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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2354 

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 30, 2018 

Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. 

HEINRICH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. CORTEZ

MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. SMITH, 

Mr. BENNET, and Mr. LEAHY) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

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. 

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 


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1 States Act of 2018’’ or the ‘‘ANTIQUITIES Act of 

2 2018’’. 

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

4 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 Wilderness Areas. 

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. 

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

Sec. 411. Climatological data collection. 

5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

6 Congress finds that— 

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

8 monument may only be reduced, diminished, or re9 voked by an Act of Congress; 


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1 (2) the national monuments under review under 

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

3 1, 2017)) have delivered economic, cultural, and eco4 logical benefits to local communities and the United 

5 States; and 

6 (3) legislative actions subsequent to Presi7 dential declarations, such as the Omnibus Public 

8 Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111– 

9 11; 123 Stat. 991), have ratified certain national 

10 monuments under review and other national monu11 ments. 

12 TITLE I—ADMINISTRATION OF 

13 CERTAIN NATIONAL MONU14 MENTS 

15 SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 

16 In this title: 

17 (1) COVERED NATIONAL MONUMENT.—The 

18 term ‘‘covered national monument’’ means a na19 tional monument described in section 103. 

20 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec21 retary concerned’’ means— 

22 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re23 spect to a covered national monument under 

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1 agement, or the United States Fish and Wild2 life Service; 

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

5 the joint or exclusive jurisdiction of the Forest 

6 Service; and 

7 (C) the Secretary of Commerce, with re8 spect to a covered national monument under 

9 the joint or exclusive jurisdiction of the Na10 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

11 SEC. 102. ADMINISTRATION OF COVERED NATIONAL MONU12 MENTS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned shall ad14 minister each national monument described in section 103 

15 in accordance with— 

16 (1) the one or more applicable Presidential 

17 proclamations specified in that section that apply to 

18 the applicable covered national monument; 

19 (2) any Act of Congress enacted before Decem20 ber 4, 2017, that provides for an adjustment to the 

21 boundary of, or a requirement with respect to the 

22 administration of, the applicable covered national 

23 monument; and 

24 (3) this Act. 

25 (b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 


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

2 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary con3 cerned shall— 

4 (A) conduct a survey of the boundaries of 

5 each covered national monument; and 

6 (B) file a map and legal description of 

7 each covered national monument with— 

8 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

9 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

10 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re11 sources of the House of Representatives. 

12 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de13 scriptions filed under paragraph (1)(B) shall have 

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

15 except that the Secretary concerned may correct er16 rors in the legal descriptions and maps. 

17 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 

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

19 be on file and available for public inspection in the 

20 appropriate offices of the Secretary concerned. 

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

22 not been prepared for a covered national monument as of 

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

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1 cerned shall prepare a management plan for the covered 

2 national monument, in accordance with— 

3 (1) the one or more Presidential proclamations 

4 specified in section 103 that apply to the applicable 

5 covered national monument; and 

6 (2) any other applicable Federal law (including 

7 regulations). 

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

9 be eligible to receive funds from the National Monument 

10 Enhancement Fund established by section 201(a). 

11 SEC. 103. DESCRIPTION OF COVERED NATIONAL MONU12 MENTS. 

13 The following are the national monuments referred 

14 to in section 102(a): 

15 (1) BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS NATIONAL

16 MONUMENT, ALABAMA.—The Birmingham Civil 

17 Rights National Monument established in the State 

18 of Alabama by Presidential Proclamation 9565, as 

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

20 note). 

21 (2) FREEDOM RIDERS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

22 ALABAMA.—The Freedom Riders National Monu23 ment established in the State of Alabama by Presi24 dential Proclamation 9566, as issued on January 12, 

25 2017 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 


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1 (3) AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, ARI2 ZONA.—The Agua Fria National Monument estab3 lished in the State of Arizona by Presidential Procla4 mation 7263, as issued on January 11, 2000 (54 

5 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

6 (4) GRAND CANYON–PARASHANT NATIONAL

7 MONUMENT, ARIZONA.—The Grand Canyon– 

8 Parashant National Monument established in the 

9 State of Arizona by Presidential Proclamation 7265, 

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

11 note). 

12 (5) IRONWOOD FOREST NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

13 ARIZONA.—The Ironwood Forest National Monu14 ment established in the State of Arizona by Presi15 dential Proclamation 7320, as issued on June 9, 

16 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

17 (6) SONORAN DESERT NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

18 ARIZONA.—The Sonoran Desert National Monument 

19 established in the State of Arizona by Presidential 

20 Proclamation 7397, as issued on January 17, 2001 

21 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

22 (7) VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

23 ARIZONA.—The Vermilion Cliffs National Monument 

24 established in the State of Arizona by Presidential 


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1 Proclamation 7374, as issued on November 9, 2000 

2 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

3 (8) BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL

4 MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA.—The Berryessa Snow 

5 Mountain National Monument established in the 

6 State of California by Presidential Proclamation 

7 9298, as issued on July 10, 2015 (54 U.S.C. 

8 320301 note). 

9 (9) CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONU10 MENT, CALIFORNIA.—The California Coastal Na11 tional Monument established in the State of Cali12 fornia by Presidential Proclamation 7264, as issued 

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

14 Presidential Proclamation 9089, as issued on March 

15 11, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note), and Presidential 

16 Proclamation 9563, as issued on January 12, 2017 

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

18 (10) CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

19 CALIFORNIA.—The Carrizo Plain National Monu20 ment established in the State of California by Presi21 dential Proclamation 7393, as issued on January 17, 

22 2001 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

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1 fornia by Presidential Proclamation 9394, as issued 

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

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

4 CALIFORNIA.—The Ce ́sar E. Cha ́vez National Monu5 ment established in the State of California by Presi6 dential Proclamation 8884, as issued on October 8, 

7 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

8 (13) FORT ORD NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALI9 FORNIA.—The Fort Ord National Monument estab10 lished in the State of California by Presidential 

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

12 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

13 (14) GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

14 CALIFORNIA.—The Giant Sequoia National Monu15 ment established in the State of California by Presi16 dential Proclamation 7295, as issued on April 15, 

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

18 (15) MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

19 CALIFORNIA.—The Mojave Trails National Monu20 ment established in the State of California by Presi21 dential Proclamation 9395, as issued on February 

22 12, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

23 (16) SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS NATIONAL

24 MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA.—The San Gabriel Moun25 tains National Monument established in the State of 


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1 California by Presidential Proclamation 9194, as 

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

3 note). 

4 (17) SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

5 CALIFORNIA.—The Sand to Snow National Monu6 ment established in the State of California by Presi7 dential Proclamation 9396, as issued on February 

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

9 (18) BROWNS CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

10 COLORADO.—The Browns Canyon National Monu11 ment established in the State of Colorado by Presi12 dential Proclamation 9232, as issued on February 

13 19, 2015 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

14 (19) CANYONS OF THE ANCIENTS NATIONAL

15 MONUMENT, COLORADO.—The Canyons of the An16 cients National Monument established in the State 

17 of Colorado by Presidential Proclamation 7317, as 

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

19 (20) CHIMNEY ROCK NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

20 COLORADO.—The Chimney Rock National Monu21 ment established in the State of Colorado by Presi22 dential Proclamation 8868, as issued on September 

23 21, 2012 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

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1 mont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument 

2 established in Washington, DC, by Presidential 

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

4 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

5 (22) PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND SOLDIERS’ 

6 HOME NATIONAL MONUMENT, WASHINGTON, DC.— 

7 The President Lincoln and Soldiers’ Home National 

8 Monument established in Washington, DC, by Presi9 dential Proclamation 7329, as issued on July 7, 

10 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

11 (23) HONOULIULI NATIONAL MONUMENT, HA12 WAII.—The Honouliuli National Monument estab13 lished in the State of Hawaii by Presidential Procla14 mation 9234, as issued on February 24, 2015 (54 

15 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

16 (24) PULLMAN NATIONAL MONUMENT, ILLI17 NOIS.—The Pullman National Monument established 

18 in the State of Illinois by Presidential Proclamation 

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

20 320301 note). 

21 (25) KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL

22 MONUMENT, MAINE.—The Katahdin Woods and 

23 Waters National Monument established in the State 

24 of Maine by Presidential Proclamation 9476, as 


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

2 note). 

3 (26) POMPEYS PILLAR NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

4 MONTANA.—The Pompeys Pillar National Monu5 ment established in the State of Montana by Presi6 dential Proclamation 7396, as issued on January 17, 

7 2001 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

8 (27) UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BREAKS NA9 TIONAL MONUMENT, MONTANA.—The Upper Mis10 souri River Breaks National Monument established 

11 in the State of Montana by Presidential Proclama12 tion 7398, as issued on January 17, 2001 (54 

13 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

14 (28) BASIN AND RANGE NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

15 NEVADA.—The Basin and Range National Monu16 ment established in the State of Nevada by Presi17 dential Proclamation 9297, as issued on July 10, 

18 2015 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

19 (29) GOLD BUTTE NATIONAL MONUMENT, NE20 VADA.—The Gold Butte National Monument estab21 lished in the State of Nevada by Presidential Procla22 mation 9559, as issued on December 28, 2016 (54 

23 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

24 (30) KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS NATIONAL

25 MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO.—The Kasha-Katuwe 


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1 Tent Rocks National Monument established in the 

2 State of New Mexico by Presidential Proclamation 

3 7394, as issued on January 17, 2001 (54 U.S.C. 

4 320301 note). 

5 (31) ORGAN MOUNTAINS–DESERT PEAKS NA6 TIONAL MONUMENT, NEW MEXICO.—The Organ 

7 Mountains–Desert Peaks National Monument estab8 lished in the State of New Mexico by the Presi9 dential Proclamation 9131, as issued on May 21, 

10 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

11 (32) R ́IO GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL

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

13 Norte National Monument established in the State 

14 of New Mexico by Presidential Proclamation 8946, 

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

16 note). 

17 (33) AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND NATIONAL

18 MONUMENT, NEW YORK.—The African Burial 

19 Ground National Monument established in the State 

20 of New York by Presidential Proclamation 7984, as 

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

22 note). 

23 (34) GOVERNORS ISLAND NATIONAL MONU24 MENT, NEW YORK.—The Governors Island National 

25 Monument established in the State of New York by 


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1 Presidential Proclamation 7647, as issued on Feb2 ruary 7, 2003 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

3 (35) STONEWALL NATIONAL MONUMENT, NEW

4 YORK.—The Stonewall National Monument estab5 lished in the State of New York by Presidential 

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

7 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

8 (36) CHARLES YOUNG BUFFALO SOLDIERS NA9 TIONAL MONUMENT, OHIO.—The Charles Young 

10 Buffalo Soldiers National Monument established in 

11 the State of Ohio by Presidential Proclamation 

12 8945, as issued on March 25, 2013 (54 U.S.C. 

13 320301 note). 

14 (37) CASCADE-SISKIYOU NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

15 OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.—The Cascade-Siskiyou 

16 National Monument established in the States of Or17 egon and California by Presidential Proclamation 

18 7318, as issued on June 9, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

19 note), and Presidential Proclamation 9564, as issued 

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

21 (38) RECONSTRUCTION ERA NATIONAL MONU22 MENT, SOUTH CAROLINA.—The Reconstruction Era 

23 National Monument established in the State of 

24 South Carolina by Presidential Proclamation 9567, 


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

2 note). 

3 (39) WACO MAMMOTH NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

4 TEXAS.—The Waco Mammoth National Monument 

5 established in the State of Texas by Presidential 

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

7 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

8 (40) BEARS EARS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

9 UTAH.—The Bears Ears National Monument estab10 lished in the State of Utah by Presidential Procla11 mation 9558, as issued on December 28, 2016 (54 

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

13 the Bears Ears National Monument shall be modi14 fied to encompass the approximately 1,931,997 acres 

15 of Federal land generally depicted on the map on 

16 page 6 of the proposal entitled ‘‘Proposal to Presi17 dent Barack Obama for the Creation of Bears Ears 

18 National Monument’’, prepared by the Bears Ears 

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

20 (41) GRAND STAIRCASE–ESCALANTE NATIONAL

21 MONUMENT, UTAH.—The Grand Staircase– 

22 Escalante National Monument established in the 

23 State of Utah by Presidential Proclamation 6920, as 

24 issued on September 18, 1996 (54 U.S.C. 320301 

25 note). 


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1 (42) FORT MONROE NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

2 VIRGINIA.—The Fort Monroe National Monument 

3 established in the State of Virginia by Presidential 

4 Proclamation 8750, as issued on November 1, 2011 

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

6 (43) HANFORD REACH NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

7 WASHINGTON.—The Hanford Reach National Monu8 ment established in the State of Washington by 

9 Presidential Proclamation 7319, as issued on June 

10 9, 2000 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

11 (44) SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

12 WASHINGTON.—The San Juan Islands National 

13 Monument established in the State of Washington 

14 by Presidential Proclamation 8947, as issued on 

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

16 (45) VIRGIN ISLANDS CORAL REEF NATIONAL

17 MONUMENT, UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS.—The 

18 Virgin Islands Coral Reef National Monument estab19 lished in the United States Virgin Islands by Presi20 dential Proclamation 7399, as issued on January 17, 

21 2001 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

22 (46) NORTHEAST CANYONS AND SEAMOUNTS

23 MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT, ATLANTIC OCEAN.— 

24 The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine Na25 tional Monument established in the Atlantic Ocean 


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1 by Presidential Proclamation 9496, as issued on 

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

3 (47) PACIFIC REMOTE ISLANDS MARINE NA4 TIONAL MONUMENT, PACIFIC OCEAN.—The Pacific 

5 Remote Islands Marine National Monument estab6 lished in the Pacific Ocean by Presidential Procla7 mation 8336, as issued on January 6, 2009 (54 

8 U.S.C. 320301 note), and by Presidential Proclama9 tion 9173, as issued on September 25, 2014 (54 

10 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

11 (48) ROSE ATOLL MARINE NATIONAL MONU12 MENT, AMERICAN SAMOA.—The Rose Atoll Marine 

13 National Monument established in American Samoa 

14 and the Pacific Ocean by Presidential Proclamation 

15 8337, as issued on January 6, 2009 (54 U.S.C. 

16 320301 note). 

17 (49) MARIANAS TRENCH NATIONAL MONUMENT, 

18 COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA IS19 LANDS.—The Marianas Trench Marine National 

20 Monument established in the Commonwealth of the 

21 Northern Mariana Islands and the Pacific Ocean by 

22 Presidential Proclamation 8335, as issued on Janu23 ary 6, 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note). 

24 (50) PAPAHA ̄NAUMOKUA ̄KEA MARINE NATIONAL

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1 Marine National Monument established in the State 

2 of Hawaii and the Pacific Ocean by Presidential 

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

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

5 9478, as issued on August 25, 2016 (54 U.S.C. 

6 320301 note). 

7 (51) WORLD WAR II VALOR IN THE PACIFIC NA8 TIONAL MONUMENT, ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, AND HA9 WAII.—The World War II Valor in the Pacific Na10 tional Monument established in the States of Alaska, 

11 California, and Hawaii by Presidential Proclamation 

12 8327, as issued on December 5, 2008 (54 U.S.C. 

13 320301 note). 

14 TITLE II—NATIONAL MONUMENT 

15 ENHANCEMENT FUND 

16 SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND. 

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

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

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

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

21 to the Fund under section 202. 

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

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

24 Management, the Forest Service, the National Park 

25 Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 


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1 and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric 

2 Administration for the development of management 

3 plans for national monuments designated under sec4 tion 320301 of title 54, United States Code; 

5 (2) to provide funds for the Federal acquisition 

6 and development of certain land and other areas; 

7 and 

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

9 recreational infrastructure on land designated as a 

10 national monument under section 320301 of title 54, 

11 United States Code. 

12 SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Fund 

14 $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year 

15 thereafter, to remain available until expended. 

16 TITLE III—ESTABLISHMENT OF 

17 CERTAIN WILDERNESS AREAS 

18 IN THE STATE OF NEW MEX19 ICO 

20 SEC. 301. ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS WILDERNESS 

21 AREAS. 

22 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

24 means the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National 

25 Monument. 


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

2 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

4 of New Mexico. 

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

6 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub7 section (b)(1). 

8 (b) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil10 derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 

11 areas in the State are designated as wilderness and 

12 as components of the National Wilderness Preserva13 tion System: 

14 (A) ADEN LAVA FLOW WILDERNESS.—Cer15 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

16 Management in Don ̃a Ana County comprising 

17 approximately 27,673 acres, as generally de18 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains 

19 Complex’’ and dated April 18, 2016, which 

20 shall be known as the ‘‘Aden Lava Flow Wilder21 ness’’. 

22 (B) BROAD CANYON WILDERNESS.—Cer23 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

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1 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert Peaks Com2 plex’’ and dated April 13, 2016, which shall be 

3 known as the ‘‘Broad Canyon Wilderness’’. 

4 (C) CINDER CONE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

5 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man6 agement in Don ̃a Ana County comprising ap7 proximately 16,935 acres, as generally depicted 

8 on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Com9 plex’’ and dated April 18, 2016, which shall be 

10 known as the ‘‘Cinder Cone Wilderness’’. 

11 (D) ORGAN MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

12 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

13 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com14 prising approximately 19,916 acres, as gen15 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Organ 

16 Mountains Area’’ and dated September 21, 

17 2016, which shall be known as the ‘‘Organ 

18 Mountains Wilderness’’, the boundary of which 

19 shall be offset 400 feet from the centerline of 

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

21 sec. 7, New Mexico Principal Meridian. 

22 (E) POTRILLO MOUNTAINS WILDER23 NESS.—Certain land administered by the Bu24 reau of Land Management in Don ̃a Ana and 

25 Luna counties comprising approximately 


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1 125,854 acres, as generally depicted on the map 

2 entitled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and 

3 dated April 18, 2016, which shall be known as 

4 the ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Wilderness’’. 

5 (F) ROBLEDO MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.— 

6 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

7 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com8 prising approximately 16,776 acres, as gen9 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

10 Peaks Complex’’ and dated April 13, 2016, 

11 which shall be known as the ‘‘Robledo Moun12 tains Wilderness’’. 

13 (G) SIERRA DE LAS UVAS WILDERNESS.— 

14 Certain land administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management in Don ̃a Ana County com16 prising approximately 11,114 acres, as gen17 erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

18 Peaks Complex’’ and dated April 13, 2016, 

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

20 Uvas Wilderness’’. 

21 (H) WHITETHORN WILDERNESS.—Certain 

22 land administered by the Bureau of Land Man23 agement in Don ̃a Ana and Luna counties com24 prising approximately 9,616 acres, as generally 

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1 tains Complex’’ and dated April 18, 2016, 

2 which shall be known as the ‘‘Whitethorn Wil3 derness’’. 

4 (2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

6 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary shall file maps and legal descriptions of 

8 the wilderness areas with— 

9 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

10 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

11 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re12 sources of the House of Representatives. 

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

14 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

15 have the same force and effect as if included in 

16 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

17 errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 

18 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 

19 and legal descriptions filed under subparagraph 

20 (A) shall be on file and available for public in21 spection in the appropriate offices of the Bu22 reau of Land Management. 

23 (3) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 

24 rights, the wilderness areas shall be administered by 

25 the Secretary— 


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1 (A) as components of the National Land2 scape Conservation System; and 

3 (B) in accordance with— 

4 (i) this section; and 

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

6 1131 et seq.), except that— 

7 (I) any reference in the Wilder8 ness Act to the effective date of that 

9 Act shall be considered to be a ref10 erence to the date of enactment of 

11 this Act; and 

12 (II) any reference in the Wilder13 ness Act to the Secretary of Agri14 culture shall be considered to be a ref15 erence to the Secretary. 

16 (4) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

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

18 that is within the boundary of a wilderness area that 

19 is acquired by the United States shall— 

20 (A) become part of the wilderness area 

21 within the boundaries of which the land is lo22 cated; and 

23 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

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

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1 (ii) this section; and 

2 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

3 (5) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the wil4 derness areas, where established before the date of 

5 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac6 cordance with— 

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

8 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 

9 (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 

10 of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 

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

12 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

13 (6) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this 

14 subsection restricts or precludes— 

15 (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft 

16 over the wilderness areas, including military 

17 overflights that can be seen or heard within the 

18 wilderness areas; 

19 (B) the designation of new units of special 

20 airspace over the wilderness areas; or 

21 (C) the use or establishment of military 

22 flight training routes over the wilderness areas. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sub2 section creates a protective perimeter or buffer 

3 zone around any wilderness area. 

4 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

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

6 land outside any 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 (8) PARAGLIDING.—The use of paragliding 

11 within areas of the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness 

12 designated by paragraph (1)(E) in which the use has 

13 been established before the date of enactment of this 

14 Act, shall be allowed to continue in accordance with 

15 section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

16 1133(d)(1)), subject to any terms and conditions 

17 that the Secretary determines to be necessary. 

18 (9) CLIMATOLOGIC DATA COLLECTION.—Sub19 ject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

20 may prescribe, nothing in this section precludes the 

21 installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteoro22 logic, or climatologic collection devices in wilderness 

23 areas if the facilities and access to the facilities are 

24 essential to flood warning, flood control, or water 

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

2 section affects the jurisdiction of the State with re3 spect to fish and wildlife located on public land in 

4 the State, except that the Secretary, after consulta5 tion with the New Mexico Department of Game and 

6 Fish, may designate zones where, and establish peri7 ods during which, no hunting or fishing shall be per8 mitted for reasons of public safety, administration, 

9 or compliance with applicable law. 

10 (11) WITHDRAWALS.— 

11 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid exist12 ing rights, the Federal land within the wilder13 ness areas and any land or interest in land that 

14 is acquired by the United States in the wilder15 ness areas after the date of enactment of this 

16 Act is withdrawn from— 

17 (i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

18 under the public land laws; 

19 (ii) location, entry, and patent under 

20 the mining laws; and 

21 (iii) operation of the mineral leasing, 

22 mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 

23 laws. 

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

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

2 and dated September 21, 2016, is withdrawn in 

3 accordance with subparagraph (A), except that 

4 the land is not withdrawn for purposes of the 

5 issuance of oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way. 

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

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

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

9 and dated September 21, 2016, is withdrawn in 

10 accordance with subparagraph (A), except that 

11 the land is not withdrawn from disposal under 

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

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

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

15 (D) PARCEL D.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 

17 the Army shall allow for the conduct of 

18 certain recreational activities on the ap19 proximately 2,035 acres of land generally 

20 depicted as ‘‘Parcel D’’ on the map enti21 tled ‘‘Organ Mountains Area’’ and dated 

22 September 21, 2016 (referred to in this 

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

24 portion of the public land withdrawn and 

25 reserved for military purposes by Public 


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1 Land Order 833 dated May 21, 1952 (17 

2 Fed. Reg. 4822). 

3 (ii) OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN.— 

4 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

5 of the Army shall develop a plan for 

6 public outdoor recreation on the par7 cel that is consistent with the primary 

8 military mission of the parcel. 

9 (II) REQUIREMENT.—In devel10 oping the plan under subclause (I), 

11 the Secretary of the Army shall en12 sure, to the maximum extent prac13 ticable, that outdoor recreation activi14 ties may be conducted on the parcel, 

15 including: hunting, hiking, wildlife 

16 viewing, and camping. 

17 (iii) CLOSURES.—The Secretary of the 

18 Army may close the parcel or any portion 

19 of the parcel to the public as the Secretary 

20 of the Army determines to be necessary to 

21 protect— 

22 (I) public safety; or 

23 (II) the safety of the military 

24 members training on the parcel. 


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1 (iv) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE

2 JURISDICTION; WITHDRAWAL.— 

3 (I) IN GENERAL.—On a deter4 mination by the Secretary of the 

5 Army that military training capabili6 ties, personnel safety, and installation 

7 security would not be hindered as a 

8 result of the transfer to the Secretary 

9 of administrative jurisdiction over the 

10 parcel, the Secretary of the Army 

11 shall transfer to the Secretary admin12 istrative jurisdiction over the parcel. 

13 (II) WITHDRAWAL.—On transfer 

14 of the parcel under subclause (I), the 

15 parcel shall be— 

16 (aa) under the jurisdiction 

17 of the Director of the Bureau of 

18 Land Management; and 

19 (bb) withdrawn from— 

20 (AA) entry, appropria21 tion, or disposal under the 

22 public land laws; 

23 (BB) location, entry, 

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1 (CC) operation of the 

2 mineral leasing, mineral ma3 terials, and geothermal leas4 ing laws. 

5 (III) RESERVATION.—On trans6 fer under subclause (I), the parcel 

7 shall be reserved for management of 

8 the resources of, and military training 

9 conducted on, the parcel in accord10 ance with a memorandum of under11 standing entered into under clause 

12 (v). 

13 (v) MEMORANDUM OF UNDER14 STANDING RELATING TO MILITARY TRAIN15 ING.— 

16 (I) IN GENERAL.—If, after the 

17 transfer of the parcel under clause 

18 (iv)(I), the Secretary of the Army re19 quests that the Secretary enter into a 

20 memorandum of understanding, the 

21 Secretary shall enter into a memo22 randum of understanding with the 

23 Secretary of the Army providing for 

24 the conduct of military training on the 

25 parcel. 


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1 (II) REQUIREMENTS.—The mem2 orandum of understanding entered 

3 into under subclause (I) shall— 

4 (aa) address the location, 

5 frequency, and type of training 

6 activities to be conducted on the 

7 parcel; 

8 (bb) provide to the Secretary 

9 of the Army access to the parcel 

10 for the conduct of military train11 ing; 

12 (cc) authorize the Secretary 

13 or the Secretary of the Army to 

14 close the parcel or a portion of 

15 the parcel to the public as the 

16 Secretary or the Secretary of the 

17 Army determines to be necessary 

18 to protect— 

19 (AA) public safety; or 

20 (BB) the safety of the 

21 military members training; 

22 and 

23 (dd) to the maximum extent 

24 practicable, provide for the pro25 tection of natural, historic, and 


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1 cultural resources in the area of 

2 the parcel. 

3 (vi) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Noth4 ing in this subparagraph restricts or pre5 cludes— 

6 (I) low-level overflights of mili7 tary aircraft over the parcel, including 

8 military overflights that can be seen 

9 or heard within the parcel; 

10 (II) the designation of new units 

11 of special airspace over the parcel; or 

12 (III) the use or establishment of 

13 military flight training routes over the 

14 parcel. 

15 (12) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA.— 

16 (A) ROBLEDO MOUNTAINS POTENTIAL

17 WILDERNESS AREA.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—Certain land ad19 ministered by the Bureau of Land Man20 agement, comprising approximately 100 

21 acres as generally depicted as ‘‘Potential 

22 Wilderness’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Desert 

23 Peaks Complex’’ and dated April 13, 2016, 

24 is designated as a potential wilderness 

25 area. 


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1 (ii) USES.—The Secretary shall per2 mit only such uses on the land described in 

3 clause (i) that were permitted on the date 

4 of enactment of this Act. 

5 (iii) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.— 

6 (I) IN GENERAL.—On the date 

7 on which the Secretary publishes in 

8 the Federal Register the notice de9 scribed in subclause (II), the potential 

10 wilderness area designated under 

11 clause (i) shall be— 

12 (aa) designated as wilder13 ness and as a component of the 

14 National Wilderness Preservation 

15 System; and 

16 (bb) incorporated into the 

17 Robledo Mountains Wilderness 

18 designated by paragraph (1)(F). 

19 (II) NOTICE.—The notice re20 ferred to in subclause (I) is notice 

21 that— 

22 (aa) the communications site 

23 within the potential wilderness 

24 area designated under clause (i) 

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1 (bb) the associated right-of2 way is relinquished or not re3 newed; and 

4 (cc) the conditions in the po5 tential wilderness area designated 

6 by clause (i) are compatible with 

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

8 1131 et seq.). 

9 (13) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY

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

11 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 

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

13 Don ̃a Ana County administered by the Bureau of 

14 Land Management not designated as wilderness by 

15 paragraph (1)— 

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 (i) the Federal Land Policy and Man23 agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 

24 seq.); 

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1 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

2 (c) BORDER SECURITY.— 

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

4 (A) prevents the Secretary of Homeland 

5 Security from undertaking law enforcement and 

6 border security activities, in accordance with 

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

8 1133(c)), within the wilderness areas, including 

9 the ability to use motorized access within a wil10 derness area while in pursuit of a suspect; 

11 (B) affects the 2006 Memorandum of Un12 derstanding among the Department of Home13 land Security, the Department of the Interior, 

14 and the Department of Agriculture regarding 

15 cooperative national security and counterter16 rorism efforts on Federal land along the bor17 ders of the United States; or 

18 (C) prevents the Secretary of Homeland 

19 Security from conducting any low-level over20 flights over the wilderness areas that may be 

21 necessary for law enforcement and border secu22 rity purposes. 

23 (2) WITHDRAWAL AND ADMINISTRATION OF

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1 (A) WITHDRAWAL.—The area identified as 

2 ‘‘Parcel A’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Potrillo Moun3 tains Complex’’ and dated April 18, 2016, is 

4 withdrawn in accordance with subsection 

5 (b)(11)(A). 

6 (B) ADMINISTRATION.—Except as pro7 vided in subparagraphs (C) and (D), the Sec8 retary shall administer the area described in 

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

10 maximum extent practicable, protects the wil11 derness character of the area. 

12 (C) USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.—The use 

13 of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, and 

14 mechanical transport shall be prohibited in the 

15 area described in subparagraph (A) except as 

16 necessary for— 

17 (i) the administration of the area (in18 cluding the conduct of law enforcement 

19 and border security activities in the area); 

20 or 

21 (ii) grazing uses by authorized permit22 tees. 

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1 graph (A) the installation and maintenance of 

2 communication or surveillance infrastructure 

3 necessary for law enforcement or border secu4 rity activities. 

5 (3) RESTRICTED ROUTE.—The route excluded 

6 from the Potrillo Mountains Wilderness identified as 

7 ‘‘Restricted—Administrative Access’’ on the map en8 titled ‘‘Potrillo Mountains Complex’’ and dated April 

9 18, 2016, shall be— 

10 (A) closed to public access; but 

11 (B) available for administrative and law 

12 enforcement uses, including border security ac13 tivities. 

14 (d) ORGAN MOUNTAINS-DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL

15 MONUMENT.— 

16 (1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In preparing and im17 plementing the management plan for the Monument, 

18 the Secretary shall include a watershed health as19 sessment to identify opportunities for watershed res20 toration. 

21 (2) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED STATE

22 TRUST LAND AND INTERESTS IN STATE TRUST

23 LAND.— 

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

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1 scribed in subparagraph (B) that is acquired by 

2 the United States shall— 

3 (i) become part of the Monument; and 

4 (ii) be managed in accordance with— 

5 (I) Presidential Proclamation 

6 9131 (79 Fed. Reg. 30431); and 

7 (II) any other applicable laws. 

8 (B) DESCRIPTION OF STATE TRUST

9 LAND.—The State trust land referred to in sub10 paragraph (A) is the State trust land in T. 22 

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

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

13 Meridian. 

14 (3) LAND EXCHANGES.— 

15 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara16 graphs (C) through (F), the Secretary shall at17 tempt to enter into an agreement to initiate an 

18 exchange under section 2201.1 of title 43, Code 

19 of Federal Regulations (or successor regula20 tions), with the Commissioner of Public Lands 

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

22 after the date of enactment of this Act, to pro23 vide for a conveyance to the State of all right, 

24 title, and interest of the United States in and 

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1 State identified under subparagraph (B) in ex2 change for the conveyance by the State to the 

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

4 State in and to parcels of State trust land with5 in the boundary of the Monument identified 

6 under that subparagraph or described in para7 graph (2)(B). 

8 (B) IDENTIFICATION OF LAND FOR EX9 CHANGE.—The Secretary and the Commissioner 

10 of Public Lands of New Mexico shall jointly 

11 identify the Bureau of Land Management land 

12 and State trust land eligible for exchange under 

13 this paragraph, the exact acreage and legal de14 scription of which shall be determined by sur15 veys approved by the Secretary and the New 

16 Mexico State Land Office. 

17 (C) APPLICABLE LAW.—A land exchange 

18 under subparagraph (A) shall be carried out in 

19 accordance with section 206 of the Federal 

20 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

21 U.S.C. 1716). 

22 (D) CONDITIONS.—A land exchange under 

23 subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 

24 (i) valid existing rights; and 


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1 (ii) such terms as the Secretary and 

2 the State shall establish. 

3 (E) VALUATION, APPRAISALS, AND

4 EQUALIZATION.— 

5 (i) IN GENERAL.—The value of the 

6 Bureau of Land Management land and the 

7 State trust land to be conveyed in a land 

8 exchange under this paragraph— 

9 (I) shall be equal, as determined 

10 by appraisals conducted in accordance 

11 with clause (ii); or 

12 (II) if not equal, shall be equal13 ized in accordance with clause (iii). 

14 (ii) APPRAISALS.— 

15 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau of 

16 Land Management land and State 

17 trust land to be exchanged under this 

18 paragraph shall be appraised by an 

19 independent, qualified appraiser that 

20 is agreed to by the Secretary and the 

21 State. 

22 (II) REQUIREMENTS.—An ap23 praisal under subclause (I) shall be 

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1 (aa) the Uniform Appraisal 

2 Standards for Federal Land Ac3 quisitions; and 

4 (bb) the Uniform Standards 

5 of Professional Appraisal Prac6 tice. 

7 (iii) EQUALIZATION.— 

8 (I) IN GENERAL.—If the value of 

9 the Bureau of Land Management land 

10 and the State trust land to be con11 veyed in a land exchange under this 

12 paragraph is not equal, the value may 

13 be equalized by— 

14 (aa) making a cash equali15 zation payment to the Secretary 

16 or to the State, as appropriate, in 

17 accordance with section 206(b) of 

18 the Federal Land Policy and 

19 Management Act of 1976 (43 

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

21 (bb) reducing the acreage of 

22 the Bureau of Land Management 

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1 (II) CASH EQUALIZATION PAY2 MENTS.—Any cash equalization pay3 ments received by the Secretary under 

4 subclause (I)(aa) shall be— 

5 (aa) deposited in the Fed6 eral Land Disposal Account es7 tablished by section 206(a) of the 

8 Federal Land Transaction Facili9 tation Act (43 U.S.C. 2305(a)); 

10 and 

11 (bb) used in accordance with 

12 that Act. 

13 (F) LIMITATION.—No exchange of land 

14 shall be conducted under this paragraph unless 

15 mutually agreed to by the Secretary and the 

16 State. 

SEC. 302. CERRO DEL YUTA AND RI 17  ́O SAN ANTONIO WIL18 DERNESS AREAS. 

19 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en21 titled ‘‘Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monument 

22 Proposed Wilderness Areas’’ and dated July 28, 

23 2015. 

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

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

2 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by sub3 section (b)(1). 

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

5 SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

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

8 areas in the Rı ́o Grande del Norte National Monu9 ment are designated as wilderness and as compo10 nents of the National Wilderness Preservation Sys11 tem: 

12 (A) CERRO DEL YUTA WILDERNESS.—Cer13 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

14 Management in Taos County, New Mexico, 

15 comprising approximately 13,420 acres as gen16 erally depicted on the map, which shall be 

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

18 (B) R ́IO SAN ANTONIO WILDERNESS.—Cer19 tain land administered by the Bureau of Land 

20 Management in Rı ́o Arriba County, New Mex21 ico, comprising approximately 8,120 acres, as 

22 generally depicted on the map, which shall be 

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

24 (2) MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS AREAS.— 

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1 shall be administered in accordance with the Wilder2 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this section, 

3 except that with respect to the wilderness areas des4 ignated by this section— 

5 (A) any reference to the effective date of 

6 the Wilderness Act shall be considered to be a 

7 reference to the date of enactment of this Act; 

8 and 

9 (B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered 

11 to be a reference to the Secretary. 

12 (3) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND

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

14 within the boundary of the wilderness areas that is 

15 acquired by the United States shall— 

16 (A) become part of the wilderness area in 

17 which the land is located; and 

18 (B) be managed in accordance with— 

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

20 1131 et seq.); 

21 (ii) this section; and 

22 (iii) any other applicable laws. 

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1 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in ac2 cordance with— 

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

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

5 (B) the guidelines set forth in appendix A 

6 of the Report of the Committee on Interior and 

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

8 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

9 (5) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

11 creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

12 around the wilderness areas. 

13 (B) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

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

15 land outside a wilderness area can be seen or 

16 heard within the wilderness area shall not pre17 clude the activity or use outside the boundary 

18 of the wilderness area. 

19 (6) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 

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

21 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

22 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the public land within the 

23 San Antonio Wilderness Study Area not designated 

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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 title I. 

8 (7) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

10 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall file the map and legal descriptions 

12 of the wilderness areas with— 

13 (i) the Committee on Energy and 

14 Natural Resources of the Senate; and 

15 (ii) the Committee on Natural Re16 sources of the House of Representatives. 

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

18 descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) shall 

19 have the same force and effect as if included in 

20 this Act, except that the Secretary may correct 

21 errors in the legal description and map. 

22 (C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and 

23 legal descriptions filed under subparagraph (A) 

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1 tion in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

2 Land Management. 

3 (8) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS4 TEM.—The wilderness areas shall be administered as 

5 components of the National Landscape Conservation 

6 System. 

7 (9) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec8 tion affects the jurisdiction of the State of New 

9 Mexico with respect to fish and wildlife located on 

10 public land in the State. 

11 (10) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing 

12 rights, any Federal land within the wilderness areas 

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

14 interest in land that is acquired by the United 

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

16 withdrawn from— 

17 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

18 the public land laws; 

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

20 mining laws; and 

21 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, min22 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

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

24 enlarges, diminishes, or otherwise modifies any trea25 ty rights. 


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1 TITLE IV—DESIGNATION OF WIL2 DERNESS AREAS IN CLARK 

3 COUNTY, NEVADA 

4 SEC. 401. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) public land administered by the Bureau of 

7 Land Management in the County contains unique 

8 and spectacular natural, cultural, and historical re9 sources, including— 

10 (A) priceless habitat for numerous species 

11 of plants and wildlife; 

12 (B) thousands of acres of land that remain 

13 in a natural state; and 

14 (C) numerous sites containing significant 

15 cultural and historical artifacts; and 

16 (2) continued preservation of the public land 

17 would benefit the County and all of the United 

18 States by— 

19 (A) ensuring the conservation of eco20 logically diverse habitat; 

21 (B) protecting prehistoric cultural re22 sources; 

23 (C) conserving primitive recreational re24 sources; and 

25 (D) protecting air and water quality. 


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1 SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this title: 

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

4 County, Nevada. 

5 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en6 titled ‘‘Gold Butte National Conservation Area’’ and 

7 dated May 23, 2013. 

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

9 has the meaning given the term ‘‘public lands’’ in 

10 section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage11 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

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

13 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

15 of Nevada. 

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

17 area’’ means a wilderness area designated by section 

18 403(a). 

19 SEC. 403. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESER20 VATION SYSTEM. 

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

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

23 administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the 

24 County is designated as wilderness and as components of 

25 the National Wilderness Preservation System: 


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1 (1) VIRGIN PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain public 

2 land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 

3 comprising approximately 18,296 acres, as generally 

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

5 ‘‘Virgin Peak Wilderness’’. 

6 (2) BLACK RIDGE WILDERNESS.—Certain pub7 lic land managed by the Bureau of Land Manage8 ment, comprising approximately 18,192 acres, as 

9 generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 

10 as the ‘‘Black Ridge Wilderness’’. 

11 (3) BITTER RIDGE NORTH WILDERNESS.—Cer12 tain public land managed by the Bureau of Land 

13 Management comprising approximately 15,114 

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

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

16 (4) BITTER RIDGE SOUTH WILDERNESS.—Cer17 tain public land managed by the Bureau of Land 

18 Management, comprising approximately 12,646 

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

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

21 (5) BILLY GOAT PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain 

22 public land managed by the Bureau of Land Man23 agement, comprising approximately 30,460 acres, as 

24 generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 

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1 (6) MILLION HILLS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

2 public land managed by the Bureau of Land Man3 agement, comprising approximately 24,818 acres, as 

4 generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known 

5 as the ‘‘Million Hills Wilderness’’. 

6 (7) LIME CANYON WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

7 Certain public land managed by the Bureau of Land 

8 Management, comprising approximately 10,069 

9 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which is in10 corporated in, and shall be managed as part of, the 

11 ‘‘Lime Canyon Wilderness’’ designated by section 

12 202(a)(9) of the Clark County Conservation of Pub13 lic Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (16 

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

15 (b) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS16 TEM.—The wilderness areas shall be administered as com17 ponents of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

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

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

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

21 not to interfere with public access. 

22 (d) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

24 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

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1 ness area with the Committee on Natural Resources 

2 of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

3 on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

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

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

6 effect as if included in this title, except that the Sec7 retary may correct clerical and typographical errors 

8 in the map or legal description. 

9 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal de10 scription under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 

11 available for public inspection in the appropriate of12 fices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

13 SEC. 404. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

15 the wilderness areas shall be administered by the Sec16 retary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

17 1131 et seq.), except that— 

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

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

20 to the date of enactment of this Act; and 

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

22 of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference 

23 to the Secretary. 

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1 aries of a wilderness area that is acquired by the United 

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

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

4 within which the acquired land or interest is located. 

5 (c) WATER RIGHTS.— 

6 (1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

7 (A) the land designated as a wilderness 

8 area— 

9 (i) is within the Mojave Desert; 

10 (ii) is arid in nature; and 

11 (iii) includes ephemeral streams; 

12 (B) the hydrology of the land designated 

13 as a wilderness area is locally characterized by 

14 complex flow patterns and alluvial fans with im15 permanent channels; 

16 (C) the subsurface hydrogeology of the re17 gion within which the land designated as a wil18 derness area is located is characterized by 

19 ground water subject to local and regional flow 

20 gradients and artesian aquifers; 

21 (D) the land designated as a wilderness 

22 area is generally not suitable for use or develop23 ment of new water resource facilities; 

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1 version, storage, or other uses of water occur2 ring outside the land designated as a wilderness 

3 area that would adversely affect the wilderness 

4 or other values of the land; and 

5 (F) because of the unique nature and hy6 drology of the desert land designated as a wil7 derness area and the existence of the Clark 

8 County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation 

9 Plan, it is possible to provide for proper man10 agement and protection of the wilderness, pe11 rennial springs, and other values of the land in 

12 ways different than the methods used in other 

13 laws. 

14 (2) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

15 (A) NO RESERVATION.—Nothing in this 

16 title constitutes an express or implied reserva17 tion by the United States of any water or water 

18 rights with respect to the land designated as a 

19 wilderness area. 

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

21 affects any water rights in the State existing on 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, including any 

23 water rights held by the United States. 


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1 (C) NO PRECEDENT.—Nothing in this sub2 section establishes a precedent with regard to 

3 any future wilderness designations. 

4 (D) NO EFFECT ON COMPACTS.—Nothing 

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

6 any of the interstate compacts or equitable ap7 portionment decrees that apportion water 

8 among and between the State and other States. 

9 (E) CLARK COUNTY MULTI-SPECIES HABI10 TAT CONSERVATION PLAN.—Nothing in this 

11 title limits, alters, modifies, or amends the 

12 Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conserva13 tion Plan with respect to the land designated as 

14 a wilderness area, including specific manage15 ment actions for the conservation of perennial 

16 springs. 

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

18 follow the procedural and substantive requirements 

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

20 rights not in existence on the date of enactment of 

21 this Act with respect to the land designated as a wil22 derness area. 

23 (4) NEW PROJECTS.— 

24 (A) DEFINITION.— 


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1 (i) IN GENERAL.—In this paragraph, 

2 the term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means 

3 irrigation and pumping facilities, res4 ervoirs, water conservation works, aque5 ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hy6 dropower projects, and transmission and 

7 other ancillary facilities, and other water 

8 diversion, storage, and carriage structures. 

9 (ii) EXCLUSION.—In this paragraph, 

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

11 include wildlife guzzlers. 

12 (B) NO LICENSES OR PERMITS.—Except 

13 as otherwise provided in this title, on and after 

14 the date of enactment of this Act, neither the 

15 President nor any other officer, employee, or 

16 agent of the United States shall fund, assist, 

17 authorize, or issue a license or permit for the 

18 development of any new water resource facility 

19 within the land designated as a wilderness area. 

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

21 any Federal land within the wilderness areas, including 

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

23 States within the Gold Butte National Monument after 

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

2 public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

6 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

7 SEC. 405. ADJACENT MANAGEMENT. 

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

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

10 the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 

11 around the wilderness areas. 

12 (b) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact that 

13 nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from 

14 areas within a wilderness area shall not preclude the con15 duct of those activities or uses outside the boundary of 

16 the wilderness area. 

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

18 OVERFLIGHTS. 

19 Nothing in this title restricts or precludes— 

20 (1) low-level overflights of military, law enforce21 ment, or emergency medical services aircraft over 

22 the area designated as wilderness by this title, in23 cluding military, law enforcement, or emergency 

24 medical services overflights that can be seen or 

25 heard within the wilderness area; 


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1 (2) flight testing and evaluation; or 

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

3 special use airspace, or the establishment of military, 

4 law enforcement, or emergency medical services 

5 flight training routes, over the wilderness area. 

6 SEC. 407. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

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

8 of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Manage9 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), the Bureau of Land 

10 Management land in any portion of the wilderness study 

11 areas located within the Gold Butte National Monument 

12 not designated as a wilderness area has been adequately 

13 studied for wilderness designation. 

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

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

16 a wilderness area— 

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

18 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

19 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 

20 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

21 (A) the land management plans adopted 

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

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1 (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 

2 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

3 and 

4 (3) shall be subject to— 

5 (A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

6 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and 

7 (B) title I. 

8 SEC. 408. NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS 

9 USES. 

10 Nothing in this title diminishes— 

11 (1) the rights of any Indian Tribe; or 

12 (2) Tribal rights regarding access to Federal 

13 land for Tribal activities, including spiritual, cul14 tural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 

15 SEC. 409. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

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

17 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 

18 nothing in this title affects or diminishes the jurisdiction 

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

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

21 in the wilderness areas. 

22 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur24 poses and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 

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1 maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and 

2 the habitats to support the populations may be car3 ried out within the wilderness areas, if the activi4 ties— 

5 (A) are consistent with relevant wilderness 

6 management plans; and 

7 (B) are carried out in accordance with ap8 propriate policies, such as those set forth in Ap9 pendix B of House Report 101–405. 

10 (2) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The man11 agement activities under paragraph (1) may include 

12 the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehi13 cles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 

14 would— 

15 (A) promote healthy, viable, and more nat16 urally distributed wildlife populations that 

17 would enhance wilderness values; and 

18 (B) accomplish the purposes described in 

19 subparagraph (A) with the minimum impact 

20 necessary to reasonably accomplish the task. 

21 (c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 

22 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 

23 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

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

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1 vey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for 

2 wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep, and feral 

3 stock, horses, and burros. 

4 (d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

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

6 structures and facilities, including existing structures and 

7 facilities, for wildlife water development projects, including 

8 guzzlers, in the wilderness areas if— 

9 (1) the structures and facilities will, as deter10 mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values 

11 by promoting healthy, viable and more naturally dis12 tributed wildlife populations; and 

13 (2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa14 cilities on the wilderness areas can reasonably be 

15 minimized. 

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

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may des18 ignate, by regulation, areas in which, and establish 

19 periods during which, for reasons of public safety, 

20 administration, or compliance with applicable laws, 

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

22 the wilderness areas. 

23 (2) CONSULTATION.—Except in emergencies, 

24 the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate 


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1 State agency before promulgating regulations under 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The State, includ4 ing a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife manage5 ment activities in the wilderness areas— 

6 (1) in accordance with the terms and conditions 

7 specified in the cooperative agreement between the 

8 Secretary and the State entitled ‘‘Memorandum of 

9 Understanding between the Bureau of Land Man10 agement and the Nevada Department of Wildlife 

11 Supplement No. 9’’ and signed November and De12 cember 2003, including any amendments to the co13 operative agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 

14 the State; and 

15 (2) subject to all applicable laws (including reg16 ulations). 

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

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

19 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the 

20 Secretary may take such measures in each wilderness area 

21 as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control 

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

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1 (b) EFFECT.—Nothing in this title precludes a Fed2 eral, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire man3 agement operations (including operations using aircraft or 

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

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

6 SEC. 411. CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION. 

7 Subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

8 may require, nothing in this title precludes the installation 

9 and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climato10 logical collection devices in the wilderness areas if the fa11 cilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood 

12 warning, flood control, and water reservoir operation ac13 tivities. 

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