116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 47 

AN ACT 

To provide for the management of the natural resources 

of the United States, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

3 ‘‘Natural Resources Management Act’’. 

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

5 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 

TITLE I—PUBLIC LAND AND FORESTS 

Subtitle A—Land Exchanges and Conveyances 

Sec. 1001. Crags land exchange, Colorado. 

Sec. 1002. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 1003. Santa Ana River Wash Plan land exchange. 

Sec. 1004. Udall Park land exchange. 

Sec. 1005. Confirmation of State land grants. 

Sec. 1006. Custer County Airport conveyance. 

Sec. 1007. Pascua Yaqui Tribe land conveyance. 

Sec. 1008. La Paz County land conveyance. 

Sec. 1009. Lake Bistineau land title stability. 

Sec. 1010. Lake Fannin land conveyance. 

Sec. 1011. Land conveyance and utility right-of-way, Henry’s Lake Wilderness 

Study Area, Idaho. 

Sec. 1012. Conveyance to Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation. 

Sec. 1013. Public purpose conveyance to City of Hyde Park, Utah. 

Sec. 1014. Juab County conveyance. 

Sec. 1015. Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City land exchange. 

Sec. 1016. Cottonwood land exchange. 

Sec. 1017. Embry-Riddle Tri-City land exchange. 

Subtitle B—Public Land and National Forest System Management 

Sec. 1101. Bolts Ditch access. 

Sec. 1102. Clarification relating to a certain land description under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005. 

Sec. 1103. Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area. 

Sec. 1104. Maintenance or replacement of facilities and structures at Smith 

Gulch. 

Sec. 1105. Repeal of provision limiting the export of timber harvested from certain Kake Tribal Corporation land. 

Sec. 1106. Designation of Fowler and Boskoff Peaks. 

Sec. 1107. Coronado National Forest land conveyance. 

Sec. 1108. Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area boundary 

adjustment, Oregon. 

Sec. 1109. Maintenance of Federal mineral leases based on extraction of helium. 

Sec. 1110. Small miner waivers to claim maintenance fees. 

Sec. 1111. Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and National Monument. 
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Sec. 1112. Owyhee Wilderness Areas boundary modifications. 

Sec. 1113. Chugach Region land study. 

Sec. 1114. Wildfire technology modernization. 

Sec. 1115. McCoy Flats Trail System. 

Sec. 1116. Technical corrections to certain laws relating to Federal land in the 

State of Nevada. 

Sec. 1117. Ashley Karst National Recreation and Geologic Area. 

Sec. 1118. John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area. 

Sec. 1119. Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment. 

Sec. 1120. Red River gradient boundary survey. 

Sec. 1121. San Juan County settlement implementation. 

Sec. 1122. Rio Puerco Watershed management program. 

Sec. 1123. Ashley Springs land conveyance. 

Subtitle C—Wilderness Designations and Withdrawals 

PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1201. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks conservation. 

Sec. 1202. Cerro del Yuta and Rı ́o San Antonio Wilderness Areas. 

Sec. 1203. Methow Valley, Washington, Federal land withdrawal. 

Sec. 1204. Emigrant Crevice withdrawal. 

Sec. 1205. Oregon Wildlands. 

PART II—EMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 1211. Definitions. 

Sec. 1212. Administration. 

Sec. 1213. Effect on water rights. 

Sec. 1214. Savings clause. 

SUBPART A—SAN RAFAEL SWELL RECREATION AREA

Sec. 1221. Establishment of Recreation Area. 

Sec. 1222. Management of Recreation Area. 

Sec. 1223. San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council. 

SUBPART B—WILDERNESS AREAS

Sec. 1231. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 1232. Administration. 

Sec. 1233. Fish and wildlife management. 

Sec. 1234. Release. 

SUBPART C—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION

Sec. 1241. Green River wild and scenic river designation. 

SUBPART D—LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONVEYANCES

Sec. 1251. Goblin Valley State Park. 

Sec. 1252. Jurassic National Monument. 

Sec. 1253. Public land disposal and acquisition. 

Sec. 1254. Public purpose conveyances. 

Sec. 1255. Exchange of BLM and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration land. 

Subtitle D—Wild and Scenic Rivers 
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Sec. 1301. Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook wild and scenic river. 

Sec. 1302. Wood-Pawcatuck watershed wild and scenic river segments. 

Sec. 1303. Nashua wild and scenic rivers, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. 

Subtitle E—California Desert Protection and Recreation 

Sec. 1401. Definitions. 

PART I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT

CONSERVATION AREA

Sec. 1411. California desert conservation and recreation. 

PART II—DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA

Sec. 1421. Vinagre Wash Special Management Area. 

PART III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS

Sec. 1431. Death Valley National Park boundary revision. 

Sec. 1432. Mojave National Preserve. 

Sec. 1433. Joshua Tree National Park. 

PART IV—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS

Sec. 1441. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas. 

PART V—MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 1451. Transfer of land to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. 

Sec. 1452. Wildlife corridors. 

Sec. 1453. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land. 

Sec. 1454. Tribal uses and interests. 

Sec. 1455. Release of Federal reversionary land interests. 

Sec. 1456. California State school land. 

Sec. 1457. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 1458. Conforming amendments. 

Sec. 1459. Juniper Flats. 

Sec. 1460. Conforming amendments to California Military Lands Withdrawal 

and Overflights Act of 1994. 

Sec. 1461. Desert tortoise conservation center. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL PARKS 

Subtitle A—Special Resource Studies 

Sec. 2001. Special resource study of James K. Polk presidential home. 

Sec. 2002. Special resource study of Thurgood Marshall school. 

Sec. 2003. Special resource study of President Street Station. 

Sec. 2004. Amache special resource study. 

Sec. 2005. Special resource study of George W. Bush Childhood Home. 

Subtitle B—National Park System Boundary Adjustments and Related 

Matters 

Sec. 2101. Shiloh National Military Park boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 2102. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park boundary. 

Sec. 2103. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park boundary. 

Sec. 2104. Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia. 
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Sec. 2105. Fort Scott National Historic Site boundary. 

Sec. 2106. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument boundary. 

Sec. 2107. Voyageurs National Park boundary adjustment. 

Sec. 2108. Acadia National Park boundary. 

Sec. 2109. Authority of Secretary of the Interior to accept certain properties, 

Missouri. 

Sec. 2110. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. 

Subtitle C—National Park System Redesignations 

Sec. 2201. Designation of Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. 

Sec. 2202. Redesignation of Robert Emmet Park. 

Sec. 2203. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. 

Sec. 2204. Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and Reconstruction 

Era National Historic Network. 

Sec. 2205. Golden Spike National Historical Park. 

Sec. 2206. World War II Pacific sites. 

Subtitle D—New Units of the National Park System 

Sec. 2301. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. 

Sec. 2302. Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument. 

Sec. 2303. Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument. 

Subtitle E—National Park System Management 

Sec. 2401. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline. 

Sec. 2402. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation 

program reauthorized. 

Sec. 2402A. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. 

Sec. 2403. Authorizing cooperative management agreements between the District of Columbia and the Secretary of the Interior. 

Sec. 2404. Fees for Medical Services. 

Sec. 2405. Authority to grant easements and rights-of-way over Federal lands 

within Gateway National Recreation Area. 

Sec. 2406. Adams Memorial Commission. 

Sec. 2407. Technical corrections to references to the African American Civil 

Rights Network. 

Sec. 2408. Transfer of the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory. 

Sec. 2409. Bows in parks. 

Sec. 2410. Wildlife management in parks. 

Sec. 2411. Pottawattamie County reversionary interest. 

Sec. 2412. Designation of Dean Stone Bridge. 

Subtitle F—National Trails and Related Matters 

Sec. 2501. North Country Scenic Trail Route adjustment. 

Sec. 2502. Extension of Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. 

Sec. 2503. American Discovery Trail signage. 

Sec. 2504. Pike National Historic Trail study. 

TITLE III—CONSERVATION AUTHORIZATIONS 

Sec. 3001. Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund. 

Sec. 3002. Conservation incentives landowner education program. 

TITLE IV—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS AND RELATED MATTERS 
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Subtitle A—National Policy 

Sec. 4001. Congressional declaration of national policy. 

Subtitle B—Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land 

Sec. 4101. Definitions. 

Sec. 4102. Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 

Sec. 4103. Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. 

Sec. 4104. Shooting ranges. 

Sec. 4105. Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on 

Federal land. 

Subtitle C—Open Book on Equal Access to Justice 

Sec. 4201. Federal action transparency. 

Subtitle D—Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for 

Veterans 

Sec. 4301. Federal closing date for hunting of ducks, mergansers, and coots. 

Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

Sec. 4401. Respect for treaties and rights. 

Sec. 4402. No priority. 

Sec. 4403. State authority for fish and wildlife. 

TITLE V—HAZARDS AND MAPPING 

Sec. 5001. National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System. 

Sec. 5002. Reauthorization of National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. 

TITLE VI—NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS 

Sec. 6001. National Heritage Area designations. 

Sec. 6002. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage Area. 

Sec. 6003. Finger Lakes National Heritage Area study. 

Sec. 6004. National Heritage Area amendments. 

TITLE VII—WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION 

Sec. 7001. Wildlife habitat and conservation. 

Sec. 7002. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. 

Sec. 7003. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. 

TITLE VIII—WATER AND POWER 

Subtitle A—Reclamation Title Transfer 

Sec. 8001. Purpose. 

Sec. 8002. Definitions. 

Sec. 8003. Authorization of transfers of title to eligible facilities. 

Sec. 8004. Eligibility criteria. 

Sec. 8005. Liability. 

Sec. 8006. Benefits. 

Sec. 8007. Compliance with other laws. 

Subtitle B—Endangered Fish Recovery Programs 
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Sec. 8101. Extension of authorization for annual base funding of fish recovery 

programs; removal of certain reporting requirement. 

Sec. 8102. Report on recovery implementation programs. 

Subtitle C—Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project 

Sec. 8201. Authorization of phase III. 

Sec. 8202. Modification of purposes and definitions. 

Sec. 8203. Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program. 

Sec. 8204. Yakima Basin water projects, operations, and authorizations. 

Subtitle D—Bureau of Reclamation Facility Conveyances 

Sec. 8301. Conveyance of Maintenance Complex and District Office of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma. 

Sec. 8302. Contra Costa Canal transfer. 

Subtitle E—Project Authorizations 

Sec. 8401. Extension of Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project. 

Subtitle F—Modifications of Existing Programs 

Sec. 8501. Watersmart. 

Subtitle G—Bureau of Reclamation Transparency 

Sec. 8601. Definitions. 

Sec. 8602. Asset Management Report enhancements for reserved works. 

Sec. 8603. Asset Management Report enhancements for transferred works. 

TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 

Sec. 9001. Every Kid Outdoors Act. 

Sec. 9002. Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act. 

Sec. 9003. 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act. 

Sec. 9004. National Nordic Museum Act. 

Sec. 9005. Designation of National George C. Marshall Museum and Library. 

Sec. 9006. 21st Century Respect Act. 

Sec. 9007. American World War II Heritage Cities. 

Sec. 9008. Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. 

Sec. 9009. Designation of National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. 

Sec. 9010. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec3 retary of the Interior. 
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1 TITLE I—PUBLIC LAND AND 

2 FORESTS 

3 Subtitle A—Land Exchanges and 

4 Conveyances 

5 SEC. 1001. CRAGS LAND EXCHANGE, COLORADO. 

6 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

7 (1) to authorize, direct, expedite and facilitate 

8 the land exchange set forth herein; and 

9 (2) to promote enhanced public outdoor rec10 reational and natural resource conservation opportu11 nities in the Pike National Forest near Pikes Peak, 

12 Colorado, via acquisition of the non-Federal land 

13 and trail easement. 

14 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) BHI.—The term ‘‘BHI’’ means Broadmoor 

16 Hotel, Inc., a Colorado corporation. 

17 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

18 means all right, title, and interest of the United 

19 States in and to approximately 83 acres of land 

20 within the Pike National Forest, El Paso County, 

21 Colorado, together with a nonexclusive perpetual ac22 cess easement to BHI to and from such land on 

23 Forest Service Road 371, as generally depicted on 

24 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Crags Land Exchange– 
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1 Federal Parcel–Emerald Valley Ranch’’ and dated 

2 March 2015. 

3 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed4 eral land’’ means the land and trail easement to be 

5 conveyed to the Secretary by BHI in the exchange 

6 and is— 

7 (A) approximately 320 acres of land within 

8 the Pike National Forest, Teller County, Colo9 rado, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

10 ‘‘Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Non-Federal 

11 Parcel–Crags Property’’ and dated March 2015; 

12 and 

13 (B) a permanent trail easement for the 

14 Barr Trail in El Paso County, Colorado, as 

15 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Pro16 posed Crags Land Exchange–Barr Trail Ease17 ment to United States’’ and dated March 2015, 

18 and which shall be considered as a voluntary 

19 donation to the United States by BHI for all 

20 purposes of law. 

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

22 the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise speci23 fied. 

24 (c) LAND EXCHANGE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—If BHI offers to convey to 

2 the Secretary all right, title, and interest of BHI in 

3 and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall ac4 cept the offer and simultaneously convey to BHI the 

5 Federal land. 

6 (2) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal 

7 land conveyed and donated to the Secretary under 

8 this section shall be acceptable to the Secretary and 

9 shall conform to the title approval standards of the 

10 Attorney General of the United States applicable to 

11 land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

12 (3) PERPETUAL ACCESS EASEMENT TO BHI.— 

13 The nonexclusive perpetual access easement to be 

14 granted to BHI as shown on the map referred to in 

15 subsection (b)(2) shall allow— 

16 (A) BHI to fully maintain, at BHI’s ex17 pense, and use Forest Service Road 371 from 

18 its junction with Forest Service Road 368 in 

19 accordance with historic use and maintenance 

20 patterns by BHI; and 

21 (B) full and continued public and adminis22 trative access and use of Forest Service Road 

23 371 in accordance with the existing Forest 

24 Service travel management plan, or as such 

25 plan may be revised by the Secretary. 
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1 (4) ROUTE AND CONDITION OF ROAD.—BHI 

2 and the Secretary may mutually agree to improve, 

3 relocate, reconstruct, or otherwise alter the route 

4 and condition of all or portions of such road as the 

5 Secretary, in close consultation with BHI, may de6 termine advisable. 

7 (5) EXCHANGE COSTS.—BHI shall pay for all 

8 land survey, appraisal, and other costs to the Sec9 retary as may be necessary to process and consum10 mate the exchange directed by this section, including 

11 reimbursement to the Secretary, if the Secretary so 

12 requests, for staff time spent in such processing and 

13 consummation. 

14 (d) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE AND APPRAISALS.— 

15 (1) APPRAISALS.—The values of the lands to be 

16 exchanged under this section shall be determined by 

17 the Secretary through appraisals performed— 

18 (A) in accordance with— 

19 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

20 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

21 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes22 sional Appraisal Practice; and 

23 (iii) appraisal instructions issued by 

24 the Secretary; and 
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1 (B) by an appraiser mutually agreed to by 

2 the Secretary and BHI. 

3 (2) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of 

4 the Federal land and non-Federal land parcels ex5 changed shall be equal, or if they are not equal, shall 

6 be equalized as follows: 

7 (A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND

8 VALUE.—If the final appraised value of the 

9 Federal land exceeds the final appraised value 

10 of the non-Federal land parcel identified in sub11 section (b)(3)(A), BHI shall make a cash 

12 equalization payment to the United States as 

13 necessary to achieve equal value, including, if 

14 necessary, an amount in excess of that author15 ized pursuant to section 206(b) of the Federal 

16 Land Policy and Management Act of l976 (43 

17 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 

18 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—Any cash equali19 zation moneys received by the Secretary under 

20 subparagraph (A) shall be— 

21 (i) deposited in the fund established 

22 under Public Law 90–171 (commonly 

23 known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 484a); 

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1 (ii) made available to the Secretary 

2 for the acquisition of land or interests in 

3 land in Region 2 of the Forest Service. 

4 (C) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND

5 VALUE.—If the final appraised value of the 

6 non-Federal land parcel identified in subsection 

7 (b)(3)(A) exceeds the final appraised value of 

8 the Federal land, the United States shall not 

9 make a cash equalization payment to BHI, and 

10 surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be 

11 considered a donation by BHI to the United 

12 States for all purposes of law. 

13 (3) APPRAISAL EXCLUSIONS.— 

14 (A) SPECIAL USE PERMIT.—The appraised 

15 value of the Federal land parcel shall not reflect 

16 any increase or diminution in value due to the 

17 special use permit existing on the date of enact18 ment of this Act to BHI on the parcel and im19 provements thereunder. 

20 (B) BARR TRAIL EASEMENT.—The Barr 

21 Trail easement donation identified in subsection 

22 (b)(3)(B) shall not be appraised for purposes of 

23 this section. 

24 (e) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.— 

25 (1) WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS.— 
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1 (A) WITHDRAWAL.—Lands acquired by 

2 the Secretary under this section shall, without 

3 further action by the Secretary, be permanently 

4 withdrawn from all forms of appropriation and 

5 disposal under the public land laws (including 

6 the mining and mineral leasing laws) and the 

7 Geothermal Steam Act of 1930 (30 U.S.C. 

8 1001 et seq.). 

9 (B) WITHDRAWAL REVOCATION.—Any 

10 public land order that withdraws the Federal 

11 land from appropriation or disposal under a 

12 public land law shall be revoked to the extent 

13 necessary to permit disposal of the Federal land 

14 parcel to BHI. 

15 (C) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND.— 

16 All Federal land authorized to be exchanged 

17 under this section, if not already withdrawn or 

18 segregated from appropriation or disposal under 

19 the public lands laws upon enactment of this 

20 Act, is hereby so withdrawn, subject to valid ex21 isting rights, until the date of conveyance of the 

22 Federal land to BHI. 

23 (2) POSTEXCHANGE LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

24 Land acquired by the Secretary under this section 

25 shall become part of the Pike-San Isabel National 
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1 Forest and be managed in accordance with the laws, 

2 rules, and regulations applicable to the National 

3 Forest System. 

4 (3) EXCHANGE TIMETABLE.—It is the intent of 

5 Congress that the land exchange directed by this 

6 section be consummated no later than 1 year after 

7 the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (4) MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

9 (A) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and 

10 BHI may by mutual agreement make minor 

11 boundary adjustments to the Federal and non12 Federal lands involved in the exchange, and 

13 may correct any minor errors in any map, acre14 age estimate, or description of any land to be 

15 exchanged. 

16 (B) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict be17 tween a map, an acreage estimate, or a descrip18 tion of land under this section, the map shall 

19 control unless the Secretary and BHI mutually 

20 agree otherwise. 

21 (C) AVAILABILITY.—Upon enactment of 

22 this Act, the Secretary shall file and make 

23 available for public inspection in the head24 quarters of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest 

25 a copy of all maps referred to in this section. 
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1 SEC. 1002. ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY AD2 JUSTMENT. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Arapaho Na4 tional Forest in the State of Colorado is adjusted to incor5 porate the approximately 92.95 acres of land generally de6 picted as ‘‘The Wedge’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Arapaho Na7 tional Forest Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated November 

8 6, 2013, and described as lots three, four, eight, and nine 

9 of section 13, Township 4 North, Range 76 West, Sixth 

10 Principal Meridian, Colorado. A lot described in this sub11 section may be included in the boundary adjustment only 

12 after the Secretary of Agriculture obtains written permis13 sion for such action from the lot owner or owners. 

14 (b) BOWEN GULCH PROTECTION AREA.—The Sec15 retary of Agriculture shall include all Federal land within 

16 the boundary described in subsection (a) in the Bowen 

17 Gulch Protection Area established under section 6 of the 

18 Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j). 

19 (c) LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND.—For 

20 purposes of section 200306(a)(2)(B)(i) of title 54, United 

21 States Code, the boundaries of the Arapaho National For22 est, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered 

23 to be the boundaries of the Arapaho National Forest as 

24 in existence on January 1, 1965. 
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1 (d) PUBLIC MOTORIZED USE.—Nothing in this sec2 tion opens privately owned lands within the boundary de3 scribed in subsection (a) to public motorized use. 

4 (e) ACCESS TO NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Notwith5 standing the provisions of section 6(f) of the Colorado Wil6 derness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 539j(f)) regarding motor7 ized travel, the owners of any non-Federal lands within 

8 the boundary described in subsection (a) who historically 

9 have accessed their lands through lands now or hereafter 

10 owned by the United States within the boundary described 

11 in subsection (a) shall have the continued right of motor12 ized access to their lands across the existing roadway. 

13 SEC. 1003. SANTA ANA RIVER WASH PLAN LAND EXCHANGE. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) CONSERVATION DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Con16 servation District’’ means the San Bernardino Valley 

17 Water Conservation District, a political subdivision 

18 of the State of California. 

19 (2) FEDERAL EXCHANGE PARCEL.—The term 

20 ‘‘Federal exchange parcel’’ means the approximately 

21 90 acres of Federal land administered by the Bu22 reau of Land Management generally depicted as 

23 ‘‘BLM Equalization Land to SBVWCD’’ on the Map 

24 and is to be conveyed to the Conservation District 
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1 if necessary to equalize the fair market values of the 

2 lands otherwise to be exchanged. 

3 (3) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

4 means the approximately 327 acres of Federal land 

5 administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

6 generally depicted as ‘‘BLM Land to SBVWCD’’ on 

7 the Map. 

8 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Santa Ana River Wash Land Exchange’’ and 

10 dated September 3, 2015. 

11 (5) NON-FEDERAL EXCHANGE PARCEL.—The 

12 term ‘‘non-Federal exchange parcel’’ means the ap13 proximately 59 acres of land owned by the Conserva14 tion District generally depicted as ‘‘SBVWCD 

15 Equalization Land’’ on the Map and is to be con16 veyed to the United States if necessary to equalize 

17 the fair market values of the lands otherwise to be 

18 exchanged. 

19 (6) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed20 eral Land’’ means the approximately 310 acres of 

21 land owned by the Conservation District generally 

22 depicted as ‘‘SBVWCD to BLM’’ on the Map. 

23 (b) EXCHANGE OF LAND; EQUALIZATION OF

24 VALUE.— 
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1 (1) EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.—Notwithstanding 

2 the land use planning requirements of sections 202, 

3 210, and 211 of the Federal Land Policy and Man4 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1720, 1721), 

5 subject to valid existing rights, and conditioned upon 

6 any equalization payment necessary under section 

7 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

8 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), and paragraph 

9 (2), as soon as practicable, but not later than 2 

10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, if the 

11 Conservation District offers to convey the exchange 

12 land to the United States, the Secretary shall— 

13 (A) convey to the Conservation District all 

14 right, title, and interest of the United States in 

15 and to the Federal land, and any such portion 

16 of the Federal exchange parcel as may be re17 quired to equalize the values of the lands ex18 changed; and 

19 (B) accept from the Conservation District 

20 a conveyance of all right, title, and interest of 

21 the Conservation District in and to the non22 Federal land, and any such portion of the non23 Federal exchange parcel as may be required to 

24 equalize the values of the lands exchanged. 
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1 (2) EQUALIZATION PAYMENT.—To the extent 

2 an equalization payment is necessary under section 

3 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

4 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)), the amount of 

5 such equalization payment shall first be made by 

6 way of in-kind transfer of such portion of the Fed7 eral exchange parcel to the Conservation District, or 

8 transfer of such portion of the non-Federal exchange 

9 parcel to the United States, as the case may be, as 

10 may be necessary to equalize the fair market values 

11 of the exchanged properties. The fair market value 

12 of the Federal exchange parcel or non-Federal ex13 change parcel, as the case may be, shall be credited 

14 against any required equalization payment. To the 

15 extent such credit is not sufficient to offset the en16 tire amount of equalization payment so indicated, 

17 any remaining amount of equalization payment shall 

18 be treated as follows: 

19 (A) If the equalization payment is to 

20 equalize values by which the Federal land ex21 ceeds the non-Federal land and the credited 

22 value of the non-Federal exchange parcel, Con23 servation District may make the equalization 

24 payment to the United States, notwithstanding 

25 any limitation regarding the amount of the 
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1 equalization payment under section 206(b) of 

2 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

3 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). In the event Con4 servation District opts not to make the indi5 cated equalization payment, the exchange shall 

6 not proceed. 

7 (B) If the equalization payment is to 

8 equalize values by which the non-Federal land 

9 exceeds the Federal land and the credited value 

10 of the Federal exchange parcel, the Secretary 

11 shall order the exchange without requirement of 

12 any additional equalization payment by the 

13 United States to the Conservation District. 

14 (3) APPRAISALS.— 

15 (A) The value of the land to be exchanged 

16 under this section shall be determined by ap17 praisals conducted by one or more independent 

18 and qualified appraisers. 

19 (B) The appraisals shall be conducted in 

20 accordance with nationally recognized appraisal 

21 standards, including, as appropriate, the Uni22 form Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Ac23 quisitions and the Uniform Standards of Pro24 fessional Appraisal Practice. 
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1 (4) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the land to be 

2 exchanged under this section shall be in a format ac3 ceptable to the Secretary and the Conservation Dis4 trict. 

5 (5) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon 

6 as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary shall finalize a map and legal de8 scriptions of all land to be conveyed under this sec9 tion. The Secretary may correct any minor errors in 

10 the map or in the legal descriptions. The map and 

11 legal descriptions shall be on file and available for 

12 public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bu13 reau of Land Management. 

14 (6) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition of 

15 conveyance, any costs related to the conveyance 

16 under this section shall be paid by the Conservation 

17 District. 

18 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.— 

19 (1) ACT OF FEBRUARY 20, 1909.— 

20 (A) The Act of February 20, 1909 (35 

21 Stat. 641), shall not apply to the Federal land 

22 and any public exchange land transferred under 

23 this section. 

24 (B) The exchange of lands under this sec25 tion shall be subject to continuing rights of the 
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1 Conservation District under the Act of Feb2 ruary 20, 1909 (35 Stat. 641), on the non-Fed3 eral land and any exchanged portion of the non4 Federal exchange parcel for the continued use, 

5 maintenance, operation, construction, or reloca6 tion of, or expansion of, groundwater recharge 

7 facilities on the non-Federal land, to accommo8 date groundwater recharge of the Bunker Hill 

9 Basin to the extent that such activities are not 

10 in conflict with any Habitat Conservation Plan 

11 or Habitat Management Plan under which such 

12 non-Federal land or non-Federal exchange par13 cel may be held or managed. 

14 (2) FLPMA.—Except as otherwise provided in 

15 this section, the Federal Land Policy and Manage16 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), shall 

17 apply to the exchange of land under this section. 

18 (d) CANCELLATION OF SECRETARIAL ORDER 241.— 

19 Secretarial Order 241, dated November 11, 1929 (with20 drawing a portion of the Federal land for an 

21 unconstructed transmission line), is terminated and the 

22 withdrawal thereby effected is revoked. 

23 SEC. 1004. UDALL PARK LAND EXCHANGE. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 

2 Tucson, Arizona. 

3 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed4 eral land’’ means the approximately 172.8-acre par5 cel of City land identified in the patent numbered 

6 02–90–0001 and dated October 4, 1989, and more 

particularly described as lots 3 and 4, S1⁄2NW1 7 ⁄4, 

8 sec. 5, T.14 S., R.15 E., Gila and Salt River Merid9 ian, Arizona. 

10 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY IN11 TEREST IN LAND LOCATED IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

13 provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the 

14 City, without consideration, the reversionary inter15 ests of the United States in and to the non-Federal 

16 land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to 

17 the non-Federal land to enable economic develop18 ment of the non-Federal land. 

19 (2) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac20 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

21 exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall 

22 be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Sec23 retary. 

24 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

25 The Secretary may require such additional terms 
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1 and conditions to the conveyance under paragraph 

2 (1), consistent with that paragraph, as the Secretary 

3 considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

4 United States. 

5 (4) COSTS.—The City shall pay all costs associ6 ated with the conveyance under paragraph (1), con7 sistent with that paragraph, including the costs of 

8 any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable 

9 costs. 

10 SEC. 1005. CONFIRMATION OF STATE LAND GRANTS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

12 the State of Utah may select any lands in T. 6 S. and 

13 T. 7 S., R. 1 W., Salt Lake Base and Meridian, that are 

14 owned by the United States, under the administrative ju15 risdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and identi16 fied as available for disposal by land exchange in the 

17 Record of Decision for the Pony Express Resource Man18 agement Plan and Rangeland Program Summary for Utah 

19 County (January 1990), as amended by the Pony Express 

20 Plan Amendment (November 1997), in fulfillment of the 

21 land grants made in sections 6, 8, and 12 of the Act of 

22 July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 107) as generally depicted on the 

23 map entitled ‘‘Proposed Utah County Quantity Grants’’ 

24 and dated June 27, 2017, to further the purposes of the 

25 State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Ad-
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1 ministration, without further land use planning action by 

2 the Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (b) APPLICATION.—The criteria listed in Decision 3 

4 of the Lands Program of the resource management plan 

5 described in subsection (a) shall not apply to any land se6 lected under that subsection. 

7 (c) EFFECT ON LIMITATION.—Nothing in this sec8 tion affects the limitation established under section 

9 2815(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 

10 Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106–65). 

11 SEC. 1006. CUSTER COUNTY AIRPORT CONVEYANCE. 

12 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

13 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Cus14 ter County, South Dakota. 

15 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

16 means all right, title, and interest of the United 

17 States in and to approximately 65.7 acres of Na18 tional Forest System land, as generally depicted on 

19 the map. 

20 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en21 titled ‘‘Custer County Airport Conveyance’’ and 

22 dated October 19, 2017. 

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

24 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

25 Chief of the Forest Service. 
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1 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and 

3 conditions described in paragraph (2), if the County 

4 submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the 

5 Federal land for the market value, as determined by 

6 the appraisal under paragraph (3), the Secretary 

7 shall convey the Federal land to the County. 

8 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

9 under paragraph (1) shall be— 

10 (A) subject to valid existing rights; 

11 (B) made by quitclaim deed; and 

12 (C) subject to any other terms and condi13 tions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

14 protect the interests of the United States. 

15 (3) APPRAISAL.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary shall complete an appraisal to determine 

19 the market value of the Federal land. 

20 (B) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under 

21 subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accord22 ance with— 

23 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

24 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
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1 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes2 sional Appraisal Practice. 

3 (4) MAP.— 

4 (A) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

5 shall be kept on file and available for public in6 spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 

7 Service. 

8 (B) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Sec9 retary may correct any errors in the map. 

10 (5) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 

11 conveyance under paragraph (1), the County shall 

12 pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the market 

13 value of the Federal land, as determined by the ap14 praisal under paragraph (3). 

15 (6) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de16 scription of the Federal land to be conveyed under 

17 paragraph (1) shall be determined by a survey satis18 factory to the Secretary. 

19 (7) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition on 

20 the conveyance under paragraph (1), the County 

21 shall pay to the Secretary all costs associated with 

22 the conveyance, including the cost of— 

23 (A) the appraisal under paragraph (3); and 

24 (B) the survey under paragraph (6). 
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1 (8) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.— 

2 Any proceeds received by the Secretary from the 

3 conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be— 

4 (A) deposited in the fund established under 

5 Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the 

6 ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); and 

7 (B) available to the Secretary until ex8 pended, without further appropriation, for the 

9 acquisition of inholdings in units of the Na10 tional Forest System in the State of South Da11 kota. 

12 SEC. 1007. PASCUA YAQUI TRIBE LAND CONVEYANCE. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

15 Tucson Unified School District No. 1, a school dis16 trict recognized as such under the laws of the State 

17 of Arizona. 

18 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en19 titled ‘‘ ‘Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act’’, 

20 dated March 14, 2016, and on file and available for 

21 public inspection in the local office of the Bureau of 

22 Land Management. 

23 (3) RECREATION AND PUBLIC PURPOSES

24 ACT.—The term ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes 
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1 Act’’ means the Act of June 14, 1926 (43 U.S.C. 

2 869 et seq.). 

3 (4) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the 

4 Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, a federally recog5 nized Indian Tribe. 

6 (b) LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.— 

7 (1) PARCEL A.—Subject to paragraph (2) and 

8 to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest 

9 of the United States in and to the approximately 

10 39.65 acres of Federal lands generally depicted on 

11 the map as ‘‘Parcel A’’ are declared to be held in 

12 trust by the United States for the benefit of the 

13 Tribe. 

14 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Paragraph (1) shall 

15 take effect on the day after the date on which the 

16 District relinquishes all right, title, and interest of 

17 the District in and to the approximately 39.65 acres 

18 of land described in paragraph (1). 

19 (c) LANDS TO BE CONVEYED TO THE DISTRICT.— 

20 (1) PARCEL B.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist22 ing rights and payment to the United States of 

23 the fair market value, the United States shall 

24 convey to the District all right, title, and inter25 est of the United States in and to the approxi-
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1 mately 13.24 acres of Federal lands generally 

2 depicted on the map as ‘‘Parcel B’’. 

3 (B) DETERMINATION OF FAIR MARKET

4 VALUE.—The fair market value of the property 

5 to be conveyed under subparagraph (A) shall be 

6 determined by the Secretary in accordance with 

7 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

8 Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards 

9 of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

10 (C) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condi11 tion of the conveyance under this paragraph, all 

12 costs associated with the conveyance shall be 

13 paid by the District. 

14 (2) PARCEL C.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—If, not later than 1 

16 year after the completion of the appraisal re17 quired by subparagraph (C), the District sub18 mits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the 

19 Federal reversionary interest in all of the ap20 proximately 27.5 acres of land conveyed to the 

21 District under Recreation and Public Purposes 

22 Act and generally depicted on the map as ‘‘Par23 cel C’’, the Secretary shall convey to the Dis24 trict such reversionary interest in the lands cov25 ered by the offer. The Secretary shall complete 
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1 the conveyance not later than 30 days after the 

2 date of the offer. 

3 (B) SURVEY.—Not later than 90 days 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec5 retary shall complete a survey of the lands de6 scribed in this paragraph to determine the pre7 cise boundaries and acreage of the lands subject 

8 to the Federal reversionary interest. 

9 (C) APPRAISAL.—Not later than 180 days 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall complete an appraisal of the Fed12 eral reversionary interest in the lands identified 

13 by the survey required by subparagraph (B). 

14 The appraisal shall be completed in accordance 

15 with the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Fed16 eral Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Stand17 ards of Professional Appraisal Practice. 

18 (D) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration 

19 for the conveyance of the Federal reversionary 

20 interest under this paragraph, the District shall 

21 pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the 

22 appraised value of the Federal interest, as de23 termined under subparagraph (C). The consid24 eration shall be paid not later than 30 days 

25 after the date of the conveyance. 
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1 (E) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condi2 tion of the conveyance under this paragraph, all 

3 costs associated with the conveyance, including 

4 the cost of the survey required by subparagraph 

5 (B) and the appraisal required by subparagraph 

6 (C), shall be paid by the District. 

7 (d) GAMING PROHIBITION.—The Tribe may not con8 duct gaming activities on lands taken into trust pursuant 

9 to this section, either as a matter of claimed inherent au10 thority, under the authority of any Federal law, including 

11 the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 

12 seq.), or under regulations promulgated by the Secretary 

13 or the National Indian Gaming Commission. 

14 (e) WATER RIGHTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be no Federal 

16 reserved right to surface water or groundwater for 

17 any land taken into trust by the United States for 

18 the benefit of the Tribe under this section. 

19 (2) STATE WATER RIGHTS.—The Tribe retains 

20 any right or claim to water under State law for any 

21 land taken into trust by the United States for the 

22 benefit of the Tribe under this section. 

23 (3) FORFEITURE OR ABANDONMENT.—Any 

24 water rights that are appurtenant to land taken into 

25 trust by the United States for the benefit of the 
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1 Tribe under this section may not be forfeited or 

2 abandoned. 

3 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this section 

4 affects or modifies any right of the Tribe or any ob5 ligation of the United States under Public Law 95– 

6 375. 

7 SEC. 1008. LA PAZ COUNTY LAND CONVEYANCE. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La 

10 Paz County, Arizona. 

11 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

12 means the approximately 5,935 acres of land man13 aged by the Bureau of Land Management and des14 ignated as ‘‘Federal land to be conveyed’’ on the 

15 map. 

16 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 

17 prepared by the Bureau of Land Management enti18 tled ‘‘Proposed La Paz County Land Conveyance’’ 

19 and dated October 1, 2018. 

20 (b) CONVEYANCE TO LA PAZ COUNTY, ARIZONA.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the plan22 ning requirement of sections 202 and 203 of the 

23 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

24 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713) and in accordance with this 

25 section and other applicable law, as soon as prac-
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1 ticable after receiving a request from the County to 

2 convey the Federal land, the Secretary shall convey 

3 the Federal land to the County. 

4 (2) RESTRICTIONS ON CONVEYANCE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The conveyance under 

6 paragraph (1) shall be subject to— 

7 (i) valid existing rights; and 

8 (ii) such terms and conditions as the 

9 Secretary determines to be necessary. 

10 (B) EXCLUSION.—The Secretary shall ex11 clude from the conveyance under paragraph (1) 

12 any Federal land that contains significant cul13 tural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational re14 sources. 

15 (3) PAYMENT OF FAIR MARKET VALUE.—The 

16 conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be for the fair 

17 market value of the Federal land to be conveyed, as 

18 determined— 

19 (A) in accordance with the Federal Land 

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

21 1701 et seq.); and 

22 (B) based on an appraisal that is con23 ducted in accordance with— 

24 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

25 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 
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1 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes2 sional Appraisal Practice. 

3 (4) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL CULTURAL ARTI4 FACTS.—As a condition of the conveyance under 

5 paragraph (1), the County shall, and as a condition 

6 of any subsequent conveyance, any subsequent owner 

7 shall— 

8 (A) make good faith efforts to avoid dis9 turbing Tribal artifacts; 

10 (B) minimize impacts on Tribal artifacts if 

11 they are disturbed; 

12 (C) coordinate with the Colorado River In13 dian Tribes Tribal Historic Preservation Office 

14 to identify artifacts of cultural and historic sig15 nificance; and 

16 (D) allow Tribal representatives to rebury 

17 unearthed artifacts at or near where they were 

18 discovered. 

19 (5) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—The map shall be on 

21 file and available for public inspection in the 

22 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Man23 agement. 

24 (B) CORRECTIONS.—The Secretary and 

25 the County may, by mutual agreement— 
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1 (i) make minor boundary adjustments 

2 to the Federal land to be conveyed under 

3 paragraph (1); and 

4 (ii) correct any minor errors in the 

5 map, an acreage estimate, or the descrip6 tion of the Federal land. 

7 (6) WITHDRAWAL.—The Federal land is with8 drawn from the operation of the mining and mineral 

9 leasing laws of the United States. 

10 (7) COSTS.—As a condition of the conveyance 

11 of the Federal land under paragraph (1), the County 

12 shall pay— 

13 (A) an amount equal to the appraised 

14 value determined in accordance with paragraph 

15 (3)(B); and 

16 (B) all costs related to the conveyance, in17 cluding all surveys, appraisals, and other ad18 ministrative costs associated with the convey19 ance of the Federal land to the County under 

20 paragraph (1). 

21 (8) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—The 

22 proceeds from the sale of land under this subsection 

23 shall be— 

24 (A) deposited in the Federal Land Dis25 posal Account established by section 206(a) of 
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1 the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act 

2 (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and 

3 (B) used in accordance with that Act (43 

4 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

5 SEC. 1009. LAKE BISTINEAU LAND TITLE STABILITY. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) CLAIMANT.—The term ‘‘claimant’’ means 

8 any individual, group, or corporation authorized to 

9 hold title to land or mineral interests in land in the 

10 State of Louisiana with a valid claim to the omitted 

11 land, including any mineral interests. 

12 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en13 titled ‘‘Lands as Delineated by Original Survey De14 cember 18, 1842 showing the 1969 Meander Line at 

15 the 148.6 Elevation Line’’ and dated January 30, 

16 2018. 

17 (3) OMITTED LAND.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘omitted 

19 land’’ means the land in lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 

20 12, and 13 of sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 10 W., Lou21 isiana Meridian, comprising a total of approxi22 mately 229.72 acres, as depicted on the Map, 

23 that— 

24 (i) was in place during the Original 

25 Survey; but 
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1 (ii) was not included in the Original 

2 Survey. 

3 (B) INCLUSION.—The term ‘‘omitted land’’ 

4 includes— 

5 (i) Peggy’s Island in lot 1 of sec. 17, 

6 T. 16 N., R. 10 W., Louisiana Meridian; 

7 and 

8 (ii) Hog Island in lot 1 of sec. 29, T. 

9 16 N., R. 10 W., Louisiana Meridian. 

10 (4) ORIGINAL SURVEY.—The term ‘‘Original 

11 Survey’’ means the survey of land surrounding Lake 

12 Bistineau, Louisiana, conducted by the General 

13 Land Office in 1838 and approved by the Surveyor 

14 General on December 8, 1842. 

15 (b) CONVEYANCES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the first sec17 tion of the Act of December 22, 1928 (commonly 

18 known as the ‘‘Color of Title Act’’) (45 Stat. 1069, 

19 chapter 47; 43 U.S.C. 1068), except as provided by 

20 this section, the Secretary shall convey to the claim21 ant the omitted land, including any mineral inter22 ests, that has been held in good faith and in peace23 ful, adverse possession by a claimant or an ancestor 

24 or grantor of the claimant, under claim or color of 

25 title, based on the Original Survey. 
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1 (2) CONFIRMATION OF TITLE.—The conveyance 

2 or patent of omitted land to a claimant under para3 graph (1) shall have the effect of confirming title to 

4 the surface and minerals in the claimant and shall 

5 not serve as any admission by a claimant. 

6 (c) PAYMENT OF COSTS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para8 graph (2), the conveyance required under subsection 

9 (b) shall be without consideration. 

10 (2) CONDITION.—As a condition of the convey11 ance of the omitted land under subsection (b), before 

12 making the conveyance, the Secretary shall recover 

13 from the State of Louisiana any costs incurred by 

14 the Secretary relating to any survey, platting, legal 

15 description, or associated activities required to pre16 pare and issue a patent under that subsection. 

17 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as 

18 practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary shall file, and make available for public inspec20 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land and 

21 Management, the Map and legal descriptions of the omit22 ted land to be conveyed under subsection (b). 

23 SEC. 1010. LAKE FANNIN LAND CONVEYANCE. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

2 Fannin County, Texas. 

3 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en4 titled ‘‘Lake Fannin Conveyance’’ and dated Novem5 ber 21, 2013. 

6 (3) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.—The 

7 term ‘‘National Forest System land’’ means the ap8 proximately 2,025 acres of National Forest System 

9 land generally depicted on the map. 

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

11 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

12 Chief of the Forest Service. 

13 (b) LAND CONVEYANCE.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the terms and 

15 conditions described in paragraph (2), if the County 

16 submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Na17 tional Forest System land for the fair market value, 

18 as determined by the appraisal under paragraph (3), 

19 the Secretary shall convey the National Forest Sys20 tem land to the County. 

21 (2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyance 

22 under paragraph (1) shall be— 

23 (A) subject to valid existing rights; 

24 (B) made by quitclaim deed; and 
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1 (C) subject to any other terms and condi2 tions as the Secretary considers appropriate to 

3 protect the interests of the United States. 

4 (3) APPRAISAL.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

6 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

7 the Secretary shall complete an appraisal to de8 termine the fair market value of the National 

9 Forest System land. 

10 (B) STANDARDS.—The appraisal under 

11 subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in accord12 ance with— 

13 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

14 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

15 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes16 sional Appraisal Practice. 

17 (4) MAP.— 

18 (A) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

19 shall be kept on file and available for public in20 spection in the appropriate office of the Forest 

21 Service. 

22 (B) CORRECTION OF ERRORS.—The Sec23 retary may correct minor errors in the map. 

24 (5) CONSIDERATION.—As consideration for the 

25 conveyance under paragraph (1), the County shall 
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1 pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 

2 market value of the National Forest System land, as 

3 determined by the appraisal under paragraph (3). 

4 (6) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal de5 scription of the National Forest System land to be 

6 conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 

7 by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the 

8 County. 

9 (7) USE.—As a condition of the conveyance 

10 under paragraph (1), the County shall agree to man11 age the land conveyed under that subsection for pub12 lic recreational purposes. 

13 (8) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition on 

14 the conveyance under paragraph (1), the County 

15 shall pay to the Secretary all costs associated with 

16 the conveyance, including the cost of— 

17 (A) the appraisal under paragraph (3); and 

18 (B) the survey under paragraph (6). 

19 SEC. 1011. LAND CONVEYANCE AND UTILITY RIGHT-OF20 WAY, HENRY’S LAKE WILDERNESS STUDY 

21 AREA, IDAHO. 

22 (a) CONVEYANCE AND RIGHT-OF-WAY AUTHOR23 IZED.—Notwithstanding section 603(c) of the Federal 

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

25 1782(c)), the Secretary may— 
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1 (1) convey to the owner of a private residence 

2 located at 3787 Valhalla Road in Island Park, Idaho 

3 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘owner’’), all 

4 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

5 to the approximately 0.5 acres of Federal land in the 

6 Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area described as 

7 lot 14, section 33, Township 16 North, Range 43 

8 East, Boise Meridian, Fremont County, Idaho; and 

9 (2) grant Fall River Electric in Ashton, Idaho, 

10 the right to operate, maintain, and rehabilitate a 

11 right-of-way encumbering approximately 0.4 acres of 

12 Federal land in the Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study 

13 Area described as lot 15, section 33, Township 16 

14 North, Range 43 East, Boise Meridian, Fremont 

15 County, Idaho, which includes an electric distribu16 tion line and access road, 850′ in length, 20′ in 

17 width. 

18 (b) CONSIDERATION; CONDITIONS.— 

19 (1) LAND DISPOSAL.—The Secretary shall con20 vey the land under subsection (a)(1) in accordance 

21 with section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and 

22 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) and part 

23 2711.3–3 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations. 

24 As consideration for the conveyance the owner shall 

25 pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the fair 
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1 market value as valued by a qualified land appraisal 

2 and approved by the Appraisal and Valuation Serv3 ices Office. 

4 (2) RIGHT-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall grant 

5 the right-of-way granted under subsection (a)(2) in 

6 accordance with section 205 of the Federal Land 

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

8 1715), and part 2800 of title 43, Code of Federal 

9 Regulations. 

10 (c) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The 

11 Secretary may require such additional terms and condi12 tions in connection with the conveyance of the land and 

13 the grant of the right-of-way under this section as the Sec14 retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

15 United States. 

16 SEC. 1012. CONVEYANCE TO UKPEAGVIK INUPIAT COR17 PORATION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing 

20 rights, the Secretary shall convey to the Ukpeagvik 

21 Inupiat Corporation all right, title, and interest held by 

22 the United States in and to sand and gravel deposits un23 derlying the surface estate owned by the Ukpeagvik 

24 Inupiat Corporation within and contiguous to the Barrow 

25 gas fields, and more particularly described as follows: 
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1 (1) T. 21 N. R. 16 W., secs. 7, 17–18, 19–21, 

2 and 28–29, of the Umiat Meridian. 

3 (2) T. 21 N. R. 17 W., secs. 1–2 and 11–14, 

4 of the Umiat Meridian. 

5 (3) T. 22 N. R. 18 W., secs. 4, 9, and 29–32, 

6 of the Umiat Meridian. 

7 (4) T. 22 N. R. 19 W., secs. 25 and 36, of the 

8 Umiat Meridian. 

9 (b) ENTITLEMENT FULFILLED.—The conveyance 

10 under this section shall fulfill the entitlement granted to 

11 the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation under section 12(a) of 

12 the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 

13 1611(a)). 

14 (c) COMPLIANCE WITH ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

15 OF 1973.—Nothing in this section affects any require16 ment, prohibition, or exception under the Endangered 

17 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

18 SEC. 1013. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF 

19 HYDE PARK, UTAH. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use 

21 planning requirement of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed22 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

23 1712, 1713), on written request by the City of Hyde Park, 

24 Utah (referred to in this section as the ‘‘City’’), the Sec25 retary shall convey, without consideration, to the City the 
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1 parcel of public land described in subsection (b)(1) for 

2 public recreation or other public purposes consistent with 

3 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

4 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

5 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

6 (b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The parcel of public land re8 ferred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 80- 

9 acre parcel identified on the map entitled ‘‘Hyde 

10 Park Land Conveyance Act’’ and dated October 23, 

11 2017. 

12 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred 

13 to in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 

14 public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bu15 reau of Land Management. 

16 (c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip17 tion of the land to be conveyed under this section shall 

18 be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. 

19 (d) CONVEYANCE COSTS.—As a condition for the 

20 conveyance under this section, all costs associated with the 

21 conveyance shall be paid by the City. 

22 SEC. 1014. JUAB COUNTY CONVEYANCE. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Juab 

25 County, Utah. 
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1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

3 Chief of the Forest Service. 

4 (3) NEPHI WORK CENTER CONVEYANCE PAR5 CEL.—The term ‘‘Nephi Work Center conveyance 

6 parcel’’ means the parcel of approximately 2.17 

7 acres of National Forest System land in the County, 

8 located at 740 South Main Street, Nephi, Utah, as 

9 depicted as Tax Lot Numbers #XA00–0545–1111 

10 and #XA00–0545–2 on the map entitled ‘‘Nephi 

11 Plat B’’ and dated May 6, 1981. 

12 (b) CONVEYANCE OF NEPHI WORK CENTER CON13 VEYANCE PARCEL, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

15 the date on which the Secretary receives a request 

16 from the County and subject to valid existing rights 

17 and such terms and conditions as are mutually satis18 factory to the Secretary and the County, including 

19 such additional terms as the Secretary determines to 

20 be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the 

21 County without consideration all right, title, and in22 terest of the United States in and to the Nephi 

23 Work Center conveyance parcel. 
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1 (2) COSTS.—Any costs relating to the convey2 ance under paragraph (1), including processing and 

3 transaction costs, shall be paid by the County. 

4 (3) USE OF LAND.—The land conveyed to the 

5 County under paragraph (1) shall be used by the 

6 County— 

7 (A) to house fire suppression and fuels 

8 mitigation personnel; 

9 (B) to facilitate fire suppression and fuels 

10 mitigation activities; and 

11 (C) for infrastructure and equipment nec12 essary to carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B). 

13 SEC. 1015. BLACK MOUNTAIN RANGE AND BULLHEAD CITY 

14 LAND EXCHANGE. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

16 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means Bullhead 

17 City, Arizona. 

18 (2) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed19 eral Land’’ means the approximately 1,100 acres of 

20 land owned by Bullhead City in the Black Mountain 

21 Range generally depicted as ‘‘Bullhead City Land to 

22 be Exchanged to BLM’’ on the Map. 

23 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Bullhead City Land Exchange’’ and dated 

25 August 24, 2018. 
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1 (4) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

2 means the approximately 345.2 acres of land in 

3 Bullhead City, Arizona, generally depicted as ‘‘Fed4 eral Land to be exchanged to Bullhead City’’ on the 

5 Map. 

6 (b) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—If after December 15, 2020, 

8 the City offers to convey to the Secretary all right, 

9 title, and interest of the City in and to the non-Fed10 eral land, the Secretary shall accept the offer and si11 multaneously convey to the City all right, title, and 

12 interest of the United States in and to the Federal 

13 land. 

14 (2) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal 

15 land conveyed to the Secretary under this section 

16 shall be in a form acceptable to the Secretary and 

17 shall conform to the title approval standards of the 

18 Attorney General of the United States applicable to 

19 land acquisitions by the Federal Government. 

20 (3) EXCHANGE COSTS.—The City shall pay for 

21 all land survey, appraisal, and other costs to the 

22 Secretary as may be necessary to process and con23 summate the exchange under this section. 

24 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE AND APPRAISALS.— 
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1 (1) APPRAISALS.—The values of the lands to be 

2 exchanged under this section shall be determined by 

3 the Secretary through appraisals performed— 

4 (A) in accordance with— 

5 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

6 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

7 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes8 sional Appraisal Practice; and 

9 (iii) appraisal instructions issued by 

10 the Secretary; and 

11 (B) by an appraiser mutually agreed to by 

12 the Secretary and the City. 

13 (2) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of 

14 the Federal and non-Federal land parcels exchanged 

15 shall be equal, or if they are not equal, shall be 

16 equalized as follows: 

17 (A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND

18 VALUE.—If the final appraised value of the 

19 Federal land exceeds the final appraised value 

20 of the non-Federal land, the City shall reduce 

21 the amount of land it is requesting from the 

22 Federal Government in order to create an equal 

23 value in accordance with section 206(b) of the 

24 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

25 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). Land that is not ex-
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1 changed because of equalization under this sub2 paragraph shall remain subject to lease under 

3 the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

4 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 

5 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

6 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—Any cash equali7 zation moneys received by the Secretary under 

8 subparagraph (A) shall be— 

9 (i) deposited in the Federal Land Dis10 posal Account established by section 

11 206(a) of the Federal Land Transaction 

12 Facilitation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and 

13 (ii) used in accordance with that Act 

14 (43 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

15 (C) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND

16 VALUE.—If the final appraised value of the 

17 non-Federal land exceeds the final appraised 

18 value of the Federal land, the United States 

19 shall not make a cash equalization payment to 

20 the City, and surplus value of the non-Federal 

21 land shall be considered a donation by the City 

22 to the United States for all purposes of law. 

23 (d) WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS.—Lands acquired by 

24 the Secretary under this section are, upon such acquisi25 tion, automatically and permanently withdrawn from all 
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1 forms of appropriation and disposal under the public land 

2 laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and 

3 the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et 

4 seq.). 

5 (e) MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

6 (1) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and the 

7 City may, by mutual agreement— 

8 (A) make minor boundary adjustments to 

9 the Federal and non-Federal lands involved in 

10 the exchange; and 

11 (B) correct any minor errors in any map, 

12 acreage estimate, or description of any land to 

13 be exchanged. 

14 (2) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a 

15 map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land 

16 under this section, the map shall control unless the 

17 Secretary and the City mutually agree otherwise. 

18 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall file 

19 and make available for public inspection in the Ari20 zona headquarters of the Bureau of Land Manage21 ment a copy of all maps referred to in this section. 

22 SEC. 1016. COTTONWOOD LAND EXCHANGE. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

25 Yavapai County, Arizona. 
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1 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

2 means all right, title, and interest of the United 

3 States in and to approximately 80 acres of land 

4 within the Coconino National Forest, in Yavapai 

5 County, Arizona, generally depicted as ‘‘Coconino 

6 National Forest Parcels ‘Federal Land’ ’’ on the 

7 map. 

8 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Cottonwood Land Exchange’’, with the revi10 sion date July 5, 2018\Version 1. 

11 (4) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed12 eral land’’ means the approximately 369 acres of 

13 land in Yavapai County, Arizona, generally depicted 

14 as ‘‘Yavapai County Parcels ‘Non-Federal Land’ ’’ 

15 on the map. 

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

17 the Secretary of Agriculture, unless otherwise speci18 fied. 

19 (b) LAND EXCHANGE.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the County offers to con21 vey to the Secretary all right, title, and interest of 

22 the County in and to the non-Federal land, the Sec23 retary shall accept the offer and simultaneously con24 vey to the County all right, title, and interest of the 

25 United States to the Federal land. 
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1 (2) LAND TITLE.—Title to the non-Federal 

2 land conveyed to the Secretary under this section 

3 shall be acceptable to the Secretary and shall con4 form to the title approval standards of the Attorney 

5 General of the United States applicable to land ac6 quisitions by the Federal Government. 

7 (3) EXCHANGE COSTS.—The County shall pay 

8 for all land survey, appraisal, and other costs to the 

9 Secretary as may be necessary to process and con10 summate the exchange under this section, including 

11 reimbursement to the Secretary, if the Secretary so 

12 requests, for staff time spent in such processing and 

13 consummation. 

14 (c) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE AND APPRAISALS.— 

15 (1) APPRAISALS.—The values of the lands to be 

16 exchanged under this section shall be determined by 

17 the Secretary through appraisals performed— 

18 (A) in accordance with— 

19 (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

20 for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

21 (ii) the Uniform Standards of Profes22 sional Appraisal Practice; and 

23 (iii) appraisal instructions issued by 

24 the Secretary; and 
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1 (B) by an appraiser mutually agreed to by 

2 the Secretary and the County. 

3 (2) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.—The values of 

4 the Federal and non-Federal land parcels exchanged 

5 shall be equal, or if they are not equal, shall be 

6 equalized as follows: 

7 (A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND

8 VALUE.—If the final appraised value of the 

9 Federal land exceeds the final appraised value 

10 of the non-Federal land, the County shall make 

11 a cash equalization payment to the United 

12 States as necessary to achieve equal value, in13 cluding, if necessary, an amount in excess of 

14 that authorized pursuant to section 206(b) of 

15 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

16 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). 

17 (B) USE OF FUNDS.—Any cash equali18 zation moneys received by the Secretary under 

19 subparagraph (A) shall be— 

20 (i) deposited in the fund established 

21 under Public Law 90–171 (commonly 

22 known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’; 16 U.S.C. 484a); 

23 and 
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1 (ii) made available to the Secretary 

2 for the acquisition of land or interests in 

3 land in Region 3 of the Forest Service. 

4 (C) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND

5 VALUE.—If the final appraised value of the 

6 non-Federal land exceeds the final appraised 

7 value of the Federal land, the United States 

8 shall not make a cash equalization payment to 

9 the County, and surplus value of the non-Fed10 eral land shall be considered a donation by the 

11 County to the United States for all purposes of 

12 law. 

13 (d) WITHDRAWAL PROVISIONS.—Lands acquired by 

14 the Secretary under this section are, upon such acquisi15 tion, automatically and permanently withdrawn from all 

16 forms of appropriation and disposal under the public land 

17 laws (including the mining and mineral leasing laws) and 

18 the Geothermal Steam Act of 1930 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et 

19 seq.). 

20 (e) MANAGEMENT OF LAND.—Land acquired by the 

21 Secretary under this section shall become part of the 

22 Coconino National Forest and be managed in accordance 

23 with the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the Na24 tional Forest System. 

25 (f) MAPS, ESTIMATES, AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
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1 (1) MINOR ERRORS.—The Secretary and the 

2 County may, by mutual agreement— 

3 (A) make minor boundary adjustments to 

4 the Federal and non-Federal lands involved in 

5 the exchange; and 

6 (B) correct any minor errors in any map, 

7 acreage estimate, or description of any land to 

8 be exchanged. 

9 (2) CONFLICT.—If there is a conflict between a 

10 map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land 

11 under this section, the map shall control unless the 

12 Secretary and the County mutually agree otherwise. 

13 (3) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall file 

14 and make available for public inspection in the head15 quarters of the Coconino National Forest a copy of 

16 all maps referred to in this section. 

17 SEC. 1017. EMBRY-RIDDLE TRI-CITY LAND EXCHANGE. 

18 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed20 eral land’’ means the approximately 16-acre parcel 

21 of University land identified in section 3(a) of Public 

22 Law 105–363 (112 Stat. 3297). 

23 (2) UNIVERSITY.—The term ‘‘University’’ 

24 means Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Flor25 ida. 
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1 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY IN2 TEREST IN LAND LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF YAVAPAI, 

3 ARIZONA.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

5 provision of law, if after the completion of the ap6 praisal required under subsection (c), the University 

7 submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the re8 versionary interests of the United States in and to 

9 the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall convey to 

10 the University the reversionary interests of the 

11 United States in and to the non-Federal land for the 

12 purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Fed13 eral land to enable economic development of the non14 Federal land. 

15 (2) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.—As soon as prac16 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

17 exact legal description of the non-Federal land shall 

18 be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Sec19 retary. 

20 (3) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 

21 The Secretary may require such additional terms 

22 and conditions to the conveyance under paragraph 

23 (1), consistent with this section, as the Secretary 

24 considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 

25 United States. 
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1 (4) COSTS.—The University shall pay all costs 

2 associated with the conveyance under paragraph (1), 

3 including the costs of the appraisal required under 

4 subsection (c), the costs of any surveys, recording 

5 costs, and other reasonable costs. 

6 (c) APPRAISAL.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

8 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec9 retary shall complete an appraisal of the rever10 sionary interests of the United States in and to the 

11 non-Federal land. 

12 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—The appraisal shall be 

13 completed in accordance with— 

14 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

15 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

16 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

17 Appraisal Practice. 

18 (d) CONSIDERATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—As consideration for the con20 veyance of the reversionary interests of the United 

21 States in and to the non-Federal land under this 

22 section, the University shall pay to the Secretary an 

23 amount equal to the appraised value of the interests 

24 of the United States, as determined under sub25 section (c). 
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1 (2) DEPOSIT; USE.—Amounts received under 

2 paragraph (1) shall be— 

3 (A) deposited in the Federal Land Dis4 posal Account established by section 206(a) of 

5 the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act 

6 (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); and 

7 (B) used in accordance with that Act (43 

8 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.). 

9 Subtitle B—Public Land and Na10 tional Forest System Manage11 ment 

12 SEC. 1101. BOLTS DITCH ACCESS. 

13 (a) ACCESS GRANTED.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

14 shall permit by special use authorization nonmotorized ac15 cess and use, in accordance with section 293.6 of title 36, 

16 Code of Federal Regulations, of the Bolts Ditch Headgate 

17 and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness, 

18 Colorado, as designated by Public Law 96–560 (94 Stat. 

19 3265), for the purposes of the diversion of water and use, 

20 maintenance, and repair of such ditch and headgate by 

21 the Town of Minturn, Colorado, a Colorado Home Rule 

22 Municipality. 

23 (b) LOCATION OF FACILITIES.—The Bolts Ditch 

24 headgate and ditch segment referenced in subsection (a) 
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1 are as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Bolts Ditch 

2 headgate and Ditch Segment’’ and dated November 2015. 

3 SEC. 1102. CLARIFICATION RELATING TO A CERTAIN LAND 

4 DESCRIPTION UNDER THE NORTHERN ARI5 ZONA LAND EXCHANGE AND VERDE RIVER 

6 BASIN PARTNERSHIP ACT OF 2005. 

7 Section 104(a)(5) of the Northern Arizona Land Ex8 change and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 

9 (Public Law 109–110; 119 Stat. 2356) is amended by in10 serting before the period at the end ‘‘, which, notwithstanding section 102(a)(4)(B), includes the N1⁄2 NE1 11 ⁄4

SW1⁄4 SW1⁄4, the N1⁄2 N1⁄2 SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, and the N1⁄2 N1 12 ⁄2

SW1⁄4 SE1 13 ⁄4, sec. 34, Township 22 North, Range 2 East, 

14 Gila and Salt River Meridian, Coconino County, Arizona, 

15 comprising approximately 25 acres’’. 

16 SEC. 1103. FRANK AND JEANNE MOORE WILD STEELHEAD 

17 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

19 (1) Frank Moore has committed his life to fam20 ily, friends, his country, and fly fishing; 

21 (2) Frank Moore is a World War II veteran 

22 who stormed the beaches of Normandy along with 

23 150,000 troops during the D-Day Allied invasion 

24 and was awarded the Chevalier of the French Legion 

25 of Honor for his bravery; 
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1 (3) Frank Moore returned home after the war, 

2 started a family, and pursued his passion of fishing 

3 on the winding rivers in Oregon; 

4 (4) as the proprietor of the Steamboat Inn 

5 along the North Umpqua River in Oregon for nearly 

6 20 years, Frank Moore, along with his wife Jeanne, 

7 shared his love of fishing, the flowing river, and the 

8 great outdoors, with visitors from all over the United 

9 States and the world; 

10 (5) Frank Moore has spent most of his life fish11 ing the vast rivers of Oregon, during which time he 

12 has contributed significantly to efforts to conserve 

13 fish habitats and protect river health, including serv14 ing on the State of Oregon Fish and Wildlife Com15 mission; 

16 (6) Frank Moore has been recognized for his 

17 conservation work with the National Wildlife Fed18 eration Conservationist of the Year award, the Wild 

19 Steelhead Coalition Conservation Award, and his 

20 2010 induction into the Fresh Water Fishing Hall 

21 of Fame; and 

22 (7) in honor of the many accomplishments of 

23 Frank Moore, both on and off the river, approxi24 mately 99,653 acres of Forest Service land in the 

25 State of Oregon should be designated as the ‘‘Frank 
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1 and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Manage2 ment Area’’. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

4 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en5 titled ‘‘Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Special Man6 agement Area Designation Act’’ and dated June 23, 

7 2016. 

8 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

9 the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 

10 Chief of the Forest Service. 

11 (3) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term 

12 ‘‘Special Management Area’’ means the Frank and 

13 Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management 

14 Area designated by subsection (c)(1). 

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

16 of Oregon. 

17 (c) FRANK AND JEANNE MOORE WILD STEELHEAD

18 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA, OREGON.— 

19 (1) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 99,653 

20 acres of Forest Service land in the State, as gen21 erally depicted on the Map, is designated as the 

22 ‘‘Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special 

23 Management Area’’. 

24 (2) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

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

4 of the Special Management Area. 

5 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

6 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

7 shall have the same force and effect as if in8 cluded in this section, except that the Secretary 

9 may correct clerical and typographical errors in 

10 the map and legal description. 

11 (C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

12 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

13 shall be on file and available for public inspec14 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

15 Service. 

16 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

17 rights, the Special Management Area shall be ad18 ministered by the Secretary— 

19 (A) in accordance with all laws (including 

20 regulations) applicable to the National Forest 

21 System; and 

22 (B) in a manner that— 

23 (i) conserves and enhances the natural 

24 character, scientific use, and the botanical, 

25 recreational, ecological, fish and wildlife, 
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1 scenic, drinking water, and cultural values 

2 of the Special Management Area; 

3 (ii) maintains and seeks to enhance 

4 the wild salmonid habitat of the Special 

5 Management Area; 

6 (iii) maintains or enhances the water7 shed as a thermal refuge for wild 

8 salmonids; and 

9 (iv) preserves opportunities for recre10 ation, including primitive recreation. 

11 (4) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec12 tion affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the 

13 State with respect to fish and wildlife in the State. 

14 (5) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

15 section— 

16 (A) creates any protective perimeter or 

17 buffer zone around the Special Management 

18 Area; or 

19 (B) modifies the applicable travel manage20 ment plan for the Special Management Area. 

21 (6) WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

22 section prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with 

23 other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appro24 priate, from conducting wildland fire operations in 

25 the Special Management Area, consistent with the 
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1 purposes of this section, including the use of air2 craft, machinery, mechanized equipment, fire breaks, 

3 backfires, and retardant. 

4 (7) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in 

5 this section prohibits the Secretary from conducting 

6 vegetation management projects within the Special 

7 Management Area in a manner consistent with— 

8 (A) the purposes described in paragraph 

9 (3); and 

10 (B) the applicable forest plan. 

11 (8) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing 

12 in this section diminishes any treaty rights of an In13 dian Tribe. 

14 (9) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 

16 Special Management Area river segments designated 

17 by paragraph (1) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

18 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

19 the public land laws; 

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

21 mining laws; and 

22 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

23 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma24 terials. 
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1 SEC. 1104. MAINTENANCE OR REPLACEMENT OF FACILI2 TIES AND STRUCTURES AT SMITH GULCH. 

3 The authorization of the Secretary of Agriculture to 

4 maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial 

5 recreation services at Smith Gulch under section 

6 3(a)(24)(D) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

7 1274(a)(24)(D))— 

8 (1) may include improvements or replacements 

9 that the Secretary of Agriculture determines— 

10 (A) are consistent with section 9(b) of the 

11 Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980 (16 

12 U.S.C. 1281 note; Public Law 96–312); and 

13 (B) would reduce the impact of the com14 mercial recreation facilities or services on wil15 derness or wild and scenic river resources and 

16 values; and 

17 (2) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to 

18 consider including, as appropriate— 

19 (A) hydroelectric generators and associated 

20 electrical transmission facilities; 

21 (B) water pumps for fire suppression; 

22 (C) transitions from propane to electrical 

23 lighting; 

24 (D) solar energy systems; 

25 (E) 6-volt or 12-volt battery banks for 

26 power storage; and 
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1 (F) other improvements or replacements 

2 which are consistent with this section that the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture determines appro4 priate. 

5 SEC. 1105. REPEAL OF PROVISION LIMITING THE EXPORT 

6 OF TIMBER HARVESTED FROM CERTAIN 

7 KAKE TRIBAL CORPORATION LAND. 

8 Section 42 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

9 Act (43 U.S.C. 1629h) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking subsection (h); 

11 (2) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 

12 (h); and 

13 (3) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), in 

14 the first sentence, by striking ‘‘and to provide’’ and 

15 all that follows through ‘‘subsection (h)’’. 

16 SEC. 1106. DESIGNATION OF FOWLER AND BOSKOFF PEAKS. 

17 (a) DESIGNATION OF FOWLER PEAK.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 13,498-foot mountain 

19 peak, located at 37.8569° N, by ¥108.0117° W, in 

20 the Uncompahgre National Forest in the State of 

21 Colorado, shall be known and designated as ‘‘Fowler 

22 Peak’’. 

23 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

24 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

25 the United States to the peak described in para-
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1 graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to 

2 ‘‘Fowler Peak’’. 

3 (b) DESIGNATION OF BOSKOFF PEAK.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The 13,123-foot mountain 

5 peak, located at 37.85549° N, by ¥108.03112° W, 

6 in the Uncompahgre National Forest in the State of 

7 Colorado, shall be known and designated as 

8 ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 

9 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

10 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

11 the United States to the peak described in para12 graph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to 

13 ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 

14 SEC. 1107. CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST LAND CONVEY15 ANCE. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) PERMITTEE.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘permittee’’ 

19 means a person who, on the date of enactment 

20 of this Act, holds a valid permit for use of a 

21 property. 

22 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘permittee’’ 

23 includes any heirs, executors, and assigns of the 

24 permittee or interest of the permittee. 

25 (2) PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘property’’ means— 
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1 (A) the approximately 1.1 acres of Na2 tional Forest System land in sec. 8, T. 10 S., 

3 R. 16 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, as gen4 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Coronado 

5 National Forest Land Conveyance Act of 

6 2017’’, special use permit numbered SAN5005– 

7 03, and dated October 2017; 

8 (B) the approximately 4.5 acres of Na9 tional Forest System land in sec. 8, T. 10 S., 

10 R. 16 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, as gen11 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Coronado 

12 National Forest Land Conveyance Act of 

13 2017’’, special use permit numbered SAN5116– 

14 03, and dated October 2017; and 

15 (C) the approximately 3.9 acres of National Forest System land in NW1 16 ⁄4, sec. 1, T. 

17 10 S., R. 15 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, 

18 as generally depicted on the map entitled 

19 ‘‘Coronado National Forest Land Conveyance 

20 Act of 2017’’, special use permit numbered 

21 SAN5039–02, and dated October 2017. 

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

23 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

24 (b) SALE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, during the period described in paragraph (2), 

3 not later than 90 days after the date on which a 

4 permittee submits a request to the Secretary, the 

5 Secretary shall— 

6 (A) accept tender of consideration from 

7 that permittee; and 

8 (B) sell and quitclaim to that permittee all 

9 right, title, and interest of the United States in 

10 and to the property for which the permittee 

11 holds a permit. 

12 (2) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period referred 

13 to in paragraph (1) is the period beginning on the 

14 date of enactment of this Act and ending on the 

15 date of expiration of the applicable permit. 

16 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may 

17 establish such terms and conditions on the sales of the 

18 properties under this section as the Secretary determines 

19 to be in the public interest. 

20 (d) CONSIDERATION.—A sale of a property under 

21 this section shall be for cash consideration equal to the 

22 market value of the property, as determined by the ap23 praisal described in subsection (e). 

24 (e) APPRAISAL.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete 

2 an appraisal of each property, which shall— 

3 (A) include the value of any appurtenant 

4 easements; and 

5 (B) exclude the value of any private im6 provements made by a permittee of the property 

7 before the date of appraisal. 

8 (2) STANDARDS.—An appraisal under para9 graph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with— 

10 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

11 Federal Land Acquisitions, established in ac12 cordance with the Uniform Relocation Assist13 ance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act 

14 of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.); and 

15 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

16 Appraisal Practice. 

17 (f) COSTS.—The Secretary shall pay— 

18 (1) the cost of a conveyance of a property under 

19 this section; and 

20 (2) the cost of an appraisal under subsection 

21 (e). 

22 (g) PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF LAND.—Any 

23 payment received by the Secretary from the sale of prop24 erty under this section shall be deposited in the fund es25 tablished under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as 
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1 the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a) and shall be available 

2 to the Secretary until expended for the acquisition of 

3 inholdings in national forests in the State of Arizona. 

4 (h) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall file maps and legal descriptions of each prop8 erty. 

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

11 same force and effect as if included in this section, 

12 except that the Secretary may correct typographical 

13 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

14 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

15 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

16 on file and available for public inspection in the of17 fice of the Supervisor of the Coronado National For18 est. 

19 SEC. 1108. DESCHUTES CANYON-STEELHEAD FALLS WIL20 DERNESS STUDY AREA BOUNDARY ADJUST21 MENT, OREGON. 

22 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 

23 Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area 

24 is modified to exclude approximately 688 acres of public 

25 land, as depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Deschutes Canyon- 
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1 Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area (WSA) Proposed 

2 Boundary Adjustment’’ and dated September 26, 2018. 

3 (b) EFFECT OF EXCLUSION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The public land excluded 

5 from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilder6 ness Study Area under subsection (a)— 

7 (A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

8 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

9 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

10 (B) shall be managed in accordance with— 

11 (i) this section; 

12 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man13 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

14 seq.); and 

15 (iii) any applicable resource manage16 ment plan. 

17 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man18 age the land excluded from the Deschutes Canyon19 Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area under sub20 section (a) to improve fire resiliency and forest 

21 health, including the conduct of wildfire prevention 

22 and response activities, as appropriate. 

23 (3) OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL MOTORIZED

24 USE.—The Secretary shall not permit off-road rec25 reational motorized use on the public land excluded 
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1 from the Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilder2 ness Study Area under subsection (a). 

3 SEC. 1109. MAINTENANCE OF FEDERAL MINERAL LEASES 

4 BASED ON EXTRACTION OF HELIUM. 

5 The first section of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

6 U.S.C. 181) is amended in the fifth paragraph by insert7 ing after ‘‘purchaser thereof’’ the following: ‘‘, and that 

8 extraction of helium from gas produced from such lands 

9 shall maintain the lease as if the extracted helium were 

10 oil and gas’’. 

11 SEC. 1110. SMALL MINER WAIVERS TO CLAIM MAINTE12 NANCE FEES. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) COVERED CLAIMHOLDER.—The term ‘‘cov15 ered claimholder’’ means— 

16 (A) the claimholder of the claims in the 

17 State numbered AA023149, AA023163, 

18 AA047913, AA047914, AA047915, AA047916, 

19 AA047917, AA047918, and AA047919 (as of 

20 December 29, 2004); 

21 (B) the claimholder of the claim in the 

22 State numbered FF–059315 (as of December 

23 29, 2004); 

24 (C) the claimholder of the claims in the 

25 State numbered FF–58607, FF–58608, FF– 
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1 58609, FF–58610, FF–58611, FF–58613, 

2 FF–58615, FF–58616, FF–58617, and FF– 

3 58618 (as of December 31, 2003); and 

4 (D) the claimholder of the claims in the 

5 State numbered FF–53988, FF–53989, and 

6 FF–53990 (as of December 31, 1987). 

7 (2) DEFECT.—The term ‘‘defect’’ includes a 

8 failure— 

9 (A) to timely file— 

10 (i) a small miner maintenance fee 

11 waiver application; 

12 (ii) an affidavit of annual labor associ13 ated with a small miner maintenance fee 

14 waiver application; or 

15 (iii) an instrument required under sec16 tion 314(a) of the Federal Land Policy 

17 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

18 1744(a)); and 

19 (B) to pay the required application fee for 

20 a small maintenance fee waiver application. 

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

22 of Alaska. 

23 (b) TREATMENT OF COVERED CLAIMHOLDERS.— 

24 Notwithstanding section 10101(d) of the Omnibus Budget 

25 Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f(d)) and section 
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1 314(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

2 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(c)), each covered claimholder 

3 shall, during the 60-day period beginning on the date on 

4 which the covered claimholder receives written notification 

5 from the Bureau of Land Management by registered mail 

6 of the opportunity, have the opportunity— 

7 (1)(A) to cure any defect in a small miner 

8 maintenance fee waiver application (including the 

9 failure to timely file a small miner maintenance fee 

10 waiver application) for any prior period during which 

11 the defect existed; or 

12 (B) to pay any claim maintenance fees due for 

13 any prior period during which the defect existed; and 

14 (2) to cure any defect in the filing of any in15 strument required under section 314(a) of the Fed16 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

17 U.S.C. 1744(a)) (including the failure to timely file 

18 any required instrument) for any prior period during 

19 which the defect existed. 

20 (c) REINSTATEMENT OF CLAIMS DEEMED FOR21 FEITED.—The Secretary shall reinstate any claim of a 

22 covered claimholder as of the date declared forfeited and 

23 void— 

24 (1) under section 10104 of the Omnibus Budg25 et Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28i) for 
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1 failure to pay the claim maintenance fee or obtain 

2 a valid waiver under section 10101 of the Omnibus 

3 Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (30 U.S.C. 28f); 

4 or 

5 (2) under section 314(c) of the Federal Land 

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

7 1744(c)) for failure to file any instrument required 

8 under section 314(a) of that Act (43 U.S.C. 

9 1744(a)) for any prior period during which the de10 fect existed if the covered claimholder— 

11 (A) cures the defect; or 

12 (B) pays the claim maintenance fee under 

13 subsection (b)(1)(B). 

14 SEC. 1111. SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL ME15 MORIAL AND NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

18 the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial 

19 authorized under subsection (b)(1). 

20 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

21 means the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National 

22 Monument established by subsection (d)(1). 

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

24 the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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1 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of California. 

3 (b) SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL ME4 MORIAL.— 

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may es6 tablish a memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in 

7 the county of Los Angeles, California, for the pur8 pose of honoring the victims of the Saint Francis 

9 Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Memorial shall be— 

11 (A) known as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam 

12 Disaster National Memorial’’; and 

13 (B) managed by the Forest Service. 

14 (3) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept, 

15 hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, 

16 or bequest of real or personal property made to the 

17 Secretary for purposes of developing, designing, con18 structing, and managing the Memorial. 

19 (c) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMORIAL.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

22 shall submit to Congress recommendations regard23 ing— 

24 (A) the planning, design, construction, and 

25 long-term management of the Memorial; 
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1 (B) the proposed boundaries of the Memo2 rial; 

3 (C) a visitor center and educational facili4 ties at the Memorial; and 

5 (D) ensuring public access to the Memo6 rial. 

7 (2) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the rec8 ommendations required under paragraph (1), the 

9 Secretary shall consult with— 

10 (A) appropriate Federal agencies; 

11 (B) State, Tribal, and local governments, 

12 including the Santa Clarita City Council; and 

13 (C) the public. 

14 (d) ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT FRANCIS DAM DIS15 ASTER NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

16 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as 

17 a national monument in the State certain National 

18 Forest System land administered by the Secretary in 

19 the county of Los Angeles, California, comprising 

20 approximately 353 acres, as generally depicted on 

21 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Saint Francis Dam Dis22 aster National Monument’’ and dated September 12, 

23 2018, to be known as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Dis24 aster National Monument’’. 
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1 (2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Monument 

2 is to conserve and enhance for the benefit and enjoy3 ment of the public the cultural, archaeological, his4 torical, watershed, educational, and recreational re5 sources and values of the Monument. 

6 (e) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO

7 MONUMENT.— 

8 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years 

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall develop a management plan for the 

12 Monument. 

13 (B) CONSULTATION.—The management 

14 plan shall be developed in consultation with— 

15 (i) appropriate Federal agencies; 

16 (ii) State, Tribal, and local govern17 ments; and 

18 (iii) the public. 

19 (C) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing and 

20 implementing the management plan, the Sec21 retary shall, with respect to methods of pro22 tecting and providing access to the Monument, 

23 consider the recommendations of the Saint 

24 Francis Disaster National Memorial Founda25 tion, the Santa Clarita Valley Historical Soci-
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1 ety, and the Community Hiking Club of Santa 

2 Clarita. 

3 (2) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall man4 age the Monument— 

5 (A) in a manner that conserves and en6 hances the cultural and historic resources of the 

7 Monument; and 

8 (B) in accordance with— 

9 (i) the Forest and Rangeland Renew10 able Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 

11 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

12 (ii) the laws generally applicable to 

13 the National Forest System; 

14 (iii) this section; and 

15 (iv) any other applicable laws. 

16 (3) USES.— 

17 (A) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The 

18 use of motorized vehicles within the Monument 

19 may be permitted only— 

20 (i) on roads designated for use by mo21 torized vehicles in the management plan 

22 required under paragraph (1); 

23 (ii) for administrative purposes; or 

24 (iii) for emergency responses. 
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1 (B) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall permit 

2 grazing within the Monument, where estab3 lished before the date of enactment of this 

4 Act— 

5 (i) subject to all applicable laws (in6 cluding regulations and Executive orders); 

7 and 

8 (ii) consistent with the purpose de9 scribed in subsection (d)(2). 

10 (4) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

12 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

13 around the Monument. 

14 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE NATIONAL MONU15 MENT.—The fact that an activity or use on 

16 land outside the Monument can be seen or 

17 heard within the Monument shall not preclude 

18 the activity or use outside the boundary of the 

19 Monument. 

20 (f) CLARIFICATION ON FUNDING.— 

21 (1) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.—This section 

22 shall be carried out using amounts otherwise made 

23 available to the Secretary. 
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1 (2) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional 

2 funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this section. 

4 (g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects the op5 eration, maintenance, replacement, or modification of ex6 isting water resource, flood control, utility, pipeline, or 

7 telecommunications facilities that are located outside the 

8 boundary of the Monument, subject to the special use au9 thorities of the Secretary of Agriculture and other applica10 ble laws. 

11 SEC. 1112. OWYHEE WILDERNESS AREAS BOUNDARY MODI12 FICATIONS. 

13 (a) BOUNDARY MODIFICATIONS.— 

14 (1) NORTH FORK OWYHEE WILDERNESS.—The 

15 boundary of the North Fork Owyhee Wilderness es16 tablished by section 1503(a)(1)(D) of the Omnibus 

17 Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 

18 111–11; 123 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude cer19 tain land, as depicted on— 

20 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

21 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee and Pole Creek 

22 Wilderness Aerial’’ and dated July 19, 2016; 

23 and 

24 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

25 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness 
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1 Big Springs Camp Zoom Aerial’’ and dated 

2 July 19, 2016. 

3 (2) OWYHEE RIVER WILDERNESS.—The bound4 ary of the Owyhee River Wilderness established by 

5 section 1503(a)(1)(E) of the Omnibus Public Land 

6 Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

7 Stat. 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as 

8 depicted on— 

9 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

10 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee, Pole Creek, and 

11 Owyhee River Wilderness Aerial’’ and dated 

12 July 19, 2016; 

13 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

14 entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Kincaid 

15 Reservoir Zoom Aerial’’ and dated July 19, 

16 2016; and 

17 (C) the Bureau of Land Management map 

18 entitled ‘‘Owyhee River Wilderness Dickshooter 

19 Road Zoom Aerial’’ and dated July 19, 2016. 

20 (3) POLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—The boundary 

21 of the Pole Creek Wilderness established by section 

22 1503(a)(1)(F) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage23 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

24 1033) is modified to exclude certain land, as de25 picted on— 
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1 (A) the Bureau of Land Management map 

2 entitled ‘‘North Fork Owyhee, Pole Creek, and 

3 Owyhee River Wilderness Aerial’’ and dated 

4 July 19, 2016; and 

5 (B) the Bureau of Land Management map 

6 entitled ‘‘Pole Creek Wilderness Pullout Zoom 

7 Aerial’’ and dated July 19, 2016. 

8 (b) MAPS.— 

9 (1) EFFECT.—The maps referred to in sub10 section (a) shall have the same force and effect as 

11 if included in this Act, except that the Secretary 

12 may correct minor errors in the maps. 

13 (2) AVAILABILITY.—The maps referred to in 

14 subsection (a) shall be available in the appropriate 

15 offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

16 SEC. 1113. CHUGACH REGION LAND STUDY. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) CAC.—The term ‘‘CAC’’ means the Chu19 gach Alaska Corporation. 

20 (2) CAC LAND.—The term ‘‘CAC land’’ means 

21 land conveyed to CAC pursuant to the Alaska Native 

22 Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 

23 under which— 

24 (A) both the surface estate and the sub25 surface estate were conveyed to CAC; or 
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1 (B)(i) the subsurface estate was conveyed 

2 to CAC; and 

3 (ii) the surface estate or a conservation 

4 easement in the surface estate was acquired by 

5 the State or by the United States as part of the 

6 program. 

7 (3) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 

8 the Habitat Protection and Acquisition Program of 

9 the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. 

10 (4) REGION.—The term ‘‘Region’’ means the 

11 Chugach Region, Alaska. 

12 (5) STUDY.—The term ‘‘study’’ means the 

13 study conducted under subsection (b)(1). 

14 (b) CHUGACH REGION LAND EXCHANGE STUDY.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

17 coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and 

18 in consultation with CAC, shall conduct a study of 

19 land ownership and use patterns in the Region. 

20 (2) STUDY REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall— 

21 (A) assess the social and economic impacts 

22 of the program, including impacts caused by 

23 split estate ownership patterns created by Fed24 eral acquisitions under the program, on— 

25 (i) the Region; and 
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1 (ii) CAC and CAC land; 

2 (B) identify sufficient acres of accessible 

3 and economically viable Federal land that can 

4 be offered in exchange for CAC land identified 

5 by CAC as available for exchange; and 

6 (C) provide recommendations for land ex7 change options with CAC that would— 

8 (i) consolidate ownership of the sur9 face and mineral estate of Federal land 

10 under the program; and 

11 (ii) convey to CAC Federal land iden12 tified under subparagraph (B). 

13 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 

14 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

15 to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

16 the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 

17 the House of Representatives a report describing the re18 sults of the study, including— 

19 (1) a recommendation on options for 1 or more 

20 land exchanges; and 

21 (2) detailed information on— 

22 (A) the acres of Federal land identified for 

23 exchange; and 

24 (B) any other recommendations provided 

25 by the Secretary. 
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1 SEC. 1114. WILDFIRE TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION. 

2 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to pro3 mote the use of the best available technology to enhance 

4 the effective and cost-efficient response to wildfires— 

5 (1) to meet applicable protection objectives; and 

6 (2) to increase the safety of— 

7 (A) firefighters; and 

8 (B) the public. 

9 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

11 means— 

12 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; and 

13 (B) the Secretary. 

14 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec15 retary concerned’’ means— 

16 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re17 spect to activities under the Department of Ag18 riculture; and 

19 (B) the Secretary, with respect to activities 

20 under the Department of the Interior. 

21 (c) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.— 

22 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 

23 terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ and ‘‘unmanned aircraft 

24 system’’ have the meanings given those terms in sec25 tion 44801 of title 49, United States Code. 
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1 (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Not later 

2 than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 

3 Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec4 retary of Agriculture, shall establish a research, de5 velopment, and testing program, or expand an appli6 cable existing program, to assess unmanned aircraft 

7 system technologies, including optionally piloted air8 craft, across the full range of wildland fire manage9 ment operations in order to accelerate the deploy10 ment and integration of those technologies into the 

11 operations of the Secretaries. 

12 (3) EXPANDING USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT

13 SYSTEMS ON WILDFIRES.—In carrying out the pro14 gram established under paragraph (2), the Secre15 taries, in coordination with the Federal Aviation Ad16 ministration, State wildland firefighting agencies, 

17 and other relevant Federal agencies, shall enter into 

18 an agreement under which the Secretaries shall de19 velop consistent protocols and plans for the use on 

20 wildland fires of unmanned aircraft system tech21 nologies, including for the development of real-time 

22 maps of the location of wildland fires. 

23 (d) LOCATION SYSTEMS FOR WILDLAND FIRE24 FIGHTERS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

2 the date of enactment of this Act, subject to the 

3 availability of appropriations, the Secretaries, in co4 ordination with State wildland firefighting agencies, 

5 shall jointly develop and operate a tracking system 

6 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘‘system’’) to 

7 remotely locate the positions of fire resources for use 

8 by wildland firefighters, including, at a minimum, 

9 any fire resources assigned to Federal type 1 

10 wildland fire incident management teams. 

11 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The system shall— 

12 (A) use the most practical and effective 

13 technology available to the Secretaries to re14 motely track the location of an active resource, 

15 such as a Global Positioning System; 

16 (B) depict the location of each fire re17 source on the applicable maps developed under 

18 subsection (c)(3); 

19 (C) operate continuously during the period 

20 for which any firefighting personnel are as21 signed to the applicable Federal wildland fire; 

22 and 

23 (D) be subject to such terms and condi24 tions as the Secretary concerned determines 
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1 necessary for the effective implementation of 

2 the system. 

3 (3) OPERATION.—The Secretary concerned 

4 shall— 

5 (A) before commencing operation of the 

6 system— 

7 (i) conduct not fewer than 2 pilot 

8 projects relating to the operation, manage9 ment, and effectiveness of the system; and 

10 (ii) review the results of those pilot 

11 projects; 

12 (B) conduct training, and maintain a cul13 ture, such that an employee, officer, or con14 tractor shall not rely on the system for safety; 

15 and 

16 (C) establish procedures for the collection, 

17 storage, and transfer of data collected under 

18 this subsection to ensure— 

19 (i) data security; and 

20 (ii) the privacy of wildland fire per21 sonnel. 

22 (e) WILDLAND FIRE DECISION SUPPORT.— 

23 (1) PROTOCOL.—To the maximum extent prac24 ticable, the Secretaries shall ensure that wildland 

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1 taries, or conducted jointly by the Secretaries and 

2 State wildland firefighting agencies, achieve compli3 ance with applicable incident management objectives 

4 in a manner that— 

5 (A) minimizes firefighter exposure to the 

6 lowest level necessary; and 

7 (B) reduces overall costs of wildfire inci8 dents. 

9 (2) WILDFIRE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, in co11 ordination with State wildland firefighting 

12 agencies, shall establish a system or expand an 

13 existing system to track and monitor decisions 

14 made by the Secretaries or State wildland fire15 fighting agencies in managing wildfires. 

16 (B) COMPONENTS.—The system estab17 lished or expanded under subparagraph (A) 

18 shall be able to alert the Secretaries if— 

19 (i) unusual costs are incurred; 

20 (ii) an action to be carried out would 

21 likely— 

22 (I) endanger the safety of a fire23 fighter; or 
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1 (II) be ineffective in meeting an 

2 applicable suppression or protection 

3 goal; or 

4 (iii) a decision regarding the manage5 ment of a wildfire deviates from— 

6 (I) an applicable protocol estab7 lished by the Secretaries, including 

8 the requirement under paragraph (1); 

9 or 

10 (II) an applicable spatial fire 

11 management plan or fire management 

12 plan of the Secretary concerned. 

13 (f) SMOKE PROJECTIONS FROM ACTIVE WILDLAND

14 FIRES.—The Secretaries shall establish a program, to be 

15 known as the ‘‘Interagency Wildland Fire Air Quality Re16 sponse Program’’, under which the Secretary concerned— 

17 (1) to the maximum extent practicable, shall as18 sign 1 or more air resource advisors to a type 1 inci19 dent management team managing a Federal 

20 wildland fire; and 

21 (2) may assign 1 or more air resource advisors 

22 to a type 2 incident management team managing a 

23 wildland fire. 

24 (g) FIREFIGHTER INJURIES DATABASE.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(a) of the Federal 

2 Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 

3 2208(a)) is amended— 

4 (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, cat5 egorized by the type of fire’’ after ‘‘such inju6 ries and deaths’’; and 

7 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘activi8 ties;’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘activities, in9 cluding— 

10 ‘‘(A) all injuries sustained by a firefighter 

11 and treated by a doctor, categorized by the type 

12 of firefighter; 

13 ‘‘(B) all deaths sustained while undergoing 

14 a pack test or preparing for a work capacity; 

15 ‘‘(C) all injuries or deaths resulting from 

16 vehicle accidents; and 

17 ‘‘(D) all injuries or deaths resulting from 

18 aircraft crashes;’’. 

19 (2) USE OF EXISTING DATA GATHERING AND

20 ANALYSIS ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 9(b)(3) of the 

21 Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 

22 (15 U.S.C. 2208(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

23 including the Center for Firefighter Injury Research 

24 and Safety Trends’’ after ‘‘public and private’’. 
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1 (3) MEDICAL PRIVACY OF FIREFIGHTERS.— 

2 Section 9 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Con3 trol Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2208) is amended by 

4 adding at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(e) MEDICAL PRIVACY OF FIREFIGHTERS.—The 

6 collection, storage, and transfer of any medical data col7 lected under this section shall be conducted in accordance 

8 with— 

9 ‘‘(1) the privacy regulations promulgated under 

10 section 264(c) of the Health Insurance Portability 

11 and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1320d– 

12 2 note; Public Law 104–191); and 

13 ‘‘(2) other applicable regulations, including 

14 parts 160, 162, and 164 of title 45, Code of Federal 

15 Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 

16 of this subsection).’’. 

17 (h) RAPID RESPONSE EROSION DATABASE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, in consulta19 tion with the Administrator of the National Aero20 nautics and Space Administration and the Secretary 

21 of Commerce, shall establish and maintain a data22 base, to be known as the ‘‘Rapid Response Erosion 

23 Database’’ (referred to in this subsection as the 

24 ‘‘Database’’). 

25 (2) OPEN-SOURCE DATABASE.— 
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1 (A) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretaries shall 

2 make the Database (including the original 

3 source code)— 

4 (i) web-based; and 

5 (ii) available without charge. 

6 (B) COMPONENTS.—To the maximum ex7 tent practicable, the Database shall provide 

8 for— 

9 (i) the automatic incorporation of spa10 tial data relating to vegetation, soils, and 

11 elevation into an applicable map created by 

12 the Secretary concerned that depicts the 

13 changes in land-cover and soil properties 

14 caused by a wildland fire; and 

15 (ii) the generation of a composite map 

16 that can be used by the Secretary con17 cerned to model the effectiveness of treat18 ments in the burned area to prevent flood19 ing, erosion, and landslides under a range 

20 of weather scenarios. 

21 (3) USE.—The Secretary concerned shall use 

22 the Database, as applicable, in developing rec23 ommendations for emergency stabilization treat24 ments or modifications to drainage structures to 

25 protect values-at-risk following a wildland fire. 
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1 (4) COORDINATION.—The Secretaries may 

2 share the Database, and any results generated in 

3 using the Database, with any State or unit of local 

4 government. 

5 (i) PREDICTING WHERE WILDFIRES WILL START.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries, in consulta7 tion with the Administrator of the National Aero8 nautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of 

9 Energy, and the Secretary of Commerce, through 

10 the capabilities and assets located at the National 

11 Laboratories, shall establish and maintain a system 

12 to predict the locations of future wildfires for fire13 prone areas of the United States. 

14 (2) COOPERATION; COMPONENTS.—The system 

15 established under paragraph (1) shall be based on, 

16 and seek to enhance, similar systems in existence on 

17 the date of enactment of this Act, including the Fire 

18 Danger Assessment System. 

19 (3) USE IN FORECASTS.—Not later than 1 year 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secre21 taries shall use the system established under para22 graph (1), to the maximum extent practicable, for 

23 purposes of developing any wildland fire potential 

24 forecasts. 
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1 (4) COORDINATION.—The Secretaries may 

2 share the system established under paragraph (1), 

3 and any results generated in using the system, with 

4 any State or unit of local government. 

5 (j) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

6 provided by this section terminates on the date that is 10 

7 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (k) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section— 

9 (1) requires the Secretary concerned to estab10 lish a new program, system, or database to replace 

11 an existing program, system, or database that meets 

12 the objectives of this section; or 

13 (2) precludes the Secretary concerned from 

14 using existing or future technology that— 

15 (A) is more efficient, safer, or better meets 

16 the needs of firefighters, other personnel, or the 

17 public; and 

18 (B) meets the objectives of this section. 

19 SEC. 1115. MCCOY FLATS TRAIL SYSTEM. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

22 Uintah County, Utah. 

23 (2) DECISION RECORD.—The term ‘‘Decision 

24 Record’’ means the Decision Record prepared by the 

25 Bureau of Land Management for the Environmental 
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1 Assessment for the McCoy Flats Trail System num2 bered DOI–BLM–G010–2012–0057 and dated Octo3 ber 2012. 

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

5 of Utah. 

6 (4) TRAIL SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘Trail System’’ 

7 means the McCoy Flats Trail System established by 

8 subsection (b)(1). 

9 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

11 rights, there is established the McCoy Flats Trail 

12 System in the State. 

13 (2) AREA INCLUDED.—The Trail System shall 

14 include public land administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management in the County, as described in 

16 the Decision Record. 

17 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

19 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

20 shall prepare a map and legal description of the 

21 Trail System. 

22 (2) AVAILABILITY; TRANSMITTAL TO CON23 GRESS.—The map and legal description prepared 

24 under paragraph (1) shall be— 
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1 (A) available in appropriate offices of the 

2 Bureau of Land Management; and 

3 (B) transmitted by the Secretary to— 

4 (i) the Committee on Natural Re5 sources of the House of Representatives; 

6 and 

7 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

8 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

9 (3) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and legal 

10 description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 

11 the same force and effect as if included in this sec12 tion, except that the Secretary may correct any cler13 ical or typographical errors in the map and legal de14 scription. 

15 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin16 ister the Trail System in accordance with— 

17 (1) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

18 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

19 (2) this section; and 

20 (3) other applicable law. 

21 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

23 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

24 consultation and coordination with the County and 
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1 affected Indian Tribes, shall prepare a management 

2 plan for the Trail System. 

3 (2) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The management plan 

4 shall be developed with opportunities for public com5 ment. 

6 (3) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Until the comple7 tion of the management plan, the Trail System shall 

8 be administered in accordance with the Decision 

9 Record. 

10 (4) RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—In devel11 oping the management plan, the Secretary shall seek 

12 to provide for new mountain bike route and trail 

13 construction to increase recreational opportunities 

14 within the Trail System, consistent with this section. 

15 (f) USES.—The Trail System shall be used for non16 motorized mountain bike recreation, as described in the 

17 Decision Record. 

18 (g) ACQUISITION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—On the request of the State, 

20 the Secretary shall seek to acquire State land, or in21 terests in State land, located within the Trail Sys22 tem by purchase from a willing seller or exchange. 

23 (2) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

24 Any land acquired under this subsection shall be ad25 ministered as part of the Trail System. 
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1 (h) FEES.—No fees shall be charged for access to, 

2 or use of, the Trail System and associated parking areas. 

3 SEC. 1116. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO CERTAIN LAWS 

4 RELATING TO FEDERAL LAND IN THE STATE 

5 OF NEVADA. 

6 (a) AMENDMENT TO CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL

7 LAND IN STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA.—Section 3009(d) of 

8 the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 

9 Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 

10 Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3751) is amended— 

11 (1) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) through 

13 (D) and redesignating subparagraph (E) as 

14 subparagraph (D); and 

15 (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 

16 the following: 

17 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘Federal 

18 land’ means the land generally depicted as 

19 ‘Federal land’ on the map. 

20 ‘‘(C) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the 

21 map entitled ‘Storey County Land Conveyance’ 

22 and dated June 6, 2018.’’. 

23 (2) in paragraph (3)— 

24 (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 

25 ‘‘after completing the mining claim validity re-
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1 view under paragraph (2)(B), if requested by 

2 the County,’’; and 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B)— 

4 (i) in clause (i)— 

5 (I) in the matter preceding sub6 clause (I), by striking ‘‘each parcel of 

7 land located in a mining townsite’’ 

8 and inserting ‘‘any Federal land’’; 

9 (II) in subclause (I), by striking 

10 ‘‘mining townsite’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘Federal land’’; and 

12 (III) in subclause (II), by strik13 ing ‘‘mining townsite (including im14 provements to the mining townsite), 

15 as identified for conveyance on the 

16 map’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal land (in17 cluding improvements)’’; 

18 (ii) by striking clause (ii); 

19 (iii) by striking the subparagraph des20 ignation and heading and all that follows 

21 through ‘‘With respect’’ in the matter pre22 ceding subclause (I) of clause (i) and in23 serting the following: 

24 ‘‘(B) VALID MINING CLAIMS.—With re25 spect’’; and 
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1 (iv) by redesignating subclauses (I) 

2 and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec3 tively, and indenting appropriately; 

4 (3) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘a mining 

5 townsite conveyed under paragraph (3)(B)(i)(II)’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘Federal land conveyed under para7 graph (2)(B)(ii)’’; 

8 (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘a mining 

9 townsite under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed10 eral land under paragraph (2)’’; 

11 (5) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding 

12 subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘mining townsite’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Federal land’’; 

14 (6) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘A mining 

15 townsite to be conveyed by the United States under 

16 paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘The exterior bound17 ary of the Federal land to be conveyed by the United 

18 States under paragraph (2)’’; 

19 (7) in paragraph (9)— 

20 (A) by striking ‘‘a mining townsite under 

21 paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal land 

22 under paragraph (2)’’; and 

23 (B) by striking ‘‘the mining townsite’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘the Federal land’’; 
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1 (8) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘the exam2 ination’’ and all that follows through the period at 

3 the end and inserting ‘‘the conveyance under para4 graph (2) should be completed by not later than 18 

5 months after the date of enactment of the Natural 

6 Resources Management Act.’’; 

7 (9) by striking paragraphs (2) and (8); 

8 (10) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

9 (7) and (9) and (10) as paragraphs (2) through (6) 

10 and (7) and (8) respectively; and 

11 (11) by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(9) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

13 on file and available for public inspection in the ap14 propriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage15 ment.’’. 

16 (b) MODIFICATION OF UTILITY CORRIDOR.—The 

17 Secretary shall realign the utility corridor established by 

18 section 301(a) of the Lincoln County Conservation, Recre19 ation, and Development Act of 2004 (Public Law 108– 

20 424; 118 Stat. 2412) to be aligned as generally depicted 

21 on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed LCCRDA Utility Corridor 

22 Realignment’’ and dated March 14, 2017, by modifying 

23 the map entitled ‘‘Lincoln County Conservation, Recre24 ation, and Development Act’’ (referred to in this sub25 section as the ‘‘Map’’) and dated October 1, 2004, by— 
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1 (1) removing the utility corridor from sections 

2 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, and 15, T. 7 N., R. 68 

3 E., of the Map; and 

4 (2) redesignating the utility corridor so as to 

5 appear on the Map in— 

6 (A) sections 31, 32, and 33, T. 8 N., R. 

7 68 E.; 

8 (B) sections 4, 5, 6, and 7, T. 7 N., R. 68 

9 E.; and 

10 (C) sections 1 and 12, T. 7 N., 67 E. 

11 (c) FINAL CORRECTIVE PATENT IN CLARK COUNTY, 

12 NEVADA.— 

13 (1) VALIDATION OF PATENT.—Patent number 

14 27–2005–0081, issued by the Bureau of Land Man15 agement on February 18, 2005, is affirmed and vali16 dated as having been issued pursuant to, and in 

17 compliance with, the Nevada-Florida Land Ex18 change Authorization Act of 1988 (Public Law 100– 

19 275; 102 Stat. 52), the National Environmental Pol20 icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the 

21 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

22 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for the benefit of the desert 

23 tortoise, other species, and the habitat of the desert 

24 tortoise and other species to increase the likelihood 
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1 of the recovery of the desert tortoise and other spe2 cies. 

3 (2) RATIFICATION OF RECONFIGURATION.—The 

4 process used by the United States Fish and Wildlife 

5 Service and the Bureau of Land Management in re6 configuring the land described in paragraph (1), as 

7 depicted on Exhibit 1–4 of the Final Environmental 

8 Impact Statement for the Planned Development 

9 Project MSHCP, Lincoln County, NV (FWS–R8– 

10 ES–2008–N0136), and the reconfiguration provided 

11 for in special condition 10 of the Corps of Engineers 

12 Permit No. 000005042, are ratified. 

13 (d) ISSUANCE OF CORRECTIVE PATENT IN LINCOLN

14 COUNTY, NEVADA.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

16 through the Director of the Bureau of Land Man17 agement, may issue a corrective patent for the 7,548 

18 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, depicted 

19 on the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Man20 agement entitled ‘‘Proposed Lincoln County Land 

21 Reconfiguration’’ and dated January 28, 2016. 

22 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—A corrective patent 

23 issued under paragraph (1) shall be treated as 

24 issued pursuant to, and in compliance with, the Ne-
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1 vada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 

2 1988 (Public Law 100–275; 102 Stat. 52). 

3 (e) CONVEYANCE TO LINCOLN COUNTY, NEVADA, TO

4 SUPPORT A LANDFILL.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, and subject to 

7 valid existing rights, at the request of Lincoln Coun8 ty, Nevada, the Secretary shall convey without con9 sideration under the Act of June 14, 1926 (com10 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur11 poses Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 

12 869 et seq.), to Lincoln County all right, title and 

13 interest of the United States in and to approxi14 mately 400 acres of land in Lincoln County, Nevada, 

15 more particularly described as follows: T. 11 S., R. 

62, E., Section 25 E 1⁄2 of W 1⁄2; and W 1 16 ⁄2 of E 

1⁄2; and E 1⁄2 of SE 1 17 ⁄4. 

18 (2) RESERVATION.—The Secretary shall reserve 

19 to the United States the mineral estate in any land 

20 conveyed under paragraph (1). 

21 (3) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The land con22 veyed under paragraph (1) shall be used by Lincoln 

23 County, Nevada, to provide a suitable location for 

24 the establishment of a centralized landfill and to 

25 provide a designated area and authorized facilities to 
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1 discourage unauthorized dumping and trash disposal 

2 on environmentally-sensitive public land. Lincoln 

3 County may not dispose of the land conveyed under 

4 paragraph (1). 

5 (4) REVERSION.—If Lincoln County, Nevada, 

6 ceases to use any parcel of land conveyed under 

7 paragraph (1) for the purposes described in para8 graph (3)— 

9 (A) title to the parcel shall revert to the 

10 Secretary, at the option of the Secretary; and 

11 (B) Lincoln County shall be responsible for 

12 any reclamation necessary to restore the parcel 

13 to a condition acceptable to the Secretary. 

14 (f) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS, HIGH SCHELLS WIL15 DERNESS, AND ARC DOME WILDERNESS BOUNDARY AD16 JUSTMENTS.— 

17 (1) AMENDMENTS TO THE PAM WHITE WILDER18 NESS ACT OF 2006.—Section 323 of the Pam White 

19 Wilderness Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 

20 Stat. 3031) is amended by striking subsection (e) 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(e) MT. MORIAH WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.—The 

23 boundary of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness established under 

24 section 2(13) of the Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 

25 1989 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted to include— 
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1 ‘‘(1) the land identified as the ‘Mount Moriah 

2 Wilderness Area’ and ‘Mount Moriah Additions’ on 

3 the map entitled ‘Eastern White Pine County’ and 

4 dated November 29, 2006; and 

5 ‘‘(2) the land identified as ‘NFS Lands’ on the 

6 map entitled ‘Proposed Wilderness Boundary Ad7 justment Mt. Moriah Wilderness Area’ and dated 

8 January 19, 2017. 

9 ‘‘(f) HIGH SCHELLS WILDERNESS ADJUSTMENT.— 

10 The boundary of the High Schells Wilderness established 

11 under subsection (a)(11) is adjusted— 

12 ‘‘(1) to include the land identified as ‘Include 

13 as Wilderness’ on the map entitled ‘McCoy Creek 

14 Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 2014; and 

15 ‘‘(2) to exclude the land identified as ‘NFS 

16 Lands’ on the map entitled ‘Proposed Wilderness 

17 Boundary Adjustment High Schells Wilderness 

18 Area’ and dated January 19, 2017.’’. 

19 (2) AMENDMENTS TO THE NEVADA WILDER20 NESS PROTECTION ACT OF 1989.—The Nevada Wil21 derness Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101– 

22 195; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by adding at 

23 the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 12. ARC DOME BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT. 

2 ‘‘The boundary of the Arc Dome Wilderness estab3 lished under section 2(2) is adjusted to exclude the land 

4 identified as ‘Exclude from Wilderness’ on the map enti5 tled ‘Arc Dome Adjustment’ and dated November 3, 

6 2014.’’. 

7 SEC. 1117. ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL RECREATION AND 

8 GEOLOGIC AREA. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage11 ment Plan’’ means the management plan for the 

12 Recreation Area prepared under subsection 

13 (e)(2)(A). 

14 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘Northern Utah Lands Management Act-Over16 view’’ and dated February 4, 2019. 

17 (3) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

18 Area’’ means the Ashley Karst National Recreation 

19 and Geologic Area established by subsection (b)(1). 

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

21 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

23 of Utah. 

24 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, there is established the Ashley Karst Na3 tional Recreation and Geologic Area in the State. 

4 (2) AREA INCLUDED.—The Recreation Area 

5 shall consist of approximately 173,475 acres of land 

6 in the Ashley National Forest, as generally depicted 

7 on the Map. 

8 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation Area 

9 are to conserve and protect the watershed, geological, rec10 reational, wildlife, scenic, natural, cultural, and historic 

11 resources of the Recreation Area. 

12 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Nat16 ural Resources and the Committee on Agriculture of 

17 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

18 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 

19 and legal description of the Recreation Area. 

20 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

21 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

23 that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 

24 map or legal description. 
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1 (3) AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

2 legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall 

3 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

4 appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 

5 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin7 ister the Recreation Area in accordance with— 

8 (A) the laws generally applicable to the 

9 National Forest System, including the Forest 

10 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

11 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.); 

12 (B) this section; and 

13 (C) any other applicable law. 

14 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

16 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec17 retary shall prepare a management plan for the 

18 Recreation Area. 

19 (B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary 

20 shall— 

21 (i) prepare the management plan in 

22 consultation and coordination with Uintah 

23 County, Utah, and affected Indian Tribes; 

24 and 
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1 (ii) provide for public input in the 

2 preparation of the management plan. 

3 (f) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow such uses 

4 of the Recreation Area that would— 

5 (1) further the purposes for which the Recre6 ation Area is established; and 

7 (2) promote the long-term protection and man8 agement of the watershed and underground karst 

9 system of the Recreation Area. 

10 (g) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as needed for emer12 gency response or administrative purposes, the use 

13 of motorized vehicles in the Recreation Area shall be 

14 permitted only on roads and motorized routes des15 ignated in the Management Plan for the use of mo16 torized vehicles. 

17 (2) NEW ROADS.—No new permanent or tem18 porary roads or other motorized vehicle routes shall 

19 be constructed within the Recreation Area after the 

20 date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (3) EXISTING ROADS.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—Necessary maintenance 

23 or repairs to existing roads designated in the 

24 Management Plan for the use of motorized ve25 hicles, including necessary repairs to keep exist-
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1 ing roads free of debris or other safety hazards, 

2 shall be permitted after the date of enactment 

3 of this Act, consistent with the requirements of 

4 this section. 

5 (B) REROUTING.—Nothing in this sub6 section prevents the Secretary from rerouting 

7 an existing road or trail to protect Recreation 

8 Area resources from degradation, or to protect 

9 public safety, as determined to be appropriate 

10 by the Secretary. 

11 (4) OVER SNOW VEHICLES.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

13 prohibits the use of snowmobiles and other over 

14 snow vehicles within the Recreation Area. 

15 (B) WINTER RECREATION USE PLAN.— 

16 Not later than 2 years after the date of enact17 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall undertake 

18 a winter recreation use planning process, which 

19 shall include opportunities for use by snowmo20 biles or other over snow vehicles in appropriate 

21 areas of the Recreation Area. 

22 (5) APPLICABLE LAW.—Activities authorized 

23 under this subsection shall be consistent with the ap24 plicable forest plan and travel management plan for, 
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1 and any law (including regulations) applicable to, 

2 the Ashley National Forest. 

3 (h) WATER INFRASTRUCTURE.— 

4 (1) EXISTING ACCESS.—The designation of the 

5 Recreation Area shall not affect the ability of au6 thorized users to access, operate, and maintain 

7 water infrastructure facilities within the Recreation 

8 Area in accordance with applicable authorizations 

9 and permits. 

10 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

12 offer to enter into a cooperative agreement with 

13 authorized users and local governmental entities 

14 to provide, in accordance with any applicable 

15 law (including regulations)— 

16 (i) access, including motorized access, 

17 for repair and maintenance to water infra18 structure facilities within the Recreation 

19 Area, including Whiterocks Reservoir, sub20 ject to such terms and conditions as the 

21 Secretary determines to be necessary; and 

22 (ii) access and maintenance by au23 thorized users and local governmental enti24 ties for the continued delivery of water to 

25 the Ashley Valley if water flows cease or 
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1 become diminished due to impairment of 

2 the karst system, subject to such terms 

3 and conditions as the Secretary determines 

4 to be necessary. 

5 (i) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Recre6 ation Area, where established before the date of enactment 

7 of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such 

8 reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Sec9 retary considers to be necessary in accordance with— 

10 (1) applicable law (including regulations); 

11 (2) the purposes of the Recreation Area; and 

12 (3) the guidelines set forth in the report of the 

13 Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the 

14 House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 

15 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 

16 (j) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af17 fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to the man18 agement of fish and wildlife on Federal land in the State. 

19 (k) WILDLIFE WATER PROJECTS.—The Secretary, in 

20 consultation with the State, may authorize wildlife water 

21 projects (including guzzlers) within the Recreation Area. 

22 (l) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section— 

23 (1) constitutes an express or implied reservation 

24 by the United States of any water rights with re25 spect to the Recreation Area; 
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1 (2) affects any water rights in the State; 

2 (3) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 

4 water right, or interest in water; 

5 (4) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi6 tional water right in existence on the date of enact7 ment of this Act, including any water right held by 

8 the United States; 

9 (5) affects any interstate water compact in ex10 istence on the date of enactment of this Act; or 

11 (6) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

12 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro13 priated by the United States in the State on or be14 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (m) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

16 all Federal land in the Recreation Area is withdrawn 

17 from— 

18 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis19 posal under the public land laws; 

20 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

21 laws; and 

22 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

23 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

24 (n) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

25 section prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation 
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1 management projects, including fuels reduction activities, 

2 within the Recreation Area for the purposes of improving 

3 water quality and reducing risks from wildfire. 

4 (o) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

5 section prohibits the Secretary, in consultation with other 

6 Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, as appropriate, 

7 from conducting wildland fire treatment operations or res8 toration operations in the Recreation Area, consistent with 

9 the purposes of this section. 

10 (p) RECREATION FEES.—Except for fees for im11 proved campgrounds, the Secretary is prohibited from col12 lecting recreation entrance or recreation use fees within 

13 the Recreation Area. 

14 (q) COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—Nothing in 

15 this section affects the continued use of, and access to, 

16 communication infrastructure (including necessary up17 grades) within the Recreation Area, in accordance with ap18 plicable authorizations and permits. 

19 (r) NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af21 fects non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal 

22 land within the Recreation Area. 

23 (2) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide rea24 sonable access to non-Federal land or interests in 

25 non-Federal land within the Recreation Area. 
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1 (s) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Outfitting 

2 and guide services within the Recreation Area, including 

3 commercial outfitting and guide services, are authorized 

4 in accordance with this section and other applicable law 

5 (including regulations). 

6 SEC. 1118. JOHN WESLEY POWELL NATIONAL CONSERVA7 TION AREA. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the Bureau 

10 of Land Management map entitled ‘‘Proposed John 

11 Wesley Powell National Conservation Area’’ and 

12 dated December 10, 2018. 

13 (2) NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.—The 

14 term ‘‘National Conservation Area’’ means the John 

15 Wesley Powell National Conservation Area estab16 lished by subsection (b)(1). 

17 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

19 rights, there is established the John Wesley Powell 

20 National Conservation Area in the State of Utah. 

21 (2) AREA INCLUDED.—The National Conserva22 tion Area shall consist of approximately 29,868 

23 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of 

24 Land Management as generally depicted on the 

25 Map. 
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1 (c) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the National Con2 servation Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for 

3 the benefit of present and future generations the nation4 ally significant historic, cultural, natural, scientific, scenic, 

5 recreational, archaeological, educational, and wildlife re6 sources of the National Conservation Area. 

7 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

10 shall prepare and file a map and legal description of 

11 the National Conservation Area with the Committee 

12 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

13 the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

14 of Representatives. 

15 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

16 prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

18 that the Secretary may correct minor errors in the 

19 map or legal description. 

20 (3) AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map and 

21 legal description shall be on file and available for 

22 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

23 Bureau of Land Management. 

24 (e) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

25 National Conservation Area— 
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1 (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 

2 enhances the resources of the National Conservation 

3 Area; 

4 (2) 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 section; and 

8 (C) any other applicable law; and 

9 (3) as a component of the National Landscape 

10 Conservation System. 

11 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary shall develop a management plan for the 

15 National Conservation Area. 

16 (B) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall 

17 prepare the management plan— 

18 (i) in consultation and coordination 

19 with the State of Utah, Uintah County, 

20 and affected Indian Tribes; and 

21 (ii) after providing for public input. 

22 (f) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow such uses 

23 of the National Conservation Area as the Secretary deter24 mines would further the purposes for which the National 

25 Conservation is established. 
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1 (g) ACQUISITION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

3 land or interests in land within the boundaries of the 

4 National Conservation Area by purchase from a will5 ing seller, donation, or exchange. 

6 (2) INCORPORATION IN NATIONAL CONSERVA7 TION AREA.—Any land or interest in land located in8 side the boundary of the National Conservation Area 

9 that is acquired by the United States after the date 

10 of enactment of this Act shall be added to and ad11 ministered as part of the National Conservation 

12 Area. 

13 (3) STATE LAND.—On request of the Utah 

14 School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration 

15 and, if practicable, not later than 5 years after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

17 seek to acquire all State-owned land within the 

18 boundaries of the National Conservation Area by ex19 change or purchase, subject to the appropriation of 

20 necessary funds. 

21 (h) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 

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

23 except in cases in which motorized vehicles are need24 ed for administrative purposes or to respond to an 

25 emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Na-
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1 tional Conservation Area shall be permitted only on 

2 roads designated in the management plan. 

3 (2) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES PRIOR TO

4 COMPLETION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Prior to 

5 completion of the management plan, the use of mo6 torized vehicles within the National Conservation 

7 Area shall be permitted in accordance with the appli8 cable Bureau of Land Management resource man9 agement plan. 

10 (i) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Na11 tional Conservation Area, where established before the 

12 date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, 

13 subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and prac14 tices as the Secretary considers to be necessary in accord15 ance with— 

16 (1) applicable law (including regulations); 

17 (2) the purposes of the National Conservation 

18 Area; and 

19 (3) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 

20 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

21 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom22 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 

23 Report 101–405). 

24 (j) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this section af25 fects the jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect 
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1 to the management of fish and wildlife on Federal land 

2 in the State. 

3 (k) WILDLIFE WATER PROJECTS.—The Secretary, in 

4 consultation with the State of Utah, may authorize wildlife 

5 water projects (including guzzlers) within the National 

6 Conservation Area. 

7 (l) GREATER SAGE-GROUSE CONSERVATION

8 PROJECTS.—Nothing in this section affects the authority 

9 of the Secretary to undertake Greater sage-grouse 

10 (Centrocercus urophasianus) conservation projects to 

11 maintain and improve Greater sage-grouse habitat, includ12 ing the management of vegetation through mechanical 

13 means, to further the purposes of the National Conserva14 tion Area. 

15 (m) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section— 

16 (1) constitutes an express or implied reservation 

17 by the United States of any water rights with re18 spect to the National Conservation Area; 

19 (2) affects any water rights in the State; 

20 (3) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 

21 the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 

22 water right, or interest in water; 

23 (4) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi24 tional water right in existence on the date of enact-
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1 ment of this Act, including any water right held by 

2 the United States; 

3 (5) affects any interstate water compact in ex4 istence on the date of enactment of this Act; or 

5 (6) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

6 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro7 priated by the United States in the State on or be8 fore the date of enactment of this Act. 

9 (n) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section cre11 ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

12 National Conservation Area. 

13 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE NATIONAL CONSERVA14 TION AREA.—The fact that an authorized activity or 

15 use on land outside the National Conservation Area 

16 can be seen or heard within the National Conserva17 tion Area shall not preclude the activity or use out18 side the boundary of the Area. 

19 (o) WITHDRAWAL.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

21 rights, all Federal land in the National Conservation 

22 Area (including any land acquired after the date of 

23 enactment of this Act) is withdrawn from— 

24 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 

25 disposal under the public land laws; 
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1 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

2 mining laws; and 

3 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min4 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

5 (p) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 

6 section prevents the Secretary from conducting vegetation 

7 management projects, including fuels reduction activities, 

8 within the National Conservation Area that are consistent 

9 with this section and that further the purposes of the Na10 tional Conservation Area. 

11 (q) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

12 section prohibits the Secretary, in consultation with other 

13 Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies, as appropriate, 

14 from conducting wildland fire prevention and restoration 

15 operations in the National Conservation Area, consistent 

16 with the purposes of this section. 

17 (r) RECREATION FEES.—Except for improved camp18 grounds, the Secretary is prohibited from collecting recre19 ation entrance or use fees within the National Conserva20 tion Area. 

21 (s) OUTFITTING AND GUIDE ACTIVITIES.—Outfitting 

22 and guide services within the National Conservation Area, 

23 including commercial outfitting and guide services, are au24 thorized in accordance with this section and other applica25 ble law (including regulations). 
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1 (t) NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af3 fects non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal 

4 land within the National Conservation Area. 

5 (2) REASONABLE ACCESS.—The Secretary shall 

6 provide reasonable access to non-Federal land or in7 terests in non-Federal land within the National Con8 servation Area. 

9 (u) RESEARCH AND INTERPRETIVE MANAGEMENT.— 

10 The Secretary may establish programs and projects for 

11 the conduct of scientific, historical, cultural, archeological, 

12 and natural studies through the use of public and private 

13 partnerships that further the purposes of the National 

14 Conservation Area. 

15 SEC. 1119. ALASKA NATIVE VIETNAM ERA VETERANS LAND 

16 ALLOTMENT. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) AVAILABLE FEDERAL LAND.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘available 

20 Federal land’’ means Federal land in the State 

21 that— 

22 (i) is vacant, unappropriated, and un23 reserved and is identified as available for 

24 selection under subsection (b)(5); or 
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1 (ii) has been selected by, but not yet 

2 conveyed to— 

3 (I) the State, if the State agrees 

4 to voluntarily relinquish the selection 

5 of the Federal land for selection by an 

6 eligible individual; or 

7 (II) a Regional Corporation or a 

8 Village Corporation, if the Regional 

9 Corporation or Village Corporation 

10 agrees to voluntarily relinquish the se11 lection of the Federal land for selec12 tion by an eligible individual. 

13 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘available 

14 Federal land’’ does not include any Federal 

15 land in the State that is— 

16 (i)(I) a right-of-way of the 

17 TransAlaska Pipeline; or 

18 (II) an inner or outer corridor of such 

19 a right-of-way; 

20 (ii) withdrawn or acquired for pur21 poses of the Armed Forces; 

22 (iii) under review for a pending right23 of-way for a natural gas corridor; 

24 (iv) within the Arctic National Wild25 life Refuge; 
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1 (v) within a unit of the National For2 est System; 

3 (vi) designated as wilderness by Con4 gress; 

5 (vii) within a unit of the National 

6 Park System, a National Preserve, or a 

7 National Monument; 

8 (viii) within a component of the Na9 tional Trails System; 

10 (ix) within a component of the Na11 tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System; or 

12 (x) within the National Petroleum Re13 serve–Alaska. 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘eligible 

15 individual’’ means an individual who, as determined 

16 by the Secretary in accordance with subsection 

17 (c)(1), is— 

18 (A) a Native veteran— 

19 (i) who served in the Armed Forces 

20 during the period between August 5, 1964, 

21 and December 31, 1971; and 

22 (ii) has not received an allotment 

23 made pursuant to— 
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1 (I) the Act of May 17, 1906 (34 

2 Stat. 197, chapter 2469) (as in effect 

3 on December 17, 1971); 

4 (II) section 14(h)(5) of the Alas5 ka Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

6 U.S.C. 1613(h)(5)); or 

7 (III) section 41 of the Alaska 

8 Native Claims Settlement Act (43 

9 U.S.C. 1629g); or 

10 (B) is the personal representative of the 

11 estate of a deceased eligible individual described 

12 in subparagraph (A), who has been duly ap13 pointed in the appropriate Alaska State court 

14 or a registrar has qualified, acting for the ben15 efit of the heirs of the estate of a deceased eligi16 ble individual described in subparagraph (A). 

17 (3) NATIVE; REGIONAL CORPORATION; VILLAGE

18 CORPORATION.—The terms ‘‘Native’’, ‘‘Regional 

19 Corporation’’, and ‘‘Village Corporation’’ have the 

20 meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Alas21 ka Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602). 

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

23 of Alaska. 
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1 (5) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the 

2 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 

3 United States Code. 

4 (b) ALLOTMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 

5 (1) INFORMATION TO DETERMINE ELIGI6 BILITY.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

8 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 

9 the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

10 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall provide 

11 to the Secretary a list of all members of the 

12 Armed Forces who served during the period be13 tween August 5, 1964, and December 31, 1971. 

14 (B) USE.—The Secretary shall use the in15 formation provided under subparagraph (A) to 

16 determine whether an individual meets the mili17 tary service requirements under subsection 

18 (a)(2)(A)(i). 

19 (C) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE.—The 

20 Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of 

21 Veterans Affairs, shall conduct outreach, and 

22 provide assistance in applying for allotments, to 

23 eligible individuals. 

24 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 months 

25 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
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1 retary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this 

2 subsection. 

3 (3) SELECTION BY ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—An eligible individual— 

5 (i) may select 1 parcel of not less than 

6 2.5 acres and not more than 160 acres of 

7 available Federal land; and 

8 (ii) on making a selection pursuant to 

9 clause (i), shall submit to the Secretary an 

10 allotment selection application for the ap11 plicable parcel of available Federal land. 

12 (B) SELECTION PERIOD.—An eligible indi13 vidual may apply for an allotment during the 5- 

14 year period beginning on the effective date of 

15 the final regulations issued under paragraph 

16 (2). 

17 (4) CONFLICTING SELECTIONS.—If 2 or more 

18 eligible individuals submit to the Secretary an allot19 ment selection application under paragraph 

20 (3)(A)(ii) for the same parcel of available Federal 

21 land, the Secretary shall— 

22 (A) give preference to the selection applica23 tion received on the earliest date; and 

24 (B) provide to each eligible individual the 

25 selection application of whom is rejected under 
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1 subparagraph (A) an opportunity to select a 

2 substitute parcel of available Federal land. 

3 (5) IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE FEDERAL

4 LAND ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND

5 MANAGEMENT.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

7 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec8 retary, in consultation with the State, Regional 

9 Corporations, and Village Corporations, shall 

10 identify Federal land administered by the Bu11 reau of Land Management as available Federal 

12 land for allotment selection in the State by eli13 gible individuals. 

14 (B) CERTIFICATION; SURVEY.—The Sec15 retary shall— 

16 (i) certify that the available Federal 

17 land identified under subparagraph (A) is 

18 free of known contamination; and 

19 (ii) survey the available Federal land 

20 identified under subparagraph (A) into ali21 quot parts and lots, segregating all navi22 gable and meanderable waters and land 

23 not available for allotment selection. 

24 (C) MAPS.—As soon as practicable after 

25 the date on which available Federal land is 
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1 identified under subparagraph (A), the Sec2 retary shall submit to Congress, and publish in 

3 the Federal Register, 1 or more maps depicting 

4 the identified available Federal land. 

5 (D) CONVEYANCES.—Any available Fed6 eral land conveyed to an eligible individual 

7 under this paragraph shall be subject to— 

8 (i) valid existing rights; and 

9 (ii) the reservation of minerals to the 

10 United States. 

11 (E) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—It is the in12 tent of Congress that not later than 1 year 

13 after the date on which an eligible individual 

14 submits an allotment selection application for 

15 available Federal land that meets the require16 ments of this section, as determined by the Sec17 retary, the Secretary shall issue to the eligible 

18 individual a certificate of allotment with respect 

19 to the available Federal land covered by the al20 lotment selection application, subject to the re21 quirements of subparagraph (D). 

22 (c) IDENTIFICATION OF AVAILABLE FEDERAL LAND

23 IN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYS24 TEM.— 
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1 (1) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— 

3 (A) conduct a study to determine whether 

4 any additional Federal lands within units of the 

5 National Wildlife Refuge System in the State 

6 should be made available for allotment selec7 tion; and 

8 (B) report the findings and conclusions of 

9 the study to Congress. 

10 (2) CONTENT OF THE REPORT.—The Secretary 

11 shall include in the report required under paragraph 

12 (1)— 

13 (A) the Secretary’s determination whether 

14 Federal lands within units of the National 

15 Wildlife Refuge System in the State should be 

16 made available for allotment selection by eligi17 ble individuals; and 

18 (B) identification of the specific areas (in19 cluding maps) within units of the National 

20 Wildlife Refuge System in the State that the 

21 Secretary determines should be made available, 

22 consistent with the mission of the National 

23 Wildlife Refuge System and the specific pur24 poses for which the unit was established, and 

25 this subsection. 
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1 (3) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In deter2 mining whether Federal lands within units of the 

3 National Wildlife Refuge System in the State should 

4 be made available under paragraph (1)(A), the Sec5 retary shall take into account— 

6 (A) the proximity of the Federal land 

7 made available for allotment selection under 

8 subsection (b)(5) to eligible individuals; 

9 (B) the proximity of the units of the Na10 tional Wildlife Refuge System in the State to el11 igible individuals; and 

12 (C) the amount of additional Federal land 

13 within units of the National Wildlife Refuge 

14 System in the State that the Secretary esti15 mates would be necessary to make allotments 

16 available for selection by eligible individuals. 

17 (4) IDENTIFYING FEDERAL LAND IN UNITS OF

18 THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM.—In 

19 identifying whether Federal lands within units of the 

20 National Wildlife Refuge System in the State should 

21 be made available for allotment under paragraph 

22 (2)(B), the Secretary shall not identify any Federal 

23 land in a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge Sys24 tem— 
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1 (A) the conveyance of which, independently 

2 or as part of a group of allotments— 

3 (i) could significantly interfere with 

4 biological, physical, cultural, scenic, rec5 reational, natural quiet, or subsistence val6 ues of the unit of the National Wildlife 

7 Refuge System; 

8 (ii) could obstruct access by the public 

9 or the Fish and Wildlife Service to the re10 source values of the unit; 

11 (iii) could trigger development or fu12 ture uses in an area that would adversely 

13 affect resource values of the surrounding 

14 National Wildlife Refuge System land; 

15 (iv) could open an area of a unit to 

16 new access and uses that adversely affect 

17 resources values of the unit; or 

18 (v) could interfere with the manage19 ment plan of the unit; 

20 (B) that is located within 300 feet from 

21 the shore of a navigable water body; 

22 (C) that is not consistent with the pur23 poses for which the unit of the National Wild24 life Refuge System was established; 
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1 (D) that is designated as wilderness by 

2 Congress; or 

3 (E) that is within the Arctic National 

4 Wildlife Refuge. 

5 (d) LIMITATION.—No Federal land may be identified 

6 for selection or made available for allotment within a unit 

7 of the National Wildlife Refuge System unless it has been 

8 authorized by an Act of Congress subsequent to the date 

9 of enactment of this Act. Further, any proposed convey10 ance of land within a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 

11 System must have been identified by the Secretary in ac12 cordance with subsection (c)(4) in the report to Congress 

13 required by subsection (c) and include patent provisions 

14 that the land remains subject to the laws and regulations 

15 governing the use and development of the Refuge. 

16 SEC. 1120. RED RIVER GRADIENT BOUNDARY SURVEY. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) AFFECTED AREA.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘affected 

20 area’’ means land along the approximately 116- 

21 mile stretch of the Red River, from its con22 fluence with the north fork of the Red River on 

23 the west to the 98th meridian on the east. 

24 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘affected 

25 area’’ does not include the portion of the Red 
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1 River within the boundary depicted on the sur2 vey prepared by the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment entitled ‘‘Township 5 South, Range 14 

4 West, of the Indian Meridian, Oklahoma, De5 pendent Resurvey and Survey’’ and dated Feb6 ruary 28, 2006. 

7 (2) GRADIENT BOUNDARY SURVEY METHOD.— 

8 The term ‘‘gradient boundary survey method’’ 

9 means the measurement technique used to locate the 

10 South Bank boundary line in accordance with the 

11 methodology established in Oklahoma v. Texas, 261 

12 U.S. 340 (1923) (recognizing that the boundary line 

13 along the Red River is subject to change due to ero14 sion and accretion). 

15 (3) LANDOWNER.—The term ‘‘landowner’’ 

16 means any individual, group, association, corpora17 tion, federally recognized Indian tribe or member of 

18 such an Indian tribe, or other private or govern19 mental legal entity that owns an interest in land in 

20 the affected area. 

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

22 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

23 Bureau of Land Management. 

24 (5) SOUTH BANK.—The term ‘‘South Bank’’ 

25 means the water-washed and relatively permanent 
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1 elevation or acclivity (commonly known as a ‘‘cut 

2 bank’’) along the southerly or right side of the Red 

3 River that— 

4 (A) separates the bed of that river from 

5 the adjacent upland, whether valley or hill; and 

6 (B) usually serves, as specified in the fifth 

7 paragraph of Oklahoma v. Texas, 261 U.S. 340 

8 (1923)— 

9 (i) to confine the waters within the 

10 bed; and 

11 (ii) to preserve the course of the river. 

12 (6) SOUTH BANK BOUNDARY LINE.—The term 

13 ‘‘South Bank boundary line’’ means the boundary, 

14 with respect to title and ownership, between the 

15 States of Oklahoma and Texas identified through 

16 the gradient boundary survey method that does not 

17 impact or alter the permanent political boundary line 

18 between the States along the Red River, as outlined 

19 under article II, section B of the Red River Bound20 ary Compact enacted by the States and consented to 

21 by Congress pursuant to Public Law 106–288 (114 

22 Stat. 919). 

23 (b) SURVEY OF SOUTH BANK BOUNDARY LINE.— 

24 (1) SURVEY REQUIRED.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 commission a survey to identify the South Bank 

3 boundary line in the affected area. 

4 (B) REQUIREMENTS.—The survey shall— 

5 (i) adhere to the gradient boundary 

6 survey method; 

7 (ii) span the length of the affected 

8 area; 

9 (iii) be conducted by 1 or more inde10 pendent third-party surveyors that are— 

11 (I) licensed and qualified to con12 duct official gradient boundary sur13 veys; and 

14 (II) selected by the Secretary, in 

15 consultation with— 

16 (aa) the Texas General 

17 Land Office; 

18 (bb) the Oklahoma Commis19 sioners of the Land Office, in 

20 consultation with the attorney 

21 general of the State of Okla22 homa; and 

23 (cc) each affected federally 

24 recognized Indian Tribe; and 
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1 (iv) subject to the availability of ap2 propriations, be completed not later than 2 

3 years after the date of enactment of this 

4 Act. 

5 (2) APPROVAL OF THE BOUNDARY SURVEY.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 

7 after the date on which the survey or a portion 

8 of the survey under paragraph (1)(A) is com9 pleted, the Secretary shall submit the survey for 

10 approval to— 

11 (i) the Texas General Land Office; 

12 (ii) the Oklahoma Commissioners of 

13 the Land Office, in consultation with the 

14 attorney general of the State of Oklahoma; 

15 and 

16 (iii) each affected federally recognized 

17 Indian Tribe. 

18 (B) TIMING OF APPROVAL.—Not later 

19 than 60 days after the date on which each of 

20 the Texas General Land Office, the Oklahoma 

21 Commissioners of the Land Office, in consulta22 tion with the attorney general of the State of 

23 Oklahoma, and each affected federally recog24 nized Indian Tribe notify the Secretary of the 

25 approval of the boundary survey or a portion of 
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1 the survey by the applicable office or federally 

2 recognized Indian Tribe, the Secretary shall de3 termine whether to approve the survey or por4 tion of the survey, subject to subparagraph (D). 

5 (C) SUBMISSION OF PORTIONS OF SURVEY

6 FOR APPROVAL.—As portions of the survey are 

7 completed, the Secretary may submit the com8 pleted portions of the survey for approval under 

9 subparagraph (A). 

10 (D) WRITTEN APPROVAL.—The Secretary 

11 shall only approve the survey, or a portion of 

12 the survey, that has the written approval of 

13 each of— 

14 (i) the Texas General Land Office; 

15 (ii) the Oklahoma Commissioners of 

16 the Land Office, in consultation with the 

17 attorney general of the State of Oklahoma; 

18 and 

19 (iii) each affected federally recognized 

20 Indian Tribe. 

21 (c) SURVEY OF INDIVIDUAL PARCELS.—Surveys of 

22 individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted 

23 in accordance with the boundary survey approved under 

24 subsection (b)(2). 
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1 (d) NOTICE AND AVAILABILITY OF SURVEY.—Not 

2 later than 60 days after the date on which the boundary 

3 survey is approved under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary 

4 shall— 

5 (1) publish notice of the approval of the survey 

6 in— 

7 (A) the Federal Register; and 

8 (B) 1 or more local newspapers; and 

9 (2) on request, furnish to any landowner a copy 

10 of— 

11 (A) the survey; and 

12 (B) any field notes relating to— 

13 (i) the individual parcel of the land14 owner; or 

15 (ii) any individual parcel adjacent to 

16 the individual parcel of the landowner. 

17 (e) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section— 

18 (1) modifies any interest of the State of Okla19 homa or Texas, or the sovereignty, property, or trust 

20 rights of any federally recognized Indian Tribe, re21 lating to land located north of the South Bank 

22 boundary line, as established by the survey; 

23 (2) modifies any land patented under the Act of 

24 December 22, 1928 (45 Stat. 1069, chapter 47; 43 
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1 U.S.C. 1068) (commonly known as the ‘‘Color of 

2 Title Act’’), before the date of enactment of this Act; 

3 (3) modifies or supersedes the Red River 

4 Boundary Compact enacted by the States of Okla5 homa and Texas and consented to by Congress pur6 suant to Public Law 106–288 (114 Stat. 919); 

7 (4) creates or reinstates any Indian reservation 

8 or any portion of such a reservation; 

9 (5) modifies any interest or any property or 

10 trust rights of any individual Indian allottee; or 

11 (6) alters any valid right of the State of Okla12 homa or the Kiowa, Comanche, or Apache Indian 

13 tribes to the mineral interest trust fund established 

14 under the Act of June 12, 1926 (44 Stat. 740, chap15 ter 572). 

16 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 

17 authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 

18 out this section $1,000,000. 

19 SEC. 1121. SAN JUAN COUNTY SETTLEMENT IMPLEMENTA20 TION. 

21 (a) EXCHANGE OF COAL PREFERENCE RIGHT LEASE

22 APPLICATIONS.— 

23 (1) DEFINITION OF BIDDING RIGHT.—In this 

24 subsection, the term ‘‘bidding right’’ means an ap25 propriate legal instrument or other written docu-
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1 mentation, including an entry in an account man2 aged by the Secretary, issued or created under sub3 part 3435 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, 

4 that may be used— 

5 (A) in lieu of a monetary payment for 50 

6 percent of a bonus bid for a coal lease sale 

7 under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 

8 et seq.); or 

9 (B) as a monetary credit against 50 per10 cent of any rental or royalty payments due 

11 under any Federal coal lease. 

12 (2) USE OF BIDDING RIGHT.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary retires 

14 a coal preference right lease application under 

15 the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 

16 seq.) by issuing a bidding right in exchange for 

17 the relinquishment of the coal preference right 

18 lease application, the bidding right subsequently 

19 may be used in lieu of 50 percent of the 

20 amount owed for any monetary payment of— 

21 (i) a bonus in a coal lease sale; or 

22 (ii) rental or royalty under a Federal 

23 coal lease. 

24 (B) PAYMENT CALCULATION.— 
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 calculate a payment of amounts owed to a 

3 relevant State under section 35(a) of the 

4 Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)) 

5 based on the combined value of the bidding 

6 rights and amounts received. 

7 (ii) AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Except as 

8 provided in this paragraph, for purposes of 

9 calculating the payment of amounts owed 

10 to a relevant State under clause (i) only, a 

11 bidding right shall be considered amounts 

12 received. 

13 (C) REQUIREMENT.—The total number of 

14 bidding rights issued by the Secretary under 

15 subparagraph (A) before October 1, 2029, shall 

16 not exceed the number of bidding rights that 

17 reflect a value equivalent to $67,000,000. 

18 (3) SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—The Secretary 

19 shall make payments to the relevant State under 

20 paragraph (2) from monetary payments received by 

21 the Secretary when bidding rights are exercised 

22 under this section. 

23 (4) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS.—A payment to 

24 a State under this subsection shall be treated as a 
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1 payment under section 35(a) of the Mineral Leasing 

2 Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)). 

3 (5) TRANSFERABILITY; LIMITATION.— 

4 (A) TRANSFERABILITY.—A bidding right 

5 issued for a coal preference right lease applica6 tion under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 

7 181 et seq.) shall be fully transferable to any 

8 other person. 

9 (B) NOTIFICATION OF SECRETARY.—A 

10 person who transfers a bidding right shall no11 tify the Secretary of the transfer by any method 

12 determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. 

13 (C) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.— 

14 (i) IN GENERAL.—A bidding right 

15 issued under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

16 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) shall terminate on the 

17 expiration of the 7-year period beginning 

18 on the date the bidding right is issued. 

19 (ii) TOLLING OF PERIOD.—The 7-year 

20 period described in clause (i) shall be tolled 

21 during any period in which exercise of the 

22 bidding right is precluded by temporary in23 junctive relief granted under, or adminis24 trative, legislative, or judicial suspension 

25 of, the Federal coal leasing program. 
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1 (6) DEADLINE.— 

2 (A) IN GENERAL.—If an existing settle3 ment of a coal preference right lease application 

4 has not been implemented as of the date of en5 actment of this Act, not later than 180 days 

6 after that date of enactment, the Secretary 

7 shall complete the bidding rights valuation 

8 process in accordance with the terms of the set9 tlement. 

10 (B) DATE OF VALUATION.—For purposes 

11 of the valuation process under subparagraph 

12 (A), the market price of coal shall be deter13 mined as of the date of the settlement. 

14 (b) CERTAIN LAND SELECTIONS OF THE NAVAJO

15 NATION.— 

16 (1) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN SELECTIONS.— 

17 The land selections made by the Navajo Nation pur18 suant to Public Law 93–531 (commonly known as 

19 the ‘‘Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of 1974’’) 

20 (88 Stat. 1712) that are depicted on the map enti21 tled ‘‘Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act Selected 

22 Lands’’ and dated April 2, 2015, are cancelled. 

23 (2) AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW SELECTION.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara25 graphs (B), (C), and (D) and paragraph (3), 
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1 the Navajo Nation may make new land selec2 tions in accordance with the Act referred to in 

3 paragraph (1) to replace the land selections 

4 cancelled under that paragraph. 

5 (B) ACREAGE CAP.—The total acreage of 

6 land selected under subparagraph (A) shall not 

7 exceed 15,000 acres of land. 

8 (C) EXCLUSIONS.—The following land 

9 shall not be eligible for selection under subpara10 graph (A): 

11 (i) Land within a unit of the National 

12 Landscape Conservation System. 

13 (ii) Land within— 

14 (I) the Glade Run Recreation 

15 Area; 

16 (II) the Fossil Forest Research 

17 Natural Area; or 

18 (III) a special management area 

19 or area of critical environmental con20 cern identified in a land use plan de21 veloped under section 202 of the Fed22 eral Land Policy and Management 

23 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) that is 

24 in effect on the date of enactment of 

25 this Act. 
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1 (iii) Any land subject to a lease or 

2 contract under the Mineral Leasing Act 

3 (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) or the Act of July 

4 31, 1947 (commonly known as the ‘‘Mate5 rials Act of 1947’’) (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 

6 as of the date of the selection. 

7 (iv) Land not under the jurisdiction of 

8 the Bureau of Land Management. 

9 (v) Land identified as ‘‘Parcels Ex10 cluded from Selection’’ on the map entitled 

11 ‘‘Parcels excluded for selection under the 

12 San Juan County Settlement Implementa13 tion Act’’ and dated December 14, 2018. 

14 (D) DEADLINE.—Not later than 7 years 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

16 Navajo Nation shall make all selections under 

17 subparagraph (A). 

18 (E) WITHDRAWAL.—Any land selected by 

19 the Navajo Nation under subparagraph (A) 

20 shall be withdrawn from disposal, leasing, and 

21 development until the date on which the se22 lected land is placed into trust for the Navajo 

23 Nation. 

24 (3) EQUAL VALUE.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 

2 acreage limitation in the second proviso of sec3 tion 11(c) of Public Law 93–531 (commonly 

4 known as the ‘‘Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement 

5 Act of 1974’’) (25 U.S.C. 640d–10(c)) and sub6 ject to paragraph (2)(B), the value of the land 

7 selected under paragraph (2)(A) and the land 

8 subject to selections cancellation under para9 graph (1) shall be equal, based on appraisals 

10 conducted under subparagraph (B). 

11 (B) APPRAISALS.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—The value of the 

13 land selected under paragraph (2)(A) and 

14 the land subject to selections cancelled 

15 under paragraph (1) shall be determined 

16 by appraisals conducted in accordance 

17 with— 

18 (I) the Uniform Appraisal Stand19 ards for Federal Land Acquisitions; 

20 and 

21 (II) the Uniform Standards of 

22 Professional Appraisal Practice. 

23 (ii) TIMING.— 

24 (I) LAND SUBJECT TO SELEC25 TIONS CANCELLED.—Not later than 
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1 18 months after the date of enact2 ment of this Act, the appraisal under 

3 clause (i) of the land subject to selec4 tions cancelled under paragraph (1) 

5 shall be completed. 

6 (II) NEW SELECTIONS.—The ap7 praisals under clause (i) of the land 

8 selected under paragraph (2)(A) shall 

9 be completed as the Navajo Nation fi10 nalizes those land selections. 

11 (4) BOUNDARY.—For purposes of this sub12 section and the Act referred to in paragraph (1), the 

13 present boundary of the Navajo Reservation is de14 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Navajo Nation Bound15 ary’’ and dated November 16, 2015. 

16 (c) DESIGNATION OF AH-SHI-SLE-PAH WILDER17 NESS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil19 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the approxi20 mately 7,242 acres of land as generally depicted on 

21 the map entitled ‘‘San Juan County Wilderness Des22 ignations’’ and dated April 2, 2015, is designated as 

23 wilderness and as a component of the National Wil24 derness Preservation System, which shall be known 
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1 as the ‘‘Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness’’ (referred to in 

2 this subsection as the ‘‘Wilderness’’). 

3 (2) MANAGEMENT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist5 ing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered 

6 by the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment in accordance with this subsection and the 

8 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except 

9 that any reference in that Act to the effective 

10 date of that Act shall be considered to be a ref11 erence to the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (B) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not 

14 intend for the designation of the Wilder15 ness to create a protective perimeter or 

16 buffer zone around the Wilderness. 

17 (ii) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.— 

18 The fact that nonwilderness activities or 

19 uses can be seen or heard from areas with20 in the Wilderness shall not preclude the 

21 conduct of the activities or uses outside the 

22 boundary of the Wilderness. 

23 (C) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND

24 AND INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or inter25 est in land that is within the boundary of the 
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1 Wilderness that is acquired by the United 

2 States shall— 

3 (i) become part of the Wilderness; and 

4 (ii) be managed in accordance with— 

5 (I) the Wilderness Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); 

7 (II) this subsection; and 

8 (III) any other applicable laws. 

9 (D) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the 

10 Wilderness, where established before the date of 

11 enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to con12 tinue in accordance with— 

13 (i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 

14 Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

15 (ii) the guidelines set forth in the re16 port of the Committee on Interior and In17 sular Affairs of the House of Representa18 tives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th 

19 Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 

20 (3) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

21 Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 

22 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

23 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the land within 

24 the Ah-shi-sle-pah Wilderness Study Area not des25 ignated as wilderness by this subsection has been 
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1 adequately studied for wilderness designation and is 

2 no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal 

3 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

4 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 

5 (d) EXPANSION OF BISTI/DE-NA-ZIN WILDER6 NESS.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is designated as wil8 derness and as a component of the National Wilder9 ness Preservation System certain Federal land com10 prising approximately 2,250 acres, as generally de11 picted on the map entitled ‘‘San Juan County Wil12 derness Designations’’ and dated April 2, 2015, 

13 which is incorporated in and shall be considered to 

14 be a part of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. 

15 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

16 rights, the land designated as wilderness by para17 graph (1) shall be administered by the Director of 

18 the Bureau of Land Management (referred to in this 

19 subsection as the ‘‘Director’’), in accordance with— 

20 (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

21 seq.), except that any reference in that Act to 

22 the effective date of that Act shall be consid23 ered to be a reference to the date of enactment 

24 of this Act; and 
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1 (B) the San Juan Basin Wilderness Pro2 tection Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–603; 98 

3 Stat. 3155; 110 Stat. 4211). 

4 (3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not in6 tend for the designation of the land as wilder7 ness by paragraph (1) to create a protective pe8 rimeter or buffer zone around that land. 

9 (B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The 

10 fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

11 seen or heard from areas within the land des12 ignated as wilderness by paragraph (1) shall 

13 not preclude the conduct of the activities or 

14 uses outside the boundary of that land. 

15 (4) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

16 INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land 

17 that is within the boundary of the land designated 

18 as wilderness by paragraph (1) that is acquired by 

19 the United States shall— 

20 (A) become part of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin 

21 Wilderness; and 

22 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

23 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

24 1131 et seq.); 
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1 (ii) the San Juan Basin Wilderness 

2 Protection Act of 1984 (Public Law 98– 

3 603; 98 Stat. 3155; 110 Stat. 4211); 

4 (iii) this subsection; and 

5 (iv) any other applicable laws. 

6 (5) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the land 

7 designated as wilderness by paragraph (1), where es8 tablished before the date of enactment of this Act, 

9 shall be allowed to continue in accordance with— 

10 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

11 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

12 (B) the guidelines set forth in the report of 

13 the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs 

14 of the House of Representatives accompanying 

15 H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96– 

16 617). 

17 (e) ROAD MAINTENANCE.— 

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

19 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

20 Bureau of Indian Affairs, shall ensure that L–54 be21 tween I–40 and Alamo, New Mexico, is maintained 

22 in a condition that is safe for motorized use. 

23 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—In carrying out para24 graph (1), the Secretary and the Director of the Bu-
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1 reau of Indian Affairs may not require any Indian 

2 Tribe to use any funds— 

3 (A) owned by the Indian Tribe; or 

4 (B) provided to the Indian Tribe pursuant 

5 to a contract under the Indian Self-Determina6 tion and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

7 5304 et seq.). 

8 (3) ROAD UPGRADE.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub10 section requires the Secretary or any Indian 

11 Tribe to upgrade the condition of L–54 as of 

12 the date of enactment of this Act. 

13 (B) WRITTEN AGREEMENT.—An upgrade 

14 to L–54 may not be made without the written 

15 agreement of the Pueblo of Laguna. 

16 (4) INVENTORY.—Nothing in this subsection re17 quires L–54 to be placed on the National Tribal 

18 Transportation Facility Inventory. 

19 SEC. 1122. RIO PUERCO WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRO20 GRAM. 

21 (a) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RIO PUERCO MAN22 AGEMENT COMMITTEE.—Section 401(b)(4) of division I of 

23 the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act 

24 of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4147; 123 Stat. 

25 1108) is amended by striking ‘‘Omnibus Public Land 
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1 Management Act of 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural Re2 sources Management Act’’. 

3 (b) REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RIO PUERCO WATER4 SHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 401(e) of divi5 sion I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage6 ment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4148; 

7 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking ‘‘Omnibus Public 

8 Land Management Act of 2009’’ and inserting ‘‘Natural 

9 Resources Management Act’’. 

10 SEC. 1123. ASHLEY SPRINGS LAND CONVEYANCE. 

11 (a) CONVEYANCE.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

12 at the request of Uintah County, Utah (referred to in this 

13 section as the ‘‘County’’), the Secretary shall convey to 

14 the County, without consideration, the approximately 791 

15 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land 

16 Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

17 ‘‘Ashley Springs Property’’ and dated February 4, 2019, 

18 subject to the following restrictions: 

19 (1) The conveyed land shall be managed as 

20 open space to protect the watershed and under21 ground karst system and aquifer. 

22 (2) Mining or any form of mineral development 

23 on the conveyed land is prohibited. 

24 (3) The County shall allow for non-motorized 

25 public recreation access on the conveyed land. 
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1 (4) No new roads may be constructed on the 

2 conveyed land. 

3 (b) REVERSION.—A conveyance under subsection (a) 

4 shall include a reversionary clause to ensure that manage5 ment of the land described in that subsection shall revert 

6 to the Secretary if the land is no longer being managed 

7 in accordance with that subsection. 

8 Subtitle C—Wilderness 

9 Designations and Withdrawals 

10 PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

11 SEC. 1201. ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS CONSERVA12 TION. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

15 means the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National 

16 Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 

17 9131 (79 Fed. Reg. 30431). 

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

19 of New Mexico. 

20 (3) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

21 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub22 section (b)(1). 

23 (b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil25 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 
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1 areas in the State are designated as wilderness and 

2 as components of the National Wilderness Preserva3 tion System: 

4 (A) ADEN LAVA FLOW WILDERNESS.—Cer5 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management in Don ̃a Ana County comprising 

7 approximately 27,673 acres, as generally de8 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains 

9 Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘‘Aden Lava Flow 

11 Wilderness’’. 

12 (B) BROAD CANYON WILDERNESS.—Cer13 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

14 Management in Don ̃a Ana County comprising 

15 approximately 13,902 acres, as generally de16 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert Peaks Com17 plex’’ and dated October 1, 2018, which shall 

18 be known as the ‘‘Broad Canyon Wilderness’’. 

19 (C) CINDER CONE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man21 agement in Don ̃a Ana County comprising ap22 proximately 16,935 acres, as generally depicted 

23 on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Com24 plex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, which 
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1 shall be known as the ‘‘Cinder Cone Wilder2 ness’’. 

3 (D) EAST POTRILLO MOUNTAINS WILDER4 NESS.—Certain land administered by the Bu5 reau of Land Management in Don ̃a Ana and 

6 Luna counties comprising approximately 12,155 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and dated Sep9 tember 27, 2018, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘East Potrillo Mountains Wilderness’’. 

11 (E) MOUNT RILEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

12 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man13 agement in Don ̃a Ana and Luna counties com14 prising approximately 8,382 acres, as generally 

15 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun16 tains Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

17 which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Riley Wil18 derness’’. 

19 (F) ORGAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

20 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

21 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com22 prising approximately 19,916 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Organ 

24 Mountains Area’’ and dated September 21, 

25 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Organ 
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1 Mountains Wilderness’’, the boundary of which 

2 shall be offset 400 feet from the centerline of 

3 Dripping Springs Road in T. 23 S., R. 04 E., 

4 sec. 7, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 

5 (G) POTRILLO MOUNTAINS WILDER6 NESS.—Certain land administered by the Bu7 reau of Land Management in Don ̃a Ana and 

8 Luna counties comprising approximately 

9 105,085 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

10 entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and 

11 dated September 27, 2018, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Wilderness’’. 

13 (H) ROBLEDO MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

14 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com16 prising approximately 16,776 acres, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

18 Peaks Complex’’ and dated October 1, 2018, 

19 which shall be known as the ‘‘Robledo Moun20 tains Wilderness’’. 

21 (I) SIERRA DE LAS UVAS WILDERNESS.— 

22 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

23 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com24 prising approximately 11,114 acres, as gen25 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 
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1 Peaks Complex’’ and dated October 1, 2018, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Sierra de las 

3 Uvas Wilderness’’. 

4 (J) WHITETHORN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man6 agement in Don ̃a Ana and Luna counties com7 prising approximately 9,616 acres, as generally 

8 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun9 tains Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘‘Whitethorn Wil11 derness’’. 

12 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall file maps and legal descriptions of 

16 the wilderness areas with— 

17 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

18 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

19 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re20 sources of the House of Representatives. 

21 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal 

22 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

23 have the same force and effect as if included in 

24 this section, except that the Secretary may cor25 rect errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
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1 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 

2 and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph 

3 (A) shall be on file and available for public in4 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu5 reau of Land Management. 

6 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

7 rights, the wilderness areas shall be administered by 

8 the Secretary— 

9 (A) as components of the National Land10 scape Conservation System; and 

11 (B) in accordance with— 

12 (i) this section; and 

13 (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1131 et seq.), except that— 

15 (I) any reference in the Wilder16 ness Act to the effective date of that 

17 Act shall be considered to be a ref18 erence to the date of enactment of 

19 this Act; and 

20 (II) any reference in the Wilder21 ness Act to the Secretary of Agri22 culture shall be considered to be a ref23 erence to the Secretary. 

24 (4) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

25 INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land 
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1 that is within the boundary of a wilderness area that 

2 is acquired by the United States shall— 

3 (A) become part of the wilderness area 

4 within the boundaries of which the land is lo5 cated; and 

6 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

7 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.); 

9 (ii) this section; and 

10 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

11 (5) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wil12 derness areas, where established before the date of 

13 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac14 cordance with— 

15 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

16 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

17 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

18 of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 

19 Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 

20 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

21 (6) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

22 subsection restricts or precludes— 

23 (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft 

24 over the wilderness areas, including military 
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1 overflights that can be seen or heard within the 

2 wilderness areas; 

3 (B) the designation of new units of special 

4 airspace over the wilderness areas; or 

5 (C) the use or establishment of military 

6 flight training routes over the wilderness areas. 

7 (7) BUFFER ZONES.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub9 section creates a protective perimeter or buffer 

10 zone around any wilderness area. 

11 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

12 AREAS.—The fact that an activity or use on 

13 land outside any wilderness area can be seen or 

14 heard within the wilderness area shall not pre15 clude the activity or use outside the boundary 

16 of the wilderness area. 

17 (8) PARAGLIDING.—The use of paragliding 

18 within areas of the East Potrillo Mountains Wilder19 ness designated by paragraph (1)(D) in which the 

20 use has been established before the date of enact21 ment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue in ac22 cordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), subject to any terms and 

24 conditions that the Secretary determines to be nec25 essary. 
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1 (9) CLIMATOLOGIC DATA COLLECTION.—Sub2 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

3 may prescribe, nothing in this section precludes the 

4 installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteoro5 logic, or climatologic collection devices in wilderness 

6 areas if the facilities and access to the facilities are 

7 essential to flood warning, flood control, or water 

8 reservoir operation activities. 

9 (10) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this 

10 section affects the jurisdiction of the State with re11 spect to fish and wildlife located on public land in 

12 the State, except that the Secretary, after consulta13 tion with the New Mexico Department of Game and 

14 Fish, may designate zones where, and establish peri15 ods during which, no hunting or fishing shall be per16 mitted for reasons of public safety, administration, 

17 or compliance with applicable law. 

18 (11) WITHDRAWALS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist20 ing rights, the Federal land within the wilder21 ness areas and any land or interest in land that 

22 is acquired by the United States in the wilder23 ness areas after the date of enactment of this 

24 Act is withdrawn from— 
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1 (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

2 under the public land laws; 

3 (ii) location, entry, and patent under 

4 the mining laws; and 

5 (iii) operation of the mineral leasing, 

6 mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 

7 laws. 

8 (B) PARCEL B.—The approximately 6,498 

9 acres of land generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel B’’ 

10 on the map entitled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ 

11 and dated September 21, 2016, is withdrawn in 

12 accordance with subparagraph (A), except that 

13 the land is not withdrawn for purposes of the 

14 issuance of oil and gas pipeline or road rights15 of-way. 

16 (C) PARCEL C.—The approximately 1,297 

17 acres of land generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel C’’ 

18 on the map entitled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ 

19 and dated September 21, 2016, is withdrawn in 

20 accordance with subparagraph (A), except that 

21 the land is not withdrawn from disposal under 

22 the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as 

23 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

24 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

25 (D) PARCEL D.— 
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

2 the Army shall allow for the conduct of 

3 certain recreational activities on the ap4 proximately 2,035 acres of land generally 

5 depicted as ‘‘Parcel D’’ on the map enti6 tled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ and dated 

7 September 21, 2016 (referred to in this 

8 paragraph as the ‘‘parcel’’), which is a por9 tion of the public land withdrawn and re10 served for military purposes by Public 

11 Land Order 833 dated May 21, 1952 (17 

12 Fed. Reg. 4822). 

13 (ii) OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN.— 

14 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

15 of the Army shall develop a plan for 

16 public outdoor recreation on the par17 cel that is consistent with the primary 

18 military mission of the parcel. 

19 (II) REQUIREMENT.—In devel20 oping the plan under subclause (I), 

21 the Secretary of the Army shall en22 sure, to the maximum extent prac23 ticable, that outdoor recreation activi24 ties may be conducted on the parcel, 
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1 including hunting, hiking, wildlife 

2 viewing, and camping. 

3 (iii) CLOSURES.—The Secretary of the 

4 Army may close the parcel or any portion 

5 of the parcel to the public as the Secretary 

6 of the Army determines to be necessary to 

7 protect— 

8 (I) public safety; or 

9 (II) the safety of the military 

10 members training on the parcel. 

11 (iv) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE

12 JURISDICTION; WITHDRAWAL.— 

13 (I) IN GENERAL.—On a deter14 mination by the Secretary of the 

15 Army that military training capabili16 ties, personnel safety, and installation 

17 security would not be hindered as a 

18 result of the transfer to the Secretary 

19 of administrative jurisdiction over the 

20 parcel, the Secretary of the Army 

21 shall transfer to the Secretary admin22 istrative jurisdiction over the parcel. 

23 (II) WITHDRAWAL.—On transfer 

24 of the parcel under subclause (I), the 

25 parcel shall be— 
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1 (aa) under the jurisdiction 

2 of the Director of the Bureau of 

3 Land Management; and 

4 (bb) withdrawn from— 

5 (AA) entry, appropria6 tion, or disposal under the 

7 public land laws; 

8 (BB) location, entry, 

9 and patent under the mining 

10 laws; and 

11 (CC) operation of the 

12 mineral leasing, mineral ma13 terials, and geothermal leas14 ing laws. 

15 (III) RESERVATION.—On trans16 fer under subclause (I), the parcel 

17 shall be reserved for management of 

18 the resources of, and military training 

19 conducted on, the parcel in accord20 ance with a memorandum of under21 standing entered into under clause 

22 (v). 

23 (v) MEMORANDUM OF UNDER24 STANDING RELATING TO MILITARY TRAIN25 ING.— 
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1 (I) IN GENERAL.—If, after the 

2 transfer of the parcel under clause 

3 (iv)(I), the Secretary of the Army re4 quests that the Secretary enter into a 

5 memorandum of understanding, the 

6 Secretary shall enter into a memo7 randum of understanding with the 

8 Secretary of the Army providing for 

9 the conduct of military training on the 

10 parcel. 

11 (II) REQUIREMENTS.—The 

12 memorandum of understanding en13 tered into under subclause (I) shall— 

14 (aa) address the location, 

15 frequency, and type of training 

16 activities to be conducted on the 

17 parcel; 

18 (bb) provide to the Secretary 

19 of the Army access to the parcel 

20 for the conduct of military train21 ing; 

22 (cc) authorize the Secretary 

23 or the Secretary of the Army to 

24 close the parcel or a portion of 

25 the parcel to the public as the 
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1 Secretary or the Secretary of the 

2 Army determines to be necessary 

3 to protect— 

4 (AA) public safety; or 

5 (BB) the safety of the 

6 military members training; 

7 and 

8 (dd) to the maximum extent 

9 practicable, provide for the pro10 tection of natural, historic, and 

11 cultural resources in the area of 

12 the parcel. 

13 (vi) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Noth14 ing in this subparagraph restricts or pre15 cludes— 

16 (I) low-level overflights of mili17 tary aircraft over the parcel, including 

18 military overflights that can be seen 

19 or heard within the parcel; 

20 (II) the designation of new units 

21 of special airspace over the parcel; or 

22 (III) the use or establishment of 

23 military flight training routes over the 

24 parcel. 

25 (12) ROBLEDO MOUNTAINS.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 manage the Federal land described in subpara3 graph (B) in a manner that preserves the char4 acter of the land for the future inclusion of the 

5 land in the National Wilderness Preservation 

6 System. 

7 (B) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land re8 ferred to in subparagraph (A) is certain land 

9 administered by the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, comprising approximately 100 acres as 

11 generally depicted as ‘‘Lookout Peak Commu12 nication Site’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

13 Peaks Complex’’ and dated October 1, 2018. 

14 (C) USES.—The Secretary shall permit 

15 only such uses on the land described in sub16 paragraph (B) as were permitted on the date of 

17 enactment of this Act. 

18 (13) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY

19 AREAS.—Congress finds that, for purposes of section 

20 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land in 

22 Don ̃a Ana County administered by the Bureau of 

23 Land Management not designated as wilderness by 

24 paragraph (1) or described in paragraph (12)— 
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1 (A) has been adequately studied for wilder2 ness designation; 

3 (B) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

4 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

5 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

6 (C) shall be managed in accordance with— 

7 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Man8 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

9 seq.); 

10 (ii) this section; and 

11 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

12 (14) PRIVATE LAND.—In accordance with sec13 tion 5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134), the 

14 Secretary shall ensure adequate access to non-Fed15 eral land located within the boundary of a wilderness 

16 area. 

17 (c) BORDER SECURITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section— 

19 (A) prevents the Secretary of Homeland 

20 Security from undertaking law enforcement and 

21 border security activities, in accordance with 

22 section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 1133(c)), within the wilderness areas, including 

24 the ability to use motorized access within a wil25 derness area while in pursuit of a suspect; 
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1 (B) affects the 2006 Memorandum of Un2 derstanding among the Department of Home3 land Security, the Department of the Interior, 

4 and the Department of Agriculture regarding 

5 cooperative national security and counterter6 rorism efforts on Federal land along the bor7 ders of the United States; or 

8 (C) prevents the Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security from conducting any low-level over10 flights over the wilderness areas that may be 

11 necessary for law enforcement and border secu12 rity purposes. 

13 (2) WITHDRAWAL AND ADMINISTRATION OF

14 CERTAIN AREA.— 

15 (A) WITHDRAWAL.—The area identified as 

16 ‘‘Parcel A’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun17 tains Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

18 is withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

19 (b)(11)(A). 

20 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as pro21 vided in subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Sec22 retary shall administer the area described in 

23 subparagraph (A) in a manner that, to the 

24 maximum extent practicable, protects the wil25 derness character of the area. 
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1 (C) USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—The use 

2 of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, and 

3 mechanical transport shall be prohibited in the 

4 area described in subparagraph (A) except as 

5 necessary for— 

6 (i) the administration of the area (in7 cluding the conduct of law enforcement 

8 and border security activities in the area); 

9 or 

10 (ii) grazing uses by authorized permit11 tees. 

12 (D) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in 

13 this paragraph precludes the Secretary from al14 lowing within the area described in subpara15 graph (A) the installation and maintenance of 

16 communication or surveillance infrastructure 

17 necessary for law enforcement or border secu18 rity activities. 

19 (3) RESTRICTED ROUTE.—The route excluded 

20 from the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness identified as 

21 ‘‘Restricted—Administrative Access’’ on the map en22 titled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and dated Sep23 tember 27, 2018, shall be— 

24 (A) closed to public access; but 
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1 (B) available for administrative and law 

2 enforcement uses, including border security ac3 tivities. 

4 (d) ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL

5 MONUMENT.— 

6 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In preparing and im7 plementing the management plan for the Monument, 

8 the Secretary shall include a watershed health as9 sessment to identify opportunities for watershed res10 toration. 

11 (2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED STATE

12 TRUST LAND AND INTERESTS IN STATE TRUST

13 LAND.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any land or interest in 

15 land that is within the State trust land de16 scribed in subparagraph (B) that is acquired by 

17 the United States shall— 

18 (i) become part of the Monument; and 

19 (ii) be managed in accordance with— 

20 (I) Presidential Proclamation 

21 9131 (79 Fed. Reg. 30431); 

22 (II) this section; and 

23 (III) any other applicable laws. 

24 (B) DESCRIPTION OF STATE TRUST

25 LAND.—The State trust land referred to in sub-
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1 paragraph (A) is the State trust land in T. 22 

2 S., R 01 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian 

3 and T. 22 S., R. 02 W., New Mexico Principal 

4 Meridian. 

5 (3) LAND EXCHANGES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara7 graphs (C) through (F), the Secretary shall at8 tempt to enter into an agreement to initiate an 

9 exchange under section 2201.1 of title 43, Code 

10 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula11 tions), with the Commissioner of Public Lands 

12 of New Mexico, by the date that is 18 months 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, to pro14 vide for a conveyance to the State of all right, 

15 title, and interest of the United States in and 

16 to Bureau of Land Management land in the 

17 State identified under subparagraph (B) in ex18 change for the conveyance by the State to the 

19 Secretary of all right, title, and interest of the 

20 State in and to parcels of State trust land with21 in the boundary of the Monument identified 

22 under that subparagraph or described in para23 graph (2)(B). 

24 (B) IDENTIFICATION OF LAND FOR EX25 CHANGE.—The Secretary and the Commissioner 
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1 of Public Lands of New Mexico shall jointly 

2 identify the Bureau of Land Management land 

3 and State trust land eligible for exchange under 

4 this paragraph, the exact acreage and legal de5 scription of which shall be determined by sur6 veys approved by the Secretary and the New 

7 Mexico State Land Office. 

8 (C) APPLICABLE LAW.—A land exchange 

9 under subparagraph (A) shall be carried out in 

10 accordance with section 206 of the Federal 

11 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

12 U.S.C. 1716). 

13 (D) CONDITIONS.—A land exchange under 

14 subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 

15 (i) valid existing rights; and 

16 (ii) such terms as the Secretary and 

17 the State shall establish. 

18 (E) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND

19 EQUALIZATION.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—The value of the 

21 Bureau of Land Management land and the 

22 State trust land to be conveyed in a land 

23 exchange under this paragraph— 
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1 (I) shall be equal, as determined 

2 by appraisals conducted in accordance 

3 with clause (ii); or 

4 (II) if not equal, shall be equal5 ized in accordance with clause (iii). 

6 (ii) APPRAISALS.— 

7 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of 

8 Land Management land and State 

9 trust land to be exchanged under this 

10 paragraph shall be appraised by an 

11 independent, qualified appraiser that 

12 is agreed to by the Secretary and the 

13 State. 

14 (II) REQUIREMENTS.—An ap15 praisal under subclause (I) shall be 

16 conducted in accordance with— 

17 (aa) the Uniform Appraisal 

18 Standards for Federal Land Ac19 quisitions; and 

20 (bb) the Uniform Standards 

21 of Professional Appraisal Prac22 tice. 

23 (iii) EQUALIZATION.— 

24 (I) IN GENERAL.—If the value of 

25 the Bureau of Land Management land 
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1 and the State trust land to be con2 veyed in a land exchange under this 

3 paragraph is not equal, the value may 

4 be equalized by— 

5 (aa) making a cash equali6 zation payment to the Secretary 

7 or to the State, as appropriate, in 

8 accordance with section 206(b) of 

9 the Federal Land Policy and 

10 Management Act of 1976 (43 

11 U.S.C. 1716(b)); or 

12 (bb) reducing the acreage of 

13 the Bureau of Land Management 

14 land or State trust land to be ex15 changed, as appropriate. 

16 (II) CASH EQUALIZATION PAY17 MENTS.—Any cash equalization pay18 ments received by the Secretary under 

19 subclause (I)(aa) shall be— 

20 (aa) deposited in the Fed21 eral Land Disposal Account es22 tablished by section 206(a) of the 

23 Federal Land Transaction Facili24 tation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); 

25 and 
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1 (bb) used in accordance with 

2 that Act. 

3 (F) LIMITATION.—No exchange of land 

4 shall be conducted under this paragraph unless 

5 mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the 

6 State. 

SEC. 1202. CERRO DEL YUTA AND RI 7  ́O SAN ANTONIO WIL8 DERNESS AREAS. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monument 

12 Proposed Wilderness Areas’’ and dated July 28, 

13 2015. 

14 (2) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

15 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub16 section (b)(1). 

17 (b) DESIGNATION OF CERRO DEL YUTA AND R ́IO

18 SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil20 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

21 areas in the Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monu22 ment are designated as wilderness and as compo23 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys24 tem: 
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1 (A) CERRO DEL YUTA WILDERNESS.—Cer2 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

3 Management in Taos County, New Mexico, 

4 comprising approximately 13,420 acres as gen5 erally depicted on the map, which shall be 

6 known as the ‘‘Cerro del Yuta Wilderness’’. 

7 (B) R ́IO SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS.—Cer8 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

9 Management in Rı ́o Arriba County, New Mex10 ico, comprising approximately 8,120 acres, as 

11 generally depicted on the map, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Rı ́o San Antonio Wilderness’’. 

13 (2) MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

14 Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas 

15 shall be administered in accordance with the Wilder16 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this section, 

17 except that with respect to the wilderness areas des18 ignated by this section— 

19 (A) any reference to the effective date of 

20 the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a 

21 reference to the date of enactment of this Act; 

22 and 

23 (B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 

24 the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered 

25 to be a reference to the Secretary. 
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1 (3) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

2 INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land 

3 within the boundary of the wilderness areas that is 

4 acquired by the United States shall— 

5 (A) become part of the wilderness area in 

6 which the land is located; and 

7 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

8 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1131 et seq.); 

10 (ii) this section; and 

11 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

12 (4) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wil13 derness areas, where established before the date of 

14 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac15 cordance with— 

16 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

17 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

18 (B) the guidelines set forth in appendix A 

19 of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 

20 Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 

21 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

22 (5) BUFFER ZONES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

24 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

25 around the wilderness areas. 
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1 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

2 AREAS.—The fact that an activity or use on 

3 land outside a wilderness area can be seen or 

4 heard within the wilderness area shall not pre5 clude the activity or use outside the boundary 

6 of the wilderness area. 

7 (6) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

8 Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603(c) 

9 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

10 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land within the 

11 San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated 

12 as wilderness by this section— 

13 (A) has been adequately studied for wilder14 ness designation; 

15 (B) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

16 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

18 (C) shall be managed in accordance with 

19 this section. 

20 (7) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall file the map and legal descriptions 

24 of the wilderness areas with— 
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1 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

2 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

3 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re4 sources of the House of Representatives. 

5 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

6 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

7 have the same force and effect as if included in 

8 this section, except that the Secretary may cor9 rect errors in the legal description and map. 

10 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

11 legal descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) 

12 shall be on file and available for public inspec13 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

14 Land Management. 

15 (8) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS16 TEM.—The wilderness areas shall be administered as 

17 components of the National Landscape Conservation 

18 System. 

19 (9) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec20 tion affects the jurisdiction of the State of New 

21 Mexico with respect to fish and wildlife located on 

22 public land in the State. 

23 (10) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

24 rights, any Federal land within the wilderness areas 

25 designated by paragraph (1), including any land or 
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1 interest in land that is acquired by the United 

2 States after the date of enactment of this Act, is 

3 withdrawn from— 

4 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

5 the public land laws; 

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

7 mining laws; and 

8 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min9 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

10 (11) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

11 enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any trea12 ty rights. 

13 SEC. 1203. METHOW VALLEY, WASHINGTON, FEDERAL LAND 

14 WITHDRAWAL. 

15 (a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the term 

16 ‘‘Map’’ means the Forest Service map entitled ‘‘Methow 

17 Headwaters Withdrawal Proposal Legislative Map’’ and 

18 dated May 24, 2016. 

19 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

20 the approximately 340,079 acres of Federal land and in21 terests in the land located in the Okanogan-Wenatchee 

22 National Forest within the area depicted on the Map as 

23 ‘‘Proposed Withdrawal’’ is withdrawn from all forms of— 

24 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

25 public land laws; 
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1 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

2 laws; and 

3 (3) disposition under the mineral leasing and 

4 geothermal leasing laws. 

5 (c) ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or interest in land 

6 within the area depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed With7 drawal’’ that is acquired by the United States after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act shall, on acquisition, be im9 mediately withdrawn in accordance with this section. 

10 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be kept 

11 on file and made available for public inspection in the ap12 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of 

13 Land Management. 

14 SEC. 1204. EMIGRANT CREVICE WITHDRAWAL. 

15 (a) DEFINITION OF MAP.—In this section, the term 

16 ‘‘map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Emigrant Crevice Pro17 posed Withdrawal Area’’ and dated November 10, 2016. 

18 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 

19 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Na20 tional Forest System land and interests in the National 

21 Forest System land, as depicted on the map, is withdrawn 

22 from— 

23 (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

24 laws; and 
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1 (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to min2 eral and geothermal leasing. 

3 (c) ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or interest in land 

4 within the area depicted on the map that is acquired by 

5 the United States after the date of enactment of this Act 

6 shall, on acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accord7 ance with this section. 

8 (d) MAP.— 

9 (1) SUBMISSION OF MAP.—As soon as prac10 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

11 Secretary of Agriculture shall file the map with— 

12 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

13 Resources of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

15 of the House of Representatives. 

16 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map filed under 

17 paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect 

18 as if included in this section, except that the Sec19 retary of Agriculture may correct clerical and typo20 graphical errors in the map. 

21 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map filed 

22 under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available 

23 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

24 Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Manage25 ment. 
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1 (e) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section affects any rec2 reational use, including hunting or fishing, that is author3 ized on land within the area depicted on the map under 

4 applicable law as of the date of enactment of this Act. 

5 SEC. 1205. OREGON WILDLANDS. 

6 (a) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ADDITIONS, DESIGNA7 TIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 

8 (1) ADDITIONS TO ROGUE WILD AND SCENIC

9 RIVER.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the 

11 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (5) 

13 and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(5) ROGUE, OREGON.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The segment of the 

16 river extending from the mouth of the Apple17 gate River downstream to the Lobster Creek 

18 Bridge, to be administered by the Secretary of 

19 the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, as 

20 agreed to by the Secretaries of the Interior and 

21 Agriculture or as directed by the President. 

22 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg23 ment described in subparagraph (A), there are 

24 designated the following segments in the Rogue 

25 River: 
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1 ‘‘(i) KELSEY CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 6.8-mile segment of Kelsey Creek 

3 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

4 in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25, Willamette 

5 Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue 

6 River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK KELSEY CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap9 proximately 0.2-mile segment of East 

10 Fork Kelsey Creek from headwaters 

11 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wil12 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 

13 W., sec. 5, Willamette Meridian, as a 

14 scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 4.6-mile segment of East 

17 Fork Kelsey Creek from the Wild 

18 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

19 S., R. 8 W., sec. 5, Willamette Merid20 ian, to the confluence with Kelsey 

21 Creek, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(iii) WHISKY CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) RECREATIONAL RIVER.— 

24 The approximately 1.6-mile segment 

25 of Whisky Creek from the confluence 
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1 of the East Fork and West Fork to 

2 the south boundary of the non-Fed3 eral land in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 

4 17, Willamette Meridian, as a rec5 reational river. 

6 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap7 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Whis8 ky Creek from road 33–8–23 to the 

9 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

10 wild river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) EAST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap13 proximately 0.9-mile segment of East 

14 Fork Whisky Creek from its head15 waters to Wild Rogue Wilderness 

16 boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 

17 11, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap20 proximately 2.6-mile segment of East 

21 Fork Whisky Creek from the Wild 

22 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

23 S., R. 8 W., sec. 11, Willamette Me24 ridian, downstream to road 33–8–26 

25 crossing, as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(III) RECREATIONAL RIVER.— 

2 The approximately 0.3-mile segment 

3 of East Fork Whisky Creek from road 

4 33–8–26 to the confluence with Whis5 ky Creek, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(v) WEST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

7 The approximately 4.8-mile segment of 

8 West Fork Whisky Creek from its head9 waters to the confluence with the East 

10 Fork Whisky Creek, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(vi) BIG WINDY CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap13 proximately 1.5-mile segment of Big 

14 Windy Creek from its headwaters to 

15 road 34–9–17.1, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 5.8-mile segment of Big 

18 Windy Creek from road 34–9–17.1 to 

19 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

20 as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(vii) EAST FORK BIG WINDY

22 CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap24 proximately 0.2-mile segment of East 

25 Fork Big Windy Creek from its head-
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1 waters to road 34–8–36, as a scenic 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 3.7-mile segment of East 

5 Fork Big Windy Creek from road 34– 

6 8–36 to the confluence with Big 

7 Windy Creek, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(viii) LITTLE WINDY CREEK.— 

9 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap10 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Little 

11 Windy Creek from its headwaters to 

12 the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

13 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 33, Willam14 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 1.9-mile segment of Little 

17 Windy Creek from the Wild Rogue 

18 Wilderness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 

19 9 W., sec. 34, Willamette Meridian, to 

20 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

21 as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(ix) HOWARD CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap24 proximately 3.5-mile segment of How-
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1 ard Creek from its headwaters to road 

2 34–9–34, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 6.9-mile segment of How5 ard Creek from 0.1 miles downstream 

6 of road 34–9–34 to the confluence 

7 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(III) WILD RIVER.—The ap9 proximately 3.5-mile segment of Anna 

10 Creek from its headwaters to the con11 fluence with Howard Creek, as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(x) MULE CREEK.— 

14 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap15 proximately 3.5-mile segment of Mule 

16 Creek from its headwaters down17 stream to the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

18 boundary as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap20 proximately 7.8-mile segment of Mule 

21 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilder22 ness boundary in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., 

23 sec. 29, Willamette Meridian, to the 

24 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

25 wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(xi) MISSOURI CREEK.— 

2 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap3 proximately 3.1-mile segment of Mis4 souri Creek from its headwaters 

5 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wil6 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 

7 W., sec. 24, Willamette Meridian, as a 

8 scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap10 proximately 1.6-mile segment of Mis11 souri Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil12 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 

13 W., sec. 24, Willamette Meridian, to 

14 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

15 as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(xii) JENNY CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap18 proximately 3.1-mile segment of 

19 Jenny Creek from its headwaters 

20 downstream to the Wild Rogue Wil21 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 

22 W., sec. 28, Willamette Meridian, as a 

23 scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap25 proximately 1.8-mile segment of 
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1 Jenny Creek from the Wild Rogue 

2 Wilderness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 

3 9 W., sec. 28, Willamette Meridian, to 

4 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

5 as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(xiii) RUM CREEK.— 

7 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap8 proximately 2.2-mile segment of Rum 

9 Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 

10 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 34 

11 S., R. 8 W., sec. 9, Willamette Merid12 ian, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap14 proximately 2.2-mile segment of Rum 

15 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilder16 ness boundary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., 

17 sec. 9, Willamette Meridian, to the 

18 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

19 wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xiv) EAST FORK RUM CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap22 proximately 0.8-mile segment of East 

23 Fork Rum Creek from its headwaters 

24 to the Wild Rogue Wilderness bound-
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1 ary in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 10, Wil2 lamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 1.3-mile segment of East 

5 Fork Rum Creek from the Wild 

6 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 34 

7 S., R. 8 W., sec. 10, Willamette Me8 ridian, to the confluence with Rum 

9 Creek, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xv) WILDCAT CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 1.7-mile segment of Wildcat Creek 

12 from its headwaters downstream to the 

13 confluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(xvi) MONTGOMERY CREEK.—The 

16 approximately 1.8-mile segment of Mont17 gomery Creek from its headwaters down18 stream to the confluence with the Rogue 

19 River, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xvii) HEWITT CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap22 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Hew23 itt Creek from its headwaters to the 

24 Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary in 
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1 T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 19, Willamette 

2 Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap4 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Hew5 itt Creek from the Wild Rogue Wil6 derness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 9 

7 W., sec. 19, Willamette Meridian, to 

8 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

9 as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xviii) BUNKER CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 6.6-mile segment of Bunker 

12 Creek from its headwaters to the con13 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(xix) DULOG CREEK.— 

16 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap17 proximately 0.8-mile segment of 

18 Dulog Creek from its headwaters to 

19 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–8– 

20 36, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap22 proximately 1.0-mile segment of 

23 Dulog Creek from road 34–8–36 to 

24 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

25 as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(xx) QUAIL CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 1.7-mile segment of Quail Creek 

3 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

4 in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1, Willamette 

5 Meridian, to the confluence with the Rogue 

6 River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xxi) MEADOW CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 4.1-mile segment of Meadow 

9 Creek from its headwaters to the con10 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(xxii) RUSSIAN CREEK.—The ap13 proximately 2.5-mile segment of Russian 

14 Creek from the Wild Rogue Wilderness 

15 boundary in T. 33 S., R. 8 W., sec. 20, 

16 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

17 with the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(xxiii) ALDER CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 1.2-mile segment of Alder Creek 

20 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

21 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(xxiv) BOOZE CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 1.5-mile segment of Booze Creek 

24 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

25 the Rogue River, as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(xxv) BRONCO CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 1.8-mile segment of Bronco 

3 Creek from its headwaters to the con4 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(xxvi) COPSEY CREEK.—The ap7 proximately 1.5-mile segment of Copsey 

8 Creek from its headwaters to the con9 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(xxvii) CORRAL CREEK.—The ap12 proximately 0.5-mile segment of Corral 

13 Creek from its headwaters to the con14 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(xxviii) COWLEY CREEK.—The ap17 proximately 0.9-mile segment of Cowley 

18 Creek from its headwaters to the con19 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

20 river. 

21 ‘‘(xxix) DITCH CREEK.—The approxi22 mately 1.8-mile segment of Ditch Creek 

23 from the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

24 in T. 33 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5, Willamette 
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1 Meridian, to its confluence with the Rogue 

2 River, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xxx) FRANCIS CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 0.9-mile segment of Francis 

5 Creek from its headwaters to the con6 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(xxxi) LONG GULCH.— 

9 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap10 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Long 

11 Gulch from its headwaters to the Wild 

12 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

13 S., R. 10 W., sec. 23, Willamette Me14 ridian, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap16 proximately 1.1-mile segment of Long 

17 Gulch from the Wild Rogue Wilder18 ness boundary in T. 33 S., R. 10 W., 

19 sec. 23, Willamette Meridian, to the 

20 confluence with the Rogue River, as a 

21 wild river. 

22 ‘‘(xxxii) BAILEY CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap24 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Bai25 ley Creek from its headwaters to the 
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1 Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary on 

2 the west section line of T. 34 S., R. 

3 8 W., sec. 14, Willamette Meridian, as 

4 a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap6 proximately 1.7-mile segment of Bai7 ley Creek from the west section line of 

8 T. 34 S., R.8 W., sec. 14, Willamette 

9 Meridian, to the confluence of the 

10 Rogue River, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(xxxiii) SHADY CREEK.—The ap12 proximately 0.7-mile segment of Shady 

13 Creek from its headwaters to the con14 fluence with the Rogue River, as a wild 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(xxxiv) SLIDE CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(I) SCENIC RIVER.—The ap18 proximately 0.5-mile segment of Slide 

19 Creek from its headwaters to road 

20 33–9–6, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(II) WILD RIVER.—The ap22 proximately 0.7-mile section of Slide 

23 Creek from road 33–9–6 to the con24 fluence with the Rogue River, as a 

25 wild river.’’. 
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1 (B) MANAGEMENT.—Each river segment 

2 designated by subparagraph (B) of section 

3 3(a)(5) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) (as added by subparagraph 

5 (A)) shall be managed as part of the Rogue 

6 Wild and Scenic River. 

7 (C) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid exist8 ing rights, the Federal land within the bound9 aries of the river segments designated by sub10 paragraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) of the Wild 

11 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) 

12 (as added by subparagraph (A)) is withdrawn 

13 from all forms of— 

14 (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

15 under the public land laws; 

16 (ii) location, entry, and patent under 

17 the mining laws; and 

18 (iii) disposition under all laws per19 taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 

20 or mineral materials. 

21 (D) ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR

22 ROGUE RIVER TRIBUTARIES.— 

23 (i) LICENSING BY COMMISSION.—The 

24 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

25 shall not license the construction of any 
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1 dam, water conduit, reservoir, powerhouse, 

2 transmission line, or other project works 

3 on or directly affecting any stream de4 scribed in clause (iv). 

5 (ii) OTHER AGENCIES.— 

6 (I) IN GENERAL.—No depart7 ment or agency of the United States 

8 shall assist by loan, grant, license, or 

9 otherwise in the construction of any 

10 water resources project on or directly 

11 affecting any stream segment that is 

12 described in clause (iv), except to 

13 maintain or repair water resources 

14 projects in existence on the date of 

15 enactment of this Act. 

16 (II) EFFECT.—Nothing in this 

17 clause prohibits any department or 

18 agency of the United States in assist19 ing by loan, grant, license, or other20 wise, a water resources project— 

21 (aa) the primary purpose of 

22 which is ecological or aquatic res23 toration; 
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1 (bb) that provides a net ben2 efit to water quality and aquatic 

3 resources; and 

4 (cc) that is consistent with 

5 protecting and enhancing the val6 ues for which the river was des7 ignated. 

8 (iii) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid 

9 existing rights, the Federal land located 

within 1 10 ⁄4 mile on either side of the stream 

11 segments described in clause (iv) is with12 drawn from all forms of— 

13 (I) entry, appropriation, or dis14 posal under the public land laws; 

15 (II) location, entry, and patent 

16 under the mining laws; and 

17 (III) disposition under all laws 

18 pertaining to mineral and geothermal 

19 leasing or mineral materials. 

20 (iv) DESCRIPTION OF STREAM SEG21 MENTS.—The following are the stream seg22 ments referred to in clause (i): 

23 (I) KELSEY CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 2.5-mile segment of 

25 Kelsey Creek from its headwaters to 
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1 the Wild Rogue Wilderness boundary 

2 in T. 32 S., R. 9 W., sec. 25, Willam3 ette Meridian. 

4 (II) GRAVE CREEK.—The ap5 proximately 10.2-mile segment of 

6 Grave Creek from the east boundary 

7 of T. 34 S., R. 7 W., sec. 1, Willam8 ette Meridian, downstream to the con9 fluence with the Rogue River. 

10 (III) CENTENNIAL GULCH.—The 

11 approximately 2.2-mile segment of 

12 Centennial Gulch from its headwaters 

13 to its confluence with the Rogue River 

14 in T. 34 S., R. 7, W., sec. 18, Willam15 ette Meridian. 

16 (IV) QUAIL CREEK.—The ap17 proximately 0.8-mile segment of Quail 

18 Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 

19 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 

20 S., R. 10 W., sec. 1, Willamette Me21 ridian. 

22 (V) DITCH CREEK.—The ap23 proximately 0.7-mile segment of Ditch 

24 Creek from its headwaters to the Wild 

25 Rogue Wilderness boundary in T. 33 
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1 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5, Willamette Merid2 ian. 

3 (VI) GALICE CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 2.2-mile segment of 

5 Galice Creek from the confluence with 

6 the North Fork Galice Creek down7 stream to the confluence with the 

8 Rogue River in T. 34 S., R. 8 W., sec. 

9 36, Willamette Meridian. 

10 (VII) QUARTZ CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 3.3-mile segment of 

12 Quartz Creek from its headwaters to 

13 its confluence with the North Fork 

14 Galice Creek in T. 35 S., R. 8 W., 

15 sec. 4, Willamette Meridian. 

16 (VIII) NORTH FORK GALICE

17 CREEK.—The approximately 5.7-mile 

18 segment of the North Fork Galice 

19 Creek from its headwaters to its con20 fluence with the South Fork Galice 

21 Creek in T. 35 S., R. 8 W., sec. 3, 

22 Willamette Meridian. 

23 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WILD

24 AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT.— 
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1 (A) CHETCO, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(69) 

2 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1274(a)(69)) is amended— 

4 (i) by redesignating subparagraphs 

5 (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and 

6 (iii), respectively, and indenting appro7 priately; 

8 (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) 

9 (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The 

10 44.5-mile’’ and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATIONS.—The 44.5-mile’’; 

12 (iii) in clause (i) (as so redesig13 nated)— 

14 (I) by striking ‘‘25.5-mile’’ and 

15 inserting ‘‘27.5-mile’’; and 

16 (II) by striking ‘‘Boulder Creek 

17 at the Kalmiopsis Wilderness bound18 ary’’ and inserting ‘‘Mislatnah 

19 Creek’’; 

20 (iv) in clause (ii) (as so redesig21 nated)— 

22 (I) by striking ‘‘8-mile’’ and in23 serting ‘‘7.5-mile’’; and 
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1 (II) by striking ‘‘Boulder Creek 

2 to Steel Bridge’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘Mislatnah Creek to Eagle Creek’’; 

4 (v) in clause (iii) (as so redesig5 nated)— 

6 (I) by striking ‘‘11-mile’’ and in7 serting ‘‘9.5-mile’’; and 

8 (II) by striking ‘‘Steel Bridge’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘Eagle Creek’’; and 

10 (vi) by adding at the end the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid 

13 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries 

14 of the river segments designated by subpara15 graph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of— 

16 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

17 under the public land laws; 

18 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

19 the mining laws; and 

20 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws per21 taining to mineral and geothermal leasing 

22 or mineral materials.’’. 

23 (B) WHYCHUS CREEK, OREGON.—Section 

24 3(a)(102) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

25 (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(102)) is amended— 
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1 (i) in the paragraph heading, by strik2 ing ‘‘SQUAW CREEK’’ and inserting 

3 ‘‘WHYCHUS CREEK’’; 

4 (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 

5 (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec6 tively, and indenting appropriately; 

7 (iii) in the matter preceding clause (i) 

8 (as so redesignated)— 

9 (I) by striking ‘‘The 15.4-mile’’ 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATIONS.—The 15.4-mile’’; 

12 and 

13 (II) by striking ‘‘McAllister 

14 Ditch, including the Soap Fork Squaw 

15 Creek, the North Fork, the South 

16 Fork, the East and West Forks of 

17 Park Creek, and Park Creek Fork’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘Plainview Ditch, in19 cluding the Soap Creek, the North 

20 and South Forks of Whychus Creek, 

21 the East and West Forks of Park 

22 Creek, and Park Creek’’; 

23 (iv) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), 

24 by striking ‘‘McAllister Ditch’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘Plainview Ditch’’; and 
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1 (v) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid ex3 isting rights, the Federal land within the 

4 boundaries of the river segments designated by 

5 subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms 

6 of— 

7 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

8 under the public land laws; 

9 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

10 the mining laws; and 

11 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relat12 ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or 

13 mineral materials.’’. 

14 (3) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, 

15 WASSON CREEK AND FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON.— 

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

17 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end 

18 the following: 

19 ‘‘(214) FRANKLIN CREEK, OREGON.—The 4.5- 

20 mile segment from its headwaters to the private land 

21 boundary in sec. 8, to be administered by the Sec22 retary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(215) WASSON CREEK, OREGON.—The 10.1- 

24 mile segment in the following classes: 
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1 ‘‘(A) The 4.2-mile segment from the east2 ern boundary of T. 21 S., R. 9 W., sec. 17, 

3 downstream to the western boundary of T. 21 

4 S., R. 10 W., sec. 12, to be administered by the 

5 Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The 5.9-mile segment from the west7 ern boundary of T. 21 S., R. 10 W., sec. 12, 

8 downstream to the eastern boundary of the 

9 northwest quarter of T. 21 S., R. 10 W., sec. 

10 22, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture as a wild river.’’. 

12 (4) WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, 

13 MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild 

14 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

15 amended by paragraph (3)) is amended by adding at 

16 the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(216) MOLALLA RIVER, OREGON.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg19 ments in the State of Oregon, to be adminis20 tered by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec21 reational river: 

22 ‘‘(i) MOLALLA RIVER.—The approxi23 mately 15.1-mile segment from the south24 ern boundary line of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 

25 19, downstream to the edge of the Bureau 
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1 of Land Management boundary in T. 6 S., 

2 R. 3 E., sec. 7. 

3 ‘‘(ii) TABLE ROCK FORK MOLALLA

4 RIVER.—The approximately 6.2-mile seg5 ment from the easternmost Bureau of 

6 Land Management boundary line in the 

NE1 7 ⁄4 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., downstream 

8 to the confluence with the Molalla River. 

9 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid ex10 isting rights, the Federal land within the 

11 boundaries of the river segments designated by 

12 subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms 

13 of— 

14 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

15 under the public land laws; 

16 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

17 the mining laws; and 

18 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relat19 ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or 

20 mineral materials.’’. 

21 (5) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL WILD AND

22 SCENIC RIVERS.— 

23 (A) ELK RIVER, OREGON.— 

24 (i) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the 

25 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
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1 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph 

2 (76) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(76) ELK, OREGON.—The 69.2-mile segment 

4 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

5 in the following classes: 

6 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 17-mile segment 

7 from the confluence of the North and South 

8 Forks of the Elk to Anvil Creek as a rec9 reational river. 

10 ‘‘(B) NORTH FORK.— 

11 ‘‘(i) SCENIC RIVER.—The approxi12 mately 0.6-mile segment of the North Fork 

13 Elk from its source in T. 33 S., R. 12 W., 

14 sec. 21, Willamette Meridian, downstream 

15 to 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 

16 3353, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) WILD RIVER.—The approxi18 mately 5.5-mile segment of the North Fork 

19 Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

20 Road 3353 to its confluence with the 

21 South Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(C) SOUTH FORK.— 

23 ‘‘(i) SCENIC RIVER.—The approxi24 mately 0.9-mile segment of the South Fork 

25 Elk from its source in the southeast quar-
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1 ter of T. 33 S., R. 12 W., sec. 32, Willam2 ette Meridian, Forest Service Road 3353, 

3 as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(ii) WILD RIVER.—The approxi5 mately 4.2-mile segment of the South Fork 

6 Elk from 0.01 miles below Forest Service 

7 Road 3353 to its confluence with the 

8 North Fork Elk, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(D) OTHER TRIBUTARIES.— 

10 ‘‘(i) ROCK CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 1.7-mile segment of Rock Creek 

12 from its headwaters to the west boundary 

13 of T. 32 S., R. 14 W., sec. 30, Willamette 

14 Meridian, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(ii) BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK.—The 

16 approximately 8-mile segment of Bald 

17 Mountain Creek from its headwaters, in18 cluding Salal Spring to its confluence with 

19 Elk River, as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) SOUTH FORK BALD MOUNTAIN

21 CREEK.—The approximately 3.5-mile seg22 ment of South Fork Bald Mountain Creek 

23 from its headwaters to its confluence with 

24 Bald Mountain Creek, as a scenic river. 
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1 ‘‘(iv) PLATINUM CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 1-mile segment of Platinum 

3 Creek from— 

4 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest 

5 Service Road 5325, as a wild river; 

6 and 

7 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 

8 to its confluence with Elk River, as a 

9 scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(v) PANTHER CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 5.0-mile segment of Panther Creek 

12 from— 

13 ‘‘(I) its headwaters, including 

14 Mountain Well, to Forest Service 

15 Road 5325, as a wild river; and 

16 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 

17 to its confluence with Elk River, as a 

18 scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(vi) EAST FORK PANTHER CREEK.— 

20 The approximately 3.0-mile segment of 

21 East Fork Panther Creek from it head22 waters, to the confluence with Panther 

23 Creek, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(vii) WEST FORK PANTHER

25 CREEK.—The approximately 3.0-mile seg-
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1 ment of West Fork Panther Creek from its 

2 headwaters to the confluence with Panther 

3 Creek as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(viii) LOST CREEK.—The approxi5 mately 1.0-mile segment of Lost Creek 

6 from— 

7 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest 

8 Service Road 5325, as a wild river; 

9 and 

10 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 

11 to its confluence with the Elk River, 

12 as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(ix) MILBURY CREEK.—The approxi14 mately 1.5-mile segment of Milbury Creek 

15 from— 

16 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest 

17 Service Road 5325, as a wild river; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 

20 to its confluence with the Elk River, 

21 as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(x) BLACKBERRY CREEK.—The ap23 proximately 5.0-mile segment of Black24 berry Creek from— 
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1 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest 

2 Service Road 5325, as a wild river; 

3 and 

4 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 

5 to its confluence with the Elk River, 

6 as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(xi) EAST FORK BLACKBERRY

8 CREEK.—The approximately 2.0-mile seg9 ment of the unnamed tributary locally 

10 known as ‘East Fork Blackberry Creek’ 

11 from its headwaters in T. 33 S., R. 13 W., 

12 sec. 26, Willamette Meridian, to its con13 fluence with Blackberry Creek, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(xii) MCCURDY CREEK.—The ap16 proximately 1.0-mile segment of McCurdy 

17 Creek from— 

18 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to Forest 

19 Service Road 5325, as a wild river; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(II) Forest Service Road 5325 

22 to its confluence with the Elk River, 

23 as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(xiii) BEAR CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 1.5-mile segment of Bear Creek 
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1 from headwaters to the confluence with 

2 Bald Mountain Creek, as a recreational 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(xiv) BUTLER CREEK.—The approxi5 mately 4-mile segment of Butler Creek 

6 from— 

7 ‘‘(I) its headwaters to the south 

8 boundary of T. 33 S., R. 13 W., sec. 

9 8, Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

10 river; and 

11 ‘‘(II) from the south boundary of 

12 T. 33 S., R. 13 W., sec. 8, Willamette 

13 Meridian, to its confluence with Elk 

14 River, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(xv) EAST FORK BUTLER CREEK.— 

16 The approximately 2.8-mile segment locally 

17 known as the ‘East Fork of Butler Creek’ 

18 from its headwaters on Mount Butler in T. 

19 32 S., R. 13 W., sec. 29, Willamette Me20 ridian, to its confluence with Butler Creek, 

21 as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(xvi) PURPLE MOUNTAIN CREEK.— 

23 The approximately 2.0-mile segment locally 

24 known as ‘Purple Mountain Creek’ from— 
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1 ‘‘(I) its headwaters in secs. 35 

2 and 36, T. 33 S., R. 14 W., Willam3 ette Meridian, to 0.01 miles above 

4 Forest Service Road 5325, as a wild 

5 river; and 

6 ‘‘(II) 0.01 miles above Forest 

7 Service Road 5325 to its confluence 

8 with the Elk River, as a scenic river.’’. 

9 (ii) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid 

10 existing rights, the Federal land within the 

11 boundaries of the river segments des12 ignated by paragraph (76) of section 3(a) 

13 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by clause (i)) 

15 is withdrawn from all forms of— 

16 (I) entry, appropriation, or dis17 posal under the public land laws; 

18 (II) location, entry, and patent 

19 under the mining laws; and 

20 (III) disposition under all laws 

21 relating to mineral and geothermal 

22 leasing or mineral materials. 

23 (B) DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC

24 RIVER SEGMENTS.— 
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the 

2 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1274(a)) (as amended by paragraph (4)) is 

4 amended by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(217) NESTUCCA RIVER, OREGON.—The ap7 proximately 15.5-mile segment from its confluence 

8 with Ginger Creek downstream until it crosses the 

9 western edge of T. 4 S., R. 7 W., sec. 7, Willamette 

10 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

11 Interior as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(218) WALKER CREEK, OREGON.—The ap13 proximately 2.9-mile segment from the headwaters 

14 in T. 3 S., R. 6 W., sec. 20 downstream to the con15 fluence with the Nestucca River in T. 3 S., R. 6 W., 

16 sec. 15, Willamette Meridian, to be administered by 

17 the Secretary of the Interior as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(219) NORTH FORK SILVER CREEK, OR19 EGON.—The approximately 6-mile segment from the 

20 headwaters in T. 35 S., R. 9 W., sec. 1 downstream 

21 to the western edge of the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment boundary in T. 35 S., R. 9 W., sec. 17, Wil23 lamette Meridian, to be administered by the Sec24 retary of the Interior as a recreational river. 
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1 ‘‘(220) JENNY CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi2 mately 17.6-mile segment from the Bureau of Land 

3 Management boundary located at the north bound4 ary of the southwest quarter of the southeast quar5 ter of T. 38 S., R. 4 E., sec. 34, Willamette Merid6 ian, downstream to the Oregon State border, to be 

7 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

8 scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(221) SPRING CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi10 mately 1.1-mile segment from its source at Shoat 

11 Springs in T. 40 S., R. 4 E., sec. 34, Willamette 

12 Meridian, downstream to the confluence with Jenny 

13 Creek in T. 41 S., R. 4 E., sec. 3, Willamette Merid14 ian, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte15 rior as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(222) LOBSTER CREEK, OREGON.—The ap17 proximately 5-mile segment from T. 15 S., R. 8 W., 

18 sec. 35, Willamette Meridian, downstream to the 

19 northern edge of the Bureau of Land Management 

20 boundary in T. 15 S., R. 8 W., sec. 15, Willamette 

21 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

22 Interior as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(223) ELK CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi24 mately 7.3-mile segment from its confluence with 

25 Flat Creek near river mile 9, to the southern edge 
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1 of the Army Corps of Engineers boundary in T. 33 

2 S., R. 1 E., sec. 30, Willamette Meridian, near river 

3 mile 1.7, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

4 Interior as a scenic river.’’. 

5 (ii) ADMINISTRATION OF ELK

6 CREEK.— 

7 (I) LATERAL BOUNDARIES OF

8 ELK CREEK.—The lateral boundaries 

9 of the river segment designated by 

10 paragraph (223) of section 3(a) of the 

11 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

12 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by clause 

13 (i)) shall include an average of not 

14 more than 640 acres per mile meas15 ured from the ordinary high water 

16 mark on both sides of the river seg17 ment. 

18 (II) DEAUTHORIZATION.—The 

19 Elk Creek Project authorized under 

20 the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public 

21 Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1192) is de22 authorized. 

23 (iii) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid 

24 existing rights, the Federal land within the 

25 boundaries of the river segments des-
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1 ignated by paragraphs (217) through 

2 (223) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce3 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

4 added by clause (i)) is withdrawn from all 

5 forms of— 

6 (I) entry, appropriation, or dis7 posal under the public land laws; 

8 (II) location, entry, and patent 

9 under the mining laws; and 

10 (III) disposition under all laws 

11 relating to mineral and geothermal 

12 leasing or mineral materials. 

13 (b) DEVIL’S STAIRCASE WILDERNESS.— 

14 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

15 (A) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the 

16 map entitled ‘‘Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Pro17 posal’’ and dated July 26, 2018. 

18 (B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

19 means— 

20 (i) the Secretary, with respect to pub21 lic land administered by the Secretary; or 

22 (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture, with 

23 respect to National Forest System land. 

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

25 State of Oregon. 
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1 (D) WILDERNESS.—The term ‘‘Wilder2 ness’’ means the Devil’s Staircase Wilderness 

3 designated by paragraph (2). 

4 (2) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

5 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the ap6 proximately 30,621 acres of Forest Service land and 

7 Bureau of Land Management land in the State, as 

8 generally depicted on the map, is designated as wil9 derness and as a component of the National Wilder10 ness Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Dev11 il’s Staircase Wilderness’’. 

12 (3) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall prepare a map and legal description 

16 of the Wilderness. 

17 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal 

18 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

19 shall have the same force and effect as if in20 cluded in this subsection, except that the Sec21 retary may correct clerical and typographical 

22 errors in the map and legal description. 

23 (C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

24 description prepared under subparagraph (A) 

25 shall be on file and available for public inspec-
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1 tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest 

2 Service and Bureau of Land Management. 

3 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

4 rights, the area designated as wilderness by this sub5 section shall be administered by the Secretary in ac6 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

7 et seq.), except that— 

8 (A) any reference in that Act to the effec9 tive date shall be considered to be a reference 

10 to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

11 (B) any reference in that Act to the Sec12 retary of Agriculture shall be considered to be 

13 a reference to the Secretary that has jurisdic14 tion over the land within the Wilderness. 

15 (5) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sub16 section affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of 

17 the State with respect to fish and wildlife in the 

18 State. 

19 (6) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub21 section creates any protective perimeter or buff22 er zone around the Wilderness. 

23 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS.— 

24 The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use on 

25 land outside the Wilderness can be seen or 
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1 heard within the Wilderness shall not preclude 

2 the activity or use outside the boundary of the 

3 Wilderness. 

4 (7) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing 

5 in this subsection diminishes any treaty rights of an 

6 Indian Tribe. 

7 (8) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDIC8 TION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdic10 tion over the approximately 49 acres of Bureau 

11 of Land Management land north of the Ump12 qua River in T. 21 S., R. 11 W., sec. 32, is 

13 transferred from the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment to the Forest Service. 

15 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

16 shall administer the land transferred by sub17 paragraph (A) in accordance with— 

18 (i) the Act of March 1, 1911 (com19 monly known as the ‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 

20 U.S.C. 480 et seq.); and 

21 (ii) any laws (including regulations) 

22 applicable to the National Forest System. 
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1 PART II—EMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LAND 

2 MANAGEMENT 

3 SEC. 1211. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this part: 

5 (1) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

6 San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council 

7 established under section 1223(a). 

8 (2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means 

9 Emery County in the State. 

10 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘Manage11 ment Plan’’ means the management plan for the 

12 Recreation Area developed under section 1222(c). 

13 (4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Emery County Public Land Management Act 

15 of 2018 Overview Map’’ and dated February 5, 

16 2019. 

17 (5) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

18 Area’’ means the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 

19 established by section 1221(a)(1). 

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

21 means— 

22 (A) the Secretary, with respect to public 

23 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man24 agement; and 

25 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re26 spect to National Forest System land. 
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1 (7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

2 of Utah. 

3 (8) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

4 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 

5 1231(a). 

6 SEC. 1212. ADMINISTRATION. 

7 Nothing in this part affects or modifies— 

8 (1) any right of any federally recognized Indian 

9 Tribe; or 

10 (2) any obligation of the United States to any 

11 federally recognized Indian Tribe. 

12 SEC. 1213. EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS. 

13 Nothing in this part— 

14 (1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 

16 water right, or interest in water; 

17 (2) affects any water right (as defined by appli18 cable State law) in existence on the date of enact19 ment of this Act, including any water right held by 

20 the United States; 

21 (3) affects any interstate water compact in ex22 istence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

23 (4) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

24 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro-
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1 priated by the United States in the State on or be2 fore the date of enactment of this Act; or 

3 (5) affects the management and operation of 

4 Flaming Gorge Dam and Reservoir, including the 

5 storage, management, and release of water. 

6 SEC. 1214. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 

7 Nothing in this part diminishes the authority of the 

8 Secretary under Public Law 92–195 (commonly known as 

9 the ‘‘Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act’’) (16 

10 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). 

11 Subpart A—San Rafael Swell Recreation Area 

12 SEC. 1221. ESTABLISHMENT OF RECREATION AREA. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

15 rights, there is established the San Rafael Swell 

16 Recreation Area in the State. 

17 (2) AREA INCLUDED.—The Recreation Area 

18 shall consist of approximately 216,995 acres of Fed19 eral land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage20 ment, as generally depicted on the Map. 

21 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Recreation 

22 Area are to provide for the protection, conservation, and 

23 enhancement of the recreational, cultural, natural, scenic, 

24 wildlife, ecological, historical, and educational resources of 

25 the Recreation Area. 
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1 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

4 shall file a map and legal description of the Recre5 ation Area with the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

7 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

8 Senate. 

9 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

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

11 and effect as if included in this subpart, except that 

12 the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 

13 errors in the map and legal description. 

14 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

15 and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

16 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

17 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage18 ment. 

19 SEC. 1222. MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AREA. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall administer 

21 the Recreation Area— 

22 (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 

23 enhances the purposes for which the Recreation 

24 Area is established; and 

25 (2) in accordance with— 
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1 (A) this section; 

2 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage3 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

4 (C) other applicable laws. 

5 (b) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only uses of the 

6 Recreation Area that are consistent with the purposes for 

7 which the Recreation Area is established. 

8 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 

10 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

11 shall develop a comprehensive management plan for 

12 the long-term protection and management of the 

13 Recreation Area. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Management Plan 

15 shall— 

16 (A) describe the appropriate uses and 

17 management of the Recreation Area; 

18 (B) be developed with extensive public 

19 input; 

20 (C) take into consideration any informa21 tion developed in studies of the land within the 

22 Recreation Area; and 

23 (D) be developed fully consistent with the 

24 settlement agreement entered into on January 

25 13, 2017, in the case in the United States Dis-
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1 trict Court for the District of Utah styled 

2 ‘‘Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, et al. v. 

3 U.S. Department of the Interior, et al.’’ and 

4 numbered 2:12–cv–257 DAK. 

5 (d) MOTORIZED VEHICLES; NEW ROADS.— 

6 (1) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed 

7 for emergency response or administrative purposes, 

8 the use of motorized vehicles in the Recreation Area 

9 shall be permitted only on roads and motorized 

10 routes designated in the Management Plan for the 

11 use of motorized vehicles. 

12 (2) NEW ROADS.—No new permanent or tem13 porary roads or other motorized vehicle routes shall 

14 be constructed within the Recreation Area after the 

15 date of enactment of this Act. 

16 (3) EXISTING ROADS.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Necessary maintenance 

18 or repairs to existing roads designated in the 

19 Management Plan for the use of motorized ve20 hicles, including necessary repairs to keep exist21 ing roads free of debris or other safety hazards, 

22 shall be permitted after the date of enactment 

23 of this Act, consistent with the requirements of 

24 this section. 
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1 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection 

2 prevents the Secretary from rerouting an exist3 ing road or trail to protect Recreation Area re4 sources from degradation or to protect public 

5 safety, as determined to be appropriate by the 

6 Secretary. 

7 (e) GRAZING.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of livestock in 

9 the Recreation Area, if established before the date of 

10 enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, 

11 subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 

12 practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary 

13 in accordance with— 

14 (A) applicable law (including regulations); 

15 and 

16 (B) the purposes of the Recreation Area. 

17 (2) INVENTORY.—Not later than 5 years after 

18 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 

19 collaboration with any affected grazing permittee, 

20 shall carry out an inventory of facilities and im21 provements associated with grazing activities in the 

22 Recreation Area. 

23 (f) COLD WAR SITES.—The Secretary shall manage 

24 the Recreation Area in a manner that educates the public 

25 about Cold War and historic uranium mine sites in the 
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1 Recreation Area, subject to such terms and conditions as 

2 the Secretary considers necessary to protect public health 

3 and safety. 

4 (g) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN5 TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land located within the 

6 boundary of the Recreation Area that is acquired by the 

7 United States after the date of enactment of this Act 

8 shall— 

9 (1) become part of the Recreation Area; and 

10 (2) be managed in accordance with applicable 

11 laws, including as provided in this section. 

12 (h) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

13 all Federal land within the Recreation Area, including any 

14 land or interest in land that is acquired by the United 

15 States within the Recreation Area after the date of enact16 ment of this Act, is withdrawn from— 

17 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

18 public land laws; 

19 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

20 laws; and 

21 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

22 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

23 (i) STUDY OF NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPOR24 TUNITIES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enact25 ment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with inter-
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1 ested parties, shall conduct a study of nonmotorized recre2 ation trail opportunities, including bicycle trails, within 

3 the Recreation Area, consistent with the purposes of the 

4 Recreation Area. 

5 (j) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary may 

6 enter into a cooperative agreement with the State in ac7 cordance with section 307(b) of the Federal Land Policy 

8 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)) and 

9 other applicable laws to provide for the protection, man10 agement, and maintenance of the Recreation Area. 

11 SEC. 1223. SAN RAFAEL SWELL RECREATION AREA ADVI12 SORY COUNCIL. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es15 tablish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San 

16 Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council’’. 

17 (b) DUTIES.—The Council shall advise the Secretary 

18 with respect to the preparation and implementation of the 

19 Management Plan for the Recreation Area. 

20 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Council shall be subject 

21 to— 

22 (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

23 U.S.C. App.); and 

24 (2) section 309 of the Federal Land Policy and 

25 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1739). 
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1 (d) MEMBERS.—The Council shall include 7 mem2 bers, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to the 

3 maximum extent practicable— 

4 (1) 1 member shall represent the Emery Coun5 ty Commission; 

6 (2) 1 member shall represent motorized rec7 reational users; 

8 (3) 1 member shall represent nonmotorized rec9 reational users; 

10 (4) 1 member shall represent permittees holding 

11 grazing allotments within the Recreation Area or 

12 wilderness areas designated in this part; 

13 (5) 1 member shall represent conservation orga14 nizations; 

15 (6) 1 member shall have expertise in the histor16 ical uses of the Recreation Area; and 

17 (7) 1 member shall be appointed from the elect18 ed leadership of a Federally recognized Indian Tribe 

19 that has significant cultural or historical connections 

20 to, and expertise in, the landscape, archeological 

21 sites, or cultural sites within the County. 
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1 Subpart B—Wilderness Areas 

2 SEC. 1231. ADDITIONS TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS 

3 PRESERVATION SYSTEM. 

4 (a) ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness 

5 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the 

6 State is designated as wilderness and as components of 

7 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

8 (1) BIG WILD HORSE MESA.—Certain Federal 

9 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

10 comprising approximately 18,192 acres, generally 

11 depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Big Wild Horse 

12 Mesa Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Big 

13 Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness’’. 

14 (2) COLD WASH.—Certain Federal land man15 aged by the Bureau of Land Management, com16 prising approximately 11,001 acres, generally de17 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Cold Wash Wilder18 ness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Cold Wash Wil19 derness’’. 

20 (3) DESOLATION CANYON.—Certain Federal 

21 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

22 comprising approximately 142,996 acres, generally 

23 depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Desolation Can24 yon Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Des25 olation Canyon Wilderness’’. 
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1 (4) DEVIL’S CANYON.—Certain Federal land 

2 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com3 prising approximately 8,675 acres, generally de4 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Devil’s Canyon Wil5 derness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Devil’s Can6 yon Wilderness’’. 

7 (5) EAGLE CANYON.—Certain Federal land 

8 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com9 prising approximately 13,832 acres, generally de10 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Eagle Canyon Wil11 derness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Eagle Can12 yon Wilderness’’. 

13 (6) HORSE VALLEY.—Certain Federal land 

14 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com15 prising approximately 12,201 acres, generally de16 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Horse Valley Wil17 derness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Horse Valley 

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (7) LABYRINTH CANYON.—Certain Federal land 

20 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com21 prising approximately 54,643 acres, generally de22 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Labyrinth Canyon 

23 Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lab24 yrinth Canyon Wilderness’’. 
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1 (8) LITTLE OCEAN DRAW.—Certain Federal 

2 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

3 comprising approximately 20,660 acres, generally 

4 depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Little Ocean 

5 Draw Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the 

6 ‘‘Little Ocean Draw Wilderness’’. 

7 (9) LITTLE WILD HORSE CANYON.—Certain 

8 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man9 agement, comprising approximately 5,479 acres, 

10 generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Little 

11 Wild Horse Canyon Wilderness’’, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Little Wild Horse Canyon Wilder13 ness’’. 

14 (10) LOWER LAST CHANCE.—Certain Federal 

15 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

16 comprising approximately 19,338 acres, generally 

17 depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Lower Last 

18 Chance Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the 

19 ‘‘Lower Last Chance Wilderness’’. 

20 (11) MEXICAN MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal 

21 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

22 comprising approximately 76,413 acres, generally 

23 depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Mexican Moun24 tain Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the 

25 ‘‘Mexican Mountain Wilderness’’. 
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1 (12) MIDDLE WILD HORSE MESA.—Certain 

2 Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Man3 agement, comprising approximately 16,343 acres, 

4 generally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Middle 

5 Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness’’, which shall be known 

6 as the ‘‘Middle Wild Horse Mesa Wilderness’’. 

7 (13) MUDDY CREEK.—Certain Federal land 

8 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com9 prising approximately 98,023 acres, generally de10 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Muddy Creek Wil11 derness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Muddy 

12 Creek Wilderness’’. 

13 (14) NELSON MOUNTAIN.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Certain Federal land 

15 managed by the Forest Service, comprising ap16 proximately 7,176 acres, and certain Federal 

17 land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage18 ment, comprising approximately 257 acres, gen19 erally depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Nelson 

20 Mountain Wilderness’’, which shall be known as 

21 the ‘‘Nelson Mountain Wilderness’’. 

22 (B) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURIS23 DICTION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the 

24 257-acre portion of the Nelson Mountain Wil25 derness designated by subparagraph (A) is 
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1 transferred from the Bureau of Land Manage2 ment to the Forest Service. 

3 (15) RED’S CANYON.—Certain Federal land 

4 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com5 prising approximately 17,325 acres, generally de6 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Red’s Canyon Wil7 derness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Red’s Can8 yon Wilderness’’. 

9 (16) SAN RAFAEL REEF.—Certain Federal land 

10 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com11 prising approximately 60,442 acres, generally de12 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed San Rafael Reef 

13 Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘San 

14 Rafael Reef Wilderness’’. 

15 (17) SID’S MOUNTAIN.—Certain Federal land 

16 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com17 prising approximately 49,130 acres, generally de18 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Sid’s Mountain 

19 Wilderness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sid’s 

20 Mountain Wilderness’’. 

21 (18) TURTLE CANYON.—Certain Federal land 

22 managed by the Bureau of Land Management, com23 prising approximately 29,029 acres, generally de24 picted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Turtle Canyon Wil-
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1 derness’’, which shall be known as the ‘‘Turtle Can2 yon Wilderness’’. 

3 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall file a map and legal description of each wilder7 ness area with— 

8 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

9 of the House of Representatives; and 

10 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

11 Resources of the Senate. 

12 (2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 

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

14 and effect as if included in this part, except that the 

15 Secretary may correct clerical and typographical er16 rors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

17 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de18 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

19 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

20 office of the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 1232. ADMINISTRATION. 

22 (a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

23 the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec24 retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

25 1131 et seq.), except that— 
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1 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

2 date shall be considered to be a reference to the date 

3 of enactment of this Act; and 

4 (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 

5 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

6 to the Secretary. 

7 (b) RECREATIONAL CLIMBING.—Nothing in this part 

8 prohibits recreational rock climbing activities in the wil9 derness areas, such as the placement, use, and mainte10 nance of fixed anchors, including any fixed anchor estab11 lished before the date of the enactment of this Act— 

12 (1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and 

14 (2) subject to any terms and conditions deter15 mined to be necessary by the Secretary. 

16 (c) TRAIL PLAN.—After providing opportunities for 

17 public comment, the Secretary shall establish a trail plan 

18 that addresses hiking and equestrian trails on the wilder19 ness areas in a manner consistent with the Wilderness Act 

20 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

21 (d) LIVESTOCK.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The grazing of livestock in 

23 the wilderness areas, if established before the date of 

24 enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, 

25 subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
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1 practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary 

2 in accordance with— 

3 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

4 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

5 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

6 of the report of the Committee on Interior and 

7 Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 

8 accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 

9 (House Report 101–405). 

10 (2) INVENTORY.—With respect to each wilder11 ness area in which grazing of livestock is allowed to 

12 continue under paragraph (1), not later than 2 years 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retary, in collaboration with any affected grazing 

15 permittee, shall carry out an inventory of facilities 

16 and improvements associated with grazing activities 

17 in the wilderness area. 

18 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

20 the designation of the wilderness areas to create pro21 tective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilder22 ness areas. 

23 (2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 

24 that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or 

25 heard from areas within a wilderness area shall not 
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1 preclude the conduct of those activities or uses out2 side the boundary of the wilderness area. 

3 (f) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this sub4 part restricts or precludes— 

5 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

6 the wilderness areas, including military overflights 

7 that can be seen or heard within the wilderness 

8 areas; 

9 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

10 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

11 special use airspace, or the establishment of military 

12 flight training routes, over the wilderness areas. 

13 (g) COMMERCIAL SERVICES.—Commercial services 

14 (including authorized outfitting and guide activities) with15 in the wilderness areas may be authorized to the extent 

16 necessary for activities that are appropriate for realizing 

17 the recreational or other wilderness purposes of the wilder18 ness areas, in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wil19 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)). 

20 (h) LAND ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION OF AC21 QUIRED LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

22 (1) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

23 may acquire land and interests in land within the 

24 boundaries of a wilderness area by donation, pur25 chase from a willing seller, or exchange. 
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1 (2) INCORPORATION.—Any land or interest in 

2 land within the boundary of a wilderness area that 

3 is acquired by the United States after the date of 

4 enactment of this Act shall be added to and adminis5 tered as part of the wilderness area. 

6 (i) WATER RIGHTS.— 

7 (1) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 

8 this subpart— 

9 (A) shall constitute or be construed to con10 stitute either an express or implied reservation 

11 by the United States of any water or water 

12 rights with respect to the land designated as 

13 wilderness by section 1231; 

14 (B) shall affect any water rights in the 

15 State existing on the date of enactment of this 

16 Act, including any water rights held by the 

17 United States; 

18 (C) shall be construed as establishing a 

19 precedent with regard to any future wilderness 

20 designations; 

21 (D) shall affect the interpretation of, or 

22 any designation made pursuant to, any other 

23 Act; or 

24 (E) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 

25 modifying, or amending any of the interstate 
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1 compacts or equitable apportionment decrees 

2 that apportions water among and between the 

3 State and other States. 

4 (2) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

5 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

6 of the State in order to obtain and hold any water 

7 rights not in existence on the date of enactment of 

8 this Act with respect to the wilderness areas. 

9 (j) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The Sec10 retary shall offer to enter into a memorandum of under11 standing with the County, in accordance with the Wilder12 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to clarify the approval 

13 processes for the use of motorized equipment and mechan14 ical transport for search and rescue activities in the 

15 Muddy Creek Wilderness established by section 

16 1231(a)(13). 

17 SEC. 1233. FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

18 Nothing in this subpart affects the jurisdiction of the 

19 State with respect to fish and wildlife on public land lo20 cated in the State. 

21 SEC. 1234. RELEASE. 

22 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 

23 of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Manage24 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the approximately 

25 17,420 acres of public land administered by the Bureau 
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1 of Land Management in the County that has not been des2 ignated as wilderness by section 1231(a) has been ade3 quately studied for wilderness designation. 

4 (b) RELEASE.—The public land described in sub5 section (a)— 

6 (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 

7 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

8 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and 

9 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

10 (A) applicable law; and 

11 (B) any applicable land management plan 

12 adopted under section 202 of the Federal Land 

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

14 1712). 

15 Subpart C—Wild and Scenic River Designation 

16 SEC. 1241. GREEN RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DES17 IGNATION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce19 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by sec20 tion 1205(a)(5)(B)(i)) is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(224) GREEN RIVER.—The approximately 63- 

23 mile segment, as generally depicted on the map enti24 tled ‘Emery County Public Land Management Act of 

25 2018 Overview Map’ and dated December 11, 2018, 
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1 to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, 

2 in the following classifications: 

3 ‘‘(A) WILD RIVER SEGMENT.—The 5.3- 

4 mile segment from the boundary of the Uintah 

5 and Ouray Reservation, south to the Nefertiti 

6 boat ramp, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(B) RECREATIONAL RIVER SEGMENT.— 

8 The 8.5-mile segment from the Nefertiti boat 

9 ramp, south to the Swasey’s boat ramp, as a 

10 recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(C) SCENIC RIVER SEGMENT.—The 49.2- 

12 mile segment from Bull Bottom, south to the 

13 county line between Emery and Wayne Coun14 ties, as a scenic river.’’. 

15 (b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED NON-FEDERAL

16 LAND.—If the United States acquires any non-Federal 

17 land within or adjacent to a river segment of the Green 

18 River designated by paragraph (224) of section 3(a) of 

19 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

20 added by subsection (a)), the acquired land shall be incor21 porated in, and be administered as part of, the applicable 

22 wild, scenic, or recreational river. 
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1 Subpart D—Land Management and Conveyances 

2 SEC. 1251. GOBLIN VALLEY STATE PARK. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall offer to con4 vey to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation of the 

5 Utah Department of Natural Resources (referred to in 

6 this section as the ‘‘State’’), approximately 6,261 acres of 

7 land identified on the Map as the ‘‘Proposed Goblin Valley 

8 State Park Expansion’’, without consideration, for the 

9 management by the State as a State park, consistent with 

10 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

11 known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 

12 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

13 (b) REVERSIONARY CLAUSE REQUIRED.—A convey14 ance under subsection (a) shall include a reversionary 

15 clause to ensure that management of the land described 

16 in that subsection shall revert to the Secretary if the land 

17 is no longer being managed as a State park in accordance 

18 with subsection (a). 

19 SEC. 1252. JURASSIC NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT PURPOSES.—To conserve, in21 terpret, and enhance for the benefit of present and future 

22 generations the paleontological, scientific, educational, and 

23 recreational resources of the area and subject to valid ex24 isting rights, there is established in the State the Jurassic 

25 National Monument (referred to in this section as the 

26 ‘‘Monument’’), consisting of approximately 850 acres of 
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1 Federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Man2 agement in the County and generally depicted as ‘‘Pro3 posed Jurassic National Monument’’ on the Map. 

4 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

7 shall file with the Committee on Energy and Natural 

8 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat9 ural Resources of the House of Representatives a 

10 map and legal description of the Monument. 

11 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

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

13 and effect as if included in this section, except that 

14 the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical 

15 errors in the map and legal description, subject to 

16 the requirement that, before making the proposed 

17 corrections, the Secretary shall submit to the State 

18 and any affected county the proposed corrections. 

19 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—A copy of the map 

20 and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall 

21 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

22 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage23 ment. 

24 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

25 any Federal land within the boundaries of the Monument 
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1 and any land or interest in land that is acquired by the 

2 United States for inclusion in the Monument after the 

3 date of enactment of this Act is withdrawn from— 

4 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

5 public land laws; 

6 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

7 laws; and 

8 (3) operation of the mineral leasing laws, geo9 thermal leasing laws, and minerals materials laws. 

10 (d) MANAGEMENT.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 

12 the Monument— 

13 (A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 

14 and enhances the resources and values of the 

15 Monument, including the resources and values 

16 described in subsection (a); and 

17 (B) in accordance with— 

18 (i) this section; 

19 (ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man20 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

21 seq.); and 

22 (iii) any other applicable Federal law. 

23 (2) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS24 TEM.—The Monument shall be managed as a com-
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1 ponent of the National Landscape Conservation Sys2 tem. 

3 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

6 shall develop a comprehensive management plan for 

7 the long-term protection and management of the 

8 Monument. 

9 (2) COMPONENTS.—The management plan de10 veloped under paragraph (1) shall— 

11 (A) describe the appropriate uses and 

12 management of the Monument, consistent with 

13 the provisions of this section; and 

14 (B) allow for continued scientific research 

15 at the Monument during the development of the 

16 management plan for the Monument, subject to 

17 any terms and conditions that the Secretary de18 termines necessary to protect Monument re19 sources. 

20 (f) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall only 

21 allow uses of the Monument that the Secretary determines 

22 would further the purposes for which the Monument has 

23 been established. 

24 (g) INTERPRETATION, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC

25 RESEARCH.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 

2 for public interpretation of, and education and sci3 entific research on, the paleontological resources of 

4 the Monument. 

5 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec6 retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

7 appropriate public entities to carry out paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 (h) SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of the 

11 Monument shall not modify the management status 

12 of any area within the boundary of the Monument 

13 that is managed as an area of critical environmental 

14 concern. 

15 (2) CONFLICT OF LAWS.—If there is a conflict 

16 between the laws applicable to an area described in 

17 paragraph (1) and this section, the more restrictive 

18 provision shall control. 

19 (i) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed for 

20 administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, 

21 the use of motorized vehicles in the Monument shall be 

22 allowed only on roads and trails designated for use by mo23 torized vehicles under the management plan for the Monu24 ment developed under subsection (e). 
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1 (j) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section con2 stitutes an express or implied reservation by the United 

3 States of any water or water rights with respect to the 

4 Monument. 

5 (k) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Monu6 ment, if established before the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reason8 able regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary 

9 considers to be necessary in accordance with— 

10 (1) applicable law (including regulations); 

11 (2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of 

12 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

13 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom14 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House 

15 Report 101–405); and 

16 (3) the purposes of the Monument. 

17 SEC. 1253. PUBLIC LAND DISPOSAL AND ACQUISITION. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applicable law, 

19 the Secretary may sell public land located in the County 

20 that has been identified as suitable for disposal based on 

21 specific criteria as listed in the Federal Land Policy and 

22 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713) in the applica23 ble resource management plan in existence on the date of 

24 enactment of this Act. 

25 (b) USE OF PROCEEDS.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of law (other than a law that specifically 

3 provides for a portion of the proceeds of a land sale 

4 to be distributed to any trust fund of the State), 

5 proceeds from the sale of public land under sub6 section (a) shall be deposited in a separate account 

7 in the Treasury, to be known as the ‘‘Emery County, 

8 Utah, Land Acquisition Account’’ (referred to in this 

9 section as the ‘‘Account’’). 

10 (2) AVAILABILITY.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts in the Ac12 count shall be available to the Secretary, with13 out further appropriation, to purchase from 

14 willing sellers land or interests in land within a 

15 wilderness area or the Recreation Area. 

16 (B) APPLICABILITY.—Any purchase of 

17 land or interest in land under subparagraph (A) 

18 shall be in accordance with applicable law. 

19 (C) PROTECTION OF CULTURAL RE20 SOURCES.—To the extent that there are 

21 amounts in the Account in excess of the 

22 amounts needed to carry out subparagraph (A), 

23 the Secretary may use the excess amounts for 

24 the protection of cultural resources on Federal 

25 land within the County. 
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1 SEC. 1254. PUBLIC PURPOSE CONVEYANCES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the land use 

3 planning requirement of sections 202 and 203 of the Fed4 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

5 1712, 1713), on request by the applicable local govern6 mental entity, the Secretary shall convey without consider7 ation the following parcels of public land to be used for 

8 public purposes: 

9 (1) EMERY CITY RECREATION AREA.—The ap10 proximately 640-acre parcel as generally depicted on 

11 the Map, to the City of Emery, Utah, for the cre12 ation or enhancement of public recreation opportuni13 ties consistent with uses allowed under the Act of 

14 June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation 

15 and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 

16 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

17 (2) HUNTINGTON AIRPORT.—The approxi18 mately 320-acre parcel as generally depicted on the 

19 Map, to Emery County, Utah, for expansion of Hun20 tington Airport consistent with uses allowed under 

21 the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the 

22 ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 

23 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

24 (3) EMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.—The 

25 approximately 5-acre parcel as generally depicted on 

26 the Map, to Emery County, Utah, for the Emery 
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1 County Sheriff’s Office substation consistent with 

2 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 (com3 monly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Pur4 poses Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 

5 869 et seq.). 

6 (4) BUCKHORN INFORMATION CENTER.—The 

7 approximately 5-acre parcel as generally depicted on 

8 the Map, to Emery County, Utah, for the Buckhorn 

9 Information Center consistent with uses allowed 

10 under the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known 

11 as the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (44 

12 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

13 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

15 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

16 shall file a map and legal description of each parcel 

17 of land to be conveyed under subsection (a) with— 

18 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

19 Resources of the Senate; and 

20 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

21 of the House of Representatives. 

22 (2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 

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

24 and effect as if included in this part, except that the 
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1 Secretary may correct clerical or typographical er2 rors in the map and legal description. 

3 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

4 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

5 on file and available for public inspection in the 

6 Price Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment. 

8 (c) REVERSION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—If a parcel of land conveyed 

10 under subsection (a) is used for a purpose other 

11 than the purpose described in that subsection, the 

12 parcel of land shall, at the discretion of the Sec13 retary, revert to the United States. 

14 (2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMEDIATION.—In 

15 the case of a reversion under paragraph (1), if the 

16 Secretary determines that the parcel of land is con17 taminated with hazardous waste, the local govern18 mental entity to which the parcel of land was con19 veyed under subsection (a) shall be responsible for 

20 remediation. 

21 SEC. 1255. EXCHANGE OF BLM AND SCHOOL AND INSTITU22 TIONAL TRUST LANDS ADMINISTRATION 

23 LAND. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) EXCHANGE MAP.—The term ‘‘Exchange 

2 Map’’ means the map prepared by the Bureau of 

3 Land Management entitled ‘‘Emery County Public 

4 Land Management Act—Proposed Land Exchange’’ 

5 and dated December, 10, 2018. 

6 (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

7 means public land located in the State of Utah that 

8 is identified on the Exchange Map as— 

9 (A) ‘‘BLM Surface and Mineral Lands 

10 Proposed for Transfer to SITLA’’; 

11 (B) ‘‘BLM Mineral Lands Proposed for 

12 Transfer to SITLA’’; and 

13 (C) ‘‘BLM Surface Lands Proposed for 

14 Transfer to SITLA’’. 

15 (3) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non-Fed16 eral land’’ means the land owned by the State in the 

17 Emery and Uintah Counties that is identified on the 

18 Exchange Map as— 

19 (A) ‘‘SITLA Surface and Mineral Land 

20 Proposed for Transfer to BLM’’; 

21 (B) ‘‘SITLA Mineral Lands Proposed for 

22 Transfer to BLM’’; and 

23 (C) ‘‘SITLA Surface Lands Proposed for 

24 Transfer to BLM’’. 
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1 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 

2 State, acting through the School and Institutional 

3 Trust Lands Administration. 

4 (b) EXCHANGE OF FEDERAL LAND AND NON-FED5 ERAL LAND.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the State offers to convey 

7 to the United States title to the non-Federal land, 

8 the Secretary, in accordance with this section, 

9 shall— 

10 (A) accept the offer; and 

11 (B) on receipt of all right, title, and inter12 est in and to the non-Federal land, convey to 

13 the State (or a designee) all right, title, and in14 terest of the United States in and to the Fed15 eral land. 

16 (2) CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS IN PHASES.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding that 

18 appraisals for all of the parcels of Federal land 

19 and non-Federal land may not have been ap20 proved under subsection (c)(5), parcels of the 

21 Federal land and non-Federal land may be ex22 changed under paragraph (1) in phases, to be 

23 mutually agreed by the Secretary and the State, 

24 beginning on the date on which the appraised 
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1 values of the parcels included in the applicable 

2 phase are approved. 

3 (B) NO AGREEMENT ON EXCHANGE.—If 

4 any dispute or delay arises with respect to the 

5 exchange of an individual parcel of Federal land 

6 or non-Federal land under paragraph (1), the 

7 Secretary and the State may mutually agree to 

8 set aside the individual parcel to allow the ex9 change of the other parcels of Federal land and 

10 non-Federal land to proceed. 

11 (3) EXCLUSION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ex13 clude from any conveyance of a parcel of Fed14 eral land under paragraph (1) any Federal land 

15 that contains critical habitat designated for a 

16 species listed as an endangered species or a 

17 threatened species under the Endangered Spe18 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

19 (B) REQUIREMENT.—Any Federal land ex20 cluded under subparagraph (A) shall be the 

21 smallest area necessary to protect the applicable 

22 critical habitat. 

23 (4) APPLICABLE LAW.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The land exchange 

25 under paragraph (1) shall be subject to section 
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1 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage2 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716) and other 

3 applicable law. 

4 (B) LAND USE PLANNING.—With respect 

5 to the Federal land to be conveyed under para6 graph (1), the Secretary shall not be required 

7 to undertake any additional land use planning 

8 under section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 

9 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712) 

10 before the conveyance of the Federal land. 

11 (5) VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.—The land ex12 change under paragraph (1) shall be subject to valid 

13 existing rights. 

14 (6) TITLE APPROVAL.—Title to the Federal 

15 land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 

16 paragraph (1) shall be in a form acceptable to the 

17 Secretary and the State. 

18 (c) APPRAISALS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 

20 land and the non-Federal land to be exchanged 

21 under subsection (b)(1) shall be determined by ap22 praisals conducted by 1 or more independent and 

23 qualified appraisers. 
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1 (2) STATE APPRAISER.—The Secretary and the 

2 State may agree to use an independent and qualified 

3 appraiser— 

4 (A) retained by the State; and 

5 (B) approved by the Secretary. 

6 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The appraisals under 

7 paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with 

8 nationally recognized appraisal standards, including, 

9 as appropriate— 

10 (A) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for 

11 Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

12 (B) the Uniform Standards of Professional 

13 Appraisal Practice. 

14 (4) MINERALS.— 

15 (A) MINERAL REPORTS.—The appraisals 

16 under paragraph (1) may take into account 

17 mineral and technical reports provided by the 

18 Secretary and the State in the evaluation of 

19 mineral deposits in the Federal land and non20 Federal land. 

21 (B) MINING CLAIMS.—To the extent per22 missible under applicable appraisal standards, 

23 the appraisal of any parcel of Federal land that 

24 is encumbered by a mining or millsite claim lo25 cated under sections 2318 through 2352 of the 
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1 Revised Statutes (commonly known as the 

2 ‘‘Mining Law of 1872’’) (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) 

3 shall be appraised in accordance with standard 

4 appraisal practices, including, as appropriate, 

5 the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal 

6 Land Acquisition. 

7 (C) VALIDITY EXAMINATIONS.—Nothing in 

8 this subsection requires the United States to 

9 conduct a mineral examination for any mining 

10 claim on the Federal land. 

11 (D) ADJUSTMENT.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—If value is attrib13 uted to any parcel of Federal land because 

14 of the presence of minerals subject to leas15 ing under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 

16 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), the value of the parcel 

17 (as otherwise established under this sub18 section) shall be reduced by the percentage 

19 of the applicable Federal revenue sharing 

20 obligation under section 35(a) of the Min21 eral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(a)). 

22 (ii) LIMITATION.—An adjustment 

23 under clause (i) shall not be considered to 

24 be a property right of the State. 
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1 (5) APPROVAL.—An appraisal conducted under 

2 paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary 

3 and the State for approval. 

4 (6) DURATION.—An appraisal conducted under 

5 paragraph (1) shall remain valid for 3 years after 

6 the date on which the appraisal is approved by the 

7 Secretary and the State. 

8 (7) COST OF APPRAISAL.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The cost of an ap10 praisal conducted under paragraph (1) shall be 

11 paid equally by the Secretary and the State. 

12 (B) REIMBURSEMENT BY SECRETARY.—If 

13 the State retains an appraiser in accordance 

14 with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall reim15 burse the State in an amount equal to 50 per16 cent of the costs incurred by the State. 

17 (d) CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.—It is the intent of Con18 gress that the land exchange authorized under subsection 

19 (b)(1) shall be completed not later than 1 year after the 

20 date of final approval by the Secretary and the State of 

21 the appraisals conducted under subsection (c). 

22 (e) PUBLIC INSPECTION AND NOTICE.— 

23 (1) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—Not later than 30 

24 days before the date of any exchange of Federal land 

25 and non-Federal land under subsection (b)(1), all 
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1 final appraisals and appraisal reviews for the land to 

2 be exchanged shall be available for public review at 

3 the office of the State Director of the Bureau of 

4 Land Management in the State of Utah. 

5 (2) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall make avail6 able on the public website of the Secretary, and the 

7 Secretary or the State, as applicable, shall publish in 

8 a newspaper of general circulation in Salt Lake 

9 County, Utah, a notice that the appraisals conducted 

10 under subsection (c) are available for public inspec11 tion. 

12 (f) EQUAL VALUE EXCHANGE.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The value of the Federal 

14 land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under 

15 subsection (b)(1)— 

16 (A) shall be equal; or 

17 (B) shall be made equal in accordance with 

18 paragraph (2). 

19 (2) EQUALIZATION.— 

20 (A) SURPLUS OF FEDERAL LAND.—With 

21 respect to any Federal land and non-Federal 

22 land to be exchanged under subsection (b)(1), if 

23 the value of the Federal land exceeds the value 

24 of the non-Federal land, the value of the Fed-
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1 eral land and non-Federal land shall be equal2 ized by— 

3 (i) the State conveying to the Sec4 retary, as necessary to equalize the value 

5 of the Federal land and non-Federal land, 

6 after the acquisition of all State trust land 

7 located within the wilderness areas or 

8 recreation area designated by this part, 

9 State trust land located within any of the 

10 wilderness areas or national conservation 

11 areas in Washington County, Utah, estab12 lished under subtitle O of title I of the 

13 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

14 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

15 1075); and 

16 (ii) the State, to the extent necessary 

17 to equalize any remaining imbalance of 

18 value after all available Washington Coun19 ty, Utah, land described in clause (i) has 

20 been conveyed to the Secretary, conveying 

21 to the Secretary additional State trust land 

22 as identified and agreed on by the Sec23 retary and the State. 

24 (B) SURPLUS OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.—If 

25 the value of the non-Federal land exceeds the 
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1 value of the Federal land, the value of the Fed2 eral land and the non-Federal land shall be 

3 equalized— 

4 (i) by the Secretary making a cash 

5 equalization payment to the State, in ac6 cordance with section 206(b) of the Fed7 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 

8 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)); or 

9 (ii) by removing non-Federal land 

10 from the exchange. 

11 (g) INDIAN TRIBES.—The Secretary shall consult 

12 with any federally recognized Indian Tribe in the vicinity 

13 of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged 

14 under subsection (b)(1) before the completion of the land 

15 exchange. 

16 (h) APPURTENANT WATER RIGHTS.—Any convey17 ance of a parcel of Federal land or non-Federal land under 

18 subsection (b)(1) shall include the conveyance of water 

19 rights appurtenant to the parcel conveyed. 

20 (i) GRAZING PERMITS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Federal land or non22 Federal land exchanged under subsection (b)(1) is 

23 subject to a lease, permit, or contract for the graz24 ing of domestic livestock in effect on the date of ac25 quisition, the Secretary and the State shall allow the 
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1 grazing to continue for the remainder of the term of 

2 the lease, permit, or contract, subject to the related 

3 terms and conditions of user agreements, including 

4 permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels, access 

5 rights, and ownership and use of range improve6 ments. 

7 (2) RENEWAL.—To the extent allowed by Fed8 eral or State law, on expiration of any grazing lease, 

9 permit, or contract described in paragraph (1), the 

10 holder of the lease, permit, or contract shall be enti11 tled to a preference right to renew the lease, permit, 

12 or contract. 

13 (3) CANCELLATION.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 

15 prevents the Secretary or the State from can16 celing or modifying a grazing permit, lease, or 

17 contract if the Federal land or non-Federal 

18 land subject to the permit, lease, or contract is 

19 sold, conveyed, transferred, or leased for non20 grazing purposes by the Secretary or the State. 

21 (B) LIMITATION.—Except to the extent 

22 reasonably necessary to accommodate surface 

23 operations in support of mineral development, 

24 the Secretary or the State shall not cancel or 

25 modify a grazing permit, lease, or contract be-
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1 cause the land subject to the permit, lease, or 

2 contract has been leased for mineral develop3 ment. 

4 (4) BASE PROPERTIES.—If non-Federal land 

5 conveyed by the State under subsection (b)(1) is 

6 used by a grazing permittee or lessee to meet the 

7 base property requirements for a Federal grazing 

8 permit or lease, the land shall continue to qualify as 

9 a base property for— 

10 (A) the remaining term of the lease or per11 mit; and 

12 (B) the term of any renewal or extension 

13 of the lease or permit. 

14 (j) WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM MIN15 ERAL ENTRY PRIOR TO EXCHANGE.—Subject to valid ex16 isting rights, the Federal land to be conveyed to the State 

17 under subsection (b)(1) is withdrawn from mineral loca18 tion, entry, and patent under the mining laws pending 

19 conveyance of the Federal land to the State. 

20 Subtitle D—Wild and Scenic Rivers 

21 SEC. 1301. LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALMON 

22 BROOK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER. 

23 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

24 (1) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 

25 Brook Study Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–370) au-
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1 thorized the study of the Farmington River down2 stream from the segment designated as a rec3 reational river by section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and 

4 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(a)(156)) to its 

5 confluence with the Connecticut River, and the seg6 ment of the Salmon Brook including its main stem 

7 and east and west branches for potential inclusion in 

8 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; 

9 (2) the studied segments of the Lower Farm10 ington River and Salmon Brook support natural, 

11 cultural, and recreational resources of exceptional 

12 significance to the citizens of Connecticut and the 

13 Nation; 

14 (3) concurrently with the preparation of the 

15 study, the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 

16 Brook Wild and Scenic Study Committee prepared 

17 the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook 

18 Management Plan, June 2011 (referred to in this 

19 section as the ‘‘management plan’’), that establishes 

20 objectives, standards, and action programs that will 

21 ensure the long-term protection of the outstanding 

22 values of the river segments without Federal man23 agement of affected lands not owned by the United 

24 States; 
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1 (4) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 

2 Brook Wild and Scenic Study Committee has voted 

3 in favor of Wild and Scenic River designation for the 

4 river segments, and has included this recommenda5 tion as an integral part of the management plan; 

6 (5) there is strong local support for the protec7 tion of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon 

8 Brook, including votes of support for Wild and Sce9 nic designation from the governing bodies of all ten 

10 communities abutting the study area; 

11 (6) the State of Connecticut General Assembly 

12 has endorsed the designation of the Lower Farm13 ington River and Salmon Brook as components of 

14 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (Public 

15 Act 08–37); and 

16 (7) the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir are located 

17 entirely outside of the river segment designated by 

18 subsection (b), and, based on the findings of the 

19 study of the Lower Farmington River pursuant to 

20 Public Law 109–370, this hydroelectric project (in21 cluding all aspects of its facilities, operations, and 

22 transmission lines) is compatible with the designa23 tion made by subsection (b). 

24 (b) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

25 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by 
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1 section 1241(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(225) LOWER FARMINGTON RIVER AND SALM4 ON BROOK, CONNECTICUT.—Segments of the main 

5 stem and its tributary, Salmon Brook, totaling ap6 proximately 62 miles, to be administered by the Sec7 retary of the Interior as follows: 

8 ‘‘(A) The approximately 27.2-mile segment 

9 of the Farmington River beginning 0.2 miles 

10 below the tailrace of the Lower Collinsville Dam 

11 and extending to the site of the Spoonville Dam 

12 in Bloomfield and East Granby as a rec13 reational river. 

14 ‘‘(B) The approximately 8.1-mile segment 

15 of the Farmington River extending from 0.5 

16 miles below the Rainbow Dam to the confluence 

17 with the Connecticut River in Windsor as a rec18 reational river. 

19 ‘‘(C) The approximately 2.4-mile segment 

20 of the main stem of Salmon Brook extending 

21 from the confluence of the East and West 

22 Branches to the confluence with the Farm23 ington River as a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(D) The approximately 12.6-mile segment 

25 of the West Branch of Salmon Brook extending 
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1 from its headwaters in Hartland, Connecticut, 

2 to its confluence with the East Branch of Salm3 on Brook as a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(E) The approximately 11.4-mile segment 

5 of the East Branch of Salmon Brook extending 

6 from the Massachusetts-Connecticut State line 

7 to the confluence with the West Branch of 

8 Salmon Brook as a recreational river.’’. 

9 (c) MANAGEMENT.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The river segments des11 ignated by subsection (b) shall be managed in ac12 cordance with the management plan and such 

13 amendments to the management plan as the Sec14 retary determines are consistent with this section. 

15 The management plan shall be deemed to satisfy the 

16 requirements for a comprehensive management plan 

17 pursuant to section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Riv18 ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 

19 (2) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordi20 nate the management responsibilities of the Sec21 retary under this section with the Lower Farm22 ington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic 

23 Committee, as specified in the management plan. 

24 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for 

2 the long-term protection, preservation, and en3 hancement of the river segment designated by 

4 subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to 

5 enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to 

6 sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and 

7 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 

8 1282(b)(1)) with— 

9 (i) the State of Connecticut; 

10 (ii) the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, 

11 Burlington, East Granby, Farmington, 

12 Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor 

13 in Connecticut; and 

14 (iii) appropriate local planning and 

15 environmental organizations. 

16 (B) CONSISTENCY.—All cooperative agree17 ments provided for under this section shall be 

18 consistent with the management plan and may 

19 include provisions for financial or other assist20 ance from the United States. 

21 (4) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

22 (A) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the pur23 poses of the segments designated in subsection 

24 (b), the zoning ordinances adopted by the towns 

25 in Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, East Granby, 
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1 Farmington, Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and 

2 Windsor in Connecticut, including provisions for 

3 conservation of floodplains, wetlands, and wa4 tercourses associated with the segments, shall 

5 be deemed to satisfy the standards and require6 ments of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic 

7 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). 

8 (B) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The provi9 sions of section 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic 

10 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)) that prohibit 

11 Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation 

12 shall apply to the segments designated in sub13 section (b). The authority of the Secretary to 

14 acquire lands for the purposes of the segments 

15 designated in subsection (b) shall be limited to 

16 acquisition by donation or acquisition with the 

17 consent of the owner of the lands, and shall be 

18 subject to the additional criteria set forth in the 

19 management plan. 

20 (5) RAINBOW DAM.—The designation made by 

21 subsection (b) shall not be construed to— 

22 (A) prohibit, pre-empt, or abridge the po23 tential future licensing of the Rainbow Dam 

24 and Reservoir (including any and all aspects of 

25 its facilities, operations and transmission lines) 
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1 by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

2 as a federally licensed hydroelectric generation 

3 project under the Federal Power Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), provided that the Com5 mission may, in the discretion of the Commis6 sion and consistent with this section, establish 

7 such reasonable terms and conditions in a hy8 dropower license for Rainbow Dam as are nec9 essary to reduce impacts identified by the Sec10 retary as invading or unreasonably diminishing 

11 the scenic, recreational, and fish and wildlife 

12 values of the segments designated by subsection 

13 (b); or 

14 (B) affect the operation of, or impose any 

15 flow or release requirements on, the unlicensed 

16 hydroelectric facility at Rainbow Dam and Res17 ervoir. 

18 (6) RELATION TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— 

19 Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Sce20 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), the Lower 

21 Farmington River shall not be administered as part 

22 of the National Park System or be subject to regula23 tions which govern the National Park System. 

24 (d) FARMINGTON RIVER, CONNECTICUT, DESIGNA25 TION REVISION.—Section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and Sce-
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1 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(156)) is amended in 

2 the first sentence— 

3 (1) by striking ‘‘14-mile’’ and inserting ‘‘15.1- 

4 mile’’; and 

5 (2) by striking ‘‘to the downstream end of the 

6 New Hartford-Canton, Connecticut town line’’ and 

7 inserting ‘‘to the confluence with the Nepaug River’’. 

8 SEC. 1302. WOOD-PAWCATUCK WATERSHED WILD AND SCE9 NIC RIVER SEGMENTS. 

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

11 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by 

12 section 1301(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(226) WOOD-PAWCATUCK WATERSHED, RHODE

15 ISLAND AND CONNECTICUT.—The following river 

16 segments within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed, to 

17 be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in 

18 cooperation with the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Sce19 nic Rivers Stewardship Council: 

20 ‘‘(A) The approximately 11-mile segment 

21 of the Beaver River from its headwaters in Exe22 ter and West Greenwich, Rhode Island, to its 

23 confluence with the Pawcatuck River in Rich24 mond, Rhode Island, as a scenic river. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The approximately 3-mile segment of 

2 the Chipuxet River from the Kingstown Road 

3 Bridge, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, to its 

4 outlet in Worden Pond, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(C) The approximately 9-mile segment of 

6 the Green Fall River from its headwaters in 

7 Voluntown, Connecticut, to its confluence with 

8 the Ashaway River in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, 

9 as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(D) The approximately 3-mile segment of 

11 the Ashaway River from its confluence with the 

12 Green Fall River to its confluence with the 

13 Pawcatuck River in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, 

14 as a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(E) The approximately 3-mile segment of 

16 the Pawcatuck River from the Worden Pond 

17 outlet in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, to the 

18 South County Trail Bridge, Charlestown and 

19 South Kingstown, Rhode Island, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(F) The approximately 4-mile segment of 

21 the Pawcatuck River from South County Trail 

22 Bridge, Charlestown and South Kingstown, 

23 Rhode Island, to the Carolina Back Road 

24 Bridge in Richmond and Charlestown, Rhode 

25 Island, as a recreational river. 
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1 ‘‘(G) The approximately 21-mile segment 

2 of the Pawcatuck River from Carolina Back 

3 Road Bridge in Richmond and Charlestown, 

4 Rhode Island, to the confluence with Shunock 

5 River in Stonington, Connecticut, as a scenic 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(H) The approximately 8-mile segment of 

8 the Pawcatuck River from the confluence with 

9 Shunock River in Stonington, Connecticut, to 

10 the mouth of the river between Pawcatuck 

11 Point in Stonington, Connecticut, and Rhodes 

12 Point in Westerly, Rhode Island, as a rec13 reational river. 

14 ‘‘(I) The approximately 11-mile segment of 

15 the Queen River from its headwaters in Exeter 

16 and West Greenwich, Rhode Island, to the 

17 Kingstown Road Bridge in South Kingstown, 

18 Rhode Island, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(J) The approximately 5-mile segment of 

20 the Usquepaugh River from the Kingstown 

21 Road Bridge to its confluence with the 

22 Pawcatuck River in South Kingstown, Rhode 

23 Island, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(K) The approximately 8-mile segment of 

25 the Shunock River from its headwaters in 
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1 North Stonington, Connecticut, to its con2 fluence with the Pawcatuck River as a rec3 reational river. 

4 ‘‘(L) The approximately 13-mile segment 

5 of the Wood River from its headwaters in Ster6 ling and Voluntown, Connecticut, and Exeter 

7 and West Greenwich, Rhode Island, to the Ar8 cadia Road Bridge in Hopkinton and Rich9 mond, Rhode Island, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(M) The approximately 11-mile segment 

11 of the Wood River from the Arcadia Road 

12 Bridge in Hopkinton and Richmond, Rhode Is13 land, to the confluence with the Pawcatuck 

14 River in Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Rich15 mond, Rhode Island, as a recreational river.’’. 

16 (b) MANAGEMENT OF RIVER SEGMENTS.— 

17 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

18 (A) COVERED TRIBUTARY.—The term 

19 ‘‘covered tributary’’ means— 

20 (i) each of Assekonk Brook, 

21 Breakheart Brook, Brushy Brook, 

22 Canochet Brook, Chickasheen Brook, 

23 Cedar Swamp Brook, Fisherville Brook, 

24 Glade Brook, Glen Rock Brook, Kelly 

25 Brook, Locke Brook, Meadow Brook, Pen-
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1 dleton Brook, Parris Brook, Passquisett 

2 Brook, Phillips Brook, Poquiant Brook, 

3 Queens Fort Brook, Roaring Brook, Sher4 man Brook, Taney Brook, Tomaquag 

5 Brook, White Brook, and Wyassup Brook 

6 within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed; 

7 and 

8 (ii) any other perennial stream within 

9 the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed. 

10 (B) RIVER SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘river 

11 segment’’ means a river segment designated by 

12 paragraph (226) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 

13 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

14 added by subsection (a)). 

15 (C) STEWARDSHIP PLAN.—The term 

16 ‘‘Stewardship Plan’’ means the plan entitled the 

17 ‘‘Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic Rivers 

18 Stewardship Plan for the Beaver, Chipuxet, 

19 Green Fall-Ashaway, Pawcatuck, Queen20 Usquepaugh, Shunock, and Wood Rivers’’ and 

21 dated June 2018, which takes a watershed ap22 proach to the management of the river seg23 ments. 

24 (2) WOOD-PAWCATUCK WILD AND SCENIC RIV25 ERS STEWARDSHIP PLAN.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in co2 operation with the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and 

3 Scenic Rivers Stewardship Council, shall man4 age the river segments in accordance with— 

5 (i) the Stewardship Plan; and 

6 (ii) any amendment to the Steward7 ship Plan that the Secretary determines is 

8 consistent with this subsection. 

9 (B) WATERSHED APPROACH.—In further10 ance of the watershed approach to resource 

11 preservation and enhancement described in the 

12 Stewardship Plan, the covered tributaries are 

13 recognized as integral to the protection and en14 hancement of the river segments. 

15 (C) REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPREHENSIVE

16 MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Stewardship Plan 

17 shall be considered to satisfy each requirement 

18 for a comprehensive management plan required 

19 under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Riv20 ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 

21 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—To provide 

22 for the long-term protection, preservation, and en23 hancement of each river segment, in accordance with 

24 sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic 

25 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 1282(b)(1)), the 
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1 Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements 

2 (which may include provisions for financial or other 

3 assistance from the Federal Government) with— 

4 (A) the States of Connecticut and Rhode 

5 Island; 

6 (B) political subdivisions of the States of 

7 Connecticut and Rhode Island, including— 

8 (i) the towns of North Stonington, 

9 Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown, Con10 necticut; and 

11 (ii) the towns of Charlestown, Exeter, 

12 Hopkinton, North Kingstown, Richmond, 

13 South Kingstown, Westerly, and West 

14 Kingstown, Rhode Island; 

15 (C) the Wood-Pawcatuck Wild and Scenic 

16 Rivers Stewardship Council; and 

17 (D) any appropriate nonprofit organiza18 tion, as determined by the Secretary. 

19 (4) RELATION TO NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.— 

20 Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Sce21 nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), each river seg22 ment shall not be— 

23 (A) administered as a unit of the National 

24 Park System; or 
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1 (B) subject to the laws (including regula2 tions) that govern the administration of the Na3 tional Park System. 

4 (5) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

5 (A) ZONING ORDINANCES.—The zoning or6 dinances adopted by the towns of North 

7 Stonington, Sterling, Stonington, and 

8 Voluntown, Connecticut, and Charlestown, Exe9 ter, Hopkinton, North Kingstown, Richmond, 

10 South Kingstown, Westerly, and West Green11 wich, Rhode Island (including any provision of 

12 the zoning ordinances relating to the conserva13 tion of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses 

14 associated with any river segment), shall be 

15 considered to satisfy the standards and require16 ments described in section 6(c) of the Wild and 

17 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)). 

18 (B) VILLAGES.—For purposes of section 

19 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

20 U.S.C. 1277(c)), each town described in sub21 paragraph (A) shall be considered to be a vil22 lage. 

23 (C) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 

24 (i) LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY OF

25 SECRETARY.—With respect to each river 
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1 segment, the Secretary may only acquire 

2 parcels of land— 

3 (I) by donation; or 

4 (II) with the consent of the 

5 owner of the parcel of land. 

6 (ii) PROHIBITION RELATING TO THE

7 ACQUISITION OF LAND BY CONDEMNA8 TION.—In accordance with 6(c) of the 

9 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

10 1277(c)), with respect to each river seg11 ment, the Secretary may not acquire any 

12 parcel of land by condemnation. 

13 SEC. 1303. NASHUA WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, MASSACHU14 SETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG16 MENTS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

17 (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as amended by section 1302(a)) is 

18 amended by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(227) NASHUA, SQUANNACOOK, AND

20 NISSITISSIT WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, MASSACHU21 SETTS AND NEW HAMPSHIRE.— 

22 ‘‘(A) The following segments in the Com23 monwealth of Massachusetts and State of New 

24 Hampshire, to be administered by the Secretary 

25 of the Interior as a scenic river: 
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1 ‘‘(i) The approximately 27-mile seg2 ment of the mainstem of the Nashua River 

3 from the confluence of the North and 

4 South Nashua Rivers in Lancaster, Massa5 chusetts, and extending north to the Mas6 sachusetts-New Hampshire border, except 

7 as provided in subparagraph (B). 

8 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 16.3-mile seg9 ment of the Squannacook River from its 

10 headwaters in Ash Swamp, Townsend, 

11 Massachusetts, extending downstream to 

12 the confluence of the river with the Nash13 ua River in Shirley/Ayer, Massachusetts, 

14 except as provided in subparagraph (B). 

15 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 9.5-mile seg16 ment of the Nissitissit River from its head17 waters in Brookline, New Hampshire, to 

18 the confluence of the river with the Nash19 ua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. 

20 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION AREAS.—The designation 

21 of the river segments in subparagraph (A) shall 

22 exclude— 

23 ‘‘(i) with respect to the Ice House hy24 droelectric project (FERC P–12769), from 

25 700 feet upstream from the crest of the 
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1 dam to 500 feet downstream from the 

2 crest of the dam; 

3 ‘‘(ii) with respect to the Pepperell hy4 droelectric project (FERC P12721), from 

5 9,240 feet upstream from the crest of the 

6 dam to 1,000 feet downstream from the 

7 crest of the dam; and 

8 ‘‘(iii) with respect to the Hollings9 worth and Vose dam (non-FERC), from 

10 1,200 feet upstream from the crest of the 

11 dam to 2,665 feet downstream from the 

12 crest of the dam.’’. 

13 (b) MANAGEMENT.— 

14 (1) PROCESS.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—The river segments 

16 designated by paragraph (227) of section 3(a) 

17 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

18 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (a)) shall be 

19 managed in accordance with— 

20 (i) the Nashua, Squannacook, and 

21 Nissitissit Rivers Stewardship Plan devel22 oped pursuant to the study described in 

23 section 5(b)(21) of the Wild and Scenic 

24 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)(21)) (re25 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘man-
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1 agement plan’’), dated February 15, 2018; 

2 and 

3 (ii) such amendments to the manage4 ment plan as the Secretary determines are 

5 consistent with this section and as are ap6 proved by the Nashua, Squannacook, and 

7 Nissitissit Rivers Stewardship Council (re8 ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Stew9 ardship Council’’). 

10 (B) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT

11 PLAN.—The management plan shall be consid12 ered to satisfy the requirements for a com13 prehensive management plan under section 3(d) 

14 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

15 1274(d)). 

16 (2) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordi17 nate the management responsibilities of the Sec18 retary under this section with the Stewardship 

19 Council, as specified in the management plan. 

20 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for 

22 the long-term protection, preservation, and en23 hancement of the river segments designated by 

24 paragraph (227) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 

25 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 
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1 added by subsection (a)), the Secretary may 

2 enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to 

3 sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of that Act (16 

4 U.S.C. 1281(e), 1282(b)(1)) with— 

5 (i) the Commonwealth of Massachu6 setts and the State of New Hampshire; 

7 (ii) the municipalities of— 

8 (I) Ayer, Bolton, Dunstable, 

9 Groton, Harvard, Lancaster, Pepper10 ell, Shirley, and Townsend in Massa11 chusetts; and 

12 (II) Brookline and Hollis in New 

13 Hampshire; and 

14 (iii) appropriate local, regional, State, 

15 or multistate, planning, environmental, or 

16 recreational organizations. 

17 (B) CONSISTENCY.—Each cooperative 

18 agreement entered into under this paragraph 

19 shall be consistent with the management plan 

20 and may include provisions for financial or 

21 other assistance from the United States. 

22 (4) EFFECT ON WORKING DAMS.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the 

24 river segments by paragraph (227) of section 

25 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
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1 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (a)), 

2 does not— 

3 (i) impact or alter the existing terms 

4 of permitting, licensing, or operation of— 

5 (I) the Pepperell hydroelectric 

6 project (FERC Project P–12721, 

7 Nashua River, Pepperell, MA); 

8 (II) the Ice House hydroelectric 

9 project (FERC Project P–12769, 

10 Nashua River, Ayer, MA); or 

11 (III) the Hollingsworth and Vose 

12 Dam (non-FERC industrial facility, 

13 Squannacook River, West Groton, 

14 MA) as further described in the man15 agement plan (Appendix A, ‘‘Working 

16 Dams’’); or 

17 (ii) preclude the Federal Energy Reg18 ulatory Commission from licensing, reli19 censing, or otherwise authorizing the oper20 ation or continued operation of the 

21 Pepperell and Ice House hydroelectric 

22 projects under the terms of licenses or ex23 emptions in effect on the date of enact24 ment of this Act; or 
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1 (iii) limit actions taken to modernize, 

2 upgrade, or carry out other changes to 

3 such projects authorized pursuant to 

4 clause (i), subject to written determination 

5 by the Secretary that the changes are con6 sistent with the purposes of the designa7 tion. 

8 (5) LAND MANAGEMENT.— 

9 (A) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the pur10 pose of the segments designated by paragraph 

11 (227) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

12 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by 

13 subsection (a)), the zoning ordinances adopted 

14 by the municipalities described in paragraph 

15 (3)(A)(ii), including provisions for conservation 

16 of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses asso17 ciated with the segments, shall be deemed to 

18 satisfy the standards and requirements of sec19 tion 6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

20 U.S.C. 1277(c)). 

21 (B) ACQUISITIONS OF LANDS.—The au22 thority of the Secretary to acquire land for the 

23 purposes of the segments designated by para24 graph (227) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
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1 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

2 added by subsection (a)) shall be— 

3 (i) limited to acquisition by donation 

4 or acquisition with the consent of the 

5 owner of the land; and 

6 (ii) subject to the additional criteria 

7 set forth in the management plan. 

8 (C) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or in9 terest in land within the boundary of the river 

10 segments designated by paragraph (227) of sec11 tion 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

12 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by subsection (a)) 

13 may be acquired by condemnation. 

14 (6) RELATION TO THE NATIONAL PARK SYS15 TEM.—Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild 

16 and Scenic Rivers Act(16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), each seg17 ment of the Nashua, Squannacook, and Nissitissit 

18 Rivers designated as a component of the Wild and 

19 Scenic Rivers System under this section shall not— 

20 (A) be administered as a unit of the Na21 tional Park System; or 

22 (B) be subject to regulations that govern 

23 the National Park System. 
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1 Subtitle E—California Desert 

2 Protection and Recreation 

3 SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this subtitle: 

5 (1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Con6 servation Area’’ means the California Desert Con7 servation Area. 

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

9 means— 

10 (A) the Secretary, with respect to land ad11 ministered by the Department of the Interior; 

12 or 

13 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re14 spect to National Forest System land. 

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

16 of California. 

17 PART I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS IN THE 

18 CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA 

19 SEC. 1411. CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AND 

20 RECREATION. 

21 (a) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE

22 ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE23 MENT.—Section 102 of the California Desert Protection 

24 Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 
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1 108 Stat. 4472) is amended by adding at the end the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(70) AVAWATZ MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

4 Certain land in the California Desert Conservation 

5 Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of 

6 Land Management, comprising approximately 

7 89,500 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti8 tled ‘Proposed Avawatz Mountains Wilderness’ and 

9 dated November 7, 2018, to be known as the 

10 ‘Avawatz Mountains Wilderness’. 

11 ‘‘(71) GREAT FALLS BASIN WILDERNESS.—Cer12 tain land in the California Desert Conservation Area 

13 administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 

14 Management, comprising approximately 7,810 acres, 

15 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed 

16 Great Falls Basin Wilderness’ and dated November 

17 7, 2018, to be known as the ‘Great Falls Basin Wil18 derness’. 

19 ‘‘(72) SODA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer20 tain land in the California Desert Conservation 

21 Area, administered by the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment, comprising approximately 80,090 acres, as 

23 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed 

24 Soda Mountains Wilderness’ and dated November 7, 
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1 2018, to be known as the ‘Soda Mountains Wilder2 ness’. 

3 ‘‘(73) MILPITAS WASH WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the California Desert Conservation Area, ad5 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

6 comprising approximately 17,250 acres, depicted as 

7 ‘Proposed Milpitas Wash Wilderness’ on the map en8 titled ‘Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management 

9 Area and Proposed Wilderness’ and dated December 

10 4, 2018, to be known as the ‘Milpitas Wash Wilder11 ness’. 

12 ‘‘(74) BUZZARDS PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

13 land in the California Desert Conservation Area, ad14 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

15 comprising approximately 11,840 acres, depicted as 

16 ‘Proposed Buzzards Peak Wilderness’ on the map 

17 entitled ‘Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Manage18 ment Area and Proposed Wilderness’ and dated De19 cember 4, 2018, to be known as the ‘Buzzards Peak 

20 Wilderness’.’’. 

21 (b) ADDITIONS TO EXISTING WILDERNESS AREAS

22 ADMINISTERED BY THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE23 MENT.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness 

24 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following land in the 
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1 State is designated as wilderness and as components of 

2 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

3 (1) GOLDEN VALLEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

5 Director of the Bureau of Land Management, com6 prising approximately 1,250 acres, as generally de7 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Golden Valley 

8 Wilderness Addition’’ and dated November 7, 2018, 

9 which shall be added to and administered as part of 

10 the ‘‘Golden Valley Wilderness’’. 

11 (2) KINGSTON RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

12 land in the Conservation Area administered by the 

13 Director of the Bureau of Land Management, com14 prising approximately 52,410 acres, as generally de15 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Kingston 

16 Range Wilderness Additions’’ and dated November 

17 7, 2018, which shall be added to and administered 

18 as part of the ‘‘Kingston Range Wilderness’’. 

19 (3) PALO VERDE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

20 Certain land in the Conservation Area administered 

21 by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 

22 comprising approximately 9,350 acres, depicted as 

23 ‘‘Proposed Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness Addi24 tions’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Vinagre Wash 

25 Special Management Area and Proposed Wilder-
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1 ness’’ and dated December 4, 2018, which shall be 

2 added to and administered as part of the ‘‘Palo 

3 Verde Mountains Wilderness’’. 

4 (4) INDIAN PASS MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

5 Certain land in the Conservation Area administered 

6 by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, 

7 comprising approximately 10,860 acres, depicted as 

8 ‘‘Proposed Indian Pass Wilderness Additions’’ on 

9 the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Vinagre Wash Special 

10 Management Area and Proposed Wilderness’’ and 

11 dated December 4, 2018, which shall be added to 

12 and administered as part of the ‘‘Indian Pass Moun13 tains Wilderness’’. 

14 (c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS TO BE

15 ADMINISTERED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—In 

16 furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) the following land in Death Valley 

18 National Park is designated as wilderness and as a compo19 nent of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 

20 which shall be added to, and administered as part of the 

21 Death Valley National Park Wilderness established by sec22 tion 601(a)(1) of the California Desert Protection Act of 

23 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 

24 Stat. 4496): 
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1 (1) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER2 NESS ADDITIONS-NORTH EUREKA VALLEY.—Ap3 proximately 11,496 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Pro5 posed Wilderness Area-North Eureka Valley’’, num6 bered 143/100,082D, and dated November 1, 2018. 

7 (2) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER8 NESS ADDITIONS-IBEX.—Approximately 23,650 

9 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

10 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness 

11 Area-Ibex’’, numbered 143/100,081D, and dated No12 vember 1, 2018. 

13 (3) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER14 NESS ADDITIONS-PANAMINT VALLEY.—Approxi15 mately 4,807 acres, as generally depicted on the 

16 map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed 

17 Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley’’, numbered 143/ 

18 100,083D, and dated November 1, 2018. 

19 (4) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER20 NESS ADDITIONS-WARM SPRINGS.—Approximately 

21 10,485 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti22 tled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilder23 ness Area-Warm Spring Canyon/Galena Canyon’’, 

24 numbered 143/100,084D, and dated November 1, 

25 2018. 
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1 (5) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER2 NESS ADDITIONS-AXE HEAD.—Approximately 8,638 

3 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness 

5 Area-Axe Head’’, numbered 143/100,085D, and 

6 dated November 1, 2018. 

7 (6) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER8 NESS ADDITIONS-BOWLING ALLEY.—Approximately 

9 28,923 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti10 tled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilder11 ness Area-Bowling Alley’’, numbered 143/128,606A, 

12 and dated November 1, 2018. 

13 (d) ADDITIONS TO EXISTING WILDERNESS AREA AD14 MINISTERED BY THE FOREST SERVICE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur16 poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

17 seq.), the land described in paragraph (2)— 

18 (A) is designated as wilderness and as a 

19 component of the National Wilderness Preser20 vation System; and 

21 (B) shall be added to and administered as 

22 part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness estab23 lished by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

24 et seq.). 
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1 (2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 

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

3 Bernardino National Forest, comprising approxi4 mately 7,141 acres, as generally depicted on the 

5 map entitled ‘‘San Gorgonio Wilderness Additions— 

6 Proposed’’ and dated November 7, 2018. 

7 (3) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI8 TIES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

10 carry out such activities in the wilderness area 

11 designated by paragraph (1) as are necessary 

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

13 accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilder14 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House 

15 Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 

16 (B) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in 

17 this subsection limits the provision of any fund18 ing for fire or fuel management in the wilder19 ness area designated by paragraph (1). 

20 (C) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF

21 LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as 

22 practicable after the date of enactment of this 

23 Act, the Secretary shall amend the local fire 

24 management plans that apply to the wilderness 

25 area designated by paragraph (1). 
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1 (D) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance 

2 with subparagraph (A) and other applicable 

3 Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient re4 sponse to fire emergencies in the wilderness 

5 area designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary 

6 shall— 

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

8 of enactment of this Act, establish agency 

9 approval procedures (including appropriate 

10 delegations of authority to the Forest Su11 pervisor, District Manager, or other agency 

12 officials) for responding to fire emergencies 

13 in the wilderness area designated by para14 graph (1); and 

15 (ii) enter into agreements with appro16 priate State or local firefighting agencies 

17 relating to the wilderness area. 

18 (e) EFFECT ON UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS19 OF-WAY.—Nothing in this section or an amendment made 

20 by this section affects or precludes the renewal or reau21 thorization of any valid existing right-of-way or customary 

22 operation, maintenance, repair, upgrading, or replacement 

23 activities in a right-of-way acquired by or issued, granted, 

24 or permitted to the Southern California Edison Company 
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1 or successors or assigns of the Southern California Edison 

2 Company. 

3 (f) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

4 (1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for pur5 poses of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 

6 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any 

7 portion of a wilderness study area described in para8 graph (2) that is not designated as a wilderness area 

9 or a wilderness addition by this subtitle (including 

10 an amendment made by this subtitle) or any other 

11 Act enacted before the date of enactment of this Act 

12 has been adequately studied for wilderness designa13 tion. 

14 (2) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The 

15 study areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 

16 (A) the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study 

17 Area; 

18 (B) the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study 

19 Area; 

20 (C) the Kingston Range Wilderness Study 

21 Area; 

22 (D) the Avawatz Mountain Wilderness 

23 Study Area; 

24 (E) the Death Valley 17 Wilderness Study 

25 Area; and 
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1 (F) the Great Falls Basin Wilderness 

2 Study Area. 

3 (3) RELEASE.—The following are no longer 

4 subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy 

5 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)): 

6 (A) Any portion of a wilderness study area 

7 described in paragraph (2) that is not des8 ignated as a wilderness area or a wilderness ad9 dition by this subtitle (including an amendment 

10 made by this subtitle) or any other Act enacted 

11 before the date of enactment of this Act. 

12 (B) Any portion of a wilderness study area 

13 described in paragraph (2) that is not trans14 ferred to the administrative jurisdiction of the 

15 National Park Service for inclusion in a unit of 

16 the National Park System by this subtitle (in17 cluding an amendment made by this subtitle) or 

18 any other Act enacted before the date of enact19 ment of this Act. 

20 PART II—DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL 

21 MANAGEMENT AREA 

22 SEC. 1421. VINAGRE WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

23 Title I of the California Desert Protection Act of 

24 1994 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 

25 Stat. 4472) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 109. VINAGRE WASH SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

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

3 ‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘Manage4 ment Area’ means the Vinagre Wash Special Man5 agement Area established by subsection (b). 

6 ‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘map’ means the map en7 titled ‘Proposed Vinagre Wash Special Management 

8 Area and Proposed Wilderness’ and dated December 

9 4, 2018. 

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

11 has the meaning given the term ‘public lands’ in sec12 tion 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage13 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

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

15 of California. 

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

17 Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in the State, to 

18 be managed by the Secretary. 

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

20 Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance— 

21 ‘‘(1) the plant and wildlife values of the Man22 agement Area; and 

23 ‘‘(2) the outstanding and nationally significant 

24 ecological, geological, scenic, recreational, archae25 ological, cultural, historic, and other resources of the 

26 Management Area. 
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1 ‘‘(d) BOUNDARIES.—The Management Area shall 

2 consist of the public land in Imperial County, California, 

3 comprising approximately 81,880 acres, as generally de4 picted on the map as ‘Proposed Special Management 

5 Area’. 

6 ‘‘(e) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

9 of this section, the Secretary shall submit a map and 

10 legal description of the Management Area to— 

11 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

12 of the House of Representatives; and 

13 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat14 ural Resources of the Senate. 

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

16 submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

18 that the Secretary may correct any errors in the 

19 map and legal description. 

20 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map sub21 mitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 

22 available for public inspection in the appropriate of23 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

24 ‘‘(f) MANAGEMENT.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall man2 age the Management Area— 

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

4 and enhances the purposes for which the Man5 agement Area is established; and 

6 ‘‘(B) in accordance with— 

7 ‘‘(i) this section; 

8 ‘‘(ii) the Federal Land Policy and 

9 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 

10 et seq.); and 

11 ‘‘(iii) other applicable laws. 

12 ‘‘(2) USES.—The Secretary shall allow only 

13 those uses that are consistent with the purposes of 

14 the Management Area, including hiking, camping, 

15 hunting, and sightseeing and the use of motorized 

16 vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses on designated 

17 routes in the Management Area in a manner that— 

18 ‘‘(A) is consistent with the purpose of the 

19 Management Area described in subsection (c); 

20 ‘‘(B) ensures public health and safety; and 

21 ‘‘(C) is consistent with all applicable laws 

22 (including regulations), including the Desert 

23 Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. 

24 ‘‘(3) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara2 graphs (B) and (C) and all other applicable 

3 laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be 

4 permitted on routes in the Management Area as 

5 generally depicted on the map. 

6 ‘‘(B) CLOSURE.—The Secretary may close 

7 or permanently reroute a portion of a route de8 scribed in subparagraph (A)— 

9 ‘‘(i) to prevent, or allow for restora10 tion of, resource damage; 

11 ‘‘(ii) to protect Tribal cultural re12 sources, including the resources identified 

13 in the Tribal cultural resources manage14 ment plan developed under section 705(d); 

15 ‘‘(iii) to address public safety con16 cerns; or 

17 ‘‘(iv) as otherwise required by law. 

18 ‘‘(C) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL

19 ROUTES.—During the 3-year period beginning 

20 on the date of enactment of this section, the 

21 Secretary— 

22 ‘‘(i) shall accept petitions from the 

23 public regarding additional routes for off24 highway vehicles; and 
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1 ‘‘(ii) may designate additional routes 

2 that the Secretary determines— 

3 ‘‘(I) would provide significant or 

4 unique recreational opportunities; and 

5 ‘‘(II) are consistent with the pur6 poses of the Management Area. 

7 ‘‘(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

8 rights, all Federal land within the Management Area 

9 is withdrawn from— 

10 ‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

11 disposal under the public land laws; 

12 ‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 

13 mining laws; and 

14 ‘‘(C) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition 

15 under all laws relating to— 

16 ‘‘(i) minerals and mineral materials; 

17 or 

18 ‘‘(ii) solar, wind, and geothermal en19 ergy. 

20 ‘‘(5) NO BUFFER ZONE.—The establishment of 

21 the Management Area shall not— 

22 ‘‘(A) create a protective perimeter or buff23 er zone around the Management Area; or 

24 ‘‘(B) preclude uses or activities outside the 

25 Management Area that are permitted under 
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1 other applicable laws, even if the uses or activi2 ties are prohibited within the Management 

3 Area. 

4 ‘‘(6) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The 

5 Secretary shall ensure that visitors to the Manage6 ment Area have access to adequate notice relating to 

7 the availability of designated routes in the Manage8 ment Area through— 

9 ‘‘(A) the placement of appropriate signage 

10 along the designated routes; 

11 ‘‘(B) the distribution of maps, safety edu12 cation materials, and other information that the 

13 Secretary determines to be appropriate; and 

14 ‘‘(C) restoration of areas that are not des15 ignated as open routes, including vertical 

16 mulching. 

17 ‘‘(7) STEWARDSHIP.—The Secretary, in con18 sultation with Indian Tribes and other interests, 

19 shall develop a program to provide opportunities for 

20 monitoring and stewardship of the Management 

21 Area to minimize environmental impacts and prevent 

22 resource damage from recreational use, including 

23 volunteer assistance with— 

24 ‘‘(A) route signage; 

25 ‘‘(B) restoration of closed routes; 
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1 ‘‘(C) protection of Management Area re2 sources; and 

3 ‘‘(D) recreation education. 

4 ‘‘(8) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL CULTURAL RE5 SOURCES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 

6 enactment of this section, the Secretary, in accord7 ance with chapter 2003 of title 54, United States 

8 Code, and any other applicable law, shall— 

9 ‘‘(A) prepare and complete a Tribal cul10 tural resources survey of the Management Area; 

11 and 

12 ‘‘(B) consult with the Quechan Indian Na13 tion and other Indian Tribes demonstrating an14 cestral, cultural, or other ties to the resources 

15 within the Management Area on the develop16 ment and implementation of the Tribal cultural 

17 resources survey under subparagraph (A). 

18 ‘‘(9) MILITARY USE.—The Secretary may au19 thorize use of the non-wilderness portion of the 

20 Management Area by the Secretary of the Navy for 

21 Naval Special Warfare Tactical Training, including 

22 long-range small unit training and navigation, vehi23 cle concealment, and vehicle sustainment training, 

24 consistent with this section and other applicable 

25 laws.’’. 
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1 PART III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS 

2 SEC. 1431. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY RE3 VISION. 

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

5 National Park is adjusted to include— 

6 (1) the approximately 28,923 acres of Bureau 

7 of Land Management land in San Bernardino Coun8 ty, California, abutting the southern end of the 

9 Death Valley National Park that lies between Death 

10 Valley National Park to the north and Ft. Irwin 

11 Military Reservation to the south and which runs 

12 approximately 34 miles from west to east, as de13 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

14 Park Proposed Boundary Addition-Bowling Alley’’, 

15 numbered 143/128,605A, and dated November 1, 

16 2018; and 

17 (2) the approximately 6,369 acres of Bureau of 

18 Land Management land in Inyo County, California, 

19 located in the northeast area of Death Valley Na20 tional Park that is within, and surrounded by, land 

21 under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Na22 tional Park Service, as depicted on the map entitled 

23 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary 

24 Addition-Crater’’, numbered 143/100,079D, and 

25 dated November 1, 2018. 
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1 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The maps described in 

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

3 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of4 fices of the National Park Service. 

5 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary— 

6 (1) shall administer any land added to Death 

7 Valley National Park under subsection (a)— 

8 (A) as part of Death Valley National Park; 

9 and 

10 (B) in accordance with applicable laws (in11 cluding regulations); and 

12 (2) may enter into a memorandum of under13 standing with Inyo County, California, to permit 

14 operationally feasible, ongoing access to and use (in15 cluding material storage and excavation) of existing 

16 gravel pits along Saline Valley Road within Death 

17 Valley National Park for road maintenance and re18 pairs in accordance with applicable laws (including 

19 regulations). 

20 (d) MORMON PEAK MICROWAVE FACILITY.—Title VI 

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

22 1132 note; Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4496) is 

23 amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 604. MORMON PEAK MICROWAVE FACILITY. 

2 ‘‘The designation of the Death Valley National Park 

3 Wilderness by section 601(a)(1) shall not preclude the op4 eration and maintenance of the Mormon Peak Microwave 

5 Facility.’’. 

6 SEC. 1432. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. 

7 The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve is ad8 justed to include the 25 acres of Bureau of Land Manage9 ment land in Baker, California, as depicted on the map 

10 entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed Boundary 

11 Addition’’, numbered 170/100,199A, and dated November 

12 1, 2018. 

13 SEC. 1433. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 

14 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary of the 

15 Joshua Tree National Park is adjusted to include— 

16 (1) the approximately 2,879 acres of land man17 aged by the Bureau of Land Management that are 

18 depicted as ‘‘BLM Proposed Boundary Addition’’ on 

19 the map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Pro20 posed Boundary Additions’’, numbered 156/149,375, 

21 and dated November 1, 2018; and 

22 (2) the approximately 1,639 acres of land that 

23 are depicted as ‘‘MDLT Proposed Boundary Addi24 tion’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree National 

25 Park Proposed Boundary Additions’’, numbered 

26 156/149,375, and dated November 1, 2018. 
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1 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 

2 subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres de3 scribed in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available 

4 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na5 tional Park Service. 

6 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin8 ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 

9 Park under subsection (a) and the additional land 

10 described in paragraph (2)— 

11 (A) as part of Joshua Tree National Park; 

12 and 

13 (B) in accordance with applicable laws (in14 cluding regulations). 

15 (2) DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The 

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

17 25 acres of land— 

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

19 Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment 

20 Map’’, numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 

21 1, 2003; 

22 (B) added to Joshua Tree National Park 

23 by the notice of the Department of the Interior 

24 of August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and 
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1 (C) more particularly described as lots 26, 

2 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 8 

3 E., San Bernardino Meridian. 

4 (d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN5 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af7 fects any valid right-of-way for the customary oper8 ation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation with9 in an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other au10 thorized energy transport facility activities in a 

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

12 Southern California Edison Company or the succes13 sors or assigns of the Southern California Edison 

14 Company that is located on land described in para15 graphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), including, at 

16 a minimum, the use of mechanized vehicles, heli17 copters, or other aerial devices. 

18 (2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Nothing 

19 in this section prohibits the upgrading or replace20 ment of— 

21 (A) Southern California Edison Company 

22 energy transport facilities, including the energy 

23 transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, 

24 Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah 

25 distribution circuits rights-of-way; or 
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1 (B) an energy transport facility in rights2 of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec3 retary adjacent to Southern California Edison 

4 Joshua Tree Utility Facilities. 

5 (3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 

6 the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 

7 of this Act or the issuance of a new energy transport 

8 facility right-of-way within the Joshua Tree National 

9 Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in con10 sultation with the Southern California Edison Com11 pany, shall publish plans for regular and emergency 

12 access by the Southern California Edison Company 

13 to the rights-of-way of the Southern California Edi14 son Company within Joshua Tree National Park. 

15 (e) VISITOR CENTER.—Title IV of the California 

16 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–21 et 

17 seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘SEC. 408. VISITOR CENTER. 

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

20 more than 5 acres of land and interests in land, and im21 provements on the land and interests, outside the bound22 aries of the park, in the unincorporated village of Joshua 

23 Tree, for the purpose of operating a visitor center. 
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1 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY.—The Secretary shall modify the 

2 boundary of the park to include the land acquired under 

3 this section as a noncontiguous parcel. 

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

5 under this section— 

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

7 date of enactment of this section) by the Joshua 

8 Tree National Park Association and commonly re9 ferred to as the ‘Joshua Tree National Park Visitor 

10 Center’; 

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

12 part of the park; and 

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

14 the owner, by donation, purchase with donated or 

15 appropriated funds, or exchange.’’. 

16 PART IV—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION 

17 AREAS 

18 SEC. 1441. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS. 

19 Public Law 103–433 is amended by inserting after 

20 title XII (16 U.S.C. 410bbb et seq.) the following: 

21 ‘‘TITLE XIII—OFF-HIGHWAY 

22 VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1301. DESIGNATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 

24 RECREATION AREAS. 

25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

2 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

3 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and resource management 

4 plans developed under this title and subject to valid 

5 rights, the following land within the Conservation 

6 Area in San Bernardino County, California, is des7 ignated as Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas: 

8 ‘‘(A) DUMONT DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI9 CLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of 

10 Land Management land in the Conservation 

11 Area, comprising approximately 7,620 acres, as 

12 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Pro13 posed Dumont Dunes OHV Recreation Area’ 

14 and dated November 7, 2018, which shall be 

15 known as the ‘Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Ve16 hicle Recreation Area’. 

17 ‘‘(B) EL MIRAGE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

18 RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land 

19 Management land in the Conservation Area, 

20 comprising approximately 16,370 acres, as gen21 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed 

22 El Mirage OHV Recreation Area’ and dated 

23 December 10, 2018, which shall be known as 

24 the ‘El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

25 Area’. 
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1 ‘‘(C) RASOR OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

2 RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land 

3 Management land in the Conservation Area, 

4 comprising approximately 23,900 acres, as gen5 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed 

6 Rasor OHV Recreation Area’ and dated No7 vember 7, 2018, which shall be known as the 

8 ‘Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 

9 ‘‘(D) SPANGLER HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VE10 HICLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of 

11 Land Management land in the Conservation 

12 Area, comprising approximately 92,340 acres, 

13 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Pro14 posed Spangler Hills OHV Recreation Area’ 

15 and dated December 10, 2018, which shall be 

16 known as the ‘Spangler Hills Off-Highway Ve17 hicle Recreation Area’. 

18 ‘‘(E) STODDARD VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY

19 VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau 

20 of Land Management land in the Conservation 

21 Area, comprising approximately 40,110 acres, 

22 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Pro23 posed Stoddard Valley OHV Recreation Area’ 

24 and dated November 7, 2018, which shall be 
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1 known as the ‘Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Ve2 hicle Recreation Area’. 

3 ‘‘(2) EXPANSION OF JOHNSON VALLEY OFF4 HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—The John5 son Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area 

6 designated by section 2945 of the Military Construc7 tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (divi8 sion B of Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1038) is ex9 panded to include approximately 20,240 acres, de10 picted as ‘Proposed OHV Recreation Area Additions’ 

11 and ‘Proposed OHV Recreation Area Study Areas’ 

12 on the map entitled ‘Proposed Johnson Valley OHV 

13 Recreation Area’ and dated November 7, 2018. 

14 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the off-highway ve15 hicle recreation areas designated or expanded under sub16 section (a) is to preserve and enhance the recreational op17 portunities within the Conservation Area (including oppor18 tunities for off-highway vehicle recreation), while con19 serving the wildlife and other natural resource values of 

20 the Conservation Area. 

21 ‘‘(c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

23 as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

24 title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal de-
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1 scription of each off-highway vehicle recreation area 

2 designated or expanded by subsection (a) with— 

3 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives; and 

5 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat6 ural Resources of the Senate. 

7 ‘‘(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de8 scriptions of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 

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

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

11 Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal 

12 descriptions. 

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

14 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

15 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

16 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment. 

18 ‘‘(d) USE OF THE LAND.— 

19 ‘‘(1) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 

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

21 continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance 

22 the recreational uses of the off-highway vehicle 

23 recreation areas designated or expanded by sub24 section (a), as long as the recreational use is 
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1 consistent with this section and any other appli2 cable law. 

3 ‘‘(B) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND OFF4 HIGHWAY RECREATION.—To the extent con5 sistent with applicable Federal law (including 

6 regulations) and this section, any authorized 

7 recreation activities and use designations in ef8 fect on the date of enactment of this title and 

9 applicable to the off-highway vehicle recreation 

10 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) 

11 shall continue, including casual off-highway ve12 hicular use, racing, competitive events, rock 

13 crawling, training, and other forms of off-high14 way recreation. 

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

16 shall be allowed in the off-highway vehicle recreation 

17 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) in 

18 accordance with— 

19 ‘‘(A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage20 ment guidelines; and 

21 ‘‘(B) State law. 

22 ‘‘(3) PROHIBITED USES.— 

23 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

24 subparagraph (B), commercial development (in25 cluding development of energy facilities, but ex-
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1 cluding energy transport facilities, rights-of2 way, and related telecommunication facilities) 

3 shall be prohibited in the off-highway vehicle 

4 recreation areas designated or expanded by sub5 section (a) if the Secretary determines that the 

6 development is incompatible with the purpose 

7 described in subsection (b). 

8 ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may 

9 issue a temporary permit to a commercial ven10 dor to provide accessories and other support for 

11 off-highway vehicle use in an off-highway vehi12 cle recreation area designated or expanded by 

13 subsection (a) for a limited period and con14 sistent with the purposes of the off-highway ve15 hicle recreation area and applicable laws. 

16 ‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin18 ister the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des19 ignated or expanded by subsection (a) in accordance 

20 with— 

21 ‘‘(A) this title; 

22 ‘‘(B) the Federal Land Policy and Man23 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

24 and 
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1 ‘‘(C) any other applicable laws (including 

2 regulations). 

3 ‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as prac5 ticable, but not later than 3 years after the date 

6 of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) amend existing resource manage8 ment plans applicable to the off-highway 

9 vehicle recreation areas designated or ex10 panded by subsection (a); or 

11 ‘‘(ii) develop new management plans 

12 for each off-highway vehicle recreation 

13 area designated or expanded under that 

14 subsection. 

15 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amend16 ed plans under subparagraph (A) shall be de17 signed to preserve and enhance safe off-highway 

18 vehicle and other recreational opportunities 

19 within the applicable recreation area consistent 

20 with— 

21 ‘‘(i) the purpose described in sub22 section (b); and 

23 ‘‘(ii) any applicable laws (including 

24 regulations). 
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1 ‘‘(C) INTERIM PLANS.—Pending comple2 tion of a new management plan under subpara3 graph (A), the existing resource management 

4 plans shall govern the use of the applicable off5 highway vehicle recreation area. 

6 ‘‘(f) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

7 all Federal land within the off-highway vehicle recreation 

8 areas designated or expanded by subsection (a) is with9 drawn from— 

10 ‘‘(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis11 posal under the public land laws; 

12 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min13 ing laws; and 

14 ‘‘(3) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under 

15 all laws relating to mineral leasing, geothermal leas16 ing, or mineral materials. 

17 ‘‘(g) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

18 UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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

20 title— 

21 ‘‘(A) affects any validly issued right-of-way 

22 for the customary operation, maintenance, up23 grade, repair, relocation within an existing 

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

25 energy transport facility activities (including the 
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1 use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 

2 other aerial device) in a right-of-way acquired 

3 by or issued, granted, or permitted to Southern 

4 California Edison Company (including any suc5 cessor in interest or assign) that is located on 

6 land included in— 

7 ‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi8 cle Recreation Area; 

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

10 Vehicle Recreation Area; 

11 ‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley Off-High12 way Vehicle Recreation Area; or 

13 ‘‘(iv) the Johnson Valley Off-Highway 

14 Vehicle Recreation Area; 

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

16 selection, right-of-way acquisition, or construc17 tion of the Coolwater-Lugo transmission 

18 project, as may be approved by the California 

19 Public Utilities Commission and the Bureau of 

20 Land Management; or 

21 ‘‘(C) prohibits the upgrading or replace22 ment of any Southern California Edison Com23 pany— 
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1 ‘‘(i) utility facility, including such a 

2 utility facility known on the date of enact3 ment of this title as— 

4 ‘‘(I) ‘Gale-PS 512 transmission 

5 lines or rights-of-way’; 

6 ‘‘(II) ‘Patio, Jack Ranch, and 

7 Kenworth distribution circuits or 

8 rights-of-way’; or 

9 ‘‘(III) ‘Bessemer and Peacor dis10 tribution circuits or rights-of-way’; or 

11 ‘‘(ii) energy transport facility in a 

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

13 by the Secretary adjacent to a utility facil14 ity referred to in clause (i). 

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

16 consultation with the Southern California Edison 

17 Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer18 gency access by the Southern California Edison 

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

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

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

22 and 

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

24 transport facility right-of-way within— 
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1 ‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi2 cle Recreation Area; 

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

4 Vehicle Recreation Area; 

5 ‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley Off-High6 way Vehicle Recreation Area; or 

7 ‘‘(iv) the Johnson Valley Off-Highway 

8 Vehicle Recreation Area. 

9 ‘‘(h) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY

10 FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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

12 title— 

13 ‘‘(A) affects any validly issued right-of-way 

14 for the customary operation, maintenance, up15 grade, repair, relocation within an existing 

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

17 activity (including the use of any mechanized 

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

19 right-of-way acquired by or issued, granted, or 

20 permitted to Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

21 (including any successor in interest or assign) 

22 that is located on land included in the Spangler 

23 Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or 

24 ‘‘(B) prohibits the upgrading or replace25 ment of any— 
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1 ‘‘(i) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas 

2 and Electric Company, including those 

3 utility facilities known on the date of en4 actment of this title as— 

5 ‘‘(I) ‘Gas Transmission Line 311 

6 or rights-of-way’; or 

7 ‘‘(II) ‘Gas Transmission Line 

8 372 or rights-of-way’; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) utility facilities of the Pacific 

10 Gas and Electric Company in rights-of-way 

11 issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec12 retary adjacent to a utility facility referred 

13 to in clause (i). 

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

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

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

17 the Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

18 Area, whichever is later, the Secretary, in consulta19 tion with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

20 shall publish plans for regular and emergency access 

21 by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to the 

22 rights-of-way of the Pacific Gas and Electric Com23 pany. 
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1 ‘‘TITLE XIV—ALABAMA HILLS 

2 NATIONAL SCENIC AREA 

3 ‘‘SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS. 

4 ‘‘In this title: 

5 ‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage6 ment plan’ means the management plan for the Sce7 nic Area developed under section 1403(a). 

8 ‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘Map’ means the map en9 titled ‘Proposed Alabama Hills National Scenic 

10 Area’ and dated November 7, 2018. 

11 ‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLE.—The term ‘motor12 ized vehicle’ means a motorized or mechanized vehi13 cle and includes, when used by a utility, mechanized 

14 equipment, a helicopter, and any other aerial device 

15 necessary to maintain electrical or communications 

16 infrastructure. 

17 ‘‘(4) SCENIC AREA.—The term ‘Scenic Area’ 

18 means the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area es19 tablished by section 1402(a). 

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

21 of California. 

22 ‘‘(6) TRIBE.—The term ‘Tribe’ means the Lone 

23 Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1402. ALABAMA HILLS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CALI2 FORNIA. 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

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

5 Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, to be comprised of 

6 the approximately 18,610 acres generally depicted on the 

7 Map as ‘National Scenic Area’. 

8 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Scenic Area is 

9 to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, use, and 

10 enjoyment of present and future generations the nationally 

11 significant scenic, cultural, geological, educational, biologi12 cal, historical, recreational, cinematographic, and sci13 entific resources of the Scenic Area managed consistent 

14 with section 302(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Man15 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732(a)). 

16 ‘‘(c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

18 after the date of enactment of this title, the Sec19 retary shall file a map and a legal description of the 

20 Scenic Area with— 

21 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Nat22 ural Resources of the Senate; and 

23 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

24 of the House of Representatives. 

25 ‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de26 scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
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1 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex2 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

3 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip4 tions. 

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

6 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

7 on file and available for public inspection in the ap8 propriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bu9 reau of Land Management. 

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

11 the Scenic Area— 

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

13 Conservation System; 

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

15 operation and maintenance of any activities associ16 ated with valid, existing rights, including water 

17 rights; 

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

19 enhances the resources and values of the Scenic 

20 Area described in subsection (b); and 

21 ‘‘(4) in accordance with— 

22 ‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage23 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 

24 ‘‘(B) this title; and 

25 ‘‘(C) any other applicable laws. 
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1 ‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

3 only such uses of the Scenic Area as the Secretary 

4 determines would further the purposes of the Scenic 

5 Area as described in subsection (b). 

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

7 otherwise provided in this title or other applicable 

8 law, or as the Secretary determines to be necessary 

9 for public health and safety, the Secretary shall 

10 allow existing recreational uses of the Scenic Area to 

11 continue, including hiking, mountain biking, rock 

12 climbing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hunting, 

13 fishing, and appropriate authorized motorized vehicle 

14 use in accordance with paragraph (3). 

15 ‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as other16 wise specified in this title, or as necessary for ad17 ministrative purposes or to respond to an emer18 gency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Scenic 

19 Area shall be permitted only on— 

20 ‘‘(A) roads and trails designated by the 

21 Secretary for use of motorized vehicles as part 

22 of a management plan sustaining a 

23 semiprimitive motorized experience; or 

24 ‘‘(B) county-maintained roads in accord25 ance with applicable State and county laws. 
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1 ‘‘(f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

3 a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

4 Scenic Area. 

5 ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE SCENIC AREA.—The 

6 fact that an activity or use on land outside the Sce7 nic Area can be seen or heard within the Scenic 

8 Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

9 the boundaries of the Scenic Area. 

10 ‘‘(g) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide private 

11 landowners adequate access to inholdings in the Scenic 

12 Area. 

13 ‘‘(h) FILMING.—Nothing in this title prohibits film14 ing (including commercial film production, student film15 ing, and still photography) within the Scenic Area— 

16 ‘‘(1) subject to— 

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

18 and practices as the Secretary considers to be 

19 necessary; and 

20 ‘‘(B) applicable law; and 

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

22 described in subsection (b). 

23 ‘‘(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af24 fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 

25 respect to fish and wildlife. 
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1 ‘‘(j) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the 

2 Scenic Area, including grazing under the Alabama Hills 

3 allotment and the George Creek allotment, as established 

4 before the date of enactment of this title, shall be per5 mitted to continue— 

6 ‘‘(1) subject to— 

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

8 and practices as the Secretary considers to be 

9 necessary; and 

10 ‘‘(B) applicable law; and 

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

12 described in subsection (b). 

13 ‘‘(k) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 

14 title and valid rights in existence on the date of enactment 

15 of this title, including rights established by prior with16 drawals, the Federal land within the Scenic Area is with17 drawn from all forms of— 

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

19 public land laws; 

20 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min21 ing laws; and 

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

23 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

24 ‘‘(l) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 

25 title prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
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1 Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 

2 conducting wildland fire operations in the Scenic Area, 

3 consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). 

4 ‘‘(m) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

5 may enter into cooperative agreements with, State, Tribal, 

6 and local governmental entities and private entities to con7 duct research, interpretation, or public education or to 

8 carry out any other initiative relating to the restoration, 

9 conservation, or management of the Scenic Area. 

10 ‘‘(n) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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

12 title— 

13 ‘‘(A) affects the existence, use, operation, 

14 maintenance (including vegetation control), re15 pair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, 

16 inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, 

17 addition, relocation, improvement, funding, re18 moval, or replacement of any utility facility or 

19 appurtenant right-of-way within or adjacent to 

20 the Scenic Area; 

21 ‘‘(B) subject to subsection (e), affects nec22 essary or efficient access to utility facilities or 

23 rights-of-way within or adjacent to the Scenic 

24 Area; and 
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1 ‘‘(C) precludes the Secretary from author2 izing the establishment of new utility facility 

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

4 and areas) within the Scenic Area in a manner 

5 that minimizes harm to the purpose of the Sce6 nic Area as described in subsection (b)— 

7 ‘‘(i) in accordance with the National 

8 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

9 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other appli10 cable law; 

11 ‘‘(ii) subject to such terms and condi12 tions as the Secretary determines to be ap13 propriate; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) that are determined by the Sec15 retary to be the only technical or feasible 

16 location, following consideration of alter17 natives within existing rights-of-way or 

18 outside of the Scenic Area. 

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

20 this title, the Management Plan shall establish provi21 sions for maintenance of public utility and other 

22 rights-of-way within the Scenic Area. 

23 ‘‘SEC. 1403. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 

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

25 date of enactment of this title, in accordance with sub-
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1 sections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall develop a com2 prehensive plan for the long-term management of the Sce3 nic Area. 

4 ‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage5 ment plan, the Secretary shall consult with— 

6 ‘‘(1) appropriate State, Tribal, and local gov7 ernmental entities, including Inyo County and the 

8 Tribe; 

9 ‘‘(2) utilities, including Southern California 

10 Edison Company and the Los Angeles Department 

11 of Water and Power; 

12 ‘‘(3) the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group; and 

13 ‘‘(4) members of the public. 

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

15 the management plan shall include provisions for mainte16 nance of existing public utility and other rights-of-way 

17 within the Scenic Area. 

18 ‘‘(d) INCORPORATION.—In developing the manage19 ment plan, in accordance with this section, the Secretary 

20 may allow casual use mining limited to the use of hand 

21 tools, metal detectors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum 

22 cleaners, gold pans, small sluices, and similar items. 

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

24 of the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the 

25 Scenic Area in accordance with section 1402(b). 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 1404. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAI2 UTE-SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 

3 ‘‘(a) TRUST LAND.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the sur5 vey described in subsection (b), all right, title, and 

6 interest of the United States in and to the approxi7 mately 132 acres of Federal land depicted on the 

8 Map as ‘Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Ad9 dition’ shall be held in trust for the benefit of the 

10 Tribe, subject to paragraphs (2) and (3). 

11 ‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—The land described in para12 graph (1) shall be subject to all easements, cov13 enants, conditions, restrictions, withdrawals, and 

14 other matters of record in existence on the date of 

15 enactment of this title. 

16 ‘‘(3) EXCLUSION.—The Federal land over 

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

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

19 right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pur20 suant to the Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 801, 

21 chapter 3926), shall not be taken into trust for the 

22 Tribe. 

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

24 date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall com25 plete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the bound-
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1 aries of the land to be held in trust under subsection 

2 (a)(1). 

3 ‘‘(c) RESERVATION LAND.—The land held in trust 

4 pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be considered to be a 

5 part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

6 ‘‘(d) GAMING PROHIBITION.—Land held in trust 

7 under subsection (a)(1) shall not be eligible, or considered 

8 to have been taken into trust, for gaming (within the 

9 meaning of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 

10 2701 et seq.)). 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1405. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 

12 ‘‘Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 

13 56 acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘USFS 

14 Transfer to BLM’ is transferred from the Forest Service 

15 to the Bureau of Land Management. 

16 ‘‘SEC. 1406. PROTECTION OF SERVICES AND REC17 REATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. 

18 ‘‘(a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title limits 

19 commercial services for existing or historic recreation uses, 

20 as authorized by the permit process of the Bureau of Land 

21 Management. 

22 ‘‘(b) GUIDED RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.— 

23 Commercial permits to exercise guided recreational oppor24 tunities for the public that are authorized as of the date 

25 of enactment of this title may continue to be authorized.’’. 
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1 PART V—MISCELLANEOUS 

2 SEC. 1451. TRANSFER OF LAND TO ANZA-BORREGO DESERT 

3 STATE PARK. 

4 Title VII of the California Desert Protection Act is 

5 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–71 et seq.) is amended by adding 

6 at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 712. TRANSFER OF LAND TO ANZA-BORREGO DESERT 

8 STATE PARK. 

9 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—On termination of all mining 

10 claims to the land described in subsection (b), the Sec11 retary shall transfer the land described in that subsection 

12 to the State of California. 

13 ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred to 

14 in subsection (a) is certain Bureau of Land Management 

15 land in San Diego County, California, comprising approxi16 mately 934 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti17 tled ‘Proposed Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area 

18 Transfer to the State’ and dated November 7, 2018. 

19 ‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT.— 

20 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The land transferred under 

21 subsection (a) shall be managed in accordance with 

22 the provisions of the California Wilderness Act (Cali23 fornia Public Resources Code sections 5093.30– 

24 5093.40). 
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1 ‘‘(2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, the land transferred under subsection (a) is 

3 withdrawn from— 

4 ‘‘(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

5 disposal under the public land laws; 

6 ‘‘(B) location, entry, and patent under the 

7 mining laws; and 

8 ‘‘(C) disposition under all laws relating to 

9 mineral and geothermal leasing. 

10 ‘‘(3) REVERSION.—If the State ceases to man11 age the land transferred under subsection (a) as 

12 part of the State Park System or in a manner incon13 sistent with the California Wilderness Act (Cali14 fornia Public Resources Code sections 5093.30– 

15 5093.40), the land shall revert to the Secretary at 

16 the discretion of the Secretary, to be managed as a 

17 Wilderness Study Area.’’. 

18 SEC. 1452. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

19 Title VII of the California Desert Protection Act is 

20 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–71 et seq.) (as amended by sec21 tion 1451) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 713. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 

23 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
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1 ‘‘(1) assess the impacts of habitat fragmenta2 tion 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 

10 of this section, the Secretary shall complete a study 

11 regarding the impact of habitat fragmentation on 

12 wildlife in the California Desert Conservation Area. 

13 ‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The study under para14 graph (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 

19 impacts of habitat fragmentation on— 

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

21 ‘‘(ii) soil; 

22 ‘‘(iii) air quality; 

23 ‘‘(iv) water quality and quantity; and 

24 ‘‘(v) species migration and survival; 
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1 ‘‘(C) identify critical wildlife and species 

2 migration corridors recommended for preserva3 tion; and 

4 ‘‘(D) include recommendations for ensur5 ing the biological connectivity of public land 

6 managed by the Secretary and the Secretary of 

7 Defense throughout the California Desert Con8 servation Area. 

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

10 consider the information and recommendations of 

11 the study under paragraph (1) to determine the in12 dividual 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 

21 shall incorporate into all land management plans applica22 ble to the California Desert Conservation Area the find23 ings and recommendations of the study completed under 

24 subsection (b).’’. 
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1 SEC. 1453. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, 

2 AND CONSERVATION LAND. 

3 Title VII of the California Desert Protection Act is 

4 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–71 et seq.) (as amended by sec5 tion 1452) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 714. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, 

7 AND CONSERVATION LAND. 

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

9 ‘‘(1) ACQUIRED LAND.—The term ‘acquired 

10 land’ means any land acquired within the Conserva11 tion Area using amounts from the land and water 

12 conservation fund established under section 200302 

13 of title 54, United States Code. 

14 ‘‘(2) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘Con15 servation Area’ means the California Desert Con16 servation Area. 

17 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION LAND.—The term ‘con18 servation land’ means any land within the Conserva19 tion Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions 

20 of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general con21 servation plan, or State natural communities con22 servation 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 

26 U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D)); and 
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1 ‘‘(B) areas of critical environmental con2 cern established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) 

3 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

5 ‘‘(4) DONATED LAND.—The term ‘donated 

6 land’ means any private land donated to the United 

7 States for conservation purposes in the Conservation 

8 Area. 

9 ‘‘(5) DONOR.—The term ‘donor’ means an indi10 vidual or entity that donates private land within the 

11 Conservation Area to the United States. 

12 ‘‘(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 

13 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

14 Bureau of Land Management. 

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

16 of California. 

17 ‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided in sub18 section (c), the Secretary shall not authorize the use of 

19 acquired land, conservation land, or donated land within 

20 the Conservation Area for any activities contrary to the 

21 conservation purposes for which the land was acquired, 

22 designated, or donated, including— 

23 ‘‘(1) disposal; 

24 ‘‘(2) rights-of-way; 

25 ‘‘(3) leases; 
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1 ‘‘(4) livestock grazing; 

2 ‘‘(5) infrastructure development, except as pro3 vided in subsection (c); 

4 ‘‘(6) mineral entry; and 

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

6 ‘‘(A) designated routes; 

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

8 by law; and 

9 ‘‘(C) administratively designated open 

10 areas. 

11 ‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 

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

13 to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize lim14 ited exceptions to prohibited uses of acquired land or 

15 donated land in the Conservation Area if— 

16 ‘‘(A) a right-of-way application for a re17 newable energy development project or associ18 ated energy transport facility on acquired land 

19 or donated land was submitted to the Bureau 

20 of Land Management on or before December 1, 

21 2009; or 

22 ‘‘(B) after the completion and consider23 ation of an analysis under the National Envi24 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
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1 et seq.), the Secretary has determined that pro2 posed use is in the public interest. 

3 ‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary 

5 grants an exception to the prohibition under 

6 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the 

7 permittee to donate private land of comparable 

8 value located within the Conservation Area to 

9 the United States to mitigate the use. 

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

11 donated under subparagraph (A) shall be ap12 proved by the Secretary after— 

13 ‘‘(i) consultation, to the maximum ex14 tent practicable, with the donor of the pri15 vate land proposed for nonconservation 

16 uses; and 

17 ‘‘(ii) an opportunity for public com18 ment regarding the donation. 

19 ‘‘(d) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this sec20 tion affects permitted or prohibited uses of donated land 

21 or acquired land in the Conservation Area established in 

22 any easements, deed restrictions, memoranda of under23 standing, or other agreements in existence on the date of 

24 enactment of this section. 
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1 ‘‘(e) DEED RESTRICTIONS.—Effective beginning on 

2 the date of enactment of this section, within the Conserva3 tion Area, the Secretary may— 

4 ‘‘(1) accept deed restrictions requested by land5 owners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired 

6 by, the United States; and 

7 ‘‘(2) consistent with existing rights, create deed 

8 restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights 

9 relating to any public land determined by the Sec10 retary to be necessary— 

11 ‘‘(A) to fulfill the mitigation requirements 

12 resulting from the development of renewable re13 sources; or 

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

15 ‘‘(i) a habitat conservation plan or 

16 general conservation plan established pur17 suant to section 10 of the Endangered 

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

19 ‘‘(ii) a natural communities conserva20 tion plan approved by the State.’’. 

21 SEC. 1454. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS. 

22 Section 705 of the California Desert Protection Act 

23 is 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–75) is amended— 

24 (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub25 section (c); 
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1 (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

2 following: 

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

4 areas designated under this Act by members of Indian 

5 Tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, con6 sistent with applicable law, including Public Law 95–341 

7 (commonly known as the ‘American Indian Religious 

8 Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996). 

9 ‘‘(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURE.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica11 ble law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

12 known as the ‘American Indian Religious Freedom 

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

14 (2), the Secretary, on request of an Indian Tribe or 

15 Indian religious community, shall temporarily close 

16 to general public use any portion of an area des17 ignated as a national monument, special manage18 ment area, wild and scenic river, area of critical en19 vironmental concern, or National Park System unit 

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

21 ‘designated area’) to protect the privacy of tradi22 tional cultural and religious activities in the des23 ignated area by members of the Indian Tribe or In24 dian religious community. 
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1 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—In closing a portion of a 

2 designated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

3 shall limit the closure to the smallest practicable 

4 area for the minimum period necessary for the tradi5 tional cultural and religious activities.’’; and 

6 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(d) TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

8 PLAN.— 

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

10 after the date of enactment of the Natural Re11 sources Management Act, the Secretary shall develop 

12 and implement a Tribal cultural resources manage13 ment plan to identify, protect, and conserve cultural 

14 resources of Indian Tribes associated with the Xam 

15 Kwatchan Trail network extending from Avikwaame 

16 (Spirit Mountain, Nevada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, 

17 California). 

18 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con19 sult on the development and implementation of the 

20 Tribal cultural resources management plan under 

21 paragraph (1) with— 

22 ‘‘(A) each of— 

23 ‘‘(i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; 

24 ‘‘(ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation; 

25 ‘‘(iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; 
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1 ‘‘(iv) the Colorado River Indian 

2 Tribes; 

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

4 ‘‘(vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; 

5 ‘‘(B) the Advisory Council on Historic 

6 Preservation; and 

7 ‘‘(C) the State Historic Preservation Of8 fices of Nevada, Arizona, and California. 

9 ‘‘(3) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—The Tribal cul10 tural resources management plan developed under 

11 paragraph (1) shall— 

12 ‘‘(A) be based on a completed Tribal cul13 tural resources survey; and 

14 ‘‘(B) include procedures for identifying, 

15 protecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient 

16 trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and 

17 other resources of cultural, archaeological, or 

18 historical significance in accordance with all ap19 plicable laws and policies, including— 

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

21 States Code; 

22 ‘‘(ii) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

23 known as the ‘American Indian Religious 

24 Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996); 
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1 ‘‘(iii) the Archaeological Resources 

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

3 et seq.); 

4 ‘‘(iv) the Native American Graves 

5 Protection and Repatriation Act (25 

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

7 ‘‘(v) Public Law 103–141 (commonly 

8 known as the ‘Religious Freedom Restora9 tion Act of 1993’) (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et 

10 seq.). 

11 ‘‘(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

12 all Federal land within the area administratively with13 drawn and known as the ‘Indian Pass Withdrawal Area’ 

14 is permanently withdrawn from— 

15 ‘‘(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis16 posal under the public land laws; 

17 ‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min18 ing laws; and 

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

20 all laws relating to minerals or solar, wind, or geo21 thermal energy.’’. 

22 SEC. 1455. RELEASE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY LAND IN23 TERESTS. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) 1932 ACT.—The term ‘‘1932 Act’’ means 

2 the Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 

3 270). 

4 (2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

5 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 

6 (b) RELEASE.—Subject to valid existing claims per7 fected prior to the effective date of the 1932 Act and the 

8 reservation of minerals set forth in the 1932 Act, the Sec9 retary shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the 

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

11 subject to the approval of the District, after consultation 

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

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

14 that was conveyed to the District pursuant to the 1932 

15 Act or any other law authorizing conveyance subject to 

16 restrictions or reversionary interests retained by the 

17 United States, on request by the District. 

18 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A conveyance author19 ized by subsection (b) shall be subject to the following 

20 terms and conditions: 

21 (1) The District shall cover, or reimburse the 

22 Secretary for, the costs incurred by the Secretary to 

23 make the conveyance, including title searches, sur24 veys, deed preparation, attorneys’ fees, and similar 

25 expenses. 
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1 (2) By accepting the conveyances, the District 

2 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United 

3 States with regard to any boundary dispute relating 

4 to any parcel conveyed under this section. 

5 SEC. 1456. CALIFORNIA STATE SCHOOL LAND. 

6 Section 707 of the California Desert Protection Act 

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

8 (1) in subsection (a)— 

9 (A) in the first sentence— 

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

11 California State Lands Commission (here12 inafter in this section referred to as the 

13 ‘Commission’), the Secretary shall enter 

14 into negotiations for an agreement’’ and 

15 inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall nego17 tiate in good faith to reach an agreement with the 

18 California State Lands Commission (referred to in 

19 this section as the ‘Commission’)’’; and 

20 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, national monu21 ments, off-highway vehicle recreation 

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

23 areas’’; and 
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1 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

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

3 and inserting the following: 

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

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

6 enactment of this title, the Secretary shall’’; and 

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

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

9 after ‘‘wilderness areas’’. 

10 SEC. 1457. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

11 (a) AMARGOSA RIVER, CALIFORNIA.—Section 

12 3(a)(196)(A) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1274(a)(196)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 

14 ‘‘(A) The approximately 7.5-mile segment 

15 of the Amargosa River in the State of Cali16 fornia, the private property boundary in sec. 19, 

17 T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet upstream of the 

18 Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing, to be ad19 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

20 scenic river.’’. 

21 (b) ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS.—Section 3(a) of the 

22 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 

23 amended by section 1303(a)) is amended by adding at the 

24 end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(228) SURPRISE CANYON CREEK, CALI2 FORNIA.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg4 ments of Surprise Canyon Creek in the State of 

5 California, to be administered by the Secretary 

6 of the Interior: 

7 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of 

8 Surprise Canyon Creek from the con9 fluence of Frenchman’s Canyon and Water 

10 Canyon to 100 feet upstream of Chris 

11 Wicht Camp, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.8 miles of 

13 Surprise Canyon Creek from 100 feet up14 stream of Chris Wicht Camp to the south15 ern boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 44 

16 E., as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON HISTORIC MINING STRUC18 TURES.—Nothing in this paragraph affects the 

19 historic mining structures associated with the 

20 former Panamint Mining District. 

21 ‘‘(229) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg23 ments of Deep Creek in the State of California, 

24 to be administered by the Secretary of Agri25 culture: 
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1 ‘‘(i) The approximately 6.5-mile seg2 ment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 

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

4 2 W., San Bernardino Meridian, to 0.25 

5 miles upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, 

6 as a wild river. 

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

8 mile upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing 

9 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Road 

10 3N34 crossing, as a scenic river. 

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

12 miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 

13 crossing to 0.25 miles upstream of the 

14 Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 

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

16 miles upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing 

17 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Trail 

18 2W01 crossing, as a scenic river. 

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

20 miles downstream of the Trail 2W01 cross21 ing to the upper limit of the Mojave dam 

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

23 San Bernardino Meridian, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(vi) The 11-mile segment of Hol25 comb Creek from 100 yards downstream of 
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1 the Road 3N12 crossing to .25 miles down2 stream of Holcomb Crossing, as a rec3 reational river. 

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

5 Holcomb Creek from 0.25 miles down6 stream of Holcomb Crossing to the Deep 

7 Creek confluence, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON SKI OPERATIONS.—Noth9 ing in this paragraph affects— 

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

11 Ski Resort; or 

12 ‘‘(ii) the State regulation of water 

13 rights and water quality associated with 

14 the operation of the Snow Valley Ski Re15 sort. 

16 ‘‘(230) WHITEWATER RIVER, CALIFORNIA.— 

17 The following segments of the Whitewater River in 

18 the State of California, to be administered by the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In20 terior, acting jointly: 

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

22 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

23 River near Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence 

24 with the Middle Fork, as a wild river. 
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1 ‘‘(B) The 6.4-mile segment of the Middle 

2 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

3 River to the confluence with the South Fork, as 

4 a wild river. 

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

6 Fork Whitewater River from the confluence of 

7 the River with the East Fork to the section line 

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

9 San Bernardino Meridian, as a wild river. 

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

11 Fork Whitewater River from the section line be12 tween sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 

13 Bernardino Meridian, to the section line be14 tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 

15 Bernardino Meridian, as a recreational river. 

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

17 Fork Whitewater River from the section line be18 tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 

19 Bernardino Meridian, to the confluence with the 

20 Middle Fork, as a wild river. 

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

22 stem of the Whitewater River from the con23 fluence of the South and Middle Forks to the 

24 San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

25 river. 
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1 ‘‘(G) The 3.6-mile segment of the main 

2 stem of the Whitewater River from the San 

3 Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to .25 miles up4 stream of the southern boundary of section 35, 

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

6 a recreational river.’’. 

7 SEC. 1458. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 

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

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

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

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

12 I through IX, and titles XIII and XIV’’. 

13 (b) DEFINITIONS.—The California Desert Protection 

14 Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4471) is 

15 amended by inserting after section 2 the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

17 ‘‘(a) TITLES I THROUGH IX.—In titles I through IX, 

18 the term ‘this Act’ means only— 

19 ‘‘(1) sections 1 and 2; and 

20 ‘‘(2) titles I through IX. 

21 ‘‘(b) TITLES XIII AND XIV.—In titles XIII and XIV: 

22 ‘‘(1) CONSERVATION AREA.—The term ‘Con23 servation Area’ means the California Desert Con24 servation Area. 
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1 ‘‘(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ 

2 means— 

3 ‘‘(A) with respect to land under the juris4 diction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec5 retary of the Interior; and 

6 ‘‘(B) with respect to land under the juris7 diction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec8 retary of Agriculture. 

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

10 of California.’’. 

11 SEC. 1459. JUNIPER FLATS. 

12 The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 is 

13 amended by striking section 711 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–81) 

14 and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 711. JUNIPER FLATS. 

16 ‘‘Development of renewable energy generation facili17 ties (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for the trans18 mission of energy and telecommunication facilities and in19 frastructure) is prohibited on the approximately 27,990 

20 acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘BLM Land 

21 Unavailable for Energy Development’ on the map entitled 

22 ‘Juniper Flats’ and dated November 7, 2018.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1460. 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 

9 ‘‘and 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.— 

22 Nothing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary 

23 of Defense to conduct military operations at installations 

24 and ranges within the California Desert Conservation 

25 Area that are authorized under any other provision of 

26 law.’’. 
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1 SEC. 1461. DESERT TORTOISE CONSERVATION CENTER. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish, op3 erate, and maintain a trans-State desert tortoise conserva4 tion center (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’) 

5 on public 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 

23 outreach 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 

26 with State law. 
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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. 

4 TITLE II—NATIONAL PARKS 

5 Subtitle A—Special Resource 

6 Studies 

7 SEC. 2001. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF JAMES K. POLK 

8 PRESIDENTIAL HOME. 

9 (a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, 

10 the term ‘‘study area’’ means the President James K. Polk 

11 Home in Columbia, Tennessee, and adjacent property. 

12 (b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 

13 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe14 cial resource study of the study area. 

15 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 

16 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

18 the study area; 

19 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

20 of designating the study area as a unit of the 

21 National Park System; 

22 (C) consider other alternatives for preser23 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 

24 study area by the Federal Government, State or 
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1 local government entities, or private and non2 profit organizations; 

3 (D) consult with interested Federal agen4 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri5 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 

6 interested individuals; and 

7 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

8 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper9 ation, and maintenance associated with the al10 ternatives. 

11 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

12 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord13 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

16 date on which funds are first made available for the 

17 study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub18 mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re19 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 

20 Resources of the House of Representatives a report 

21 that describes— 

22 (A) the results of the study; and 

23 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

24 of the Secretary. 
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1 SEC. 2002. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF THURGOOD MAR2 SHALL SCHOOL. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, 

4 the term ‘‘study area’’ means— 

5 (1) P.S. 103, the public school located in West 

6 Baltimore, Maryland, which Thurgood Marshall at7 tended as a youth; and 

8 (2) any other resources in the neighborhood 

9 surrounding P.S. 103 that relate to the early life of 

10 Thurgood Marshall. 

11 (b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 

12 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe13 cial resource study of the study area. 

14 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 

15 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

16 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

17 the study area; 

18 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

19 of designating the study area as a unit of the 

20 National Park System; 

21 (C) consider other alternatives for preser22 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 

23 study area by the Federal Government, State or 

24 local government entities, or private and non25 profit organizations; 
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1 (D) consult with interested Federal agen2 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri3 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 

4 interested individuals; and 

5 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

6 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper7 ation, and maintenance associated with the al8 ternatives. 

9 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

10 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord11 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 

12 Code. 

13 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

14 date on which funds are first made available to carry 

15 out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

16 shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 

17 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

18 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 

19 report that describes— 

20 (A) the results of the study; and 

21 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

22 of the Secretary. 
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1 SEC. 2003. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF PRESIDENT 

2 STREET STATION. 

3 (a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, 

4 the term ‘‘study area’’ means the President Street Station, 

5 a railroad terminal in Baltimore, Maryland, the history 

6 of which is tied to the growth of the railroad industry in 

7 the 19th century, the Civil War, the Underground Rail8 road, and the immigrant influx of the early 20th century. 

9 (b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 

10 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe11 cial resource study of the study area. 

12 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 

13 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

14 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

15 the study area; 

16 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

17 of designating the study area as a unit of the 

18 National Park System; 

19 (C) consider other alternatives for preser20 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 

21 study area by the Federal Government, State or 

22 local government entities, or private and non23 profit organizations; 

24 (D) consult with interested Federal agen25 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri-
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1 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 

2 interested individuals; and 

3 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

4 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper5 ation, and maintenance associated with the al6 ternatives. 

7 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

8 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord9 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 

10 Code. 

11 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

12 date on which funds are first made available for the 

13 study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub14 mit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

15 House of Representatives and the Committee on En16 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report 

17 that describes— 

18 (A) the results of the study; and 

19 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

20 of the Secretary. 

21 SEC. 2004. AMACHE SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY. 

22 (a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, 

23 the term ‘‘study area’’ means the site known as 

24 ‘‘Amache’’, ‘‘Camp Amache’’, and ‘‘Granada Relocation 

25 Center’’ in Granada, Colorado, which was 1 of the 10 relo-
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1 cation centers where Japanese Americans were incarcer2 ated during World War II. 

3 (b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

5 a special resource study of the study area. 

6 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 

7 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

8 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

9 the study area; 

10 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

11 of designating the study area as a unit of the 

12 National Park System; 

13 (C) consider other alternatives for preser14 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 

15 study area by the Federal Government, State or 

16 local government entities, or private and non17 profit organizations; 

18 (D) consult with interested Federal agen19 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri20 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 

21 interested individuals; and 

22 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

23 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper24 ation, and maintenance associated with the al-
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1 ternatives described in subparagraphs (B) and 

2 (C). 

3 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

4 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord5 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 

6 Code. 

7 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

8 date on which funds are first made available to carry 

9 out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

10 shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 

11 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

12 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 

13 report that describes— 

14 (A) the results of the study; and 

15 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

16 of the Secretary. 

17 SEC. 2005. SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY OF GEORGE W. BUSH 

18 CHILDHOOD HOME. 

19 (a) DEFINITION OF STUDY AREA.—In this section, 

20 the term ‘‘study area’’ means the George W. Bush Child21 hood Home, located at 1412 West Ohio Avenue, Midland, 

22 Texas. 

23 (b) SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.— 

24 (1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a spe25 cial resource study of the study area. 
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1 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 

2 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

3 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

4 the study area; 

5 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

6 of designating the study area as a unit of the 

7 National Park System; 

8 (C) consider other alternatives for preser9 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 

10 study area by the Federal Government, State or 

11 local government entities, or private and non12 profit organizations; 

13 (D) consult with interested Federal agen14 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri15 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 

16 interested individuals; and 

17 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

18 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper19 ation, and maintenance associated with the al20 ternatives. 

21 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

22 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord23 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 

24 Code. 
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1 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

2 date on which funds are first made available for the 

3 study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sub4 mit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re5 sources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural 

6 Resources of the House of Representatives a report 

7 that describes— 

8 (A) the results of the study; and 

9 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

10 of the Secretary. 

11 Subtitle B—National Park System 

12 Boundary Adjustments and Re13 lated Matters 

14 SEC. 2101. SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY 

15 ADJUSTMENT. 

16 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) AFFILIATED AREA.—The term ‘‘affiliated 

18 area’’ means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield es19 tablished as an affiliated area of the National Park 

20 System by subsection (c)(1). 

21 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Shiloh 

22 National Military Park, a unit of the National Park 

23 System. 

24 (b) AREAS TO BE ADDED TO SHILOH NATIONAL

25 MILITARY PARK.— 
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1 (1) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—The boundary of the 

2 Park is modified to include the areas that are gen3 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Shiloh National 

4 Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, 

5 numbered 304/80,011, and dated July 2014, and 

6 which are comprised of the following: 

7 (A) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. 

8 (B) Russell House Battlefield. 

9 (C) Davis Bridge Battlefield. 

10 (2) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

11 may acquire the land described in paragraph (1) by 

12 donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated 

13 or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

14 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—Any land acquired 

15 under this subsection shall be administered as part 

16 of the Park. 

17 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF AFFILIATED AREA.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Parker’s Crossroads Battle19 field in the State of Tennessee is established as an 

20 affiliated area of the National Park System. 

21 (2) DESCRIPTION OF AFFILIATED AREA.—The 

22 affiliated area shall consist of the area generally de23 picted within the ‘‘Proposed Boundary’’ on the map 

24 entitled ‘‘Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed 
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1 Boundary’’, numbered 903/80,073, and dated July 

2 2014. 

3 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall 

4 be managed in accordance with— 

5 (A) this section; and 

6 (B) any law generally applicable to units of 

7 the National Park System. 

8 (4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Park9 ers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Com10 mission shall jointly be the management entity for 

11 the affiliated area. 

12 (5) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec13 retary may provide technical assistance and enter 

14 into cooperative agreements with the management 

15 entity for the purpose of providing financial assist16 ance for the marketing, marking, interpretation, and 

17 preservation of the affiliated area. 

18 (6) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Noth19 ing in this section authorizes the Secretary to ac20 quire property at the affiliated area or to assume 

21 overall financial responsibility for the operation, 

22 maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. 

23 (7) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con25 sultation with the management entity, shall de-
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1 velop a general management plan for the affili2 ated area in accordance with section 100502 of 

3 title 54, United States Code. 

4 (B) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 

5 years after the date on which funds are made 

6 available to carry out this section, the Secretary 

7 shall submit to the Committee on Natural Re8 sources of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

10 the Senate the general management plan devel11 oped under subparagraph (A). 

12 SEC. 2102. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

13 PARK BOUNDARY. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘Historical 

16 Park’’ means the Ocmulgee Mounds National His17 torical Park in the State of Georgia, as redesignated 

18 by subsection(b)(1)(A). 

19 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en20 titled ‘‘Ocmulgee National Monument Proposed 

21 Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 363/125996, and 

22 dated January 2016. 

23 (3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

24 means the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cit25 ies of Macon, Georgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia. 
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1 (b) OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL

2 PARK.— 

3 (1) REDESIGNATION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Ocmulgee National 

5 Monument, established pursuant to the Act of 

6 June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958, chapter 519), 

7 shall be known and designated as the 

8 ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park’’. 

9 (B) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a 

10 law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 

11 record of the United States to the ‘‘Ocmulgee 

12 National Monument’’ shall be deemed to be a 

13 reference to the ‘‘Ocmulgee Mounds National 

14 Historical Park’’. 

15 (2) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the 

17 Historical Park is revised to include approxi18 mately 2,100 acres of land, as generally de19 picted on the map. 

20 (B) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map 

21 shall be on file and available for public inspec22 tion in the appropriate offices of the National 

23 Park Service. 

24 (3) LAND ACQUISITION.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac2 quire land and interests in land within the 

3 boundaries of the Historical Park by donation, 

4 purchase from a willing seller with donated or 

5 appropriated funds, or exchange. 

6 (B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not 

7 acquire by condemnation any land or interest in 

8 land within the boundaries of the Historical 

9 Park. 

10 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad11 minister any land acquired under paragraph (3) as 

12 part of the Historical Park in accordance with appli13 cable laws (including regulations). 

14 (c) OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RE15 SOURCE STUDY.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 

17 a special resource study of the study area. 

18 (2) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study under 

19 paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 

20 (A) evaluate the national significance of 

21 the study area; 

22 (B) determine the suitability and feasibility 

23 of designating the study area as a unit of the 

24 National Park System; 
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1 (C) consider other alternatives for preser2 vation, protection, and interpretation of the 

3 study area by the Federal Government, State or 

4 local government entities, or private and non5 profit organizations; 

6 (D) consult with interested Federal agen7 cies, State or local governmental entities, pri8 vate and nonprofit organizations, or any other 

9 interested individuals; and 

10 (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal 

11 acquisition, development, interpretation, oper12 ation, and maintenance associated with the al13 ternatives. 

14 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The study required 

15 under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accord16 ance with section 100507 of title 54, United States 

17 Code. 

18 (4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

19 date on which funds are first made available to carry 

20 out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

21 shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 

22 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

23 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a 

24 report that describes— 

25 (A) the results of the study; and 
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1 (B) any conclusions and recommendations 

2 of the Secretary. 

3 SEC. 2103. KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD 

4 PARK BOUNDARY. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield 

8 Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment’’, numbered 

9 325/80,020, and dated February 2010. 

10 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Ken11 nesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. 

12 (b) KENNESAW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD

13 PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.— 

14 (1) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—The boundary 

15 of the Park is modified to include the approximately 

16 8 acres of land or interests in land identified as 

17 ‘‘Wallis House and Harriston Hill’’, as generally de18 picted on the map. 

19 (2) MAP.—The map shall be on file and avail20 able for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

21 National Park Service. 

22 (3) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may 

23 acquire land or interests in land described in para24 graph (1) by donation, purchase from willing sellers, 

25 or exchange. 
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1 (4) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.— 

2 The Secretary shall administer land and interests in 

3 land acquired under this section as part of the Park 

4 in accordance with applicable laws (including regula5 tions). 

6 SEC. 2104. FORT FREDERICA NATIONAL MONUMENT, GEOR7 GIA. 

8 (a) MAXIMUM ACREAGE.—The first section of the 

9 Act of May 26, 1936 (16 U.S.C. 433g), is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘two hundred and fifty acres’’ and inserting ‘‘305 

11 acres’’. 

12 (b) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Fort 

14 Frederica National Monument in the State of Geor15 gia is modified to include the land generally depicted 

16 as ‘‘Proposed Acquisition Areas’’ on the map enti17 tled ‘‘Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed 

18 Boundary Expansion’’, numbered 369/132,469, and 

19 dated April 2016. 

20 (2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described 

21 in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 

22 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

23 National Park Service. 

24 (3) ACQUISITION OF LAND.—The Secretary 

25 may acquire the land and interests in land described 
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1 in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with do2 nated or appropriated funds from willing sellers 

3 only. 

4 (4) NO USE OF CONDEMNATION OR EMINENT

5 DOMAIN.—The Secretary may not acquire by con6 demnation or eminent domain any land or interests 

7 in land under this section or for the purposes of this 

8 section. 

9 SEC. 2105. FORT SCOTT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE BOUND10 ARY. 

11 Public Law 95–484 (92 Stat. 1610) is amended— 

12 (1) in the first section— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘, by purchase with ap14 propriated funds, or by exchange’’ after ‘‘dona15 tion’’; and 

16 (B) by striking the proviso; and 

17 (2) in section 2— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘SEC. 2. When’’ and in19 serting the following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—When’’; and 

22 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—The boundary of 

24 the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under 

25 subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the 
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1 map referred to as ‘Fort Scott National Historic Site Pro2 posed Boundary Modification’, numbered 471/80,057, and 

3 dated February 2016.’’. 

4 SEC. 2106. FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS NATIONAL MONU5 MENT BOUNDARY. 

6 The first section of Public Law 91–60 (83 Stat. 101) 

7 is amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘entitled ‘Proposed Florissant 

9 Fossil Beds National Monument’, numbered NM– 

10 FFB–7100, and dated March 1967, and more par11 ticularly described by metes and bounds in an at12 tachment to that map,’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled 

13 ‘Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument Pro14 posed Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 171/ 

15 132,544, and dated May 3, 2016,’’; and 

16 (2) by striking ‘‘six thousand acres’’ and insert17 ing ‘‘6,300 acres’’. 

18 SEC. 2107. VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY AD19 JUSTMENT. 

20 (a) BOUNDARIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of Public 

22 Law 91–661 (16 U.S.C. 160a–1(a)) is amended— 

23 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the 

24 drawing entitled’’ and all that follows through 

25 ‘‘February 1969’’ and inserting ‘‘the map enti-
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1 tled ‘Voyageurs National Park, Proposed Land 

2 Transfer & Boundary Adjustment’, numbered 

3 172/80,056, and dated June 2009 (22 sheets)’’; 

4 and 

5 (B) in the second and third sentences, by 

6 striking ‘‘drawing’’ each place it appears and 

7 inserting ‘‘map’’. 

8 (2) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Section 

9 102(b)(2)(A) of Public Law 91–661 (16 U.S.C. 

10 160a–1(b)(2)(A)) is amended— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)(C) and 

12 (D)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (C) and (D) 

13 of paragraph (1)’’; and 

14 (B) in the second proviso, by striking 

15 ‘‘paragraph 1(E)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 

16 (1)(E)’’. 

17 (b) LAND ACQUISITIONS.—Section 201 of Public 

18 Law 91–661 (16 U.S.C. 160b) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking the section designation and 

20 heading and all that follows through ‘‘(a) The Sec21 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 201. LAND ACQUISITIONS. 

23 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; 

25 (2) in subsection (a)— 
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1 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 

2 ‘‘When any tract of land is only partly within 

3 such boundaries’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(2) CERTAIN PORTIONS OF TRACTS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which 

6 only a portion of a tract of land is within the 

7 boundaries of the park’’; 

8 (B) in the third sentence, by striking 

9 ‘‘Land so acquired’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) EXCHANGE.— 

11 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any land acquired 

12 pursuant to subparagraph (A)’’; 

13 (C) in the fourth sentence, by striking 

14 ‘‘Any portion’’ and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(ii) PORTIONS NOT EXCHANGED.— 

16 Any portion’’; 

17 (D) in the fifth sentence, by striking ‘‘Any 

18 Federal property’’ and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) TRANSFERS OF FEDERAL PROP20 ERTY.—Any Federal property’’; and 

21 (E) by striking the last sentence and in22 serting the following: 

23 ‘‘(D) ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 

24 Effective beginning on the date of enactment of 

25 this subparagraph, there is transferred to the 
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1 National Park Service administrative jurisdic2 tion over— 

3 ‘‘(i) any land managed by the Bureau 

4 of Land Management within the bound5 aries of the park, as depicted on the map 

6 described in section 102(a); and 

7 ‘‘(ii) any additional public land identi8 fied by the Bureau of Land Management 

9 as appropriate for transfer within the 

10 boundaries of the park. 

11 ‘‘(E) LAND OWNED BY STATE.— 

12 ‘‘(i) DONATIONS AND EXCHANGES.— 

13 Any land located within or adjacent to the 

14 boundaries of the park that is owned by 

15 the State of Minnesota (or a political sub16 division of the State) may be acquired by 

17 the Secretary only through donation or ex18 change. 

19 ‘‘(ii) REVISION.—On completion of an 

20 acquisition from the State under clause (i), 

21 the Secretary shall revise the boundaries of 

22 the park to reflect the acquisition.’’; and 

23 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘(b) In exer24 cising his’’ and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(b) OFFERS BY INDIVIDUALS.—In exercising the’’. 
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1 SEC. 2108. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. 

2 (a) BOUNDARY CLARIFICATION.—Section 101 of 

3 Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended— 

4 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘In order 

5 to’’ and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(a) BOUNDARIES.—Subject to subsections (b) and 

7 (c)(2), to’’; 

8 (2) in the second sentence— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘The map shall be on file’’ 

10 and inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY AND REVISIONS OF MAPS.— 

12 ‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY.—The map, together with 

13 the map described in subsection (b)(1) and any re14 vised boundary map published under paragraph (2), 

15 if applicable, shall be— 

16 ‘‘(A) on file’’; and 

17 (B) by striking ‘‘Interior, and it shall be 

18 made’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Interior; 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) made’’; 

21 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) (as des22 ignated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

23 ‘‘(b) SCHOODIC PENINSULA ADDITION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Park 

25 is confirmed to include approximately 1,441 acres of 

26 land and interests in land, as depicted on the map 
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1 entitled ‘Acadia National Park, Hancock County, 

2 Maine, Schoodic Peninsula Boundary Revision’, 

3 numbered 123/129102, and dated July 10, 2015. 

4 ‘‘(2) RATIFICATION AND APPROVAL OF ACQUISI5 TIONS OF LAND.—Congress ratifies and approves— 

6 ‘‘(A) effective as of September 26, 2013, 

7 the acquisition by the United States of the land 

8 and interests in the land described in paragraph 

9 (1); and 

10 ‘‘(B) effective as of the date on which the 

11 alteration occurred, any alteration of the land 

12 or interests in the land described in paragraph 

13 (1) that is held or claimed by the United States 

14 (including conversion of the land to fee simple 

15 interest) that occurred after the date described 

16 in subparagraph (A).’’; and 

17 (4) in subsection (c) (as designated by para18 graph (2)(A)), by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL AND LIMITED REVISIONS.— 

20 Subject to section 102(k), notwithstanding any other 

21 provision of this section, the Secretary of the Inte22 rior (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’), by 

23 publication in the Federal Register of a revised 

24 boundary map or other description, may make— 
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1 ‘‘(A) such technical boundary revisions as 

2 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

3 the permanent boundaries of the Park (includ4 ing any property of the Park located within the 

5 Schoodic Peninsula and Isle Au Haut districts) 

6 to resolve issues resulting from causes such as 

7 survey error or changed road alignments; and 

8 ‘‘(B) such limited boundary revisions as 

9 the Secretary determines to be appropriate to 

10 the permanent boundaries of the Park to take 

11 into account acquisitions or losses, by exchange, 

12 donation, or purchase from willing sellers using 

13 donated or appropriated funds, of land adjacent 

14 to or within the Park, respectively, in any case 

15 in which the total acreage of the land to be so 

16 acquired or lost is less than 10 acres, subject 

17 to the condition that— 

18 ‘‘(i) any such boundary revision shall 

19 not be a part of a more-comprehensive 

20 boundary revision; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) all such boundary revisions, con22 sidered collectively with any technical 

23 boundary revisions made pursuant to sub24 paragraph (A), do not increase the size of 

25 the Park by more than a total of 100 
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1 acres, as compared to the size of the Park 

2 on the date of enactment of this para3 graph.’’. 

4 (b) LIMITATION ON ACQUISITIONS OF LAND FOR

5 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.—Section 102 of Public Law 

6 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 

8 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of the Interior (herein9 after in this title referred to as ‘the Secretary’)’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (d)(1), in the first sentence, 

11 by striking ‘‘the the’’ and inserting ‘‘the’’; 

12 (3) in subsection (k)— 

13 (A) by redesignating the subsection as 

14 paragraph (4) and indenting the paragraph ap15 propriately; and 

16 (B) by moving the paragraph so as to ap17 pear at the end of subsection (b); and 

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

19 ‘‘(k) REQUIREMENTS.—Before revising the bound20 aries of the Park pursuant to this section or section 

21 101(c)(2)(B), the Secretary shall— 

22 ‘‘(1) certify that the proposed boundary revision 

23 will contribute to, and is necessary for, the proper 

24 preservation, protection, interpretation, or manage25 ment of the Park; 
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1 ‘‘(2) consult with the governing body of each 

2 county, city, town, or other jurisdiction with primary 

3 taxing authority over the land or interest in land to 

4 be acquired regarding the impacts of the proposed 

5 boundary revision; 

6 ‘‘(3) obtain from each property owner the land 

7 or interest in land of which is proposed to be ac8 quired for, or lost from, the Park written consent for 

9 the proposed boundary revision; and 

10 ‘‘(4) submit to the Acadia National Park Advi11 sory Commission established by section 103(a), the 

12 Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

13 Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Nat14 ural Resources of the Senate, and the Maine Con15 gressional Delegation a written notice of the pro16 posed boundary revision. 

17 ‘‘(l) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not use the 

18 authority provided by section 100506 of title 54, United 

19 States Code, to adjust the permanent boundaries of the 

20 Park pursuant to this title.’’. 

21 (c) ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ADVISORY COMMIS22 SION.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall reestab24 lish and appoint members to the Acadia National 

25 Park Advisory Commission in accordance with sec-
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1 tion 103 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

2 note). 

3 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 103 

4 of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) is 

5 amended by striking subsection (f). 

6 (d) REPEAL OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RELATING TO

7 ACADIA NATIONAL PARK.—The following are repealed: 

8 (1) Section 3 of the Act of February 26, 1919 

9 (40 Stat. 1178, chapter 45). 

10 (2) The first section of the Act of January 19, 

11 1929 (45 Stat. 1083, chapter 77). 

12 (e) MODIFICATION OF USE RESTRICTION.—The Act 

13 of August 1, 1950 (64 Stat. 383, chapter 511), is amend14 ed— 

15 (1) by striking ‘‘That the Secretary’’ and in16 serting the following: 

17 ‘‘SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF LAND IN ACADIA NATIONAL 

18 PARK. 

19 ‘‘The Secretary’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘for school purposes’’ and in21 serting ‘‘for public purposes, subject to the condi22 tions that use of the land shall not degrade or ad23 versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na24 tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 
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1 ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 

2 public purposes’’. 

3 (f) CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL

4 USES.—Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 

5 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 109. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 

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

8 ‘‘(1) LAND WITHIN THE PARK.—The term ‘land 

9 within the Park’ means land owned or controlled by 

10 the United States— 

11 ‘‘(A) that is within the boundary of the 

12 Park established by section 101; or 

13 ‘‘(B)(i) that is outside the boundary of the 

14 Park; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) in which the Secretary has or acquires 

16 a property interest or conservation easement 

17 pursuant to this title. 

18 ‘‘(2) MARINE SPECIES; MARINE WORM; SHELL19 FISH.—The terms ‘marine species’, ‘marine worm’, 

20 and ‘shellfish’ have the meanings given those terms 

21 in section 6001 of title 12 of the Maine Revised 

22 Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment of 

23 this section). 
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1 ‘‘(3) STATE LAW.—The term ‘State law’ means 

2 the law (including regulations) of the State of 

3 Maine, including the common law. 

4 ‘‘(4) TAKING.—The term ‘taking’ means the re5 moval or attempted removal of a marine species, ma6 rine worm, or shellfish from the natural habitat of 

7 the marine species, marine worm, or shellfish. 

8 ‘‘(b) CONTINUATION OF TRADITIONAL USES.—The 

9 Secretary shall allow for the traditional taking of marine 

10 species, marine worms, and shellfish, on land within the 

11 Park between the mean high watermark and the mean low 

12 watermark in accordance with State law.’’. 

13 (g) CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LAND IN ACADIA NA14 TIONAL PARK TO THE TOWN OF BAR HARBOR, MAINE.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey 

16 to the Town of Bar Harbor all right, title, and inter17 est of the United States in and to the .29-acre par18 cel of land in Acadia National Park identified as lot 

19 110–055–000 on the tax map of the Town of Bar 

20 Harbor for section 110, dated April 1, 2015, to be 

21 used for— 

22 (A) a solid waste transfer facility; or 

23 (B) other public purposes consistent with 

24 uses allowed under the Act of June 14, 1926 

25 (commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Pub-
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1 lic Purposes Act’’) (44 Stat. 741, chapter 578; 

2 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

3 (2) REVERSION.—If the land conveyed under 

4 paragraph (1) is used for a purpose other than a 

5 purpose described in that paragraph, the land shall, 

6 at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the 

7 United States. 

8 SEC. 2109. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR 

9 TO ACCEPT CERTAIN PROPERTIES, MIS10 SOURI. 

11 (a) STE. GENEVIEVE NATIONAL HISTORICAL

12 PARK.—Section 7134(a)(3) of the Energy and Natural 

13 Resources Act of 2017 (as enacted into law by section 

14 121(a)(2) of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations 

15 Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘ ‘Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park Proposed 

17 Boundary’, numbered 571/132,626, and dated May 2016’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘ ‘Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park 

19 Proposed Boundary Addition’, numbered 571/149,942, 

20 and dated December 2018’’. 

21 (b) HARRY S TRUMAN NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.— 

22 Public Law 98–32 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note) is amended— 

23 (1) in section 3, by striking the section designa24 tion and all that follows through ‘‘is authorized’’ and 

25 inserting the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 ‘‘There are authorized’’; 

3 (2) in section 2— 

4 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 

5 ‘‘The Secretary is further authorized, in the ad6 ministration of the site, to’’ and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(b) USE BY MARGARET TRUMAN DANIEL.—In ad9 ministering the Harry S Truman National Historic Site, 

10 the Secretary may’’; and 

11 (B) by striking the section designation and 

12 all that follows through ‘‘and shall be’’ in the 

13 first sentence and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘SEC. 3. DESIGNATION; USE BY MARGARET TRUMAN DAN15 IEL. 

16 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—Any property acquired pursu17 ant to section 2— 

18 ‘‘(1) is designated as the ‘Harry S Truman Na19 tional Historic Site’; and 

20 ‘‘(2) shall be’’; and 

21 (3) in the first section— 

22 (A) by redesignating subsection (e) as 

23 paragraph (2), indenting the paragraph appro24 priately, and moving the paragraph so as to ap25 pear at the end of subsection (c); 

26 (B) in subsection (c)— 
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1 (i) by striking the subsection designa2 tion and all that follows through ‘‘author3 ized to’’ and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(c) TRUMAN FARM HOME.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may’’; and 

6 (ii) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated 

7 by subparagraph (A))— 

8 (I) by striking ‘‘Farm House’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘Farm Home’’; and 

10 (II) by striking the paragraph 

11 designation and all that follows 

12 through ‘‘authorized and directed to’’ 

13 and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(2) TECHNICAL AND PLANNING ASSIST15 ANCE.—The Secretary shall’’; 

16 (C) in subsection (b)— 

17 (i) by striking ‘‘(b)(1) The Secretary 

18 is further authorized to’’ and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(b) NOLAND/HAUKENBERRY AND WALLACE

21 HOUSES.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may’’; and 

23 (ii) in paragraph (1), by indenting 

24 subparagraphs (A) and (B) appropriately; 

25 (D) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL LAND IN INDEPENDENCE FOR VIS2 ITOR CENTER.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire, 

4 by donation from the city of Independence, Missouri, 

5 the land described in paragraph (2) for— 

6 ‘‘(A) inclusion in the Harry S Truman Na7 tional Historic Site; and 

8 ‘‘(B) if the Secretary determines appro9 priate, use as a visitor center of the historic 

10 site, which may include administrative services. 

11 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land re12 ferred to in paragraph (1) consists of the approxi13 mately 1.08 acres of land— 

14 ‘‘(A) owned by the city of Independence, 

15 Missouri; 

16 ‘‘(B) designated as Lots 6 through 19, 

17 DELAYS Subdivision, a subdivision in Inde18 pendence, Jackson County, Missouri; and 

19 ‘‘(C) located in the area of the city bound 

20 by Truman Road on the south, North Lynn 

21 Street on the west, East White Oak Street on 

22 the north, and the city transit center on the 

23 east. 

24 ‘‘(3) BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.—On acquisi25 tion of the land under this subsection, the Secretary 
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1 shall modify the boundary of the Harry S Truman 

2 National Historic Site to reflect that acquisition.’’; 

3 and 

4 (E) in subsection (a)— 

5 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 

6 ‘‘The Secretary may also acquire, by any 

7 of the above means, fixtures,’’ and insert8 ing the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.— 

10 The Secretary may acquire, by any means described 

11 in paragraph (1), any fixtures’’; and 

12 (ii) in the first sentence— 

13 (I) by striking ‘‘of the Interior 

14 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Sec15 retary’)’’; and 

16 (II) by striking ‘‘That (a) in 

17 order to’’ and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

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

20 ‘Harry S Truman National Historic Site Establishment 

21 Act’. 

22 ‘‘(b) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—In this Act, the 

23 term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

24 ‘‘SEC. 2. PURPOSE; ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. 

25 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE; ACQUISITION.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To’’. 

2 SEC. 2110. HOME OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT NATIONAL 

3 HISTORIC SITE. 

4 (a) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary may ac5 quire, by donation, purchase from a willing seller using 

6 donated or appropriated funds, or exchange, the approxi7 mately 89 acres of land identified as the ‘‘Morgan Prop8 erty’’ and generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Home 

9 of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Proposed 

10 Park Addition’’, numbered 384/138,461, and dated May 

11 2017. 

12 (b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred to in 

13 subsection (a) shall be available for public inspection in 

14 the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

15 (c) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; ADMINISTRATION.— 

16 On acquisition of the land referred to in subsection (a), 

17 the Secretary shall— 

18 (1) adjust the boundary of the Home of Frank19 lin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to reflect the 

20 acquisition; and 

21 (2) administer the acquired land as part of the 

22 Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic 

23 Site, in accordance with applicable laws. 
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1 Subtitle C—National Park System 

2 Redesignations 

3 SEC. 2201. DESIGNATION OF SAINT-GAUDENS NATIONAL 

4 HISTORICAL PARK. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Saint-Gaudens National His6 toric Site shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Saint7 Gaudens National Historical Park’’. 

8 (b) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 88–543.—Public 

9 Law 88–543 (78 Stat.749) is amended— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ each 

11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘National Historical 

12 Park’’; 

13 (2) in section 2(a), by striking ‘‘historic site’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘Saint-Gaudens National Historical 

15 Park’’; 

16 (3) in section 3, by— 

17 (A) striking ‘‘national historical site’’ and 

18 inserting ‘‘Saint-Gaudens National Historical 

19 Park’’; and 

20 (B) striking ‘‘part of the site’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘part of the park’’; and 

22 (4) in section 4(b), by striking ‘‘traditional to 

23 the site’’ and inserting ‘‘traditional to the park’’. 

24 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula25 tion, document, record, map, or other paper of the United 
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1 States to the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site shall 

2 be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Saint-Gaudens Na3 tional Historical Park’’. 

4 SEC. 2202. REDESIGNATION OF ROBERT EMMET PARK. 

5 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The small triangular property 

6 designated by the National Park Service as reservation 

7 302, shall be known as ‘‘Robert Emmet Park’’. 

8 (b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law, regula9 tion, document, record, map, paper, or other record of the 

10 United States to the property referred to in subsection (a) 

11 is deemed to be a reference to ‘‘Robert Emmet Park’’. 

12 (c) SIGNAGE.—The Secretary may post signs on or 

13 near Robert Emmet Park that include 1 or more of the 

14 following: 

15 (1) Information on Robert Emmet, his con16 tribution to Irish Independence, and his respect for 

17 the United States and the American Revolution. 

18 (2) Information on the history of the statue of 

19 Robert Emmet located in Robert Emmet Park. 

20 SEC. 2203. FORT SUMTER AND FORT MOULTRIE NATIONAL 

21 HISTORICAL PARK. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en24 titled ‘‘Boundary Map, Fort Sumter and Fort 
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1 Moultrie National Historical Park’’, numbered 392/ 

2 80,088, and dated August 2009. 

3 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Fort 

4 Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park 

5 established by subsection (b). 

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

7 of South Carolina. 

8 (4) SULLIVAN’S ISLAND LIFE SAVING STATION

9 HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Sullivan’s Island 

10 Life Saving Station Historic District’’ means the 

11 Charleston Lighthouse, the boathouse, garage, bunk12 er/sighting station, signal tower, and any associated 

13 land and improvements to the land that are located 

14 between Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station and 

15 the mean low water mark. 

16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Fort 

17 Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park in the 

18 State as a single unit of the National Park System to pre19 serve, maintain, and interpret the nationally significant 

20 historical values and cultural resources associated with 

21 Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie National 

22 Monument, and the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station 

23 Historic District. 

24 (c) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the Park shall be 

25 as generally depicted on the map. 
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1 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be on file 

2 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of3 fices of the National Park Service. 

4 (e) ADMINISTRATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

6 through the Director of the National Park Service, 

7 shall administer the Park in accordance with this 

8 section and the laws generally applicable to units of 

9 the National Park System, including— 

10 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

11 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 

12 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and 

13 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

14 Code. 

15 (2) INTERPRETATION OF HISTORICAL

16 EVENTS.—The Secretary shall provide for the inter17 pretation of historical events and activities that oc18 curred in the vicinity of Fort Sumter and Fort 

19 Moultrie, including— 

20 (A) the Battle of Sullivan’s Island on June 

21 28, 1776; 

22 (B) the Siege of Charleston during 1780; 

23 (C) the Civil War, including— 
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1 (i) the bombardment of Fort Sumter 

2 by Confederate forces on April 12, 1861; 

3 and 

4 (ii) any other events of the Civil War 

5 that are associated with Fort Sumter and 

6 Fort Moultrie; 

7 (D) the development of the coastal defense 

8 system of the United States during the period 

9 from the Revolutionary War to World War II, 

10 including— 

11 (i) the Sullivan’s Island Life Saving 

12 Station; 

13 (ii) the lighthouse associated with the 

14 Sullivan’s Island Life Saving Station; and 

15 (iii) the coastal defense sites con16 structed during the period of fortification 

17 construction from 1898 to 1942, known as 

18 the ‘‘Endicott Period’’; and 

19 (E) the lives of— 

20 (i) the free and enslaved workers who 

21 built and maintained Fort Sumter and 

22 Fort Moultrie; 

23 (ii) the soldiers who defended the 

24 forts; 
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1 (iii) the prisoners held at the forts; 

2 and 

3 (iv) captive Africans bound for slavery 

4 who, after first landing in the United 

5 States, were brought to quarantine houses 

6 in the vicinity of Fort Moultrie in the 18th 

7 century, if the Secretary determines that 

8 the quarantine houses and associated his9 torical values are nationally significant. 

10 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary 

11 may enter into cooperative agreements with public and 

12 private entities and individuals to carry out this section. 

13 (g) REPEAL OF EXISTING LAW.—Section 2 of the 

14 Joint Resolution entitled ‘‘Joint Resolution to establish 

15 the Fort Sumter National Monument in the State of 

16 South Carolina’’, approved April 28, 1948 (16 U.S.C. 

17 450ee–1), is repealed. 

18 SEC. 2204. RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORICAL 

19 PARK AND RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL 

20 HISTORIC NETWORK. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) HISTORICAL PARK.—The term ‘‘historical 

23 park’’ means the Reconstruction Era National His24 torical Park. 
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1 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the maps 

2 entitled ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monument 

3 Old Beaufort Firehouse’’, numbered 550/135,755, 

4 and dated January 2017; ‘‘Reconstruction Era Na5 tional Monument Darrah Hall and Brick Baptist 

6 Church’’, numbered 550/135,756, and dated Janu7 ary 2017; and ‘‘Reconstruction Era National Monu8 ment Camp Saxton’’, numbered 550/135,757, and 

9 dated January 2017, collectively. 

10 (3) NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Network’’ means 

11 the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network 

12 established pursuant to this section. 

13 (b) RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORICAL

14 PARK.— 

15 (1) REDESIGNATION OF RECONSTRUCTION ERA

16 NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

17 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Reconstruction 

18 Era National Monument is redesignated as the 

19 Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, 

20 as generally depicted on the Map. 

21 (B) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds 

22 available for the purposes of the Reconstruction 

23 Era National Monument shall be available for 

24 the purposes of the historical park. 
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1 (C) REFERENCES.—Any references in a 

2 law, regulation, document, record, map, or 

3 other paper of the United States to the Recon4 struction Era National Monument shall be con5 sidered to be a reference to the historical park. 

6 (2) BOUNDARY EXPANSION.— 

7 (A) BEAUFORT NATIONAL HISTORIC LAND8 MARK DISTRICT.—Subject to subparagraph (D), 

9 the Secretary is authorized to acquire land or 

10 interests in land within the Beaufort National 

11 Historic Landmark District that has historic 

12 connection to the Reconstruction Era. Upon fi13 nalizing an agreement to acquire land, the Sec14 retary shall expand the boundary of the histor15 ical park to encompass the property. 

16 (B) ST. HELENA ISLAND.—Subject to sub17 paragraph (D), the Secretary is authorized to 

18 acquire the following and shall expand the 

19 boundary of the historical park to include ac20 quisitions under this authority: 

21 (i) Land and interests in land adja22 cent to the existing boundary on St. Hel23 ena Island, South Carolina, as reflected on 

24 the Map. 
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1 (ii) Land or interests in land on St. 

2 Helena Island, South Carolina, that has a 

3 historic connection to the Reconstruction 

4 Era. 

5 (C) CAMP SAXTON.—Subject to subpara6 graph (D), the Secretary is authorized to accept 

7 administrative jurisdiction of Federal land or 

8 interests in Federal land adjacent to the exist9 ing boundary at Camp Saxton, as reflected on 

10 the Map. Upon finalizing an agreement to ac11 cept administrative jurisdiction of Federal land 

12 or interests in Federal land, the Secretary shall 

13 expand the boundary of the historical park to 

14 encompass that Federal land or interests in 

15 Federal land. 

16 (D) LAND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The 

17 Secretary may only acquire land under this sec18 tion by donation, exchange, or purchase with 

19 donated funds. 

20 (3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ad22 minister the historical park in accordance with 

23 this section and with the laws generally applica24 ble to units of the National Park System. 
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1 (B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—If the manage2 ment plan for the Reconstruction Era National 

3 Monument— 

4 (i) has not been completed on or be5 fore the date of enactment of this Act, the 

6 Secretary shall incorporate all provisions of 

7 this section into the planning process and 

8 complete a management plan for the his9 torical park within 3 years; and 

10 (ii) has been completed on or before 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec12 retary shall update the plan incorporating 

13 the provisions of this section. 

14 (c) RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL HISTORIC

15 NETWORK.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 

17 (A) establish, within the National Park 

18 Service, a program to be known as the ‘‘Recon19 struction Era National Historic Network’’; 

20 (B) not later than 1 year after the date of 

21 enactment of this Act, solicit proposals from 

22 sites interested in being a part of the Network; 

23 and 

24 (C) administer the Network through the 

25 historical park. 
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1 (2) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—In carrying out 

2 the Network, the Secretary shall— 

3 (A) review studies and reports to com4 plement and not duplicate studies of the histor5 ical importance of Reconstruction Era that may 

6 be underway or completed, such as the National 

7 Park Service Reconstruction Handbook and the 

8 National Park Service Theme Study on Recon9 struction; 

10 (B) produce and disseminate appropriate 

11 educational and promotional materials relating 

12 to the Reconstruction Era and the sites in the 

13 Network, such as handbooks, maps, interpretive 

14 guides, or electronic information; 

15 (C) enter into appropriate cooperative 

16 agreements and memoranda of understanding 

17 to provide technical assistance; 

18 (D)(i) create and adopt an official, uniform 

19 symbol or device for the Network; and 

20 (ii) issue regulations for the use of the 

21 symbol or device adopted under clause (i); and 

22 (E) conduct research relating to Recon23 struction and the Reconstruction Era. 

24 (3) ELEMENTS.—The Network shall encompass 

25 the following elements: 
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1 (A) All units and programs of the National 

2 Park Service that are determined by the Sec3 retary to relate to the Reconstruction Era. 

4 (B) Other Federal, State, local, and pri5 vately owned properties that the Secretary de6 termines— 

7 (i) relate to the Reconstruction Era; 

8 and 

9 (ii) are included in, or determined by 

10 the Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in, 

11 the National Register of Historic Places. 

12 (C) Other governmental and nongovern13 mental sites, facilities, and programs of an edu14 cational, research, or interpretive nature that 

15 are directly related to the Reconstruction Era. 

16 (4) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND MEMO17 RANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.—To achieve the pur18 poses of this section and to ensure effective coordi19 nation of the Federal and non-Federal elements of 

20 the Network and units and programs of the National 

21 Park Service, the Secretary may enter into coopera22 tive agreements and memoranda of understanding 

23 with, and provide technical assistance to, the heads 

24 of other Federal agencies, States, units of local gov-
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1 ernment, regional governmental bodies, and private 

2 entities. 

3 SEC. 2205. GOLDEN SPIKE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 

4 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

5 (1) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Gold6 en Spike National Historical Park designated by 

7 subsection (b)(1). 

8 (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

9 the program to commemorate and interpret the 

10 Transcontinental Railroad authorized under sub11 section (c). 

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

13 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

14 National Park Service. 

15 (4) TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.—The term 

16 ‘‘Transcontinental Railroad’’ means the approxi17 mately 1,912-mile continuous railroad constructed 

18 between 1863 and 1869 extending from Council 

19 Bluffs, Iowa, to San Francisco, California. 

20 (b) REDESIGNATION.— 

21 (1) REDESIGNATION.—The Golden Spike Na22 tional Historic Site designated April 2, 1957, and 

23 placed under the administration of the National 

24 Park Service under Public Law 89–102 (54 U.S.C. 

25 320101 note; 79 Stat. 426), shall be known and des-
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1 ignated as the ‘‘Golden Spike National Historical 

2 Park’’. 

3 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

4 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

5 the United States to the Golden Spike National His6 toric Site shall be considered to be a reference to the 

7 ‘‘Golden Spike National Historical Park’’. 

8 (c) TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD COMMEMORA9 TION AND PROGRAM.— 

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

11 the Secretary shall establish within the National 

12 Park Service a program to commemorate and inter13 pret the Transcontinental Railroad. 

14 (2) STUDY.—Before establishing the Program, 

15 the Secretary shall conduct a study of alternatives 

16 for commemorating and interpreting the Trans17 continental Railroad that includes— 

18 (A) a historical assessment of the Trans19 continental Railroad; 

20 (B) the identification of— 

21 (i) existing National Park System 

22 land and affiliated areas, land managed by 

23 other Federal agencies, and Federal pro24 grams that may be related to preserving, 
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1 commemorating, and interpreting the 

2 Transcontinental Railroad; 

3 (ii) any properties relating to the 

4 Transcontinental Railroad— 

5 (I) that are designated as, or 

6 could meet the criteria for designation 

7 as, National Historic Landmarks; or 

8 (II) that are included, or eligible 

9 for inclusion, on the National Register 

10 of Historic Places; 

11 (iii) any objects relating to the Trans12 continental Railroad that have educational, 

13 research, or interpretative value; and 

14 (iv) any governmental programs and 

15 nongovernmental programs of an edu16 cational, research, or interpretive nature 

17 relating to the Transcontinental Railroad; 

18 and 

19 (C) recommendations for— 

20 (i) incorporating the resources identi21 fied under subparagraph (B) into the Pro22 gram; and 

23 (ii) other appropriate ways to enhance 

24 historical research, education, interpreta-
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1 tion, and public awareness of the Trans2 continental Railroad. 

3 (3) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 

4 date on which funds are made available to carry out 

5 the study under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 

6 submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of 

7 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

8 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a re9 port containing the findings and recommendations of 

10 the study. 

11 (4) FREIGHT RAILROAD OPERATIONS.—The 

12 Program shall not include any properties that are— 

13 (A) used in active freight railroad oper14 ations (or other ancillary purposes); or 

15 (B) reasonably anticipated to be used for 

16 freight railroad operations in the future. 

17 (5) ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.—In carrying 

18 out the Program under this subsection, the Sec19 retary— 

20 (A) shall produce and disseminate appro21 priate education materials relating to the his22 tory, construction, and legacy of the Trans23 continental Railroad, such as handbooks, maps, 

24 interpretive guides, or electronic information; 
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1 (B) may enter into appropriate cooperative 

2 agreements and memoranda of understanding 

3 and provide technical assistance to the heads of 

4 other Federal agencies, States, units of local 

5 government, regional governmental bodies, and 

6 private entities to further the purposes of the 

7 Program and this section; and 

8 (C) may— 

9 (i) create and adopt an official, uni10 form symbol or device to identify the Pro11 gram; and 

12 (ii) issue guidance for the use of the 

13 symbol or device created and adopted 

14 under clause (i). 

15 (d) PROGRAMMATIC AGREEMENT.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec18 retary shall seek to enter into a programmatic agree19 ment with the Utah State Historic Preservation Of20 ficer to add to the list of undertakings eligible for 

21 streamlined review under section 306108 of title 54, 

22 United States Code, certain uses that would have 

23 limited physical impact to land in the Park. 
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1 (2) DEVELOPMENT AND CONSULTATION.—The 

2 programmatic agreement entered into under para3 graph (1) shall be developed— 

4 (A) in accordance with applicable laws (in5 cluding regulations); and 

6 (B) in consultation with adjacent land7 owners, Indian Tribes, and other interested par8 ties. 

9 (3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 

10 (A) consider any application for uses cov11 ered by the programmatic agreement; and 

12 (B) not later than 60 days after the re13 ceipt of an application described in subpara14 graph (A), approve the application, if the Sec15 retary determines the application is consistent 

16 with— 

17 (i) the programmatic agreement en18 tered into under paragraph (1); and 

19 (ii) applicable laws (including regula20 tions). 

21 (e) INVASIVE SPECIES.—The Secretary shall consult 

22 with, and seek to coordinate with, adjacent landowners to 

23 address the treatment of invasive species adjacent to, and 

24 within the boundaries of, the Park. 
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1 SEC. 2206. WORLD WAR II PACIFIC SITES. 

2 (a) PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL, 

3 HAWAI’I.— 

4 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 (A) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the 

6 map entitled ‘‘Pearl Harbor National Memo7 rial—Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 580/ 

8 140,514, and dated November 2017. 

9 (B) NATIONAL MEMORIAL.—The term 

10 ‘‘National Memorial’’ means the Pearl Harbor 

11 National Memorial established by paragraph 

12 (2)(A)(i). 

13 (2) PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL MEMORIAL.— 

14 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—There is established 

16 the Pearl Harbor National Memorial in the 

17 State of Hawai’i as a unit of the National 

18 Park System. 

19 (ii) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of 

20 the National Memorial shall be the bound21 aries generally depicted on the Map. 

22 (iii) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The 

23 Map shall be on file and available for pub24 lic inspection in appropriate offices of the 

25 National Park Service. 
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1 (B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Na2 tional Memorial are to preserve, interpret, and 

3 commemorate for the benefit of present and fu4 ture generations the history of World War II in 

5 the Pacific from the events leading to the De6 cember 7, 1941, attack on O’ahu, to peace and 

7 reconciliation. 

8 (3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad9 minister the National Memorial in accordance with 

10 this subsection, section 121 of Public Law 111–88 

11 (123 Stat. 2930), and the laws generally applicable 

12 to units of the National Park System including— 

13 (A) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and 

14 sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 

15 102101 of title 54, United States Code; and 

16 (B) chapter 3201 of title 54, United States 

17 Code. 

18 (4) REMOVAL OF PEARL HARBOR NATIONAL

19 MEMORIAL FROM THE WORLD WAR II VALOR IN THE

20 PACIFIC NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

21 (A) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the 

22 World War II Valor in the Pacific National 

23 Monument are revised to exclude from the 

24 monument the land and interests in land identi-
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1 fied as the ‘‘Pearl Harbor National Memorial’’, 

2 as depicted on the Map. 

3 (B) INCORPORATION INTO NATIONAL ME4 MORIAL.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The land and inter6 ests in land excluded from the monument 

7 under subparagraph (A) are incorporated 

8 in and made part of the National Memorial 

9 in accordance with this subsection. 

10 (ii) USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds for 

11 the purposes of the land and interests in 

12 land excluded from the monument under 

13 subparagraph (A) shall be made available 

14 for the purposes of the National Memorial. 

15 (iii) REFERENCES.—Any reference in 

16 a law (other than this section), regulation, 

17 document, record, map, or other paper of 

18 the United States to resources in the State 

19 of Hawai’i included in the World War II 

20 Valor in the Pacific National Monument 

21 shall be considered a reference to the 

22 ‘‘Pearl Harbor National Memorial’’. 

23 (b) TULE LAKE NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALI24 FORNIA.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The areas of the World War 

2 II Valor in the Pacific National Monument located 

3 in the State of California, as established by Presi4 dential Proclamation 8327 (73 Fed. Reg. 75293; 

5 December 10, 2008), are redesignated as the ‘‘Tule 

6 Lake National Monument’’. 

7 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad8 minister the Tule Lake National Monument in ac9 cordance with the provisions of Presidential Procla10 mation 8327 (73 Fed. Reg. 75293; December 10, 

11 2008) applicable to the sites and resources in the 

12 State of California that are subject to that procla13 mation. 

14 (3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law 

15 (other than this section), regulation, document, 

16 record, map, or other paper of the United States to 

17 resources in the State of California included in the 

18 World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monu19 ment shall be considered to be a reference to ‘‘Tule 

20 Lake National Monument’’. 

21 (c) ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WORLD WAR II NATIONAL

22 MONUMENT, ALASKA.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The areas of the World War 

24 II Valor in the Pacific National Monument located 

25 in the State of Alaska, as established by Presidential 
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1 Proclamation 8327 (73 Fed. Reg. 75293; December 

2 10, 2008), are redesignated as the ‘‘Aleutian Islands 

3 World War II National Monument’’. 

4 (2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall ad5 minister the Aleutian Islands World War II National 

6 Monument in accordance with the provisions of 

7 Presidential Proclamation 8327 (73 Fed. Reg. 

8 75293; December 10, 2008) applicable to the sites 

9 and resources in the State of Alaska that are subject 

10 to that proclamation. 

11 (3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law 

12 (other than this section), regulation, document, 

13 record, map, or other paper of the United States to 

14 the sites and resources in the State of Alaska in15 cluded in the World War II Valor in the Pacific Na16 tional Monument shall be considered to be a ref17 erence to the ‘‘Aleutian Islands World War II Na18 tional Monument’’. 

19 (d) HONOULIULI NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, 

20 HAWAI’I.— 

21 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

22 (A) HISTORIC SITE.—The term ‘‘Historic 

23 Site’’ means the Honouliuli National Historic 

24 Site established by paragraph (2)(A)(i). 
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1 (B) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the 

2 map entitled ‘‘Honouliuli National Historic 

3 Site—Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 680/ 

4 139428, and dated June 2017. 

5 (2) HONOULIULI NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE.— 

6 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—There is established 

8 the Honouliuli National Historic Site in 

9 the State of Hawai’i as a unit of the Na10 tional Park System. 

11 (ii) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of 

12 the Historic Site shall be the boundaries 

13 generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (iii) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The 

15 Map shall be on file and available for pub16 lic inspection in appropriate offices of the 

17 National Park Service. 

18 (B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the His19 toric Site are to preserve and interpret for the 

20 benefit of present and future generations the 

21 history associated with the internment and de22 tention of civilians of Japanese and other an23 cestries during World War II in Hawai’i, the 

24 impacts of war and martial law on society in 

25 the Hawaiian Islands, and the co-location and 
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1 diverse experiences of Prisoners of War at the 

2 Honouliuli Internment Camp site. 

3 (3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ad5 minister the Historic Site in accordance with 

6 this subsection and the laws generally applica7 ble to units of the National Park System, in8 cluding— 

9 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

10 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

11 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

12 Code; and 

13 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

14 States Code. 

15 (B) PARTNERSHIPS.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may 

17 enter into agreements with, or acquire 

18 easements from, the owners of property 

19 adjacent to the Historic Site to provide 

20 public access to the Historic Site. 

21 (ii) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary 

22 may enter into cooperative agreements 

23 with governmental and nongovernmental 

24 organizations to provide for interpretation 

25 at the Historic Site. 
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1 (C) SHARED RESOURCES.—To the max2 imum extent practicable, the Secretary may use 

3 the resources of the Pearl Harbor National Me4 morial to administer the Historic Site. 

5 (4) ABOLISHMENT OF HONOULIULI NATIONAL

6 MONUMENT.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—In light of the estab8 lishment of the Honouliuli National Historic 

9 Site, the Honouliuli National Monument is 

10 abolished and the lands and interests therein 

11 are incorporated within and made part of 

12 Honouliuli National Historic Site. Any funds 

13 available for purposes of Honouliuli National 

14 Monument shall be available for purposes of the 

15 Historic Site. 

16 (B) REFERENCES.—Any references in law 

17 (other than in this section), regulation, docu18 ment, record, map or other paper of the United 

19 States to Honouliuli National Monument shall 

20 be considered a reference to Honouliuli Na21 tional Historic Site. 
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1 Subtitle D—New Units of the 

2 National Park System 

3 SEC. 2301. MEDGAR AND MYRLIE EVERS HOME NATIONAL 

4 MONUMENT. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) COLLEGE.—The term ‘‘College’’ means 

7 Tougaloo College, a private educational institution 

8 located in Tougaloo, Mississippi. 

9 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘Historic 

10 District’’ means the Medgar Evers Historic District, 

11 as included on the National Register of Historic 

12 Places, and as generally depicted on the Map. 

13 (3) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en14 titled ‘‘Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National 

15 Monument’’, numbered 515/142561, and dated Sep16 tember 2018. 

17 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

18 means the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National 

19 Monument established by subsection (b). 

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

21 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

22 National Park Service. 

23 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

25 there is established the Medgar and Myrlie Evers 
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1 Home National Monument in the State of Mis2 sissippi as a unit of the National Park System to 

3 preserve, protect, and interpret for the benefit of 

4 present and future generations resources associated 

5 with the pivotal roles of Medgar and Myrlie Evers 

6 in the American Civil Rights Movement. 

7 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

8 The Monument shall not be established until the 

9 date on which the Secretary determines that a suffi10 cient quantity of land or interests in land has been 

11 acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. 

12 (c) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

13 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

14 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

15 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of16 fices of the National Park Service. 

17 (e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

18 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

19 the boundary of the Monument by— 

20 (1) donation; 

21 (2) purchase from a willing seller with donated 

22 or appropriated funds; or 

23 (3) exchange. 

24 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

3 (A) this section; and 

4 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

5 of the National Park System, including— 

6 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

7 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

8 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

9 Code; and 

10 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

11 States Code. 

12 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

14 after the date on which funds are first made 

15 available to the Secretary for this purpose, the 

16 Secretary shall prepare a general management 

17 plan for the Monument in accordance with sec18 tion 100502 of title 54, United States Code. 

19 (B) SUBMISSION.—On completion of the 

20 general management plan under subparagraph 

21 (A), the Secretary shall submit it to the Com22 mittee on Natural Resources of the House of 

23 Representatives and the Committee on Energy 

24 and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

25 (g) AGREEMENTS.— 
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1 (1) MONUMENT.—The Secretary— 

2 (A) shall seek to enter into an agreement 

3 with the College to provide interpretive and 

4 educational services relating to the Monument; 

5 and 

6 (B) may enter into agreements with the 

7 College and other entities for the purposes of 

8 carrying out this section. 

9 (2) HISTORIC DISTRICT.—The Secretary may 

10 enter into agreements with the owner of a nationally 

11 significant property within the Historic District, to 

12 identify, mark, interpret, and provide technical as13 sistance with respect to the preservation and inter14 pretation of the property. 

15 SEC. 2302. MILL SPRINGS BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL MONU16 MENT. 

17 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en19 titled ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, 

20 Nancy, Kentucky’’, numbered 297/145513, and 

21 dated June 2018. 

22 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

23 means the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu24 ment established by subsection (b)(1). 
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1 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

3 National Park Service. 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

6 there is established as a unit of the National Park 

7 System, the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monu8 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

9 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

10 generations— 

11 (A) the nationally significant historic re12 sources of the Mill Springs Battlefield; and 

13 (B) the role of the Mill Springs Battlefield 

14 in the Civil War. 

15 (2) DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY.— 

16 The Monument shall not be established until the 

17 date on which the Secretary determines that a suffi18 cient quantity of land or interests in land has been 

19 acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. 

20 (3) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days after the 

21 date on which the Secretary makes a determination 

22 under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall publish in 

23 the Federal Register notice of the establishment of 

24 the Monument. 
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1 (4) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of the Monu2 ment shall be as generally depicted on the Map. 

3 (5) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be 

4 on file and available for public inspection in the ap5 propriate offices of the National Park Service. 

6 (6) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 

7 may only acquire land or an interest in land located 

8 within the boundary of the Monument by— 

9 (A) donation; 

10 (B) purchase from a willing seller with do11 nated or appropriated funds; or 

12 (C) exchange. 

13 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin15 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

16 (A) this section; and 

17 (B) the laws generally applicable to units 

18 of the National Park System, including— 

19 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

20 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

21 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

22 Code; and 

23 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

24 States Code. 

25 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

2 after the date on which funds are first made 

3 available to prepare a general management plan 

4 for the Monument, the Secretary shall prepare 

5 the general management plan in accordance 

6 with section 100502 of title 54, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com9 pletion of the general management plan, the 

10 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

11 Natural Resources of the House of Representa12 tives and the Committee on Energy and Nat13 ural Resources of the Senate the general man14 agement plan. 

15 (d) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION.—Nothing in 

16 this section affects the land use rights of private property 

17 owners within or adjacent to the Monument. 

18 (e) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section cre20 ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

21 Monument. 

22 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE NATIONAL MONU23 MENT.—The fact that an activity or use on land out24 side the Monument can be seen or heard within the 
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1 Monument shall not preclude the activity or use out2 side the boundary of the Monument. 

3 SEC. 2303. CAMP NELSON HERITAGE NATIONAL MONU4 MENT. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en7 titled ‘‘Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument 

8 Nicholasville, Kentucky’’, numbered 532/144,148, 

9 and dated April 2018. 

10 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

11 means the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu12 ment established by subsection (b)(1). 

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

14 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

15 National Park Service. 

16 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

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

18 there is established, as a unit of the National Park 

19 System, the Camp Nelson Heritage National Monu20 ment in the State of Kentucky, to preserve, protect, 

21 and interpret for the benefit of present and future 

22 generations, the nationally significant historic re23 sources of Camp Nelson and the role of Camp Nel24 son in the American Civil War, Reconstruction, and 

25 African American history and civil rights. 
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1 (2) CONDITIONS.—The Monument shall not be 

2 established until after the Secretary— 

3 (A) has entered into a written agreement 

4 with the owner of any private or non-Federal 

5 land within the boundary of the Monument, as 

6 depicted on the Map, providing that the prop7 erty shall be donated to the United States for 

8 inclusion in the Monument, to be managed con9 sistently with the purposes of the Monument; 

10 and 

11 (B) has determined that sufficient land or 

12 interests in land have been acquired within the 

13 boundary of the Monument to constitute a man14 ageable unit. 

15 (c) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Monument 

16 shall be the boundaries generally depicted on the Map. 

17 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

18 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of19 fices of the National Park Service. 

20 (e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may 

21 only acquire any land or interest in land located within 

22 the boundary of the Monument by donation, purchase with 

23 donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. 

24 (f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin2 ister the Monument in accordance with— 

3 (A) this section; 

4 (B) Presidential Proclamation 9811 (83 

5 Fed. Reg. 54845 (October 31, 2018)); and 

6 (C) the laws generally applicable to units 

7 of the National Park System, including— 

8 (i) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, 

9 and sections 100751(a), 100752, 100753, 

10 and 102101 of title 54, United States 

11 Code; and 

12 (ii) chapter 3201 of title 54, United 

13 States Code. 

14 (2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

16 after the date on which funds are first made 

17 available to the Secretary for the preparation of 

18 a general management plan for the Monument, 

19 the Secretary shall prepare a general manage20 ment plan for the Monument in accordance 

21 with section 100502 of title 54, United States 

22 Code. 

23 (B) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On com24 pletion of the general management plan, the 

25 Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En-
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1 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 

2 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

3 House of Representatives the general manage4 ment plan. 

5 (g) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section cre7 ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

8 Monument. 

9 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE NATIONAL MONU10 MENT.—The fact that an activity or use on land out11 side the Monument can be seen or heard within the 

12 Monument shall not preclude the activity or use out13 side the boundary of the Monument. 

14 (h) CONFLICTS.—If there is conflict between this sec15 tion and Proclamation 9811 (83 Fed. Reg. 54845; Octo16 ber 31, 2018), this section shall control. 

17 Subtitle E—National Park System 

18 Management 

19 SEC. 2401. DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE NAT20 URAL GAS PIPELINE. 

21 (a) PERMIT.—Section 3(b)(1) of the Denali National 

22 Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113–33; 127 Stat. 

23 516) is amended by striking ‘‘within, along, or near the 

24 approximately 7-mile segment of the George Parks High25 way that runs through the Park’’. 
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1 (b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Section 3(c)(1) of the 

2 Denali National Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113– 

3 33; 127 Stat. 516) is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and’’ 

5 after the semicolon; 

6 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

7 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub8 paragraph (B). 

9 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 3 of the Denali Na10 tional Park Improvement Act (Public Law 113–33; 127 

11 Stat. 515) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(d) APPLICABLE LAW.—A high pressure gas trans13 mission pipeline (including appurtenances) in a nonwilder14 ness area within the boundary of the Park, shall not be 

15 subject to title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands 

16 Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.).’’. 

17 SEC. 2402. HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVER18 SITIES HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM 

19 REAUTHORIZED. 

20 Section 507(d)(2) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 

21 Lands Management Act of 1996 (54 U.S.C. 302101 note) 

22 is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 

23 ‘‘and each of fiscal years 2019 through 2025.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2402A. JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RE2 SOURCES SYSTEM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(b) of the Strengthening 

4 Coastal Communities Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–358) 

5 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(36) The map entitled ‘Cape San Blas Unit 

7 P30/P30P (1 of 2)’ and dated December 19, 2018, 

8 with respect to Unit P30 and Unit P30P. 

9 ‘‘(37) The map entitled ‘Cape San Blas Unit 

10 P30/P30P (2 of 2)’ and dated December 19, 2018, 

11 with respect to Unit P30 and Unit P30P.’’. 

12 (b) EFFECT.—Section 7003 shall have no force or ef13 fect. 

14 SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZING COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 

15 AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE DISTRICT OF 

16 COLUMBIA AND THE SECRETARY OF THE IN17 TERIOR. 

18 The Secretary may enter into a cooperative manage19 ment agreement with the District of Columbia in accord20 ance with section 101703 of title 54, United States Code. 

21 SEC. 2404. FEES FOR MEDICAL SERVICES. 

22 (a) FEES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary may estab23 lish and collect fees for medical services provided to per24 sons in units of the National Park System or for medical 

25 services provided by National Park Service personnel out26 side units of the National Park System. 
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1 (b) NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL SERVICES FUND.— 

2 There is established in the Treasury a fund, to be known 

3 as the ‘‘National Park Medical Services Fund’’ (referred 

4 to in this section as the ‘‘Fund’’). The Fund shall consist 

5 of— 

6 (1) donations to the Fund; and 

7 (2) fees collected under subsection (a). 

8 (c) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—All amounts depos9 ited into the Fund shall be available to the Secretary, to 

10 the extent provided in advance by Acts of appropriation, 

11 for the following in units of the National Park System: 

12 (1) Services listed in subsection (a). 

13 (2) Preparing needs assessments or other pro14 grammatic analyses for medical facilities, equipment, 

15 vehicles, and other needs and costs of providing serv16 ices listed in subsection (a). 

17 (3) Developing management plans for medical 

18 facilities, equipment, vehicles, and other needs and 

19 costs of services listed in subsection (a). 

20 (4) Training related to providing services listed 

21 in subsection (a). 

22 (5) Obtaining or improving medical facilities, 

23 equipment, vehicles, and other needs and costs of 

24 providing services listed in subsection (a). 
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1 SEC. 2405. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EASEMENTS AND 

2 RIGHTS-OF-WAY OVER FEDERAL LANDS 

3 WITHIN GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION 

4 AREA. 

5 Section 3 of Public Law 92–592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc– 

6 2) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(j) AUTHORITY TO GRANT EASEMENTS AND

8 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte10 rior may grant, to any State or local government, an 

11 easement or right-of-way over Federal lands within 

12 Gateway National Recreation Area for construction, 

13 operation, and maintenance of projects for control 

14 and prevention of flooding and shoreline erosion. 

15 ‘‘(2) CHARGES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF

16 COSTS.—The Secretary may grant such an easement 

17 or right-of-way without charge for the value of the 

18 right so conveyed, except for reimbursement of costs 

19 incurred by the United States for processing the ap20 plication therefore and managing such right. 

21 Amounts received as such reimbursement shall be 

22 credited to the relevant appropriation account.’’. 

23 SEC. 2406. ADAMS MEMORIAL COMMISSION. 

24 (a) COMMISSION.—There is established a commission 

25 to be known as the ‘‘Adams Memorial Commission’’ (re26 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) for the pur-
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1 pose of establishing a permanent memorial to honor John 

2 Adams and his legacy as authorized by Public Law 107– 

3 62 (115 Stat. 411), located in the city of Washington, Dis4 trict of Columbia, including sites authorized by Public 

5 Law 107–315 (116 Stat. 2763). 

6 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be com7 posed of— 

8 (1) 4 persons appointed by the President, not 

9 more than 2 of whom may be members of the same 

10 political party; 

11 (2) 4 Members of the Senate appointed by the 

12 President pro tempore of the Senate in consultation 

13 with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of 

14 the Senate, of which not more than 2 appointees 

15 may be members of the same political party; and 

16 (3) 4 Members of the House of Representatives 

17 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Rep18 resentatives in consultation with the Majority Lead19 er and Minority Leader of the House of Representa20 tives, of which not more than 2 appointees may be 

21 members of the same political party. 

22 (c) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The members of the 

23 Commission shall select a Chair and Vice Chair of the 

24 Commission. The Chair and Vice Chair shall not be mem25 bers of the same political party. 
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1 (d) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commission 

2 shall not affect its powers if a quorum is present, but shall 

3 be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 

4 (e) MEETINGS.— 

5 (1) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 45 days 

6 after the date on which a majority of the members 

7 of the Commission have been appointed, the Com8 mission shall hold its first meeting. 

9 (2) SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS.—The Commission 

10 shall meet at the call of the Chair. 

11 (f) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 

12 Commission shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number 

13 of members may hold hearings. 

14 (g) NO COMPENSATION.—A member of the Commis15 sion shall serve without compensation, but may be reim16 bursed for expenses incurred in carrying out the duties 

17 of the Commission. 

18 (h) DUTIES.—The Commission shall consider and 

19 formulate plans for a permanent memorial to honor John 

20 Adams and his legacy, including the nature, location, de21 sign, and construction of the memorial. 

22 (i) POWERS.—The Commission may— 

23 (1) make such expenditures for services and 

24 materials for the purpose of carrying out this section 
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1 as the Commission considers advisable from funds 

2 appropriated or received as gifts for that purpose; 

3 (2) accept gifts, including funds from the 

4 Adams Memorial Foundation, to be used in carrying 

5 out this section or to be used in connection with the 

6 construction or other expenses of the memorial; and 

7 (3) hold hearings, enter into contracts for per8 sonal services and otherwise, and do such other 

9 things as are necessary to carry out this section. 

10 (j) REPORTS.—The Commission shall— 

11 (1) report the plans required by subsection (h), 

12 together with recommendations, to the President 

13 and the Congress at the earliest practicable date; 

14 and 

15 (2) in the interim, make annual reports on its 

16 progress to the President and the Congress. 

17 (k) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—The Federal 

18 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 

19 to the Commission. 

20 (l) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 

21 on December 2, 2025. 

22 (m) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 107–62.— 

23 (1) REFERENCES TO COMMISSION.—Public Law 

24 107–62 (115 Stat. 411) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘Adams Memorial Foundation’’ each place it occurs 

2 and inserting ‘‘Adams Memorial Commission’’. 

3 (2) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.—Section 

4 1(c) of Public Law 107–62 (115 Stat. 411; 124 

5 Stat. 1192; 127 Stat. 3880) is amended by striking 

6 ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 

7 SEC. 2407. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO REFERENCES TO 

8 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS NET9 WORK. 

10 (a) CHAPTER AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 3084 of title 

11 54, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘U.S. 

12 Civil Rights Network’’ each place it appears and inserting 

13 ‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’ (using identical 

14 font as used in the text being replaced). 

15 (b) AMENDMENTS TO LIST OF ITEMS.—The list of 

16 items of title 54, United States Code, is amended by strik17 ing ‘‘U.S. Civil Rights Network’’ each place it appears and 

18 inserting ‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’ (using 

19 identical font as used in the text being replaced). 

20 (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law (other 

21 than in this section), regulation, document, record, map, 

22 or other paper of the United States to the ‘‘U.S. Civil 

23 Rights Network’’ shall be considered to be a reference to 

24 the ‘‘African American Civil Rights Network’’. 
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1 SEC. 2408. TRANSFER OF THE JAMES J. HOWARD MARINE 

2 SCIENCES LABORATORY. 

3 Section 7 of Public Law 100–515 (16 U.S.C. 1244 

4 note) is amended by striking subsection (b) and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(b) TRANSFER FROM THE STATE TO THE NA7 TIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of law, or the provisions of the August 13, 

10 1991, Ground Lease Agreement (‘Lease’) between 

11 the Department of the Interior and the State of New 

12 Jersey (‘State’), upon notice to the National Park 

13 Service, the State may transfer without consider14 ation, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

15 Administration may accept, all State improvements 

16 within the land assignment and right of way, includ17 ing the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Labora18 tory (‘Laboratory’), two parking lots, and the sea19 water supply and backflow pipes as generally de20 picted on the map entitled ‘Gateway National Recre21 ation Area, James J. Howard Marine Science Lab22 oratory Land Assignment’, numbered 646/142,581A, 

23 and dated April 2018 (‘Map’) and any related State 

24 personal property. 

25 ‘‘(2) LEASE AMENDMENT.—Upon the transfer 

26 authorized in paragraph (1), the Lease shall be 
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1 amended to exclude any obligations of the State and 

2 the Department of the Interior related to the Lab3 oratory and associated property and improvements 

4 transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmos5 pheric Administration. However, all obligations of 

6 the State to rehabilitate Building 74 and modify 

7 landscaping on the surrounding property as depicted 

8 on the Map, under the Lease and pursuant to sub9 section (a), shall remain in full force and effect. 

10 ‘‘(3) USE BY THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND AT11 MOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—Upon the transfer 

12 authorized in paragraph (1), the Administrator of 

13 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra14 tion is authorized to use the land generally depicted 

15 on the Map as a land assignment and right of way 

16 and associated land and appurtenances for continued 

17 use of the Laboratory, including providing mainte18 nance and repair, and access to the Laboratory, the 

19 parking lots and the seawater supply and back flow 

20 pipes, without consideration, except for reimburse21 ment to the National Park Service of agreed upon 

22 reasonable actual costs of subsequently provided 

23 goods and services. 

24 ‘‘(4) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NATIONAL

25 PARK SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND
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1 ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.—Upon the transfer 

2 authorized in paragraph (1), the Director of the Na3 tional Park Service and the Administrator of the 

4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

5 shall enter into an agreement addressing responsibil6 ities pertaining to the use of the land assignment 

7 within the Sandy Hook Unit of the Gateway Na8 tional Recreation Area as authorized in paragraph 

9 (3). The agreement shall prohibit any new construc10 tion on this land, permanent or nonpermanent, or 

11 significant alteration to the exterior of the Labora12 tory, without National Park Service approval. 

13 ‘‘(5) RESTORATION.— 

14 ‘‘(A) Notwithstanding any provision of the 

15 Lease to the contrary, if the State does not 

16 transfer the improvements as authorized in 

17 paragraph (1), and these improvements are not 

18 used as or in support of a marine science lab19 oratory, the State shall demolish and remove 

20 the improvements and restore the land in ac21 cordance with the standards set forth by the 

22 National Park Service, free of unacceptable en23 cumbrances and in compliance with all applica24 ble laws and regulations regarding known con25 taminants. 
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1 ‘‘(B) If the National Oceanic and Atmos2 pheric Administration accepts the improvements 

3 as authorized in paragraph (1) and these im4 provements are not used as or in support of a 

5 marine science laboratory, the National Oceanic 

6 and Atmospheric Administration shall be re7 sponsible for demolishing and removing these 

8 improvements and restoring the land, in accord9 ance with the standards set forth by the Na10 tional Park Service, free of unacceptable en11 cumbrances and in compliance with all applica12 ble laws and regulations regarding known con13 taminants.’’. 

14 SEC. 2409. BOWS IN PARKS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1049 of title 54, United 

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘§ 104908. Bows in parks 

19 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF NOT READY FOR IMMEDIATE

20 USE.—The term ‘not ready for immediate use’ means— 

21 ‘‘(1) a bow or crossbow, the arrows of which are 

22 secured or stowed in a quiver or other arrow trans23 port case; and 

24 ‘‘(2) with respect to a crossbow, uncocked. 
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1 ‘‘(b) VEHICULAR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZED.— 

2 The Director shall not promulgate or enforce any regula3 tion that prohibits an individual from transporting bows 

4 and crossbows that are not ready for immediate use across 

5 any System unit in the vehicle of the individual if— 

6 ‘‘(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited 

7 by law from possessing the bows and crossbows; 

8 ‘‘(2) the bows or crossbows that are not ready 

9 for immediate use remain inside the vehicle of the 

10 individual throughout the period during which the 

11 bows or crossbows are transported across System 

12 land; and 

13 ‘‘(3) the possession of the bows and crossbows 

14 is in compliance with the law of the State in which 

15 the System unit is located.’’. 

16 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

17 for chapter 1049 of title 54, United States Code, is 

18 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

19 104907 the following: 

‘‘104908. Bows in parks.’’. 

20 SEC. 2410. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN PARKS. 

21 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1049 of title 54, United 

22 States Code (as amended by section 2409(a)), is amended 

23 by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘§ 104909. Wildlife management in parks 

2 ‘‘(a) USE OF QUALIFIED VOLUNTEERS.—If the Sec3 retary determines it is necessary to reduce the size of a 

4 wildlife population on System land in accordance with ap5 plicable law (including regulations), the Secretary may use 

6 qualified volunteers to assist in carrying out wildlife man7 agement on System land. 

8 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED VOLUN9 TEERS.—Qualified volunteers providing assistance under 

10 subsection (a) shall be subject to— 

11 ‘‘(1) any training requirements or qualifications 

12 established by the Secretary; and 

13 ‘‘(2) any other terms and conditions that the 

14 Secretary may require. 

15 ‘‘(c) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may authorize the 

16 donation and distribution of meat from wildlife manage17 ment activities carried out under this section, including 

18 the donation and distribution to Indian Tribes, qualified 

19 volunteers, food banks, and other organizations that work 

20 to address hunger, in accordance with applicable health 

21 guidelines and such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

22 may require.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 for chapter 1049 of title 54 (as amended by section 
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1 2409(b)), United States Code, is amended by inserting 

2 after the item relating to section 104908 the following: 

‘‘104909. Wildlife management in parks.’’. 

3 SEC. 2411. POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY REVERSIONARY IN4 TEREST. 

5 Section 2 of Public Law 101–191 (103 Stat. 1697) 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(g) CONVEYANCE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines 

9 that it is no longer in the public interest to operate 

10 and maintain the center, subject to paragraph (2), 

11 the Secretary may enter into 1 or more agree12 ments— 

13 ‘‘(A) to convey the reversionary interest 

14 held by the United States and described in the 

15 quitclaim deed dated April 13, 1998, instru16 ment number 19170, and as recorded in book 

17 98, page 55015, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa 

18 (referred to in this subsection as the ‘deed’); 

19 and 

20 ‘‘(B) to extinguish the requirement in the 

21 deed that alterations to structures on the prop22 erty may not be made without the authorization 

23 of the Secretary. 

24 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—A reversionary interest 

25 may be conveyed under paragraph (1)(A)— 
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1 ‘‘(A) without consideration, if the land 

2 subject to the reversionary interest is required 

3 to be used in perpetuity for public recreational, 

4 educational, or similar purposes; or 

5 ‘‘(B) for consideration in an amount equal 

6 to the fair market value of the reversionary in7 terest, as determined based on an appraisal 

8 that is conducted in accordance with— 

9 ‘‘(i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards 

10 for Federal Land Acquisitions; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) the Uniform Standards of Pro12 fessional Appraisal Practice. 

13 ‘‘(3) EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS.—The Sec14 retary shall execute appropriate instruments to carry 

15 out an agreement entered into under paragraph (1). 

16 ‘‘(4) EFFECT ON PRIOR AGREEMENT.—Effec17 tive on the date on which the Secretary has executed 

18 instruments under paragraph (3) and all Federal in19 terests in the land and properties acquired under 

20 this Act have been conveyed, the agreement between 

21 the National Park Service and the State Historical 

22 Society of Iowa, dated July 21, 1995, and entered 

23 into under subsection (d), shall have no force or ef24 fect.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2412. DESIGNATION OF DEAN STONE BRIDGE. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—The bridge located in Blount 

3 County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly 

4 known as ‘‘Bridge 2’’) shall be known and designated as 

5 the ‘‘Dean Stone Bridge’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg7 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

8 States to the bridge referred to in subsection (a) shall be 

9 deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Dean Stone Bridge’’. 

10 Subtitle F—National Trails and 

11 Related Matters 

12 SEC. 2501. NORTH COUNTRY SCENIC TRAIL ROUTE ADJUST13 MENT. 

14 Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 

15 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence— 

16 (1) by striking ‘‘thirty two hundred miles, ex17 tending from eastern New York State’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘4,600 miles, extending from the Appalachian Trail 

19 in Vermont’’; and 

20 (2) by striking ‘‘Proposed North Country Trail’’ 

21 and all that follows through ‘‘June 1975.’’ and in22 serting ‘‘ ‘North Country National Scenic Trail, Au23 thorized Route’, dated February 2014, and num24 bered 649/116870.’’. 
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1 SEC. 2502. EXTENSION OF LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL 

2 HISTORIC TRAIL. 

3 (a) EXTENSION.—Section 5(a)(6) of the National 

4 Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(6)) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking ‘‘three thousand seven hundred’’ 

6 and inserting ‘‘4,900’’; 

7 (2) by striking ‘‘Wood River, Illinois,’’ and in8 serting ‘‘the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Pennsyl9 vania,’’; and 

10 (3) by striking ‘‘maps identified as, ‘Vicinity 

11 Map, Lewis and Clark Trail’ study report dated 

12 April 1977.’’ and inserting ‘‘the map entitled ‘Lewis 

13 and Clark National Historic Trail Authorized Trail 

14 Including Proposed Eastern Legacy Extension’, 

15 dated April 2018, and numbered 648/143721.’’. 

16 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

17 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 60 days 

18 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

19 SEC. 2503. AMERICAN DISCOVERY TRAIL SIGNAGE. 

20 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

21 (1) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec22 retary concerned’’ means— 

23 (A) the Secretary, with respect to Federal 

24 land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; or 
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1 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re2 spect to Federal land under the jurisdiction of 

3 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

4 (2) TRAIL.—The term ‘‘Trail’’ means the trail 

5 known as the ‘‘American Discovery Trail’’, which 

6 consists of approximately 6,800 miles of trails ex7 tending from Cape Henlopen State Park in Dela8 ware to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, 

9 as generally described in volume 2 of the National 

10 Park Service feasibility study dated June 1995. 

11 (b) SIGNAGE AUTHORIZED.—As soon as practicable 

12 after the date on which signage acceptable to the Sec13 retary concerned is donated to the United States for place14 ment on Federal land at points along the Trail, the Sec15 retary concerned shall place the signage on the Federal 

16 land. 

17 (c) NO FEDERAL FUNDS.—No Federal funds may be 

18 used to acquire signage authorized for placement under 

19 subsection (b). 

20 SEC. 2504. PIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL STUDY. 

21 Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act (16 

22 U.S.C. 1244(c)) is amended by adding at the end the fol23 lowing: 

24 ‘‘(46) PIKE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.—The 

25 Pike National Historic Trail, a series of routes ex-
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1 tending approximately 3,664 miles, which follows the 

2 route taken by Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike during 

3 the 1806–1807 Pike expedition that began in Fort 

4 Bellefontaine, Missouri, extended through portions 

5 of the States of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New 

6 Mexico, and Texas, and ended in Natchitoches, Lou7 isiana.’’. 

8 TITLE III—CONSERVATION 

9 AUTHORIZATIONS 

10 SEC. 3001. REAUTHORIZATION OF LAND AND WATER CON11 SERVATION FUND. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 200302 of title 54, United 

13 States Code, is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding 

15 paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘During the period end16 ing September 30, 2018, there’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘There’’; and 

18 (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘through 

19 September 30, 2018’’. 

20 (b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 200304 of title 

21 54, United States Code, is amended— 

22 (1) by striking the second sentence; 

23 (2) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting the fol24 lowing: 

25 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Of the total amount 

3 made available to the Fund through appropriations or de4 posited in the Fund under section 105(a)(2)(B) of the 

5 Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 

6 1331 note; Public Law 109–432)— 

7 ‘‘(1) not less than 40 percent shall be used for 

8 Federal purposes; and 

9 ‘‘(2) not less than 40 percent shall be used to 

10 provide financial assistance to States.’’. 

11 (c) PARITY FOR TERRITORIES AND THE DISTRICT OF

12 COLUMBIA.—Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States 

13 Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 

14 (d) RECREATIONAL PUBLIC ACCESS.—Section 

15 200306 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 

16 adding at the end the following: 

17 ‘‘(c) RECREATIONAL PUBLIC ACCESS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 

19 available for expenditure in any fiscal year under 

20 section 200303, there shall be made available for 

21 recreational public access projects identified on the 

22 priority list developed under paragraph (2) not less 

23 than the greater of— 

24 ‘‘(A) an amount equal to 3 percent of 

25 those amounts; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) $15,000,000. 

2 ‘‘(2) PRIORITY LIST.—The Secretary and the 

3 Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the 

4 head of each affected Federal agency, shall annually 

5 develop a priority list for projects that, through ac6 quisition of land (or an interest in land), secure rec7 reational public access to Federal land under the ju8 risdiction of the applicable Secretary for hunting, 

9 fishing, recreational shooting, or other outdoor rec10 reational purposes.’’. 

11 (e) ACQUISITION CONSIDERATIONS.—Section 200306 

12 of title 54, United States Code (as amended by subsection 

13 (d)), is amended by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(d) ACQUISITION CONSIDERATIONS.—In deter15 mining whether to acquire land (or an interest in land) 

16 under this section, the Secretary and the Secretary of Ag17 riculture shall take into account— 

18 ‘‘(1) the significance of the acquisition; 

19 ‘‘(2) the urgency of the acquisition; 

20 ‘‘(3) management efficiencies; 

21 ‘‘(4) management cost savings; 

22 ‘‘(5) geographic distribution; 

23 ‘‘(6) threats to the integrity of the land; and 

24 ‘‘(7) the recreational value of the land.’’. 
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1 SEC. 3002. CONSERVATION INCENTIVES LANDOWNER EDU2 CATION PROGRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 

5 a conservation incentives landowner education program 

6 (referred to in this section as the ‘‘program’’). 

7 (b) PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.—The program shall pro8 vide information on Federal conservation programs avail9 able to landowners interested in undertaking conservation 

10 actions on the land of the landowners, including options 

11 under each conservation program available to achieve the 

12 conservation goals of the program, such as— 

13 (1) fee title land acquisition; 

14 (2) donation; and 

15 (3) perpetual and term conservation easements 

16 or agreements. 

17 (c) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

18 the information provided under the program is made avail19 able to— 

20 (1) interested landowners; and 

21 (2) the public. 

22 (d) NOTIFICATION.—In any case in which the Sec23 retary contacts a landowner directly about participation 

24 in a Federal conservation program, the Secretary shall, 

25 in writing— 

26 (1) notify the landowner of the program; and 
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1 (2) make available information on the conserva2 tion program options that may be available to the 

3 landowner. 

4 TITLE IV—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS 

5 AND RELATED MATTERS 

6 Subtitle A—National Policy 

7 SEC. 4001. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF NATIONAL 

8 POLICY. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Congress declares that it is the 

10 policy of the United States that Federal departments and 

11 agencies, in accordance with the missions of the depart12 ments and agencies, Executive Orders 12962 and 13443 

13 (60 Fed. Reg. 30769 (June 7, 1995); 72 Fed. Reg. 46537 

14 (August 16, 2007)), and applicable law, shall— 

15 (1) facilitate the expansion and enhancement of 

16 hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting opportu17 nities on Federal land, in consultation with the 

18 Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Coun19 cil, the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership 

20 Council, State and Tribal fish and wildlife agencies, 

21 and the public; 

22 (2) conserve and enhance aquatic systems and 

23 the management of game species and the habitat of 

24 those species on Federal land, including through 

25 hunting and fishing, in a manner that respects— 
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1 (A) State management authority over wild2 life resources; and 

3 (B) private property rights; and 

4 (3) consider hunting, fishing, and recreational 

5 shooting opportunities as part of all Federal plans 

6 for land, resource, and travel management. 

7 (b) EXCLUSION.—In this title, the term ‘‘fishing’’ 

8 does not include commercial fishing in which fish are har9 vested, either in whole or in part, that are intended to 

10 enter commerce through sale. 

11 Subtitle B—Sportsmen’s Access to 

12 Federal Land 

13 SEC. 4101. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this subtitle: 

15 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

16 means— 

17 (A) any land in the National Forest Sys18 tem (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest 

19 and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 

20 Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a))) that is ad21 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture, act22 ing through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

23 and 

24 (B) public lands (as defined in section 103 

25 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
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1 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)), the surface of 

2 which is administered by the Secretary, acting 

3 through the Director of the Bureau of Land 

4 Management. 

5 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec6 retary concerned’’ means— 

7 (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re8 spect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); 

9 and 

10 (B) the Secretary, with respect to land de11 scribed in paragraph (1)(B). 

12 SEC. 4102. FEDERAL LAND OPEN TO HUNTING, FISHING, 

13 AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), Federal 

15 land shall be open to hunting, fishing, and recreational 

16 shooting, in accordance with applicable law, unless the 

17 Secretary concerned closes an area in accordance with sec18 tion 4103. 

19 (b) EFFECT OF PART.—Nothing in this subtitle 

20 opens to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting any 

21 land that is not open to those activities as of the date 

22 of enactment of this Act. 

23 SEC. 4103. CLOSURE OF FEDERAL LAND TO HUNTING, FISH24 ING, AND RECREATIONAL SHOOTING. 

25 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2) 

2 and in accordance with section 302(b) of the Federal 

3 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

4 U.S.C. 1732(b)), the Secretary concerned may des5 ignate any area on Federal land in which, and estab6 lish any period during which, for reasons of public 

7 safety, administration, or compliance with applicable 

8 laws, no hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting 

9 shall be permitted. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENT.—In making a designation 

11 under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall 

12 designate the smallest area for the least amount of 

13 time that is required for public safety, administra14 tion, or compliance with applicable laws. 

15 (b) CLOSURE PROCEDURES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except in an emergency, be17 fore permanently or temporarily closing any Federal 

18 land to hunting, fishing, or recreational shooting, 

19 the Secretary concerned shall— 

20 (A) consult with State fish and wildlife 

21 agencies; and 

22 (B) provide public notice and opportunity 

23 for comment under paragraph (2). 

24 (2) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Public notice and com2 ment shall include— 

3 (i) a notice of intent— 

4 (I) published in advance of the 

5 public comment period for the clo6 sure— 

7 (aa) in the Federal Register; 

8 (bb) on the website of the 

9 applicable Federal agency; 

10 (cc) on the website of the 

11 Federal land unit, if available; 

12 and 

13 (dd) in at least 1 local news14 paper; 

15 (II) made available in advance of 

16 the public comment period to local of17 fices, chapters, and affiliate organiza18 tions in the vicinity of the closure that 

19 are signatories to the memorandum of 

20 understanding entitled ‘‘Federal 

21 Lands Hunting, Fishing, and Shoot22 ing Sports Roundtable Memorandum 

23 of Understanding’’; and 

24 (III) that describes— 
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1 (aa) the proposed closure; 

2 and 

3 (bb) the justification for the 

4 proposed closure, including an 

5 explanation of the reasons and 

6 necessity for the decision to close 

7 the area to hunting, fishing, or 

8 recreational shooting; and 

9 (ii) an opportunity for public comment 

10 for a period of— 

11 (I) not less than 60 days for a 

12 permanent closure; or 

13 (II) not less than 30 days for a 

14 temporary closure. 

15 (B) FINAL DECISION.—In a final decision 

16 to permanently or temporarily close an area to 

17 hunting, fishing, or recreation shooting, the 

18 Secretary concerned shall— 

19 (i) respond in a reasoned manner to 

20 the comments received; 

21 (ii) explain how the Secretary con22 cerned resolved any significant issues 

23 raised by the comments; and 

24 (iii) show how the resolution led to 

25 the closure. 
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1 (c) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—A temporary closure under 

3 this section may not exceed a period of 180 days. 

4 (2) RENEWAL.—Except in an emergency, a 

5 temporary closure for the same area of land closed 

6 to the same activities— 

7 (A) may not be renewed more than 3 times 

8 after the first temporary closure; and 

9 (B) must be subject to a separate notice 

10 and comment procedure in accordance with sub11 section (b)(2). 

12 (3) EFFECT OF TEMPORARY CLOSURE.—Any 

13 Federal land that is temporarily closed to hunting, 

14 fishing, or recreational shooting under this section 

15 shall not become permanently closed to that activity 

16 without a separate public notice and opportunity to 

17 comment in accordance with subsection (b)(2). 

18 (d) REPORTING.—On an annual basis, the Secre19 taries concerned shall— 

20 (1) publish on a public website a list of all 

21 areas of Federal land temporarily or permanently 

22 subject to a closure under this section; and 

23 (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and 

24 Natural Resources and the Committee on Agri25 culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 
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1 the Committee on Natural Resources and the Com2 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa3 tives a report that identifies— 

4 (A) a list of each area of Federal land tem5 porarily or permanently subject to a closure; 

6 (B) the acreage of each closure; and 

7 (C) a survey of— 

8 (i) the aggregate areas and acreage 

9 closed under this section in each State; 

10 and 

11 (ii) the percentage of Federal land in 

12 each State closed under this section with 

13 respect to hunting, fishing, and rec14 reational shooting. 

15 (e) APPLICATION.—This section shall not apply if the 

16 closure is— 

17 (1) less than 14 days in duration; and 

18 (2) covered by a special use permit. 

19 SEC. 4104. SHOOTING RANGES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

21 (b), the Secretary concerned may, in accordance with this 

22 section and other applicable law, lease or permit the use 

23 of Federal land for a shooting range. 
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1 (b) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary concerned shall not 

2 lease or permit the use of Federal land for a shooting 

3 range within— 

4 (1) a component of the National Landscape 

5 Conservation System; 

6 (2) a component of the National Wilderness 

7 Preservation System; 

8 (3) any area that is— 

9 (A) designated as a wilderness study area; 

10 (B) administratively classified as— 

11 (i) wilderness-eligible; or 

12 (ii) wilderness-suitable; or 

13 (C) a primitive or semiprimitive area; 

14 (4) a national monument, national volcanic 

15 monument, or national scenic area; or 

16 (5) a component of the National Wild and Sce17 nic Rivers System (including areas designated for 

18 study for potential addition to the National Wild 

19 and Scenic Rivers System). 

20 SEC. 4105. IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECRE21 ATION, HUNTING, AND FISHING ON FEDERAL 

22 LAND. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

25 means— 
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1 (A) the Secretary, with respect to land ad2 ministered by— 

3 (i) the Director of the National Park 

4 Service; 

5 (ii) the Director of the United States 

6 Fish and Wildlife Service; and 

7 (iii) the Director of the Bureau of 

8 Land Management; and 

9 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re10 spect to land administered by the Chief of the 

11 Forest Service. 

12 (2) STATE OR REGIONAL OFFICE.—The term 

13 ‘‘State or regional office’’ means— 

14 (A) a State office of the Bureau of Land 

15 Management; or 

16 (B) a regional office of— 

17 (i) the National Park Service; 

18 (ii) the United States Fish and Wild19 life Service; or 

20 (iii) the Forest Service. 

21 (3) TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term 

22 ‘‘travel management plan’’ means a plan for the 

23 management of travel— 

24 (A) with respect to land under the jurisdic25 tion of the National Park Service, on park 
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1 roads and designated routes under section 4.10 

2 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc3 cessor regulations); 

4 (B) with respect to land under the jurisdic5 tion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

6 Service, on the land under a comprehensive con7 servation plan prepared under section 4(e) of 

8 the National Wildlife Refuge System Adminis9 tration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd(e)); 

10 (C) with respect to land under the jurisdic11 tion of the Forest Service, on National Forest 

12 System land under part 212 of title 36, Code 

13 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula14 tions); and 

15 (D) with respect to land under the jurisdic16 tion of the Bureau of Land Management, under 

17 a resource management plan developed under 

18 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 

19 of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 

20 (b) PRIORITY LISTS REQUIRED.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially 

23 thereafter during the 10-year period beginning on 

24 the date on which the first priority list is completed, 

25 the Secretary shall prepare a priority list, to be 
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1 made publicly available on the website of the appli2 cable Federal agency referred to in subsection 

3 (a)(1), which shall identify the location and acreage 

4 of land within the jurisdiction of each State or re5 gional office on which the public is allowed, under 

6 Federal or State law, to hunt, fish, or use the land 

7 for other recreational purposes but— 

8 (A) to which there is no public access or 

9 egress; or 

10 (B) to which public access or egress to the 

11 legal boundaries of the land is significantly re12 stricted (as determined by the Secretary). 

13 (2) MINIMUM SIZE.—Any land identified under 

14 paragraph (1) shall consist of contiguous acreage of 

15 at least 640 acres. 

16 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In preparing the pri17 ority list required under paragraph (1), the Sec18 retary shall consider, with respect to the land— 

19 (A) whether access is absent or merely re20 stricted, including the extent of the restriction; 

21 (B) the likelihood of resolving the absence 

22 of or restriction to public access; 

23 (C) the potential for recreational use; 
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1 (D) any information received from the 

2 public or other stakeholders during the nomina3 tion process described in paragraph (5); and 

4 (E) any other factor, as determined by the 

5 Secretary. 

6 (4) ADJACENT LAND STATUS.—For each parcel 

7 of land on the priority list, the Secretary shall in8 clude in the priority list whether resolving the issue 

9 of public access or egress to the land would require 

10 acquisition of an easement, right-of-way, or fee title 

11 from— 

12 (A) another Federal agency; 

13 (B) a State, local, or Tribal government; 

14 or 

15 (C) a private landowner. 

16 (5) NOMINATION PROCESS.—In preparing a pri17 ority list under this section, the Secretary shall pro18 vide an opportunity for members of the public to 

19 nominate parcels for inclusion on the priority list. 

20 (c) ACCESS OPTIONS.—With respect to land included 

21 on a priority list described in subsection (b), the Secretary 

22 shall develop and submit to the Committees on Appropria23 tions and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 

24 and the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Re-
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1 sources of the House of Representatives a report on op2 tions for providing access that— 

3 (1) identifies how public access and egress 

4 could reasonably be provided to the legal boundaries 

5 of the land in a manner that minimizes the impact 

6 on wildlife habitat and water quality; 

7 (2) specifies the steps recommended to secure 

8 the access and egress, including acquiring an ease9 ment, right-of-way, or fee title from a willing owner 

10 of any land that abuts the land or the need to co11 ordinate with State land management agencies or 

12 other Federal, State, or Tribal governments to allow 

13 for such access and egress; and 

14 (3) is consistent with the travel management 

15 plan in effect on the land. 

16 (d) PROTECTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING IN17 FORMATION.—In making the priority list and report pre18 pared under subsections (b) and (c) available, the Sec19 retary shall ensure that no personally identifying informa20 tion is included, such as names or addresses of individuals 

21 or entities. 

22 (e) WILLING OWNERS.—For purposes of providing 

23 any permits to, or entering into agreements with, a State, 

24 local, or Tribal government or private landowner with re25 spect to the use of land under the jurisdiction of the gov-
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1 ernment or landowner, the Secretary shall not take into 

2 account whether the State, local, or Tribal government or 

3 private landowner has granted or denied public access or 

4 egress to the land. 

5 (f) MEANS OF PUBLIC ACCESS AND EGRESS IN6 CLUDED.—In considering public access and egress under 

7 subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall consider public 

8 access and egress to the legal boundaries of the land de9 scribed in those subsections, including access and egress— 

10 (1) by motorized or non-motorized vehicles; and 

11 (2) on foot or horseback. 

12 (g) EFFECT.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—This section shall have no 

14 effect on whether a particular recreational use shall 

15 be allowed on the land included in a priority list 

16 under this section. 

17 (2) EFFECT OF ALLOWABLE USES ON AGENCY

18 CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the priority list 

19 under subsection (b), the Secretary shall only con20 sider recreational uses that are allowed on the land 

21 at the time that the priority list is prepared. 
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1 Subtitle C—Open Book on Equal 

2 Access to Justice 

3 SEC. 4201. FEDERAL ACTION TRANSPARENCY. 

4 (a) MODIFICATION OF EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE

5 PROVISIONS.— 

6 (1) AGENCY PROCEEDINGS.—Section 504 of 

7 title 5, United States Code, is amended— 

8 (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘, 

9 United States Code’’; 

10 (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub11 section (i); and 

12 (C) by striking subsection (e) and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(e)(1) Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal 

15 year beginning after the date of enactment of the Natural 

16 Resources Management Act, and every fiscal year there17 after, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of 

18 the United States, after consultation with the Chief Coun19 sel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, 

20 shall submit to Congress and make publicly available on21 line a report on the amount of fees and other expenses 

22 awarded during the preceding fiscal year under this sec23 tion. 

24 ‘‘(2) Each report under paragraph (1) shall describe 

25 the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims 
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1 involved in the controversy, and any other relevant infor2 mation that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope and 

3 impact of such awards. 

4 ‘‘(3)(A) Each report under paragraph (1) shall ac5 count for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded 

6 under this section that are made pursuant to a settlement 

7 agreement, regardless of whether the settlement agree8 ment is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure pro9 vision. 

10 ‘‘(B) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re11 quired under subparagraph (A) shall not affect any other 

12 information that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in 

13 a settlement agreement. 

14 ‘‘(f) As soon as practicable, and in any event not later 

15 than the date on which the first report under subsection 

16 (e)(1) is required to be submitted, the Chairman of the 

17 Administrative Conference of the United States shall cre18 ate and maintain online a searchable database containing, 

19 with respect to each award of fees and other expenses 

20 under this section made on or after the date of enactment 

21 of the Natural Resources Management Act, the following 

22 information: 

23 ‘‘(1) The case name and number of the adver24 sary adjudication, if available, hyperlinked to the 

25 case, if available. 
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1 ‘‘(2) The name of the agency involved in the 

2 adversary adjudication. 

3 ‘‘(3) A description of the claims in the adver4 sary adjudication. 

5 ‘‘(4) The name of each party to whom the 

6 award was made as such party is identified in the 

7 order or other court document making the award. 

8 ‘‘(5) The amount of the award. 

9 ‘‘(6) The basis for the finding that the position 

10 of the agency concerned was not substantially justi11 fied. 

12 ‘‘(g) The online searchable database described in sub13 section (f) may not reveal any information the disclosure 

14 of which is prohibited by law or a court order. 

15 ‘‘(h) The head of each agency shall provide to the 

16 Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United 

17 States in a timely manner all information requested by 

18 the Chairman to comply with the requirements of sub19 sections (e), (f), and (g).’’. 

20 (2) COURT CASES.—Section 2412(d) of title 28, 

21 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

22 end the following: 

23 ‘‘(5)(A) Not later than March 31 of the first fiscal 

24 year beginning after the date of enactment of the Natural 

25 Resources Management Act, and every fiscal year there-
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1 after, the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of 

2 the United States shall submit to Congress and make pub3 licly available online a report on the amount of fees and 

4 other expenses awarded during the preceding fiscal year 

5 pursuant to this subsection. 

6 ‘‘(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall de7 scribe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the 

8 claims involved in the controversy, and any other relevant 

9 information that may aid Congress in evaluating the scope 

10 and impact of such awards. 

11 ‘‘(C)(i) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall ac12 count for all payments of fees and other expenses awarded 

13 under this subsection that are made pursuant to a settle14 ment agreement, regardless of whether the settlement 

15 agreement is sealed or otherwise subject to a nondisclosure 

16 provision. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The disclosure of fees and other expenses re18 quired under clause (i) shall not affect any other informa19 tion that is subject to a nondisclosure provision in a settle20 ment agreement. 

21 ‘‘(D) The Chairman of the Administrative Conference 

22 of the United States shall include and clearly identify in 

23 each annual report under subparagraph (A), for each case 

24 in which an award of fees and other expenses is included 

25 in the report— 
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1 ‘‘(i) any amounts paid under section 1304 of 

2 title 31 for a judgment in the case; 

3 ‘‘(ii) the amount of the award of fees and other 

4 expenses; and 

5 ‘‘(iii) the statute under which the plaintiff filed 

6 suit. 

7 ‘‘(6) As soon as practicable, and in any event not 

8 later than the date on which the first report under para9 graph (5)(A) is required to be submitted, the Chairman 

10 of the Administrative Conference of the United States 

11 shall create and maintain online a searchable database 

12 containing, with respect to each award of fees and other 

13 expenses under this subsection made on or after the date 

14 of enactment of the Natural Resources Management Act, 

15 the following information: 

16 ‘‘(A) The case name and number, hyperlinked 

17 to the case, if available. 

18 ‘‘(B) The name of the agency involved in the 

19 case. 

20 ‘‘(C) The name of each party to whom the 

21 award was made as such party is identified in the 

22 order or other court document making the award. 

23 ‘‘(D) A description of the claims in the case. 

24 ‘‘(E) The amount of the award. 
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1 ‘‘(F) The basis for the finding that the position 

2 of the agency concerned was not substantially justi3 fied. 

4 ‘‘(7) The online searchable database described in 

5 paragraph (6) may not reveal any information the disclo6 sure of which is prohibited by law or a court order. 

7 ‘‘(8) The head of each agency (including the Attorney 

8 General of the United States) shall provide to the Chair9 man of the Administrative Conference of the United 

10 States in a timely manner all information requested by 

11 the Chairman to comply with the requirements of para12 graphs (5), (6), and (7).’’. 

13 (3) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND14 MENTS.—Section 2412 of title 28, United States 

15 Code, is amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (d)(3), by striking 

17 ‘‘United States Code,’’; and 

18 (B) in subsection (e)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘of section 2412 of 

20 title 28, United States Code,’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘of this section’’; and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘of such title’’ and in23 serting ‘‘of this title’’. 
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1 (b) JUDGMENT FUND TRANSPARENCY.—Section 

2 1304 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by add3 ing at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(d) Beginning not later than the date that is 60 

5 days after the date of enactment of the Natural Resources 

6 Management Act, and unless the disclosure of such infor7 mation is otherwise prohibited by law or a court order, 

8 the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the 

9 public on a website, as soon as practicable, but not later 

10 than 30 days after the date on which a payment under 

11 this section is tendered, the following information with re12 gard to that payment: 

13 ‘‘(1) The name of the specific agency or entity 

14 whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment. 

15 ‘‘(2) The name of the plaintiff or claimant. 

16 ‘‘(3) The name of counsel for the plaintiff or 

17 claimant. 

18 ‘‘(4) The amount paid representing principal li19 ability, and any amounts paid representing any an20 cillary liability, including attorney fees, costs, and 

21 interest. 

22 ‘‘(5) A brief description of the facts that gave 

23 rise to the claim. 

24 ‘‘(6) The name of the agency that submitted 

25 the claim.’’. 
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1 Subtitle D—Migratory Bird Frame2 work and Hunting Opportuni3 ties for Veterans 

4 SEC. 4301. FEDERAL CLOSING DATE FOR HUNTING OF 

5 DUCKS, MERGANSERS, AND COOTS. 

6 Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

7 U.S.C. 704) is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(c) FEDERAL FRAMEWORK CLOSING DATE FOR

10 HUNTING OF DUCKS, MERGANSERS, AND COOTS.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REGULATIONS RELATING TO FRAMEWORK

12 CLOSING DATE.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In promulgating regu14 lations under subsection (a) relating to the Fed15 eral framework for the closing date up to which 

16 the States may select seasons for migratory 

17 bird hunting, except as provided in paragraph 

18 (2), the Secretary shall, with respect to the 

19 hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and 

20 coots— 

21 ‘‘(i) subject to subparagraph (B), 

22 adopt the recommendation of each respec23 tive flyway council (as defined in section 

24 20.152 of title 50, Code of Federal Regula25 tions) for the Federal framework if the 
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1 Secretary determines that the rec2 ommendation is consistent with science3 based and sustainable harvest manage4 ment; and 

5 ‘‘(ii) allow the States to establish the 

6 closing date for the hunting season in ac7 cordance with the Federal framework. 

8 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—The framework 

9 closing date promulgated by the Secretary 

10 under subparagraph (A) shall not be later than 

11 January 31 of each year. 

12 ‘‘(2) SPECIAL HUNTING DAYS FOR YOUTHS, 

13 VETERANS, AND ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the 

15 Federal framework closing date under para16 graph (1) and subject to subparagraphs (B) 

17 and (C), the Secretary shall allow States to se18 lect 2 days for youths and 2 days for veterans 

19 (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United 

20 States Code) and members of the Armed Forces 

21 on active duty, including members of the Na22 tional Guard and Reserves on active duty (other 

23 than for training), to hunt eligible ducks, geese, 

24 swans, mergansers, coots, moorhens, and galli25 nules, if the Secretary determines that the addi-
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1 tion of those days is consistent with science2 based and sustainable harvest management. 

3 Such days shall be treated as separate from, 

4 and in addition to, the annual Federal frame5 work hunting season lengths. 

6 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—In selecting days 

7 under subparagraph (A), a State shall ensure 

8 that— 

9 ‘‘(i) the days selected— 

10 ‘‘(I) may only include the hunt11 ing of duck, geese, swan, merganser, 

12 coot, moorhen, and gallinule species 

13 that are eligible for hunting under the 

14 applicable annual Federal framework; 

15 ‘‘(II) are not more than 14 days 

16 before or after the Federal framework 

17 hunting season for ducks, mergansers, 

18 and coots; and 

19 ‘‘(III) are otherwise consistent 

20 with the Federal framework; and 

21 ‘‘(ii) the total number of days in a 

22 hunting season for any migratory bird spe23 cies, including any days selected under 

24 subparagraph (A), is not more than 107 

25 days. 
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1 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—A State may combine 

2 the 2 days allowed for youths with the 2 days 

3 allowed for veterans and members of the Armed 

4 Forces on active duty under subparagraph (A), 

5 but in no circumstance may a State have more 

6 than a total of 4 additional days added to its 

7 regular hunting season for any purpose. 

8 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall pro9 mulgate regulations in accordance with this sub10 section for the Federal framework for migratory bird 

11 hunting for the 2019–2020 hunting season and each 

12 hunting season thereafter.’’. 

13 Subtitle E—Miscellaneous 

14 SEC. 4401. RESPECT FOR TREATIES AND RIGHTS. 

15 Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this 

16 title— 

17 (1) affects or modifies any treaty or other right 

18 of any federally recognized Indian Tribe; or 

19 (2) modifies any provision of Federal law relat20 ing to migratory birds or to endangered or threat21 ened species. 

22 SEC. 4402. NO PRIORITY. 

23 Nothing in this title or the amendments made by this 

24 title provides a preference to hunting, fishing, or rec-
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1 reational shooting over any other use of Federal land or 

2 water. 

3 SEC. 4403. STATE AUTHORITY FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE. 

4 Nothing in this title— 

5 (1) authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture or 

6 the Secretary to require Federal licenses or permits 

7 to hunt and fish on Federal land; or 

8 (2) enlarges or diminishes the responsibility or 

9 authority of States with respect to fish and wildlife 

10 management. 

11 TITLE V—HAZARDS AND 

12 MAPPING 

13 SEC. 5001. NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND MON14 ITORING SYSTEM. 

15 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

17 the Secretary, acting through the Director of the 

18 United States Geological Survey. 

19 (2) SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘System’’ means the 

20 National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring 

21 System established under subsection (b)(1)(A). 

22 (b) NATIONAL VOLCANO EARLY WARNING AND MON23 ITORING SYSTEM.— 

24 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es2 tablish within the United States Geological Sur3 vey a system, to be known as the ‘‘National 

4 Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring Sys5 tem’’, to monitor, warn, and protect citizens of 

6 the United States from undue and avoidable 

7 harm from volcanic activity. 

8 (B) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Sys9 tem are— 

10 (i) to organize, modernize, stand11 ardize, and stabilize the monitoring sys12 tems of the volcano observatories in the 

13 United States, which includes the Alaska 

14 Volcano Observatory, California Volcano 

15 Observatory, Cascades Volcano Observ16 atory, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and 

17 Yellowstone Volcano Observatory; and 

18 (ii) to unify the monitoring systems of 

19 volcano observatories in the United States 

20 into a single interoperative system. 

21 (C) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of the Sys22 tem is to monitor all the volcanoes in the 

23 United States at a level commensurate with the 

24 threat posed by the volcanoes by— 
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1 (i) upgrading existing networks on 

2 monitored volcanoes; 

3 (ii) installing new networks on 

4 unmonitored volcanoes; and 

5 (iii) employing geodetic and other 

6 components when applicable. 

7 (2) SYSTEM COMPONENTS.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—The System shall in9 clude— 

10 (i) a national volcano watch office 

11 that is operational 24 hours a day and 7 

12 days a week; 

13 (ii) a national volcano data center; 

14 and 

15 (iii) an external grants program to 

16 support research in volcano monitoring 

17 science and technology. 

18 (B) MODERNIZATION ACTIVITIES.—Mod19 ernization activities under the System shall in20 clude the comprehensive application of emerg21 ing technologies, including digital broadband 

22 seismometers, real-time continuous Global Posi23 tioning System receivers, satellite and airborne 

24 radar interferometry, acoustic pressure sensors, 

25 and spectrometry to measure gas emissions. 
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1 (3) MANAGEMENT.— 

2 (A) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

4 days after the date of enactment of this 

5 Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con6 gress a 5-year management plan for estab7 lishing and operating the System. 

8 (ii) INCLUSIONS.—The management 

9 plan submitted under clause (i) shall in10 clude— 

11 (I) annual cost estimates for 

12 modernization activities and operation 

13 of the System; 

14 (II) annual milestones, stand15 ards, and performance goals; and 

16 (III) recommendations for, and 

17 progress towards, establishing new, or 

18 enhancing existing, partnerships to le19 verage resources. 

20 (B) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The Sec21 retary shall establish an advisory committee to 

22 assist the Secretary in implementing the Sys23 tem, to be comprised of representatives of rel24 evant agencies and members of the scientific 

25 community, to be appointed by the Secretary. 
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1 (C) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary may 

2 enter into cooperative agreements with institu3 tions of higher education and State agencies 

4 designating the institutions of higher education 

5 and State agencies as volcano observatory part6 ners for the System. 

7 (D) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall 

8 coordinate the activities under this section with 

9 the heads of relevant Federal agencies, includ10 ing— 

11 (i) the Secretary of Transportation; 

12 (ii) the Administrator of the Federal 

13 Aviation Administration; 

14 (iii) the Administrator of the National 

15 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; 

16 and 

17 (iv) the Administrator of the Federal 

18 Emergency Management Agency. 

19 (4) ANNUAL REPORT.—Annually, the Secretary 

20 shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 

21 activities carried out under this section. 

22 (c) FUNDING.— 

23 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

24 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
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1 this section $55,000,000 for the period of fiscal 

2 years 2019 through 2023. 

3 (2) EFFECT ON OTHER SOURCES OF FEDERAL

4 FUNDING.—Amounts made available under this sub5 section shall supplement, and not supplant, Federal 

6 funds made available for other United States Geo7 logical Survey hazards activities and programs. 

8 SEC. 5002. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL GEOLOGIC 

9 MAPPING ACT OF 1992. 

10 (a) REAUTHORIZATION.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9(a) of the National 

12 Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31h(a)) 

13 is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2023’’. 

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

16 4(b)(1) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 

17 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31c(b)(1)) is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009’’ 

19 each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 

20 and inserting ‘‘Natural Resources Management 

21 Act’’. 

22 (b) GEOLOGIC MAPPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 

23 Section 5(a)(3) of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 

24 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31d(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘Asso-
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1 ciate Director for Geology’’ and inserting ‘‘Associate Di2 rector for Core Science Systems’’. 

3 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of the Na4 tional Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 31b) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘section 

7 6(d)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)(3)’’; 

8 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 

9 6(d)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)(1)’’; and 

10 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘section 

11 6(d)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)(2)’’. 

12 TITLE VI—NATIONAL HERITAGE 

13 AREAS 

14 SEC. 6001. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA DESIGNATIONS. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The following areas are des16 ignated as National Heritage Areas, to be administered 

17 in accordance with this section: 

18 (1) APPALACHIAN FOREST NATIONAL HERITAGE

19 AREA, WEST VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

21 Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area in 

22 the States of West Virginia and Maryland, as 

23 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Appalachian For24 est National Heritage Area’’, numbered T07/ 

25 80,000, and dated October 2007, including— 
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1 (i) Barbour, Braxton, Grant, 

2 Greenbrier, Hampshire, Hardy, Mineral, 

3 Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, 

4 Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Upshur, and 

5 Webster Counties in West Virginia; and 

6 (ii) Allegany and Garrett Counties in 

7 Maryland. 

8 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

9 Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., shall 

10 be— 

11 (i) the local coordinating entity for 

12 the National Heritage Area designated by 

13 subparagraph (A) (referred to in this sub14 paragraph as the ‘‘local coordinating enti15 ty’’); and 

16 (ii) governed by a board of directors 

17 that shall— 

18 (I) include members to represent 

19 a geographic balance across the coun20 ties described in subparagraph (A) 

21 and the States of West Virginia and 

22 Maryland; 

23 (II) be composed of not fewer 

24 than 7, and not more than 15, mem-
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1 bers elected by the membership of the 

2 local coordinating entity; 

3 (III) be selected to represent a 

4 balanced group of diverse interests, 

5 including— 

6 (aa) the forest industry; 

7 (bb) environmental interests; 

8 (cc) cultural heritage inter9 ests; 

10 (dd) tourism interests; and 

11 (ee) regional agency part12 ners; 

13 (IV) exercise all corporate powers 

14 of the local coordinating entity; 

15 (V) manage the activities and af16 fairs of the local coordinating entity; 

17 and 

18 (VI) subject to any limitations in 

19 the articles and bylaws of the local co20 ordinating entity, this section, and 

21 other applicable Federal or State law, 

22 establish the policies of the local co23 ordinating entity. 

24 (2) MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL HERIT25 AGE AREA, WASHINGTON.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

2 Maritime Washington National Heritage Area 

3 in the State of Washington, to include land in 

4 Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, San Juan, Is5 land, King, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, 

6 Jefferson, Clallam, and Grays Harbor Counties 

7 in the State that is at least partially located 

within the area that is 1 8 ⁄4-mile landward of the 

9 shoreline, as generally depicted on the map en10 titled ‘‘Maritime Washington National Heritage 

11 Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 584/ 

12 125,484, and dated August, 2014. 

13 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

14 Washington Trust for Historic Preservation 

15 shall be the local coordinating entity for the 

16 National Heritage Area designated by subpara17 graph (A). 

18 (3) MOUNTAINS TO SOUND GREENWAY NA19 TIONAL HERITAGE AREA, WASHINGTON.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

21 Mountains to Sound Greenway National Herit22 age Area in the State of Washington, to consist 

23 of land in King and Kittitas Counties in the 

24 State, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

25 ‘‘Mountains to Sound Greenway National Her-
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1 itage Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 

2 584/125,483, and dated August, 2014 (referred 

3 to in this paragraph as the ‘‘map’’). 

4 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

5 Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust shall be 

6 the local coordinating entity for the National 

7 Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). 

8 (C) MAP.—The map shall be on file and 

9 available for public inspection in the appro10 priate offices of— 

11 (i) the National Park Service; 

12 (ii) the Forest Service; 

13 (iii) the Indian Tribes; and 

14 (iv) the local coordinating entity. 

15 (D) REFERENCES TO INDIAN TRIBE; TRIB16 AL.—Any reference in this paragraph to the 

17 terms ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ and ‘‘Tribal’’ shall be 

18 considered, for purposes of the National Herit19 age Area designated by subparagraph (A), to 

20 refer to each of the Tribal governments of the 

21 Snoqualmie, Yakama, Tulalip, Muckleshoot, 

22 and Colville Indian Tribes. 

23 (E) MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.—With 

24 respect to the National Heritage Area des25 ignated by subparagraph (A)— 
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1 (i) the preparation of an interpretive 

2 plan under subsection (c)(2)(C)(vii) shall 

3 also include plans for Tribal heritage; 

4 (ii) the Secretary shall ensure that the 

5 management plan developed under sub6 section (c) is consistent with the trust re7 sponsibilities of the Secretary to Indian 

8 Tribes and Tribal treaty rights within the 

9 National Heritage Area; 

10 (iii) the interpretive plan and manage11 ment plan for the National Heritage Area 

12 shall be developed in consultation with the 

13 Indian Tribes; 

14 (iv) nothing in this paragraph shall 

15 grant or diminish any hunting, fishing, or 

16 gathering treaty right of any Indian Tribe; 

17 and 

18 (v) nothing in this paragraph affects 

19 the authority of a State or an Indian Tribe 

20 to manage fish and wildlife, including the 

21 regulation of hunting and fishing within 

22 the National Heritage Area. 

23 (4) SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NA24 TIONAL HERITAGE AREA, CALIFORNIA.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

2 Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Herit3 age Area in the State of California, to consist 

4 of land in Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joa5 quin, Solano, and Yolo Counties in the State, as 

6 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Sac7 ramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage 

8 Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T27/ 

9 105,030, and dated October 2012. 

10 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

11 Delta Protection Commission established by 

12 section 29735 of the California Public Re13 sources Code shall be the local coordinating en14 tity for the National Heritage Area designated 

15 by subparagraph (A). 

16 (C) EFFECT.—This paragraph shall not be 

17 interpreted or implemented in a manner that 

18 directly or indirectly has a negative effect on 

19 the operations of the Central Valley Project, the 

20 State Water Project, or any water supply facili21 ties within the Bay-Delta watershed. 

22 (5) SANTA CRUZ VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

23 AREA, ARIZONA.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

25 Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in 
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1 the State of Arizona, to consist of land in Pima 

2 and Santa Cruz Counties in the State, as gen3 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Santa Cruz 

4 Valley National Heritage Area’’, numbered 

5 T09/80,000, and dated November 13, 2007. 

6 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.— 

7 Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc., a 

8 nonprofit organization established under the 

9 laws of the State of Arizona, shall be the local 

10 coordinating entity for the National Heritage 

11 Area designated by subparagraph (A). 

12 (6) SUSQUEHANNA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA, 

13 PENNSYLVANIA.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is established the 

15 Susquehanna National Heritage Area in the 

16 State of Pennsylvania, to consist of land in 

17 Lancaster and York Counties in the State. 

18 (B) LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.—The 

19 Susquehanna Heritage Corporation, a nonprofit 

20 organization established under the laws of the 

21 State of Pennsylvania, shall be the local coordi22 nating entity for the National Heritage Area 

23 designated by subparagraph (A). 

24 (b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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1 (1) AUTHORITIES.—For purposes of carrying 

2 out the management plan for each of the National 

3 Heritage Areas designated by subsection (a), the 

4 Secretary, acting through the local coordinating enti5 ty, may use amounts made available under sub6 section (g)— 

7 (A) to make grants to the State or a polit8 ical subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, 

9 nonprofit organizations, and other persons; 

10 (B) to enter into cooperative agreements 

11 with, or provide technical assistance to, the 

12 State or a political subdivision of the State, In13 dian Tribes, nonprofit organizations, and other 

14 interested parties; 

15 (C) to hire and compensate staff, which 

16 shall include individuals with expertise in nat17 ural, cultural, and historical resources protec18 tion, and heritage programming; 

19 (D) to obtain money or services from any 

20 source including any money or services that are 

21 provided under any other Federal law or pro22 gram; 

23 (E) to contract for goods or services; and 

24 (F) to undertake to be a catalyst for any 

25 other activity that furthers the National Herit-
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1 age Area and is consistent with the approved 

2 management plan. 

3 (2) DUTIES.—The local coordinating entity for 

4 each of the National Heritage Areas designated by 

5 subsection (a) shall— 

6 (A) in accordance with subsection (c), pre7 pare and submit a management plan for the 

8 National Heritage Area to the Secretary; 

9 (B) assist Federal agencies, the State or a 

10 political subdivision of the State, Indian Tribes, 

11 regional planning organizations, nonprofit orga12 nizations and other interested parties in car13 rying out the approved management plan by— 

14 (i) carrying out programs and projects 

15 that recognize, protect, and enhance im16 portant resource values in the National 

17 Heritage Area; 

18 (ii) establishing and maintaining in19 terpretive exhibits and programs in the 

20 National Heritage Area; 

21 (iii) developing recreational and edu22 cational opportunities in the National Her23 itage Area; 

24 (iv) increasing public awareness of, 

25 and appreciation for, natural, historical, 
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1 scenic, and cultural resources of the Na2 tional Heritage Area; 

3 (v) protecting and restoring historic 

4 sites and buildings in the National Herit5 age Area that are consistent with National 

6 Heritage Area themes; 

7 (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, 

8 and appropriate signs identifying points of 

9 public access and sites of interest are post10 ed throughout the National Heritage Area; 

11 and 

12 (vii) promoting a wide range of part13 nerships among the Federal Government, 

14 State, Tribal, and local governments, orga15 nizations, and individuals to further the 

16 National Heritage Area; 

17 (C) consider the interests of diverse units 

18 of government, businesses, organizations, and 

19 individuals in the National Heritage Area in the 

20 preparation and implementation of the manage21 ment plan; 

22 (D) conduct meetings open to the public at 

23 least semiannually regarding the development 

24 and implementation of the management plan; 
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1 (E) for any year that Federal funds have 

2 been received under this subsection— 

3 (i) submit to the Secretary an annual 

4 report that describes the activities, ex5 penses, and income of the local coordi6 nating entity (including grants to any 

7 other entities during the year that the re8 port is made); 

9 (ii) make available to the Secretary 

10 for audit all records relating to the expend11 iture of the funds and any matching funds; 

12 and 

13 (iii) require, with respect to all agree14 ments authorizing expenditure of Federal 

15 funds by other organizations, that the or16 ganizations receiving the funds make avail17 able to the Secretary for audit all records 

18 concerning the expenditure of the funds; 

19 and 

20 (F) encourage by appropriate means eco21 nomic viability that is consistent with the Na22 tional Heritage Area. 

23 (3) PROHIBITION ON THE ACQUISITION OF

24 REAL PROPERTY.—The local coordinating entity 

25 shall not use Federal funds made available under 
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1 subsection (g) to acquire real property or any inter2 est in real property. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordi6 nating entity for each of the National Heritage 

7 Areas designated by subsection (a) shall submit to 

8 the Secretary for approval a proposed management 

9 plan for the National Heritage Area. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The management plan 

11 shall— 

12 (A) incorporate an integrated and coopera13 tive approach for the protection, enhancement, 

14 and interpretation of the natural, cultural, his15 toric, scenic, and recreational resources of the 

16 National Heritage Area; 

17 (B) take into consideration Federal, State, 

18 local, and Tribal plans and treaty rights; 

19 (C) include— 

20 (i) an inventory of— 

21 (I) the resources located in the 

22 National Heritage Area; and 

23 (II) any other property in the 

24 National Heritage Area that— 
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1 (aa) is related to the themes 

2 of the National Heritage Area; 

3 and 

4 (bb) should be preserved, re5 stored, managed, or maintained 

6 because of the significance of the 

7 property; 

8 (ii) comprehensive policies, strategies 

9 and recommendations for conservation, 

10 funding, management, and development of 

11 the National Heritage Area; 

12 (iii) a description of actions that the 

13 Federal Government, State, Tribal, and 

14 local governments, private organizations, 

15 and individuals have agreed to take to pro16 tect the natural, historical, cultural, scenic, 

17 and recreational resources of the National 

18 Heritage Area; 

19 (iv) a program of implementation for 

20 the management plan by the local coordi21 nating entity that includes a description 

22 of— 

23 (I) actions to facilitate ongoing 

24 collaboration among partners to pro-
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1 mote plans for resource protection, 

2 restoration, and construction; and 

3 (II) specific commitments for im4 plementation that have been made by 

5 the local coordinating entity or any 

6 government, organization, or indi7 vidual for the first 5 years of oper8 ation; 

9 (v) the identification of sources of 

10 funding for carrying out the management 

11 plan; 

12 (vi) analysis and recommendations for 

13 means by which Federal, State, local, and 

14 Tribal programs, including the role of the 

15 National Park Service in the National Her16 itage Area, may best be coordinated to 

17 carry out this subsection; and 

18 (vii) an interpretive plan for the Na19 tional Heritage Area; and 

20 (D) recommend policies and strategies for 

21 resource management that consider and detail 

22 the application of appropriate land and water 

23 management techniques, including the develop24 ment of intergovernmental and interagency co25 operative agreements to protect the natural, 
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1 historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and rec2 reational resources of the National Heritage 

3 Area. 

4 (3) DEADLINE.—If a proposed management 

5 plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date 

6 that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, the local coordinating entity shall be ineligible 

8 to receive additional funding under this section until 

9 the date on which the Secretary receives and ap10 proves the management plan. 

11 (4) APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF MANAGE12 MENT PLAN.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 

14 days after the date of receipt of the manage15 ment plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, 

16 in consultation with State and Tribal govern17 ments, shall approve or disapprove the manage18 ment plan. 

19 (B) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—In deter20 mining whether to approve the management 

21 plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— 

22 (i) the local coordinating entity is rep23 resentative of the diverse interests of the 

24 National Heritage Area, including Federal, 

25 State, Tribal, and local governments, nat-
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1 ural and historic resource protection orga2 nizations, educational institutions, busi3 nesses, and recreational organizations; 

4 (ii) the local coordinating entity has 

5 afforded adequate opportunity, including 

6 public hearings, for public and govern7 mental involvement in the preparation of 

8 the management plan; and 

9 (iii) the resource protection and inter10 pretation strategies contained in the man11 agement plan, if implemented, would ade12 quately protect the natural, historical, and 

13 cultural resources of the National Heritage 

14 Area. 

15 (C) ACTION FOLLOWING DISAPPROVAL.—If 

16 the Secretary disapproves the management plan 

17 under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 

18 (i) advise the local coordinating entity 

19 in writing of the reasons for the dis20 approval; 

21 (ii) make recommendations for revi22 sions to the management plan; and 

23 (iii) not later than 180 days after the 

24 receipt of any proposed revision of the 

25 management plan from the local coordi-
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1 nating entity, approve or disapprove the 

2 proposed revision. 

3 (D) AMENDMENTS.— 

4 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

5 approve or disapprove each amendment to 

6 the management plan that the Secretary 

7 determines make a substantial change to 

8 the management plan. 

9 (ii) USE OF FUNDS.—The local co10 ordinating entity shall not use Federal 

11 funds authorized by this subsection to 

12 carry out any amendments to the manage13 ment plan until the Secretary has approved 

14 the amendments. 

15 (d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN16 CIES.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af18 fects the authority of a Federal agency to provide 

19 technical or financial assistance under any other law. 

20 (2) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The 

21 head of any Federal agency planning to conduct ac22 tivities that may have an impact on a National Her23 itage Area designated by subsection (a) is encour24 aged to consult and coordinate the activities with the 
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1 Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the 

2 maximum extent practicable. 

3 (3) OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Nothing in 

4 this section— 

5 (A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or 

6 regulation authorizing a Federal agency to 

7 manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of 

8 the Federal agency; 

9 (B) limits the discretion of a Federal land 

10 manager to implement an approved land use 

11 plan within the boundaries of a National Herit12 age Area designated by subsection (a); or 

13 (C) modifies, alters, or amends any author14 ized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction 

15 of a Federal agency. 

16 (e) PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTEC17 TIONS.—Nothing in this section— 

18 (1) abridges the rights of any property owner 

19 (whether public or private), including the right to re20 frain from participating in any plan, project, pro21 gram, or activity conducted within a National Herit22 age Area designated by subsection (a); 

23 (2) requires any property owner— 
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1 (A) to permit public access (including ac2 cess by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 

3 property of the property owner; or 

4 (B) to modify public access or use of prop5 erty of the property owner under any other 

6 Federal, State, or local law; 

7 (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, 

8 approved land use plan, or other regulatory author9 ity of any Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency; 

10 (4) conveys any land use or other regulatory 

11 authority to the local coordinating entity; 

12 (5) authorizes or implies the reservation or ap13 propriation of water or water rights; 

14 (6) enlarges or diminishes the treaty rights of 

15 any Indian Tribe within the National Heritage Area; 

16 (7) diminishes— 

17 (A) the authority of the State to manage 

18 fish and wildlife, including the regulation of 

19 fishing and hunting within a National Heritage 

20 Area designated by subsection (a); or 

21 (B) the authority of Indian Tribes to regu22 late members of Indian Tribes with respect to 

23 fishing, hunting, and gathering in the exercise 

24 of treaty rights; or 
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1 (8) creates any liability, or affects any liability 

2 under any other law, of any private property owner 

3 with respect to any person injured on the private 

4 property. 

5 (f) EVALUATION AND REPORT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—For each of the National 

7 Heritage Areas designated by subsection (a), not 

8 later than 3 years before the date on which author9 ity for Federal funding terminates for each National 

10 Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— 

11 (A) conduct an evaluation of the accom12 plishments of the National Heritage Area; and 

13 (B) prepare a report in accordance with 

14 paragraph (3). 

15 (2) EVALUATION.—An evaluation conducted 

16 under paragraph (1)(A) shall— 

17 (A) assess the progress of the local man18 agement entity with respect to— 

19 (i) accomplishing the purposes of the 

20 authorizing legislation for the National 

21 Heritage Area; and 

22 (ii) achieving the goals and objectives 

23 of the approved management plan for the 

24 National Heritage Area; 
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1 (B) analyze the investments of the Federal 

2 Government, State, Tribal, and local govern3 ments, and private entities in each National 

4 Heritage Area to determine the impact of the 

5 investments; and 

6 (C) review the management structure, 

7 partnership relationships, and funding of the 

8 National Heritage Area for purposes of identi9 fying the critical components for sustainability 

10 of the National Heritage Area. 

11 (3) REPORT.—Based on the evaluation con12 ducted under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall 

13 submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

14 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat15 ural Resources of the House of Representatives a re16 port that includes recommendations for the future 

17 role of the National Park Service, if any, with re18 spect to the National Heritage Area. 

19 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 

21 appropriated for each National Heritage Area des22 ignated by subsection (a) to carry out the purposes 

23 of this section $10,000,000, of which not more than 

24 $1,000,000 may be made available in any fiscal 

25 year. 
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1 (2) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 

2 under paragraph (1) shall remain available until ex3 pended. 

4 (3) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 

6 the total cost of any activity under this section 

7 shall be not more than 50 percent. 

8 (B) FORM.—The non-Federal contribution 

9 of the total cost of any activity under this sec10 tion may be in the form of in-kind contributions 

11 of goods or services fairly valued. 

12 (4) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The au13 thority of the Secretary to provide assistance under 

14 this section terminates on the date that is 15 years 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

16 SEC. 6002. ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES OF LINCOLN NA17 TIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 

18 (a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 443(b)(1) of 

19 the Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 (Public 

20 Law 110–229; 122 Stat. 819) is amended— 

21 (1) by inserting ‘‘, Livingston,’’ after ‘‘La22 Salle’’; and 

23 (2) by inserting ‘‘, the city of Jonesboro in 

24 Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephen25 son County’’ after ‘‘Woodford counties’’. 
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1 (b) MAP.—The Secretary shall update the map re2 ferred to in section 443(b)(2) of the Consolidated Natural 

3 Resources Act of 2008 to reflect the boundary adjustment 

4 made by the amendments in subsection (a). 

5 SEC. 6003. FINGER LAKES NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA 

6 STUDY. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

9 Area’’ means the Finger Lakes National Heritage 

10 Area. 

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

12 of New York. 

13 (3) STUDY AREA.—The term ‘‘study area’’ 

14 means— 

15 (A) the counties in the State of Cayuga, 

16 Chemung, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Onon17 daga, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, 

18 Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates; and 

19 (B) any other areas in the State that— 

20 (i) have heritage aspects that are 

21 similar to the areas described in subpara22 graph (A); and 

23 (ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity 

24 of, those areas. 

25 (b) STUDY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta2 tion with State and local historic preservation offi3 cers, State and local historical societies, State and 

4 local tourism offices, and other appropriate organi5 zations and governmental agencies, shall conduct a 

6 study to assess the suitability and feasibility of des7 ignating the study area as a National Heritage 

8 Area, to be known as the ‘‘Finger Lakes National 

9 Heritage Area’’. 

10 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include 

11 analysis, documentation, and determinations on 

12 whether the study area— 

13 (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 

14 and cultural resources that— 

15 (i) represent distinctive aspects of the 

16 heritage of the United States; 

17 (ii) are worthy of recognition, con18 servation, interpretation, and continuing 

19 use; and 

20 (iii) would be best managed— 

21 (I) through partnerships among 

22 public and private entities; and 

23 (II) by linking diverse and some24 times noncontiguous resources and ac25 tive communities; 
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1 (B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 

2 and folklife that are a valuable part of the story 

3 of the United States; 

4 (C) provides outstanding opportunities— 

5 (i) to conserve natural, historic, cul6 tural, or scenic features; and 

7 (ii) for recreation and education; 

8 (D) contains resources that— 

9 (i) are important to any identified 

10 themes of the study area; and 

11 (ii) retain a degree of integrity capa12 ble of supporting interpretation; 

13 (E) includes residents, business interests, 

14 nonprofit organizations, and State and local 

15 governments that— 

16 (i) are involved in the planning of the 

17 Heritage Area; 

18 (ii) have developed a conceptual finan19 cial plan that outlines the roles of all par20 ticipants in the Heritage Area, including 

21 the Federal Government; and 

22 (iii) have demonstrated support for 

23 the designation of the Heritage Area; 

24 (F) has a potential management entity to 

25 work in partnership with the individuals and 
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1 entities described in subparagraph (E) to de2 velop the Heritage Area while encouraging 

3 State and local economic activity; and 

4 (G) has a conceptual boundary map that is 

5 supported by the public. 

6 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 

7 on which funds are first made available to carry out this 

8 section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 

9 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and 

10 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

11 Senate a report that describes— 

12 (1) the findings of the study under subsection 

13 (b); and 

14 (2) any conclusions and recommendations of the 

15 Secretary. 

16 SEC. 6004. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA AMENDMENTS. 

17 (a) RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL HERITAGE

18 AREA.—Section 409(a) of the Omnibus Parks and Public 

19 Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 

20 110 Stat. 4256; 129 Stat. 2551) is amended in the second 

21 sentence, by striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting 

22 ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

23 (b) ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Section 

24 508(a) of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage25 ment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4260; 
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1 129 Stat. 2551) is amended in the second sentence, by 

2 striking ‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 

3 (c) OHIO & ERIE NATIONAL HERITAGE

4 CANALWAY.—Section 810(a) of the Omnibus Parks and 

5 Public Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104– 

6 333; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826) is amended by strik7 ing the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘Not 

8 more than a total of $20,000,000 may be appropriated 

9 for the canalway under this title.’’. 

10 (d) BLUE RIDGE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—The 

11 Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2003 (Public 

12 Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1274; 131 Stat. 461; 132 Stat. 

13 661) is amended— 

14 (1) in subsection (i)(1), by striking 

15 ‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$14,000,000’’; and 

16 (2) by striking subsection (j) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(j) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority 

19 of the Secretary to provide assistance under this section 

20 terminates on September 30, 2021.’’. 

21 (e) MOTORCITIES NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

22 Section 110(a) of the Automobile National Heritage Area 

23 Act (Public Law 105–355; 112 Stat. 3252) is amended, 

24 in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and in25 serting ‘‘$12,000,000’’. 
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1 (f) WHEELING NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—Sub2 section (h)(1) of the Wheeling National Heritage Area Act 

3 of 2000 (Public Law 106–291; 114 Stat. 967; 128 Stat. 

4 2421; 129 Stat. 2550) is amended by striking 

5 ‘‘$13,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000,000’’. 

6 (g) TENNESSEE CIVIL WAR HERITAGE AREA.—Sec7 tion 208 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Manage8 ment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 4248; 

9 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 Stat. 

10 661) is amended by striking ‘‘after’’ and all that follows 

11 through the period at the end and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘after September 30, 2021.’’. 

13 (h) AUGUSTA CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.— 

14 Section 310 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Man15 agement Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 110 Stat. 

16 4252; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551; 132 

17 Stat. 661) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘2021’’. 

19 (i) SOUTH CAROLINA NATIONAL HERITAGE COR20 RIDOR.—Section 607 of the Omnibus Parks and Public 

21 Lands Management Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–333; 

22 110 Stat. 4264; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 

23 2551; 132 Stat. 661) is amended by striking ‘‘2019’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
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1 (j) OIL REGION NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.—The 

2 Oil Region National Heritage Area Act (Public Law 108– 

3 447; 118 Stat. 3368) is amended by striking ‘‘Oil Herit4 age Region, Inc.’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Oil 

5 Region Alliance of Business, Industry and Tourism’’. 

6 (k) HUDSON RIVER VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE

7 AREA REDESIGNATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Hudson River Valley 

9 National Heritage Area Act of 1996 (Public Law 

10 104–333; 110 Stat. 4275) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area’’ each 

12 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Maurice D. Hinchey 

13 Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area’’. 

14 (2) REFERENCE IN LAW.—Any reference in a 

15 law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 

16 record of the United States to the Heritage Area re17 ferred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 

18 reference to the ‘‘Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River 

19 Valley National Heritage Area’’. 

20 TITLE VII—WILDLIFE HABITAT 

21 AND CONSERVATION 

22 SEC. 7001. WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION. 

23 (a) PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM

24 REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 5 of the Partners for Fish 

25 and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3774) is amended by striking 
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1 ‘‘2006 through 2011’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 

2 2023’’. 

3 (b) FISH AND WILDLIFE COORDINATION.— 

4 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

5 is to protect water, oceans, coasts, and wildlife from 

6 invasive species. 

7 (2) AMENDMENTS TO FISH AND WILDLIFE CO8 ORDINATION ACT.— 

9 (A) SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION.—The 

10 first section of the Fish and Wildlife Coordina11 tion Act (16 U.S.C. 661) is amended by strik12 ing ‘‘For the purpose’’ and inserting the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AUTHORIZATION. 

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

16 ‘Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act’. 

17 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION.—For the purpose’’. 

18 (B) PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, 

19 COASTS, AND WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPE20 CIES.—The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 

21 (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended by adding 

22 at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘SEC. 10. PROTECTION OF WATER, OCEANS, COASTS, AND 

24 WILDLIFE FROM INVASIVE SPECIES. 

25 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 ‘‘(1) CONTROL.—The term ‘control’, with re2 spect to an invasive species, means the eradication, 

3 suppression, or reduction of the population of the 

4 invasive species within the area in which the invasive 

5 species is present. 

6 ‘‘(2) ECOSYSTEM.—The term ‘ecosystem’ 

7 means the complex of a community of organisms 

8 and the environment of the organisms. 

9 ‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE STATE.—The term ‘eligible 

10 State’ means any of— 

11 ‘‘(A) a State; 

12 ‘‘(B) the District of Columbia; 

13 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

14 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

15 ‘‘(E) American Samoa; 

16 ‘‘(F) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

17 Mariana Islands; and 

18 ‘‘(G) the United States Virgin Islands. 

19 ‘‘(4) INVASIVE SPECIES.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘invasive 

21 species’ means an alien species, the introduction 

22 of which causes, or is likely to cause, economic 

23 or environmental harm or harm to human 

24 health. 
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1 ‘‘(B) ASSOCIATED DEFINITION.—For pur2 poses of subparagraph (A), the term ‘alien spe3 cies’, with respect to a particular ecosystem, 

4 means any species (including the seeds, eggs, 

5 spores, or other biological material of the spe6 cies that are capable of propagating the species) 

7 that is not native to the affected ecosystem. 

8 ‘‘(5) MANAGE; MANAGEMENT.—The terms 

9 ‘manage’ and ‘management’, with respect to an 

10 invasive species, mean the active implementation of 

11 any activity— 

12 ‘‘(A) to reduce or stop the spread of the 

13 invasive species; and 

14 ‘‘(B) to inhibit further infestations of the 

15 invasive species, the spread of the invasive spe16 cies, or harm caused by the invasive species, in17 cluding investigations regarding methods for 

18 early detection and rapid response, prevention, 

19 control, or management of the invasive species. 

20 ‘‘(6) PREVENT.—The term ‘prevent’, with re21 spect to an invasive species, means— 

22 ‘‘(A) to hinder the introduction of the 

23 invasive species onto land or water; or 

24 ‘‘(B) to impede the spread of the invasive 

25 species within land or water by inspecting, 
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1 intercepting, or confiscating invasive species 

2 threats prior to the establishment of the 

3 invasive species onto land or water of an eligible 

4 State. 

5 ‘‘(7) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec6 retary concerned’ means— 

7 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Army, with re8 spect to Federal land administered by the 

9 Corps of Engineers; 

10 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re11 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec12 retary of the Interior through— 

13 ‘‘(i) the United States Fish and Wild14 life Service; 

15 ‘‘(ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 

16 ‘‘(iii) the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment; 

18 ‘‘(iv) the Bureau of Reclamation; or 

19 ‘‘(v) the National Park Service; 

20 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re21 spect to Federal land administered by the Sec22 retary of Agriculture through the Forest Serv23 ice; and 

24 ‘‘(D) the head or a representative of any 

25 other Federal agency the duties of whom re-
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1 quire planning relating to, and the treatment 

2 of, invasive species for the purpose of protecting 

3 water and wildlife on land and coasts and in 

4 oceans and water. 

5 ‘‘(8) SPECIES.—The term ‘species’ means a 

6 group of organisms, all of which— 

7 ‘‘(A) have a high degree of genetic simi8 larity; 

9 ‘‘(B) are morphologically distinct; 

10 ‘‘(C) generally— 

11 ‘‘(i) interbreed at maturity only 

12 among themselves; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) produce fertile offspring; and 

14 ‘‘(D) show persistent differences from 

15 members of allied groups of organisms. 

16 ‘‘(b) CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT.—Each Secretary 

17 concerned shall plan and carry out activities on land di18 rectly managed by the Secretary concerned to protect 

19 water and wildlife by controlling and managing invasive 

20 species— 

21 ‘‘(1) to inhibit or reduce the populations of 

22 invasive species; and 

23 ‘‘(2) to effectuate restoration or reclamation ef24 forts. 

25 ‘‘(c) STRATEGIC PLAN.— 
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 

2 shall develop a strategic plan for the implementation 

3 of the invasive species program to achieve, to the 

4 maximum extent practicable, a substantive annual 

5 net reduction of invasive species populations or in6 fested acreage on land or water managed by the Sec7 retary concerned. 

8 ‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—Each strategic plan 

9 under paragraph (1) shall be developed— 

10 ‘‘(A) in coordination with affected— 

11 ‘‘(i) eligible States; and 

12 ‘‘(ii) political subdivisions of eligible 

13 States; 

14 ‘‘(B) in consultation with federally recog15 nized Indian tribes; and 

16 ‘‘(C) in accordance with the priorities es17 tablished by 1 or more Governors of the eligible 

18 States in which an ecosystem affected by an 

19 invasive species is located. 

20 ‘‘(3) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.—In devel21 oping a strategic plan under this subsection, the 

22 Secretary concerned shall take into consideration the 

23 economic and ecological costs of action or inaction, 

24 as applicable. 
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1 ‘‘(d) COST-EFFECTIVE METHODS.—In selecting a 

2 method to be used to control or manage an invasive species 

3 as part of a specific control or management project con4 ducted as part of a strategic plan developed under sub5 section (c), the Secretary concerned shall prioritize the use 

6 of methods that— 

7 ‘‘(1) effectively control and manage invasive 

8 species, as determined by the Secretary concerned, 

9 based on sound scientific data; 

10 ‘‘(2) minimize environmental impacts; and 

11 ‘‘(3) control and manage invasive species in the 

12 most cost-effective manner. 

13 ‘‘(e) COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT.—To 

14 achieve compliance with subsection (d), the Secretary con15 cerned shall require a comparative economic assessment 

16 of invasive species control and management methods to 

17 be conducted. 

18 ‘‘(f) EXPEDITED ACTION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries concerned 

20 shall use all tools and flexibilities available (as of the 

21 date of enactment of this section) to expedite the 

22 projects and activities described in paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS AND ACTIVI24 TIES.—A project or activity referred to in paragraph 

25 (1) is a project or activity— 
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1 ‘‘(A) to protect water or wildlife from an 

2 invasive species that, as determined by the Sec3 retary concerned is, or will be, carried out on 

4 land or water that is— 

5 ‘‘(i) directly managed by the Secretary 

6 concerned; and 

7 ‘‘(ii) located in an area that is— 

8 ‘‘(I) at high risk for the introduc9 tion, establishment, or spread of 

10 invasive species; and 

11 ‘‘(II) determined by the Sec12 retary concerned to require immediate 

13 action to address the risk identified in 

14 subclause (I); and 

15 ‘‘(B) carried out in accordance with appli16 cable agency procedures, including any applica17 ble— 

18 ‘‘(i) land or resource management 

19 plan; or 

20 ‘‘(ii) land use plan. 

21 ‘‘(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Of the amount ap22 propriated or otherwise made available to each Secretary 

23 concerned for a fiscal year for programs that address or 

24 include protection of land or water from an invasive spe25 cies, the Secretary concerned shall use not less than 75 
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1 percent for on-the-ground control and management of 

2 invasive species, which may include— 

3 ‘‘(1) the purchase of necessary products, equip4 ment, or services to conduct that control and man5 agement; 

6 ‘‘(2) the use of integrated pest management op7 tions, including options that use pesticides author8 ized for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal 

9 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 

10 U.S.C. 136 et seq.); 

11 ‘‘(3) the use of biological control agents that 

12 are proven to be effective to reduce invasive species 

13 populations; 

14 ‘‘(4) the use of revegetation or cultural restora15 tion methods designed to improve the diversity and 

16 richness of ecosystems; 

17 ‘‘(5) the use of monitoring and detection activi18 ties for invasive species, including equipment, detec19 tion dogs, and mechanical devices; 

20 ‘‘(6) the use of appropriate methods to remove 

21 invasive species from a vehicle or vessel capable of 

22 conveyance; or 

23 ‘‘(7) the use of other effective mechanical or 

24 manual control methods. 
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1 ‘‘(h) INVESTIGATIONS, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC

2 AWARENESS.—Of the amount appropriated or otherwise 

3 made available to each Secretary concerned for a fiscal 

4 year for programs that address or include protection of 

5 land or water from an invasive species, the Secretary con6 cerned may use not more than 15 percent for investiga7 tions, development activities, and outreach and public 

8 awareness efforts to address invasive species control and 

9 management needs. 

10 ‘‘(i) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Of the amount appro11 priated or otherwise made available to each Secretary con12 cerned for a fiscal year for programs that address or in13 clude protection of land or water from an invasive species, 

14 not more than 10 percent may be used for administrative 

15 costs incurred to carry out those programs, including costs 

16 relating to oversight and management of the programs, 

17 recordkeeping, and implementation of the strategic plan 

18 developed under subsection (c). 

19 ‘‘(j) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Not later than 60 

20 days after the end of the second fiscal year beginning after 

21 the date of enactment of this section, each Secretary con22 cerned shall submit to Congress a report— 

23 ‘‘(1) describing the use by the Secretary con24 cerned during the 2 preceding fiscal years of funds 
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1 for programs that address or include invasive species 

2 management; and 

3 ‘‘(2) specifying the percentage of funds ex4 pended for each of the purposes specified in sub5 sections (g), (h), and (i). 

6 ‘‘(k) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITY.— 

7 ‘‘(1) OTHER INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, PRE8 VENTION, AND MANAGEMENT AUTHORITIES.—Noth9 ing in this section precludes the Secretary concerned 

10 from pursuing or supporting, pursuant to any other 

11 provision of law, any activity regarding the control, 

12 prevention, or management of an invasive species, 

13 including investigations to improve the control, pre14 vention, or management of the invasive species. 

15 ‘‘(2) PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS.—Noth16 ing in this section authorizes the Secretary con17 cerned to suspend any water delivery or diversion, or 

18 otherwise to prevent the operation of a public water 

19 supply system, as a measure to control, manage, or 

20 prevent the introduction or spread of an invasive 

21 species. 

22 ‘‘(l) USE OF PARTNERSHIPS.—Subject to the sub23 sections (m) and (n), the Secretary concerned may enter 

24 into any contract or cooperative agreement with another 

25 Federal agency, an eligible State, a federally recognized 
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1 Indian tribe, a political subdivision of an eligible State, 

2 or a private individual or entity to assist with the control 

3 and management of an invasive species. 

4 ‘‘(m) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of a con6 tract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l), 

7 the Secretary concerned and the applicable Federal 

8 agency, eligible State, political subdivision of an eli9 gible State, or private individual or entity shall enter 

10 into a memorandum of understanding that de11 scribes— 

12 ‘‘(A) the nature of the partnership between 

13 the parties to the memorandum of under14 standing; and 

15 ‘‘(B) the control and management activi16 ties to be conducted under the contract or coop17 erative agreement. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—A memorandum of under19 standing under this subsection shall contain, at a 

20 minimum, the following: 

21 ‘‘(A) A prioritized listing of each invasive 

22 species to be controlled or managed. 

23 ‘‘(B) An assessment of the total acres of 

24 land or area of water infested by the invasive 

25 species. 
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1 ‘‘(C) An estimate of the expected total 

2 acres of land or area of water infested by the 

3 invasive species after control and management 

4 of the invasive species is attempted. 

5 ‘‘(D) A description of each specific, inte6 grated pest management option to be used, in7 cluding a comparative economic assessment to 

8 determine the least-costly method. 

9 ‘‘(E) Any map, boundary, or Global Posi10 tioning System coordinates needed to clearly 

11 identify the area in which each control or man12 agement activity is proposed to be conducted. 

13 ‘‘(F) A written assurance that each part14 ner will comply with section 15 of the Federal 

15 Noxious Weed Act of 1974 (7 U.S.C. 2814). 

16 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—If a partner to a con17 tract or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) 

18 is an eligible State, political subdivision of an eligible 

19 State, or private individual or entity, the memo20 randum of understanding under this subsection shall 

21 include a description of— 

22 ‘‘(A) the means by which each applicable 

23 control or management effort will be coordi24 nated; and 
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1 ‘‘(B) the expected outcomes of managing 

2 and controlling the invasive species. 

3 ‘‘(4) PUBLIC OUTREACH AND AWARENESS EF4 FORTS.—If a contract or cooperative agreement 

5 under subsection (l) involves any outreach or public 

6 awareness effort, the memorandum of understanding 

7 under this subsection shall include a list of goals and 

8 objectives for each outreach or public awareness ef9 fort that have been determined to be efficient to in10 form national, regional, State, Tribal, or local audi11 ences regarding invasive species control and manage12 ment. 

13 ‘‘(n) INVESTIGATIONS.—The purpose of any invasive 

14 species-related investigation carried out under a contract 

15 or cooperative agreement under subsection (l) shall be— 

16 ‘‘(1) to develop solutions and specific rec17 ommendations for control and management of 

18 invasive species; and 

19 ‘‘(2) specifically to provide faster implementa20 tion of control and management methods. 

21 ‘‘(o) COORDINATION WITH AFFECTED LOCAL GOV22 ERNMENTS.—Each project and activity carried out pursu23 ant to this section shall be coordinated with affected local 

24 governments in a manner that is consistent with section 
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1 202(c)(9) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

2 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(9)).’’. 

3 (c) WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.— 

4 (1) REAUTHORIZATIONS.— 

5 (A) REAUTHORIZATION OF AFRICAN ELE6 PHANT CONSERVATION ACT.—Section 2306(a) 

7 of the African Elephant Conservation Act (16 

8 U.S.C. 4245(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007 

9 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 through 

10 2023’’. 

11 (B) REAUTHORIZATION OF ASIAN ELE12 PHANT CONSERVATION ACT OF 1997.—Section 

13 8(a) of the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 

14 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4266(a)) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2019 

16 through 2023’’. 

17 (C) REAUTHORIZATION OF RHINOCEROS

18 AND TIGER CONSERVATION ACT OF 1994.—Sec19 tion 10(a) of the Rhinoceros and Tiger Con20 servation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306(a)) is 

21 amended by striking ‘‘2007 through 2012’’ and 

22 inserting ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 

23 (2) AMENDMENTS TO GREAT APE CONSERVA24 TION ACT OF 2000.— 
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1 (A) PANEL.—Section 4(i) of the Great Ape 

2 Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6303(i)) 

3 is amended— 

4 (i) by striking paragraph (1) and in5 serting the following: 

6 ‘‘(1) CONVENTION.—Not later than 1 year after 

7 the date of enactment of the Natural Resources 

8 Management Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the 

9 Secretary may convene a panel of experts on great 

10 apes to identify the greatest needs and priorities for 

11 the conservation of great apes.’’; 

12 (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 

13 paragraph (5); and 

14 (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) 

15 the following: 

16 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Secretary shall en17 sure that the panel referred to in paragraph (1) in18 cludes, to the maximum extent practicable, 1 or 

19 more representatives— 

20 ‘‘(A) from each country that comprises the 

21 natural range of great apes; and 

22 ‘‘(B) with expertise in great ape conserva23 tion. 

24 ‘‘(3) CONSERVATION PLANS.—In identifying the 

25 conservation needs and priorities under paragraph 
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1 (1), the panel referred to in that paragraph shall 

2 consider any relevant great ape conservation plan or 

3 strategy, including scientific research and findings 

4 relating to— 

5 ‘‘(A) the conservation needs and priorities 

6 of great apes; 

7 ‘‘(B) any regional or species-specific action 

8 plan or strategy; 

9 ‘‘(C) any applicable strategy developed or 

10 initiated by the Secretary; and 

11 ‘‘(D) any other applicable conservation 

12 plan or strategy. 

13 ‘‘(4) FUNDS.—Subject to the availability of ap14 propriations, the Secretary may use amounts avail15 able to the Secretary to pay for the costs of con16 vening and facilitating any meeting of the panel re17 ferred to in paragraph (1).’’. 

18 (B) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.—Section 4 of 

19 the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (16 

20 U.S.C. 6303) is amended by adding at the end 

21 the following: 

22 ‘‘(j) MULTIYEAR GRANTS.— 

23 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary may 

24 award to a person who is otherwise eligible for a 

25 grant under this section a multiyear grant to carry 
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1 out a project that the person demonstrates is an ef2 fective, long-term conservation strategy for great 

3 apes and the habitat of great apes. 

4 ‘‘(2) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

5 subsection precludes the Secretary from awarding a 

6 grant on an annual basis.’’. 

7 (C) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Section 

8 5(b)(2) of the Great Ape Conservation Act of 

9 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6304(b)(2)) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘$100,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’. 

11 (D) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA12 TIONS.—Section 6 of the Great Ape Conserva13 tion Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6305) is amended 

14 by striking ‘‘2006 through 2010’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2019 through 2023’’. 

16 (3) AMENDMENTS TO MARINE TURTLE CON17 SERVATION ACT OF 2004.— 

18 (A) PURPOSE.—Section 2 of the Marine 

19 Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 

20 6601) is amended by striking subsection (b) 

21 and inserting the following: 

22 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to assist 

23 in the conservation of marine turtles, freshwater turtles, 

24 and tortoises and the habitats of marine turtles, fresh25 water turtles, and tortoises in foreign countries and terri-
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1 tories of the United States by supporting and providing 

2 financial resources for projects— 

3 ‘‘(1) to conserve marine turtle, freshwater tur4 tle, and tortoise habitats under the jurisdiction of 

5 United States Fish and Wildlife Service programs; 

6 ‘‘(2) to conserve marine turtles, freshwater tur7 tles, and tortoises in those habitats; and 

8 ‘‘(3) to address other threats to the survival of 

9 marine turtles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, in10 cluding habitat loss, poaching of turtles or their 

11 eggs, and wildlife trafficking.’’. 

12 (B) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Ma13 rine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (16 

14 U.S.C. 6602) is amended— 

15 (i) in paragraph (2)— 

16 (I) in the matter preceding sub17 paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘nesting 

18 habitats of marine turtles in foreign 

19 countries and of marine turtles in 

20 those habitats’’ and inserting ‘‘marine 

21 turtles, freshwater turtles, and tor22 toises, and the habitats of marine tur23 tles, freshwater turtles, and tortoises, 

24 in foreign countries and territories of 

25 the United States under the jurisdic-
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1 tion of United States Fish and Wild2 life Service programs’’; 

3 (II) in subparagraphs (A), (B), 

4 and (C), by striking ‘‘nesting’’ each 

5 place it appears; 

6 (III) in subparagraph (D)— 

7 (aa) in the matter preceding 

8 clause (i), by striking ‘‘countries 

9 to—’’ and inserting ‘‘countries— 

10 ’’; 

11 (bb) in clause (i)— 

12 (AA) by inserting ‘‘to’’ 

13 before ‘‘protect’’; and 

14 (BB) by striking ‘‘nest15 ing’’ each place it appears; 

16 and 

17 (cc) in clause (ii), by insert18 ing ‘‘to’’ before ‘‘prevent’’; 

19 (IV) in subparagraph (E)(i), by 

20 striking ‘‘turtles on nesting habitat’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘turtles, freshwater tur22 tles, and tortoises’’; 

23 (V) in subparagraph (F), by 

24 striking ‘‘turtles over habitat used by 

25 marine turtles for nesting’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘turtles, freshwater turtles, and 

2 tortoises over habitats used by marine 

3 turtles, freshwater turtles, and tor4 toises’’; and 

5 (VI) in subparagraph (H), by 

6 striking ‘‘nesting’’ each place it ap7 pears; 

8 (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3), 

9 (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (4), (6), 

10 (7), and (8), respectively; 

11 (iii) by inserting before paragraph (4) 

12 (as so redesignated) the following: 

13 ‘‘(3) FRESHWATER TURTLE.— 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘freshwater 

15 turtle’ means any member of the family 

16 Carettochelyidae, Chelidae, Chelydridae, 

17 Dermatemydidae, Emydidae, Geoemydidae, 

18 Kinosternidae, Pelomedusidae, Platysternidae, 

19 Podocnemididae, or Trionychidae. 

20 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘freshwater 

21 turtle’ includes— 

22 ‘‘(i) any part, product, egg, or off23 spring of a turtle described in subpara24 graph (A); and 

25 ‘‘(ii) a carcass of such a turtle.’’; 
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1 (iv) by inserting after paragraph (4) 

2 (as so redesignated) the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) HABITAT.—The term ‘habitat’ means any 

4 marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise habitat 

5 (including a nesting habitat) that is under the juris6 diction of United States Fish and Wildlife Service 

7 programs.’’; and 

8 (v) by inserting after paragraph (8) 

9 (as so redesignated) the following: 

10 ‘‘(9) TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.— 

11 The term ‘territory of the United States’ means— 

12 ‘‘(A) American Samoa; 

13 ‘‘(B) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

14 Mariana Islands; 

15 ‘‘(C) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 

16 ‘‘(D) Guam; 

17 ‘‘(E) the United States Virgin Islands; and 

18 ‘‘(F) any other territory or possession of 

19 the United States. 

20 ‘‘(10) TORTOISE.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘tortoise’ 

22 means any member of the family Testudinidae. 

23 ‘‘(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘tortoise’ in24 cludes— 
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1 ‘‘(i) any part, product, egg, or off2 spring of a tortoise described in subpara3 graph (A); and 

4 ‘‘(ii) a carcass of such a tortoise.’’. 

5 (C) CONSERVATION ASSISTANCE.—Section 

6 4 of the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 

7 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6603) is amended— 

8 (i) in the section heading, by striking 

9 ‘‘MARINE TURTLE’’; 

10 (ii) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, 

11 freshwater turtles, or tortoises’’ after ‘‘ma12 rine turtles’’; 

13 (iii) in subsection (b)(1)— 

14 (I) in the matter preceding sub15 paragraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, fresh16 water turtles, or tortoises’’ after ‘‘ma17 rine turtles’’; 

18 (II) by striking subparagraph (A) 

19 and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) any wildlife management authority of 

21 a foreign country or territory of the United 

22 States that has within its boundaries marine 

23 turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise habitat, if 

24 the activities of the authority directly or indi-
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1 rectly affect marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or 

2 tortoise conservation; or’’; and 

3 (III) in subparagraph (B), by in4 serting ‘‘, freshwater turtles, or tor5 toises’’ after ‘‘marine turtles’’; 

6 (iv) in subsection (c)(2), in each of 

7 subparagraphs (A) and (C), by inserting 

8 ‘‘and territory of the United States’’ after 

9 ‘‘each country’’; 

10 (v) by striking subsection (d) and in11 serting the following: 

12 ‘‘(d) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL.—The Secretary may 

13 approve a project proposal under this section if the Sec14 retary determines that the project will help to restore, re15 cover, and sustain a viable population of marine turtles, 

16 freshwater turtles, or tortoises in the wild by assisting ef17 forts in a foreign country or territory of the United States 

18 to implement a marine turtle, freshwater turtle, or tortoise 

19 conservation program.’’; and 

20 (vi) in subsection (e), by striking 

21 ‘‘marine turtles and their nesting habitats’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘marine turtles, freshwater 

23 turtles, or tortoises and the habitats of 

24 marine turtles, freshwater turtles, or tor25 toises’’. 
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1 (D) MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION

2 FUND.—Section 5 of the Marine Turtle Con3 servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6604) is 

4 amended— 

5 (i) in subsection (a)(2), by striking 

6 ‘‘section 6’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7(a)’’; 

7 and 

8 (ii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 

9 ‘‘3 percent, or up to $80,000’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘5 percent, or up to $150,000’’. 

11 (E) ADVISORY GROUP.—Section 6(a) of 

12 the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 

13 (16 U.S.C. 6605(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, 

14 freshwater turtles, or tortoises’’ after ‘‘marine 

15 turtles’’. 

16 (F) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA17 TIONS.—Section 7 of the Marine Turtle Con18 servation Act of 2004 (16 U.S.C. 6606) is 

19 amended to read as follows: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro22 priated to the Fund $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 

23 2019 through 2023. 

24 ‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts made available 

25 for each fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)— 
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1 ‘‘(1) not less than $1,510,000 shall be used by 

2 the Secretary for marine turtle conservation pur3 poses in accordance with this Act; and 

4 ‘‘(2) of the amounts in excess of the amount de5 scribed in paragraph (1), not less than 40 percent 

6 shall be used by the Secretary for freshwater turtle 

7 and tortoise conservation purposes in accordance 

8 with this Act.’’. 

9 (d) PRIZE COMPETITIONS.— 

10 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

11 (A) NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.—The term 

12 ‘‘non-Federal funds’’ means funds provided 

13 by— 

14 (i) a State; 

15 (ii) a territory of the United States; 

16 (iii) 1 or more units of local or tribal 

17 government; 

18 (iv) a private for-profit entity; 

19 (v) a nonprofit organization; or 

20 (vi) a private individual. 

21 (B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

22 means the Secretary, acting through the Direc23 tor of the United States Fish and Wildlife Serv24 ice. 
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1 (C) WILDLIFE.—The term ‘‘wildlife’’ has 

2 the meaning given the term in section 8 of the 

3 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 

4 666b). 

5 (2) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

6 PREVENTION OF WILDLIFE POACHING AND TRAF7 FICKING.— 

8 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

9 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

10 means the Prevention of Wildlife Poaching 

11 and Trafficking Technology Advisory 

12 Board established by subparagraph (C)(i). 

13 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

14 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

15 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the prevention 

16 of wildlife poaching and trafficking estab17 lished under subparagraph (B). 

18 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

21 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

22 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

23 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

24 Prize for the prevention of wildlife poaching 

25 and trafficking’’— 
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1 (i) to encourage technological innova2 tion with the potential to advance the mis3 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

4 Service with respect to the prevention of 

5 wildlife poaching and trafficking; and 

6 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu7 ally for a technological advancement that 

8 prevents wildlife poaching and trafficking. 

9 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

10 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab11 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

12 the ‘‘Prevention of Wildlife Poaching and 

13 Trafficking Technology Advisory Board’’. 

14 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

15 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

16 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro17 vide expertise in— 

18 (I) wildlife trafficking and trade; 

19 (II) wildlife conservation and 

20 management; 

21 (III) biology; 

22 (IV) technology development; 

23 (V) engineering; 

24 (VI) economics; 
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1 (VII) business development and 

2 management; and 

3 (VIII) any other discipline, as the 

4 Secretary determines to be necessary 

5 to achieve the purposes of this para6 graph. 

7 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

8 with respect to the prize competition, the 

9 Board shall— 

10 (I) select a topic; 

11 (II) issue a problem statement; 

12 (III) advise the Secretary regard13 ing any opportunity for technological 

14 innovation to prevent wildlife poaching 

15 and trafficking; and 

16 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

17 competition regarding opportunities to 

18 pilot and implement winning tech19 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

20 partnership with conservation organi21 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

22 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri23 vate entities, and research institutions 

24 with expertise or interest relating to 
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1 the prevention of wildlife poaching 

2 and trafficking. 

3 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

4 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

5 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

6 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

7 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

8 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

9 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

10 with jurisdiction over the prevention 

11 of wildlife poaching and trafficking; 

12 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

13 with jurisdiction over the prevention 

14 of wildlife poaching and trafficking; 

15 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

16 or local wildlife organizations, the 

17 mission of which relates to the preven18 tion of wildlife poaching and traf19 ficking; and 

20 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva21 tion groups, technology companies, re22 search institutions, institutions of 

23 higher education, industry associa24 tions, or individual stakeholders with 
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1 an interest in the prevention of wild2 life poaching and trafficking. 

3 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

4 shall comply with all requirements under 

5 paragraph (7)(A). 

6 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

7 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

8 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

9 offer to enter into an agreement under 

10 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

11 Foundation shall administer the prize com12 petition. 

13 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

14 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

15 with all requirements under paragraph 

16 (7)(B). 

17 (E) JUDGES.— 

18 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

19 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

20 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se21 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

22 prize competition. 

23 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC24 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

25 clause (i) shall not select any annual win-
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1 ner of the prize competition if the Sec2 retary makes a determination that, in any 

3 fiscal year, none of the technological ad4 vancements entered into the prize competi5 tion merits an award. 

6 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

7 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

8 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec9 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi10 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

11 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

12 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

13 competition that includes— 

14 (i) a statement by the Board that de15 scribes the activities carried out by the 

16 Board relating to the duties described in 

17 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

18 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

19 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

20 a statement by the National Fish and 

21 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac22 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

23 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du24 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 
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1 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

2 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 

3 that explains the basis on which the winner 

4 of the cash prize was selected. 

5 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

6 Board and all authority provided under this 

7 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

8 2023. 

9 (3) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

10 PROMOTION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.— 

11 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

12 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

13 means the Promotion of Wildlife Conserva14 tion Technology Advisory Board estab15 lished by subparagraph (C)(i). 

16 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

17 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

18 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the promotion 

19 of wildlife conservation established under 

20 subparagraph (B). 

21 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

24 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

25 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 
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1 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

2 Prize for the promotion of wildlife conserva3 tion’’— 

4 (i) to encourage technological innova5 tion with the potential to advance the mis6 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

7 Service with respect to the promotion of 

8 wildlife conservation; and 

9 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu10 ally for a technological advancement that 

11 promotes wildlife conservation. 

12 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

13 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab14 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

15 the ‘‘Promotion of Wildlife Conservation 

16 Technology Advisory Board’’. 

17 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

18 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

19 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro20 vide expertise in— 

21 (I) wildlife conservation and 

22 management; 

23 (II) biology; 

24 (III) technology development; 

25 (IV) engineering; 
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1 (V) economics; 

2 (VI) business development and 

3 management; and 

4 (VII) any other discipline, as the 

5 Secretary determines to be necessary 

6 to achieve the purposes of this para7 graph. 

8 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

9 with respect to the prize competition, the 

10 Board shall— 

11 (I) select a topic; 

12 (II) issue a problem statement; 

13 (III) advise the Secretary regard14 ing any opportunity for technological 

15 innovation to promote wildlife con16 servation; and 

17 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

18 competition regarding opportunities to 

19 pilot and implement winning tech20 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

21 partnership with conservation organi22 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

23 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri24 vate entities, and research institutions 
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1 with expertise or interest relating to 

2 the promotion of wildlife conservation. 

3 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

4 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

5 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

6 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

7 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

8 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

9 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

10 with jurisdiction over the promotion of 

11 wildlife conservation; 

12 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

13 with jurisdiction over the promotion of 

14 wildlife conservation; 

15 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

16 or local wildlife organizations, the 

17 mission of which relates to the pro18 motion of wildlife conservation; and 

19 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva20 tion groups, technology companies, re21 search institutions, institutions of 

22 higher education, industry associa23 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

24 an interest in the promotion of wild25 life conservation. 
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1 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

2 shall comply with all requirements under 

3 paragraph (7)(A). 

4 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

5 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 offer to enter into an agreement under 

8 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

9 Foundation shall administer the prize com10 petition. 

11 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

12 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

13 with all requirements under paragraph 

14 (7)(B). 

15 (E) JUDGES.— 

16 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

17 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

18 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se19 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

20 prize competition. 

21 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC22 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

23 clause (i) shall not select any annual win24 ner of the prize competition if the Sec25 retary makes a determination that, in any 
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1 fiscal year, none of the technological ad2 vancements entered into the prize competi3 tion merits an award. 

4 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

5 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

6 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi8 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

9 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

10 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

11 competition that includes— 

12 (i) a statement by the Board that de13 scribes the activities carried out by the 

14 Board relating to the duties described in 

15 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

16 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

17 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

18 a statement by the National Fish and 

19 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac20 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

21 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du22 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

23 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

24 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 
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1 that explains the basis on which the winner 

2 of the cash prize was selected. 

3 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

4 Board and all authority provided under this 

5 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

6 2023. 

7 (4) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

8 MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES.— 

9 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

10 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

11 means the Management of Invasive Species 

12 Technology Advisory Board established by 

13 subparagraph (C)(i). 

14 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

15 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

16 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the manage17 ment of invasive species established under 

18 subparagraph (B). 

19 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

22 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

23 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

24 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 
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1 Prize for the management of invasive spe2 cies’’— 

3 (i) to encourage technological innova4 tion with the potential to advance the mis5 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

6 Service with respect to the management of 

7 invasive species; and 

8 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu9 ally for a technological advancement that 

10 manages invasive species. 

11 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

12 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab13 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

14 the ‘‘Management of Invasive Species 

15 Technology Advisory Board’’. 

16 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

17 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

18 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro19 vide expertise in— 

20 (I) invasive species; 

21 (II) biology; 

22 (III) technology development; 

23 (IV) engineering; 

24 (V) economics; 
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1 (VI) business development and 

2 management; and 

3 (VII) any other discipline, as the 

4 Secretary determines to be necessary 

5 to achieve the purposes of this para6 graph. 

7 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

8 with respect to the prize competition, the 

9 Board shall— 

10 (I) select a topic; 

11 (II) issue a problem statement; 

12 (III) advise the Secretary regard13 ing any opportunity for technological 

14 innovation to manage invasive species; 

15 and 

16 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

17 competition regarding opportunities to 

18 pilot and implement winning tech19 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

20 partnership with conservation organi21 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

22 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri23 vate entities, and research institutions 

24 with expertise or interest relating to 

25 the management of invasive species. 
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1 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

2 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

3 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

4 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

5 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

6 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

7 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

8 with jurisdiction over the management 

9 of invasive species; 

10 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

11 with jurisdiction over the management 

12 of invasive species; 

13 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

14 or local wildlife organizations, the 

15 mission of which relates to the man16 agement of invasive species; and 

17 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva18 tion groups, technology companies, re19 search institutions, institutions of 

20 higher education, industry associa21 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

22 an interest in the management of 

23 invasive species. 
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1 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

2 shall comply with all requirements under 

3 paragraph (7)(A). 

4 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

5 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 offer to enter into an agreement under 

8 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

9 Foundation shall administer the prize com10 petition. 

11 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

12 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

13 with all requirements under paragraph 

14 (7)(B). 

15 (E) JUDGES.— 

16 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

17 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

18 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se19 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

20 prize competition. 

21 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC22 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

23 clause (i) shall not select any annual win24 ner of the prize competition if the Sec25 retary makes a determination that, in any 
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1 fiscal year, none of the technological ad2 vancements entered into the prize competi3 tion merits an award. 

4 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

5 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

6 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi8 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

9 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

10 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

11 competition that includes— 

12 (i) a statement by the Board that de13 scribes the activities carried out by the 

14 Board relating to the duties described in 

15 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

16 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

17 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

18 a statement by the National Fish and 

19 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac20 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

21 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du22 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

23 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

24 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 
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1 that explains the basis on which the winner 

2 of the cash prize was selected. 

3 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

4 Board and all authority provided under this 

5 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

6 2023. 

7 (5) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

8 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES.— 

9 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

10 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

11 means the Protection of Endangered Spe12 cies Technology Advisory Board estab13 lished by subparagraph (C)(i). 

14 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

15 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

16 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the protection 

17 of endangered species established under 

18 subparagraph (B). 

19 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec21 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

22 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

23 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 

24 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 
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1 Prize for the protection of endangered spe2 cies’’— 

3 (i) to encourage technological innova4 tion with the potential to advance the mis5 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

6 Service with respect to the protection of 

7 endangered species; and 

8 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu9 ally for a technological advancement that 

10 protects endangered species. 

11 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

12 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab13 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

14 the ‘‘Protection of Endangered Species 

15 Technology Advisory Board’’. 

16 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

17 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

18 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro19 vide expertise in— 

20 (I) endangered species; 

21 (II) biology; 

22 (III) technology development; 

23 (IV) engineering; 

24 (V) economics; 
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1 (VI) business development and 

2 management; and 

3 (VII) any other discipline, as the 

4 Secretary determines to be necessary 

5 to achieve the purposes of this para6 graph. 

7 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

8 with respect to the prize competition, the 

9 Board shall— 

10 (I) select a topic; 

11 (II) issue a problem statement; 

12 (III) advise the Secretary regard13 ing any opportunity for technological 

14 innovation to protect endangered spe15 cies; and 

16 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

17 competition regarding opportunities to 

18 pilot and implement winning tech19 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

20 partnership with conservation organi21 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

22 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri23 vate entities, and research institutions 

24 with expertise or interest relating to 

25 the protection of endangered species. 
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1 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

2 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

3 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

4 and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 

5 Board shall consult widely with Federal 

6 and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 

7 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

8 with jurisdiction over the protection of 

9 endangered species; 

10 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

11 with jurisdiction over the protection of 

12 endangered species; 

13 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

14 or local wildlife organizations, the 

15 mission of which relates to the protec16 tion of endangered species; and 

17 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva18 tion groups, technology companies, re19 search institutions, institutions of 

20 higher education, industry associa21 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

22 an interest in the protection of endan23 gered species. 
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1 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

2 shall comply with all requirements under 

3 paragraph (7)(A). 

4 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

5 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

6 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

7 offer to enter into an agreement under 

8 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

9 Foundation shall administer the prize com10 petition. 

11 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

12 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 

13 with all requirements under paragraph 

14 (7)(B). 

15 (E) JUDGES.— 

16 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

17 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

18 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se19 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

20 prize competition. 

21 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC22 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

23 clause (i) shall not select any annual win24 ner of the prize competition if the Sec25 retary makes a determination that, in any 
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1 fiscal year, none of the technological ad2 vancements entered into the prize competi3 tion merits an award. 

4 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

5 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

6 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec7 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi8 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

9 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

10 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

11 competition that includes— 

12 (i) a statement by the Board that de13 scribes the activities carried out by the 

14 Board relating to the duties described in 

15 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

16 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

17 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

18 a statement by the National Fish and 

19 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac20 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

21 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du22 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

23 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

24 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 
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1 that explains the basis on which the winner 

2 of the cash prize was selected. 

3 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

4 Board and all authority provided under this 

5 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

6 2023. 

7 (6) THEODORE ROOSEVELT GENIUS PRIZE FOR

8 NONLETHAL MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE

9 CONFLICTS.— 

10 (A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

11 (i) BOARD.—The term ‘‘Board’’ 

12 means the Nonlethal Management of 

13 Human-Wildlife Conflicts Technology Advi14 sory Board established by subparagraph 

15 (C)(i). 

16 (ii) PRIZE COMPETITION.—The term 

17 ‘‘prize competition’’ means the Theodore 

18 Roosevelt Genius Prize for the nonlethal 

19 management of human-wildlife conflicts es20 tablished under subparagraph (B). 

21 (B) AUTHORITY.—Not later than 180 days 

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec23 retary shall establish under section 24 of the 

24 Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 

25 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719) a prize competition, to 
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1 be known as the ‘‘Theodore Roosevelt Genius 

2 Prize for the nonlethal management of human3 wildlife conflicts’’— 

4 (i) to encourage technological innova5 tion with the potential to advance the mis6 sion of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

7 Service with respect to the nonlethal man8 agement of human-wildlife conflicts; and 

9 (ii) to award 1 or more prizes annu10 ally for a technological advancement that 

11 promotes the nonlethal management of 

12 human-wildlife conflicts. 

13 (C) ADVISORY BOARD.— 

14 (i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is estab15 lished an advisory board, to be known as 

16 the ‘‘Nonlethal Management of Human17 Wildlife Conflicts Technology Advisory 

18 Board’’. 

19 (ii) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall 

20 be composed of not fewer than 9 members 

21 appointed by the Secretary, who shall pro22 vide expertise in— 

23 (I) nonlethal wildlife manage24 ment; 
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1 (II) social aspects of human-wild2 life conflict management; 

3 (III) biology; 

4 (IV) technology development; 

5 (V) engineering; 

6 (VI) economics; 

7 (VII) business development and 

8 management; and 

9 (VIII) any other discipline, as the 

10 Secretary determines to be necessary 

11 to achieve the purposes of this para12 graph. 

13 (iii) DUTIES.—Subject to clause (iv), 

14 with respect to the prize competition, the 

15 Board shall— 

16 (I) select a topic; 

17 (II) issue a problem statement; 

18 (III) advise the Secretary regard19 ing any opportunity for technological 

20 innovation to promote the nonlethal 

21 management of human-wildlife con22 flicts; and 

23 (IV) advise winners of the prize 

24 competition regarding opportunities to 

25 pilot and implement winning tech-
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1 nologies in relevant fields, including in 

2 partnership with conservation organi3 zations, Federal or State agencies, 

4 federally recognized Indian tribes, pri5 vate entities, and research institutions 

6 with expertise or interest relating to 

7 the nonlethal management of human8 wildlife conflicts. 

9 (iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 

10 topic and issuing a problem statement for 

11 the prize competition under subclauses (I) 

12 and (II) of subparagraph (C), respectively, 

13 the Board shall consult widely with Fed14 eral and non-Federal stakeholders, includ15 ing— 

16 (I) 1 or more Federal agencies 

17 with jurisdiction over the management 

18 of native wildlife species at risk due to 

19 conflict with human activities; 

20 (II) 1 or more State agencies 

21 with jurisdiction over the management 

22 of native wildlife species at risk due to 

23 conflict with human activities; 

24 (III) 1 or more State, regional, 

25 or local wildlife organizations, the 
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1 mission of which relates to the man2 agement of native wildlife species at 

3 risk due to conflict with human activi4 ties; and 

5 (IV) 1 or more wildlife conserva6 tion groups, technology companies, re7 search institutions, institutions of 

8 higher education, industry associa9 tions, or individual stakeholders with 

10 an interest in the management of na11 tive wildlife species at risk due to con12 flict with human activities. 

13 (v) REQUIREMENTS.—The Board 

14 shall comply with all requirements under 

15 paragraph (7)(A). 

16 (D) AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL FISH

17 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

19 offer to enter into an agreement under 

20 which the National Fish and Wildlife 

21 Foundation shall administer the prize com22 petition. 

23 (ii) REQUIREMENTS.—An agreement 

24 entered into under clause (i) shall comply 
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1 with all requirements under paragraph 

2 (7)(B). 

3 (E) JUDGES.— 

4 (i) APPOINTMENT.—The Secretary 

5 shall appoint not fewer than 3 judges who 

6 shall, except as provided in clause (ii), se7 lect the 1 or more annual winners of the 

8 prize competition. 

9 (ii) DETERMINATION BY SEC10 RETARY.—The judges appointed under 

11 clause (i) shall not select any annual win12 ner of the prize competition if the Sec13 retary makes a determination that, in any 

14 fiscal year, none of the technological ad15 vancements entered into the prize competi16 tion merits an award. 

17 (F) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 

18 than 60 days after the date on which a cash 

19 prize is awarded under this paragraph, the Sec20 retary shall submit to the Committee on Envi21 ronment and Public Works of the Senate and 

22 the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

23 House of Representatives a report on the prize 

24 competition that includes— 
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1 (i) a statement by the Board that de2 scribes the activities carried out by the 

3 Board relating to the duties described in 

4 subparagraph (C)(iii); 

5 (ii) if the Secretary has entered into 

6 an agreement under subparagraph (D)(i), 

7 a statement by the National Fish and 

8 Wildlife Foundation that describes the ac9 tivities carried out by the National Fish 

10 and Wildlife Foundation relating to the du11 ties described in paragraph (7)(B); and 

12 (iii) a statement by 1 or more of the 

13 judges appointed under subparagraph (E) 

14 that explains the basis on which the winner 

15 of the cash prize was selected. 

16 (G) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—The 

17 Board and all authority provided under this 

18 paragraph shall terminate on December 31, 

19 2023. 

20 (7) ADMINISTRATION OF PRIZE COMPETI21 TIONS.— 

22 (A) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR AD23 VISORY BOARDS.—An advisory board estab24 lished under paragraph (2)(C)(i), (3)(C)(i), 

25 (4)(C)(i), (5)(C)(i), or (6)(C)(i) (referred to in 
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1 this paragraph as a ‘‘Board’’) shall comply with 

2 the following requirements: 

3 (i) TERM; VACANCIES.— 

4 (I) TERM.—A member of the 

5 Board shall serve for a term of 5 

6 years. 

7 (II) VACANCIES.—A vacancy on 

8 the Board— 

9 (aa) shall not affect the 

10 powers of the Board; and 

11 (bb) shall be filled in the 

12 same manner as the original ap13 pointment was made. 

14 (ii) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later 

15 than 30 days after the date on which all 

16 members of the Board have been ap17 pointed, the Board shall hold the initial 

18 meeting of the Board. 

19 (iii) MEETINGS.— 

20 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Board 

21 shall meet at the call of the Chair22 person. 

23 (II) REMOTE PARTICIPATION.— 

24 (aa) IN GENERAL.—Any 

25 member of the Board may par-
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1 ticipate in a meeting of the 

2 Board through the use of— 

3 (AA) teleconferencing; 

4 or 

5 (BB) any other remote 

6 business telecommunications 

7 method that allows each 

8 participating member to si9 multaneously hear each 

10 other participating member 

11 during the meeting. 

12 (bb) PRESENCE.—A member 

13 of the Board who participates in 

14 a meeting remotely under item 

15 (aa) shall be considered to be 

16 present at the meeting. 

17 (iv) QUORUM.—A majority of the 

18 members of the Board shall constitute a 

19 quorum, but a lesser number of members 

20 may hold a meeting. 

21 (v) CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIR22 PERSON.—The Board shall select a Chair23 person and Vice Chairperson from among 

24 the members of the Board. 
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1 (vi) ADMINISTRATIVE COST REDUC2 TION.—The Board shall, to the maximum 

3 extent practicable, minimize the adminis4 trative costs of the Board, including by en5 couraging the remote participation de6 scribed in clause (iii)(II)(aa) to reduce 

7 travel costs. 

8 (B) AGREEMENTS WITH NATIONAL FISH

9 AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION.—Any agreement 

10 entered into under paragraph (2)(D)(i), 

11 (3)(D)(i), (4)(D)(i), (5)(D)(i), or (6)(D)(i) shall 

12 comply with the following requirements: 

13 (i) DUTIES.—An agreement shall pro14 vide that the National Fish and Wildlife 

15 Foundation shall— 

16 (I) advertise the prize competi17 tion; 

18 (II) solicit prize competition par19 ticipants; 

20 (III) administer funds relating to 

21 the prize competition; 

22 (IV) receive Federal funds— 

23 (aa) to administer the prize 

24 competition; and 

25 (bb) to award a cash prize; 
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1 (V) carry out activities to gen2 erate contributions of non-Federal 

3 funds to offset, in whole or in part— 

4 (aa) the administrative costs 

5 of the prize competition; and 

6 (bb) the costs of a cash 

7 prize; 

8 (VI) in consultation with, and 

9 subject to final approval by, the Sec10 retary, develop criteria for the selec11 tion of prize competition winners; 

12 (VII) provide advice and con13 sultation to the Secretary on the se14 lection of judges under paragraphs 

15 (2)(E), (3)(E), (4)(E), (5)(E), and 

16 (6)(E) based on criteria developed in 

17 consultation with, and subject to the 

18 final approval of, the Secretary; 

19 (VIII) announce 1 or more an20 nual winners of the prize competition; 

21 (IX) subject to clause (ii), award 

22 1 cash prize annually; and 

23 (X) protect against unauthorized 

24 use or disclosure by the National Fish 

25 and Wildlife Foundation of any trade 
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1 secret or confidential business infor2 mation of a prize competition partici3 pant. 

4 (ii) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—An 

5 agreement shall provide that the National 

6 Fish and Wildlife Foundation may award 

7 more than 1 cash prize annually if the ini8 tial cash prize referred to in clause (i)(IX) 

9 and any additional cash prize are awarded 

10 using only non-Federal funds. 

11 (iii) SOLICITATION OF FUNDS.—An 

12 agreement shall provide that the National 

13 Fish and Wildlife Foundation— 

14 (I) may request and accept Fed15 eral funds and non-Federal funds for 

16 a cash prize; 

17 (II) may accept a contribution 

18 for a cash prize in exchange for the 

19 right to name the prize; and 

20 (III) shall not give special consid21 eration to any Federal agency or non22 Federal entity in exchange for a dona23 tion for a cash prize awarded under 

24 this subsection. 

25 (C) AWARD AMOUNTS.— 
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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The amount of the 

2 initial cash prize referred to in subpara3 graph (B)(i)(IX) shall be $100,000. 

4 (ii) ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZES.—On 

5 notification by the National Fish and Wild6 life Foundation that non-Federal funds are 

7 available for an additional cash prize, the 

8 Secretary shall determine the amount of 

9 the additional cash prize. 

10 SEC. 7002. REAUTHORIZATION OF NEOTROPICAL MIGRA11 TORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT. 

12 Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Con13 servation Act (16 U.S.C. 6109) is amended to read as fol14 lows: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro17 priated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal 

18 years 2019 through 2023. 

19 ‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts made avail20 able under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 

21 75 percent shall be expended for projects carried out at 

22 a location outside of the United States.’’. 
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1 SEC. 7003. JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RE2 SOURCES SYSTEM. 

3 (a) REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL

4 BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM MAPS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), 

6 each map included in the set of maps referred to in 

7 section 4(a) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act 

8 (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) that relates to a Unit of such 

9 System referred to in paragraph (2) is replaced in 

10 such set with the map described in that paragraph 

11 with respect to that Unit. 

12 (2) REPLACEMENT MAPS DESCRIBED.—The re13 placement maps referred to in paragraph (1) are the 

14 following: 

15 (A) The map entitled ‘‘Delaware Seashore 

16 Unit DE–07/DE–07P North Bethany Beach 

17 Unit H01’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re18 spect to Unit DE–07, Unit DE–07P, and Unit 

19 H01. 

20 (B) The map entitled ‘‘Pine Island Bay 

21 Unit NC–01/NC–01P’’ and dated March 18, 

22 2016, with respect to Unit NC–01 and Unit 

23 NC–01P. 

24 (C) The map entitled ‘‘Roosevelt Natural 

25 Area Unit NC–05P’’ and dated March 18, 

26 2016, with respect to Unit NC–05P. 
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1 (D) The map entitled ‘‘Hammocks Beach 

2 Unit NC–06/NC–06P (2 of 2) Onslow Beach 

3 Complex L05 (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 

4 2016, with respect to Unit L05. 

5 (E) The map entitled ‘‘Onslow Beach 

6 Complex L05 (2 of 2) Topsail Unit L06 (1 of 

7 2)’’ and dated November 20, 2013, with respect 

8 to Unit L05 and Unit L06. 

9 (F) The map entitled ‘‘Topsail Unit L06 

10 (2 of 2)’’ and dated November 20, 2013, with 

11 respect to Unit L06. 

12 (G) The map entitled ‘‘Litchfield Beach 

13 Unit M02 Pawleys Inlet Unit M03’’ and dated 

14 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit M02 and 

15 Unit M03. 

16 (H) The map entitled ‘‘Fort Clinch Unit 

17 FL–01/FL–01P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

18 with respect to Unit FL–01 and Unit FL–01P. 

19 (I) The map entitled ‘‘Usina Beach Unit 

20 P04A Conch Island Unit P05/P05P’’ and dated 

21 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P04A, 

22 Unit P05, and Unit P05P. 

23 (J) The map entitled ‘‘Ponce Inlet Unit 

24 P08/P08P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with 

25 respect to Unit P08 and Unit P08P. 
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1 (K) The map entitled ‘‘Spessard Holland 

2 Park Unit FL–13P Coconut Point Unit P09A/ 

3 P09AP’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re4 spect to Unit FL–13P, Unit P09A, and Unit 

5 P09AP. 

6 (L) The map entitled ‘‘Blue Hole Unit 

7 P10A Pepper Beach Unit FL–14P’’ and dated 

8 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P10A 

9 and Unit FL–14P. 

10 (M) The map entitled ‘‘Hutchinson Island 

11 Unit P11/P11P (1 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 

12 2016, with respect to Unit P11 and Unit P11P. 

13 (N) The map entitled ‘‘Hutchinson Island 

14 Unit P11 (2 of 2)’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

15 with respect to Unit P11. 

16 (O) The map entitled ‘‘Blowing Rocks Unit 

17 FL–15 Jupiter Beach Unit FL–16P Carlin 

18 Unit FL–17P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

19 with respect to Unit FL–15, Unit FL–16P, and 

20 Unit FL–17P. 

21 (P) The map entitled ‘‘MacArthur Beach 

22 Unit FL–18P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

23 with respect to Unit FL–18P. 
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1 (Q) The map entitled ‘‘Birch Park Unit 

2 FL–19P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re3 spect to Unit FL–19P. 

4 (R) The map entitled ‘‘Lloyd Beach Unit 

5 FL–20P North Beach Unit P14A’’ and dated 

6 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–20P 

7 and Unit P14A. 

8 (S) The map entitled ‘‘Tavernier Key Unit 

9 FL–39 Snake Creek Unit FL–40’’ and dated 

10 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–39 

11 and Unit FL–40. 

12 (T) The map entitled ‘‘Channel Key Unit 

13 FL–43 Toms Harbor Keys Unit FL–44 Deer/ 

14 Long Point Keys Unit FL–45’’ and dated 

15 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–43, 

16 Unit FL–44, and FL–45. 

17 (U) The map entitled ‘‘Boot Key Unit FL– 

18 46’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to 

19 Unit FL–46. 

20 (V) The map entitled ‘‘Bowditch Point 

21 Unit P17A Bunche Beach Unit FL–67/FL– 

22 67P Sanibel Island Complex P18P (1 of 2)’’ 

23 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

24 P17A, Unit FL–67, and Unit FL–67P. 
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1 (W) The map entitled ‘‘Bocilla Island Unit 

2 P21/P21P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with 

3 respect to Unit P21 and Unit P21P. 

4 (X) The map entitled ‘‘Venice Inlet Unit 

5 FL–71P Casey Key Unit P22’’ and dated 

6 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit P22. 

7 (Y) The map entitled ‘‘Lido Key Unit FL– 

8 72P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with respect 

9 to Unit FL–72P. 

10 (Z) The map entitled ‘‘De Soto Unit FL– 

11 73P Rattlesnake Key Unit FL–78 Bishop Har12 bor Unit FL–82’’ and dated March 18, 2016, 

13 with respect to Unit FL–73P, Unit FL–78, and 

14 Unit FL–82. 

15 (AA) The map entitled ‘‘Passage Key Unit 

16 FL–80P Egmont Key Unit FL–81/FL–81P 

17 The Reefs Unit P24P (1 of 2)’’ and dated 

18 March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit FL–80P, 

19 Unit FL–81, and Unit FL–81P. 

20 (BB) The map entitled ‘‘Cockroach Bay 

21 Unit FL–83’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with 

22 respect to Unit FL–83. 

23 (CC) The map entitled ‘‘Sand Key Unit 

24 FL–85P’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re25 spect to Unit FL–85P. 
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1 (DD) The map entitled ‘‘Pepperfish Keys 

2 Unit P26’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with re3 spect to Unit P26. 

4 (EE) The map entitled ‘‘Peninsula Point 

5 Unit FL–89’’ and dated March 18, 2016, with 

6 respect to Unit FL–89. 

7 (FF) The map entitled ‘‘Phillips Inlet Unit 

8 FL–93/FL–93P Deer Lake Complex FL–94’’ 

9 and dated March 18, 2016, with respect to Unit 

10 FL–93, Unit FL–93P, and Unit FL–94. 

11 (GG) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Com12 plex P31 (1 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, 

13 with respect to Unit P31. 

14 (HH) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Com15 plex P31 (2 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 2016, 

16 with respect to Unit P31. 

17 (II) The map entitled ‘‘St. Andrew Com18 plex P31/P31P (3 of 3)’’ and dated October 7, 

19 2016, with respect to Unit P31 and Unit P31P. 

20 (3) LIMITATIONS.—For purposes of paragraph 

21 (1)— 

22 (A) nothing in this subsection affects the 

23 boundaries of any of Units NC–06 and NC– 

24 06P; 
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1 (B) the occurrence in paragraph (2) of the 

2 name of a Unit solely in the title of a map shall 

3 not be construed to be a reference to such Unit; 

4 and 

5 (C) the depiction of boundaries of any of 

6 Units P18P, FL–71P, and P24P in a map re7 ferred to in subparagraph (V), (X), or (AA) of 

8 paragraph (2) shall not be construed to affect 

9 the boundaries of such Unit. 

10 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 4(a) 

11 of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 3503(a)) is amended— 

13 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

14 by inserting ‘‘replaced,’’ after ‘‘may be’’; and 

15 (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘re16 places such a map or’’ after ‘‘that specifically’’. 

17 (b) DIGITAL MAPS OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL

18 BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM UNITS.—Section 4(b) of 

19 the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)) 

20 is amended— 

21 (1) by inserting before the first sentence the 

22 following: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 

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

25 ‘‘(2) DIGITAL MAPS.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 

2 make available to the public on the Internet 

3 web site of the United States Fish and Wildlife 

4 Service digital versions of the maps included in 

5 the set of maps referred to in subsection (a). 

6 ‘‘(B) EFFECT.—Any determination as to 

7 whether a location is inside or outside the Sys8 tem shall be made without regard to the digital 

9 maps available under this paragraph, except 

10 that this subparagraph does not apply with re11 spect to any printed version of such a digital 

12 map if the printed version is included in the 

13 maps referred to in subsection (a). 

14 ‘‘(C) REPORT.—No later than 180 days 

15 after the date of the enactment of Natural Re16 sources Management Act, the Secretary shall 

17 submit to the Committee on Natural Resources 

18 of the House of Representatives and the Com19 mittee on Environment and Public Works of the 

20 Senate a report regarding the progress and 

21 challenges in the transition from paper to dig22 ital maps and a timetable for completion of the 

23 digitization of all maps related to the System.’’. 

24 (c) REPEAL OF REPORT.—Section 3 of Public Law 

25 109–226 (16 U.S.C. 3503 note) is repealed. 
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1 TITLE VIII—WATER AND POWER 

2 Subtitle A—Reclamation Title 

3 Transfer 

4 SEC. 8001. PURPOSE. 

5 The purpose of this subtitle is to facilitate the trans6 fer of title to Reclamation project facilities to qualifying 

7 entities on the completion of repayment of capital costs. 

8 SEC. 8002. DEFINITIONS. 

9 In this subtitle: 

10 (1) CONVEYED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘con11 veyed property’’ means an eligible facility that has 

12 been conveyed to a qualifying entity under section 

13 8003. 

14 (2) ELIGIBLE FACILITY.—The term ‘‘eligible fa15 cility’’ means a facility that meets the criteria for 

16 potential transfer established under section 8004(a). 

17 (3) FACILITY.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘facility’’ in19 cludes a dam or appurtenant works, canal, lat20 eral, ditch, gate, control structure, pumping 

21 station, other infrastructure, recreational facil22 ity, building, distribution and drainage works, 

23 and associated land or interest in land or water. 
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1 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘facility’’ 

2 does not include a Reclamation project facility, 

3 or a portion of a Reclamation project facility— 

4 (i) that is a reserved works as of the 

5 date of enactment of this Act; 

6 (ii) that generates hydropower mar7 keted by a Federal power marketing ad8 ministration; or 

9 (iii) that is managed for recreation 

10 under a lease, permit, license, or other 

11 management agreement that does con12 tribute to capital repayment. 

13 (4) PROJECT USE POWER.—The term ‘‘project 

14 use power’’ means the electrical capacity, energy, 

15 and associated ancillary service components required 

16 to provide the minimum electrical service needed to 

17 operate or maintain Reclamation project facilities in 

18 accordance with the authorization for the Reclama19 tion project. 

20 (5) QUALIFYING ENTITY.—The term ‘‘quali21 fying entity’’ means an agency of a State or political 

22 subdivision of a State, a joint action or powers agen23 cy, a water users association, or an Indian Tribe or 

24 Tribal utility authority that— 
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1 (A) as of the date of conveyance under this 

2 subtitle, is the current operator of the eligible 

3 facility pursuant to a contract with Reclama4 tion; and 

5 (B) as determined by the Secretary, has 

6 the capacity to continue to manage the eligible 

7 facility for the same purposes for which the 

8 property has been managed under the reclama9 tion laws. 

10 (6) RECLAMATION.—The term ‘‘Reclamation’’ 

11 means the Bureau of Reclamation. 

12 (7) RECLAMATION PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Rec13 lamation project’’ means— 

14 (A) any reclamation or irrigation project, 

15 including incidental features of the project— 

16 (i) that is authorized by the reclama17 tion laws; 

18 (ii) that is constructed by the United 

19 States pursuant to the reclamation laws; or 

20 (iii) in connection with which there is 

21 a repayment or water service contract exe22 cuted by the United States pursuant to the 

23 reclamation laws; or 

24 (B) any project constructed by the Sec25 retary for the reclamation of land. 
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1 (8) RESERVED WORKS.—The term ‘‘reserved 

2 works’’ means any building, structure, facility, or 

3 equipment— 

4 (A) that is owned by the Bureau; and 

5 (B) for which operations and maintenance 

6 are performed, regardless of the source of fund7 ing— 

8 (i) by an employee of the Bureau; or 

9 (ii) through a contract entered into by 

10 the Commissioner. 

11 (9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

12 the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of 

13 Reclamation. 

14 SEC. 8003. AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSFERS OF TITLE TO 

15 ELIGIBLE FACILITIES. 

16 (a) AUTHORIZATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the requirements 

18 of this subtitle, the Secretary, without further au19 thorization from Congress, may, on application of a 

20 qualifying entity, convey to a qualifying entity all 

21 right, title, and interest of the United States in and 

22 to any eligible facility, if— 

23 (A) not later than 90 days before the date 

24 on which the Secretary makes the conveyance, 

25 the Secretary submits to Congress— 
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1 (i) a written notice of the proposed 

2 conveyance; and 

3 (ii) a description of the reasons for 

4 the conveyance; and 

5 (B) a joint resolution disapproving the con6 veyance is not enacted before the date on which 

7 the Secretary makes the conveyance. 

8 (2) CONSULTATION.—A conveyance under para9 graph (1) shall be made by written agreement be10 tween the Secretary and the qualifying entity, devel11 oped in consultation with any existing water and 

12 power customers affected by the conveyance of the 

13 eligible facility. 

14 (b) RESERVATION OF EASEMENT.—The Secretary 

15 may reserve an easement over a conveyed property if— 

16 (1) the Secretary determines that the easement 

17 is necessary for the management of any interests re18 tained by the Federal Government under this sub19 title; 

20 (2) the Reclamation project or a portion of the 

21 Reclamation project remains under Federal owner22 ship; and 

23 (3) the Secretary enters into an agreement re24 garding the easement with the applicable qualifying 

25 entity. 
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1 (c) INTERESTS IN WATER.—No interests in water 

2 shall be conveyed under this subtitle unless the conveyance 

3 is provided for in a separate, quantified agreement be4 tween the Secretary and the qualifying entity, subject to 

5 applicable State law and public process requirements. 

6 SEC. 8004. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

8 criteria for determining whether a facility is eligible for 

9 conveyance under this subtitle. 

10 (b) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.— 

11 (1) AGREEMENT OF QUALIFYING ENTITY.—The 

12 criteria established under subsection (a) shall in13 clude a requirement that a qualifying entity shall 

14 agree— 

15 (A) to accept title to the eligible facility; 

16 (B) to use the eligible facility for substan17 tially the same purposes for which the eligible 

18 facility is being used at the time the Secretary 

19 evaluates the potential transfer; and 

20 (C) to provide, as consideration for the as21 sets to be conveyed, compensation to the rec22 lamation fund established by the first section of 

23 the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chap24 ter 1093), in an amount that is the equivalent 

25 of the net present value of any repayment obli-
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1 gation to the United States or other income 

2 stream that the United States derives from the 

3 eligible facility to be transferred, as of the date 

4 of the transfer. 

5 (2) DETERMINATIONS OF SECRETARY.—The 

6 criteria established under subsection (a) shall in7 clude a requirement that the Secretary shall— 

8 (A) be able to enter into an agreement 

9 with the qualifying entity with respect to the 

10 legal, institutional, and financial arrangements 

11 relating to the conveyance; 

12 (B) determine that the proposed trans13 fer— 

14 (i) would not have an unmitigated sig15 nificant effect on the environment; 

16 (ii) is consistent with the responsibil17 ities of the Secretary— 

18 (I) in the role as trustee for fed19 erally recognized Indian Tribes; and 

20 (II) to ensure compliance with 

21 any applicable international and Trib22 al treaties and agreements and inter23 state compacts and agreements; 

24 (iii) is in the financial interest of the 

25 United States; 
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1 (iv) protects the public aspects of the 

2 eligible facility, including water rights 

3 managed for public purposes, such as flood 

4 control or fish and wildlife; 

5 (v) complies with all applicable Fed6 eral and State law; and 

7 (vi) will not result in an adverse im8 pact on fulfillment of existing water deliv9 ery obligations consistent with historical 

10 operations and applicable contracts; and 

11 (C) if the eligible facility proposed to be 

12 transferred is a dam or diversion works (not in13 cluding canals or other project features that re14 ceive or convey water from the diverting works) 

15 diverting water from a water body containing a 

16 species listed as a threatened species or an en17 dangered species or critical habitat under the 

18 Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 

19 1531 et seq.), determine that— 

20 (i) the eligible facility continues to 

21 comply with the Endangered Species Act 

22 of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in a 

23 manner that provides no less protection to 

24 the listed species as existed under Federal 

25 ownership; and 
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1 (ii) the eligible facility is not part of 

2 the Central Valley Project in the State of 

3 California. 

4 (3) STATUS OF RECLAMATION LAND.—The cri5 teria established under subsection (a) shall require 

6 that any land to be conveyed out of Federal owner7 ship under this subtitle is— 

8 (A) land acquired by the Secretary; or 

9 (B) land withdrawn by the Secretary, only 

10 if— 

11 (i) the Secretary determines in writing 

12 that the withdrawn land is encumbered by 

13 facilities to the extent that the withdrawn 

14 land is unsuitable for return to the public 

15 domain; and 

16 (ii) the qualifying entity agrees to pay 

17 fair market value based on historical or ex18 isting uses for the withdrawn land to be 

19 conveyed. 

20 (c) HOLD HARMLESS.—No conveyance under this 

21 subtitle shall adversely impact applicable Federal power 

22 rates, repayment obligations, or other project power uses. 

23 SEC. 8005. LIABILITY. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of convey25 ance of any eligible facility under this subtitle, the United 
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1 States shall not be held liable by any court for damages 

2 of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence 

3 relating to the eligible facility, other than damages caused 

4 by acts of negligence committed by the United States or 

5 by agents or employees of the United States prior to the 

6 date of the conveyance. 

7 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section increases the 

8 liability of the United States beyond that currently pro9 vided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (com10 monly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’). 

11 SEC. 8006. BENEFITS. 

12 After a conveyance of an eligible facility under this 

13 subtitle— 

14 (1) the conveyed property shall no longer be 

15 considered to be part of a Reclamation project; 

16 (2) except as provided in paragraph (3), the 

17 qualifying entity to which the conveyed property is 

18 conveyed shall not be eligible to receive any benefits, 

19 including project use power, with respect to the con20 veyed property, except for any benefit that would be 

21 available to a similarly situated entity with respect 

22 to property that is not a part of a Reclamation 

23 project; and 
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1 (3) the qualifying entity to which the conveyed 

2 property is conveyed may be eligible to receive 

3 project use power if— 

4 (A) the qualifying entity is receiving 

5 project use power as of the date of enactment 

6 of this Act; 

7 (B) the project use power will be used for 

8 the delivery of Reclamation project water; and 

9 (C) the Secretary and the qualifying entity 

10 enter into an agreement under which the quali11 fying entity agrees to continue to be responsible 

12 for a proportionate share of operation and 

13 maintenance and capital costs for the Federal 

14 facilities that generate and deliver, if applicable, 

15 power used for delivery of Reclamation project 

16 water after the date of conveyance, in accord17 ance with Reclamation project use power rates. 

18 SEC. 8007. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Before conveying an eligible facil20 ity under this subtitle, the Secretary shall comply with all 

21 applicable Federal environmental laws, including— 

22 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 

23 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 

24 (2) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

25 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 
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1 (3) subtitle III of title 54, United States Code. 

2 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con3 gress that any Federal permitting and review processes 

4 required with respect to a conveyance of an eligible facility 

5 under this subtitle should be completed with the maximum 

6 efficiency and effectiveness. 

7 Subtitle B—Endangered Fish 

8 Recovery Programs 

9 SEC. 8101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR ANNUAL 

10 BASE FUNDING OF FISH RECOVERY PRO11 GRAMS; REMOVAL OF CERTAIN REPORTING 

12 REQUIREMENT. 

13 Section 3(d) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1604; 

14 126 Stat. 2444) is amended— 

15 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

18 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

19 be appropriated to the Secretary to be used by 

20 the Bureau of Reclamation to make the annual 

21 base funding contributions to the Recovery Im22 plementation Programs $10,000,000 for each of 

23 fiscal years 2020 through 2023. 

24 ‘‘(B) NONREIMURSABLE FUNDS.—The 

25 funds contributed to the Recovery Implementa-
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1 tion Programs under subparagraph (A) shall be 

2 considered a nonreimbursable Federal expendi3 ture.’’; and 

4 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the fourth, 

5 fifth, sixth, and seventh sentences. 

6 SEC. 8102. REPORT ON RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PRO7 GRAMS. 

8 Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 

9 126 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(j) REPORT.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

13 30, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appro14 priate committees of Congress a report that— 

15 ‘‘(A) describes the accomplishments of the 

16 Recovery Implementation Programs; 

17 ‘‘(B) identifies— 

18 ‘‘(i) as of the date of the report, the 

19 listing status under the Endangered Spe20 cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

21 of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback 

22 chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) as of September 30, 2023, the 

24 projected listing status under that Act of 

25 each of the species referred to in clause (i); 
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1 ‘‘(C)(i) identifies— 

2 ‘‘(I) the total expenditures and the ex3 penditures by categories of activities by the 

4 Recovery Implementation Programs during 

5 the period beginning on the date on which 

6 the applicable Recovery Implementation 

7 Program was established and ending on 

8 September 30, 2021; and 

9 ‘‘(II) projected expenditures by the 

10 Recovery Implementation Programs during 

11 the period beginning on October 1, 2021, 

12 and ending on September 30, 2023; and 

13 ‘‘(ii) for purposes of the expenditures iden14 tified under clause (i), includes a description 

15 of— 

16 ‘‘(I) any expenditures of appropriated 

17 funds; 

18 ‘‘(II) any power revenues; 

19 ‘‘(III) any contributions by the States, 

20 power customers, Tribes, water users, and 

21 environmental organizations; and 

22 ‘‘(IV) any other sources of funds for 

23 the Recovery Implementation Programs; 

24 and 

25 ‘‘(D) describes— 
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1 ‘‘(i) any activities to be carried out 

2 under the Recovery Implementation Pro3 gram after September 30, 2023; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) the projected cost of the activi5 ties described under clause (i). 

6 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—The Sec7 retary shall consult with the participants in the Re8 covery Implementation Programs in preparing the 

9 report under paragraph (1).’’. 

10 Subtitle C—Yakima River Basin 

11 Water Enhancement Project 

12 SEC. 8201. AUTHORIZATION OF PHASE III. 

13 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

14 (1) INTEGRATED PLAN.—The term ‘‘Integrated 

15 Plan’’ means the Yakima River Basin Integrated 

16 Water Resource Management Plan, the Federal ele17 ments of which are known as ‘‘phase III of the Yak18 ima River Basin Water Enhancement Project’’, as 

19 described in the Bureau of Reclamation document 

20 entitled ‘‘Record of Decision for the Yakima River 

21 Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan 

22 Final Programmatic Environmental Impact State23 ment’’ and dated March 2, 2012. 

24 (2) IRRIGATION ENTITY.—The term ‘‘irrigation 

25 entity’’ means a district, project, or State-recognized 
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1 authority, board of control, agency, or entity located 

2 in the Yakima River basin that manages and deliv3 ers irrigation water to farms in the Yakima River 

4 basin. 

5 (3) PRORATABLE IRRIGATION ENTITY.—The 

6 term ‘‘proratable irrigation entity’’ means an irriga7 tion entity that possesses, or the members of which 

8 possess, proratable water (as defined in section 1202 

9 of Public Law 103–434 (108 Stat. 4551)). 

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

11 of Washington. 

12 (5) TOTAL WATER SUPPLY AVAILABLE.—The 

13 term ‘‘total water supply available’’ has the meaning 

14 given the term in applicable civil actions, as deter15 mined by the Secretary. 

16 (6) YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER ENHANCE17 MENT PROJECT.—The term ‘‘Yakima River Basin 

18 Water Enhancement Project’’ means the Yakima 

19 River basin water enhancement project authorized 

20 by Congress pursuant to title XII of Public Law 

21 103–434 (108 Stat. 4550; 114 Stat. 1425) and 

22 other Acts (including Public Law 96–162 (93 Stat. 

23 1241), section 109 of Public Law 98–381 (16 

24 U.S.C. 839b note), and Public Law 105–62 (111 

25 Stat. 1320)) to promote water conservation, water 
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1 supply, habitat, and stream enhancement improve2 ments in the Yakima River basin. 

3 (b) INTEGRATED PLAN.— 

4 (1) INITIAL DEVELOPMENT PHASE.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—As the initial develop6 ment phase of the Integrated Plan, the Sec7 retary, in coordination with the State and the 

8 Yakama Nation, shall identify and implement 

9 projects under the Integrated Plan that are pre10 pared to be commenced during the 10-year pe11 riod beginning on the date of enactment of this 

12 Act. 

13 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The initial develop14 ment phase of the Integrated Plan under sub15 paragraph (A) shall be carried out in accord16 ance with— 

17 (i) this subsection, including any re18 lated plans, reports, and correspondence 

19 referred to in this subsection; and 

20 (ii) title XII of Public Law 103–434 

21 (108 Stat. 4550; 114 Stat. 1425). 

22 (2) INTERMEDIATE AND FINAL DEVELOPMENT

23 PHASES.— 

24 (A) PLANS.—The Secretary, in coordina25 tion with the State and the Yakama Nation, 
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1 shall develop plans for the intermediate and 

2 final development phases of the Integrated Plan 

3 to achieve the purposes of title XII of Public 

4 Law 103–434 (108 Stat. 4550; 114 Stat. 

5 1425), including conducting applicable feasi6 bility studies, environmental reviews, and other 

7 relevant studies required to develop those plans. 

8 (B) INTERMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT

9 PHASE.—The Secretary, in coordination with 

10 the State and the Yakama Nation, shall develop 

11 an intermediate development phase of the Inte12 grated Plan, to commence not earlier than the 

13 date that is 10 years after the date of enact14 ment of this Act. 

15 (C) FINAL DEVELOPMENT PHASE.—The 

16 Secretary, in coordination with the State and 

17 the Yakama Nation, shall develop a final devel18 opment phase of the Integrated Plan, to com19 mence not earlier than the date that is 20 years 

20 after the date of enactment of this Act. 

21 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—The projects and activi22 ties identified by the Secretary for implementation 

23 under the Integrated Plan shall be carried out 

24 only— 
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1 (A) subject to authorization and appropria2 tion; 

3 (B) contingent on the completion of appli4 cable feasibility studies, environmental reviews, 

5 and cost-benefit analyses that include favorable 

6 recommendations for further project develop7 ment; 

8 (C) on public review and a determination 

9 by the Secretary that design, construction, and 

10 operation of a proposed project or activity is in 

11 the best interest of the public; and 

12 (D) in accordance with applicable laws, in13 cluding— 

14 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

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

16 (ii) the Endangered Species Act of 

17 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

18 (4) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in this 

19 subsection— 

20 (A) shall be considered to be a new or sup21 plemental benefit for purposes of the Reclama22 tion Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et 

23 seq.); 

24 (B) affects— 
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1 (i) any contract in existence on the 

2 date of enactment of this Act that was exe3 cuted pursuant to the reclamation laws; or 

4 (ii) any contract or agreement be5 tween the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 

6 the Bureau of Reclamation; 

7 (C) affects, waives, abrogates, diminishes, 

8 defines, or interprets any treaty between the 

9 Yakama Nation and the United States; or 

10 (D) constrains the authority of the Sec11 retary to provide fish passage in the Yakima 

12 River basin, in accordance with the Hoover 

13 Power Plant Act of 1984 (43 U.S.C. 619 et 

14 seq.). 

15 (5) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 5 

16 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

17 Secretary, in conjunction with the State and in con18 sultation with the Yakama Nation, shall submit to 

19 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

20 the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 

21 of the House of Representatives a progress report on 

22 the development and implementation of the Inte23 grated Plan. 
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1 (c) FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND

2 MAINTENANCE OF KACHESS DROUGHT RELIEF PUMPING

3 PLANT AND KEECHELUS TO KACHESS PIPELINE.— 

4 (1) LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—A long-term agreement 

6 negotiated pursuant to this section or the rec7 lamation laws between the Secretary and a par8 ticipating proratable irrigation entity in the 

9 Yakima River basin for the non-Federal financ10 ing, construction, operation, or maintenance of 

11 the Drought Relief Pumping Plant or the 

12 Keechelus to Kachess Pipeline shall include pro13 visions regarding— 

14 (i) responsibilities of each partici15 pating proratable irrigation entity for— 

16 (I) the planning, design, and con17 struction of infrastructure, in con18 sultation and coordination with the 

19 Secretary; and 

20 (II) the pumping and operational 

21 costs necessary to provide the total 

22 water supply available that is made 

23 inaccessible due to drought pumping 

24 during any preceding calendar year, if 

25 the Kachess Reservoir fails to refill as 
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1 a result of pumping drought storage 

2 water during such a calendar year; 

3 (ii) property titles and responsibilities 

4 of each participating proratable irrigation 

5 entity for the maintenance of, and liability 

6 for, all infrastructure constructed under 

7 title XII of Public Law 103–434 (108 

8 Stat. 4550; 114 Stat. 1425); 

9 (iii) operation and integration of the 

10 projects by the Secretary in the operation 

11 of the Yakima Project; and 

12 (iv) costs associated with the design, 

13 financing, construction, operation, mainte14 nance, and mitigation of projects, with the 

15 costs of Federal oversight and review to be 

16 nonreimbursable to the participating pro17 ratable irrigation entities and the Yakima 

18 Project. 

19 (B) TREATMENT.—A facility developed or 

20 operated by a participating proratable irrigation 

21 entity under this subsection shall not be consid22 ered to be a supplemental work for purposes of 

23 section 9(a) of the Reclamation Project Act of 

24 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(a)). 

25 (2) KACHESS RESERVOIR.— 
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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any additional stored 

2 water made available by the construction of a 

3 facility to access and deliver inactive and nat4 ural storage in Kachess Lake and Reservoir 

5 under this subsection— 

6 (i) shall be considered to be Yakima 

7 Project water; 

8 (ii) shall be used exclusively by the 

9 Secretary to enhance the water supply dur10 ing years for which the total water supply 

11 available is not sufficient to provide a per12 centage of proratable entitlements in order 

13 to make that additional water available, in 

14 a quantity representing not more than 70 

15 percent of proratable entitlements to the 

16 Kittitas Reclamation District, the Roza Ir17 rigation District, or any other proratable 

18 irrigation entity participating in the con19 struction, operation, or maintenance costs 

20 of a facility under this section, in accord21 ance with such terms and conditions as the 

22 districts may agree, subject to the condi23 tions that— 

24 (I) the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

25 the Wapato Irrigation Project, and 
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1 the Yakama Nation, on an election to 

2 participate, may also obtain water 

3 from Kachess Reservoir inactive stor4 age to enhance applicable existing irri5 gation water supply in accordance 

6 with such terms and conditions as the 

7 Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 

8 Yakama Nation may agree; and 

9 (II) the additional supply made 

10 available under this clause shall be 

11 available to participating individuals 

12 and entities based on— 

13 (aa) the proportion that— 

14 (AA) the proratable en15 titlement of each partici16 pating individual or entity; 

17 bears to 

18 (BB) the proratable en19 titlements of all partici20 pating individuals and enti21 ties; or 

22 (bb) such other proportion 

23 as the participating entities may 

24 agree; and 
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1 (iii) shall not be any portion of the 

2 total water supply available. 

3 (B) EFFECT OF PARAGRAPH.—Nothing in 

4 this paragraph affects, as in existence on the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, any— 

6 (i) contract; 

7 (ii) law (including regulations) relat8 ing to repayment costs; 

9 (iii) water rights; or 

10 (iv) treaty right of the Yakama Na11 tion. 

12 (3) PROJECT POWER FOR KACHESS PUMPING

13 PLANT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara15 graphs (B) through (D), the Administrator of 

16 the Bonneville Power Administration, pursuant 

17 to the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Plan18 ning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839 et 

19 seq.), shall provide to the Secretary project 

20 power to operate the Kachess Pumping Plant 

21 constructed under this section if inactive stor22 age in the Kachess Reservoir is needed to pro23 vide drought relief for irrigation. 

24 (B) DETERMINATIONS BY SECRETARY.— 

25 The project power described in subparagraph 
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1 (A) may be provided only if the Secretary deter2 mines that— 

3 (i) there are in effect— 

4 (I) a drought declaration issued 

5 by the State; and 

6 (II) conditions that have led to 

7 70 percent or lower water delivery to 

8 proratable irrigation districts; and 

9 (ii) it is appropriate to provide the 

10 power under that subparagraph. 

11 (C) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—The power 

12 described in subparagraph (A) shall be provided 

13 during the period— 

14 (i) beginning on the date on which the 

15 Secretary makes the determinations de16 scribed in subparagraph (B); and 

17 (ii) ending on the earlier of— 

18 (I) the date that is 1 year after 

19 that date; and 

20 (II) the date on which the Sec21 retary determines that— 

22 (aa) drought mitigation 

23 measures are still necessary in 

24 the Yakima River basin; or 
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1 (bb) the power should no 

2 longer be provided for any other 

3 reason. 

4 (D) RATE.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 

6 of the Bonneville Power Administration 

7 shall provide project power under subpara8 graph (A) at the then-applicable lowest 

9 Bonneville Power Administration rate for 

10 public body, cooperative, and Federal agen11 cy customer firm obligations on the date 

12 on which the authority is provided. 

13 (ii) NO DISCOUNTS.—The rate under 

14 clause (i) shall not include any irrigation 

15 discount. 

16 (E) LOCAL PROVIDER.—During any period 

17 for which project power is not provided under 

18 subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall obtain 

19 power to operate the Kachess Pumping Plant 

20 from a local provider. 

21 (F) OTHER COSTS.—The cost of power for 

22 pumping and station service, and the costs of 

23 transmitting power from the Federal Columbia 

24 River power system to the pumping facilities of 

25 the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement 
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1 Project, shall be borne by the irrigation dis2 tricts receiving the benefits of the applicable 

3 water. 

4 (G) DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.—For pur5 poses of this paragraph, the Commissioner of 

6 Reclamation shall arrange transmission for any 

7 delivery of— 

8 (i) Federal power over the Bonneville 

9 system through applicable tariff and busi10 ness practice processes of that system; or 

11 (ii) power obtained from any local 

12 provider. 

13 (d) DESIGN AND USE OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE

14 PROJECTS.—The Secretary, in coordination with the State 

15 and the Yakama Nation, may provide technical assistance 

16 for, participate in, and enter into agreements, including 

17 with irrigation entities for the use of excess conveyance 

18 capacity in Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement 

19 Project facilities, for— 

20 (1) groundwater recharge projects; and 

21 (2) aquifer storage and recovery projects. 

22 (e) OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF WATER SUPPLIES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall retain 

24 authority and discretion over the management of 
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1 Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project 

2 supplies— 

3 (A) to optimize operational use and flexi4 bility; and 

5 (B) to ensure compliance with all applica6 ble Federal and State laws, treaty rights of the 

7 Yakama Nation, and legal obligations, including 

8 those under title XII of Public Law 103–434 

9 (108 Stat. 4550; 114 Stat. 1425). 

10 (2) INCLUSION.—The authority and discretion 

11 described in paragraph (1) shall include the ability 

12 of the United States to store, deliver, conserve, and 

13 reuse water supplies deriving from projects author14 ized under title XII of Public Law 103–434 (108 

15 Stat. 4550; 114 Stat. 1425). 

16 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND GRANTS.—The 

17 Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements and 

18 make grants to carry out this section, including for the 

19 purposes of land and water transfers, leases, and acquisi20 tions from willing participants, subject to the condition 

21 that the acquiring entity shall hold title to, and be respon22 sible for, all required operation, maintenance, and man23 agement of the acquired land or water during any period 

24 in which the acquiring entity holds title to the acquired 

25 land. 
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1 (g) WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.—The Sec2 retary may participate in, provide funding for, and accept 

3 non-Federal financing for water conservation projects, re4 gardless of whether the projects are in accordance with 

5 the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program es6 tablished under section 1203 of Public Law 103–434 (108 

7 Stat. 4551), that are intended to partially implement the 

8 Integrated Plan by providing conserved water to improve 

9 tributary and mainstem stream flow. 

10 (h) INDIAN IRRIGATION PROJECTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 

12 through the Commissioner of Reclamation, may con13 tribute funds for the preparation of plans and inves14 tigation measures, and, after the date on which the 

15 Secretary certifies that the measures are consistent 

16 with the water conservation objectives of this sec17 tion, to any Indian irrigation project— 

18 (A) that is located in the Pacific North19 west Region; 

20 (B) that is identified in the report of the 

21 Government Accountability Office numbered 

22 GAO–15–453T; 

23 (C) that has been identified as part of a 

24 Bureau of Reclamation basin study pursuant to 

25 subtitle F of title IX of Public Law 111–11 (42 
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1 U.S.C. 10361 et seq.) to increase water supply 

2 for the Pacific Northwest Region; and 

3 (D) an improvement to which would con4 tribute to the flow of interstate water. 

5 (2) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

7 this subsection $75,000,000. 

8 SEC. 8202. MODIFICATION OF PURPOSES AND DEFINITIONS. 

9 (a) PURPOSES.—Section 1201 of Public Law 103– 

10 434 (108 Stat. 4550) is amended— 

11 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(1) to protect, mitigate, and enhance fish and 

14 wildlife and the recovery and maintenance of self15 sustaining harvestable populations of fish and other 

16 aquatic life, both anadromous and resident species, 

17 throughout their historic distribution range in the 

18 Yakima Basin through— 

19 ‘‘(A) improved water management and the 

20 constructions of fish passage at storage and di21 version dams, as authorized under the Hoover 

22 Power Plant Act of 1984 (43 U.S.C. 619 et 

23 seq.); 

24 ‘‘(B) improved instream flows and water 

25 supplies; 
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1 ‘‘(C) improved water quality, watershed, 

2 and ecosystem function; 

3 ‘‘(D) protection, creation, and enhance4 ment of wetlands; and 

5 ‘‘(E) other appropriate means of habitat 

6 improvement;’’; 

7 (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, municipal, 

8 industrial, and domestic water supply and use pur9 poses, especially during drought years, including re10 ducing the frequency and severity of water supply 

11 shortages for pro-ratable irrigation entities’’ before 

12 the semicolon at the end; 

13 (3) by striking paragraph (4); 

14 (4) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para15 graph (4); 

16 (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(3) to authorize the Secretary to make water 

19 available for purchase or lease for meeting munic20 ipal, industrial, and domestic water supply pur21 poses;’’; 

22 (6) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 

23 paragraphs (6) and (8), respectively; 

24 (7) by inserting after paragraph (4) (as redesig25 nated by paragraph (4)) the following: 
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1 ‘‘(5) to realize sufficient water savings from im2 plementing the Yakima River Basin Integrated 

3 Water Resource Management Plan, so that not less 

4 than 85,000 acre feet of water savings are achieved 

5 by implementing the initial development phase of the 

6 Integrated Plan pursuant to section 8201(b)(1) of 

7 the Natural Resources Management Act, in addition 

8 to the 165,000 acre-feet of water savings targeted 

9 through the Basin Conservation Program, as author10 ized on October 31, 1994;’’; 

11 (8) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by para12 graph (6))— 

13 (A) by inserting ‘‘an increase in’’ before 

14 ‘‘voluntary’’; and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

16 (9) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so re17 designated) the following: 

18 ‘‘(7) to encourage an increase in the use of, and 

19 reduce the barriers to, water transfers, leasing, mar20 kets, and other voluntary transactions among public 

21 and private entities to enhance water management 

22 in the Yakima River basin;’’; 

23 (10) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated), by 

24 striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 

25 and 
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1 (11) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(9) to improve the resilience of the ecosystems, 

3 economies, and communities in the Yakima River 

4 basin facing drought, hydrologic changes, and other 

5 related changes and variability in natural and 

6 human systems, for the benefit of the people, fish, 

7 and wildlife of the region.’’. 

8 (b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1202 of Public Law 103– 

9 434 (108 Stat. 4550) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), 

11 (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14) as paragraphs 

12 (8), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (17), and 

13 (18), respectively; 

14 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(6) DESIGNATED FEDERAL OFFICIAL.—The 

17 term ‘designated Federal official’ means the Com18 missioner of Reclamation (or a designee), acting 

19 pursuant to the charter of the Conservation Advisory 

20 Group. 

21 ‘‘(7) INTEGRATED PLAN.—The term ‘Integrated 

22 Plan’ has the meaning given the term in section 

23 8201(a) of the Natural Resources Management Act, 

24 to be carried out in cooperation with, and in addi-
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1 tion to, activities of the State of Washington and the 

2 Yakama Nation.’’; 

3 (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as redesig4 nated by paragraph (1)) the following: 

5 ‘‘(9) MUNICIPAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND DOMESTIC

6 WATER SUPPLY AND USE.—The term ‘municipal, in7 dustrial, and domestic water supply and use’ means 

8 the supply and use of water for— 

9 ‘‘(A) domestic consumption (whether urban 

10 or rural); 

11 ‘‘(B) maintenance and protection of public 

12 health and safety; 

13 ‘‘(C) manufacture, fabrication, processing, 

14 assembly, or other production of a good or com15 modity; 

16 ‘‘(D) production of energy; 

17 ‘‘(E) fish hatcheries; or 

18 ‘‘(F) water conservation activities relating 

19 to a use described in subparagraphs (A) 

20 through (E).’’; and 

21 (4) by inserting after paragraph (15) (as so re22 designated) the following: 

23 ‘‘(16) YAKIMA ENHANCEMENT PROJECT; YAK24 IMA RIVER BASIN WATER ENHANCEMENT

25 PROJECT.—The terms ‘Yakima Enhancement 
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1 Project’ and ‘Yakima River Basin Water Enhance2 ment Project’ mean the Yakima River basin water 

3 enhancement project authorized by Congress pursu4 ant to this Act and other Acts (including Public Law 

5 96–162 (93 Stat. 1241), section 109 of Public Law 

6 98–381 (16 U.S.C. 839b note; 98 Stat. 1340), Pub7 lic Law 105–62 (111 Stat. 1320), and Public Law 

8 106–372 (114 Stat. 1425)) to promote water con9 servation, water supply, habitat, and stream en10 hancement improvements in the Yakima River 

11 basin.’’. 

12 SEC. 8203. YAKIMA RIVER BASIN WATER CONSERVATION 

13 PROGRAM. 

14 Section 1203 of Public Law 103–434 (108 Stat. 

15 4551) is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

18 (i) in the second sentence, by striking 

19 ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘section’’; and 

20 (ii) in the third sentence, by striking 

21 ‘‘within 5 years of the date of enactment 

22 of this Act’’; and 

23 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘irriga24 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘the number of irrigated 

25 acres’’; 
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1 (2) in subsection (c)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (2)— 

3 (i) in each of subparagraphs (A) 

4 through (D), by striking the comma at the 

5 end of the subparagraph and inserting a 

6 semicolon; 

7 (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

8 the comma at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

9 and’’; 

10 (iii) in subparagraph (F), by striking 

11 ‘‘Department of Wildlife of the State of 

12 Washington, and’’ and inserting ‘‘Depart13 ment of Fish and Wildlife of the State of 

14 Washington.’’; and 

15 (iv) by striking subparagraph (G); 

16 (B) in paragraph (3)— 

17 (i) in each of subparagraphs (A) 

18 through (C), by striking the comma at the 

19 end of the subparagraph and inserting a 

20 semicolon; 

21 (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 

22 ‘‘, and’’ at the end and inserting a semi23 colon; 
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1 (iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 

2 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

3 and’’; and 

4 (iv) by adding at the end the fol5 lowing: 

6 ‘‘(F) provide recommendations to advance 

7 the purposes and programs of the Yakima En8 hancement Project, including the Integrated 

9 Plan.’’; and 

10 (C) by striking paragraph (4) and insert11 ing the following: 

12 ‘‘(4) AUTHORITY OF DESIGNATED FEDERAL OF13 FICIAL.—The designated Federal official may— 

14 ‘‘(A) arrange and provide logistical support 

15 for meetings of the Conservation Advisory 

16 Group; 

17 ‘‘(B) use a facilitator to serve as a moder18 ator for meetings of the Conservation Advisory 

19 Group or provide additional logistical support; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(C) grant any request for a facilitator by 

22 any member of the Conservation Advisory 

23 Group.’’; 

24 (3) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 

25 following: 
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1 ‘‘(4) PAYMENT OF LOCAL SHARE BY STATE OR

2 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.— 

3 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State or the Fed4 eral Government may fund not more than the 

5 17.5-percent local share of the costs of the 

6 Basin Conservation Program in exchange for 

7 the long-term use of conserved water, subject to 

8 the requirement that the funding by the Fed9 eral Government of the local share of the costs 

10 shall provide a quantifiable public benefit in 

11 meeting Federal responsibilities in the Yakima 

12 River basin and the purposes of this title. 

13 ‘‘(B) USE OF CONSERVED WATER.—The 

14 Yakima Project Manager may use water result15 ing from conservation measures taken under 

16 this title, in addition to water that the Bureau 

17 of Reclamation may acquire from any willing 

18 seller through purchase, donation, or lease, for 

19 water management uses pursuant to this title.’’; 

20 (4) in subsection (e), by striking the first sen21 tence and inserting the following: ‘‘To participate in 

22 the Basin Conservation Program, as described in 

23 subsection (b), an entity shall submit to the Sec24 retary a proposed water conservation plan.’’; 

25 (5) in subsection (i)(3)— 
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1 (A) by striking ‘‘purchase or lease’’ each 

2 place it appears and inserting ‘‘purchase, lease, 

3 or management’’; and 

4 (B) in the third sentence, by striking 

5 ‘‘made immediately upon availability’’ and all 

6 that follows through ‘‘Committee’’ and inserting 

7 ‘‘continued as needed to provide water to be 

8 used by the Yakima Project Manager as rec9 ommended by the System Operations Advisory 

10 Committee and the Conservation Advisory 

11 Group’’; and 

12 (6) in subsection (j)(4), in the first sentence, by 

13 striking ‘‘initial acquisition’’ and all that follows 

14 through ‘‘flushing flows’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition 

15 of water from willing sellers or lessors specifically to 

16 provide improved instream flows for anadromous 

17 and resident fish and other aquatic life, including 

18 pulse flows to facilitate outward migration of anad19 romous fish’’. 

20 SEC. 8204. YAKIMA BASIN WATER PROJECTS, OPERATIONS, 

21 AND AUTHORIZATIONS. 

22 (a) REDESIGNATION OF YAKAMA NATION.—Section 

23 1204(g) of Public Law 103–434 (108 Stat. 4557) is 

24 amended— 
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1 (1) by striking the subsection designation and 

2 heading and all that follows through paragraph (1) 

3 and inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(g) REDESIGNATION OF YAKAMA INDIAN NATION

5 TO YAKAMA NATION.— 

6 ‘‘(1) REDESIGNATION.—The Confederated 

7 Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation 

8 shall be known and designated as the ‘Confederated 

9 Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation’.’’; and 

10 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘deemed to be 

11 a reference to the ‘Confederated Tribes and Bands 

12 of the Yakama Indian Nation’.’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘deemed to be a reference to the ‘Confederated 

14 Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation’.’’. 

15 (b) OPERATION OF YAKIMA BASIN PROJECTS.—Sec16 tion 1205 of Public Law 103–434 (108 Stat. 4557) is 

17 amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)(4)— 

19 (A) in subparagraph (A)— 

20 (i) in clause (i)— 

21 (I) by inserting ‘‘additional’’ 

22 after ‘‘secure’’; 

23 (II) by striking ‘‘flushing’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘pulse’’; and 
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1 (III) by striking ‘‘uses’’ and in2 serting ‘‘uses, in addition to the quan3 tity of water provided under the trea4 ty between the Yakama Nation and 

5 the United States’’; 

6 (ii) by striking clause (ii); 

7 (iii) by redesignating clause (iii) as 

8 clause (ii); and 

9 (iv) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated) 

10 by inserting ‘‘and water rights mandated’’ 

11 after ‘‘goals’’; and 

12 (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), in the first 

13 sentence, by inserting ‘‘in proportion to the 

14 funding received’’ after ‘‘Program’’; 

15 (2) in subsection (b), in the second sentence, by 

16 striking ‘‘instream flows for use by the Yakima 

17 Project Manager as flushing flows or as otherwise’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘fishery purposes, as’’; and 

19 (3) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (1) 

20 and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Additional purposes of the 

22 Yakima Project shall be any of the following: 

23 ‘‘(A) To recover and maintain self-sus24 taining harvestable populations of native fish, 

25 both anadromous and resident species, through-
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1 out their historic distribution range in the Yak2 ima River basin. 

3 ‘‘(B) To protect, mitigate, and enhance 

4 aquatic life and wildlife. 

5 ‘‘(C) Recreation. 

6 ‘‘(D) Municipal, industrial, and domestic 

7 use.’’. 

8 (c) ENHANCEMENT OF WATER SUPPLIES FOR YAK9 IMA BASIN TRIBUTARIES.—Section 1207 of Public Law 

10 103–434 (108 Stat. 4560) is amended— 

11 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘SUP12 PLIES’’ and inserting ‘‘MANAGEMENT’’; 

13 (2) in subsection (a)— 

14 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

15 by striking ‘‘supplies’’ and inserting ‘‘manage16 ment’’; 

17 (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 

18 water supply entities’’ after ‘‘owners’’; and 

19 (C) in paragraph (2)— 

20 (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

21 ‘‘that choose not to participate in, or opt 

22 out of, tributary enhancement projects 

23 pursuant to this section’’ after ‘‘water 

24 right owners’’; and 
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1 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 

2 ‘‘nonparticipating’’ before ‘‘tributary water 

3 users’’; 

4 (3) in subsection (b)— 

5 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

6 (i) by striking the paragraph designa7 tion and all that follows through ‘‘(but not 

8 limited to)—’’ and inserting the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, following 

10 consultation with the State of Washington, tributary 

11 water right owners, and the Yakama Nation, and on 

12 agreement of appropriate water right owners, is au13 thorized to conduct studies to evaluate measures to 

14 further Yakima Project purposes on tributaries to 

15 the Yakima River. Enhancement programs that use 

16 measures authorized by this subsection may be in17 vestigated and implemented by the Secretary in trib18 utaries to the Yakima River, including Taneum 

19 Creek, other areas, or tributary basins that currently 

20 or could potentially be provided supplemental or 

21 transfer water by entities, such as the Kittitas Rec22 lamation District or the Yakima-Tieton Irrigation 

23 District, subject to the condition that activities may 

24 commence on completion of applicable and required 

25 feasibility studies, environmental reviews, and cost- 
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1 benefit analyses that include favorable recommenda2 tions for further project development, as appro3 priate. Measures to evaluate include—’’; 

4 (ii) by indenting subparagraphs (A) 

5 through (F) appropriately; 

6 (iii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 

7 before the semicolon at the end the fol8 lowing: ‘‘, including irrigation efficiency 

9 improvements (in coordination with pro10 grams of the Department of Agriculture), 

11 consolidation of diversions or administra12 tion, and diversion scheduling or coordina13 tion’’; 

14 (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs 

15 (C) through (F) as subparagraphs (E) 

16 through (H), respectively; 

17 (v) by inserting after subparagraph 

18 (B) the following: 

19 ‘‘(C) improvements in irrigation system 

20 management or delivery facilities within the 

21 Yakima River basin when those improvements 

22 allow for increased irrigation system conveyance 

23 and corresponding reduction in diversion from 

24 tributaries or flow enhancements to tributaries 
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1 through direct flow supplementation or ground2 water recharge; 

3 ‘‘(D) improvements of irrigation system 

4 management or delivery facilities to reduce or 

5 eliminate excessively high flows caused by the 

6 use of natural streams for conveyance or irriga7 tion water or return water;’’; 

8 (vi) in subparagraph (E) (as redesig9 nated by clause (iv)), by striking ‘‘ground 

10 water’’ and inserting ‘‘groundwater re11 charge and’’; 

12 (vii) in subparagraph (G) (as so re13 designated), by inserting ‘‘or transfer’’ 

14 after ‘‘purchase’’; and 

15 (viii) in subparagraph (H) (as so re16 designated), by inserting ‘‘stream processes 

17 and’’ before ‘‘stream habitats’’; 

18 (B) in paragraph (2)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A), by striking ‘‘the Taneum Creek 

21 study’’ and inserting ‘‘studies under this 

22 subsection’’; 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (B)— 
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1 (I) by striking ‘‘and economic’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘, infrastructure, eco3 nomic, and land use’’; and 

4 (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

5 (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 

6 the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 

7 and’’; and 

8 (iv) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing: 

10 ‘‘(D) any related studies already underway 

11 or undertaken.’’; and 

12 (C) in paragraph (3), in the first sentence, 

13 by inserting ‘‘of each tributary or group of trib14 utaries’’ after ‘‘study’’; 

15 (4) in subsection (c)— 

16 (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 

17 ‘‘AND NONSURFACE STORAGE’’ after ‘‘NON18 STORAGE’’; and 

19 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

20 by inserting ‘‘and nonsurface storage’’ after 

21 ‘‘nonstorage’’; 

22 (5) by striking subsection (d); 

23 (6) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub24 section (d); and 
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1 (7) in paragraph (2) of subsection (d) (as so re2 designated)— 

3 (A) in the first sentence— 

4 (i) by inserting ‘‘and implementation’’ 

5 after ‘‘investigation’’; 

6 (ii) by striking ‘‘other’’ before ‘‘Yak7 ima River’’; and 

8 (iii) by inserting ‘‘and other water 

9 supply entities’’ after ‘‘owners’’; and 

10 (B) by striking the second sentence. 

11 (d) CHANDLER PUMPING PLANT AND POWERPLANT12 OPERATIONS AT PROSSER DIVERSION DAM.—Section 

13 1208(d) of Public Law 103–434 (108 Stat. 4562; 114 

14 Stat. 1425) is amended by inserting ‘‘negatively’’ before 

15 ‘‘affected’’. 

16 Subtitle D—Bureau of Reclamation 

17 Facility Conveyances 

18 SEC. 8301. CONVEYANCE OF MAINTENANCE COMPLEX AND 

19 DISTRICT OFFICE OF THE ARBUCKLE 

20 PROJECT, OKLAHOMA. 

21 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

22 (1) AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Agreement’’ 

23 means the agreement entitled ‘‘Agreement between 

24 the United States and the Arbuckle Master Conser25 vancy District for Transferring Title to the Feder-
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1 ally Owned Maintenance Complex and District Of2 fice to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District’’ 

3 and numbered 14AG640141. 

4 (2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

5 Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, located in 

6 Murray County, Oklahoma. 

7 (3) DISTRICT OFFICE.—The term ‘‘District Of8 fice’’ means— 

9 (A) the headquarters building located at 

10 2440 East Main, Davis, Oklahoma; and 

11 (B) the approximately 0.83 acres of land 

12 described in the Agreement. 

13 (4) MAINTENANCE COMPLEX.—The term 

14 ‘‘Maintenance Complex’’ means the caretaker’s resi15 dence, shop buildings, and any appurtenances lo16 cated on the land described in the Agreement com17 prising approximately 2 acres. 

18 (b) CONVEYANCE TO DISTRICT.—As soon as prac19 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary shall convey to the District, all right, title, and in21 terest of the United States in and to the Maintenance 

22 Complex and District Office, Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma, 

23 consistent with the terms and conditions of the Agree24 ment. 

25 (c) LIABILITY.— 
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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date of con2 veyance to the District of the Maintenance Complex 

3 and District Office under this section, the United 

4 States shall not be held liable by any court for dam5 ages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or 

6 occurrence relating to the Maintenance Complex or 

7 District Office, except for damages caused by acts of 

8 negligence committed by the United States or by an 

9 employee or agent of the United States prior to the 

10 date of conveyance. 

11 (2) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this section 

12 increases the liability of the United States beyond 

13 the liability provided in chapter 171 of title 28, 

14 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Fed15 eral Tort Claims Act’’), on the date of enactment of 

16 this Act. 

17 (d) BENEFITS.—After the conveyance of the Mainte18 nance Complex and District Office to the District under 

19 this section— 

20 (1) the Maintenance Complex and District Of21 fice shall not be considered to be a part of a Federal 

22 reclamation project; and 

23 (2) the District shall not be eligible to receive 

24 any benefits with respect to any facility comprising 

25 that Maintenance Complex and District Office, other 
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1 than benefits that would be available to a similarly 

2 situated person with respect to a facility that is not 

3 part of a Federal reclamation project. 

4 (e) COMMUNICATION.—If the Secretary has not com5 pleted the conveyance required under subsection (b) by the 

6 date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a letter with 

8 sufficient detail that— 

9 (1) explains the reasons the conveyance has not 

10 been completed; and 

11 (2) specifies the date by which the conveyance 

12 will be completed. 

13 SEC. 8302. CONTRA COSTA CANAL TRANSFER. 

14 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) ACQUIRED LAND.—The term ‘‘acquired 

16 land’’ means land in Federal ownership and land 

17 over which the Federal Government holds an interest 

18 for the purpose of the construction and operation of 

19 the Contra Costa Canal, including land under the ju20 risdiction of— 

21 (A) the Bureau of Reclamation; 

22 (B) the Western Area Power Administra23 tion; and 
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1 (C) the Department of Defense in the case 

2 of the Clayton Canal diversion traversing the 

3 Concord Naval Weapons Station. 

4 (2) CONTRA COSTA CANAL.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Contra 

6 Costa Canal’’ means the Contra Costa Canal 

7 Unit of the Central Valley Project, which exclu8 sively serves the Contra Costa Water District in 

9 an urban area of Contra Costa County, Cali10 fornia. 

11 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Contra 

12 Costa Canal’’ includes pipelines, conduits, 

13 pumping plants, aqueducts, laterals, water stor14 age and regulatory facilities, electric sub15 stations, related works and improvements, and 

16 all interests in land associated with the Contra 

17 Costa Canal Unit of the Central Valley Project 

18 in existence on the date of enactment of this 

19 Act. 

20 (C) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘‘Contra Costa 

21 Canal’’ does not include the Rock Slough fish 

22 screen facility. 

23 (3) CONTRA COSTA CANAL AGREEMENT.—The 

24 term ‘‘Contra Costa Canal Agreement’’ means an 

25 agreement between the District and the Bureau of 
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1 Reclamation to determine the legal, institutional, 

2 and financial terms surrounding the transfer of the 

3 Contra Costa Canal, including compensation to the 

4 reclamation fund established by the first section of 

5 the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 

6 1093), equal to the net present value of miscella7 neous revenues that the United States would other8 wise derive over the 10 years following the date of 

9 enactment of this Act from the eligible land and fa10 cilities to be transferred, as governed by reclamation 

11 law and policy and the contracts. 

12 (4) CONTRACTS.—The term ‘‘contracts’’ means 

13 the existing water service contract between the Dis14 trict and the United States, Contract No. 175r– 

15 3401A–LTR1 (2005), Contract No. 14–06–200– 

16 6072A (1972, as amended), and any other contract 

17 or land permit involving the United States, the Dis18 trict, and Contra Costa Canal. 

19 (5) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

20 Contra Costa Water District, a political subdivision 

21 of the State of California. 

22 (6) ROCK SLOUGH FISH SCREEN FACILITY.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Rock 

24 Slough fish screen facility’’ means the fish 
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1 screen facility at the Rock Slough intake to the 

2 Contra Costa Canal. 

3 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Rock Slough 

4 fish screen facility’’ includes the screen struc5 ture, rake cleaning system, and accessory struc6 tures integral to the screen function of the 

7 Rock Slough fish screen facility, as required 

8 under the Central Valley Project Improvement 

9 Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706). 

10 (7) ROCK SLOUGH FISH SCREEN FACILITY

11 TITLE TRANSFER AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘Rock 

12 Slough fish screen facility title transfer agreement’’ 

13 means an agreement between the District and the 

14 Bureau of Reclamation to— 

15 (A) determine the legal, institutional, and 

16 financial terms surrounding the transfer of the 

17 Rock Slough fish screen facility; and 

18 (B) ensure the continued safe and reliable 

19 operations of the Rock Slough fish screen facil20 ity. 

21 (b) CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND FACILITIES.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

23 after the date of enactment of this Act, in consider24 ation for the District assuming from the United 

25 States all liability for the administration, operation, 
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1 maintenance, and replacement of the Contra Costa 

2 Canal, consistent with the terms and conditions set 

3 forth in the Contra Costa Canal Agreement and sub4 ject to valid existing rights and existing recreation 

5 agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and 

6 the East Bay Regional Park District for Contra 

7 Loma Regional Park and other local agencies within 

8 the Contra Costa Canal, the Secretary shall offer to 

9 convey and assign to the District— 

10 (A) all right, title, and interest of the 

11 United States in and to— 

12 (i) the Contra Costa Canal; and 

13 (ii) the acquired land; and 

14 (B) all interests reserved and developed as 

15 of the date of enactment of this Act for the 

16 Contra Costa Canal in the acquired land, in17 cluding existing recreation agreements between 

18 the Bureau of Reclamation and the East Bay 

19 Regional Park District for Contra Loma Re20 gional Park and other local agencies within the 

21 Contra Costa Canal. 

22 (2) ROCK SLOUGH FISH SCREEN FACILITY.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

24 convey and assign to the District all right, title, 

25 and interest of the United States in and to the 
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1 Rock Slough fish screen facility pursuant to the 

2 Rock Slough fish screen facility title transfer 

3 agreement. 

4 (B) COOPERATION.—Not later than 180 

5 days after the conveyance of the Contra Costa 

6 Canal, the Secretary and the District shall 

7 enter into good faith negotiations to accomplish 

8 the conveyance and assignment under subpara9 graph (A). 

10 (3) PAYMENT OF COSTS.—The District shall 

11 pay to the Secretary any administrative and real es12 tate transfer costs incurred by the Secretary in car13 rying out the conveyances and assignments under 

14 paragraphs (1) and (2), including the cost of any 

15 boundary survey, title search, cadastral survey, ap16 praisal, and other real estate transaction required 

17 for the conveyances and assignments. 

18 (4) COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL

19 LAWS.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Before carrying out the 

21 conveyances and assignments under paragraphs 

22 (1) and (2), the Secretary shall comply with all 

23 applicable requirements under— 

24 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

25 Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
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1 (ii) the Endangered Species Act of 

2 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

3 (iii) any other law applicable to the 

4 Contra Costa Canal or the acquired land. 

5 (B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section 

6 modifies or alters any obligations under— 

7 (i) the National Environmental Policy 

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

9 (ii) the Endangered Species Act of 

10 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

11 (c) RELATIONSHIP TO EXISTING CENTRAL VALLEY

12 PROJECT CONTRACTS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section af14 fects— 

15 (A) the application of the reclamation laws 

16 to water delivered to the District pursuant to 

17 any contract with the Secretary; or 

18 (B) subject to paragraph (2), the con19 tracts. 

20 (2) AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTS.—The Sec21 retary and the District may modify the contracts as 

22 necessary to comply with this section. 

23 (3) LIABILITY.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

25 subparagraph (B), the United States shall not 
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1 be liable for damages arising out of any act, 

2 omission, or occurrence relating to the Contra 

3 Costa Canal or the acquired land. 

4 (B) EXCEPTION.—The United States shall 

5 continue to be liable for damages caused by 

6 acts of negligence committed by the United 

7 States or by any employee or agent of the 

8 United States before the date of the conveyance 

9 and assignment under subsection (b)(1), con10 sistent with chapter 171 of title 28, United 

11 States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal 

12 Tort Claims Act’’). 

13 (C) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section 

14 increases the liability of the United States be15 yond the liability provided under chapter 171 of 

16 title 28, United States Code (commonly known 

17 as the ‘‘Federal Tort Claims Act’’). 

18 (d) REPORT.—If the conveyance and assignment au19 thorized by subsection (b)(1) is not completed by the date 

20 that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 

21 the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 

22 (1) describes the status of the conveyance and 

23 assignment; 

24 (2) describes any obstacles to completing the 

25 conveyance and assignment; and 
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1 (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion 

2 of the conveyance and assignment. 

3 Subtitle E—Project Authorizations 

4 SEC. 8401. EXTENSION OF EQUUS BEDS DIVISION OF THE 

5 WICHITA PROJECT. 

6 Section 10(h) of Public Law 86–787 (74 Stat. 1026; 

7 120 Stat. 1474) is amended by striking ‘‘10 years’’ and 

8 inserting ‘‘20 years’’. 

9 Subtitle F—Modifications of 

10 Existing Programs 

11 SEC. 8501. WATERSMART. 

12 Section 9504 of the Omnibus Public Land Manage13 ment Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364) is amended in sub14 section (a)— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

16 (A) by striking ‘‘within the States’’ and in17 serting the following: ‘‘within— 

18 ‘‘(i) the States’’; 

19 (B) in clause (i) (as so designated), by 

20 striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; and 

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

22 ‘‘(ii) the State of Alaska; or 

23 ‘‘(iii) the State of Hawaii; and’’; and 

24 (2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
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1 (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as 

2 subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and in3 denting appropriately; 

4 (B) in the matter preceding subclause (I) 

5 (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘In carrying’’ 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro8 vided in clause (ii), in carrying’’; and 

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

10 ‘‘(ii) INDIAN TRIBES.—In the case of 

11 an eligible applicant that is an Indian 

12 tribe, in carrying out paragraph (1), the 

13 Secretary shall not provide a grant, or 

14 enter into an agreement, for an improve15 ment to conserve irrigation water unless 

16 the Indian tribe agrees not— 

17 ‘‘(I) to use any associated water 

18 savings to increase the total irrigated 

19 acreage more than the water right of 

20 that Indian tribe, as determined by— 

21 ‘‘(aa) a court decree; 

22 ‘‘(bb) a settlement; 

23 ‘‘(cc) a law; or 
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1 ‘‘(dd) any combination of 

2 the authorities described in items 

3 (aa) through (cc); or 

4 ‘‘(II) to otherwise increase the 

5 consumptive use of water more than 

6 the water right of the Indian tribe de7 scribed in subclause (I).’’. 

8 Subtitle G—Bureau of Reclamation 

9 Transparency 

10 SEC. 8601. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this part: 

12 (1) ASSET.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘asset’’ 

14 means any of the following assets that are used 

15 to achieve the mission of the Bureau to man16 age, develop, and protect water and related re17 sources in an environmentally and economically 

18 sound manner in the interest of the people of 

19 the United States: 

20 (i) Capitalized facilities, buildings, 

21 structures, project features, power produc22 tion equipment, recreation facilities, or 

23 quarters. 
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1 (ii) Capitalized and noncapitalized 

2 heavy equipment and other installed equip3 ment. 

4 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘asset’’ in5 cludes assets described in subparagraph (A) 

6 that are considered to be mission critical. 

7 (2) ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT.—The term 

8 ‘‘Asset Management Report’’ means— 

9 (A) the annual plan prepared by the Bu10 reau known as the ‘‘Asset Management Plan’’; 

11 and 

12 (B) any publicly available information re13 lating to the plan described in subparagraph 

14 (A) that summarizes the efforts of the Bureau 

15 to evaluate and manage infrastructure assets of 

16 the Bureau. 

17 (3) MAJOR REPAIR AND REHABILITATION

18 NEED.—The term ‘‘major repair and rehabilitation 

19 need’’ means major nonrecurring maintenance at a 

20 Reclamation facility, including maintenance related 

21 to the safety of dams, extraordinary maintenance of 

22 dams, deferred major maintenance activities, and all 

23 other significant repairs and extraordinary mainte24 nance. 
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1 SEC. 8602. ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT ENHANCEMENTS 

2 FOR RESERVED WORKS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 

4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

5 to Congress an Asset Management Report that— 

6 (1) describes the efforts of the Bureau— 

7 (A) to maintain in a reliable manner all re8 served works at Reclamation facilities; and 

9 (B) to standardize and streamline data re10 porting and processes across regions and areas 

11 for the purpose of maintaining reserved works 

12 at Reclamation facilities; and 

13 (2) expands on the information otherwise pro14 vided in an Asset Management Report, in accord15 ance with subsection (b). 

16 (b) INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE NEEDS AS17 SESSMENT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Asset Management Re19 port submitted under subsection (a) shall include— 

20 (A) a detailed assessment of major repair 

21 and rehabilitation needs for all reserved works 

22 at all Reclamation projects; and 

23 (B) to the maximum extent practicable, an 

24 itemized list of major repair and rehabilitation 

25 needs of individual Reclamation facilities at 

26 each Reclamation project. 
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1 (2) INCLUSIONS.—To the maximum extent 

2 practicable, the itemized list of major repair and re3 habilitation needs under paragraph (1)(B) shall in4 clude— 

5 (A) a budget level cost estimate of the ap6 propriations needed to complete each item; and 

7 (B) an assignment of a categorical rating 

8 for each item, consistent with paragraph (3). 

9 (3) RATING REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The system for assign11 ing ratings under paragraph (2)(B) shall be— 

12 (i) consistent with existing uniform 

13 categorization systems to inform the an14 nual budget process and agency require15 ments; and 

16 (ii) subject to the guidance and in17 structions issued under subparagraph (B). 

18 (B) GUIDANCE.—As soon as practicable 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary shall issue guidance that describes the 

21 applicability of the rating system applicable 

22 under paragraph (2)(B) to Reclamation facili23 ties. 

24 (4) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Except as provided 

25 in paragraph (5), the Secretary shall make publicly 
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1 available, including on the internet, the Asset Man2 agement Report required under subsection (a). 

3 (5) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Secretary may ex4 clude from the public version of the Asset Manage5 ment Report made available under paragraph (4) 

6 any information that the Secretary identifies as sen7 sitive or classified, but shall make available to the 

8 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

9 Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of 

10 the House of Representatives a version of the report 

11 containing the sensitive or classified information. 

12 (c) UPDATES.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

13 on which the Asset Management Report is submitted 

14 under subsection (a) and biennially thereafter, the Sec15 retary shall update the Asset Management Report, subject 

16 to the requirements of section 8603(b)(2). 

17 (d) CONSULTATION.—To the extent that such con18 sultation would assist the Secretary in preparing the Asset 

19 Management Report under subsection (a) and updates to 

20 the Asset Management Report under subsection (c), the 

21 Secretary shall consult with— 

22 (1) the Secretary of the Army (acting through 

23 the Chief of Engineers); and 

24 (2) water and power contractors. 
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1 SEC. 8603. ASSET MANAGEMENT REPORT ENHANCEMENTS 

2 FOR TRANSFERRED WORKS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate 

4 with the non-Federal entities responsible for the operation 

5 and maintenance of transferred works in developing re6 porting requirements for Asset Management Reports with 

7 respect to major repair and rehabilitation needs for trans8 ferred works that are similar to the reporting require9 ments described in section 8602(b). 

10 (b) GUIDANCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—After considering input from 

12 water and power contractors of the Bureau, the Sec13 retary shall develop and implement a rating system 

14 for transferred works that incorporates, to the max15 imum extent practicable, the rating system for major 

16 repair and rehabilitation needs for reserved works 

17 developed under section 8602(b)(3). 

18 (2) UPDATES.—The ratings system developed 

19 under paragraph (1) shall be included in the up20 dated Asset Management Reports under section 

21 8602(c). 

22 TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 

23 SEC. 9001. EVERY KID OUTDOORS ACT. 

24 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

25 (1) FEDERAL LAND AND WATERS.—The term 

26 ‘‘Federal land and waters’’ means any Federal land 
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1 or body of water under the jurisdiction of any of the 

2 Secretaries to which the public has access. 

3 (2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 

4 the Every Kid Outdoors program established under 

5 subsection (b)(1). 

6 (3) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

7 means— 

8 (A) the Secretary, acting through— 

9 (i) the Director of the National Park 

10 Service; 

11 (ii) the Director of the United States 

12 Fish and Wildlife Service; 

13 (iii) the Director of the Bureau of 

14 Land Management; and 

15 (iv) the Commissioner of Reclamation; 

16 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 

17 through the Chief of the Forest Service; 

18 (C) the Secretary of Commerce, acting 

19 through the Administrator of the National Oce20 anic and Atmospheric Administration; and 

21 (D) the Secretary of the Army, acting 

22 through the Assistant Secretary of the Army 

23 for Civil Works. 

24 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 

25 the several States, the District of Columbia, Amer-
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1 ican Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 

2 Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, 

3 and any other territory or possession of the United 

4 States. 

5 (5) STUDENT OR STUDENTS.—The term ‘‘stu6 dent’’ or ‘‘students’’ means any fourth grader or 

7 home-schooled learner 10 years of age residing in 

8 the United States, including any territory or posses9 sion of the United States. 

10 (b) EVERY KID OUTDOORS PROGRAM.— 

11 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretaries shall 

12 jointly establish a program, to be known as the 

13 ‘‘Every Kid Outdoors program’’, to provide free ac14 cess to Federal land and waters for students and ac15 companying individuals in accordance with this sub16 section. 

17 (2) ANNUAL PASSES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—At the request of a stu19 dent, the Secretaries shall issue a pass to the 

20 student, which allows access to Federal lands 

21 and waters for which access is subject to an en22 trance, standard amenity, or day use fee, free 

23 of charge for the student and— 

24 (i) in the case of a per-vehicle fee 

25 area— 
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1 (I) any passengers accompanying 

2 the student in a private, noncommer3 cial vehicle; or 

4 (II) not more than three adults 

5 accompanying the student on bicycles; 

6 or 

7 (ii) in the case of a per-person fee 

8 area, not more than three adults accom9 panying the student. 

10 (B) TERM.—A pass described in subpara11 graph (A) shall be effective during the period 

12 beginning on September 1 and ending on Au13 gust 31 of the following year. 

14 (C) PRESENCE OF A STUDENT IN GRADE

15 FOUR REQUIRED.—A pass described in sub16 paragraph (A) shall be effective only if the stu17 dent to which the pass was issued is present at 

18 the point of entry to the applicable Federal land 

19 or water. 

20 (3) OTHER ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 

21 program, the Secretaries— 

22 (A) may collaborate with State Park sys23 tems that opt to implement a complementary 

24 Every Kid Outdoors State park pass; 
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1 (B) may coordinate with the Secretary of 

2 Education to implement the program; 

3 (C) shall maintain a publicly available 

4 website with information about the program; 

5 (D) may provide visitor services for the 

6 program; and 

7 (E) may support approved partners of the 

8 Federal land and waters by providing the part9 ners with opportunities to participate in the 

10 program. 

11 (4) REPORTS.—The Secretary, in coordination 

12 with each Secretary described in subparagraphs (B) 

13 through (D) of subsection (a)(3), shall prepare a 

14 comprehensive report to Congress each year describ15 ing— 

16 (A) the implementation of the program; 

17 (B) the number and geographical distribu18 tion of students who participated in the pro19 gram; and 

20 (C) the number of passes described in 

21 paragraph (2)(A) that were distributed. 

22 (5) SUNSET.—The authorities provided in this 

23 section, including the reporting requirement, shall 

24 expire on the date that is 7 years after the date of 

25 enactment of this Act. 
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1 SEC. 9002. GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH AND RECOVERY ACT. 

2 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

3 (1) ELIGIBLE.—The term ‘‘eligible’’, with re4 spect to an organization or individual, means that 

5 the organization or individual, respectively, is— 

6 (A) acting in a not-for-profit capacity; and 

7 (B) composed entirely of members who, at 

8 the time of the good Samaritan search-and-re9 covery mission, have attained the age of major10 ity under the law of the State where the mis11 sion takes place. 

12 (2) GOOD SAMARITAN SEARCH-AND-RECOVERY

13 MISSION.—The term ‘‘good Samaritan search-and14 recovery mission’’ means a search conducted by an 

15 eligible organization or individual for 1 or more 

16 missing individuals believed to be deceased at the 

17 time that the search is initiated. 

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

19 the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture, as ap20 plicable. 

21 (b) PROCESS.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each Secretary shall develop 

23 and implement a process to expedite access to Fed24 eral land under the administrative jurisdiction of the 

25 Secretary for eligible organizations and individuals 
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1 to request access to Federal land to conduct good 

2 Samaritan search-and-recovery missions. 

3 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The process developed and 

4 implemented under this subsection shall include pro5 visions to clarify that— 

6 (A) an eligible organization or individual 

7 granted access under this section— 

8 (i) shall be acting for private pur9 poses; and 

10 (ii) shall not be considered to be a 

11 Federal volunteer; 

12 (B) an eligible organization or individual 

13 conducting a good Samaritan search-and-recov14 ery mission under this section shall not be con15 sidered to be a volunteer under section 

16 102301(c) of title 54, United States Code; 

17 (C) chapter 171 of title 28, United States 

18 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Tort 

19 Claims Act’’), shall not apply to an eligible or20 ganization or individual carrying out a privately 

21 requested good Samaritan search-and-recovery 

22 mission under this section; and 

23 (D) chapter 81 of title 5, United States 

24 Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Federal Em25 ployees Compensation Act’’), shall not apply to 
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1 an eligible organization or individual conducting 

2 a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 

3 under this section, and the conduct of the good 

4 Samaritan search-and-recovery mission shall 

5 not constitute civilian employment. 

6 (c) RELEASE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FROM LI7 ABILITY.—The Secretary shall not require an eligible or8 ganization or individual to have liability insurance as a 

9 condition of accessing Federal land under this section, if 

10 the eligible organization or individual— 

11 (1) acknowledges and consents, in writing, to 

12 the provisions described in subparagraphs (A) 

13 through (D) of subsection (b)(2); and 

14 (2) signs a waiver releasing the Federal Gov15 ernment from all liability relating to the access 

16 granted under this section and agrees to indemnify 

17 and hold harmless the United States from any 

18 claims or lawsuits arising from any conduct by the 

19 eligible organization or individual on Federal land. 

20 (d) APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF REQUESTS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall notify 

22 an eligible organization or individual of the approval 

23 or denial of a request by the eligible organization or 

24 individual to carry out a good Samaritan search- 
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1 and-recovery mission under this section by not later 

2 than 48 hours after the request is made. 

3 (2) DENIALS.—If the Secretary denies a re4 quest from an eligible organization or individual to 

5 carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mis6 sion under this section, the Secretary shall notify the 

7 eligible organization or individual of— 

8 (A) the reason for the denial of the re9 quest; and 

10 (B) any actions that the eligible organiza11 tion or individual can take to meet the require12 ments for the request to be approved. 

13 (e) PARTNERSHIPS.—Each Secretary shall develop 

14 search-and-recovery-focused partnerships with search-and15 recovery organizations— 

16 (1) to coordinate good Samaritan search-and17 recovery missions on Federal land under the admin18 istrative jurisdiction of the Secretary; and 

19 (2) to expedite and accelerate good Samaritan 

20 search-and-recovery mission efforts for missing indi21 viduals on Federal land under the administrative ju22 risdiction of the Secretary. 

23 (f) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 

24 of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall submit to 

25 Congress a joint report describing— 
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1 (1) plans to develop partnerships described in 

2 subsection (e)(1); and 

3 (2) efforts carried out to expedite and accel4 erate good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission 

5 efforts for missing individuals on Federal land under 

6 the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary 

7 pursuant to subsection (e)(2). 

8 SEC. 9003. 21ST CENTURY CONSERVATION SERVICE CORPS 

9 ACT. 

10 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 203 of the Public Lands 

11 Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722) is amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘under section 

13 204’’ and inserting ‘‘by section 204(a)(1)’’; 

14 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through 

15 (13) as paragraphs (9) through (14), respectively; 

16 (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(8) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘institution 

20 of higher education’ has the meaning given the 

21 term in section 102 of the Higher Education 

22 Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 

23 ‘‘(B) EXCLUSION.—The term ‘institution 

24 of higher education’ does not include— 
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1 ‘‘(i) an institution described in section 

2 101(b) of the Higher Education Act of 

3 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(b)); or 

4 ‘‘(ii) an institution outside the United 

5 States, as described in section 

6 102(a)(1)(C) of the Higher Education Act 

7 of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)(1)(C)).’’; 

8 (4) in paragraph (9) (as so redesignated)— 

9 (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

10 (A), by striking ‘‘, as follows’’ and inserting 

11 ‘‘and other conservation and restoration initia12 tives, as follows’’; and 

13 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(E) To protect, restore, or enhance ma15 rine, estuarine, riverine, and coastal habitat 

16 ecosystem components— 

17 ‘‘(i) to promote the recovery of threat18 ened species, endangered species, and man19 aged fisheries; 

20 ‘‘(ii) to restore fisheries, protected re21 sources, and habitats impacted by oil and 

22 chemical spills and natural disasters; or 

23 ‘‘(iii) to enhance the resilience of 

24 coastal ecosystems, communities, and 

25 economies through habitat conservation.’’; 
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1 (5) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (11) (as 

2 so redesignated), by striking ‘‘individuals between 

3 the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive,’’ and inserting ‘‘in4 dividuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, 

5 or veterans age 35 or younger’’; 

6 (6) in paragraph (13) (as so redesignated)— 

7 (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 

8 ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

9 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the 

10 period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

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

12 ‘‘(C) with respect to the National Marine 

13 Sanctuary System, coral reefs, and other coast14 al, estuarine, and marine habitats, and other 

15 land and facilities administered by the National 

16 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the 

17 Secretary of Commerce.’’; and 

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

19 ‘‘(15) VETERAN.—The term ‘veteran’ has the 

20 meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, 

21 United States Code.’’. 

22 (b) PUBLIC LANDS CORPS PROGRAM.—Section 204 

23 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723) 

24 is amended— 
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1 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LANDS CORPS.— 

4 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established in the 

5 Department of the Interior, the Department of Agri6 culture, and the Department of Commerce a corps, 

7 to be known as the ‘Public Lands Corps’. 

8 ‘‘(2) NO EFFECT ON OTHER AGENCIES.—Noth9 ing in this subsection precludes the establishment of 

10 a public lands corps by the head of a Federal de11 partment or agency other than a department de12 scribed in paragraph (1), in accordance with this 

13 Act.’’; 

14 (2) in subsection (b)— 

15 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘indi16 viduals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclu17 sive,’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals between the 

18 ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, and veterans age 

19 35 or younger’’; and 

20 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

21 ‘‘section 137(b) of the National and Community 

22 Service Act of 1990’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 

23 (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 137(a) of the 

24 National and Community Service Act of 1990 

25 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a))’’; and 
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1 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

2 ‘‘(g) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section authorizes the 

3 use of the Public Lands Corps for projects on or impacting 

4 real property owned by, operated by, or within the custody, 

5 control, or administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator 

6 of General Services without the express permission of the 

7 Administrator of General Services.’’. 

8 (c) TRANSPORTATION.—Section 205 of the Public 

9 Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1724) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(e) TRANSPORTATION.—The Secretary may provide 

12 to Corps participants who reside in their own homes trans13 portation to and from appropriate conservation project 

14 sites.’’. 

15 (d) RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 206(a) of the Public 

17 Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1725(a)) is 

18 amended by striking the first sentence and inserting 

19 the following: ‘‘The Secretary may provide individual 

20 placements of resource assistants to carry out re21 search or resource protection activities on behalf of 

22 the Secretary.’’. 

23 (2) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.—Section 121(a) 

24 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
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1 Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (16 

2 U.S.C. 1725a), is amended— 

3 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

4 (i) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the Inte5 rior’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary (as defined 

6 in section 203 of the Public Lands Corps 

7 Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1722))’’; 

8 (ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; and 

10 (iii) by striking ‘‘with a land man11 aging agency of the Department of the In12 terior’’; and 

13 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘with 

14 a land managing agency’’ and inserting ‘‘with 

15 the Secretary (as so defined)’’. 

16 (e) COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT STAND17 ARDS.—Section 207 of the Public Lands Corps Act of 

18 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1726) is amended— 

19 (1) by striking the section heading and insert20 ing ‘‘COMPENSATION AND TERMS OF SERVICE’’; 

21 (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 

22 subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 

23 (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol24 lowing: 
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1 ‘‘(b) EDUCATIONAL CREDIT.—The Secretary may 

2 provide a Corps participant with an educational credit that 

3 may be applied toward a program of postsecondary edu4 cation at an institution of higher education that agrees 

5 to award the credit for participation in the Corps.’’; 

6 (4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— 

7 (A) by striking ‘‘Each participant’’ and in8 serting the following: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each participant’’; and 

10 (B) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—With re12 spect to the Indian Youth Service Corps established 

13 under section 210, the Secretary shall establish the 

14 term of service of participants in consultation with 

15 the affected Indian tribe.’’; 

16 (5) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)— 

17 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 

18 (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, 

19 and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately; 

20 (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 

21 (A) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘The Sec22 retary’’ and inserting the following: 

23 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary’’; and 

24 (C) by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(2) TIME-LIMITED APPOINTMENT.—For pur2 poses of section 9602 of title 5, United States Code, 

3 a former member of the Corps hired by the Sec4 retary under paragraph (1)(B) for a time-limited ap5 pointment shall be considered to be appointed ini6 tially under open, competitive examination.’’; and 

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

8 ‘‘(e) APPLICABILITY TO QUALIFIED YOUTH OR CON9 SERVATION CORPS.—The hiring and compensation stand10 ards described in this section shall apply to any individual 

11 participating in an appropriate conservation project 

12 through a qualified youth or conservation corps, including 

13 an individual placed through a contract or cooperative 

14 agreement, as approved by the Secretary.’’. 

15 (f) REPORTING AND DATA COLLECTION.—Title II of 

16 the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et 

17 seq.) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating sections 209 through 211 

19 as sections 211 through 213, respectively; 

20 (2) by inserting after section 208 the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 209. REPORTING AND DATA COLLECTION. 

22 ‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 

23 of enactment of the Natural Resources Management Act, 

24 and annually thereafter, the Chief Executive Officer of the 

25 Corporation for National and Community Service, in co-
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1 ordination with the Secretaries, shall submit to Congress 

2 a report that includes data on the Corps, including— 

3 ‘‘(1) the number of participants enrolled in the 

4 Corps and the length of the term of service for each 

5 participant; 

6 ‘‘(2) the projects carried out by Corps partici7 pants, categorized by type of project and Federal 

8 agency; 

9 ‘‘(3) the total amount and sources of funding 

10 provided for the service of participants; 

11 ‘‘(4) the type of service performed by partici12 pants and the impact and accomplishments of the 

13 service; and 

14 ‘‘(5) any other similar data determined to be 

15 appropriate by the Chief Executive Officer of the 

16 Corporation for National and Community Service or 

17 the Secretaries. 

18 ‘‘(b) DATA.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

19 enactment of the Natural Resources Management Act, 

20 and annually thereafter, the Secretaries shall submit to 

21 the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for Na22 tional and Community Service the data described in sub23 section (a). 

24 ‘‘(c) DATA COLLECTION.—The Chief Executive Offi25 cer of the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
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1 ice may coordinate with qualified youth or conservation 

2 corps to improve the collection of the required data de3 scribed in subsection (a). 

4 ‘‘(d) COORDINATION.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall, to 

6 the maximum extent practicable, coordinate with 

7 each other to carry out activities authorized under 

8 this Act, including— 

9 ‘‘(A) the data collection and reporting re10 quirements of this section; and 

11 ‘‘(B) implementing and issuing guidance 

12 on eligibility for noncompetitive hiring status 

13 under section 207(d). 

14 ‘‘(2) DESIGNATION OF COORDINATORS.—The 

15 Secretary shall designate a coordinator to coordinate 

16 and serve as the primary point of contact for any ac17 tivity of the Corps carried out by the Secretary.’’; 

18 and 

19 (3) in subsection (c) of section 212 (as so re20 designated), by striking ‘‘211’’ and inserting ‘‘213’’. 

21 (g) INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS.—Title II of the 

22 Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) 

23 (as amended by subsection (f)) is amended by inserting 

24 after section 209 the following: 
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1 ‘‘SEC. 210. INDIAN YOUTH SERVICE CORPS. 

2 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is established within the 

3 Public Lands Corps a program to be known as the ‘Indian 

4 Youth Service Corps’ that— 

5 ‘‘(1) enrolls participants between the ages of 16 

6 and 30, inclusive, and veterans age 35 or younger, 

7 a majority of whom are Indians; 

8 ‘‘(2) is established pursuant to an agreement 

9 between an Indian tribe and a qualified youth or 

10 conservation corps for the benefit of the members of 

11 the Indian tribe; and 

12 ‘‘(3) carries out appropriate conservation 

13 projects on eligible service land. 

14 ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF COOPERATIVE AGREE15 MENTS.—The Secretary may enter into cooperative agree16 ments with Indian tribes and qualified youth or conserva17 tion corps for the establishment and administration of the 

18 Indian Youth Service Corps. 

19 ‘‘(c) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 18 months after 

20 the date of enactment of the Natural Resources Manage21 ment Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 

22 with Indian tribes, shall issue guidelines for the manage23 ment of the Indian Youth Service Corps, in accordance 

24 with this Act and any other applicable Federal laws.’’. 
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1 SEC. 9004. NATIONAL NORDIC MUSEUM ACT. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Nordic Museum located at 

3 2655 N.W. Market Street, Seattle, Washington, is des4 ignated as the ‘‘National Nordic Museum’’. 

5 (b) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The museum designated by 

7 subsection (a) is not a unit of the National Park 

8 System. 

9 (2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—The designation 

10 of the museum by subsection (a) shall not require 

11 Federal funds to be expended for any purpose re12 lated to the museum. 

13 SEC. 9005. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL GEORGE C. MAR14 SHALL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—The George C. Marshall Mu16 seum and the George C. Marshall Research Library in 

17 Lexington, Virginia, are designated as the ‘‘National 

18 George C. Marshall Museum and Library’’ (referred to in 

19 this section as the ‘‘museum)’’. 

20 (b) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The museum designated by 

22 subsection (a) is not a unit of the National Park 

23 System. 

24 (2) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—The designation 

25 of the museum by subsection (a) shall not require 
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1 Federal funds to be expended for any purpose re2 lated to the museum. 

3 SEC. 9006. 21ST CENTURY RESPECT ACT. 

4 (a) AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS REQUIRED.— 

5 (1) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The Sec6 retary of Agriculture shall amend section 1901.202 

7 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes 

8 of— 

9 (A) replacing the reference to the term 

10 ‘‘Negro or Black’’ with ‘‘Black or African 

11 American’’; 

12 (B) replacing the reference to the term 

13 ‘‘Spanish Surname’’ with ‘‘Hispanic’’; and 

14 (C) replacing the reference to the term 

15 ‘‘Oriental’’ with ‘‘Asian American or Pacific Is16 lander’’. 

17 (2) ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.— 

18 The Administrator of General Services shall amend 

19 section 906.2 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula20 tions, for purposes of— 

21 (A) replacing the references to the term 

22 ‘‘Negro’’ with ‘‘Black or African American’’; 

23 (B) replacing the definition of ‘‘Negro’’ 

24 with the definition of ‘‘Black or African Amer-
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1 ican’’ as ‘‘ an individual having origins in any 

2 of the Black racial groups of Africa’’; 

3 (C) replacing the references to the term 

4 ‘‘Oriental’’ with ‘‘Asian American or Pacific Is5 lander’’; and 

6 (D) replacing the references to the terms 

7 ‘‘Eskimo’’ and ‘‘Aleut’’ with ‘‘Alaska Native’’. 

8 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec9 tion, or the amendments required by this section, shall be 

10 construed to affect Federal law, except with respect to the 

11 use of terms by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Ad12 ministrator of General Services, respectively, to the regu13 lations affected by this section. 

14 SEC. 9007. AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HERITAGE CITIES. 

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—In order to recognize and ensure 

16 the continued preservation and importance of the history 

17 of the United States involvement in World War II, each 

18 calendar year the Secretary may designate 1 or more cities 

19 located in 1 of the several States or a territory of the 

20 United States as an ‘‘American World War II Heritage 

21 City’’. Not more than 1 city in each State or territory may 

22 be designated under this section. 

23 (b) APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION.—The Sec24 retary may— 
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1 (1) establish and publicize the process by which 

2 a city may apply for designation as an American 

3 World War II Heritage City based on the criteria in 

4 subsection (c); and 

5 (2) encourage cities to apply for designation as 

6 an American World War II Heritage City. 

7 (c) CRITERIA FOR DESIGNATION.—The Secretary, in 

8 consultation with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti9 tution or the President of the National Trust for Historic 

10 Preservation, shall make each designation under sub11 section (a) based on the following criteria: 

12 (1) Contributions by a city and its environs to 

13 the World War II home-front war effort, including 

14 contributions related to— 

15 (A) defense manufacturing, such as ships, 

16 aircraft, uniforms, and equipment; 

17 (B) production of foodstuffs and consumer 

18 items for Armed Forces and home consumption; 

19 (C) war bond drives; 

20 (D) adaptations to wartime survival; 

21 (E) volunteer participation; 

22 (F) civil defense preparedness; 

23 (G) personnel serving in the Armed 

24 Forces, their achievements, and facilities for 

25 their rest and recreation; or 
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1 (H) the presence of Armed Forces camps, 

2 bases, airfields, harbors, repair facilities, and 

3 other installations within or in its environs. 

4 (2) Achievements by a city and its environs to 

5 preserve the heritage and legacy of the city’s con6 tributions to the war effort and to preserve World 

7 War II history, including— 

8 (A) the identification, preservation, res9 toration, and interpretation of World War II-re10 lated structures, facilities and sites; 

11 (B) establishment of museums, parks, and 

12 markers; 

13 (C) establishment of memorials to area 

14 men who lost their lives in service; 

15 (D) organizing groups of veterans and 

16 home-front workers and their recognition; 

17 (E) presentation of cultural events such as 

18 dances, plays, and lectures; 

19 (F) public relations outreach through the 

20 print and electronic media, and books; and 

21 (G) recognition and ceremonies remem22 bering wartime event anniversaries. 

23 SEC. 9008. QUINDARO TOWNSITE NATIONAL COMMEMORA24 TIVE SITE. 

25 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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1 (1) COMMEMORATIVE SITE.—The term ‘‘Com2 memorative Site’’ means the Quindaro Townsite Na3 tional Commemorative Site designated by subsection 

4 (b)(1). 

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

6 of Kansas. 

7 (b) DESIGNATION.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Quindaro Townsite in 

9 Kansas City, Kansas, as listed on the National Reg10 ister of Historic Places, is designated as the 

11 ‘‘Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site’’. 

12 (2) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The Com13 memorative Site shall not be considered to be a unit 

14 of the National Park System. 

15 (c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta17 tion with the State, Kansas City, Kansas, and af18 fected subdivisions of the State, may enter into co19 operative agreements with appropriate public or pri20 vate entities, for the purposes of— 

21 (A) protecting historic resources at the 

22 Commemorative Site; and 

23 (B) providing educational and interpretive 

24 facilities and programs at the Commemorative 

25 Site for the public. 
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1 (2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

2 The Secretary may provide technical and financial 

3 assistance to any entity with which the Secretary 

4 has entered into a cooperative agreement under 

5 paragraph (1). 

6 (d) NO EFFECT ON ACTIONS OF PROPERTY OWN7 ERS.—Designation of the Quindaro Townsite as a Na8 tional Commemorative Site shall not prohibit any actions 

9 that may otherwise be taken by a property owner (includ10 ing any owner of the Commemorative Site) with respect 

11 to the property of the owner. 

12 (e) NO EFFECT ON ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in 

13 this section affects the administration of the Commemora14 tive Site by Kansas City, Kansas, or the State. 

15 SEC. 9009. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER 

16 IN JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK. 

17 (a) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.—Congress— 

18 (1) recognizes that the National Comedy Cen19 ter, located in Jamestown, New York, is the only 

20 museum of its kind that exists for the exclusive pur21 pose of celebrating comedy in all its forms; and 

22 (2) officially designates the National Comedy 

23 Center as the ‘‘National Comedy Center’’ (referred 

24 to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’). 
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1 (b) EFFECT OF RECOGNITION.—The National Com2 edy Center recognized in this section is not a unit of the 

3 National Park System and the designation of the Center 

4 shall not be construed to require or permit Federal funds 

5 to be expended for any purpose related to the Center. 

Passed the Senate February 12, 2019. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 
116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 47 

AN ACT 

To provide for the management of the natural reposes. sources of the United States, and for other pur-