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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 518

To designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish

the Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the Mojave

National Monument, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 21, 1993

Mr. LEHMAN (for himself, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. VENTO, Mr. STARK,

Mr. OWENS, Mr. OLVER, Mr. MFUME, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. MINETA, Mr.

MCDERMOTT, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts,

Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. STOKES, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. MALONEY, and Mr.

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

JUNE 18, 1993

Additional sponsors: Mr. BACCHUS of Florida, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. CONYERS,

Mr. CLAY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. EDWARDS of California,

Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SKAGGS, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BONIOR, Mr. DELLUMS,

Ms. ESHOO, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TORRES, Mr. COOPER, Mr. TOWNS, Ms.

SLAUGHTER, Mr. BLACKWELL, Mr. FILNER, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. PAYNE of

New Jersey, Mr. STUDDS, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SHAYS,

Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. HAMBURG, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. NEAL of North Carolina,

Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. MORAN, Mr. PORTER, Mr. RICHARDSON,

Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. GEJDENSON, Mr. COPPERSMITH,

Mr. HUGHES, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ACKERMAN, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. PRICE

of North Carolina, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. DIXON, Mr. LANTOS, Mr.

FINGERHUT, Mr. HOAGLAND, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, Ms. SCHENK,

Mr. VALENTINE, and Ms. SHEPHERD

A BILL

To designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish the Death Valley and Joshua Tree
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National Parks and the Mojave National Monument, and

for other purposes.

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

3 That this Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Desert

4 Protection Act of 1993’’.

5 FINDINGS AND POLICY

6 SEC. 2. (a) The Congress finds and declares that—

7 (1) the federally owned desert lands of South8 ern California constitute a public wildland resource

9 of extraordinary and inestimable value for this and

10 future generations;

11 (2) these desert wildlands display unique scenic,

12 historical, archeological, environmental, ecological,

13 wildlife, cultural, scientific, educational, and rec14 reational values used and enjoyed by millions of

15 Americans for hiking and camping, scientific study

16 and scenic appreciation;

17 (3) the public land resources of the California

18 desert now face and are increasingly threatened by

19 adverse pressures which would impair, dilute, and

20 destroy their public and natural values;

21 (4) the California desert, embracing wilderness

22 lands, units of the National Park System, other

23 Federal lands, State parks and other State lands,

24 and private lands, constitutes a cohesive unit posing
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1 unique and difficult resource protection and manage2 ment challenges;

3 (5) through designation of national monuments

4 by Presidential proclamation, through enactment of

5 general public land statutes (including section 601

6 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of

7 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and

8 through interim administrative actions, the Federal

9 Government has begun the process of appropriately

10 providing for protection of the significant resources

11 of the public lands in the California desert; and

12 (6) statutory land unit designations are needed

13 to afford the full protection which the resources and

14 public land values of the California desert merit.

15 (b) In order to secure for the American people of this

16 and future generations an enduring heritage of wilderness,

17 national parks, and public land values in the California

18 desert, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Con19 gress that—

20 (1) appropriate public lands in the California

21 desert shall be included within the National Park

22 System and the National Wilderness Preservation

23 System, in order to—
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1 (A) preserve unrivaled scenic, geologic, and

2 wildlife values associated with these unique nat3 ural landscapes;

4 (B) perpetuate in their natural state sig5 nificant and diverse ecosystems of the Califor6 nia desert;

7 (C) protect and preserve historical and cul8 tural values of the California desert associated

9 with ancient Indian cultures, patterns of west10 ern exploration and settlement, and sites exem11 plifying the mining, ranching and railroading

12 history of the Old West;

13 (D) provide opportunities for compatible

14 outdoor public recreation, protect and interpret

15 ecological and geological features and historic,

16 paleontological, and archeological sites, main17 tain wilderness resource values, and promote

18 public understanding and appreciation of the

19 California desert; and

20 (E) retain and enhance opportunities for

21 scientific research in undisturbed ecosystems.

22 TITLE I—WILDERNESS ADDITIONS

23 FINDINGS

24 SEC. 101. The Congress finds and declares that—
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1 (1) wilderness is a distinguishing characteristic

2 of the public lands in the California desert, one

3 which affords an unrivaled opportunity for experi4 encing vast areas of the Old West essentially

5 unaltered by man’s activities, and which merits pres6 ervation for the benefit of present and future gen7 erations;

8 (2) the wilderness values of desert lands are in9 creasingly threatened by and especially vulnerable to

10 impairment, alteration, and destruction by activities

11 and intrusions associated with incompatible use and

12 development; and

13 (3) preservation of desert wilderness necessarily

14 requires the highest forms of protective designation

15 and management.

16 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS

17 SEC. 102. In furtherance of the purpose of the Wil18 derness Act (78 Stat. 890, 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and

19 sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and

20 Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C. 1701

21 et seq.), the following lands in the State of California, as

22 generally depicted on maps, referenced herein, dated Feb23 ruary 1986 (except as otherwise dated), are hereby des24 ignated as wilderness, and therefore, as components of the

25 National Wilderness Preservation System:
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1 (1) Certain lands in the California Desert Con2 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

3 which comprise approximately seventy-four thousand

4 eight hundred and ninety acres, as generally de5 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Argus Range Wilder6 ness—Proposed 1’’, dated May 1991, and two maps

7 entitled ‘‘Argus Range Wilderness—Proposed 2’’

8 and ‘‘Argus Range Wilderness—Proposed 3’’, dated

9 January 1989, and which shall be known as the

10 Argus Range Wilderness.

11 (2) Certain lands in the California Desert Con12 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

13 which comprise approximately ten thousand three

14 hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted on

15 a map entitled ‘‘Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilder16 ness—Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which

17 shall be known as the Bigelow Cholla Garden Wil18 derness.

19 (3) Certain lands in the California Desert Con20 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

21 and within the San Bernardino National Forest,

22 which comprise approximately thirty-nine thousand

23 two hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

24 entitled ‘‘Bighorn Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’,
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1 dated September 1991, and which shall be known as

2 the Bighorn Mountain Wilderness.

3 (4) Certain lands in the California Desert Con4 servation Area and the Yuma District, of the Bu5 reau of Land Management, which comprise approxi6 mately forty-seven thousand five hundred and sev7 enty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

8 ‘‘Big Maria Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, and

9 which shall be known as the Big Maria Mountains

10 Wilderness.

11 (5) Certain lands in the California Desert Con12 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

13 which comprise thirteen thousand nine hundred and

14 forty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

15 ‘‘Black Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’, and which

16 shall be known as the Black Mountain Wilderness.

17 (6) Certain lands in the California Desert Con18 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

19 which comprise approximately nine thousand five

20 hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted on

21 a map entitled ‘‘Bright Star Wilderness—Proposed’’,

22 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

23 Bright Star Wilderness.

24 (7) Certain lands in the California Desert Con25 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,
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1 which comprise approximately sixty-eight thousand

2 five hundred and fifteen acres, as generally depicted

3 on two maps entitled ‘‘Bristol Mountains Wilder4 ness—Proposed 1’’, and ‘‘Bristol Mountains Wilder5 ness—Proposed 2’’, dated September 1991, and

6 which shall be known as Bristol Mountains Wilder7 ness.

8 (8) Certain lands in the California Desert Con9 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

10 which comprise approximately forty-two thousand six

11 hundred and forty acres, as generally depicted on a

12 map entitled ‘‘Cadiz Dunes Wilderness—Proposed’’,

13 and which shall be known as the Cadiz Dunes Wil14 derness.

15 (9) Certain lands in the California Desert Con16 servation Area, of the Bureau of Land Management,

17 which comprise approximately eighty-five thousand

18 nine hundred and seventy acres, as generally de19 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Cady Mountains Wilder20 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall

21 be known as the Cady Mountains Wilderness.

22 (10) Certain lands in the California Desert

23 Conservation Area and Eastern San Diego County,

24 of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise

25 approximately fifteen thousand seven hundred acres,
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1 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Carrizo

2 Gorge Wilderness—Proposed’’, and which shall be

3 known as the Carrizo Gorge Wilderness.

4 (11) Certain lands in the California Desert

5 Conservation Area and Yuma District, of the Bu6 reau of Land Management, which comprise approxi7 mately sixty-four thousand six hundred and forty

8 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

9 ‘‘Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’,

10 dated October 1991, and which shall be known as

11 the Chemehuevi Mountains Wilderness.

12 (12) Certain lands in the Bakersfield District,

13 of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise

14 approximately thirteen thousand seven hundred

15 acres, as generally depicted on two maps entitled

16 ‘‘Chimney Peak Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and

17 ‘‘Chimney Peak Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated

18 May 1991, and which shall be known as the Chim19 ney Peak Wilderness.

20 (13) Certain lands in the California Desert

21 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment, which comprise approximately one hundred

23 fifty-eight thousand nine hundred and fifty acres, as

24 generally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Chuckwalla

25 Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and
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1 ‘‘Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,

2 dated January 1989, and which shall be known as

3 the Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness.

4 (14) Certain lands in the California Desert

5 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage6 ment, which comprise thirty-four thousand three

7 hundred and eighty acres, as generally depicted on

8 a map entitled ‘‘Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness—Pro9 posed’’, dated September 1991, and which shall be

10 known as the Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness. The Sec11 retary may, pursuant to an application filed by the

12 Department of Defense, grant a right-of-way for,

13 and authorize construction of, a road within the area

14 depicted as ‘‘non-wilderness road corridor’’ on such

15 map.

16 (15) Certain lands in the California Desert

17 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage18 ment, which comprise approximately forty thousand

19 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Clip20 per Mountain Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May

21 1991, and which shall be known as Clipper Moun22 tain Wilderness.

23 (16) Certain lands in the California Desert

24 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage25 ment, which comprise approximately fifty thousand
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1 five hundred and twenty acres, as generally depicted

2 on a map entitled ‘‘Coso Range Wilderness—Pro3 posed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be known

4 as Coso Range Wilderness.

5 (17) Certain lands in the California Desert

6 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment, which comprise approximately eighteen thou8 sand six hundred acres, as generally depicted on a

9 map entitled ‘‘Coyote Mountains Wilderness—Pro10 posed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be known

11 as Coyote Mountains Wilderness.

12 (18) Certain lands in the California Desert

13 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment, which comprise approximately eight thousand

15 six hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

16 entitled ‘‘Darwin Falls Wilderness—Proposed’’,

17 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as Dar18 win Falls Wilderness.

19 (19) Certain lands in the California Desert

20 Conservation Area and the Yuma District, of the

21 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap22 proximately forty-eight thousand eight hundred and

23 fifty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

24 ‘‘Dead Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated
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1 October 1991, and which shall be known as Dead

2 Mountains Wilderness.

3 (20) Certain lands in the Bakersfield District,

4 of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise

5 approximately thirty-six thousand three hundred

6 acres, as generally depicted on two maps entitled

7 ‘‘Domeland Wilderness Additions—Proposed 1’’ and

8 ‘‘Domeland Wilderness Additions—Proposed 2’’, and

9 which are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be

10 deemed to be a part of, the Domeland Wilderness as

11 designated by Public Laws 93–632 and 98–425.

12 (21) Certain lands in the California Desert

13 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment, which comprise approximately sixteen thou15 sand one hundred acres, as generally depicted on a

16 map entitled ‘‘El Paso Mountains Wilderness—Pro17 posed’’, and which shall be known as the El Paso

18 Mountains Wilderness.

19 (22) Certain lands in the California Desert

20 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage21 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-six

22 thousand three hundred acres, as generally depicted

23 on a map entitled ‘‘Fish Creek Mountains Wilder24 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall

25 be known as Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness.
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1 (23) Certain lands in the California Desert

2 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-eight

4 thousand one hundred and ten acres, as generally

5 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Funeral Mountains Wil6 derness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which

7 shall be known as Funeral Mountains Wilderness.

8 (24) Certain lands in the California Desert

9 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-seven

11 thousand seven hundred acres, as generally depicted

12 on a map entitled ‘‘Golden Valley Wilderness—Pro13 posed’’, and which shall be known as Golden Valley

14 Wilderness.

15 (25) Certain lands in the California Desert

16 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-one thou18 sand seven hundred and twenty acres, as generally

19 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Grass Valley Wilder20 ness—Proposed’’, and which shall be known as the

21 Grass Valley Wilderness.

22 (26) Certain lands in the California Desert

23 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment, which comprise approximately eight thousand

25 eight hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map
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1 entitled ‘‘Great Falls Basin Wilderness—Proposed’’,

2 and which shall be known as the Great Falls Basin

3 Wilderness.

4 (27) Certain lands in the California Desert

5 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage6 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-two

7 thousand two hundred and forty acres, as generally

8 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Hollow Hills Wilder9 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall

10 be known as the Hollow Hills Wilderness.

11 (28) Certain lands in the California Desert

12 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-six

14 thousand four hundred and sixty acres, as generally

15 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Ibex Wilderness—Pro16 posed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be known

17 as the Ibex Wilderness.

18 (29) Certain lands in the California Desert

19 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage20 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-five thou21 sand and fifteen acres, as generally depicted on a

22 map entitled ‘‘Indian Pass Wilderness—Proposed’’,

23 dated October 1991, and which shall be known as

24 the Indian Pass Wilderness.
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1 (30) Certain lands in the California Desert

2 Conservation Area and the Bakersfield District, of

3 the Bureau of Land Management, and within the

4 Inyo National Forest, which comprise approximately

5 two hundred five thousand and twenty acres, as gen6 erally depicted on three maps entitled ‘‘Inyo Moun7 tains Wilderness—Proposed’’, numbered in the title

8 one through three, and dated May 1991, and which

9 shall be known as the Inyo Mountains Wilderness.

10 (31) Certain lands in the California Desert

11 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage12 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-four

13 thousand five hundred and fifty acres, as generally

14 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Jacumba Wilderness—

15 Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which shall be

16 known as the Jacumba Wilderness.

17 (32) Certain lands in the California Desert

18 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage19 ment, which comprise approximately one hundred

20 and twenty-nine thousand five hundred and eighty

21 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Kelso

22 Dunes Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated October

23 1991, a map entitled ‘‘Kelso Dunes Wilderness—

24 Proposed 2’’, dated May 1991, and a map entitled

25 ‘‘Kelso Dunes Wilderness—Proposed 3’’, dated Sep-
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1 tember 1991, and which shall be known as the Kelso

2 Dunes Wilderness.

3 (33) Certain lands in the California Desert

4 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage5 ment, and the Sequoia National Forest, which com6 prise approximately eighty-eight thousand two hun7 dred and ninety acres, as generally depicted on a

8 map entitled ‘‘Kiavah Wilderness—Proposed 1’’,

9 dated February 1986, and a map entitled ‘‘Kiavah

10 Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated May 1991, and

11 which shall be known as the Kiavah Wilderness.

12 (34) Certain lands in the California Desert

13 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment, which comprise approximately two hundred

15 forty-nine thousand and three hundred and sixty16 eight acres, as generally depicted on two maps enti17 tled ‘‘Kingston Range Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,

18 dated October 1991, and ‘‘Kingston Range Wilder19 ness—Proposed 4’’, dated January 1989, and two

20 maps entitled ‘‘Kingston Range Wilderness—Pro21 posed 1’’ and ‘‘Kingston Range Wilderness—Pro22 posed 3’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be

23 known as the Kingston Range Wilderness.

24 (35) Certain lands in the California Desert

25 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage-
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1 ment, which comprise approximately forty-six thou2 sand four hundred and sixty acres, as generally de3 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Little Chuckwalla Moun4 tains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated October 1991,

5 and which shall be known as the Little Chuckwalla

6 Mountains Wilderness.

7 (36) Certain lands in the California Desert

8 Conservation Area and the Yuma District, of the

9 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap10 proximately thirty-six thousand four hundred and

11 forty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

12 ‘‘Little Picacho Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated Octo13 ber 1991, and which shall be known as the Little

14 Picacho Wilderness.

15 (37) Certain lands in the California Desert

16 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-two thou18 sand three hundred and sixty acres, as generally de19 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Malpais Mesa Wilder20 ness—Proposed’’, dated September 1991, and which

21 shall be known as the Malpais Mesa Wilderness.

22 (38) Certain lands in the California Desert

23 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment, which comprise approximately sixteen thou25 sand one hundred and five acres, as generally de-
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1 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Manly Peak Wilderness—

2 Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which shall be

3 known as the Manly Peak Wilderness.

4 (39) Certain lands in the California Desert

5 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage6 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-four

7 thousand two hundred and eighty acres, as generally

8 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mecca Hills Wilder9 ness—Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which

10 shall be known as the Mecca Hills Wilderness.

11 (40) Certain lands in the California Desert

12 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment, which comprise approximately forty-seven

14 thousand three hundred and thirty acres, as gen15 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mesquite Wilder16 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall

17 be known as the Mesquite Wilderness.

18 (41) Certain lands in the California Desert

19 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage20 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-two

21 thousand nine hundred acres, as generally depicted

22 on a map entitled ‘‘Newberry Mountains Wilder23 ness—Proposed’’, and which shall be known as the

24 Newberry Mountains Wilderness.
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1 (42) Certain lands in the California Desert

2 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment, which comprise approximately one hundred

4 ten thousand eight hundred and eighty acres, as

5 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Nopah Range

6 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which

7 shall be known as the Nopah Range Wilderness.

8 (43) Certain lands in the California Desert

9 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-two thou11 sand two hundred and forty acres, as generally de12 picted on a map entitled ‘‘North Algodones Dunes

13 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and

14 which shall be known as the North Algodones Dunes

15 Wilderness.

16 (44) Certain lands in the California Desert

17 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage18 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-five

19 thousand five hundred and forty acres, as generally

20 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘North Mesquite Moun21 tains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and

22 which shall be known as the North Mesquite Moun23 tains Wilderness.

24 (45) Certain lands in the California Desert

25 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage-
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1 ment, which comprise approximately one hundred

2 forty-six thousand and seventy acres, as generally

3 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Old Woman Mountains

4 Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated May 1991 and a

5 map entitled ‘‘Old Woman Mountains Wilderness—

6 Proposed 2’’, dated October 1991, and which shall

7 be known as the Old Woman Mountains Wilderness.

8 (46) Certain lands in the California Desert

9 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately fifty-seven

11 thousand five hundred acres, as generally depicted

12 on a map entitled ‘‘Orocopia Mountains Wilder13 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall

14 be known as the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness.

15 (47) Certain lands in the California Desert

16 Conservation Area and the Bakersfield District, of

17 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise

18 approximately seventy-four thousand six hundred

19 and forty acres, as generally depicted on a map enti20 tled ‘‘Owens Peak Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated

21 February 1986, and two maps entitled ‘‘Owens Peak

22 Wilderness—Proposed 2’’ and ‘‘Owens Peak Wilder23 ness—Proposed 3’’, dated May 1991, and which

24 shall be known as the Owens Peak Wilderness.
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1 (48) Certain lands in the California Desert

2 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment, which comprise approximately seventy-four

4 thousand eight hundred acres, as generally depicted

5 on a map entitled ‘‘Pahrump Valley Wilderness—

6 Proposed’’, and which shall be known as the

7 Pahrump Valley Wilderness.

8 (49) Certain lands in the California Desert

9 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately two hundred

11 fourteen thousand one hundred and forty-nine acres,

12 as generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Palen/

13 McCoy Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated May 1991,

14 and a map entitled ‘‘Palen/McCoy Wilderness—Pro15 posed 2’’, dated February 1986, and which shall be

16 known as the Palen/McCoy Wilderness.

17 (50) Certain lands in the California Desert

18 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage19 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-two thou20 sand three hundred and twenty acres, as generally

21 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Palo Verde Mountains

22 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated January 1987, and

23 which shall be known as the Palo Verde Mountains

24 Wilderness.
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1 (51) Certain lands in the California Desert

2 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment, which comprise approximately seven thousand

4 seven hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

5 entitled ‘‘Picacho Peak Wilderness—Proposed’’,

6 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

7 Picacho Peak Wilderness.

8 (52) Certain lands in the California Desert

9 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately seventy-two

11 thousand six hundred acres, as generally depicted on

12 a map entitled ‘‘Piper Mountain Wilderness—Pro13 posed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be known

14 as the Piper Mountain Wilderness.

15 (53) Certain lands in the California Desert

16 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-seven

18 thousand eight hundred acres, as generally depicted

19 on a map entitled ‘‘Piute Mountains Wilderness—

20 Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which shall be

21 known as Piute Mountains Wilderness.

22 (54) Certain lands in the California Desert

23 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment, which comprise approximately seventy-eight

25 thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight acres, as
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1 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Resting

2 Spring Range Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May

3 1991, and which shall be known as the Resting

4 Spring Range Wilderness.

5 (55) Certain lands in the California Desert

6 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment, which comprise approximately forty thousand

8 eight hundred and twenty acres, as generally de9 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Rice Valley Wilderness—

10 Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be

11 known as the Rice Valley Wilderness.

12 (56) Certain lands in the California Desert

13 Conservation Area and the Yuma District, of the

14 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap15 proximately twenty-two thousand three hundred

16 eighty acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

17 ‘‘Riverside Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

18 May 1991, and which shall be known as the River19 side Mountains Wilderness.

20 (57) Certain lands in the California Desert

21 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage22 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-seven

23 thousand seven hundred acres, as generally depicted

24 on a map entitled ‘‘Rodman Mountains Wilder25 ness—Proposed’’, dated January 1989, and which
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1 shall be known as the Rodman Mountains Wilder2 ness.

3 (58) Certain lands in the California Desert

4 Conservation Area and the Bakersfield District, of

5 the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise

6 approximately fifty-one thousand nine hundred

7 acres, as generally depicted on two maps entitled

8 ‘‘Sacatar Trail Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and

9 ‘‘Sacatar Trail Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, dated May

10 1991, and which shall be known as the Sacatar Trail

11 Wilderness.

12 (59) Certain lands in the California Desert

13 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment, which comprise approximately one thousand

15 eight hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map

16 entitled ‘‘Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness—Proposed’’,

17 dated May 1991, and which shall be known as the

18 Saddle Peak Hills Wilderness.

19 (60) Certain lands in the California Desert

20 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage21 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-three

22 thousand five hundred acres, as generally depicted

23 on a map entitled ‘‘San Gorgonio Wilderness Addi24 tions—Proposed’’, and which are hereby incor25 porated in, and which shall be deemed to be a part
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1 of, the San Gorgonio Wilderness as designated by

2 Public Laws 88–577 and 98–425.

3 (61) Certain lands in the California Desert

4 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage5 ment, which comprise approximately fifty-three thou6 sand two hundred and forty acres, as generally de7 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Santa Rosa Wilderness

8 Additions—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which

9 are hereby incorporated in, and which shall be

10 deemed to be a part of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness

11 designated by Public Law 98–425.

12 (62) Certain lands in the California Desert Dis13 trict, of the Bureau of Land Management, which

14 comprise approximately thirty-five thousand four

15 hundred acres, as generally depicted on a map enti16 tled ‘‘Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’,

17 and which shall be known as the Sawtooth Moun18 tains Wilderness.

19 (63) Certain lands in the California Desert

20 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage21 ment, which comprise approximately one hundred

22 seventy-four thousand eight hundred acres, as gen23 erally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Sheephole Val24 ley Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated October 1991,

25 and ‘‘Sheephole Valley Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,
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1 dated February 1986, and which shall be known as

2 the Sheephole Valley Wilderness.

3 (64) Certain lands in the California Desert

4 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage5 ment, which comprise approximately forty-four thou6 sand four hundred and ten acres, as generally de7 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Slate Range Wilderness—

8 Proposed’’, dated October 1991, and which shall be

9 known as the Slate Range Wilderness.

10 (65) Certain lands in the California Desert

11 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage12 ment, which comprise approximately sixty-one thou13 sand six hundred and thirty acres, as generally de14 picted on a map entitled ‘‘South Algodones Dunes

15 Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated January 1989, and

16 which shall be known as the South Algodones Dunes

17 Wilderness.

18 (66) Certain lands in the California Desert

19 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage20 ment, which comprise approximately sixteen thou21 sand seven hundred and eighty acres, as generally

22 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘South Nopah Range

23 Wilderness—Proposed’’, and which shall be known

24 as the South Nopah Range Wilderness.
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1 (67) Certain lands in the California Desert

2 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment, which comprise approximately seven thousand

4 and fifty acres, as generally depicted on a map enti5 tled ‘‘Stateline Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated May

6 1991, and which shall be known as the Stateline

7 Wilderness.

8 (68) Certain lands in the California Desert

9 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, which comprise approximately eighty-one

11 thousand six hundred acres, as generally depicted on

12 a map entitled ‘‘Stepladder Mountains Wilderness—

13 Proposed’’, and which shall be known as the Step14 ladder Mountains Wilderness.

15 (69) Certain lands in the California Desert

16 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage17 ment, which comprise approximately twenty-nine

18 thousand one hundred and eighty acres, as generally

19 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Surprise Canyon Wil20 derness—Proposed’’, dated September 1991, and

21 which shall be known as the Surprise Canyon Wil22 derness.

23 (70) Certain lands in the California Desert

24 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage25 ment, which comprise approximately seventeen thou-
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1 sand eight hundred and twenty acres, as generally

2 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Sylvania Mountains

3 Wilderness—Proposed’’, and which shall be known

4 as the Sylvania Mountains Wilderness.

5 (71) Certain lands in the California Desert

6 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage7 ment, which comprise approximately thirty-three

8 thousand seven hundred and twenty acres, as gen9 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Trilobite Wilder10 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and which shall

11 be known as the Trilobite Wilderness.

12 (72) Certain lands in the California Desert

13 Conservation Area, of the Bureau of Land Manage14 ment, which comprise approximately one hundred

15 forty-four thousand five hundred acres, as generally

16 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Turtle Mountains Wil17 derness—Proposed 1’’, dated February 1986 and a

18 map entitled ‘‘Turtle Mountains Wilderness—Pro19 posed 2’’, dated May 1991, and which shall be

20 known as the Turtle Mountains Wilderness.

21 (73) Certain lands in the California Desert

22 Conservation Area and the Yuma District, of the

23 Bureau of Land Management, which comprise ap24 proximately seventy-five thousand three hundred

25 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled
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1 ‘‘Whipple Mountains Wilderness—Proposed’’, dated

2 May 1991, and which shall be known as the Whipple

3 Mountains Wilderness.

4 ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

5 SEC. 103. Subject to valid existing rights, each wil6 derness area designated under section 102 shall be admin7 istered by the appropriate Secretary in accordance with

8 the provisions of the Wilderness Act, except that any ref9 erence in such provisions to the effective date of the Wil10 derness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the effec11 tive date of this title and any reference to the Secretary

12 of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to the

13 Secretary who has administrative jurisdiction over the

14 area.

15 GRAZING

16 SEC. 104. Within the wilderness areas designated

17 under section 102, the grazing of livestock, where estab18 lished prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be per19 mitted to continue subject to such reasonable regulations,

20 policies, and practices as the Secretary deems necessary,

21 as long as such regulations, policies, and practices fully

22 conform with and implement the intent of Congress re23 garding grazing in such areas as such intent is expressed

24 in the Wilderness Act and section 108 of Public Law 96–

25 560 (16 U.S.C. 133 note).
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1 BUFFER ZONES

2 SEC. 105. The Congress does not intend for the des3 ignation of wilderness areas in section 102 of this Act to

4 lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer

5 zones around any such wilderness area. The fact that

6 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from

7 areas within a wilderness shall not, of itself, preclude such

8 activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness

9 area.

10 MINING CLAIM VALIDITY REVIEW

11 SEC. 106. The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec12 retary of Agriculture shall not approve any plan of oper13 ation prior to determining the validity of the unpatented

14 mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites affected by such

15 plan within any wilderness area designated under section

16 102.

17 FILING OF MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

18 SEC. 107. As soon as practicable after enactment of

19 section 102, a map and a legal description on each wilder20 ness area designated under this title shall be filed by the

21 Secretary concerned with the Committee on Energy and

22 Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on

23 Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, and

24 each such map and description shall have the same force

25 and effect as if included in this title, except that the Sec26 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors in
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1 each such legal description and map. Each such map and

2 legal description shall be on file and available for public

3 inspection in the office of the Director of the Bureau of

4 Land Management, Department of the Interior, or the

5 Chief of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture,

6 as is appropriate.

7 WILDERNESS REVIEW

8 SEC. 108. (a) The Congress hereby finds and directs

9 that except for those areas provided for in subsection (b),

10 the public lands in the California Desert Conservation

11 Area, managed by the Bureau of Land Management, not

12 designated as wilderness or wilderness study areas by this

13 Act, have been adequately studied for wilderness designa14 tion pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy

15 and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2743, 43 U.S.C.

16 1701 et seq.), and are no longer subject to the require17 ments of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and

18 Management Act of 1976 pertaining to the management

19 of wilderness study areas in a manner that does not impair

20 the suitability of such areas for preservation as wilderness.

21 (b) Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal lands

22 identified on maps as ‘‘Avawatz Mountains Wilderness—

23 Proposed’’, dated May 1991; ‘‘South Avawatz Wilder24 ness—Proposed’’, dated May 1991; and two maps entitled

25 ‘‘Soda Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 1’’, dated May

26 1991, and ‘‘Soda Mountains Wilderness—Proposed 2’’,
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1 dated January 1989, are hereby withdrawn from disposi2 tion under the public lands laws and from entry or appro3 priation under the mining laws of the United States, from

4 the operation of the mineral leasing laws of the United

5 States, and from operation of the Geothermal Steam Act

6 of 1970.

7 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREA

8 SEC. 109. In furtherance of the provisions of the Wil9 derness Act, certain public lands in the California Desert

10 Conservation Area of the Bureau of Land Management

11 which comprise eleven thousand two hundred acres as gen12 erally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘White Mountains Wil13 derness Study Area—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, are

14 hereby designated the White Mountains Wilderness Study

15 Area and shall be administered by the Secretary in accord16 ance with the provisions of section 603(c) of the Federal

17 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

18 SUITABILITY REPORT

19 SEC. 110. The Secretary is required, ten years after

20 the date of enactment of this Act, to report to Congress

21 on current and planned exploration, development or min22 ing activities on, and suitability for future wilderness des23 ignation of, the lands as generally depicted on maps enti24 tled ‘‘Surprise Canyon Wilderness—Proposed’’, ‘‘Middle

25 Park Canyon Wilderness—Proposed’’, and ‘‘Death Valley

26 National Park Boundary and Wilderness 15’’, dated Sep-
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1 tember 1991 and a map entitled ‘‘Manly Peak Wilder2 ness—Proposed’’, dated October 1991.

3 WILDERNESS DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT IN THE

4 NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM

5 SEC. 111. (a) In furtherance of the purposes of the

6 Wilderness Act, the following lands are hereby designated

7 as wilderness and therefore, as components of the Na8 tional Wilderness Preservation System:

9 (1) Certain lands in the Havasu National Wild10 life Refuge, California, which comprise approxi11 mately three thousand one hundred and ninety-five

12 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled

13 ‘‘Havasu Wilderness—Proposed’’, and dated October

14 1991, and which shall be known as the Havasu Wil15 derness.

16 (2) Certain lands in the Imperial National

17 Wildlife Refuge, California, which comprise approxi18 mately five thousand eight hundred and thirty-six

19 acres, as generally depicted on two maps entitled

20 ‘‘Imperial Refuge Wilderness—Proposed 1’’ and

21 ‘‘Imperial Refuge Wilderness—Proposed 2’’, and

22 dated October 1991, and which shall be known as

23 the Imperial Refuge Wilderness.

24 (b) Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness

25 areas designated under this section shall be administered

26 by the Secretary in accordance with the provisions of the
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1 Wilderness Act governing areas designated by that Act as

2 wilderness, except that any reference in such provisions

3 to the effective date of the Wilderness Act (or any similar

4 reference) shall be deemed to be a reference to the date

5 of enactment of this Act and any reference to the Sec6 retary of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference

7 to the Secretary of the Interior.

8 (c) As soon as practicable after enactment of this sec9 tion, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description

10 of each wilderness area designated under this section with

11 the Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and

12 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and Natural

13 Resources and Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the

14 House of Representatives. Such map and description shall

15 have the same force and effect as if included in this Act,

16 except that correction of clerical and typographical errors

17 in such legal description and map may be made. Such map

18 and legal description shall be on file and available for pub19 lic inspection in the Office of the Director, United States

20 Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

21 TITLE II—DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

22 FINDINGS

23 SEC. 201. The Congress hereby finds that—

24 (1) proclamations by Presidents Herbert Hoo25 ver in 1933 and Franklin Roosevelt in 1937 estab-
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1 lished and expanded the Death Valley National

2 Monument for the preservation of the unusual fea3 tures of scenic, scientific, and educational interest

4 therein contained;

5 (2) Death Valley National Monument is today

6 recognized as a major unit of the National Park

7 System, having extraordinary values enjoyed by mil8 lions of visitors;

9 (3) the Monument boundaries established in the

10 1930’s exclude and thereby expose to incompatible

11 development and inconsistent management, contig12 uous Federal lands of essential and superlative natu13 ral, ecological, geological, archeological, paleontolog14 ical, cultural, historical and wilderness values;

15 (4) Death Valley National Monument should be

16 substantially enlarged by the addition of all contig17 uous Federal lands of national park caliber and af18 forded full recognition and statutory protection as a

19 national park; and

20 (5) the wilderness within Death Valley should

21 receive maximum statutory protection by designation

22 pursuant to the Wilderness Act.

23 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

24 SEC. 202. There is hereby established the Death Val25 ley National Park, as generally depicted on 23 maps enti26 tled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Boundary and Wilder-
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1 ness—Proposed’’, numbered in the title one through twen2 ty-three, and dated September 1991 or prior, which shall

3 be on file and available for public inspection in the offices

4 of the Superintendent of the Park and the Director of the

5 National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The

6 Death Valley National Monument is hereby abolished as

7 such, the lands and interests therein are hereby incor8 porated within and made part of the new Death Valley

9 National Park, and any funds available for purposes of

10 the monument shall be available for purposes of the park.

11 TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS

12 SEC. 203. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

13 shall transfer the lands under the jurisdiction of the Bu14 reau of Land Management depicted on the maps described

15 in section 202 of this title, without consideration, to the

16 administrative jurisdiction of the Director of the National

17 Park Service for administration as part of the National

18 Park System. The boundaries of the public lands and the

19 national parks shall be adjusted accordingly. The Sec20 retary shall administer the areas added to the National

21 Park System by this title in accordance with the provisions

22 of law generally applicable to units of the National Park

23 System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

24 a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap25 proved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4).
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1 MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION

2 SEC. 204. Within six months after the enactment of

3 this title, the Secretary shall file maps and a legal descrip4 tion of the park designated under this title with the En5 ergy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and

6 the Natural Resources Committee of the House of Rep7 resentatives. Such maps and legal description shall have

8 the same force and effect as if included in this title, except

9 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical

10 errors in such legal description and in the maps referred

11 to in section 202. The maps and legal description shall

12 be on file and available for public inspection in the offices

13 of the Superintendent of the Park and the Director of the

14 National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

15 WITHDRAWAL

16 SEC. 205. Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal

17 lands and interests therein added to the National Park

18 System by this title are withdrawn from disposition under

19 the public land laws and from entry or appropriation

20 under the mining laws of the United States, from the oper21 ation of the mineral leasing laws of the United States, and

22 from operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

23 STUDY AS TO VALIDITY OF MINING CLAIMS

24 SEC. 206. The Secretary shall not approve any plan

25 of operation prior to determining the validity of the

26 unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites af-
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1 fected by such plan within the additions to the park and

2 shall submit to Congress recommendations as to whether

3 any valid or patented claims should be acquired by the

4 United States, including the estimated acquisition costs of

5 such claims, and a discussion of the environmental con6 sequences of the extraction of minerals from these lands.

7 GRAZING

8 SEC. 207. The privilege of grazing domestic livestock

9 on lands within the park may continue to be exercised at

10 no more than the current level, subject to applicable laws

11 and National Park Service regulations, by those persons

12 holding permits for such grazing on July 1, 1991. Upon

13 the expiration of such permits the Secretary, acting

14 through the Director of the National Park Service, may

15 issue to such persons new permits for such grazing, sub16 ject to applicable laws and National Park Service regula17 tions, but all grazing of such livestock on such lands shall

18 cease on July 1, 2016. Further, if such a permittee in19 forms the Secretary that such permittee is willing to con20 vey to the United States any base property with respect

21 to which the permit was issued and to which such permit22 tee holds title, the Secretary shall make the acquisition

23 of such base property a priority as compared with the ac24 quisition of other lands within the park, provided agree25 ment can be reached concerning the terms and conditions

26 of such acquisition. Any such base property which is lo-
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1 cated outside the park and acquired as a priority pursuant

2 to this section shall be managed by the Federal agency

3 responsible for the majority of the adjacent lands in ac4 cordance with the laws applicable to such adjacent lands.

5 TITLE III—JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

6 FINDINGS

7 SEC. 301. The Congress hereby finds that—

8 (1) a proclamation by President Franklin Roo9 sevelt in 1936 established Joshua Tree National

10 Monument to protect various objects of historical

11 and scientific interest;

12 (2) Joshua Tree National Monument today is

13 recognized as a major unit of the National Park

14 System, having extraordinary values enjoyed by mil15 lions of visitors;

16 (3) the Monument boundaries as modified in

17 1950 and 1961 exclude and thereby expose to in18 compatible development and inconsistent manage19 ment, contiguous Federal lands of essential and su20 perlative natural, ecological, archeological, paleon21 tological, cultural, historical and wilderness values;

22 (4) Joshua Tree National Monument should be

23 enlarged by the addition of contiguous Federal lands

24 of national park caliber, and afforded full recogni25 tion and statutory protection as a national park; and
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1 (5) the nondesignated wilderness within Joshua

2 Tree should receive statutory protection by designa3 tion pursuant to the Wilderness Act.

4 ESTABLISHMENT OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK

5 SEC. 302. There is hereby established the Joshua

6 Tree National Park, as generally depicted on a map enti7 tled ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Boundary—Proposed’’,

8 dated May 1991, and four maps entitled ‘‘Joshua Tree

9 National Park Boundary and Wilderness’’, numbered in

10 the title one through four, and dated October 1991 or

11 prior, which shall be on file and available for public inspec12 tion in the offices of the Superintendent of the Park and

13 the Director of the National Park Service, Department of

14 the Interior. The Joshua Tree National Monument is here15 by abolished as such, the lands and interests therein are

16 hereby incorporated within and made part of the new

17 Joshua Tree National Park, and any funds available for

18 purposes of the monument shall be available for purposes

19 of the park.

20 TRANSFER AND ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS

21 SEC. 303. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

22 shall transfer the lands under the jurisdiction of the Bu23 reau of Land Management depicted on the maps described

24 in section 302 of this title, without consideration, to the

25 administrative jurisdiction of the Director of the National

26 Park Service for administration as part of the National
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1 Park System. The boundaries of the public lands and the

2 national parks shall be adjusted accordingly. The Sec3 retary shall administer the areas added to the National

4 Park System by this title in accordance with the provisions

5 of law generally applicable to units of the National Park

6 System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

7 a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap8 proved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4).

9 MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION

10 SEC. 304. Within six months after the enactment of

11 this title, the Secretary shall file maps and legal descrip12 tion of the park designated by this title with the Energy

13 and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and the

14 Natural Resources Committee of the House of Represent15 atives. Such maps and legal description shall have the

16 same force and effect as if included in this title, except

17 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical

18 errors in such legal description and in the maps referred

19 to in section 302. The maps and legal description shall

20 be on file and available for public inspection in the offices

21 of the Superintendent of the Park and the Director of the

22 National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

23 WITHDRAWAL

24 SEC. 305. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal

25 lands and interests therein added to the National Park

26 System by this title are withdrawn from disposition under
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1 the public lands laws and from entry or appropriation

2 under the mining laws of the United States, from the oper3 ation of the mineral leasing laws of the United States, and

4 from the operation of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970.

5 UTILITY RIGHTS-OF-WAY

6 SEC. 306. Nothing in this title shall have the effect

7 of terminating any validly issued right-of-way or cus8 tomary operation maintenance, repair, and replacement

9 activities in such right-of-way, issued, granted, or per10 mitted to the Metropolitan Water District pursuant to the

11 Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617–619b), which

12 is located on lands included in the Joshua Tree National

13 Park, but outside lands designated as wilderness under

14 section 501(2). Such activities shall be conducted in a

15 manner which will minimize the impact on park resources.

16 Nothing in this title shall have the effect of terminating

17 the fee title to lands or customary operation, maintenance,

18 repair, and replacement activities on or under such lands

19 granted to the Metropolitan Water District pursuant to

20 the Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324), which are located

21 on lands included in the Joshua Tree National Park, but

22 outside lands designated as wilderness under section

23 501(2). Such activities shall be conducted in a manner

24 which will minimize the impact on park resources. The

25 Secretary shall prepare within 180 days after the date of

26 enactment of this Act, in consultation with the Metropoli-
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1 tan Water District, plans for emergency access by the

2 Metropolitan Water District to its lands and rights-of-way.

3 STUDY AS TO VALIDITY OF MINING CLAIMS

4 SEC. 307. The Secretary shall not approve any plan

5 of operation prior to determining the validity of the

6 unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites af7 fected by such plan within the park and shall submit to

8 Congress recommendations as to whether any valid or pat9 ented claims should be acquired by the United States, in10 cluding the estimated acquisition costs of such claims, and

11 a discussion of the environmental consequences of the ex12 traction of minerals from these lands.

13 TITLE IV—MOJAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT

14 FINDINGS

15 SEC. 401. The Congress hereby finds that—

16 (1) Death Valley and Joshua Tree National

17 Parks, as established by this Act, protect unique and

18 superlative desert resources, but do not embrace the

19 particular ecosystems and transitional desert type

20 found in the Mojave Desert area lying between them

21 on public lands now afforded only impermanent ad22 ministrative designation as a national scenic area;

23 (2) the Mojave Desert area possesses outstand24 ing natural, cultural, historical, and recreational val25 ues meriting statutory designation and recognition

26 as a unit of the National Park System;
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1 (3) the Mojave Desert area should be afforded

2 full recognition and statutory protection as a na3 tional park;

4 (4) the wilderness within the Mojave Desert

5 should receive maximum statutory protection by des6 ignation pursuant to the Wilderness Act; and

7 (5) the Mojave Desert area provides an out8 standing opportunity to develop services, programs,

9 accommodations and facilities to ensure the use and

10 enjoyment of the area by individuals with disabil11 ities, consistent with section 504 of the Rehabilita12 tion Act of 1973, Public Law 101–336, the Ameri13 cans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.

14 12101), and other appropriate laws and regulations.

15 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOJAVE NATIONAL MONUMENT

16 SEC. 402. There is hereby established the Mojave Na17 tional Monument, comprising approximately one million

18 four hundred and ninety-one thousand acres, as generally

19 depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Park Bound20 ary—Proposed’’, dated May 1991, and ten maps entitled

21 ‘‘Mojave National Park Boundary and Wilderness—Pro22 posed’’, numbered in the title one through ten, and dated

23 September 1991 or prior, which shall be on file and avail24 able for inspection in the offices of the Director of the

25 National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
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1 TRANSFER OF LANDS

2 SEC. 403. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

3 shall transfer the lands under the jurisdiction of the Bu4 reau of Land Management depicted on the maps described

5 in section 402 of this title, without consideration, to the

6 administrative jurisdiction of the Director of the National

7 Park Service. The boundaries of the public lands shall be

8 adjusted accordingly.

9 MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION

10 SEC. 404. Within six months after the enactment of

11 this title, the Secretary shall file maps and a legal descrip12 tion of the monument designated under this title with the

13 Energy and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate

14 and the Natural Resources Committee of the House of

15 Representatives. Such maps and legal description shall

16 have the same force and effect as if included in this title,

17 except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo18 graphical errors in such legal description and in the maps

19 referred to in section 402. The maps and legal description

20 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

21 offices of the National Park Service, Department of the

22 Interior.

23 ABOLISHMENT OF SCENIC AREA

24 SEC. 405. The East Mojave National Scenic Area,

25 designated on January 13, 1981 (46 FR 3994), and modi-
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1 fied on August 9, 1983 (48 FR 36210), is hereby abol2 ished.

3 ADMINISTRATION OF LANDS

4 SEC. 406. The Secretary shall administer the monu5 ment in accordance with this title and with the provisions

6 of law generally applicable to units of the National Park

7 System, including the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

8 a National Park Service, and for other purposes’’, ap9 proved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1–4).

10 WITHDRAWAL

11 SEC. 407. Subject to valid existing rights, Federal

12 lands within the monument, and interests therein, are

13 withdrawn from disposition under the public land laws and

14 from entry or appropriation under the mining laws of the

15 United States, from the operation of the mineral leasing

16 laws of the United States, and from operation of the Geo17 thermal Steam Act of 1970.

18 STUDY AS TO VALIDITY OF MINING CLAIMS

19 SEC. 408. The Secretary shall not approve any plan

20 of operation prior to determining the validity of the

21 unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites af22 fected by such plan within the monument and shall submit

23 to Congress recommendations as to whether any valid or

24 patented claims should be acquired by the United States,

25 including the estimated acquisition costs of such claims,
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1 and a discussion of the environmental consequences of the

2 extraction of minerals from these lands.

3 REGULATION OF MINING

4 SEC. 409. Subject to valid existing rights, all mining

5 claims located within the monument shall be subject to

6 such reasonable regulations as the Secretary may pre7 scribe to assure that mining will, to the maximum extent

8 practicable, be consistent with the protection of the scenic,

9 scientific, cultural and other resources of the monument,

10 and any patent which may be issued after the date of en11 actment of this title shall convey title only to the minerals

12 together with the right to use the surface of lands for min13 ing purposes subject to such reasonable regulations.

14 GRAZING

15 SEC. 410. The privilege of grazing domestic livestock

16 on lands within the monument may continue to be exer17 cised at no more than the current level, subject to applica18 ble laws and National Park Service regulations, by those

19 persons holding permits for such grazing on July 1, 1991.

20 Upon the expiration of such permits the Secretary, acting

21 through the Director of the National Park Service, may

22 issue to such persons new permits for such grazing, sub23 ject to applicable laws and National Park Service regula24 tions, but all grazing of such livestock on such lands shall

25 cease on July 1, 2016. Further, if such a permittee in26 forms the Secretary that such permittee is willing to con-
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1 vey to the United States any base property with respect

2 to which the permit was issued and to which such permit3 tee holds title, the Secretary shall make the acquisition

4 of such base property a priority as compared with the ac5 quisition of other lands within the monument, provided

6 agreement can be reached concerning the terms and condi7 tions of such acquisition. Any such base property which

8 is located outside the monument and acquired as a priority

9 pursuant to this section shall be managed by the Federal

10 agency responsible for the majority of the adjacent lands

11 in accordance with the laws applicable to such adjacent

12 lands.

13 UTILITY RIGHTS OF WAY

14 SEC. 411. (a)(1) Nothing in this title shall have the

15 effect of terminating any validly issued right-of-way or

16 customary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace17 ment activities in such right-of-way, issued, granted, or

18 permitted to Southern California Edison Company, which

19 is located on lands included in the Mojave National Monu20 ment, but outside lands designated as wilderness under

21 section 501(3). Such activities shall be conducted in a

22 manner which will minimize the impact on monument

23 resources.

24 (2) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of pro25 hibiting the upgrading of an existing electrical trans26 mission line for the purpose of increasing the capacity of
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1 such transmission line in the Southern California Edison

2 Company validly issued Eldorado-Lugo Transmission Line

3 right-of-way and Mojave-Lugo Transmission Line right4 of-way, or in a right-of-way if issued, granted, or per5 mitted by the Secretary adjacent to the existing Mojave6 Lugo Transmission Line right-of-way (hereafter in this

7 section referred to as ‘‘adjacent right-of-way’’), including

8 construction of a replacement transmission line: Provided,

9 That—

10 (A) in the Eldorado-Lugo Transmission Line

11 rights-of-way (hereafter in this section referred to as

12 the ‘‘Eldorado rights-of-way’’) at no time shall there

13 be more than 3 electrical transmission lines,

14 (B) in the Mojave-Lugo Transmission Line

15 right-of-way (hereafter in this section referred to as

16 the ‘‘Mojave right-of-way’’) and adjacent right-of17 way, removal of the existing electrical transmission

18 line and reclamation of the site shall be completed

19 no later than three years after the date on which

20 construction of the upgraded transmission line be21 gins, after which time there may be only one elec22 trical transmission line in the lands encompassed by

23 Mojave right-of-way and adjacent right-of-way,

24 (C) if there are no more than two electrical

25 transmission lines in the Eldorado rights-of-way, two
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1 electrical transmission lines in the lands encom2 passed by the Mojave right-of-way and adjacent

3 right-of-way may be allowed,

4 (D) in the Eldorado rights-of-way and Mojave

5 right-of-way no additional land shall be issued,

6 granted, or permitted for such upgrade unless an

7 addition would reduce the impacts to monument re8 sources,

9 (E) no more than 350 feet of additional land

10 shall be issued, granted, or permitted for an adja11 cent right-of-way to the south of the Mojave right12 of-way unless a greater addition would reduce the

13 impacts to monument resources, and

14 (F) such upgrade activities, including helicopter

15 aided construction, shall be conducted in a manner

16 which will minimize the impact on monument re17 sources.

18 (3) The Secretary shall prepare within 180 days after

19 the date of enactment of this Act, in consultation with the

20 Southern California Edison Company, plans for emer21 gency access by the Southern California Edison Company

22 to its rights-of-way.

23 (b) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of termi24 nating any validly issued right-of-way, or customary oper25 ation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities in
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1 such right-of-way; prohibiting the upgrading of and con2 struction on existing facilities in such right-of-way for the

3 purpose of increasing the capacity of the existing pipeline;

4 or prohibiting the renewal of such right-of-way; issued,

5 granted, or permitted to the Southern California Gas

6 Company, which is located on lands included in the Mojave

7 National Monument, but outside lands designated as wil8 derness under section 501(3). Such activities shall be con9 ducted in a manner which will minimize the impact on

10 monument resources.

11 (c) Nothing in this title shall have the effect of termi12 nating any validly issued right-of-way or customary oper13 ation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities of

14 existing facilities issued, granted, or permitted for commu15 nications cables or lines, which are located on lands in16 cluded in the Mojave National Monument, but outside

17 lands designated as wilderness under section 501(3). Such

18 activities shall be conducted in a manner which will mini19 mize the impact on monument resources.

20 PREPARATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN

21 SEC. 412. Within three years after the date of enact22 ment of this title, the Secretary shall submit to the Energy

23 and Natural Resources Committee of the Senate and the

24 Natural Resources Committee of the House of Represent25 atives a detailed and comprehensive management plan for

26 the monument. Such plan shall place emphasis on histori-
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1 cal and cultural sites and ecological and wilderness values

2 within the boundaries of the monument. Any development,

3 including road improvements, proposed by such plan shall

4 be strictly limited to that which is essential and appro5 priate for the administration of the monument and shall

6 be designed and located so as to maintain its primitive

7 nature of the area and to minimize the impairment of

8 monument resources or ecological values. To the extent

9 practicable, administrative facilities, employee housing,

10 commercial visitor services, accommodations, and other

11 monument-related development shall be located or pro12 vided for outside of the boundaries of the monument. Such

13 plan shall evaluate the feasibility of using the Kelso Depot

14 and existing railroad corridor to provide public access to

15 and a facility for special interpretive, educational, and sci16 entific programs within the monument. Such plan shall

17 specifically address the needs of individuals with disabil18 ities in the design of services, programs, accommodations

19 and facilities consistent with section 504 of the Rehabilita20 tion Act of 1973, Public Law 101–336, the Americans

21 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101), and

22 other appropriate laws and regulations.

23 GRANITE MOUNTAINS NATURAL RESERVE

24 SEC. 413. (a) There is hereby designated the Granite

25 Mountains Natural Reserve within the monument com26 prising approximately nine thousand acres as generally de-
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1 picted on a map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Park Boundary

2 and Wilderness—Proposed 6’’, dated May 1991.

3 (b) Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary of the

4 Interior shall enter into a cooperative management agree5 ment with the University of California for the purposes

6 of managing the lands within the Granite Mountains Nat7 ural Reserve. Such cooperative agreement shall ensure

8 continuation of arid lands research and educational activi9 ties of the University of California, consistent with the

10 provisions of law generally applicable to units of the Na11 tional Park System.

12 CONSTRUCTION OF VISITOR CENTER

13 SEC. 414. The Secretary is authorized to construct

14 a visitor center in the monument for the purpose of provid15 ing information through appropriate displays, printed ma16 terial, and other interpretive programs, about the re17 sources of the monument.

18 ACQUISITION OF LANDS

19 SEC. 415. The Secretary is authorized to acquire all

20 lands and interest in lands within the boundary of the

21 monument by donation, purchase, or exchange, except

22 that—

23 (1) any lands or interests therein within the

24 boundary of the monument which are owned by the

25 State of California, or any political subdivision

26 thereof, may be acquired only by donation or ex-
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1 change except for lands managed by California State

2 Lands Commission; and

3 (2) lands or interests therein within the bound4 ary of the monument which are not owned by the

5 State of California or any political subdivision there6 of may be acquired only with the consent of the

7 owner thereof unless the Secretary determines, after

8 written notice to the owner and after opportunity for

9 comment, that the property is being developed, or

10 proposed to be developed, in a manner which is det11 rimental to the integrity of the monument or which

12 is otherwise incompatible with the purposes of this

13 title.

14 TITLE V—NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

15 DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS

16 SEC. 501. The following lands are hereby designated

17 as wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act (78

18 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and shall be adminis19 tered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with

20 the applicable provisions of the Wilderness Act:

21 (1) Death Valley National Park Wilderness,

22 comprising approximately three million one hundred

23 eighty-three thousand four hundred and thirty-eight

24 acres, as generally depicted on 23 maps entitled

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1 ness’’, numbered in the title one through twenty2 three, and dated September 1991 or prior, and three

3 maps entitled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Wilder4 ness’’, numbered in the title one through three, and

5 dated May 1991 or prior, and which shall be known

6 as the Death Valley Wilderness;

7 (2) Joshua Tree National Park Wilderness Ad8 ditions, comprising approximately one hundred thir9 ty-one thousand seven hundred and eighty acres, as

10 generally depicted on four maps entitled ‘‘Joshua

11 Tree National Park Boundary and Wilderness—Pro12 posed’’, numbered in the title one through four, and

13 dated October 1991 or prior, and which are hereby

14 incorporated in, and which shall be deemed to be a

15 part of the Joshua Tree Wilderness as designated by

16 Public Law 94–567; and

17 (3) Mojave National Monument Wilderness,

18 comprising approximately six hundred ninety-five

19 thousand fifty-six acres, as generally depicted on ten

20 maps entitled ‘‘Mojave National Park Boundary and

21 Wilderness—Proposed’’, numbered in the title one

22 through ten, and dated October 1991 or prior, and

23 seven maps entitled ‘‘Mojave National Park Wilder24 ness—Proposed’’, numbered in the title one through
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1 seven, and dated October 1991 or prior, and which

2 shall be known as the Mojave Wilderness.

3 (4) Upon cessation of all uses prohibited by the

4 Wilderness Act and publication by the Secretary in

5 the Federal Register of notice of such cessation, po6 tential wilderness, comprising approximately six

7 thousand eight hundred and forty acres, as de8 scribed in ‘‘1988 Death Valley National Monument

9 Draft General Management Plan Draft Environ10 mental Impact Statement’’ (hereafter in this title re11 ferred to as ‘‘Draft Plan’’) and as generally depicted

12 on map in the Draft Plan entitled ‘‘Wilderness Plan

13 Death Valley National Monument’’, dated January

14 1988, and which shall be deemed to be a part of the

15 Death Valley Wilderness as designated in paragraph

16 (1). Lands identified in the Draft Plan as potential

17 wilderness shall be managed by the Secretary insofar

18 as practicable as wilderness until such time as said

19 lands are designated as wilderness.

20 FILING OF MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS

21 SEC. 502. Maps and a legal description of the bound22 aries of the areas designated in section 501 of this title

23 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the

24 Office of the Director of the National Park Service, De25 partment of the Interior, and in the Office of the Super26 intendent of each area designated in section 501. As soon
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1 as practicable after this title takes effect, maps of the wil2 derness areas and legal descriptions of their boundaries

3 shall be filed with the Committee on Energy and Natural

4 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural

5 Resources of the House of Representatives, and such maps

6 and descriptions shall have the same force and effect as

7 if included in this title, except that the Secretary may cor8 rect clerical and typographical errors in such maps and

9 descriptions.

10 ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS

11 SEC. 503. The areas designated by section 501 of this

12 title as wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary

13 in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Wilder14 ness Act governing areas designated by that title as wil15 derness, except that any reference in such provision to the

16 effective date of the Wilderness Act shall be deemed to

17 be a reference to the effective date of this title, and where

18 appropriate, and reference to the Secretary of Agriculture

19 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the

20 Interior.

21 TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

22 TRANSFER OF LANDS TO RED ROCK CANYON STATE PARK

23 SEC. 601. Upon enactment of this title, the Secretary

24 of the Interior shall transfer to the State of California cer25 tain lands within the California Desert Conservation Area,

26 California, of the Bureau of Land Management, compris-
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1 ing approximately twenty thousand five hundred acres, as

2 generally depicted on two maps entitled ‘‘Red Rock Can3 yon State Park Additions 1’’ and ‘‘Red Rock Canyon State

4 Park Additions 2’’, dated May 1991, for inclusion in the

5 State of California Park System. Should the State of Cali6 fornia cease to manage these lands as part of the State

7 Park System, ownership of the lands shall revert to the

8 Department of the Interior to be managed as part of the

9 California Desert Conservation Area to provide maximum

10 protection for the area’s scenic and scientific values.

11 DESERT LILY SANCTUARY

12 SEC. 602. (a) There is hereby established the Desert

13 Lily Sanctuary within the California Desert Conservation

14 Area, California, of the Bureau of Land Management,

15 comprising approximately two thousand forty acres, as

16 generally depicted on a map entitled ‘‘Desert Lily Sanc17 tuary’’, dated February 1986. The Secretary of the Inte18 rior shall administer the area to provide maximum protec19 tion to the desert lily.

20 (b) Subject to valid existing rights, Federal lands

21 within the sanctuary, and interests therein, are withdrawn

22 from disposition under the public land laws and from

23 entry or appropriation under the mining laws of the Unit24 ed States, from the operation of the mineral leasing laws

25 of the United States, and from operation of the Geo26 thermal Steam Act of 1970.
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1 LAND TENURE ADJUSTMENTS

2 SEC. 603. In preparing land tenure adjustment deci3 sions within the California Desert Conservation Area, of

4 the Bureau of Land Management, the Secretary shall give

5 priority to consolidating Federal ownership within the na6 tional park units and wilderness areas designated by this

7 Act.

8 DISPOSAL PROHIBITION

9 SEC. 604. Notwithstanding any other provision of

10 law, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Ag11 riculture may not dispose of any lands within the bound12 aries of the wilderness, park, or monument designated

13 under this Act or grant a right-of-way in any lands within

14 the boundaries of the wilderness designated under this

15 Act. Further, none of the lands within the boundaries of

16 the wilderness, park, or monument designated under this

17 Act shall be granted to or otherwise made available for

18 use by the Metropolitan Water District and any other

19 agencies or persons pursuant to the Boulder Canyon

20 Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617–619b) or any similar acts.

21 MANAGEMENT OF NEWLY ACQUIRED LANDS

22 SEC. 605. Any lands within the boundaries of a wil23 derness area designated under this Act which are acquired

24 by the Federal Government, shall become part of the wil25 derness area within which they are located and shall be
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1 managed in accordance with all the provisions of this Act

2 and other laws applicable to such wilderness area.

3 NATIVE AMERICAN USES

4 SEC. 606. In recognition of the past use of the parks,

5 monument, and wilderness areas designed under this Act

6 by Indian people for traditional cultural and religious pur7 poses, the Secretary shall ensure access to such parks,

8 monument, and wilderness areas by Indian people for such

9 traditional cultural and religious purposes. In implement10 ing this section, the Secretary, upon the request of an In11 dian tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily

12 close to the general public use of one or more specific por13 tions of park, monument, or wilderness areas in order to

14 protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious ac15 tivities in such areas by Indian people. Such access shall

16 be consistent with the purpose and intent of Public Law

17 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996) commonly referred to as the

18 ‘‘American Indian Religious Freedom Act’’, and with re19 spect to areas designated as wilderness, the Wilderness

20 Act (78 Stat. 890; 16 U.S.C. 1131).

21 WATER RIGHTS

22 SEC. 607. (a) With respect to each wilderness area

23 designated by this Act, Congress hereby reserves a quan24 tity of water sufficient to fulfill the purposes of this Act.

25 The priority date of such reserved water rights shall be

26 the date of enactment of this Act.
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1 (b) The Secretary of the Interior and all other offi2 cers of the United States shall take all steps necessary

3 to protect the rights reserved by this section, including the

4 filing by the Secretary of a claim for the quantification

5 of such rights in any present or future appropriate stream

6 adjudication in the courts of the State of California in

7 which the United States is or may be joined and which

8 is conducted in accordance with section 208 of the Act

9 of July 10, 1952 (66 Stat. 560, 44 U.S.C. 666; commonly

10 referred to as the McCarran Amendment).

11 (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a relin12 quishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or

13 appropriated by the United States in the State of Califor14 nia on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

15 (d) The Federal water rights reserved by this Act are

16 specific to the wilderness areas located in the State of

17 California designated under this Act. Nothing in this Act

18 related to the reserved Federal water rights shall be con19 strued as establishing a precedent with regard to any fu20 ture designations, nor shall it constitute an interpretation

21 of any other Act or any designation made thereto.

22 AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

23 SEC. 608. There are hereby authorized to be appro24 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the

25 purposes of this Act.
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1 STATE SCHOOL LANDS

2 SEC. 610. (a) Upon request of the California State

3 Lands Commission (hereinafter in this section referred to

4 as the ‘‘Commission’’), the Secretary shall enter into nego5 tiations for an agreement to exchange Federal lands or

6 interests therein on the list referred to in subsection (b)(2)

7 for California State School Lands (hereinafter in this sec8 tion referred to as ‘‘State School Lands’’) or interests

9 therein which are located within the boundaries of one or

10 more of the wilderness areas or park units designated by

11 this Act. The Secretary shall negotiate in good faith to

12 reach a land exchange agreement consistent with the re13 quirements of section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and

14 Management Act of 1976.

15 (b) Within 6 months after the date of enactment of

16 this Act, the Secretary shall send to the Commission and

17 to the Committees a list of the following:

18 (1) The State School Lands or interests therein

19 (including mineral interests) which are located with20 in the boundaries of the wilderness areas or park

21 units designated by this Act.

22 (2) Lands under the Secretary’s jurisdiction to

23 be offered for exchange, including in the following

24 priority:
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1 (A) Lands with mineral interests, including

2 geothermal, which have the potential for com3 mercial development but which are not cur4 rently under mineral lease or producing Federal

5 mineral revenues.

6 (B) Federal lands in California managed

7 by the Bureau of Reclamation that the Sec8 retary determines are not needed for any Bu9 reau of Reclamation project.

10 (C) Any public lands in California that the

11 Secretary, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy

12 and Management Act of 1976, has determined

13 to be suitable for disposal through exchange.

14 (c)(1) If an agreement under this section is for an

15 exchange involving five thousand acres or less of Federal

16 land or interests therein, or Federal lands valued at less

17 than $5,000,000, the Secretary may carry out the ex18 change in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and

19 Management Act of 1976.

20 (2) If an agreement under this section is for an ex21 change involving more than five thousand acres of Federal

22 land or interests therein, or Federal land valued at more

23 than $5,000,000, the agreement shall be submitted to the

24 Committees, together with a report containing—
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1 (A) a complete list and appraisal of the lands

2 or interests in lands proposed for exchange; and

3 (B) a determination that the State School

4 Lands proposed to be acquired by the United States

5 do not contain any hazardous waste, toxic waste, or

6 radioactive waste.

7 (d) An agreement submitted under subsection (c)(2)

8 shall not take effect unless approved by a joint resolution

9 enacted by the Congress.

10 (e) If exchanges of all of the State School Lands are

11 not completed by October 1, 1996, the Secretary shall ad12 just the appraised value of any remaining inholdings con13 sistent with the provisions of section 206 of the Federal

14 Land Management Policy Act of 1976. The Secretary

15 shall establish an account in the name of the Commission

16 in the amount of such appraised value. Title to the State

17 School Lands shall be transferred to the United States

18 at the time such account is credited.

19 (f) The Commission may use the credit in its account

20 to bid, as any other bidder, for excess or surplus Federal

21 property to be sold in the State of California in accordance

22 with the applicable laws and regulations of the Federal

23 agency offering such property for sale. The account shall

24 be adjusted to reflect successful bids under this section

25 or payments or forfeited deposits, penalties, or other costs
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1 assessed to the bidder in the course of such sales. In the

2 event that the balance in the account has not been reduced

3 to zero by October 1, 2000, there are authorized to be

4 appropriated to the Secretary for payment to the Califor5 nia State Lands Commission funds equivalent to the bal6 ance remaining in the account as of October 1, 2000.

7 (g) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Committees’’

8 means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House

9 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and

10 Natural Resources of the Senate.

11 EXCHANGES

12 SEC. 611. (a) Upon request of the Catellus Develop13 ment Corporation (hereafter in this section referred to as

14 ‘‘Catellus’’), the Secretary shall enter into negotiations for

15 an agreement or agreements to exchange Federal lands

16 or interests therein on the list referred to in subsection

17 (b)(2) of this section for lands of Catellus or interests

18 therein which are located within the boundaries of one or

19 more of the wilderness areas or park units designated by

20 this Act.

21 (b) Within six months after the date of enactment

22 of this Act, the Secretary shall send to Catellus and to

23 the Committees a list of the following:

24 (1) Lands of Catellus or interests therein (in25 cluding mineral interests) which are located within
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1 the boundaries of the wilderness areas or park units

2 designated by this Act.

3 (2) Lands, wherever located, under the Sec4 retary’s jurisdiction to be offered for exchange, in

5 the following priority:

6 (A) Lands, including lands with mineral

7 and geothermal interests, which have the poten8 tial for commercial development but which are

9 not currently under lease or producing Federal

10 revenues.

11 (B) Federal lands managed by the Bureau

12 of Reclamation that the Secretary determines

13 are not needed for any Bureau of Reclamation

14 project.

15 (C) Any public lands that the Secretary,

16 pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Man17 agement Act of 1976, has determined to be

18 suitable for disposal through exchange.

19 (c)(1) If an agreement under this section is for (A)

20 an exchange involving lands outside the State of Califor21 nia, (B) more than 5,000 acres of Federal land or inter22 ests therein in California, or (C) Federal lands in any

23 State valued at more than $5,000,000, the Secretary shall

24 provide to the Committees a detailed report of such land

25 exchange agreements.
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1 (2) All land exchange agreements shall be consistent

2 with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of

3 1976.

4 (3) Any report submitted to the Committees under

5 this subsection shall include the following:

6 (A) A complete list and appraisal of the lands

7 or interests in land proposed for exchange.

8 (B) A complete list of the lands, if any, to be

9 acquired by the United States which contain any

10 hazardous waste, toxic waste, or radioactive waste

11 which requires removal or remedial action under

12 Federal or State law, together with the estimated

13 costs of any such action.

14 (4) An agreement under this subsection shall not take

15 effect unless approved by a joint resolution enacted by the

16 Congress.

17 (d) The Secretary shall provide the California State

18 Lands Commission with a one hundred eighty-day right

19 of first refusal to exchange for any Federal lands or inter20 ests therein, located in the State of California, on the list

21 referred to in subsection (b)(2). Any lands with respect

22 to which a right of first refusal is not noticed within such

23 period or exercised under this subsection shall be available

24 to Catellus for exchange in accordance with this section.
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1 (e) On January 3, 1996, the Secretary shall provide

2 to the Committees a list and appraisal consistent with the

3 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 of all

4 Catellus lands eligible for exchange under this section for

5 which an exchange has not been completed. With respect

6 to any of such lands for which an exchange has not been

7 completed by October 1, 1996 (hereafter in this section

8 referred to as ‘‘remaining lands’’), the Secretary shall es9 tablish an account in the name of Catellus (hereafter in

10 this section referred to as the ‘‘exchange account’’). Upon

11 the transfer of title by Catellus to all or a portion of the

12 remaining lands to the United States, the Secretary shall

13 credit the exchange account in the amount of the ap14 praised value of the transferred remaining lands at the

15 time of such transfer.

16 (f) Catellus may use the credit in the exchange ac17 count to bid, as any other bidder, for any property real,

18 personal, or mixed, wherever located, owned or controlled

19 by the United States, including in a corporate capacity

20 or as a receiver, conservator, or similar fiduciary capacity

21 to be sold in accordance with the applicable laws and regu22 lations of the Federal agency or instrumentality, or any

23 element thereof, offering such property for sale. Upon ap24 proval by the Secretary in writing, the credits in Catellus’s

25 exchange account may be transferred or sold in whole or
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1 in part by Catellus to any other party, thereby vesting

2 such party with all the rights formerly held by Catellus.

3 The exchange account shall be adjusted to reflect success4 ful bids under this section or payments or forfeited depos5 its, penalties, or other costs assessed to the bidder in the

6 course of such sales.

7 (g)(1) The Secretary shall not accept title pursuant

8 to this section to any lands unless such title includes all

9 right, title, and interest in and to the fee estate.

10 (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary

11 may accept title to any subsurface estate where the United

12 States holds title to the surface estate.

13 (3) This subsection does not apply to easements and

14 rights-of-way for utilities or roads.

15 (h) In no event shall the Secretary accept title under

16 this section to lands which contain any hazardous waste,

17 toxic waste, or radioactive waste which requires removal

18 or remedial action under Federal or State law unless such

19 remedial action has been completed prior to the transfer.

20 (i) For purposes of the section, any appraisal shall

21 be consistent with the provisions of section 206 of the Fed22 eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

23 (j) As used in this section, the term ‘‘Committees’’

24 means the Committee on Natural Resources of the House
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1 of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and

2 Natural Resources of the Senate.

3 TITLE VII—DEFINITIONS

4 DEFINITIONS

5 SEC. 701. For the purposes of this Act:

6 (1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless specifically

7 designated otherwise, means the Secretary of the In8 terior.

9 (2) The term ‘‘public lands’’ means any land

10 and interest in land owned by the United States and

11 administered by the Secretary of the Interior

12 through the Bureau of Land Management.

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