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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1050 

To provide for the administration of certain national monuments, to establish 

a National Monument Enhancement Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the States of New Mexico and Nevada. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2019 

Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

SIRES, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 

PETERS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. MOORE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. HILL of 

California, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, 

Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. 

BEYER, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 

NORTON, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. TITUS, Ms. MENG, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 

BONAMICI, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. WELCH, 

Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. KILMER, Mr. 

CONNOLLY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. PINGREE, 

Mr. SOTO, Mr. NEAL, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. 

MUCARSEL-POWELL, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. PORTER, Mr. MCEACHIN, 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. POCAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of 

New York, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. 

BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, 

Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. TORRES SMALL of New Mexico, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. 

HORSFORD, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, and Ms. SPEIER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

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ments, to establish a National Monument Enhancement 

Fund, and to establish certain wilderness areas in the 

States of New Mexico and Nevada. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘America’s Natural Treasures of Immeasurable Quality 

6 Unite, Inspire, and Together Improve the Economies of 

7 States Act’’ or the ‘‘ANTIQUITIES Act’’. 

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

9 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL MONUMENTS 

Sec. 101. Definitions. 

Sec. 102. Administration of covered national monuments. 

Sec. 103. Description of covered national monuments. 

TITLE II—NATIONAL MONUMENT ENHANCEMENT FUND 

Sec. 201. Establishment of Fund. 

Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS IN 

THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO 

Sec. 301. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks conservation. 

Sec. 302. Cerro del Yuta and Rı ́o San Antonio Wilderness Areas. 

TITLE IV—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS IN CLARK 

COUNTY, NEVADA 

Sec. 401. Findings. 

Sec. 402. Definitions. 

Sec. 403. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System. 

Sec. 404. Administration. 

Sec. 405. Adjacent management. 

Sec. 406. Military, law enforcement, and emergency overflights. 

Sec. 407. Release of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 408. Native American cultural and religious uses. 

Sec. 409. Wildlife management. 


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Sec. 410. Wildfire, insect, and disease management. 

Sec. 411. Climatological data collection. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that— 

3 (1) as established by Federal law, a national 

4 monument may only be reduced, diminished, or re5 voked by an Act of Congress; 

6 (2) the national monuments under review under 

7 Executive Order 13792 (82 Fed. Reg. 20429 (May 

8 1, 2017)) have delivered economic, cultural, and eco9 logical benefits to local communities and the United 

10 States; and 

11 (3) legislative actions subsequent to Presi12 dential declarations, such as the Omnibus Public 

13 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

14 11; 123 Stat. 991), have ratified certain national 

15 monuments under review and other national monu16 ments. 

17 TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION OF 

18 CERTAIN NATIONAL MONU19 MENTS 

20 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this title: 

22 (1) COVERED NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The 

23 term ‘‘covered national monument’’ means a na24 tional monument described in section 103. 


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1 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec2 retary concerned’’ means— 

3 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re4 spect to a covered national monument under 

5 the joint or exclusive jurisdiction of the Na6 tional Park Service, the Bureau of Land Man7 agement, or the United States Fish and Wild8 life Service; 

9 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re10 spect to a covered national monument under 

11 the joint or exclusive jurisdiction of the Forest 

12 Service; and 

13 (C) the Secretary of Commerce, with re14 spect to a covered national monument under 

15 the joint or exclusive jurisdiction of the Na16 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

17 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION OF COVERED NATIONAL MONU18 MENTS. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall ad20 minister each national monument described in section 103 

21 in accordance with— 

22 (1) the one or more applicable Presidential 

23 proclamations specified in that section that apply to 

24 the applicable covered national monument; 


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1 (2) any Act of Congress enacted before Decem2 ber 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the 

3 boundary of, or a requirement with respect to the 

4 administration of, the applicable covered national 

5 monument; and 

6 (3) this Act. 

7 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con10 cerned shall— 

11 (A) conduct a survey of the boundaries of 

12 each covered national monument; and 

13 (B) file a map and legal description of 

14 each covered national monument with— 

15 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

16 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

17 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re18 sources of the House of Representatives. 

19 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de20 scriptions filed under paragraph (1)(B) shall have 

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

22 except that the Secretary concerned may correct er23 rors in the legal descriptions and maps. 

24 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

25 legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1)(B) shall 


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1 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

2 appropriate offices of the Secretary concerned. 

3 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—If a management plan has 

4 not been prepared for a covered national monument as of 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, not later than 2 years 

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con7 cerned shall prepare a management plan for the covered 

8 national monument, in accordance with— 

9 (1) the one or more Presidential proclamations 

10 specified in section 103 that apply to the applicable 

11 covered national monument; and 

12 (2) any other applicable Federal law (including 

13 regulations). 

14 (d) FUNDING.—A covered national monument shall 

15 be eligible to receive funds from the National Monument 

16 Enhancement Fund established by section 201(a). 

17 SEC. 103. DESCRIPTION OF COVERED NATIONAL MONU18 MENTS. 

19 The following are the national monuments referred 

20 to in section 102(a): 

21 (1) BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS NATIONAL

22 MONUMENT, ALABAMA.—The Birmingham Civil 

23 Rights National Monument established in the State 

24 of Alabama by Presidential Proclamation 9565, as 


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1 issued on January 12, 2017 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

2 note). 

3 (2) FREEDOM RIDERS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

4 ALABAMA.—The Freedom Riders National Monu5 ment established in the State of Alabama by Presi6 dential Proclamation 9566, as issued on January 12, 

7 2017 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

8 (3) AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARI9 ZONA.—The Agua Fria National Monument estab10 lished in the State of Arizona by Presidential Procla11 mation 7263, as issued on January 11, 2000 (54 

12 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

13 (4) GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL

14 MONUMENT, ARIZONA.—The Grand Canyon15 Parashant National Monument established in the 

16 State of Arizona by Presidential Proclamation 7265, 

17 as issued on January 11, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

18 note). 

19 (5) IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

20 ARIZONA.—The Ironwood Forest National Monu21 ment established in the State of Arizona by Presi22 dential Proclamation 7320, as issued on June 9, 

23 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

24 (6) SONORAN DESERT NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

25 ARIZONA.—The Sonoran Desert National Monument 


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1 established in the State of Arizona by Presidential 

2 Proclamation 7397, as issued on January 17, 2001 

3 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

4 (7) VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

5 ARIZONA.—The Vermilion Cliffs National Monument 

6 established in the State of Arizona by Presidential 

7 Proclamation 7374, as issued on November 9, 2000 

8 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

9 (8) BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL

10 MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA.—The Berryessa Snow 

11 Mountain National Monument established in the 

12 State of California by Presidential Proclamation 

13 9298, as issued on July 10, 2015 (54 U.S.C. 

14 320301 note). 

15 (9) CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONU16 MENT, CALIFORNIA.—The California Coastal Na17 tional Monument established in the State of Cali18 fornia by Presidential Proclamation 7264, as issued 

19 on January 11, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), 

20 Presidential Proclamation 9089, as issued on March 

21 11, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), and Presidential 

22 Proclamation 9563, as issued on January 12, 2017 

23 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

24 (10) CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

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1 ment established in the State of California by Presi2 dential Proclamation 7393, as issued on January 17, 

3 2001 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

4 (11) CASTLE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONU5 MENT, CALIFORNIA.—The Castle Mountains Na6 tional Monument established in the State of Cali7 fornia by Presidential Proclamation 9394, as issued 

8 on February 12, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

9 (12) CE ́SAR E. CHA ́VEZ NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

10 CALIFORNIA.—The Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monu11 ment established in the State of California by Presi12 dential Proclamation 8884, as issued on October 8, 

13 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

14 (13) FORT ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALI15 FORNIA.—The Fort Ord National Monument estab16 lished in the State of California by Presidential 

17 Proclamation 8803, as issued on April 20, 2012 (54 

18 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

19 (14) GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

20 CALIFORNIA.—The Giant Sequoia National Monu21 ment established in the State of California by Presi22 dential Proclamation 7295, as issued on April 15, 

23 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

24 (15) MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

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1 ment established in the State of California by Presi2 dential Proclamation 9395, as issued on February 

3 12, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

4 (16) SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS NATIONAL

5 MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA.—The San Gabriel Moun6 tains National Monument established in the State of 

7 California by Presidential Proclamation 9194, as 

8 issued on October 10, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

9 note). 

10 (17) SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

11 CALIFORNIA.—The Sand to Snow National Monu12 ment established in the State of California by Presi13 dential Proclamation 9396, as issued on February 

14 12, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

15 (18) BROWNS CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

16 COLORADO.—The Browns Canyon National Monu17 ment established in the State of Colorado by Presi18 dential Proclamation 9232, as issued on February 

19 19, 2015 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

20 (19) CANYONS OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL

21 MONUMENT, COLORADO.—The Canyons of the An22 cients National Monument established in the State 

23 of Colorado by Presidential Proclamation 7317, as 

24 issued on June 9, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 


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1 (20) CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

2 COLORADO.—The Chimney Rock National Monu3 ment established in the State of Colorado by Presi4 dential Proclamation 8868, as issued on September 

5 21, 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

6 (21) BELMONT-PAUL WOMEN’S EQUALITY NA7 TIONAL MONUMENT, WASHINGTON, DC.—The Bel8 mont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument 

9 established in Washington, DC, by Presidential 

10 Proclamation 9423, as issued on April 12, 2016 (54 

11 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

12 (22) PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND SOLDIERS’ 

13 HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT, WASHINGTON, DC.— 

14 The President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National 

15 Monument established in Washington, DC, by Presi16 dential Proclamation 7329, as issued on July 7, 

17 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

18 (23) HONOULIULI NATIONAL MONUMENT, HA19 WAII.—The Honouliuli National Monument estab20 lished in the State of Hawaii by Presidential Procla21 mation 9234, as issued on February 24, 2015 (54 

22 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

23 (24) PULLMAN NATIONAL MONUMENT, ILLI24 NOIS.—The Pullman National Monument established 

25 in the State of Illinois by Presidential Proclamation 


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1 9233, as issued on February 19, 2015 (54 U.S.C. 

2 320301 note). 

3 (25) CAMP NELSON NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

4 KENTUCKY.—The Camp Nelson National Monument 

5 established in the State of Kentucky by Presidential 

6 Proclamation 9811, as issued on October 26, 2018 

7 (83 Fed. Reg. 54845 (October 31, 2018)). 

8 (26) KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL

9 MONUMENT, MAINE.—The Katahdin Woods and 

10 Waters National Monument established in the State 

11 of Maine by Presidential Proclamation 9476, as 

12 issued on August 24, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

13 note). 

14 (27) POMPEYS PILLAR NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

15 MONTANA.—The Pompeys Pillar National Monu16 ment established in the State of Montana by Presi17 dential Proclamation 7396, as issued on January 17, 

18 2001 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

19 (28) UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BREAKS NA20 TIONAL MONUMENT, MONTANA.—The Upper Mis21 souri River Breaks National Monument established 

22 in the State of Montana by Presidential Proclama23 tion 7398, as issued on January 17, 2001 (54 

24 U.S.C. 320301 note). 


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1 (29) BASIN AND RANGE NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

2 NEVADA.—The Basin and Range National Monu3 ment established in the State of Nevada by Presi4 dential Proclamation 9297, as issued on July 10, 

5 2015 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

6 (30) GOLD BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, NE7 VADA.—The Gold Butte National Monument estab8 lished in the State of Nevada by Presidential Procla9 mation 9559, as issued on December 28, 2016 (54 

10 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

11 (31) KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS NATIONAL

12 MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO.—The Kasha-Katuwe 

13 Tent Rocks National Monument established in the 

14 State of New Mexico by Presidential Proclamation 

15 7394, as issued on January 17, 2001 (54 U.S.C. 

16 320301 note). 

17 (32) ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS NA18 TIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO.—The Organ 

19 Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument estab20 lished in the State of New Mexico by Presidential 

21 Proclamation 9131, as issued on May 21, 2014 (54 

22 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

23 (33) R ́IO GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL

24 MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO.—The Rı ́o Grande del 

25 Norte National Monument established in the State 


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1 of New Mexico by Presidential Proclamation 8946, 

2 as issued on March 25, 2013 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

3 note). 

4 (34) AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND NATIONAL

5 MONUMENT, NEW YORK.—The African Burial 

6 Ground National Monument established in the State 

7 of New York by Presidential Proclamation 7984, as 

8 issued on February 27, 2006 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

9 note). 

10 (35) GOVERNORS ISLAND NATIONAL MONU11 MENT, NEW YORK.—The Governors Island National 

12 Monument established in the State of New York by 

13 Presidential Proclamation 7647, as issued on Feb14 ruary 7, 2003 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

15 (36) STONEWALL NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW

16 YORK.—The Stonewall National Monument estab17 lished in the State of New York by Presidential 

18 Proclamation 9465, as issued on June 24, 2016 (54 

19 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

20 (37) CHARLES YOUNG BUFFALO SOLDIERS NA21 TIONAL MONUMENT, OHIO.—The Charles Young 

22 Buffalo Soldiers National Monument established in 

23 the State of Ohio by Presidential Proclamation 

24 8945, as issued on March 25, 2013 (54 U.S.C. 

25 320301 note). 


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1 (38) CASCADE-SISKIYOU NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

2 OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.—The Cascade-Siskiyou 

3 National Monument established in the States of Or4 egon and California by Presidential Proclamation 

5 7318, as issued on June 9, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

6 note), and Presidential Proclamation 9564, as issued 

7 on January 12, 2017 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

8 (39) RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL MONU9 MENT, SOUTH CAROLINA.—The Reconstruction Era 

10 National Monument established in the State of 

11 South Carolina by Presidential Proclamation 9567, 

12 as issued on January 12, 2017 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

13 note). 

14 (40) WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

15 TEXAS.—The Waco Mammoth National Monument 

16 established in the State of Texas by Presidential 

17 Proclamation 9299, as issued on July 10, 2015 (54 

18 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

19 (41) BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

20 UTAH.—The Bears Ears National Monument estab21 lished in the State of Utah by Presidential Procla22 mation 9558, as issued on December 28, 2016 (54 

23 U.S.C. 320301 note), except that the boundaries of 

24 the Bears Ears National Monument shall be modi25 fied to encompass the approximately 1,931,997 acres 


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1 of Federal land generally depicted on the map on 

2 page 6 of the proposal entitled ‘‘Proposal to Presi3 dent Barack Obama for the Creation of Bears Ears 

4 National Monument’’, prepared by the Bears Ears 

5 Inter-Tribal Coalition, and dated October 15, 2015. 

6 (42) GRAND STAIRCASE-ESCALANTE NATIONAL

7 MONUMENT, UTAH.—The Grand Staircase-Escalante 

8 National Monument established in the State of Utah 

9 by Presidential Proclamation 6920, as issued on 

10 September 18, 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

11 (43) FORT MONROE NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

12 VIRGINIA.—The Fort Monroe National Monument 

13 established in the State of Virginia by Presidential 

14 Proclamation 8750, as issued on November 1, 2011 

15 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

16 (44) HANFORD REACH NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

17 WASHINGTON.—The Hanford Reach National Monu18 ment established in the State of Washington by 

19 Presidential Proclamation 7319, as issued on June 

20 9, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

21 (45) SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

22 WASHINGTON.—The San Juan Islands National 

23 Monument established in the State of Washington 

24 by Presidential Proclamation 8947, as issued on 

25 March 25, 2013 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 


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1 (46) VIRGIN ISLANDS CORAL REEF NATIONAL

2 MONUMENT, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.—The 

3 Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument estab4 lished in the United States Virgin Islands by Presi5 dential Proclamation 7399, as issued on January 17, 

6 2001 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

7 (47) NORTHEAST CANYONS AND SEAMOUNTS

8 MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT, ATLANTIC OCEAN.— 

9 The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine Na10 tional Monument established in the Atlantic Ocean 

11 by Presidential Proclamation 9496, as issued on 

12 September 15, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

13 (48) PACIFIC REMOTE ISLANDS MARINE NA14 TIONAL MONUMENT, PACIFIC OCEAN.—The Pacific 

15 Remote Islands Marine National Monument estab16 lished in the Pacific Ocean by Presidential Procla17 mation 8336, as issued on January 6, 2009 (54 

18 U.S.C. 320301 note), and by Presidential Proclama19 tion 9173, as issued on September 25, 2014 (54 

20 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

21 (49) ROSE ATOLL MARINE NATIONAL MONU22 MENT, AMERICAN SAMOA.—The Rose Atoll Marine 

23 National Monument established in American Samoa 

24 and the Pacific Ocean by Presidential Proclamation 


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1 8337, as issued on January 6, 2009 (54 U.S.C. 

2 320301 note). 

3 (50) MARIANAS TRENCH NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

4 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS5 LANDS.—The Marianas Trench Marine National 

6 Monument established in the Commonwealth of the 

7 Northern Mariana Islands and the Pacific Ocean by 

8 Presidential Proclamation 8335, as issued on Janu9 ary 6, 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

10 (51) PAPAHA ̄NAUMOKUA ̄KEA MARINE NATIONAL

11 MONUMENT, HAWAII.—The Papaha ̄naumokua ̄kea 

12 Marine National Monument established in the State 

13 of Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean by Presidential 

14 Proclamation 8031, as issued on June 15, 2006 (54 

15 U.S.C. 320301 note), and Presidential Proclamation 

16 9478, as issued on August 25, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 

17 320301 note). 

18 (52) WORLD WAR II VALOR IN THE PACIFIC NA19 TIONAL MONUMENT, ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, AND HA20 WAII.—The World War II Valor in the Pacific Na21 tional Monument established in the States of Alaska, 

22 California, and Hawaii by Presidential Proclamation 

23 8327, as issued on December 5, 2008 (54 U.S.C. 

24 320301 note). 


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1 TITLE II—NATIONAL MONUMENT 

2 ENHANCEMENT FUND 

3 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

5 Treasury a fund, to be known as the ‘‘National Monument 

6 Enhancement Fund’’ (referred to in this title as the 

7 ‘‘Fund’’), consisting of such amounts as are appropriated 

8 to the Fund under section 202. 

9 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Fund are— 

10 (1) to provide funds to the Bureau of Land 

11 Management, the Forest Service, the National Park 

12 Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

13 and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 

14 Administration for the development of management 

15 plans for national monuments designated under sec16 tion 320301 of title 54, United States Code; 

17 (2) to provide funds for the Federal acquisition 

18 and development of certain land and other areas; 

19 and 

20 (3) to provide funds to develop and enhance the 

21 recreational infrastructure on land designated as a 

22 national monument under section 320301 of title 54, 

23 United States Code. 


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1 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

2 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

3 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year 

4 thereafter, to remain available until expended. 

5 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

6 CERTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS 

7 IN THE STATE OF NEW MEX8 ICO 

9 SEC. 301. ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS CONSERVA10 TION. 

11 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

13 means the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National 

14 Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 

15 9131, as issued on May 21, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 

16 320301 note). 

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

18 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

20 of New Mexico. 

21 (4) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

22 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub23 section (b)(1). 

24 (b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

25 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil26 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 


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1 areas in the State are designated as wilderness and 

2 as components of the National Wilderness Preserva3 tion System: 

4 (A) ADEN LAVA FLOW WILDERNESS.—Cer5 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

6 Management in Don ̃a Ana County comprising 

7 approximately 27,673 acres, as generally de8 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains 

9 Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘‘Aden Lava Flow 

11 Wilderness’’. 

12 (B) BROAD CANYON WILDERNESS.—Cer13 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

14 Management in Don ̃a Ana County comprising 

15 approximately 13,902 acres, as generally de16 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert Peaks Com17 plex’’ and dated October 1, 2018, which shall 

18 be known as the ‘‘Broad Canyon Wilderness’’. 

19 (C) CINDER CONE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

20 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man21 agement in Don ̃a Ana County comprising ap22 proximately 16,935 acres, as generally depicted 

23 on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Com24 plex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, which 


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1 shall be known as the ‘‘Cinder Cone Wilder2 ness’’. 

3 (D) EAST POTRILLO MOUNTAINS WILDER4 NESS.—Certain land administered by the Bu5 reau of Land Management in Don ̃a Ana and 

6 Luna counties comprising approximately 12,155 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and dated Sep9 tember 27, 2018, which shall be known as the 

10 ‘‘East Potrillo Mountains Wilderness’’. 

11 (E) MOUNT RILEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

12 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man13 agement in Don ̃a Ana and Luna counties com14 prising approximately 8,382 acres, as generally 

15 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun16 tains Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

17 which shall be known as the ‘‘Mount Riley Wil18 derness’’. 

19 (F) ORGAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

20 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

21 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com22 prising approximately 19,916 acres, as gen23 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Organ 

24 Mountains Area’’ and dated September 21, 

25 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Organ 


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1 Mountains Wilderness’’, the boundary of which 

2 shall be offset 400 feet from the centerline of 

3 Dripping Springs Road in T. 23 S., R. 04 E., 

4 sec. 7, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 

5 (G) POTRILLO MOUNTAINS WILDER6 NESS.—Certain land administered by the Bu7 reau of Land Management in Don ̃a Ana and 

8 Luna counties comprising approximately 

9 105,085 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

10 entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and 

11 dated September 27, 2018, which shall be 

12 known as the ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Wilderness’’. 

13 (H) ROBLEDO MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

14 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com16 prising approximately 16,776 acres, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

18 Peaks Complex’’ and dated October 1, 2018, 

19 which shall be known as the ‘‘Robledo Moun20 tains Wilderness’’. 

21 (I) SIERRA DE LAS UVAS WILDERNESS.— 

22 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

23 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com24 prising approximately 11,114 acres, as gen25 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 


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1 Peaks Complex’’ and dated October 1, 2018, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Sierra de las 

3 Uvas Wilderness’’. 

4 (J) WHITETHORN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man6 agement in Don ̃a Ana and Luna counties com7 prising approximately 9,616 acres, as generally 

8 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun9 tains Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

10 which shall be known as the ‘‘Whitethorn Wil11 derness’’. 

12 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall file maps and legal descriptions of 

16 the wilderness areas with— 

17 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

18 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

19 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re20 sources of the House of Representatives. 

21 (B) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal 

22 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

23 have the same force and effect as if included in 

24 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

25 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 


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1 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 

2 and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph 

3 (A) shall be on file and available for public in4 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu5 reau of Land Management. 

6 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

7 rights, the wilderness areas shall be administered by 

8 the Secretary— 

9 (A) as components of the National Land10 scape Conservation System; and 

11 (B) in accordance with— 

12 (i) this section; and 

13 (ii) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1131 et seq.), except that— 

15 (I) any reference in the Wilder16 ness Act to the effective date of that 

17 Act shall be considered to be a ref18 erence to the date of enactment of 

19 this Act; and 

20 (II) any reference in the Wilder21 ness Act to the Secretary of Agri22 culture shall be considered to be a ref23 erence to the Secretary. 

24 (4) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

25 INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land 


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1 that is within the boundary of a wilderness area that 

2 is acquired by the United States shall— 

3 (A) become part of the wilderness area 

4 within the boundaries of which the land is lo5 cated; and 

6 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

7 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

8 1131 et seq.); 

9 (ii) this section; and 

10 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

11 (5) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wil12 derness areas, where established before the date of 

13 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac14 cordance with— 

15 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

16 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

17 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

18 of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 

19 Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 

20 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

21 (6) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

22 subsection restricts or precludes— 

23 (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft 

24 over the wilderness areas, including military 


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1 overflights that can be seen or heard within the 

2 wilderness areas; 

3 (B) the designation of new units of special 

4 airspace over the wilderness areas; or 

5 (C) the use or establishment of military 

6 flight training routes over the wilderness areas. 

7 (7) BUFFER ZONES.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub9 section creates a protective perimeter or buffer 

10 zone around any wilderness area. 

11 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

12 AREAS.—The fact that an activity or use on 

13 land outside any wilderness area can be seen or 

14 heard within the wilderness area shall not pre15 clude the activity or use outside the boundary 

16 of the wilderness area. 

17 (8) PARAGLIDING.—The use of paragliding 

18 within areas of the East Potrillo Mountains Wilder19 ness designated by paragraph (1)(D) in which the 

20 use has been established before the date of enact21 ment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue in ac22 cordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

23 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), subject to any terms and 

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1 (9) CLIMATOLOGIC DATA COLLECTION.—Sub2 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

3 may prescribe, nothing in this section precludes the 

4 installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteoro5 logic, or climatologic collection devices in wilderness 

6 areas if the facilities and access to the facilities are 

7 essential to flood warning, flood control, or water 

8 reservoir operation activities. 

9 (10) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this 

10 section affects the jurisdiction of the State with re11 spect to fish and wildlife located on public land in 

12 the State, except that the Secretary, after consulta13 tion with the New Mexico Department of Game and 

14 Fish, may designate zones where, and establish peri15 ods during which, no hunting or fishing shall be per16 mitted for reasons of public safety, administration, 

17 or compliance with applicable law. 

18 (11) WITHDRAWALS.— 

19 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist20 ing rights, the Federal land within the wilder21 ness areas and any land or interest in land that 

22 is acquired by the United States in the wilder23 ness areas after the date of enactment of this 

24 Act is withdrawn from— 


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1 (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

2 under the public land laws; 

3 (ii) location, entry, and patent under 

4 the mining laws; and 

5 (iii) operation of the mineral leasing, 

6 mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 

7 laws. 

8 (B) PARCEL B.—The approximately 6,498 

9 acres of land generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel B’’ 

10 on the map entitled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ 

11 and dated September 21, 2016, is withdrawn in 

12 accordance with subparagraph (A), except that 

13 the land is not withdrawn for purposes of the 

14 issuance of oil and gas pipeline or road rights15 of-way. 

16 (C) PARCEL C.—The approximately 1,297 

17 acres of land generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel C’’ 

18 on the map entitled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ 

19 and dated September 21, 2016, is withdrawn in 

20 accordance with subparagraph (A), except that 

21 the land is not withdrawn from disposal under 

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

23 the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 

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

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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

2 the Army shall allow for the conduct of 

3 certain recreational activities on the ap4 proximately 2,035 acres of land generally 

5 depicted as ‘‘Parcel D’’ on the map enti6 tled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ and dated 

7 September 21, 2016 (referred to in this 

8 subparagraph as the ‘‘parcel’’), which is a 

9 portion of the public land withdrawn and 

10 reserved for military purposes by Public 

11 Land Order 833 dated May 21, 1952 (17 

12 Fed. Reg. 4822). 

13 (ii) OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN.— 

14 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

15 of the Army shall develop a plan for 

16 public outdoor recreation on the par17 cel that is consistent with the primary 

18 military mission of the parcel. 

19 (II) REQUIREMENT.—In devel20 oping the plan under subclause (I), 

21 the Secretary of the Army shall en22 sure, to the maximum extent prac23 ticable, that outdoor recreation activi24 ties may be conducted on the parcel, 


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1 including hunting, hiking, wildlife 

2 viewing, and camping. 

3 (iii) CLOSURES.—The Secretary of the 

4 Army may close the parcel or any portion 

5 of the parcel to the public as the Secretary 

6 of the Army determines to be necessary to 

7 protect— 

8 (I) public safety; or 

9 (II) the safety of the military 

10 members training on the parcel. 

11 (iv) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE

12 JURISDICTION; WITHDRAWAL.— 

13 (I) IN GENERAL.—On a deter14 mination by the Secretary of the 

15 Army that military training capabili16 ties, personnel safety, and installation 

17 security would not be hindered as a 

18 result of the transfer to the Secretary 

19 of administrative jurisdiction over the 

20 parcel, the Secretary of the Army 

21 shall transfer to the Secretary admin22 istrative jurisdiction over the parcel. 

23 (II) WITHDRAWAL.—On transfer 

24 of the parcel under subclause (I), the 

25 parcel shall be— 


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1 (aa) under the jurisdiction 

2 of the Director of the Bureau of 

3 Land Management; and 

4 (bb) withdrawn from— 

5 (AA) entry, appropria6 tion, or disposal under the 

7 public land laws; 

8 (BB) location, entry, 

9 and patent under the mining 

10 laws; and 

11 (CC) operation of the 

12 mineral leasing, mineral ma13 terials, and geothermal leas14 ing laws. 

15 (III) RESERVATION.—On trans16 fer under subclause (I), the parcel 

17 shall be reserved for management of 

18 the resources of, and military training 

19 conducted on, the parcel in accord20 ance with a memorandum of under21 standing entered into under clause 

22 (v). 

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1 (I) IN GENERAL.—If, after the 

2 transfer of the parcel under clause 

3 (iv)(I), the Secretary of the Army re4 quests that the Secretary enter into a 

5 memorandum of understanding, the 

6 Secretary shall enter into a memo7 randum of understanding with the 

8 Secretary of the Army providing for 

9 the conduct of military training on the 

10 parcel. 

11 (II) REQUIREMENTS.—The 

12 memorandum of understanding en13 tered into under subclause (I) shall— 

14 (aa) address the location, 

15 frequency, and type of training 

16 activities to be conducted on the 

17 parcel; 

18 (bb) provide to the Secretary 

19 of the Army access to the parcel 

20 for the conduct of military train21 ing; 

22 (cc) authorize the Secretary 

23 or the Secretary of the Army to 

24 close the parcel or a portion of 

25 the parcel to the public as the 


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1 Secretary or the Secretary of the 

2 Army determines to be necessary 

3 to protect— 

4 (AA) public safety; or 

5 (BB) the safety of the 

6 military members training; 

7 and 

8 (dd) to the maximum extent 

9 practicable, provide for the pro10 tection of natural, historic, and 

11 cultural resources in the area of 

12 the parcel. 

13 (vi) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Noth14 ing in this subparagraph restricts or pre15 cludes— 

16 (I) low-level overflights of mili17 tary aircraft over the parcel, including 

18 military overflights that can be seen 

19 or heard within the parcel; 

20 (II) the designation of new units 

21 of special airspace over the parcel; or 

22 (III) the use or establishment of 

23 military flight training routes over the 

24 parcel. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

2 manage the Federal land described in subpara3 graph (B) in a manner that preserves the char4 acter of the land for the future inclusion of the 

5 land in the National Wilderness Preservation 

6 System. 

7 (B) LAND DESCRIPTION.—The land re8 ferred to in subparagraph (A) is certain land 

9 administered by the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment, comprising approximately 100 acres as 

11 generally depicted as ‘‘Lookout Peak Commu12 nication Site’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

13 Peaks Complex’’ and dated October 1, 2018. 

14 (C) USES.—The Secretary shall permit 

15 only such uses on the land described in sub16 paragraph (B) as were permitted on the date of 

17 enactment of this Act. 

18 (13) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY

19 AREAS.—Congress finds that, for purposes of section 

20 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

21 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land in 

22 Don ̃a Ana County administered by the Bureau of 

23 Land Management not designated as wilderness by 

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1 (A) has been adequately studied for wilder2 ness designation; 

3 (B) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

4 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

6 (C) shall be managed in accordance with— 

7 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Man8 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

9 seq.); 

10 (ii) this section; and 

11 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

12 (14) PRIVATE LAND.—In accordance with sec13 tion 5 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1134), the 

14 Secretary shall ensure adequate access to non-Fed15 eral land located within the boundary of a wilderness 

16 area. 

17 (c) BORDER SECURITY.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section— 

19 (A) prevents the Secretary of Homeland 

20 Security from undertaking law enforcement and 

21 border security activities, in accordance with 

22 section 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

23 1133(c)), within the wilderness areas, including 

24 the ability to use motorized access within a wil25 derness area while in pursuit of a suspect; 


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1 (B) affects the 2006 Memorandum of Un2 derstanding among the Department of Home3 land Security, the Department of the Interior, 

4 and the Department of Agriculture regarding 

5 cooperative national security and counterter6 rorism efforts on Federal land along the bor7 ders of the United States; or 

8 (C) prevents the Secretary of Homeland 

9 Security from conducting any low-level over10 flights over the wilderness areas that may be 

11 necessary for law enforcement and border secu12 rity purposes. 

13 (2) WITHDRAWAL AND ADMINISTRATION OF

14 CERTAIN AREA.— 

15 (A) WITHDRAWAL.—The area identified as 

16 ‘‘Parcel A’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun17 tains Complex’’ and dated September 27, 2018, 

18 is withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

19 (b)(11)(A). 

20 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as pro21 vided in subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Sec22 retary shall administer the area described in 

23 subparagraph (A) in a manner that, to the 

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1 (C) USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—The use 

2 of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, and 

3 mechanical transport shall be prohibited in the 

4 area described in subparagraph (A) except as 

5 necessary for— 

6 (i) the administration of the area (in7 cluding the conduct of law enforcement 

8 and border security activities in the area); 

9 or 

10 (ii) grazing uses by authorized permit11 tees. 

12 (D) EFFECT OF SUBSECTION.—Nothing in 

13 this paragraph precludes the Secretary from al14 lowing within the area described in subpara15 graph (A) the installation and maintenance of 

16 communication or surveillance infrastructure 

17 necessary for law enforcement or border secu18 rity activities. 

19 (3) RESTRICTED ROUTE.—The route excluded 

20 from the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness identified as 

21 ‘‘Restricted—Administrative Access’’ on the map en22 titled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and dated Sep23 tember 27, 2018, shall be— 

24 (A) closed to public access; but 


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1 (B) available for administrative and law 

2 enforcement uses, including border security ac3 tivities. 

4 (d) ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL

5 MONUMENT.— 

6 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In preparing and im7 plementing the management plan for the Monument, 

8 the Secretary shall include a watershed health as9 sessment to identify opportunities for watershed res10 toration. 

11 (2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED STATE

12 TRUST LAND AND INTERESTS IN STATE TRUST

13 LAND.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Any land or interest in 

15 land that is within the State trust land de16 scribed in subparagraph (B) that is acquired by 

17 the United States shall— 

18 (i) become part of the Monument; and 

19 (ii) be managed in accordance with— 

20 (I) Presidential Proclamation 

21 9131, as issued on May 21, 2014 (54 

22 U.S.C. 320301 note); 

23 (II) this section; and 

24 (III) any other applicable laws. 


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1 (B) DESCRIPTION OF STATE TRUST

2 LAND.—The State trust land referred to in sub3 paragraph (A) is the State trust land in T. 22 

4 S., R. 01 W., New Mexico Principal Meridian 

5 and T. 22 S., R. 02 W., New Mexico Principal 

6 Meridian. 

7 (3) LAND EXCHANGES.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara9 graphs (C) through (F), the Secretary shall at10 tempt to enter into an agreement to initiate an 

11 exchange under section 2201.1 of title 43, Code 

12 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula13 tions), with the Commissioner of Public Lands 

14 of New Mexico, by the date that is 18 months 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, to pro16 vide for a conveyance to the State of all right, 

17 title, and interest of the United States in and 

18 to Bureau of Land Management land in the 

19 State identified under subparagraph (B) in ex20 change for the conveyance by the State to the 

21 Secretary of all right, title, and interest of the 

22 State in and to parcels of State trust land with23 in the boundary of the Monument identified 

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1 (B) IDENTIFICATION OF LAND FOR EX2 CHANGE.—The Secretary and the Commissioner 

3 of Public Lands of New Mexico shall jointly 

4 identify the Bureau of Land Management land 

5 and State trust land eligible for exchange under 

6 this paragraph, the exact acreage and legal de7 scription of which shall be determined by sur8 veys approved by the Secretary and the New 

9 Mexico State Land Office. 

10 (C) APPLICABLE LAW.—A land exchange 

11 under subparagraph (A) shall be carried out in 

12 accordance with section 206 of the Federal 

13 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

14 U.S.C. 1716). 

15 (D) CONDITIONS.—A land exchange under 

16 subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 

17 (i) valid existing rights; and 

18 (ii) such terms as the Secretary and 

19 the State shall establish. 

20 (E) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND

21 EQUALIZATION.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—The value of the 

23 Bureau of Land Management land and the 

24 State trust land to be conveyed in a land 

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1 (I) shall be equal, as determined 

2 by appraisals conducted in accordance 

3 with clause (ii); or 

4 (II) if not equal, shall be equal5 ized in accordance with clause (iii). 

6 (ii) APPRAISALS.— 

7 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of 

8 Land Management land and State 

9 trust land to be exchanged under this 

10 paragraph shall be appraised by an 

11 independent, qualified appraiser that 

12 is agreed to by the Secretary and the 

13 State. 

14 (II) REQUIREMENTS.—An ap15 praisal under subclause (I) shall be 

16 conducted in accordance with— 

17 (aa) the Uniform Appraisal 

18 Standards for Federal Land Ac19 quisitions; and 

20 (bb) the Uniform Standards 

21 of Professional Appraisal Prac22 tice. 

23 (iii) EQUALIZATION.— 

24 (I) IN GENERAL.—If the value of 

25 the Bureau of Land Management land 


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1 and the State trust land to be con2 veyed in a land exchange under this 

3 paragraph is not equal, the value may 

4 be equalized by— 

5 (aa) making a cash equali6 zation payment to the Secretary 

7 or to the State, as appropriate, in 

8 accordance with section 206(b) of 

9 the Federal Land Policy and 

10 Management Act of 1976 (43 

11 U.S.C. 1716(b)); or 

12 (bb) reducing the acreage of 

13 the Bureau of Land Management 

14 land or State trust land to be ex15 changed, as appropriate. 

16 (II) CASH EQUALIZATION PAY17 MENTS.—Any cash equalization pay18 ments received by the Secretary under 

19 subclause (I)(aa) shall be— 

20 (aa) deposited in the Fed21 eral Land Disposal Account es22 tablished by section 206(a) of the 

23 Federal Land Transaction Facili24 tation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); 

25 and 


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1 (bb) used in accordance with 

2 that Act. 

3 (F) LIMITATION.—No exchange of land 

4 shall be conducted under this paragraph unless 

5 mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the 

6 State. 

SEC. 302. CERRO DEL YUTA AND RI 7  ́O SAN ANTONIO WIL8 DERNESS AREAS. 

9 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en11 titled ‘‘Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monument 

12 Proposed Wilderness Areas’’ and dated July 28, 

13 2015. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 (3) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

17 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub18 section (b)(1). 

19 (b) DESIGNATION OF CERRO DEL YUTA AND R ́IO

20 SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil22 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

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1 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys2 tem: 

3 (A) CERRO DEL YUTA WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

5 Management in Taos County, New Mexico, 

6 comprising approximately 13,420 acres as gen7 erally depicted on the map, which shall be 

8 known as the ‘‘Cerro del Yuta Wilderness’’. 

9 (B) R ́IO SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS.—Cer10 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

11 Management in Rı ́o Arriba County, New Mex12 ico, comprising approximately 8,120 acres, as 

13 generally depicted on the map, which shall be 

14 known as the ‘‘Rı ́o San Antonio Wilderness’’. 

15 (2) MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

16 Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas 

17 shall be administered in accordance with the Wilder18 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this section, 

19 except that with respect to the wilderness areas des20 ignated by this section— 

21 (A) any reference to the effective date of 

22 the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a 

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1 (B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered 

3 to be a reference to the Secretary. 

4 (3) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

5 INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land 

6 within the boundary of the wilderness areas that is 

7 acquired by the United States shall— 

8 (A) become part of the wilderness area in 

9 which the land is located; and 

10 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

11 (i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

12 1131 et seq.); 

13 (ii) this section; and 

14 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

15 (4) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wil16 derness areas, where established before the date of 

17 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac18 cordance with— 

19 (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act 

20 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

21 (B) the guidelines set forth in appendix A 

22 of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 

23 Insular Affairs to accompany H.R. 2570 of the 

24 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

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

2 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

3 around the wilderness areas. 

4 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

5 AREAS.—The fact that an activity or use on 

6 land outside a wilderness area can be seen or 

7 heard within the wilderness area shall not pre8 clude the activity or use outside the boundary 

9 of the wilderness area. 

10 (6) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

11 Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603(c) 

12 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

13 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land within the 

14 San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated 

15 as wilderness by this subsection— 

16 (A) has been adequately studied for wilder17 ness designation; 

18 (B) is no longer subject to section 603(c) 

19 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

21 (C) shall be managed in accordance with 

22 title I. 

23 (7) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 

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1 retary shall file the map and legal descriptions 

2 of the wilderness areas with— 

3 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

4 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

5 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re6 sources of the House of Representatives. 

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

8 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

9 have the same force and effect as if included in 

10 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

11 errors in the legal description and map. 

12 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

13 legal descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) 

14 shall be on file and available for public inspec15 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

16 Land Management. 

17 (8) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS18 TEM.—The wilderness areas shall be administered as 

19 components of the National Landscape Conservation 

20 System. 

21 (9) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec22 tion affects the jurisdiction of the State of New 

23 Mexico with respect to fish and wildlife located on 

24 public land in the State. 


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1 (10) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

2 rights, any Federal land within the wilderness areas 

3 designated by paragraph (1), including any land or 

4 interest in land that is acquired by the United 

5 States after the date of enactment of this Act, is 

6 withdrawn from— 

7 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

8 the public land laws; 

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

10 mining laws; and 

11 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min12 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

13 (11) TREATY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section 

14 enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any trea15 ty rights. 

16 TITLE IV—DESIGNATION OF WIL17 DERNESS AREAS IN CLARK 

18 COUNTY, NEVADA 

19 SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 

20 Congress finds that— 

21 (1) public land administered by the Bureau of 

22 Land Management in the County contains unique 

23 and spectacular natural, cultural, and historical re24 sources, including— 


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1 (A) priceless habitat for numerous species 

2 of plants and wildlife; 

3 (B) thousands of acres of land that remain 

4 in a natural state; and 

5 (C) numerous sites containing significant 

6 cultural and historical artifacts; and 

7 (2) continued preservation of the public land 

8 would benefit the County and all of the United 

9 States by— 

10 (A) ensuring the conservation of eco11 logically diverse habitat; 

12 (B) protecting prehistoric cultural re13 sources; 

14 (C) conserving primitive recreational re15 sources; and 

16 (D) protecting air and water quality. 

17 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 

18 In this title: 

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

20 County, Nevada. 

21 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en22 titled ‘‘Gold Butte National Conservation Area’’ and 

23 dated May 23, 2013. 

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

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1 section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage2 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

6 of Nevada. 

7 (6) WILDERNESS AREA.—The term ‘‘wilderness 

8 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 

9 403(a). 

10 SEC. 403. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER11 VATION SYSTEM. 

12 (a) ADDITIONS.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 

13 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following public land 

14 administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the 

15 County is designated as wilderness and as components of 

16 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 

17 (1) VIRGIN PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain public 

18 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

19 comprising approximately 18,296 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the 

21 ‘‘Virgin Peak Wilderness’’. 

22 (2) BLACK RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain pub23 lic land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage24 ment, comprising approximately 18,192 acres, as 


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1 generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 

2 as the ‘‘Black Ridge Wilderness’’. 

3 (3) BITTER RIDGE NORTH WILDERNESS.—Cer4 tain public land managed by the Bureau of Land 

5 Management comprising approximately 15,114 

6 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 

7 be known as the ‘‘Bitter Ridge North Wilderness’’. 

8 (4) BITTER RIDGE SOUTH WILDERNESS.—Cer9 tain public land managed by the Bureau of Land 

10 Management, comprising approximately 12,646 

11 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall 

12 be known as the ‘‘Bitter Ridge Wilderness’’. 

13 (5) BILLY GOAT PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

14 public land managed by the Bureau of Land Man15 agement, comprising approximately 30,460 acres, as 

16 generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 

17 as the ‘‘Billy Goat Peak Wilderness’’. 

18 (6) MILLION HILLS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

19 public land managed by the Bureau of Land Man20 agement, comprising approximately 24,818 acres, as 

21 generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 

22 as the ‘‘Million Hills Wilderness’’. 

23 (7) LIME CANYON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

24 Certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land 

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1 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which is in2 corporated in, and shall be managed as part of, the 

3 ‘‘Lime Canyon Wilderness’’ designated by section 

4 202(a)(9) of the Clark County Conservation of Pub5 lic Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 

6 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 107–282). 

7 (b) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS8 TEM.—The wilderness areas shall be administered as com9 ponents of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

10 (c) ROAD OFFSET.—The boundary of any portion of 

11 a wilderness area that is bordered by a road shall be at 

12 least 100 feet away from the centerline of the road so as 

13 not to interfere with public access. 

14 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

16 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

17 shall file a map and legal description of each wilder18 ness area with the Committee on Natural Resources 

19 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

20 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

21 (2) EFFECT.—Each map and legal description 

22 under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and 

23 effect as if included in this title, except that the Sec24 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors 

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1 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de2 scription under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 

3 available for public inspection in the appropriate of4 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

5 SEC. 404. ADMINISTRATION. 

6 (a) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

7 the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec8 retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1131 et seq.), except that— 

10 (1) any reference in that Act to the effective 

11 date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference 

12 to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

13 (2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary 

14 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

15 to the Secretary. 

16 (b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN17 TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the bound18 aries of a wilderness area that is acquired by the United 

19 States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be 

20 added to, and administered as part of, the wilderness area 

21 within which the acquired land or interest is located. 

22 (c) WATER RIGHTS.— 

23 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

24 (A) the land designated as a wilderness 

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1 (i) is within the Mojave Desert; 

2 (ii) is arid in nature; and 

3 (iii) includes ephemeral streams; 

4 (B) the hydrology of the land designated 

5 as a wilderness area is locally characterized by 

6 complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with im7 permanent channels; 

8 (C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the re9 gion within which the land designated as a wil10 derness area is located is characterized by 

11 ground water subject to local and regional flow 

12 gradients and artesian aquifers; 

13 (D) the land designated as a wilderness 

14 area is generally not suitable for use or develop15 ment of new water resource facilities; 

16 (E) there are no actual or proposed water 

17 resource facilities and no opportunities for di18 version, storage, or other uses of water occur19 ring outside the land designated as a wilderness 

20 area that would adversely affect the wilderness 

21 or other values of the land; and 

22 (F) because of the unique nature and hy23 drology of the desert land designated as a wil24 derness area and the existence of the Clark 

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1 Plan, it is possible to provide for proper man2 agement and protection of the wilderness, pe3 rennial springs, and other values of the land in 

4 ways different than the methods used in other 

5 laws. 

6 (2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

7 (A) NO RESERVATION.—Nothing in this 

8 title constitutes an express or implied reserva9 tion by the United States of any water or water 

10 rights with respect to the land designated as a 

11 wilderness area. 

12 (B) STATE RIGHTS.—Nothing in this title 

13 affects any water rights in the State existing on 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, including any 

15 water rights held by the United States. 

16 (C) NO PRECEDENT.—Nothing in this sub17 section establishes a precedent with regard to 

18 any future wilderness designations. 

19 (D) NO EFFECT ON COMPACTS.—Nothing 

20 in this title limits, alters, modifies, or amends 

21 any of the interstate compacts or equitable ap22 portionment decrees that apportion water 

23 among and between the State and other States. 

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1 title limits, alters, modifies, or amends the 

2 Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conserva3 tion Plan with respect to the land designated as 

4 a wilderness area, including specific manage5 ment actions for the conservation of perennial 

6 springs. 

7 (3) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall 

8 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

9 of State law in order to obtain and hold any water 

10 rights not in existence on the date of enactment of 

11 this Act with respect to the land designated as a wil12 derness area. 

13 (4) NEW PROJECTS.— 

14 (A) DEFINITION.— 

15 (i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 

16 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 

17 irrigation and pumping facilities, res18 ervoirs, water conservation works, aque19 ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy20 dropower projects, and transmission and 

21 other ancillary facilities, and other water 

22 diversion, storage, and carriage structures. 

23 (ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 

24 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ does not 

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1 (B) NO LICENSES OR PERMITS.—Except 

2 as otherwise provided in this title, on and after 

3 the date of enactment of this Act, neither the 

4 President nor any other officer, employee, or 

5 agent of the United States shall fund, assist, 

6 authorize, or issue a license or permit for the 

7 development of any new water resource facility 

8 within the land designated as a wilderness area. 

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

10 any Federal land within the wilderness areas, including 

11 any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United 

12 States within the Gold Butte National Monument after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from— 

14 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

15 public land laws; 

16 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

17 laws; and 

18 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

19 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

20 SEC. 405. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 

21 (a) NO BUFFER ZONES.—Congress does not intend 

22 for the designation of land as wilderness areas to lead to 

23 the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 

24 around the wilderness areas. 


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1 (b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that 

2 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 

3 areas within a wilderness area shall not preclude the con4 duct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of 

5 the wilderness area. 

6 SEC. 406. MILITARY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND EMERGENCY 

7 OVERFLIGHTS. 

8 Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— 

9 (1) low-level overflights of military, law enforce10 ment, or emergency medical services aircraft over 

11 the area designated as wilderness by this title, in12 cluding military, law enforcement, or emergency 

13 medical services overflights that can be seen or 

14 heard within the wilderness area; 

15 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

16 (3) the designation or creation of new units of 

17 special use airspace, or the establishment of military, 

18 law enforcement, or emergency medical services 

19 flight training routes, over the wilderness area. 

20 SEC. 407. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

21 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the purposes 

22 of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage23 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the Bureau of Land 

24 Management land in any portion of the wilderness study 

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1 not designated as a wilderness area has been adequately 

2 studied for wilderness designation. 

3 (b) RELEASE.—Any Bureau of Land Management 

4 land described in subsection (a) that is not designated as 

5 a wilderness area— 

6 (1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 

7 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

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

9 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

10 (A) the land management plans adopted 

11 under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 

12 1712); and 

13 (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 

14 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

15 and 

16 (3) shall be subject to— 

17 (A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

18 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

19 (B) title I. 

20 SEC. 408. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

21 USES. 

22 Nothing in this title diminishes— 

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1 (2) Tribal rights regarding access to Federal 

2 land for Tribal activities, including spiritual, cul3 tural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 

4 SEC. 409. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

6 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

7 nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 

8 of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, 

9 including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, 

10 in the wilderness areas. 

11 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur13 poses and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

14 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), management activities to 

15 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

16 the habitats to support the populations may be car17 ried out within the wilderness areas, if the activi18 ties— 

19 (A) are consistent with relevant wilderness 

20 management plans; and 

21 (B) are carried out in accordance with ap22 propriate policies, such as those set forth in Ap23 pendix B of House Report 101–405. 

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1 the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehi2 cles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 

3 would— 

4 (A) promote healthy, viable, and more nat5 urally distributed wildlife populations that 

6 would enhance wilderness values; and 

7 (B) accomplish the purposes described in 

8 subparagraph (A) with the minimum impact 

9 necessary to reasonably accomplish the task. 

10 (c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 

11 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 

12 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

13 forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State 

14 may continue to use aircraft (including helicopters) to sur15 vey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for 

16 wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral 

17 stock, horses, and burros. 

18 (d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

19 Subject to subsection (f), the Secretary shall authorize 

20 structures and facilities, including existing structures and 

21 facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including 

22 guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if— 

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1 by promoting healthy, viable and more naturally dis2 tributed wildlife populations; and 

3 (2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa4 cilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be 

5 minimized. 

6 (e) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may des8 ignate, by regulation, areas in which, and establish 

9 periods during which, for reasons of public safety, 

10 administration, or compliance with applicable laws, 

11 no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in 

12 the wilderness areas. 

13 (2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 

14 the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 

15 State agency before promulgating regulations under 

16 paragraph (1). 

17 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The State, includ18 ing a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife manage19 ment activities in the wilderness areas— 

20 (1) in accordance with the terms and conditions 

21 specified in the cooperative agreement between the 

22 Secretary and the State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of 

23 Understanding between the Bureau of Land Man24 agement and the Nevada Department of Wildlife 

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1 cember 2003, including any amendments to the co2 operative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 

3 the State; and 

4 (2) subject to all applicable laws (including reg5 ulations). 

6 SEC. 410. WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

8 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the 

9 Secretary may take such measures in each wilderness area 

10 as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control 

11 of fire, insects, and diseases (including, as the Secretary 

12 determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the ac13 tivities with a State or local agency). 

14 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title precludes a Fed15 eral, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire man16 agement operations (including operations using aircraft or 

17 mechanized equipment) in accordance with section 4(d)(1) 

18 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)). 

19 SEC. 411. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION. 

20 Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

21 may require, nothing in this title precludes the installation 

22 and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climato23 logical collection devices in the wilderness areas if the fa24 cilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood 


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