable laws (including 

3 regulations). 

4 ‘‘(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.—To ensure 

5 consistency with the Comprehensive Environmental Re6 sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 

7 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and Department of the Interior pol8 icy, prior to the transfer of any of the lands described in 

9 subsection (a) to the National Park Service, the land shall 

10 be fully investigated for contamination in accordance with 

11 applicable environmental due diligence standards of the 

12 disposing agency and, within 3 years from the date of en13 actment of this subsection, the disposing agency shall un14 dertake any environmental remediation or clean up activi15 ties and pay for such activities relating to facilities, land 

16 or interest in land identified for transfer. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1402. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. 

18 ‘‘The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve is 

19 adjusted to include the 25 acres of Bureau of Land Man20 agement land in Baker, California, as depicted on the map 

21 entitled ‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed Boundary 

22 Addition’, numbered 170/100,199, and dated August 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 1403. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY RE2 VISION. 

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Joshua 

4 Tree National Park is adjusted to include— 

5 ‘‘(1) the 2,879 acres of land managed by Direc6 tor of the Bureau of Land Management that are 

7 contiguous at several different places to the northern 

8 boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the 

9 northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the 

10 map entitled ‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed 

11 Boundary Additions’, numbered 156/100,077, and 

12 dated August 2009; and 

13 ‘‘(2) the 1,639 acres of land to be acquired 

14 from the Mojave Desert Land Trust that are contig15 uous at several different places to the northern 

16 boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the 

17 northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the 

18 map entitled ‘Mojave Desert Land Trust National 

19 Park Service Additions’, numbered 156/126,376, 

20 and dated September 2014. 

21 ‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 

22 subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres de23 scribed in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available 

24 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na25 tional Park Service. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 

3 Park under subsection (a) and the additional land 

4 described in paragraph (2)— 

5 ‘‘(A) as part of Joshua Tree National 

6 Park; and 

7 ‘‘(B) in accordance with applicable laws 

8 (including regulations). 

9 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The 

10 additional land referred to in paragraph (1) is the 

11 25 acres of land— 

12 ‘‘(A) depicted on the map entitled ‘Joshua 

13 Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment 

14 Map’, numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 1, 

15 2003; 

16 ‘‘(B) added to Joshua Tree National Park 

17 by the notice of the Department of the Interior 

18 of August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and 

19 ‘‘(C) more particularly described as lots 

20 26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 

21 8 E., San Bernardino Meridian. 

22 ‘‘(d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN23 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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1 ation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation with2 in an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other au3 thorized energy transport facility activities in a 

4 right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to the 

5 Southern California Edison Company or the prede6 cessors, successors, or assigns of the Southern Cali7 fornia Edison Company that is located on land de8 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), 

9 including, at a minimum, the use of mechanized ve10 hicles, helicopters, or other aerial devices. 

11 ‘‘(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Noth12 ing in this title prohibits the upgrading or replace13 ment of— 

14 ‘‘(A) Southern California Edison Company 

15 energy transport facilities, including the energy 

16 transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, 

17 Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah 

18 distribution circuits rights-of-way; or 

19 ‘‘(B) an energy transport facility in rights20 of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec21 retary adjacent to Southern California Edison 

22 Joshua Tree Utility Facilities. 

23 ‘‘(3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 

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1 port facility right-of-way within the Joshua Tree Na2 tional Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in 

3 consultation with the Southern California Edison 

4 Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer5 gency access by the Southern California Edison 

6 Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern Cali7 fornia Edison Company within Joshua Tree Na8 tional Park. 

9 ‘‘TITLE XV—OFF-HIGHWAY 

10 VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1501. DESIGNATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 

12 RECREATION AREAS. 

13 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Federal 

14 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

15 1701 et seq.) and resource management plans developed 

16 under this title and subject to valid rights, the following 

17 land within the Conservation Area in San Bernardino 

18 County, California, is designated as Off-Highway Vehicle 

19 Recreation Areas: 

20 ‘‘(1) DUMONT DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

21 RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man22 agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 

23 approximately 7,630 acres, as generally depicted on 

24 the map entitled ‘Dumont Dunes OHV Recreation 

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1 known as the ‘Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle 

2 Recreation Area’. 

3 ‘‘(2) EL MIRAGE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

4 RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man5 agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 

6 approximately 14,930 acres, as generally depicted on 

7 the map entitled ‘El Mirage Proposed OHV Recre8 ation Area’ and dated February 22, 2018, which 

9 shall be known as the ‘El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi10 cle Recreation Area’. 

11 ‘‘(3) RASOR OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE12 ATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Management 

13 land in the Conservation Area, comprising approxi14 mately 23,910 acres, as generally depicted on the 

15 map entitled ‘Rasor Proposed OHV Recreation Area’ 

16 and dated March 9, 2018, which shall be known as 

17 the ‘Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 

18 ‘‘(4) SPANGLER HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

19 RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man20 agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 

21 approximately 56,140 acres, as generally depicted on 

22 the map entitled ‘Spangler Hills Proposed OHV 

23 Recreation Area’ and dated March 9, 2018, which 

24 shall be known as the ‘Spangler Hills Off-Highway 

25 Vehicle Recreation Area’. 


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1 ‘‘(5) STODDARD VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI2 CLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land 

3 Management land in the Conservation Area, com4 prising approximately 40,110 acres, as generally de5 picted on the map entitled ‘Stoddard Valley Pro6 posed OHV Recreation Area’ and dated March 9, 

7 2018, which shall be known as the ‘Stoddard Valley 

8 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 

9 ‘‘(b) EXPANSION OF JOHNSON VALLEY OFF-HIGH10 WAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—The Johnson Valley 

11 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated by sec12 tion 2945 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 

13 for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 

14 127 Stat. 1038) is expanded to include all of the land, 

15 approximately 11,300 acres, depicted as the ‘Proposed 

16 Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Ad17 ditions’ on the map entitled ‘Johnson Valley Off-Highway 

18 Vehicle Recreation Area’ and dated March 15, 2018. 

19 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the off-highway ve20 hicle recreation areas designated or expanded under sub21 sections (a) and (b) is to preserve and enhance the rec22 reational opportunities within the Conservation Area (in23 cluding opportunities for off-highway vehicle recreation), 

24 while conserving the wildlife and other natural resource 

25 values of the Conservation Area. 


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1 ‘‘(d) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 

3 as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

4 title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal de5 scription of each off-highway vehicle recreation area 

6 designated or expanded by subsections (a) or (b) 

7 with— 

8 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

9 of the House of Representatives; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat11 ural Resources of the Senate. 

12 ‘‘(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de13 scriptions of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 

14 filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force 

15 and effect as if included in this title, except that the 

16 Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal 

17 descriptions. 

18 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

19 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

20 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

21 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment. 

23 ‘‘(e) USE OF THE LAND.— 

24 ‘‘(1) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance 

3 the recreational uses of the off-highway vehicle 

4 recreation areas designated or expanded by sub5 sections (a) and (b), including, but not limited 

6 to off-highway recreation, hiking, camping, 

7 hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, 

8 rockhounding, and horseback riding, as long as 

9 the recreational use is consistent with this sec10 tion, the protection of public health and safety, 

11 and any other applicable law. 

12 ‘‘(B) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND OFF13 HIGHWAY RECREATION.—To the extent con14 sistent with applicable Federal law (including 

15 regulations) and this section, any authorized 

16 recreation activities and use designations in ef17 fect on the date of enactment of this title and 

18 applicable to the off-highway vehicle recreation 

19 areas designated or expanded by subsections (a) 

20 and (b) shall continue, including casual off21 highway vehicular use, racing, competitive 

22 events, rock crawling, training, and other forms 

23 of off-highway recreation. 

24 ‘‘(2) WILDLIFE GUZZLERS.—Wildlife guzzlers 

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1 areas designated by subsection (a) in accordance 

2 with— 

3 ‘‘(A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage4 ment guidelines; and 

5 ‘‘(B) State law. 

6 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITED USES.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Permanent commer8 cial development (including development of en9 ergy facilities, but excluding energy transport 

10 facilities, rights-of-way, and related tele11 communication facilities) shall be prohibited in 

12 the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des13 ignated or expanded by subsections (a) and (b) 

14 if the Secretary determines that the develop15 ment is incompatible with the purpose of this 

16 title. 

17 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY PER18 MITTED VENDORS.—Subparagraph (A) does not 

19 prohibit a commercial vendor from establishing, 

20 pursuant to a temporary permit, a site in the 

21 off-highway vehicle recreation areas for the pur22 pose of providing accessories and other support 

23 for off-highway vehicles and vehicles used for 

24 accessing the area. 

25 ‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des3 ignated or expanded by subsections (a) and (b) in 

4 accordance with— 

5 ‘‘(A) this title; 

6 ‘‘(B) the Federal Land Policy and Man7 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

8 and 

9 ‘‘(C) any other applicable laws (including 

10 regulations). 

11 ‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

12 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as prac13 ticable, but not later than 3 years after the date 

14 of enactment of this title, the Secretary will 

15 evaluate and determine if current land use 

16 plans meet the intent of this Act. If not, the 

17 Secretary shall— 

18 ‘‘(i) amend existing resource manage19 ment plans applicable to the land des20 ignated as off-highway vehicle recreation 

21 areas under subsection (a); or 

22 ‘‘(ii) develop new activity plans for 

23 each off-highway vehicle recreation area 

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1 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amend2 ed plans under subparagraph (A) shall be de3 signed to preserve and enhance safe off-highway 

4 vehicle and other recreational opportunities 

5 within the applicable recreation area consistent 

6 with— 

7 ‘‘(i) the purpose described in sub8 section (c); and 

9 ‘‘(ii) any applicable laws (including 

10 regulations). 

11 ‘‘(C) INTERIM PLANS.—Pending comple12 tion of a new activity plan under subparagraph 

13 (A), the existing resource management plans 

14 shall govern the use of the applicable off-high15 way vehicle recreation area. 

16 ‘‘(g) STUDY.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

18 not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

19 of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study to 

20 identify Bureau of Land Management land within 

21 the Conservation Area that is suitable for addition 

22 to— 

23 ‘‘(A) the off-highway vehicle recreation 

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1 ‘‘(B) the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Ve2 hicle Recreation Area designated by section 

3 2945 of the National Defense Authorization Act 

4 for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 

5 Stat. 1038). 

6 ‘‘(2) STUDY AREAS.—The study required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include— 

8 ‘‘(A) certain Bureau of Land Management 

9 land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap10 proximately 41,000 acres, as generally depicted 

11 on the map entitled ‘Spangler Hills Proposed 

12 OHV Recreation Area’ and dated March 9, 

13 2018; 

14 ‘‘(B) certain Bureau of Land Management 

15 land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap16 proximately 680 acres, as generally depicted on 

17 the map entitled ‘El Mirage Proposed OHV 

18 Recreation Area’ and dated February 22, 2018; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(C) certain Bureau of Land Management 

21 land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap22 proximately 10,300 acres, as generally depicted 

23 on the map entitled ‘Johnson Valley Off-High24 way Vehicle Recreation Area’ and dated March 

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1 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the study 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) seek input from stakeholders, includ4 ing— 

5 ‘‘(i) the State, including— 

6 ‘‘(I) the California Public Utili7 ties Commission; and 

8 ‘‘(II) the California Energy Com9 mission; 

10 ‘‘(ii) San Bernardino County, Cali11 fornia; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the public; 

13 ‘‘(iv) recreational user groups; 

14 ‘‘(v) conservation organizations; 

15 ‘‘(vi) the Southern California Edison 

16 Company; 

17 ‘‘(vii) the Pacific Gas and Electric 

18 Company; and 

19 ‘‘(viii) other Federal agencies, includ20 ing the Department of Defense; 

21 ‘‘(B) explore the feasibility of— 

22 ‘‘(i) expanding the southern boundary 

23 of the off-highway vehicle recreation area 

24 described in subsection (a)(3) to include 

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1 ‘‘(ii) establishing a right of way for 

2 OHV use in the area identified in (g)(2), 

3 to the extent necessary to connect the non4 contiguous areas of the Johnson Valley 

5 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; 

6 ‘‘(C) identify and exclude from consider7 ation any land that— 

8 ‘‘(i) is managed for conservation pur9 poses; 

10 ‘‘(ii) is identified as critical habitat 

11 for a listed species; 

12 ‘‘(iii) may be suitable for renewable 

13 energy development; or 

14 ‘‘(iv) may be necessary for energy 

15 transmission; and 

16 ‘‘(D) not recommend or approve expansion 

17 of off-highway vehicle recreation areas within 

18 the Conservation Area that collectively would 

19 exceed the total acres administratively des20 ignated for off-highway recreation within the 

21 Conservation Area as of the day before the date 

22 of enactment of the National Defense Author23 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 

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1 ‘‘(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall 

2 consider the information and recommendations of 

3 the study completed under paragraph (1) to deter4 mine the impacts of expanding off-highway vehicle 

5 recreation areas designated by subsection (a) on the 

6 Conservation Area, in accordance with— 

7 ‘‘(A) the National Environmental Policy 

8 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

9 ‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

11 ‘‘(C) applicable regulations and plans, in12 cluding the Desert Renewable Energy Conserva13 tion Plan Land Use Plan Amendment; and 

14 ‘‘(D) any other applicable law. 

15 ‘‘(5) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On comple16 tion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

17 shall submit the study to— 

18 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

19 of the House of Representatives; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat21 ural Resources of the Senate. 

22 ‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXPANSION.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the 

24 study under paragraph (1) and in accordance 

25 with all applicable laws (including regulations), 


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1 the Secretary shall authorize the expansion of 

2 the off-highway vehicle recreation areas rec3 ommended under the study. 

4 ‘‘(B) MANAGEMENT.—Any land within the 

5 expanded areas under subparagraph (A) shall 

6 be managed in accordance with this section. 

7 ‘‘(h) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

8 UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this 

10 title— 

11 ‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of12 way for the customary operation, maintenance, 

13 upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 

14 right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 

15 energy transport facility activities (including the 

16 use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 

17 other aerial device) in a right-of-way issued, 

18 granted, or permitted to Southern California 

19 Edison Company (including any predecessor or 

20 successor in interest or assign) that is located 

21 on land included in— 

22 ‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi23 cle Recreation Area; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills Off-Highway 

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1 ‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley Off High2 way Vehicle Recreation Area; 

3 ‘‘(B) affects the application, siting, route 

4 selection, right-of-way acquisition, or construc5 tion of the Coolwater-Lugo transmission 

6 project, as may be approved by the California 

7 Public Utilities Commission and the Bureau of 

8 Land Management; or 

9 ‘‘(C) prohibits the upgrading or replace10 ment of any Southern California Edison Com11 pany— 

12 ‘‘(i) utility facility, including such a 

13 utility facility known on the date of enact14 ment of this title as— 

15 ‘‘(I) ‘Gale-PS 512 transmission 

16 lines or rights-of-way’; and 

17 ‘‘(II) ‘Patio, Jack Ranch, and 

18 Kenworth distribution circuits or 

19 rights-of-way’; and 

20 ‘‘(ii) energy transport facility in a 

21 right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted 

22 by the Secretary adjacent to a utility facil23 ity referred to in clause (i). 

24 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary, in 

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1 Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer2 gency access by the Southern California Edison 

3 Company to the rights-of-way of the Company by 

4 the date that is 1 year after the later of— 

5 ‘‘(A) the date of enactment of this title; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(B) the date of issuance of a new energy 

8 transport facility right-of-way within— 

9 ‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi10 cle Recreation Area; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills Off-Highway 

12 Vehicle Recreation Area; or 

13 ‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley Off High14 way Vehicle Recreation Area. 

15 ‘‘(i) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY

16 FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

17 ‘‘(1) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this 

18 title— 

19 ‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of20 way for the customary operation, maintenance, 

21 upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 

22 right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 

23 activity (including the use of any mechanized 

24 vehicle, helicopter, and other aerial device) in a 

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1 Pacific Gas and Electric Company (including 

2 any predecessor or successor in interest or as3 sign) that is located on land included in the 

4 Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

5 Area; or 

6 ‘‘(B) prohibits the upgrading or replace7 ment of any— 

8 ‘‘(i) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas 

9 and Electric Company, including those 

10 utility facilities known on the date of en11 actment of this title as— 

12 ‘‘(I) Gas Transmission Line 311 

13 or rights-of-way; and 

14 ‘‘(II) Gas Transmission Line 372 

15 or rights-of-way; and 

16 ‘‘(ii) utility facilities of the Pacific 

17 Gas and Electric Company in rights-of-way 

18 issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec19 retary adjacent to a utility facility referred 

20 to in clause (i). 

21 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 

22 year after the date of enactment of this title or the 

23 issuance of a new utility facility right-of-way within 

24 the Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

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1 tion with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

2 shall publish plans for regular and emergency access 

3 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to the 

4 rights-of-way of the Pacific Gas and Electric Com5 pany. 

6 ‘‘TITLE XVI—ALABAMA HILLS 

7 NATIONAL SCENIC AREA 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1601. DEFINITIONS. 

9 ‘‘In this title: 

10 ‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage11 ment plan’ means the management plan for the Na12 tional Scenic Area developed under section 1603(a). 

13 ‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘Map’ means the map ti14 tled ‘Proposed Alabama Hills National Scenic Area’, 

15 dated September 8, 2014. 

16 ‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The term ‘motor17 ized vehicles’ means motorized or mechanized vehi18 cles and includes, when used by utilities, mechanized 

19 equipment, helicopters, and other aerial devices nec20 essary to maintain electrical or communications in21 frastructure. 

22 ‘‘(4) NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—The term ‘Na23 tional Scenic Area’ means the Alabama Hills Na24 tional Scenic Area established by section 1602(a). 


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1 ‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

3 ‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

4 of California. 

5 ‘‘(7) TRIBE.—The term ‘Tribe’ means the Lone 

6 Pine Paiute-Shoshone. 

7 ‘‘(8) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘utility fa8 cility’ means any and all existing and future water 

9 system facilities including aqueducts, streams, 

10 ditches, and canals; water facilities including, but 

11 not limited to, flow measuring stations, gauges, 

12 gates, valves, piping, conduits, fencing, and electrical 

13 power and communications devices and systems; and 

14 any and all existing and future electric generation 

15 facilities, electric storage facilities, overhead and/or 

16 underground electrical supply systems and commu17 nication systems consisting of electric substations, 

18 electric lines, poles and towers made of various ma19 terials, ‘H’ frame structures, guy wires and anchors, 

20 crossarms, wires, underground conduits, cables, 

21 vaults, manholes, handholes, above-ground enclo22 sures, markers and concrete pads and other fixtures, 

23 appliances and communication circuits, and other 

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1 tion, operation, regulation, control, grounding and 

2 maintenance of electric generation, storage, lines 

3 and communication circuits, for the purpose of 

4 transmitting intelligence and generating, storing, 

5 distributing, regulating and controlling electric en6 ergy to be used for light, heat, power, communica7 tion, and other purposes. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1602. ALABAMA HILLS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CALI9 FORNIA. 

10 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid, existing 

11 rights, there is established in Inyo County, California, the 

12 Alabama Hills National Scenic Area. The National Scenic 

13 Area shall be comprised of the approximately 18,610 acres 

14 generally depicted on the Map as ‘National Scenic Area’. 

15 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Scenic 

16 Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, 

17 use, and enjoyment of present and future generations the 

18 nationally significant scenic, cultural, geological, edu19 cational, biological, historical, recreational, cinemato20 graphic, and scientific resources of the National Scenic 

21 Area managed consistent with section 302(a) of the Fed22 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

23 1732(a)). 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

2 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec3 retary shall file a map and a legal description of the 

4 National Scenic Area with— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Nat6 ural Resources of the Senate; and 

7 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

8 of the House of Representatives. 

9 ‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de10 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

11 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex12 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

13 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip14 tions. 

15 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

16 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

17 on file and available for public inspection in the ap18 propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 

19 of Land Management. 

20 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall manage 

21 the National Scenic Area— 

22 ‘‘(1) as a component of the National Landscape 

23 Conservation System; 

24 ‘‘(2) so as not to impact the future continuing 

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1 ated with valid, existing rights, including water 

2 rights; 

3 ‘‘(3) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 

4 enhances the resources and values of the National 

5 Scenic Area described in subsection (b); and 

6 ‘‘(4) in accordance with— 

7 ‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage8 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

9 ‘‘(B) this Act; and 

10 ‘‘(C) any other applicable laws. 

11 ‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow 

13 only such uses of the National Scenic Area as the 

14 Secretary determines would support the purposes of 

15 the National Scenic Area as described in subsection 

16 (b). 

17 ‘‘(2) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Except as 

18 otherwise provided in this Act or other applicable 

19 law, or as the Secretary determines to be necessary 

20 for public health and safety, the Secretary shall 

21 allow existing recreational uses of the National Sce22 nic Area to continue, including, but not limited to, 

23 hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, 

24 horseback riding, hunting, fishing, and appropriate 

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1 ‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as speci2 fied within this Act and/or in cases in which motor3 ized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, 

4 or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized 

5 vehicles in the National Scenic Area shall be per6 mitted only on— 

7 ‘‘(A) roads and trails designated by the Di8 rector of the Bureau of Land Management for 

9 use of motorized vehicles as part of a manage10 ment plan sustaining a semi-primitive motorized 

11 experience; or 

12 ‘‘(B) on county-maintained roads in ac13 cordance with applicable State and county laws. 

14 ‘‘(f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 

16 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Na17 tional Scenic Area. 

18 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE NATIONAL SCENIC

19 AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land out20 side the National Scenic Area can be seen or heard 

21 within the National Scenic Area shall not preclude 

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1 ‘‘(g) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall continue to pro2 vide private landowners adequate access to inholdings in 

3 the National Scenic Area. 

4 ‘‘(h) FILMING.—Nothing in this Act prohibits filming 

5 (including commercial film production, student filming, 

6 and still photography) within the National Scenic Area— 

7 ‘‘(1) subject to— 

8 ‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

9 and practices as the Secretary considers to be 

10 necessary; and 

11 ‘‘(B) applicable law; and 

12 ‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 

13 described in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af15 fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

16 respect to fish and wildlife. 

17 ‘‘(j) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Na18 tional Scenic Area, including grazing under the Alabama 

19 Hills allotment and the George Creek allotment, as estab20 lished before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 

21 permitted to continue— 

22 ‘‘(1) subject to— 

23 ‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

24 and practices as the Secretary considers to be 

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1 ‘‘(B) applicable law; and 

2 ‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 

3 described in subsection (b). 

4 ‘‘(k) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act restricts or 

5 precludes flights over the National Scenic Area or over6 flights that can be seen or heard within the National Sce7 nic Area, including— 

8 ‘‘(1) transportation, sightseeing and filming 

9 flights, general aviation planes, helicopters, hang10 gliders, and balloonists, for commercial or rec11 reational purposes; 

12 ‘‘(2) low-level overflights of military aircraft; 

13 ‘‘(3) flight testing and evaluation; 

14 ‘‘(4) the designation or creation of new units of 

15 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

16 flight training routes, over the National Scenic Area; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(5) the use, including take-off and landing, of 

19 helicopters and other aerial devices within valid 

20 rights-of-way to construct or maintain energy trans21 port facilities. 

22 ‘‘(l) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to this Act’s provisions 

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1 the Federal land within the National Scenic Area is with2 drawn from all forms of— 

3 ‘‘(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

4 public land laws; 

5 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min6 ing laws; and 

7 ‘‘(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

8 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

9 ‘‘(m) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in 

10 this Act prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 

11 Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 

12 conducting wildland fire operations in the National Scenic 

13 Area, consistent with the purposes described in subsection 

14 (b). 

15 ‘‘(n) GRANTS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 

16 Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative 

17 agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental en18 tities and private entities to conduct research, interpreta19 tion, or public education or to carry out any other initia20 tive relating to the restoration, conservation, or manage21 ment of the National Scenic Area. 

22 ‘‘(o) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this Act 

23 modifies any standard governing air or water quality out24 side of the boundaries of the National Scenic Area. 

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1 ‘‘(1) Nothing in this Act shall— 

2 ‘‘(A) affect the existence, use, operation, 

3 maintenance (including but not limited to vege4 tation control), repair, construction, reconfig5 uration, expansion, inspection, renewal, recon6 struction, alteration, addition, relocation, im7 provement, funding, removal, or replacement of 

8 utility facilities or appurtenant rights-of-way 

9 within or adjacent to the National Scenic Area; 

10 ‘‘(B) affect necessary or efficient access to 

11 utility facilities or rights-of-way within or adja12 cent to the National Scenic Area subject to sub13 section (e); or 

14 ‘‘(C) preclude the Secretary from author15 izing the establishment of new utility facility 

16 rights-of-way (including instream sites, routes, 

17 and areas) within the National Scenic Area in 

18 a manner that minimizes harm to the purpose 

19 of the National Scenic Area as described in sub20 section (b)— 

21 ‘‘(i) with the National Environmental 

22 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

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1 ‘‘(ii) subject to such terms and condi2 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap3 propriate; and 

4 ‘‘(iii) are determined, by the Sec5 retary, to be the only technical or feasible 

6 location, following consideration of alter7 natives within existing rights-of-way or 

8 outside of the National Scenic Area. 

9 ‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Consistent with 

10 this Act, the Management Plan shall establish plans 

11 for maintenance of public utility and other rights-of12 way within the National Scenic Area. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 1603. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

14 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with sub16 section (b), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive 

17 plan for the long-term management of the National Scenic 

18 Area. 

19 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage20 ment plan, the Secretary shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) consult with appropriate State, tribal, and 

22 local governmental entities, including Inyo County 

23 and the Tribe; and 

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1 ‘‘(A) investor-owned utilities, including 

2 Southern California Edison Company; 

3 ‘‘(B) the Alabama Hills Stewardship 

4 Group; 

5 ‘‘(C) members of the public; and 

6 ‘‘(D) the Los Angeles Department of 

7 Water and Power. 

8 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT.—In accordance with this title, 

9 the management plan shall include provisions for mainte10 nance of existing public utility and other rights-of-way 

11 within the National Scenic Area. 

12 ‘‘(d) INCORPORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In 

13 developing the management plan, in accordance with this 

14 section, the Secretary shall allow, in perpetuity, casual15 use mining limited to the use of hand tools, metal detec16 tors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, 

17 small sluices, and similar items. 

18 ‘‘(e) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion 

19 of the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the 

20 National Scenic Area in accordance with section 1602. 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1604. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAI22 UTE-SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 

23 ‘‘(a) TRUST LAND.—All right, title, and interest of 

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1 Shoshone Reservation Addition’ shall be held in trust by 

2 the United States for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) CONDITIONS.—The land shall be subject to 

5 all easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, 

6 withdrawals, and other matters of record on the date 

7 of the enactment of this Act. 

8 ‘‘(2) EXCLUSION.—The Federal lands over 

9 which the right-of-way for the Los Angeles Aqueduct 

10 is located, generally described as the 250-foot-wide 

11 right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pur12 suant to the Act of June 30, 1906 (Chap. 3926), 

13 shall not be taken into trust for the Tribe. 

14 ‘‘(b) SURVEY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete 

16 a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries 

17 of the land taken into trust under subsection (a). 

18 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION LAND.—The land taken into 

19 trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered part 

20 of the reservation of the Tribe. 

21 ‘‘(d) GAMING PROHIBITION.—Gaming under the In22 dian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 

23 shall not be allowed on the land taken into trust pursuant 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 1605. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 

2 ‘‘Administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 56 

3 acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘USFS 

4 Transfer to BLM’ is hereby transferred from the Forest 

5 Service under the Secretary of Agriculture to the Bureau 

6 of Land Management under the Secretary. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1606. PROTECTION OF SERVICES AND REC8 REATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 

9 ‘‘(a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title shall 

10 be construed to limit commercial services for existing and 

11 historic recreation uses as authorized by the Bureau of 

12 Land Management’s permit process. 

13 ‘‘(b) GUIDED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.— 

14 Commercial permits to exercise guided recreational oppor15 tunities for the public authorized as of the date of the en16 actment of this title may continue to be authorized. 

17 ‘‘TITLE XVII—MISCELLANEOUS 

18 ‘‘SEC. 1701. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 

19 ‘‘Nothing in this Act— 

20 ‘‘(1) restricts or precludes Department of De21 fense motorized access by land or air— 

22 ‘‘(A) to respond to an emergency within a 

23 wilderness area designated by this Act; or 

24 ‘‘(B) to control access to the emergency 

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1 ‘‘(2) prevents nonmechanized military training 

2 activities previously conducted on wilderness areas 

3 designated by this title that are consistent with— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

5 et seq.); and 

6 ‘‘(B) all applicable laws (including regula7 tions); 

8 ‘‘(3) restricts or precludes low-level overflights 

9 of military aircraft over the areas designated as wil10 derness, national monuments, special management 

11 areas, or recreation areas by this Act, including mili12 tary overflights that can be seen or heard within the 

13 designated areas; 

14 ‘‘(4) restricts or precludes flight testing and 

15 evaluation in the areas described in paragraph (3); 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(5) restricts or precludes the designation or 

18 creation of new units of special use airspace, or the 

19 establishment of military flight training routes, over 

20 the areas described in paragraph (3). 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1702. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, 

22 AND CONSERVATION LAND. 

23 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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1 tion Area using amounts from funds such as the 

2 Land and Water Conservation Fund established 

3 under section 200302 of title 54, United States 

4 Code. 

5 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION LAND.—The term ‘con6 servation land’ means any land within the Conserva7 tion Area that is designated by the Bureau of Land 

8 Management in the California Desert Conservation 

9 Area Plan, as amended, for conservation purposes, 

10 as part of a mitigation agreement, or to satisfy the 

11 conditions of a Federal habitat conservation plan, 

12 general conservation plan, or State natural commu13 nities conservation plan, including— 

14 ‘‘(A) National Conservation Land estab15 lished pursuant to section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the 

16 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

17 (16 U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D)); and 

18 ‘‘(B) Areas of Critical Environmental Con19 cern established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) 

20 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)). 

22 ‘‘(3) DONATED LAND.—The term ‘donated 

23 land’ means any private land donated to the United 

24 States for conservation purposes in the Conservation 

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1 ‘‘(4) DONOR.—The term ‘donor’ means an indi2 vidual or entity that donates private land within the 

3 Conservation Area to the United States. 

4 ‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

5 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di6 rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 

7 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided in sub8 section (c), the Secretary shall not authorize the use of 

9 acquired land, conservation land, or donated land within 

10 the Conservation Area for any activities contrary to the 

11 conservation purposes for which the land was acquired, 

12 designated, or donated, including— 

13 ‘‘(1) disposal; 

14 ‘‘(2) rights-of-way; 

15 ‘‘(3) leases; 

16 ‘‘(4) livestock grazing; 

17 ‘‘(5) infrastructure development, except as pro18 vided in subsection (c); 

19 ‘‘(6) mineral entry; and 

20 ‘‘(7) off-highway vehicle use, except on— 

21 ‘‘(A) designated routes; 

22 ‘‘(B) off-highway vehicle areas designated 

23 by law; and 

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1 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 

2 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION BY SECRETARY.—Subject 

3 to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize lim4 ited exceptions to prohibited uses of acquired land or 

5 donated land in the Conservation Area if— 

6 ‘‘(A) a right-of-way application for a re7 newable energy development project or associ8 ated energy transport facility on acquired land 

9 or donated land was submitted to the Bureau 

10 of Land Management on or before December 1, 

11 2009; or 

12 ‘‘(B) after the completion and consider13 ation of an analysis under the National Envi14 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 

15 et seq.), and any appropriate land use plan 

16 amendment under the Federal Land Policy and 

17 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

18 seq.), the Secretary has determined that pro19 posed use is in the public interest. 

20 ‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary 

22 grants an exception to the prohibition under 

23 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the 

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1 value located within the Conservation Area to 

2 the United States to mitigate the use. 

3 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The private land to be 

4 donated under subparagraph (A) shall be ap5 proved by the Secretary after— 

6 ‘‘(i) consultation, to the maximum ex7 tent practicable, with the donor of the pri8 vate land proposed for nonconservation 

9 uses; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) an opportunity for public com11 ment regarding the donation. 

12 ‘‘(d) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this sec13 tion affects permitted or prohibited uses of donated land 

14 or acquired land in the Conservation Area established in 

15 any easements, deed restrictions, memoranda of under16 standing, or other agreements in existence on the date of 

17 enactment of this title. 

18 ‘‘(e) DEED RESTRICTIONS.—Effective beginning on 

19 the date of enactment of this title, within the Conservation 

20 Area, the Secretary may— 

21 ‘‘(1) accept deed restrictions requested by land22 owners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired 

23 by, the United States; and 

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1 relating to any public land determined by the Sec2 retary to be necessary— 

3 ‘‘(A) to fulfill the mitigation requirements 

4 resulting from the development of renewable re5 sources; or 

6 ‘‘(B) to satisfy the conditions of— 

7 ‘‘(i) a habitat conservation plan or 

8 general conservation plan established pur9 suant to section 10 of the Endangered 

10 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539); or 

11 ‘‘(ii) a natural communities conserva12 tion plan approved by the State. 

13 ‘‘(f) EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND LEASES.— 

14 Nothing in this section shall terminate or preclude the re15 newal or reauthorization of valid existing rights-of-way or 

16 leases on the donated land. 

17 ‘‘SEC. 1703. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS. 

18 ‘‘(a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure access to 

19 areas designated under this Act by members of Indian 

20 tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, con21 sistent with applicable law, including Public Law 95–341 

22 (commonly known as the ‘American Indian Religious 

23 Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996). 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica2 ble law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

3 known as the ‘American Indian Religious Freedom 

4 Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996), and subject to paragraph 

5 (2), the Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe or 

6 Indian religious community, shall temporarily close 

7 to general public use any portion of an area des8 ignated as a national monument, special manage9 ment area, wild and scenic river, area of critical en10 vironmental concern, or National Park System unit 

11 under this Act (referred to in this subsection as a 

12 ‘designated area’) to protect the privacy of tradi13 tional cultural and religious activities in the des14 ignated area by members of the Indian tribe or In15 dian religious community. 

16 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—In closing a portion of a 

17 designated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

18 shall limit the closure to the smallest practicable 

19 area for the minimum period necessary for the tradi20 tional cultural and religious activities. 

21 ‘‘(c) CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

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1 tect, and conserve cultural resources of Indian tribes 

2 associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail network 

3 extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Mountain, Ne4 vada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, California). 

5 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con6 sult on the development and implementation of the 

7 cultural resources management plan under para8 graph (1) with— 

9 ‘‘(A) each of— 

10 ‘‘(i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; 

11 ‘‘(ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; 

13 ‘‘(iv) the Colorado River Indian 

14 Tribes; 

15 ‘‘(v) the Quechan Indian Tribe; and 

16 ‘‘(vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and 

17 ‘‘(B) the State Historic Preservation Of18 fices of Nevada, Arizona, and California. 

19 ‘‘(3) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—The cultural re20 sources management plan developed under para21 graph (1) shall be— 

22 ‘‘(A) based on a completed cultural re23 sources survey; and 

24 ‘‘(B) include procedures for identifying, 

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1 trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and 

2 other resources of cultural, archaeological, or 

3 historical significance in accordance with all ap4 plicable laws and policies, including— 

5 ‘‘(i) chapter 2003 of title 54, United 

6 States Code; 

7 ‘‘(ii) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

8 known as the ‘American Indian Religious 

9 Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996); 

10 ‘‘(iii) the Archaeological Resources 

11 Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa 

12 et seq.); 

13 ‘‘(iv) the Native American Graves 

14 Protection and Repatriation Act (25 

15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and 

16 ‘‘(v) Public Law 103–141 (commonly 

17 known as the ‘Religious Freedom Restora18 tion Act of 1993’) (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et 

19 seq.). 

20 ‘‘(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

21 all Federal land within the area administratively with22 drawn and known as the ‘Indian Pass Withdrawal Area’ 

23 is permanently withdrawn from— 

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1 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min2 ing laws; and 

3 ‘‘(3) right-of-way leasing and disposition under 

4 all laws relating to minerals or solar, wind, or geo5 thermal energy. 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1704. RELEASE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY LAND 

7 INTERESTS. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) 1932 ACT.—The ‘1932 Act’ means the Act 

10 of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 270). 

11 ‘‘(2) DISTRICT.—The ‘District’ means the Met12 ropolitan Water District of Southern California. 

13 ‘‘(b) RELEASE.—Subject to valid existing claims per14 fected prior to the effective date of the 1932 Act and the 

15 reservation of minerals set forth in the 1932 Act, the Sec16 retary shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the 

17 District, in a form recordable in local county records, and 

18 subject to the approval of the District, after consultation 

19 and without monetary consideration, all right, title, and 

20 remaining interest of the United States in and to the land 

21 that was conveyed to the District pursuant to the 1932 

22 Act or any other law authorizing conveyance subject to 

23 restrictions or reversionary interests retained by the 

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1 ‘‘(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A conveyance au2 thorized by subsection (b) shall be subject to the following 

3 terms and conditions: 

4 ‘‘(1) The District shall cover, or reimburse the 

5 Secretary for, the costs incurred by the Secretary to 

6 make the conveyance, including title searches, sur7 veys, deed preparation, attorneys’ fees, and similar 

8 expenses. 

9 ‘‘(2) By accepting the conveyances, the District 

10 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United 

11 States with regard to any boundary dispute relating 

12 to any parcel conveyed under this section. 

13 ‘‘SEC. 1705. DESERT TORTOISE CONSERVATION CENTER. 

14 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Inte15 rior (referred to in this section as the ‘Secretary’) shall 

16 establish, operate, and maintain a bi-State center, to be 

17 known as the ‘Desert Tortoise Conservation Center’ (re18 ferred to in this section as the ‘Center’), on public land 

19 along the border between the States of California and Ne20 vada— 

21 ‘‘(1) to support desert tortoise research, disease 

22 monitoring, handling training, rehabilitation, and re23 introduction; and 

24 ‘‘(2) to ensure the full recovery and ongoing 

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1 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 

2 (a), the Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(1) seek the participation of or contract with 

4 qualified nongovernmental organizations with exper5 tise in desert tortoise disease research and experi6 ence with desert tortoise translocation techniques, 

7 and scientific training of professional biologists for 

8 handling tortoises, to staff and manage the Center, 

9 including through the use of public-private partner10 ships for funding and other purposes, where appro11 priate; 

12 ‘‘(2) ensure that the Center engages in public 

13 outreach and education on tortoise handling; and 

14 ‘‘(3) consult with the States of California and 

15 Nevada to ensure the center is operated consistently 

16 with applicable State law. 

17 ‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec18 retary may accept and expend contributions of non-Fed19 eral funds to establish, operate, and maintain the Center. 

20 ‘‘SEC. 1706. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

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1 ‘‘(2) establish policies and procedures to ensure 

2 the preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate 

3 species migration. 

4 ‘‘(b) STUDY.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

6 not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 

7 of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study re8 garding the impact of habitat fragmentation on wild9 life in the Conservation Area. 

10 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The study under para11 graph (1) shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) identify the species migrating, or like13 ly to migrate, in the Conservation Area; 

14 ‘‘(B) examine the impacts and potential 

15 impacts of habitat fragmentation on— 

16 ‘‘(i) plants, insects, and animals; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) species migration and survival; 

18 ‘‘(C) identify critical wildlife and species 

19 migration corridors recommended for preserva20 tion; and 

21 ‘‘(D) include recommendations for ensur22 ing the biological connectivity of public land 

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1 ‘‘(3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall 

2 consider the information and recommendations of 

3 the study under paragraph (1) to determine the in4 dividual and cumulative impacts of rights-of-way for 

5 projects in the Conservation Area, in accordance 

6 with— 

7 ‘‘(A) the National Environmental Policy 

8 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

9 ‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

10 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

11 ‘‘(C) any other applicable law. 

12 ‘‘(c) LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The Secretary 

13 shall incorporate into all land management plans applica14 ble to the Conservation Area the findings and rec15 ommendations of the study completed under subsection 

16 (b).’’. 

17 SEC. 3. VISITOR CENTER. 

18 Title IV of the California Desert Protection Act of 

19 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–21 et seq.) is amended by adding 

20 at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 408. VISITOR CENTER. 

22 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire not 

23 more than 5 acres of land and interests in land, and im24 provements on the land and interests, outside the bound25 aries of Joshua Tree National Park, in the unincorporated 


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1 village of Joshua Tree, for the purpose of operating a vis2 itor center. 

3 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY.—The Secretary shall modify the 

4 boundary of the park to include the land acquired under 

5 this section as a noncontiguous parcel. 

6 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land and facilities acquired 

7 under this section— 

8 ‘‘(1) may include the property owned (as of the 

9 date of enactment of this section) by the Joshua 

10 Tree National Park Association and commonly re11 ferred to as the ‘Joshua Tree National Park Visitor 

12 Center’; 

13 ‘‘(2) shall be administered by the Secretary as 

14 part of the park; and 

15 ‘‘(3) may be acquired only with the consent of 

16 the owner, by donation, purchase with donated or 

17 appropriated funds, or exchange.’’. 

18 SEC. 4. CALIFORNIA STATE SCHOOL LAND. 

19 Section 707 of the California Desert Protection Act 

20 of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–77) is amended— 

21 (1) in subsection (a)— 

22 (A) in the first sentence— 

23 (i) by striking ‘‘Upon request of the 

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1 ‘Commission’), the Secretary shall enter 

2 into negotiations for an agreement’’ and 

3 inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall nego5 tiate in good faith to reach an agreement with the 

6 California State Lands Commission (referred to in 

7 this section as the Commission)’’; and 

8 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, national monu9 ments, off-highway vehicle recreation 

10 areas,’’ after ‘‘more of the wilderness 

11 areas’’; and 

12 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

13 ‘‘The Secretary shall negotiate in good faith to’’ 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT.—To the maximum extent 

16 practicable, not later than 10 years after the date of 

17 enactment of this title, the Secretary shall’’; 

18 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, national 

19 monuments, off-highway vehicle recreation areas,’’ 

20 after ‘‘wilderness areas’’; 

21 (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL DEPOSIT FUND ACCOUNT.— 

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1 through the sale of surplus Federal property 

2 and subsequent acquisitions of State school 

3 land. 

4 ‘‘(B) RECEIPTS.—Past and future receipts 

5 from the sale of property described in sub6 section (a), less any costs incurred related to 

7 the sale, shall be deposited in a Special Deposit 

8 Fund Account established in the Treasury. 

9 ‘‘(C) USE.—Funds accumulated in the 

10 Special Deposit Fund Account may be used by 

11 the Secretary, without an appropriation, to ac12 quire State school lands or interest in the land 

13 consistent with this section.’’; and 

14 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(e) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 

16 ‘‘(1) Any transaction completed pursuant to 

17 this section prior to January 1, 2018: 

18 ‘‘(A) is deemed to be in compliance with 

19 the terms of the October 26, 1995, Memo20 randum of Agreement between the commission, 

21 the general services administration, and the 

22 Secretary; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) Future transactions that satisfy the terms 

2 of the October 26, 1995, Memorandum of Agree3 ment shall be considered to be in compliance with 

4 subsection (a) of this section.’’. 

5 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

6 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (196), by striking subpara9 graph (A) and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(A)(i) The approximately 1.4-mile seg11 ment of the Amargosa River in the State of 

12 California, from the private property boundary 

13 in sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet down14 stream of Highway 178, to be administered by 

15 the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river 

16 as an addition to the wild and scenic river seg17 ments of the Amargosa River on publication by 

18 the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Reg19 ister that sufficient inholdings within the 

20 boundaries of the segments have been acquired 

21 as scenic easements or in fee title to establish 

22 a manageable addition to those segments. 

23 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile segment 

24 of the Amargosa River in the State of Cali25 fornia, from 100 feet downstream of the State 


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1 Highway 178 crossing to 100 feet upstream of 

2 the Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing, to be 

3 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 

4 a scenic river.’’; and 

5 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(213) SURPRISE CANYON CREEK, CALI7 FORNIA.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg9 ments of Surprise Canyon Creek in the State of 

10 California, to be administered by the Secretary 

11 of the Interior: 

12 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of 

13 Surprise Canyon Creek from the con14 fluence of Frenchman’s Canyon and Water 

15 Canyon to 100 feet upstream of Chris 

16 Wicht Camp, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.8 miles of 

18 Surprise Canyon Creek from 100 feet up19 stream of Chris Wicht Camp to the south20 ern boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 44 

21 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, as a rec22 reational river. 

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1 historic mining structures associated with the 

2 former Panamint Mining District. 

3 ‘‘(214) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg5 ments of Deep Creek in the State of California, 

6 to be administered by the Secretary of Agri7 culture: 

8 ‘‘(i) The approximately 6.5-mile seg9 ment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 

10 Rainbow Dam site in sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 

11 2 W., San Bernardino Meridian to 0.25 

12 miles upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, 

13 as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 

15 mile upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing 

16 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Road 

17 3N34 crossing, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The 2.5-mile segment from 0.25 

19 miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 

20 crossing to 0.25 miles upstream of the 

21 Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(iv) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 

23 miles upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing 

24 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Trail 

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1 ‘‘(v) The 10-mile segment from 0.25 

2 miles downstream of the Trail 2W01 cross3 ing to the upper limit of the Mojave dam 

4 flood zone in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 

5 San Bernardino Meridian, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(vi) The 11-mile segment of Hol7 comb Creek from 100 yards downstream of 

8 the Road 3N12 crossing to .25 miles down9 stream of Holcomb Crossing, as a rec10 reational river. 

11 ‘‘(vii) The 3.5-mile segment of the 

12 Holcomb Creek from 0.25 miles down13 stream of Holcomb Crossing to the Deep 

14 Creek confluence, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON SKI OPERATIONS.—Noth16 ing in this paragraph affects— 

17 ‘‘(i) the operations of the Snow Valley 

18 Ski Resort; or 

19 ‘‘(ii) the State regulation of water 

20 rights and water quality associated with 

21 the operation of the Snow Valley Ski Re22 sort. 

23 ‘‘(215) WHITEWATER RIVER, CALIFORNIA.— 

24 The following segments of the Whitewater River in 

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1 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In2 terior, acting jointly: 

3 ‘‘(A) The 5.8-mile segment of the North 

4 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

5 River near Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence 

6 with the Middle Fork, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) The 6.4-mile segment of the Middle 

8 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

9 River to the confluence with the South Fork, as 

10 a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of the South 

12 Fork Whitewater River from the confluence of 

13 the River with the East Fork to the section line 

14 between sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., 

15 San Bernardino Meridian, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(D) The 1-mile segment of the South 

17 Fork Whitewater River from the section line be18 tween sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 

19 Bernardino Meridian, to the section line be20 tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 

21 Bernardino Meridian, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(E) The 4.9-mile segment of the South 

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1 Bernardino Meridian, to the confluence with the 

2 Middle Fork, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(F) The 5.4-mile segment of the main 

4 stem of the Whitewater River from the con5 fluence of the South and Middle Forks to the 

6 San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(G) The 3.6-mile segment of the main 

9 stem of the Whitewater River from the San 

10 Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to .25 miles up11 stream of the southern boundary of section 35, 

12 T. 2 S., R. 3 E., San Bernardino Meridian, as 

13 a recreational river.’’. 

14 SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

15 (a) SHORT TITLE.—Section 1 of the California 

16 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa note; 

17 Public Law 103–433) is amended by striking ‘‘1 and 2, 

18 and titles I through IX’’ and inserting ‘‘1, 2, and 3, titles 

19 I through IX, and titles XIII through XVII’’. 

20 (b) DEFINITIONS.—The California Desert Protection 

21 Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is 

22 amended by inserting after section 2 the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

24 ‘‘In titles XIII through XVII: 


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1 ‘‘(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘Con2 servation Area’ means the California Desert Con3 servation Area. 

4 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

5 means— 

6 ‘‘(A) with respect to land under the juris7 diction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec8 retary of the Interior; and 

9 ‘‘(B) with respect to land under the juris10 diction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec11 retary of Agriculture. 

12 ‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

13 of California.’’. 

14 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Sec15 tion 103 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 

16 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is amended— 

17 (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 

21 for the designation of wilderness areas by this Act— 

22 ‘‘(A) to require the additional regulation of 

23 land adjacent to the wilderness areas; or 


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1 ‘‘(B) to lead to the creation of protective 

2 perimeters or buffer zones around the wilder3 ness areas. 

4 ‘‘(2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—Any non5 wilderness activities (including renewable energy 

6 projects, energy transmission or telecommunications 

7 projects, mining, and military activities) in areas im8 mediately adjacent to the boundary of a wilderness 

9 area designated by this Act shall not be restricted or 

10 precluded by this Act, regardless of any actual or 

11 perceived negative impacts of the nonwilderness ac12 tivities on the wilderness area, including any poten13 tial indirect impacts of nonwilderness activities con14 ducted outside the designated wilderness area on the 

15 viewshed, ambient noise level, or air quality of wil16 derness area.’’; 

17 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘designated by 

18 this title and’’ and inserting ‘‘, potential wilderness 

19 areas, special management areas, and national 

20 monuments designated by this title or titles XIII 

21 through XVII’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘, a potential 

23 wilderness area, a special management areas, or na24 tional monument’’ before ‘‘by this Act’’. 


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1 (d) JUNIPER FLATS.—Title VII of the California 

2 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 

3 Stat. 4497) is amended by adding at the end the following 

4 new section: 

5 ‘‘SEC. 712. JUNIPER FLATS. 

6 ‘‘Development of renewable energy generation facili7 ties (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for the trans8 mission of energy and telecommunication facilities and in9 frastructure) is prohibited on the approximately 28,000 

10 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘BLM Land 

11 Unavailable for Energy Development’ on the map entitled 

12 ‘Juniper Flats’ and dated April 26, 2018.’’. 

13 (e) CALIFORNIA MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL

14 AND OVERFLIGHTS ACT OF 1994.— 

15 (1) FINDINGS.—Section 801(b)(2) of the Cali16 fornia Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights 

17 Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82 note; Public Law 

18 103–433) is amended by inserting ‘‘, special man19 agement areas, potential wilderness areas,’’ before 

20 ‘‘and wilderness areas’’. 

21 (2) OVERFLIGHTS; SPECIAL AIRSPACE.—Section 

22 802 of the California Military Lands Withdrawal 

23 and Overflights Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82) 

24 is amended— 


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1 (A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or spe2 cial management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by 

3 this Act’’; 

4 (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or spe5 cial management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by 

6 this Act’’; and 

7 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.— 

9 Nothing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary 

10 of Defense to conduct military operations at installations 

11 and ranges within the California Desert Conservation 

12 Area that are authorized under any other provision of 

13 law.’’. 

14 (f) CLARIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING.—No addi15 tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 

16 of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such 

17 requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 

18 authorized. 

19 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

20 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

21 ‘‘California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018’’. 

22 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 

23 Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

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TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS IN THE CALIFORNIA 

DESERT CONSERVATION AREA 

Sec. 101. California desert conservation and recreation. 

TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 

Sec. 201. Vinagre Wash Special Management Area. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS 

Sec. 301. Death Valley National Park Boundary revision. 

Sec. 302. Mojave National Preserve. 

Sec. 303. Joshua Tree National Park. 

TITLE IV—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 

Sec. 401. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas. 

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 501. Transfer of land to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. 

Sec. 502. Wildlife corridors. 

Sec. 503. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land. 

Sec. 504. Tribal uses and interests. 

Sec. 505. Release of Federal reversionary land interests. 

Sec. 506. California State school land. 

Sec. 507. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 508. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 509. Juniper Flats. 

Sec. 510. Conforming amendments to California Military Lands Withdrawal and 

Overflights Act of 1994. 

Sec. 511. Desert tortoise conservation center. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Conserva4 tion Area’’ means the California Desert Conservation 

5 Area. 

6 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

7 means— 

8 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re9 spect to public land administered by the Bureau 

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1 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re2 spect to National Forest System land. 

3 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

4 of California. 

5 TITLE I—DESIGNATION OF WIL6 DERNESS IN THE CALIFORNIA 

7 DESERT CONSERVATION 

8 AREA 

9 SEC. 101. CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AND RECRE10 ATION. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE AD12 MINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

13 Section 102 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 

14 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4472) 

15 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(70) AVAWATZ MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer17 tain land in the California Desert Conservation Area 

18 administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 

19 Management, comprising approximately 87,700 acres, 

20 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Avawatz 

21 Mountains Proposed Wilderness’ and dated September 

22 9, 2014, to be known as the ‘Avawatz Mountains Wil23 derness’. 

24 ‘‘(71) GREAT FALLS BASIN WILDERNESS.—Cer25 tain land in the California Desert Conservation Area 


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1 administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 

2 Management, comprising approximately 7,870 acres, 

3 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Great Falls 

4 Basin Proposed Wilderness’ and dated October 26, 

5 2009, to be known as the ‘Great Falls Basin Wilder6 ness’. 

7 ‘‘(72) SODA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

8 land in the California Desert Conservation Area, ad9 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, com10 prising approximately 79,990 acres, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘Soda Mountains Proposed 

12 Wilderness’ and dated September 12, 2014, to be 

13 known as the ‘Soda Mountains Wilderness’.’’. 

14 (b) ADDITIONS TO EXISTING WILDERNESS AREAS AD15 MINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

16 In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the State is des18 ignated as wilderness and as components of the National 

19 Wilderness Preservation System: 

20 (1) GOLDEN VALLEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

21 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

22 Director of the Bureau of Land Management, com23 prising approximately 1,250 acres, as generally de24 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Golden Valley Proposed 

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1 which shall be added to and administered as part of 

2 the ‘‘Golden Valley Wilderness’’. 

3 (2) KINGSTON RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

5 Director of the Bureau of Land Management, com6 prising approximately 53,320 acres, as generally de7 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Kingston Range Proposed 

8 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated July 15, 2009, 

9 which shall be added to and administered as part of 

10 the ‘‘Kingston Range Wilderness’’. 

11 (c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE AD12 MINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—In fur13 therance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1131 et seq.) the following land in Death Valley National 

15 Park is designated as wilderness and as a component of 

16 the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall 

17 be added to, and administered as part of the Death Valley 

18 National Park Wilderness established by section 601(a)(1) 

19 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

20 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4496): 

21 (1) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

22 ADDITIONS-NORTH EUREKA VALLEY.—Approximately 

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1 ness Area-North Eureka Valley’’, numbered 143/ 

2 100,082C, and dated October 7, 2014. 

3 (2) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

4 ADDITIONS-IBEX.—Approximately 23,650 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley 

6 National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Ibex’’, num7 bered 143/100,081C, and dated October 7, 2014. 

8 (3) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

9 ADDITIONS-PANAMINT VALLEY.—Approximately 4,807 

10 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

11 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness 

12 Area-Panamint Valley’’, numbered 143/100,083C, and 

13 dated October 7, 2014. 

14 (4) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

15 ADDITIONS-WARM SPRINGS.—Approximately 10,485 

16 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

17 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness 

18 Area-Warm Spring Canyon/Galena Canyon’’, num19 bered 143/100,084C, and dated October 7, 2014. 

20 (5) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

21 ADDITIONS-AXE HEAD.—Approximately 8,638 acres, 

22 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Val23 ley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Axe 

24 Head’’, numbered 143/100,085C, and dated October 7, 

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1 (6) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

2 ADDITIONS-BOWLING ALLEY.—Approximately 32,520 

3 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness 

5 Area-Bowling Alley’’, numbered 143/100,086C, and 

6 dated October 7, 2014. 

7 (d) ADDITIONS TO EXISTING WILDERNESS AREA AD8 MINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERVICE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purposes 

10 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the 

11 land described in paragraph (2)— 

12 (A) is designated as wilderness and as a 

13 component of the National Wilderness Preserva14 tion System; and 

15 (B) shall be added to and administered as 

16 part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness established 

17 by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

18 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

19 to in paragraph (1) is certain land in the San 

20 Bernardino National Forest, comprising approxi21 mately 7,141 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

22 entitled ‘‘Proposed Sand to Snow National Monu23 ment’’ and dated August 29, 2014. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

2 carry out such activities in the wilderness area 

3 designated by paragraph (1) as are necessary for 

4 the control of fire, insects, and disease, in accord5 ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 

7 of the 98th Congress. 

8 (B) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this 

9 subsection limits the provision of any funding 

10 for fire or fuel management in the wilderness 

11 area designated by paragraph (1). 

12 (C) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

13 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as prac14 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

15 Secretary shall amend the local fire management 

16 plans that apply to the wilderness area des17 ignated by paragraph (1). 

18 (D) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 

19 subparagraph (A) and other applicable Federal 

20 law, to ensure a timely and efficient response to 

21 fire emergencies in the wilderness area des22 ignated by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

23 (i) not later than 1 year after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, establish agency 

25 approval procedures (including appropriate 


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1 delegations of authority to the Forest Super2 visor, District Manager, or other agency of3 ficials) for responding to fire emergencies in 

4 the wilderness area designated by para5 graph (1); and 

6 (ii) enter into agreements with appro7 priate State or local firefighting agencies re8 lating to the wilderness area. 

9 (e) EFFECT ON UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF10 WAY.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

12 nothing in this section or an amendment made by 

13 this section terminates or precludes the renewal or re14 authorization of any valid existing right-of-way or 

15 customary operation, maintenance, repair, upgrad16 ing, or replacement activities in a right-of-way, 

17 issued, granted, or permitted to the Southern Cali18 fornia Edison Company or predecessors, successors, or 

19 assigns of the Southern California Edison Company 

20 that is located on land included in the San Gorgonio 

21 Wilderness Area or the Sand to Snow National 

22 Monument. 

23 (2) LIMITATION.—The activities described in 

24 paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that 

25 minimizes the impact of the activities resources of the 


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1 San Gorgonio Wilderness Area or the Sand to Snow 

2 National Monument. 

3 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—In accordance with the 

4 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

5 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), any approval required for an in6 crease in the voltage of the Coachella distribution cir7 cuit shall require consideration of alternative align8 ments, including alignments adjacent to State Route 

9 62. 

10 (f) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

11 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes 

12 of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Man13 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion 

14 of a wilderness study area described in paragraph (2) 

15 that is not designated as a wilderness area or a wil16 derness addition by this Act (including an amend17 ment made by this Act) or any other Act enacted be18 fore the date of enactment of this Act has been ade19 quately studied for wilderness designation. 

20 (2) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 

21 areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 

22 (A) the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study 

23 Area; and 

24 (B) the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study 

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1 (3) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness 

2 study area described in paragraph (2) that is not des3 ignated as a wilderness area or a wilderness addition 

4 by this Act (including an amendment made by this 

5 Act) or any other Act enacted before the date of enact6 ment of this Act is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

7 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

8 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

9 TITLE II—DESIGNATION OF 

10 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 

11 SEC. 201. VINAGRE WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

12 Title I of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4472) 

14 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 109. VINAGRE WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

16 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 ‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘Manage18 ment Area’ means the Vinagre Wash Special Manage19 ment Area established by subsection (b). 

20 ‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map enti21 tled ‘Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management 

22 Area’ and dated November 10, 2009. 

23 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC LAND.—The term ‘public land’ has 

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1 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

2 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

3 ‘‘(4) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

4 of California. 

5 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

6 Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in the State, to 

7 be managed by the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Management Area 

9 is to conserve, protect, and enhance— 

10 ‘‘(1) the plant and wildlife values of the Manage11 ment Area; and 

12 ‘‘(2) the outstanding and nationally significant 

13 ecological, geological, scenic, recreational, archae14 ological, cultural, historic, and other resources of the 

15 Management Area. 

16 ‘‘(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Management Area shall con17 sist of the public land in Imperial County, California, com18 prising approximately 81,880 acres, as generally depicted 

19 on the map. 

20 ‘‘(e) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

22 not later than 3 years, after the date of enactment of 

23 this section, the Secretary shall submit a map and 

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1 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

2 the House of Representatives; and 

3 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

4 Resources of the Senate. 

5 ‘‘(2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

6 submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

7 force and effect as if included in this section, except 

8 that the Secretary may correct any errors in the map 

9 and legal description. 

10 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map sub11 mitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 

12 available for public inspection in— 

13 ‘‘(A) the Office of the Director of the Bureau 

14 of Land Management; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of 

16 Land Management in the State. 

17 ‘‘(f) MANAGEMENT.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

19 the Management Area— 

20 ‘‘(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

21 and enhances the purposes for which the Man22 agement Area is established; and 

23 ‘‘(B) in accordance with— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Land Policy and 

2 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

3 seq.); and 

4 ‘‘(iii) other applicable laws. 

5 ‘‘(2) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only 

6 those uses that are consistent with the purposes of the 

7 Management Area, including hiking, camping, hunt8 ing, and sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, 

9 mountain bikes, and horses on designated routes in 

10 the Management Area in a manner that— 

11 ‘‘(A) is consistent with the purpose of the 

12 Management Area described in subsection (c); 

13 ‘‘(B) ensures public health and safety; and 

14 ‘‘(C) is consistent with all applicable laws 

15 (including regulations), including the Desert Re16 newable Energy Conservation Plan. 

17 ‘‘(3) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara19 graphs (B) and (C) and all other applicable 

20 laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be per21 mitted on routes in the Management Area as 

22 generally depicted on the map. 

23 ‘‘(B) CLOSURE.—The Secretary may close 

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1 ‘‘(i) to prevent, or allow for restoration 

2 of, resource damage; 

3 ‘‘(ii) to protect Tribal cultural re4 sources, including the resources identified in 

5 the Tribal cultural resources management 

6 plan developed under section 705(d); 

7 ‘‘(iii) to address public safety concerns; 

8 or 

9 ‘‘(iv) as otherwise required by law. 

10 ‘‘(C) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL

11 ROUTES.—During the 3-year period beginning 

12 on the date of enactment of this section, the Sec13 retary— 

14 ‘‘(i) shall accept petitions from the 

15 public regarding additional routes for off16 highway vehicles; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) may designate additional routes 

18 that the Secretary determines— 

19 ‘‘(I) would provide significant or 

20 unique recreational opportunities; and 

21 ‘‘(II) are consistent with the pur22 poses of the Management Area. 

23 ‘‘(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

24 rights, all Federal land within the Management Area 

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1 ‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

2 disposal under the public land laws; 

3 ‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 

4 mining laws; and 

5 ‘‘(C) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition 

6 under all laws relating to— 

7 ‘‘(i) minerals and mineral materials; 

8 or 

9 ‘‘(ii) solar, wind, and geothermal en10 ergy. 

11 ‘‘(5) NO BUFFERS.—The establishment of the 

12 Management Area shall not— 

13 ‘‘(A) create a protective perimeter or buffer 

14 zone around the Management Area; or 

15 ‘‘(B) preclude uses or activities outside the 

16 Management Area that are permitted under 

17 other applicable laws, even if the uses or activi18 ties are prohibited within the Management Area. 

19 ‘‘(6) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The Sec20 retary shall ensure that visitors to the Management 

21 Area have access to adequate notice relating to the 

22 availability of designated routes in the Management 

23 Area through— 

24 ‘‘(A) the placement of appropriate signage 

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1 ‘‘(B) the distribution of maps, safety edu2 cation materials, and other information that the 

3 Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 

4 ‘‘(C) restoration of areas that are not des5 ignated as open routes, including vertical mulch6 ing. 

7 ‘‘(7) STEWARDSHIP.—The Secretary, in con8 sultation with Indian Tribes and other interests, shall 

9 develop a program to provide opportunities for moni10 toring and stewardship of the Management Area to 

11 minimize environmental impacts and prevent re12 source damage from recreational use, including volun13 teer assistance with— 

14 ‘‘(A) route signage; 

15 ‘‘(B) restoration of closed routes; 

16 ‘‘(C) protection of Management Area re17 sources; and 

18 ‘‘(D) recreation education. 

19 ‘‘(8) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL CULTURAL RE20 SOURCES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

21 enactment of this section, the Secretary, in accordance 

22 with chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, 

23 and any other applicable law, shall— 


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1 ‘‘(A) prepare and complete a Tribal cul2 tural resources survey of the Management Area; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(B) consult with the Quechan Indian Na5 tion and other Indian tribes demonstrating an6 cestral, cultural, or other ties to the resources 

7 within the Management Area on the development 

8 and implementation of the Tribal cultural re9 sources survey under subparagraph (A).’’. 

10 TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK 

11 SYSTEM ADDITIONS 

12 SEC. 301. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVI13 SION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Death Valley Na15 tional Park is adjusted to include— 

16 (1) the approximately 33,000 acres of Bureau of 

17 Land Management land in Inyo County, California, 

18 abutting the southern end of the Death Valley Na19 tional Park that lies between Death Valley National 

20 Park to the north and Ft. Irwin Military Reservation 

21 to the south and which runs approximately 34 miles 

22 from west to east, as depicted on the map entitled 

23 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary Ad24 dition-Bowling Alley’’, numbered 143/100,080C, and 

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1 (2) the approximately 6,369 acres of Bureau of 

2 Land Management land in Inyo County, California, 

3 located in the northeast area of Death Valley National 

4 Park that is within, and surrounded by, land under 

5 the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park 

6 Service, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Val7 ley National Park Proposed Boundary Addition-Cra8 ter’’, numbered 143/100,079C, and dated October 7, 

9 2014. 

10 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The maps described in 

11 paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be on file 

12 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of13 fices of the National Park Service. 

14 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall— 

15 (1) administer any land added to Death Valley 

16 National Park under subsection (a)— 

17 (A) as part of Death Valley National Park; 

18 and 

19 (B) in accordance with applicable laws (in20 cluding regulations); and 

21 (2) not later than 180 days after the date of en22 actment of this Act, develop a memorandum of under23 standing with Inyo County, California, permitting 

24 ongoing access and use to existing gravel pits along 

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1 Park for road maintenance and repairs in accordance 

2 with applicable laws (including regulations). 

3 (d) MORMON PEAK MICROWAVE FACILITY.—Title VI 

4 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 

5 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4496) is amend6 ed by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 604. MORMON PEAK MICROWAVE FACILITY. 

8 ‘‘The designation of the Death Valley National Park 

9 Wilderness by section 601(a)(1) shall not preclude the oper10 ation and maintenance of the Mormon Peak Microwave Fa11 cility.’’. 

12 SEC. 302. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. 

13 The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve is ad14 justed to include the 25 acres of Bureau of Land Manage15 ment land in Baker, California, as depicted on the map 

16 entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed Boundary Ad17 dition’’, numbered 170/100,199, and dated August 2009. 

18 SEC. 303. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 

19 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 

20 Joshua Tree National Park is adjusted to include— 

21 (1) the approximately 2,879 acres of land man22 aged by the Bureau of Land Management that are 

23 contiguous at several different places to the northern 

24 boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the 

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1 entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed 

2 Boundary Additions’’, numbered 156/100,077, and 

3 dated August 2009; and 

4 (2) the approximately 1,639 acres of land that 

5 are contiguous at several different places to the north6 ern boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the 

7 northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the map 

8 entitled ‘‘Mojave Desert Land Trust National Park 

9 Service Additions’’, numbered 156/126,376, and dated 

10 September 2014. 

11 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 

12 subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres described 

13 in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available for public 

14 inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 

15 Service. 

16 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin18 ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 

19 Park under subsection (a) and the additional land de20 scribed in paragraph (2)— 

21 (A) as part of Joshua Tree National Park; 

22 and 

23 (B) in accordance with applicable laws (in24 cluding regulations). 


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1 (2) DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The 

2 additional land referred to in paragraph (1) is the 25 

3 acres of land— 

4 (A) depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Joshua 

5 Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment 

6 Map’’, numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 1, 

7 2003; 

8 (B) added to Joshua Tree National Park by 

9 the notice of the Department of the Interior of 

10 August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and 

11 (C) more particularly described as lots 26, 

12 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., 

13 San Bernardino Meridian. 

14 (d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN15 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section termi17 nates any valid right-of-way for the customary oper18 ation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation with19 in an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other au20 thorized energy transport facility activities in a 

21 right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to the 

22 Southern California Edison Company or the prede23 cessors, successors, or assigns of the Southern Cali24 fornia Edison Company that is located on land de25 scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), 


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1 including, at a minimum, the use of mechanized vehi2 cles, helicopters, or other aerial devices. 

3 (2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Nothing 

4 in this section prohibits the upgrading or replacement 

5 of— 

6 (A) Southern California Edison Company 

7 energy transport facilities, including the energy 

8 transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, 

9 Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah 

10 distribution circuits rights-of-way; or 

11 (B) an energy transport facility in rights12 of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec13 retary adjacent to Southern California Edison 

14 Joshua Tree Utility Facilities. 

15 (3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than the 

16 date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

17 Act or the issuance of a new energy transport facility 

18 right-of-way within the Joshua Tree National Park, 

19 whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in consultation 

20 with the Southern California Edison Company, shall 

21 publish plans for regular and emergency access by the 

22 Southern California Edison Company to the rights-of23 way of the Southern California Edison Company 

24 within Joshua Tree National Park. 


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1 (e) VISITOR CENTER.—Title IV of the California 

2 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–21 et seq.) 

3 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘SEC. 408. VISITOR CENTER. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire not 

6 more than 5 acres of land and interests in land, and im7 provements on the land and interests, outside the bound8 aries of the park, in the unincorporated village of Joshua 

9 Tree, for the purpose of operating a visitor center. 

10 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY.—The Secretary shall modify the 

11 boundary of the park to include the land acquired under 

12 this section as a noncontiguous parcel. 

13 ‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land and facilities acquired 

14 under this section— 

15 ‘‘(1) may include the property owned (as of the 

16 date of enactment of this section) by the Joshua Tree 

17 National Park Association and commonly referred to 

18 as the ‘Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center’; 

19 ‘‘(2) shall be administered by the Secretary as 

20 part of the park; and 

21 ‘‘(3) may be acquired only with the consent of 

22 the owner, by donation, purchase with donated or ap23 propriated funds, or exchange.’’. 


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1 TITLE IV—OFF-HIGHWAY 

2 VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 

3 SEC. 401. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS. 

4 Public Law 103–433 is amended by inserting after 

5 title XII (16 U.S.C. 410bbb et seq.) the following: 

6 ‘‘TITLE XIII—OFF-HIGHWAY 

7 VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1301. DESIGNATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 

9 RECREATION AREAS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 

11 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

12 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

13 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and resource management 

14 plans developed under this title and subject to valid 

15 rights, the following land within the Conservation 

16 Area in San Bernardino County, California, is des17 ignated as Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas: 

18 ‘‘(A) DUMONT DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI19 CLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of 

20 Land Management land in the Conservation 

21 Area, comprising approximately 7,630 acres, as 

22 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Dumont 

23 Dunes Proposed OHV Recreation Area’ and 

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1 as the ‘Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle 

2 Recreation Area’. 

3 ‘‘(B) EL MIRAGE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

4 RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land 

5 Management land in the Conservation Area, 

6 comprising approximately 14,930 acres, as gen7 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘El Mirage 

8 Proposed OHV Recreation Area’ and dated Feb9 ruary 22, 2018, which shall be known as the ‘El 

10 Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 

11 ‘‘(C) RASOR OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE12 ATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Manage13 ment land in the Conservation Area, comprising 

14 approximately 23,910 acres, as generally de15 picted on the map entitled ‘Rasor Proposed OHV 

16 Recreation Area’ and dated February 22, 2018, 

17 which shall be known as the ‘Rasor Off-Highway 

18 Vehicle Recreation Area’. 

19 ‘‘(D) SPANGLER HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI20 CLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of 

21 Land Management land in the Conservation 

22 Area, comprising approximately 56,140 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Spangler 

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1 February 22, 2018, which shall be known as the 

2 ‘Spangler Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 

3 ‘‘(E) STODDARD VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VE4 HICLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of 

5 Land Management land in the Conservation 

6 Area, comprising approximately 40,110 acres, as 

7 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Stoddard 

8 Valley Proposed OHV Recreation Area’ and 

9 dated February 22, 2018, which shall be known 

10 as the ‘Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 

11 Recreation Area’. 

12 ‘‘(2) EXPANSION OF JOHNSON VALLEY OFF-HIGH13 WAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—The Johnson Val14 ley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated 

15 by section 2945 of the Military Construction Author16 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public 

17 Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1038) is expanded to include 

18 approximately 11,300 acres, as generally depicted on 

19 the map entitled ‘Proposed Johnson Valley Off-High20 way Vehicle Recreation Area Additions’ and dated 

21 March 15, 2018. 

22 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the off-highway vehi23 cle recreation areas designated or expanded under sub24 section (a) is to preserve and enhance the recreational op25 portunities within the Conservation Area (including opporVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:11 Dec 05, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H857.RS H857

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1 tunities for off-highway vehicle recreation), while con2 serving the wildlife and other natural resource values of the 

3 Conservation Area. 

4 ‘‘(c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

5 ‘‘(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 

6 as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, 

7 the Secretary shall file a map and legal description 

8 of each off-highway vehicle recreation area designated 

9 or expanded by subsection (a) with— 

10 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

11 the House of Representatives; and 

12 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

13 Resources of the Senate. 

14 ‘‘(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de15 scriptions of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 

16 filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force 

17 and effect as if included in this title, except that the 

18 Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal de19 scriptions. 

20 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

21 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

22 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

23 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment. 

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1 ‘‘(1) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

3 continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance the 

4 recreational uses of the off-highway vehicle recre5 ation areas designated or expanded by subsection 

6 (a), including off-highway recreation, hiking, 

7 camping, hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, 

8 rockhounding, and horseback riding, as long as 

9 the recreational use is consistent with this sec10 tion and any other applicable law. 

11 ‘‘(B) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND OFF12 HIGHWAY RECREATION.—To the extent consistent 

13 with applicable Federal law (including regula14 tions) and this section, any authorized recreation 

15 activities and use designations in effect on the 

16 date of enactment of this title and applicable to 

17 the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des18 ignated or expanded by subsection (a) shall con19 tinue, including casual off-highway vehicular 

20 use, racing, competitive events, rock crawling, 

21 training, and other forms of off-highway recre22 ation. 

23 ‘‘(2) WILDLIFE GUZZLERS.—Wildlife guzzlers 

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1 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) in ac2 cordance with— 

3 ‘‘(A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage4 ment guidelines; and 

5 ‘‘(B) State law. 

6 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITED USES.— 

7 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

8 subparagraph (B), commercial development (in9 cluding development of energy facilities, but ex10 cluding energy transport facilities, rights-of-way, 

11 and related telecommunication facilities) shall be 

12 prohibited in the off-highway vehicle recreation 

13 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) if 

14 the Secretary determines that the development is 

15 incompatible with the purpose described in sub16 section (b). 

17 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may issue 

18 a temporary permit to a commercial vendor to 

19 provide accessories and other support for off20 highway vehicle use in an off-highway vehicle 

21 recreation area designated or expanded by sub22 section (a) for a limited period and consistent 

23 with the purposes of the off-highway vehicle 

24 recreation area and applicable laws. 

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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des3 ignated or expanded by subsection (a) in accordance 

4 with— 

5 ‘‘(A) this title; 

6 ‘‘(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage7 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

8 ‘‘(C) any other applicable laws (including 

9 regulations). 

10 ‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

11 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, 

12 but not later than 3 years after the date of enact13 ment of this title, the Secretary shall— 

14 ‘‘(i) amend existing resource manage15 ment plans applicable to the off-highway ve16 hicle recreation areas designated or ex17 panded by subsection (a); or 

18 ‘‘(ii) develop new management plans 

19 for each off-highway vehicle recreation area 

20 designated or expanded under that sub21 section. 

22 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amended 

23 plans under subparagraph (A) shall be designed 

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1 and other recreational opportunities within the 

2 applicable recreation area consistent with— 

3 ‘‘(i) the purpose described in subsection 

4 (b); and 

5 ‘‘(ii) any applicable laws (including 

6 regulations). 

7 ‘‘(C) INTERIM PLANS.—Pending completion 

8 of a new management plan under subparagraph 

9 (A), the existing resource management plans 

10 shall govern the use of the applicable off-highway 

11 vehicle recreation area. 

12 ‘‘(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

13 all Federal land within the off-highway vehicle recreation 

14 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) is with15 drawn from— 

16 ‘‘(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis17 posal under the public land laws; 

18 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min19 ing laws; and 

20 ‘‘(3) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under 

21 all laws relating to mineral leasing, geothermal leas22 ing, or mineral materials. 

23 ‘‘(g) STUDY.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

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1 this title, the Secretary shall complete a study to 

2 identify Bureau of Land Management land within 

3 the California Desert Conservation Area that is suit4 able for addition to the off-highway vehicle recreation 

5 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a). 

6 ‘‘(2) STUDY AREAS.—The study required under 

7 paragraph (1) shall include— 

8 ‘‘(A) certain Bureau of Land Management 

9 land in the California Desert Conservation Area, 

10 comprising approximately 41,000 acres, as gen11 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Spangler 

12 Hills Proposed Expansion Study Area’ and 

13 dated March 9, 2018; 

14 ‘‘(B) certain Bureau of Land Management 

15 land in the California Desert Conservation Area, 

16 comprising approximately 680 acres, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘El Mirage 

18 Proposed Expansion Study Area’ and dated Feb19 ruary 22, 2018; and 

20 ‘‘(C) certain Bureau of Land Management 

21 land in the California Desert Conservation Area, 

22 comprising approximately 10,130 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Johnson Val24 ley Proposed Expansion Study Area’ and dated 

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1 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the study 

2 under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

3 ‘‘(A) seek input from stakeholders, includ4 ing— 

5 ‘‘(i) the State, including— 

6 ‘‘(I) the California Public Utili7 ties Commission; and 

8 ‘‘(II) the California Energy Com9 mission; 

10 ‘‘(ii) San Bernardino County, Cali11 fornia; 

12 ‘‘(iii) the public; 

13 ‘‘(iv) recreational user groups; 

14 ‘‘(v) conservation organizations; 

15 ‘‘(vi) the Southern California Edison 

16 Company; 

17 ‘‘(vii) the Pacific Gas and Electric 

18 Company; and 

19 ‘‘(viii) other Federal agencies, includ20 ing the Department of Defense; 

21 ‘‘(B) identify and exclude from consider22 ation any land that— 

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1 ‘‘(ii) may be suitable for renewable en2 ergy development; or 

3 ‘‘(iii) may be necessary for energy 

4 transmission; and 

5 ‘‘(C) not recommend or approve expansion 

6 of off-highway recreation areas within the Cali7 fornia Desert Conservation Area that collectively 

8 would exceed the total acres administratively 

9 designated for off-highway recreation within the 

10 California Desert Conservation Area as of the 

11 day before the date of enactment of the National 

12 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 

13 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 672). 

14 ‘‘(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretary shall 

15 consider the information and recommendations of the 

16 study completed under paragraph (1) to determine 

17 the impacts of expanding off-highway vehicle recre18 ation areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) 

19 on the California Desert Conservation Area, in ac20 cordance with— 

21 ‘‘(A) the National Environmental Policy 

22 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

23 ‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

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1 ‘‘(C) any other applicable law (including 

2 regulations), plan, and the Desert Renewable 

3 Energy Conservation Plan. 

4 ‘‘(5) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On completion 

5 of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

6 submit the study to— 

7 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

8 the House of Representatives; and 

9 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

10 Resources of the Senate. 

11 ‘‘(h) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY UTIL12 ITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

13 ‘‘(1) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 

14 ‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of15 way for the customary operation, maintenance, 

16 upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 

17 right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 

18 energy transport facility activities (including the 

19 use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 

20 other aerial device) in a right-of-way issued, 

21 granted, or permitted to Southern California 

22 Edison Company (including any predecessor or 

23 successor in interest or assign) that is located on 

24 land included in— 


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1 ‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi2 cle Recreation Area; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills National Off4 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or 

5 ‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley National Off 

6 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; 

7 ‘‘(B) affects the application, siting, route se8 lection, right-of-way acquisition, or construction 

9 of the Coolwater-Lugo transmission project, as 

10 may be approved by the California Public Utili11 ties Commission and the Bureau of Land Man12 agement; or 

13 ‘‘(C) prohibits the upgrading or replacement 

14 of any Southern California Edison Company— 

15 ‘‘(i) utility facility, including such a 

16 utility facility known on the date of enact17 ment of this title as— 

18 ‘‘(I) ‘Gale-PS 512 transmission 

19 lines or rights-of-way’; or 

20 ‘‘(II) ‘Patio, Jack Ranch, and 

21 Kenworth distribution circuits or 

22 rights-of-way’; or 

23 ‘‘(ii) energy transport facility in a 

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1 by the Secretary adjacent to a utility facil2 ity referred to in clause (i). 

3 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary, in 

4 consultation with the Southern California Edison 

5 Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer6 gency access by the Southern California Edison Com7 pany to the rights-of-way of the Company by the date 

8 that is 1 year after the later of— 

9 ‘‘(A) the date of enactment of this title; and 

10 ‘‘(B) the date of issuance of a new energy 

11 transport facility right-of-way within— 

12 ‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi13 cle Recreation Area; 

14 ‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills National Off15 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or 

16 ‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley National Off 

17 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 

18 ‘‘(i) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY

19 FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

20 ‘‘(1) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 

21 ‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of22 way for the customary operation, maintenance, 

23 upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 

24 right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 

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1 hicle, helicopter, and other aerial device) in a 

2 right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to Pa3 cific Gas and Electric Company (including any 

4 predecessor or successor in interest or assign) 

5 that is located on land included in the Spangler 

6 Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

7 Area; or 

8 ‘‘(B) prohibits the upgrading or replace9 ment of any— 

10 ‘‘(i) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas 

11 and Electric Company, including those util12 ity facilities known on the date of enact13 ment of this title as— 

14 ‘‘(I) ‘Gas Transmission Line 311 

15 or rights-of-way’; or 

16 ‘‘(II) ‘Gas Transmission Line 372 

17 or rights-of-way’; or 

18 ‘‘(ii) utility facilities of the Pacific 

19 Gas and Electric Company in rights-of-way 

20 issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec21 retary adjacent to a utility facility referred 

22 to in clause (i). 

23 ‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 year 

24 after the date of enactment of this title or the issuance 

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1 Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre2 ation Area, whichever is later, the Secretary, in con3 sultation with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

4 shall publish plans for regular and emergency access 

5 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to the 

6 rights-of-way of the Pacific Gas and Electric Com7 pany. 

8 ‘‘TITLE XIV—ALABAMA HILLS 

9 SCENIC AREA 

10 ‘‘SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 

11 ‘‘In this title: 

12 ‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage13 ment plan’ means the management plan for the Sce14 nic Area developed under section 1403(a). 

15 ‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘Map’ means the map enti16 tled ‘Proposed Alabama Hills National Scenic Area’ 

17 and dated September 8, 2014. 

18 ‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor19 ized vehicle’ means a motorized or mechanized vehicle 

20 and includes, when used by a utility, mechanized 

21 equipment, a helicopter, and any other aerial device 

22 necessary to maintain electrical or communications 

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1 ‘‘(4) SCENIC AREA.—The term ‘Scenic Area’ 

2 means the Alabama Hills Scenic Area established by 

3 section 1402(a). 

4 ‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

5 of California. 

6 ‘‘(6) TRIBE.—The term ‘Tribe’ means the Lone 

7 Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. 

8 ‘‘SEC. 1402. ALABAMA HILLS SCENIC AREA, CALIFORNIA. 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

10 rights, there is established in Inyo County, California, the 

11 Alabama Hills Scenic Area, to be comprised of the approxi12 mately 18,610 acres generally depicted on the Map as ‘Na13 tional Scenic Area’. 

14 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Scenic Area is to 

15 conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, use, and en16 joyment of present and future generations the nationally 

17 significant scenic, cultural, geological, educational, biologi18 cal, historical, recreational, cinematographic, and scientific 

19 resources of the Scenic Area managed consistent with sec20 tion 302(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732(a)). 

22 ‘‘(c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

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1 file a map and a legal description of the Scenic Area 

2 with— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

4 Resources of the Senate; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of 

6 the House of Representatives. 

7 ‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de8 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

9 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex10 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

11 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip12 tions. 

13 ‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

14 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

15 on file and available for public inspection in the ap16 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau 

17 of Land Management. 

18 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall manage 

19 the Scenic Area— 

20 ‘‘(1) as a component of the National Landscape 

21 Conservation System; 

22 ‘‘(2) so as not to impact the future continuing 

23 operation and maintenance of any activities associ24 ated with valid, existing rights, including water 

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1 ‘‘(3) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 

2 enhances the resources and values of the Scenic Area 

3 described in subsection (b); and 

4 ‘‘(4) in accordance with— 

5 ‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage6 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

7 ‘‘(B) this title; and 

8 ‘‘(C) any other applicable laws. 

9 ‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow 

11 only such uses of the Scenic Area as the Secretary de12 termines would further the purposes of the Scenic 

13 Area as described in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(2) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—Except as oth15 erwise provided in this title or other applicable law, 

16 or as the Secretary determines to be necessary for 

17 public health and safety, the Secretary shall allow ex18 isting recreational uses of the Scenic Area to con19 tinue, including hiking, mountain biking, rock climb20 ing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, 

21 and appropriate authorized motorized vehicle use in 

22 accordance with paragraph (3). 

23 ‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as other24 wise specified in this title, or as necessary for admin25 istrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the 


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1 use of motorized vehicles in the Scenic Area shall be 

2 permitted only on— 

3 ‘‘(A) roads and trails designated by the Sec4 retary for use of motorized vehicles as part of a 

5 management plan sustaining a semiprimitive 

6 motorized experience; or 

7 ‘‘(B) county-maintained roads in accord8 ance with applicable State and county laws. 

9 ‘‘(f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 

11 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Sce12 nic Area. 

13 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE SCENIC AREA.—The 

14 fact that an activity or use on land outside the Scenic 

15 Area can be seen or heard within the Scenic Area 

16 shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 

17 boundaries of the Scenic Area. 

18 ‘‘(g) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide private 

19 landowners adequate access to inholdings in the Scenic 

20 Area. 

21 ‘‘(h) FILMING.—Nothing in this title prohibits filming 

22 (including commercial film production, student filming, 

23 and still photography) within the Scenic Area— 

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1 ‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

2 and practices as the Secretary considers to be 

3 necessary; and 

4 ‘‘(B) applicable law; and 

5 ‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 

6 described in subsection (b). 

7 ‘‘(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title affects 

8 the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect 

9 to fish and wildlife. 

10 ‘‘(j) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Sce11 nic Area, including grazing under the Alabama Hills allot12 ment and the George Creek allotment, as established before 

13 the date of enactment of this title, shall be permitted to con14 tinue— 

15 ‘‘(1) subject to— 

16 ‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 

17 and practices as the Secretary considers to be 

18 necessary; and 

19 ‘‘(B) applicable law; and 

20 ‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 

21 described in subsection (b). 

22 ‘‘(k) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

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1 drawals, the Federal land within the Scenic Area is with2 drawn from all forms of— 

3 ‘‘(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

4 public land laws; 

5 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min6 ing laws; and 

7 ‘‘(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to 

8 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

9 ‘‘(l) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

10 title prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Fed11 eral, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from con12 ducting wildland fire operations in the Scenic Area, con13 sistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). 

14 ‘‘(m) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

15 may enter into cooperative agreements with, State, Tribal, 

16 and local governmental entities and private entities to con17 duct research, interpretation, or public education or to 

18 carry out any other initiative relating to the restoration, 

19 conservation, or management of the Scenic Area. 

20 ‘‘(n) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

21 ‘‘(1) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 

22 ‘‘(A) affects the existence, use, operation, 

23 maintenance (including vegetation control), re24 pair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, 

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1 addition, relocation, improvement, funding, re2 moval, or replacement of any utility facility or 

3 appurtenant right-of-way within or adjacent to 

4 the Scenic Area; 

5 ‘‘(B) subject to subsection (e), affects nec6 essary or efficient access to utility facilities or 

7 rights-of-way within or adjacent to the Scenic 

8 Area; and 

9 ‘‘(C) precludes the Secretary from author10 izing the establishment of new utility facility 

11 rights-of-way (including instream sites, routes, 

12 and areas) within the Scenic Area in a manner 

13 that minimizes harm to the purpose of the Sce14 nic Area as described in subsection (b)— 

15 ‘‘(i) in accordance with the National 

16 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

17 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other applica18 ble law; 

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1 natives within existing rights-of-way or out2 side of the Scenic Area. 

3 ‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Consistent with this 

4 title, the Management Plan shall establish plans for 

5 maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way 

6 within the Scenic Area. 

7 ‘‘SEC. 1403. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

8 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

9 date of enactment of this title, in accordance with sub10 sections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall develop a com11 prehensive plan for the long-term management of the Scenic 

12 Area. 

13 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management 

14 plan, the Secretary shall consult with— 

15 ‘‘(1) appropriate State, Tribal, and local govern16 mental entities, including Inyo County, the Los Ange17 les Department of Water and Power, and the Tribe; 

18 ‘‘(2) utilities, including Southern California 

19 Edison Company; 

20 ‘‘(3) the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group; and 

21 ‘‘(4) members of the public. 

22 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT.—In accordance with this title, the 

23 management plan shall establish plans for maintenance of 

24 public utility and other rights-of-way within the Scenic 

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1 ‘‘(d) INCORPORATION.—In developing the management 

2 plan, in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall 

3 allow, in perpetuity, casual use mining limited to the use 

4 of hand tools, metal detectors, hand-fed dry washers, vacu5 um cleaners, gold pans, small sluices, and similar items. 

6 ‘‘(e) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion of 

7 the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the Sce8 nic Area in accordance with section 1402(b). 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1404. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAI10 UTE-SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 

11 ‘‘(a) TRUST LAND.—As soon as practicable after the 

12 date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall take the 

13 approximately 132 acres of Federal land depicted on the 

14 Map as ‘Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Addition’ 

15 into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to the condi16 tions that— 

17 ‘‘(1) the land shall be subject to all easements, 

18 covenants, conditions, restrictions, withdrawals, and 

19 other matters of record in existence on the date of en20 actment of this title; and 

21 ‘‘(2) the Federal land over which the right-of22 way for the Los Angeles Aqueduct is located, generally 

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1 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 801, chapter 3926), shall not be 

2 taken into trust for the Tribe. 

3 ‘‘(b) RESERVATION LAND.—The land taken into trust 

4 pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered to be a part 

5 of the reservation of the Tribe. 

6 ‘‘(c) GAMING PROHIBITION.—Land taken into trust 

7 under subsection (a) shall not be eligible, or considered to 

8 have been taken into trust, for gaming (within the meaning 

9 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 

10 seq.)). 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1405. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 

12 ‘‘Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 

13 40 acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘USFS 

14 Transfer to BLM’ is transferred from the Forest Service to 

15 the Bureau of Land Management. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1406. PROTECTION OF SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL 

17 OPPORTUNITIES. 

18 ‘‘(a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title limits 

19 the provision of any commercial service for existing or his20 toric recreation use, as authorized by the permit process of 

21 the Bureau of Land Management. 

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1 thorized on the day before the date of enactment of this 

2 title.’’. 

3 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 

4 SEC. 501. TRANSFER OF LAND TO ANZA-BORREGO DESERT 

5 STATE PARK. 

6 Title VII of the California Desert Protection Act of 

7 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–71 et seq.) is amended by adding 

8 at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 712. TRANSFER OF LAND TO ANZA-BORREGO DESERT 

10 STATE PARK. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On termination of all mining 

12 claims to the land described in subsection (b), the Secretary 

13 shall transfer the land described in that subsection to the 

14 State of California. 

15 ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to in 

16 subsection (a) is certain Bureau of Land Management land 

17 in San Diego County, California, comprising approxi18 mately 934 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

19 ‘Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area Proposed Transfer 

20 to the State’ and dated July 15, 2009. 

21 ‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The land transferred under 

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1 fornia Public Resources Code sections 5093.30– 

2 5093.40). 

3 ‘‘(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights, the land transferred under subsection (a) is 

5 withdrawn from— 

6 ‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

7 disposal under the public land laws; 

8 ‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 

9 mining laws; and 

10 ‘‘(C) disposition under all laws relating to 

11 mineral and geothermal leasing. 

12 ‘‘(3) REVERSION.—If the State ceases to manage 

13 the land transferred under subsection (a) as part of 

14 the State Park System or in a manner inconsistent 

15 with the California Wilderness Act (California Public 

16 Resources Code sections 5093.30–5093.40), the land 

17 shall revert to the Secretary at the discretion of the 

18 Secretary, to be managed as a Wilderness Study 

19 Area.’’. 

20 SEC. 502. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

21 Title VII of the California Desert Protection Act of 

22 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–71 et seq.) (as amended by section 

23 501) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

24 ‘‘SEC. 713. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

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1 ‘‘(1) assess the impacts of habitat fragmentation 

2 on wildlife in the California Desert Conservation 

3 Area; and 

4 ‘‘(2) establish policies and procedures to ensure 

5 the preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate 

6 species migration. 

7 ‘‘(b) STUDY.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 

9 not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment of 

10 this section, the Secretary shall complete a study re11 garding the impact of habitat fragmentation on wild12 life in the California Desert Conservation Area. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The study under paragraph 

14 (1) shall— 

15 ‘‘(A) identify the species migrating, or like16 ly to migrate in the California Desert Conserva17 tion Area; 

18 ‘‘(B) examine the impacts and potential im19 pacts of habitat fragmentation on— 

20 ‘‘(i) plants, insects, and animals; 

21 ‘‘(ii) soil; 

22 ‘‘(iii) air quality; 

23 ‘‘(iv) water quality and quantity; and 

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1 ‘‘(C) identify critical wildlife and species 

2 migration corridors recommended for preserva3 tion; and 

4 ‘‘(D) include recommendations for ensuring 

5 the biological connectivity of public land man6 aged by the Secretary and the Secretary of De7 fense throughout the California Desert Conserva8 tion Area. 

9 ‘‘(3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall con10 sider the information and recommendations of the 

11 study under paragraph (1) to determine the indi12 vidual and cumulative impacts of rights-of-way for 

13 projects in the California Desert Conservation Area, 

14 in accordance with— 

15 ‘‘(A) the National Environmental Policy 

16 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

17 ‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

18 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

19 ‘‘(C) any other applicable law. 

20 ‘‘(c) LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The Secretary shall 

21 incorporate into all land management plans applicable to 

22 the California Desert Conservation Area the findings and 

23 recommendations of the study completed under subsection 

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1 SEC. 503. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, AND 

2 CONSERVATION LAND. 

3 Title VII of the California Desert Protection Act of 

4 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–71 et seq.) (as amended by section 

5 502) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 714. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, AND 

7 CONSERVATION LAND. 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) ACQUIRED LAND.—The term ‘acquired land’ 

10 means any land acquired within the Conservation 

11 Area using amounts from the land and water con12 servation fund established under section 200302 of 

13 title 54, United States Code. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘Conserva15 tion Area’ means the California Desert Conservation 

16 Area. 

17 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION LAND.—The term ‘conserva18 tion land’ means any land within the Conservation 

19 Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions of a 

20 Federal habitat conservation plan, general conserva21 tion plan, or State natural communities conservation 

22 plan, including— 

23 ‘‘(A) national conservation land established 

24 pursuant to section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omni25 bus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 

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1 ‘‘(B) areas of critical environmental con2 cern established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) of 

3 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

4 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)). 

5 ‘‘(4) DONATED LAND.—The term ‘donated land’ 

6 means any private land donated to the United States 

7 for conservation purposes in the Conservation Area. 

8 ‘‘(5) DONOR.—The term ‘donor’ means an indi9 vidual or entity that donates private land within the 

10 Conservation Area to the United States. 

11 ‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

12 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bu13 reau of Land Management. 

14 ‘‘(7) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

15 of California. 

16 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided in sub17 section (c), the Secretary shall not authorize the use of ac18 quired land, conservation land, or donated land within the 

19 Conservation Area for any activities contrary to the con20 servation purposes for which the land was acquired, des21 ignated, or donated, including— 

22 ‘‘(1) disposal; 

23 ‘‘(2) rights-of-way; 

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1 ‘‘(5) infrastructure development, except as pro2 vided in subsection (c); 

3 ‘‘(6) mineral entry; and 

4 ‘‘(7) off-highway vehicle use, except on— 

5 ‘‘(A) designated routes; 

6 ‘‘(B) off-highway vehicle areas designated 

7 by law; and 

8 ‘‘(C) administratively designated open 

9 areas. 

10 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION BY SECRETARY.—Subject 

12 to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize lim13 ited exceptions to prohibited uses of acquired land or 

14 donated land in the Conservation Area if— 

15 ‘‘(A) a right-of-way application for a re16 newable energy development project or associated 

17 energy transport facility on acquired land or do18 nated land was submitted to the Bureau of Land 

19 Management on or before December 1, 2009; or 

20 ‘‘(B) after the completion and consideration 

21 of an analysis under the National Environ22 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

23 seq.), the Secretary has determined that proposed 

24 use is in the public interest. 

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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary grants 

2 an exception to the prohibition under paragraph 

3 (1), the Secretary shall require the permittee to 

4 donate private land of comparable value located 

5 within the Conservation Area to the United 

6 States to mitigate the use. 

7 ‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The private land to be 

8 donated under subparagraph (A) shall be ap9 proved by the Secretary after— 

10 ‘‘(i) consultation, to the maximum ex11 tent practicable, with the donor of the pri12 vate land proposed for nonconservation 

13 uses; and 

14 ‘‘(ii) an opportunity for public com15 ment regarding the donation. 

16 ‘‘(d) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this section 

17 affects permitted or prohibited uses of donated land or ac18 quired land in the Conservation Area established in any 

19 easements, deed restrictions, memoranda of understanding, 

20 or other agreements in existence on the date of enactment 

21 of this section. 

22 ‘‘(e) DEED RESTRICTIONS.—Effective beginning on the 

23 date of enactment of this section, within the Conservation 

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1 ‘‘(1) accept deed restrictions requested by land2 owners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired by, 

3 the United States; and 

4 ‘‘(2) consistent with existing rights, create deed 

5 restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights re6 lating to any public land determined by the Secretary 

7 to be necessary— 

8 ‘‘(A) to fulfill the mitigation requirements 

9 resulting from the development of renewable re10 sources; or 

11 ‘‘(B) to satisfy the conditions of— 

12 ‘‘(i) a habitat conservation plan or 

13 general conservation plan established pursu14 ant to section 10 of the Endangered Species 

15 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539); or 

16 ‘‘(ii) a natural communities conserva17 tion plan approved by the State.’’. 

18 SEC. 504. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS. 

19 Section 705 of the California Desert Protection Act of 

20 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–75) is amended— 

21 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 

22 (c); 

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1 ‘‘(a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure access to 

2 areas designated under this Act by members of Indian 

3 Tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, con4 sistent with applicable law, including Public Law 95–341 

5 (commonly known as the ‘American Indian Religious Free6 dom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996). 

7 ‘‘(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica9 ble law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

10 known as the ‘American Indian Religious Freedom 

11 Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996), and subject to paragraph (2), 

12 the Secretary, on request of an Indian Tribe or In13 dian religious community, shall temporarily close to 

14 general public use any portion of an area designated 

15 as a national monument, special management area, 

16 wild and scenic river, area of critical environmental 

17 concern, or National Park System unit under this Act 

18 (referred to in this subsection as a ‘designated area’) 

19 to protect the privacy of traditional cultural and reli20 gious activities in the designated area by members of 

21 the Indian tribe or Indian religious community. 

22 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—In closing a portion of a des23 ignated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

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1 the minimum period necessary for the traditional cul2 tural and religious activities.’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

5 PLAN.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

7 the date of enactment of the California Desert Protec8 tion and Recreation Act of 2018, the Secretary shall 

9 develop and implement a Tribal cultural resources 

10 management plan to identify, protect, and conserve 

11 cultural resources of Indian tribes associated with the 

12 Xam Kwatchan Trail network extending from 

13 Avikwaame (Spirit Mountain, Nevada) to Avikwlal 

14 (Pilot Knob, California). 

15 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con16 sult on the development and implementation of the 

17 Tribal cultural resources management plan under 

18 paragraph (1) with— 

19 ‘‘(A) each of— 

20 ‘‘(i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; 

21 ‘‘(ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation; 

22 ‘‘(iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; 

23 ‘‘(iv) the Colorado River Indian 

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1 ‘‘(vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and 

2 ‘‘(B) the Advisory Council on Historic Pres3 ervation. 

4 ‘‘(3) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—The Tribal cul5 tural resources management plan developed under 

6 paragraph (1) shall— 

7 ‘‘(A) be based on a completed Tribal cul8 tural resources survey; and 

9 ‘‘(B) include procedures for identifying, 

10 protecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient 

11 trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and 

12 other resources of cultural, archaeological, or his13 torical significance in accordance with all appli14 cable laws and policies, including— 

15 ‘‘(i) chapter 2003 of title 54, United 

16 States Code; 

17 ‘‘(ii) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

18 known as the ‘American Indian Religious 

19 Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996); 

20 ‘‘(iii) the Archaeological Resources 

21 Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et 

22 seq.); 

23 ‘‘(iv) the Native American Graves Pro24 tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 

25 3001 et seq.); and 


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1 ‘‘(v) Public Law 103–141 (commonly 

2 known as the ‘Religious Freedom Restora3 tion Act of 1993’) (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et 

4 seq.). 

5 ‘‘(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

6 all Federal land within the area administratively with7 drawn and known as the ‘Indian Pass Withdrawal Area’ 

8 is permanently withdrawn from— 

9 ‘‘(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis10 posal under the public land laws; 

11 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min12 ing laws; and 

13 ‘‘(3) right-of-way leasing and disposition under 

14 all laws relating to minerals or solar, wind, or geo15 thermal energy.’’. 

16 SEC. 505. RELEASE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY LAND IN17 TERESTS. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) 1932 ACT.—The term ‘‘1932 Act’’ means the 

20 Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 270). 

21 (2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

22 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 

23 (b) RELEASE.—Subject to valid existing claims per24 fected prior to the effective date of the 1932 Act and the 

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1 retary shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the 

2 District, in a form recordable in local county records, and 

3 subject to the approval of the District, after consultation 

4 and without monetary consideration, all right, title, and 

5 remaining interest of the United States in and to the land 

6 that was conveyed to the District pursuant to the 1932 Act 

7 or any other law authorizing conveyance subject to restric8 tions or reversionary interests retained by the United 

9 States, on request by the District. 

10 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A conveyance author11 ized by subsection (b) shall be subject to the following terms 

12 and conditions: 

13 (1) The District shall cover, or reimburse the 

14 Secretary for, the costs incurred by the Secretary to 

15 make the conveyance, including title searches, surveys, 

16 deed preparation, attorneys’ fees, and similar ex17 penses. 

18 (2) By accepting the conveyances, the District 

19 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United 

20 States with regard to any boundary dispute relating 

21 to any parcel conveyed under this section. 

22 SEC. 506. CALIFORNIA STATE SCHOOL LAND. 

23 Section 707 of the California Desert Protection Act of 

24 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–77) is amended— 

25 (1) in subsection (a)— 


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1 (A) in the first sentence— 

2 (i) by striking ‘‘Upon request of the 

3 California State Lands Commission (here4 inafter in this section referred to as the 

5 ‘Commission’), the Secretary shall enter 

6 into negotiations for an agreement’’ and in7 serting the following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall negotiate 

9 in good faith to reach an agreement with the Cali10 fornia State Lands Commission (referred to in this 

11 section as the ‘Commission’)’’; and 

12 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, national monu13 ments, off-highway vehicle recreation 

14 areas,’’ after ‘‘more of the wilderness areas’’; 

15 and 

16 (B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

17 Secretary shall negotiate in good faith to’’ and 

18 inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) AGREEMENT.—To the maximum extent 

20 practicable, not later than 10 years after the date of 

21 enactment of this title, the Secretary shall’’; 

22 (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, national 

23 monuments, off-highway vehicle recreation areas,’’ 

24 after ‘‘wilderness areas’’; and 


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1 (3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(5) SPECIAL DEPOSIT FUND ACCOUNT.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Assembled land ex5 changes may be used to carry out this section 

6 through the sale of surplus Federal property and 

7 subsequent acquisitions of State school land. 

8 ‘‘(B) RECEIPTS.—Past and future receipts 

9 from the sale of property described in subsection 

10 (a), less any costs incurred related to the sale, 

11 shall be deposited in a Special Deposit Fund Ac12 count established in the Treasury. 

13 ‘‘(C) USE.—Funds accumulated in the Spe14 cial Deposit Fund Account may be used by the 

15 Secretary, without further appropriation, to ac16 quire State school lands or interest in the land 

17 consistent with this section.’’. 

18 SEC. 507. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

19 (a) AMARGOSA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

20 3(a)(196)(A) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

21 1274(a)(196)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(A) The approximately 6.1-mile segment of 

23 the Amargosa River in the State of California, 

24 from 100 feet downstream of the State Highway 

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1 Hot Springs Road crossing, to be administered 

2 by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic 

3 river.’’. 

4 (b) ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild 

5 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by 

6 adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(214) SURPRISE CANYON CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

8 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following segments 

9 of Surprise Canyon Creek in the State of Cali10 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

11 Interior: 

12 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of 

13 Surprise Canyon Creek from the confluence 

14 of Frenchman’s Canyon and Water Canyon 

15 to 100 feet upstream of Chris Wicht Camp, 

16 as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.8 miles of 

18 Surprise Canyon Creek from 100 feet up19 stream of Chris Wicht Camp to the southern 

20 boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 44 E., as 

21 a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON HISTORIC MINING STRUC23 TURES.—Nothing in this paragraph affects the 

24 historic mining structures associated with the 

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1 ‘‘(215) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following segments 

3 of Deep Creek in the State of California, to be 

4 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

5 ‘‘(i) The approximately 6.5-mile seg6 ment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 

7 Rainbow Dam site in sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 

8 2 W., to 0.25 miles upstream of the Road 

9 3N34 crossing, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 

11 mile upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing to 

12 0.25 mile downstream of the Road 3N34 

13 crossing, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The 2.5-mile segment from 0.25 

15 miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 

16 crossing to 0.25 miles upstream of the Trail 

17 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(iv) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 

19 miles upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing 

20 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Trail 2W01 

21 crossing, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(v) The 10-mile segment from 0.25 

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1 flood zone in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., as 

2 a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(vi) The 11-mile segment of Holcomb 

4 Creek from 100 yards downstream of the 

5 Road 3N12 crossing to .25 miles down6 stream of Holcomb Crossing, as a rec7 reational river. 

8 ‘‘(vii) The 3.5-mile segment of the Hol9 comb Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 

10 Holcomb Crossing to the Deep Creek con11 fluence, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON SKI OPERATIONS.—Noth13 ing in this paragraph affects— 

14 ‘‘(i) the operations of the Snow Valley 

15 Ski Resort; or 

16 ‘‘(ii) the State regulation of water 

17 rights and water quality associated with the 

18 operation of the Snow Valley Ski Resort. 

19 ‘‘(216) WHITEWATER RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—The 

20 following segments of the Whitewater River in the 

21 State of California, to be administered by the Sec22 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte23 rior, acting jointly: 

24 ‘‘(A) The 5.8-mile segment of the North 

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1 River near Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence 

2 with the Middle Fork, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(B) The 6.4-mile segment of the Middle 

4 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

5 River to the confluence with the South Fork, as 

6 a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of the South Fork 

8 Whitewater River from the confluence of the 

9 River with the East Fork to the section line be10 tween sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., as 

11 a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(D) The 1-mile segment of the South Fork 

13 Whitewater River from the section line between 

14 sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to the sec15 tion line between sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 

16 2 E., as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(E) The 4.9-mile segment of the South 

18 Fork Whitewater River from the section line be19 tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to 

20 the confluence with the Middle Fork, as a wild 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(F) The 5.4-mile segment of the main stem 

23 of the Whitewater River from the confluence of 

24 the South and Middle Forks to the San Gorgonio 

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1 ‘‘(G) The 3.6-mile segment of the main stem 

2 of the Whitewater River from the San Gorgonio 

3 Wilderness boundary to .25 miles upstream of 

4 the southern boundary of section 35, T. 2 S., R. 

5 3 E., as a recreational river.’’. 

6 SEC. 508. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) SHORT TITLE.—Section 1 of the California Desert 

8 Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa note; Public Law 

9 103–433) is amended by striking ‘‘1 and 2, and titles I 

10 through IX’’ and inserting ‘‘1, 2, and 3, titles I through 

11 IX, and titles XIII and XIV’’. 

12 (b) DEFINITIONS.—The California Desert Protection 

13 Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4471) is 

14 amended by inserting after section 2 the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) TITLES I THROUGH IX.—In titles I through IX, 

17 the term ‘this Act’ means only— 

18 ‘‘(1) sections 1 and 2; and 

19 ‘‘(2) titles I through IX. 

20 ‘‘(b) TITLES XIII AND XIV.—In titles XIII and XIV: 

21 ‘‘(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘Conserva22 tion Area’ means the California Desert Conservation 

23 Area. 

24 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

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1 ‘‘(A) with respect to land under the juris2 diction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec3 retary of the Interior; and 

4 ‘‘(B) with respect to land under the juris5 diction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec6 retary of Agriculture. 

7 ‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 

8 of California.’’. 

9 SEC. 509. JUNIPER FLATS. 

10 The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is 

11 amended by striking section 711 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–81) 

12 and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘SEC. 711. JUNIPER FLATS. 

14 ‘‘Development of renewable energy generation facilities 

15 (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for the transmission 

16 of energy and telecommunication facilities and infrastruc17 ture) is prohibited on the approximately 28,000 acres of 

18 Federal land generally depicted as ‘BLM Land Withdrawn 

19 from Energy Development and Power Generation’ on the 

20 map entitled ‘Juniper Flats’ and dated September 21, 

21 2015.’’. 


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1 SEC. 510. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO CALIFORNIA 

2 MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL AND OVER3 FLIGHTS ACT OF 1994. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 801(b)(2) of the California 

5 Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 1994 

6 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82 note; Public Law 103–433) is 

7 amended by inserting ‘‘, special management areas, off8 highway vehicle recreation areas, scenic areas,’’ before ‘‘and 

9 wilderness areas’’. 

10 (b) OVERFLIGHTS; SPECIAL AIRSPACE.—Section 802 

11 of the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Over12 flights Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82) is amended— 

13 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, scenic 

14 areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, or special 

15 management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by this Act’’; 

16 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, scenic 

17 areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, or special 

18 management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by this Act’’; 

19 and 

20 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES.—Noth22 ing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary of De23 fense to conduct military operations at installations and 

24 ranges within the California Desert Conservation Area that 

25 are authorized under any other provision of law.’’. 


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1 SEC. 511. DESERT TORTOISE CONSERVATION CENTER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish, oper3 ate, and maintain a trans-State desert tortoise conservation 

4 center (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’) on public 

5 land along the California-Nevada border— 

6 (1) to support desert tortoise research, disease 

7 monitoring, handling training, rehabilitation, and re8 introduction; 

9 (2) to provide temporary quarters for animals 

10 collected from authorized salvage from renewable en11 ergy sites; and 

12 (3) to ensure the full recovery and ongoing sur13 vival of the species. 

14 (b) CENTER.—In carrying out this section, the Sec15 retary shall— 

16 (1) seek the participation of or contract with 

17 qualified organizations with expertise in desert tor18 toise disease research and experience with desert tor19 toise translocation techniques, and scientific training 

20 of professional biologists for handling tortoises, to 

21 staff and manage the Center; 

22 (2) ensure that the Center engages in public out23 reach and education on tortoise handling; and 

24 (3) consult with the State and the State of Ne25 vada to ensure that the Center is operated consistent 

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1 (c) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Secretary 

2 may accept and expend contributions of non-Federal funds 

3 to establish, operate, and maintain the Center. 


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Calendar No. 722 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 857 

[Report No. 115–416] 

AN ACT 

To provide for conservation and enhanced recretion Area, and for other purposes. ation activities in the California Desert ConservaDECEMBER 5, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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