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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3668 

To codify in law and expand certain off-highway vehicle recreation areas 

in the State of California, to designate as wilderness certain public 

lands in the State of California administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management, to expand the Death Valley National Park Wilderness 

and the San Gorgonio Wilderness in San Bernardino National Forest, 

to ensure the conservation and necessary management of wildlife in 

these wilderness areas, to establish the Mojave Trails Special Management Area in the State, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 1, 2015 

Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. KNIGHT) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To codify in law and expand certain off-highway vehicle 

recreation areas in the State of California, to designate 

as wilderness certain public lands in the State of California administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 

to expand the Death Valley National Park Wilderness 

and the San Gorgonio Wilderness in San Bernardino 

National Forest, to ensure the conservation and necessary management of wildlife in these wilderness areas, 

to establish the Mojave Trails Special Management Area 

in the State, and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conserva6 tion Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 

Sec. 101. Purpose. 

Sec. 102. Statutory designation and expansion of off-highway vehicle recreation 

areas, San Bernardino County, California. 

Sec. 103. Administration. 

Sec. 104. Southern California Edison Company energy transport facilities and 

rights-of-way. 

Sec. 105. Pacific Gas and Electric Company utility facilities and rights-of-way. 

TITLE II—WILDERNESS 

Sec. 201. Purpose. 

Sec. 202. Designation or expansion of wilderness areas in the State of California. 

Sec. 203. Management. 

Sec. 204. Release of wilderness study areas. 

Sec. 205. Treatment of cherry-stemmed roads. 

TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS 

Sec. 301. Death Valley National Park boundary revision. 

Sec. 302. Joshua Tree National Park boundary revision, visitor center, and sale 

of Federal land. 

Sec. 303. Mojave National Preserve boundary revision and related provisions. 

TITLE IV—DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL 

RIVERS 

Sec. 401. Designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. 

TITLE V—BLACK LAVA BUTTE AND FLAT TOP MESA 

Sec. 501. Black Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa Area of Critical Environmental 

Concern. 

TITLE VI—MOJAVE TRAILS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 

Sec. 601. Definitions. 


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Sec. 602. Mojave trails special management area. 

Sec. 603. Management. 

Sec. 604. Acquisition of land. 

Sec. 605. Renewable energy right-of-way applications. 

Sec. 606. Expedited environmental review process to facilitate route 66 bridge 

repair and replacement within management area. 

TITLE VII—SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT 

Sec. 701. Definitions. 

Sec. 702. Sand to Snow National Monument. 

Sec. 703. Management of Monument. 

Sec. 704. Uses of Monument. 

Sec. 705. Acquisition of land. 

Sec. 706. Advisory committee. 

Sec. 707. Wireless communications facilities. 

TITLE VIII—LAND CONVEYANCES, WITHDRAWALS, AND RELATED 

PROVISIONS 

Sec. 801. Release of Federal reversionary land interests. 

Sec. 802. California State School land. 

Sec. 803. Juniper Flats. 

Sec. 804. Land exchange, San Gorgonio Wilderness, California Desert Conservation Area, Bureau of Land Management, and San 

Bernardino National Forest, California. 

Sec. 805. Conveyance for Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 

Sec. 806. Conveyance to City of Twentynine Palms, California. 

Sec. 807. Conversion of valid, existing rights. 

TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 

Sec. 901. Tribal uses and interests. 

Sec. 902. Military activities. 

Sec. 903. Deed restrictions on donated land within the California Desert Conservation Area. 

Sec. 904. Wildlife management. 

Sec. 905. Limitation on extension or establishment of national monuments. 

Sec. 906. Categorical exclusion for eastern Inyo County broadband corridor. 

1 TITLE I—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 

2 RECREATION AREAS 

3 SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 

4 The purpose of this title is to designate in law certain 

5 off-highway vehicle recreation areas currently designated 

6 administratively by the Secretary of the Interior as Na7 tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas in order to 

8 preserve and enhance the recreational opportunities within 


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1 the California Desert Conservation Area, including oppor2 tunities for off-highway vehicle recreation, while con3 serving the wildlife and other natural resources of the 

4 Conservation Area. 

5 SEC. 102. STATUTORY DESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF 

6 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS, 

7 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

8 (a) STATUTORY DESIGNATION.—In accordance with 

9 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

10 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and resource management plans 

11 developed under this title, and subject to valid rights, the 

12 following public lands within the California Desert Con13 servation Area in San Bernardino County, California, are 

14 designated as National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

15 Areas: 

16 (1) DUMONT DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

17 RECREATION AREA.—Certain public lands com18 prising approximately 7,630 acres, as generally de19 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Dumont Dunes Pro20 posed National OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated 

21 June 29, 2015, which corresponds to the boundaries 

22 of an administratively designated off-highway vehicle 

23 recreation area and shall be known as the Dumont 

24 Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

25 Area. 


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1 (2) EL MIRAGE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE2 ATION AREA.—Certain public lands comprising ap3 proximately 15,610 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘El Mirage Proposed National 

5 OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated January 8, 2015, 

6 which expands the boundaries of an administratively 

7 designated off-highway vehicle recreation area and 

8 shall be known as the El Mirage National Off-High9 way Vehicle Recreation Area. 

10 (3) RASOR OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECRE11 ATION AREA.—Certain public lands comprising ap12 proximately 23,910 acres, as generally depicted on 

13 the map entitled ‘‘Rasor Proposed National OHV 

14 Recreation Area’’ and dated February 15, 2015, 

15 which corresponds to the boundaries of an adminis16 tratively designated off-highway vehicle recreation 

17 area and shall be known as the Rasor National Off18 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 

19 (4) SPANGLER HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

20 RECREATION AREA.—Certain public lands com21 prising approximately 93,610 acres, as generally de22 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Spangler Hills Proposed 

23 National OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated May 27, 

24 2015, which expands the boundaries of an adminis25 tratively designated off-highway vehicle recreation 


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1 area and shall be known as the Spangler Hills Na2 tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 

3 (5) STODDARD VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE

4 RECREATION AREA.—Certain public lands com5 prising approximately 40,110 acres, as generally de6 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Stoddard Valley Pro7 posed National OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated 

8 February 18, 2015, which corresponds to the bound9 aries of an administratively designated off-highway 

10 vehicle recreation area and shall be known as the 

11 Stoddard Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle 

12 Recreation Area. 

13 (b) REDESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF JOHNSON

14 VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Johnson Valley Off16 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated by sec17 tion 2945 of the Military Construction Authorization 

18 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

19 113–66; 127 Stat. 1038)— 

20 (A) is hereby redesignated as the Johnson 

21 Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

22 Area; and 

23 (B) is expanded to include all of the land 

24 depicted as the ‘‘Proposed National Off High25 way Vehicle Recreation Area Additions’’ on the 


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1 map entitled ‘‘Johnson Valley Proposed Na2 tional OHV Recreation Area’’ and dated April 

3 23, 2015. 

4 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

5 (A) DESIGNATION.—Section 2945 of the 

6 Military Construction Authorization Act for 

7 Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

8 113–66; 127 Stat. 1038) is amended— 

9 (i) in the section heading, by inserting 

10 ‘‘NATIONAL’’ after ‘‘VALLEY’’; 

11 (ii) in subsection (a), by inserting 

12 ‘‘National’’ after ‘‘Valley’’ in the matter 

13 preceding paragraph (1); and 

14 (iii) in subsections (b), (c), and (d), 

15 by inserting ‘‘National’’ after ‘‘Valley’’ 

16 each place it appears. 

17 (B) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 

18 2942(c)(3) of the Military Construction Author19 ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of 

20 Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1037) is amend21 ed by inserting ‘‘National’’ after ‘‘Valley’’. 

22 (3) RELATION TO AUTHORIZED NAVY USE.— 

23 The redesignation of the Johnson Valley Off-High24 way Vehicle Recreation Area as the Johnson Valley 

25 National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area does 


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1 not alter or interfere with the rights and obligations 

2 of the Navy regarding the use of portions of the 

3 Recreation Area as provided in subtitle C of title 

4 XXIX of the Military Construction Authorization 

5 Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 

6 113–66; 127 Stat. 1034). 

7 (4) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 

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

9 the United States to the Johnson Valley Off-High10 way Vehicle Recreation Area is deemed to be a ref11 erence to the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway 

12 Vehicle Recreation Area. 

13 (c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

14 (1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 

15 as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

16 Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map 

17 and legal description of the National Off-Highway 

18 Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by subsection 

19 (a) and (b) with— 

20 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

21 of the House of Representatives; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

23 Resources of the Senate. 

24 (2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de25 scriptions of the National Off-Highway Vehicle 


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1 Recreation Areas filed under paragraph (1) shall 

2 have the same force and effect as if included in this 

3 Act, except that the Secretary may correct errors in 

4 the map and legal descriptions. 

5 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

6 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

7 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

8 appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage9 ment. 

10 SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION. 

11 (a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary of the Inte12 rior shall administer the National Off-Highway Vehicle 

13 Recreation Areas designated by subsections (a) and (b) 

14 of section 102 in accordance with— 

15 (1) this title; 

16 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

17 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

18 (3) any other applicable laws (including regula19 tions). 

20 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

22 not later than three years after the date of enact23 ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

24 shall— 


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1 (A) amend existing resource management 

2 plans applicable to the land designated as a Na3 tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas 

4 under subsection (a) or (b) of section 102; or 

5 (B) develop new management plans for 

6 such National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 

7 Areas. 

8 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amended 

9 plans under paragraph (1) shall be designed to pre10 serve and enhance safe off-highway vehicle and other 

11 recreational opportunities within the applicable Na12 tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area con13 sistent with— 

14 (A) the purpose of this title; and 

15 (B) any applicable laws (including regula16 tions). 

17 (3) INTERIM PLANS.—Pending completion of a 

18 new management plan under subsection (b)(2), the 

19 existing resource management plans shall govern the 

20 use of the applicable National Off-Highway Vehicle 

21 Recreation Area. 

22 (c) USE OF THE LAND.— 

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1 Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by 

2 subsections (a) and (b) of section 102, including off3 highway recreation, hiking, camping, hunting, moun4 tain biking, sightseeing, rockhounding, and horse5 back riding, as long as the recreational use is con6 sistent with this title and any other applicable law. 

7 (2) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND OFF-HIGHWAY

8 RECREATION.—To the extent consistent with appli9 cable Federal law (including regulations) and this 

10 title, any authorized recreation activities and use 

11 designations in effect on the date of enactment of 

12 this Act and applicable to the National Off-Highway 

13 Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by subsections 

14 (a) and (b) of section 102 shall continue, including 

15 casual off-highway vehicular use, racing, competitive 

16 events, rock crawling, training, and other forms of 

17 off-highway recreation. 

18 (3) WILDLIFE GUZZLERS.—Wildlife guzzlers 

19 shall be allowed in the National Off-Highway Vehicle 

20 Recreation Areas designated by subsections (a) and 

21 (b) of section 102 in accordance with— 

22 (A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage23 ment guidelines; and 

24 (B) the laws of the State of California. 

25 (4) PROHIBITED USES.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Commercial develop2 ment (including development of energy facili3 ties, but excluding energy transport facilities, 

4 rights-of-way, and related telecommunication 

5 facilities) shall be prohibited in the National 

6 Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas des7 ignated by subsections (a) and (b) of section 

8 102 if the Secretary determines that the devel9 opment is incompatible with the purpose of this 

10 title. 

11 (B) EXCEPTION FOR TEMPORARY PER12 MITTED VENDORS.—Subparagraph (A) does not 

13 prohibit a commercial vendor from establishing, 

14 pursuant to a temporary permit, a site in the 

15 National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas 

16 for the purpose of providing accessories and 

17 other support for off-highway vehicles and vehi18 cles used for accessing the area. 

19 SEC. 104. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN20 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS21 OF-WAY. 

22 (a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 

23 (1) terminates— 

24 (A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 

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1 pany (including any predecessor or successor in 

2 interest or assign) as of the date of the enact3 ment of this Act that is located on land in4 cluded in the National Off-Highway Vehicle 

5 Recreation Areas designated by subsections (a) 

6 and (b) of section 102; or 

7 (B) the customary operation, maintenance, 

8 upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right9 of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy 

10 transport facility activities (including the use of 

11 any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and other 

12 aerial device) within such a right-of-way; 

13 (2) affects the application, siting, route selec14 tion, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the 

15 Coolwater-Lugo transmission project, as may be ap16 proved by the California Public Utilities Commission 

17 and the Bureau of Land Management; or 

18 (3) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 

19 any Southern California Edison Company— 

20 (A) energy transport facility, including 

21 such an energy transport facility known on the 

22 date of enactment of this Act as— 

23 (i) Gale-PS 512, Inyokern-McGen24 Searles, Downs-Inyokern-McGen-Searles, 

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1 gah No. 1, and Lugo-Pisgah No. 2 trans2 mission lines or rights-of-way; or 

3 (ii) Patio, Jack Ranch, and Kenworth 

4 distribution circuits or rights-of-way; or 

5 (B) energy transport facility in a right-of6 way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec7 retary of the Interior adjacent to the energy 

8 transport facility referred to in subparagraph 

9 (A). 

10 (b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Inte11 rior, in consultation with the Southern California Edison 

12 Company, shall publish plans for regular and emergency 

13 access by the Southern California Edison Company to the 

14 rights-of-way of the Company by the date that is one year 

15 after the later of— 

16 (1) the date of enactment of this Act; and 

17 (2) the date of issuance of a new energy trans18 port facility right-of-way within the National Off19 Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by 

20 subsections (a) and (b) of section 102. 

21 SEC. 105. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 

22 FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 

23 (a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 

24 (1) terminates— 


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1 (A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 

2 permitted to Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

3 (including any predecessor or successor in inter4 est or assign) as of the date of the enactment 

5 of this Act that is located on land included in 

6 the Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehi7 cle Recreation Area; or 

8 (B) the customary operation, maintenance, 

9 upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right10 of-way, replacement, or other authorized activi11 ties (including the use of any mechanized vehi12 cle, helicopter, and other aerial device) within 

13 such a right-of-way; or 

14 (2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 

15 any— 

16 (A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 

17 Electric Company, including those utility facili18 ties known on the date of enactment of this Act 

19 as— 

20 (i) Gas Transmission Line 311 or 

21 rights-of-way; or 

22 (ii) Gas Transmission Line 372 or 

23 rights-of-way; or 

24 (B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 

25 Electric Company in rights-of-way issued, 


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1 granted, or permitted by the Secretary of the 

2 Interior adjacent to a utility facility referred to 

3 in subparagraph (A). 

4 (b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than one year 

5 after the date of enactment of this Act or the issuance 

6 of a new utility facility right-of-way within the Spangler 

7 Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 

8 whichever is later, the Secretary of the Interior, in con9 sultation with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, shall 

10 publish plans for regular and emergency access by the Pa11 cific Gas and Electric Company to the rights-of-way of the 

12 Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 

13 TITLE II—WILDERNESS 

14 SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 

15 The purpose of this title is— 

16 (1) to designate or expand in law certain wil17 derness areas in the California Desert Conservation 

18 Area; and 

19 (2) to ensure the conservation and necessary 

20 management of wildlife and other natural resources 

21 in the Conservation Area. 

22 SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OR EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS 

23 AREAS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 

24 (a) DESIGNATION OR EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS

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1 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

2 and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 

3 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the fol4 lowing public lands in the State of California are des5 ignated as wilderness and either included as part of an 

6 existing wilderness area or made a new component of the 

7 National Wilderness Preservation System: 

8 (1) AVAWATZ MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer9 tain land in the California Desert Conservation Area 

10 administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

11 comprising approximately 91,800 acres, as generally 

12 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Avawatz Mountains 

13 Wilderness Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated June 

14 30, 2015, to be known as the Avawatz Mountains 

15 Wilderness. 

16 (2) GOLDEN VALLEY WILDERNESS.—Certain 

17 land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad18 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 

19 comprising approximately 1,260 acres, as generally 

20 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Golden Valley Pro21 posed Wilderness Additions’’ and dated March 17, 

22 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be 

23 considered to be a part of, the Golden Valley Wilder24 ness designated by section 102(23) of the California 


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1 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 104– 

2 433; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

3 (3) KINGSTON RANGE WILDERNESS.—Certain 

4 land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad5 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 

6 comprising approximately 53,320 acres, as generally 

7 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Kingston Range Pro8 posed Wilderness Additions’’ and dated February 

9 18, 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall 

10 be considered to be a part of, the Kingston Range 

11 Wilderness designated by section 102(32) of the 

12 California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public 

13 Law 104–433; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

14 (4) SODA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Certain 

15 land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad16 ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 

17 comprising approximately 79,980 acres, as generally 

18 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Soda Mountains Pro19 posed Wilderness’’ and dated February 18, 2015, to 

20 be known as the Soda Mountains Wilderness. 

21 (5) MALPAIS MESA WILDERNESS.—Certain land 

22 in the California Desert Conservation Area adminis23 tered by the Bureau of Land Management com24 prising approximately 14,810 acres, as generally de25 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Malpais Mesa Proposed 


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1 Wilderness Additions’’ and dated September 11, 

2 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be 

3 considered to be a part of, the Malpais Mesa Wilder4 ness designated by section 102(35) of the California 

5 Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 104– 

6 433; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

7 (6) GREAT FALLS BASIN WILDERNESS.— 

8 (A) DESIGNATION.—Certain land in the 

9 California Desert Conservation Area adminis10 tered by the Bureau of Land Management com11 prising approximately 7,920 acres, as generally 

12 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Great Falls 

13 Basin Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated August 

14 5, 2015, to be known as the Great Falls Basin 

15 Wilderness. 

16 (B) LIMITATION.—Designation of the wil17 derness under subparagraph (A) shall not es18 tablish a Class I Airshed under the Clean Air 

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

20 (b) EXPANSION OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK

21 WILDERNESS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act 

22 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the 

23 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 

24 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the following land in the State of 

25 California is designated as wilderness and included as part 


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1 of an existing wilderness area of the National Wilderness 

2 Preservation System: 

3 (1) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER4 NESS ADDITIONS-NORTH EUREKA VALLEY.—Certain 

5 land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad6 ministered by the Director of the National Park 

7 Service, comprising approximately 11,496 acres, as 

8 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley 

9 National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-North Eu10 reka Valley’’, numbered 143/100,082D, and dated 

11 August 2015, which shall be considered to be a part 

12 of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. 

13 (2) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER14 NESS ADDITIONS-IBEX.—Certain land in the Cali15 fornia Desert Conservation Area administered by the 

16 Director of the National Park Service comprising 

17 approximately 23,650 acres, as generally depicted on 

18 the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National Park Pro19 posed Wilderness Area-Ibex’’, numbered 143/ 

20 100,081C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall 

21 be considered to be a part of the Death Valley Na22 tional Park Wilderness. 

23 (3) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER24 NESS ADDITIONS-PANAMINT VALLEY.—Certain land 

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1 tered by the Director of the National Park Service, 

2 comprising approximately 4,807 acres, as generally 

3 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

4 Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley’’, 

5 numbered 143/100,083C, and dated October 7, 

6 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the 

7 Death Valley National Park Wilderness. 

8 (4) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER9 NESS ADDITIONS-WARM SPRINGS.—Certain land in 

10 the California Desert Conservation Area adminis11 tered by the Director of the National Park Service, 

12 comprising approximately 10,485 acres, as generally 

13 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

14 Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Warm Spring Can15 yon/Galena Canyon’’. Numbered 143/100,084D, and 

16 dated August 2015, which shall be considered to be 

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

19 (5) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER20 NESS ADDITIONS-AXE HEAD.—Certain land in the 

21 California Desert Conservation Area administered by 

22 the Director of the National Park Service, com23 prising approximately 8,638 acres, as generally de24 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

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1 bered 143/100,085C, and dated October 7, 2014, 

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

3 Valley National Park Wilderness. 

4 (6) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER5 NESS ADDITIONS-BOWLING ALLEY.—Certain land in 

6 the California Desert Conservation Area adminis7 tered by the Director of the National Park Service, 

8 comprising approximately 28,923 acres, as generally 

9 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

10 Park Proposed Park Expansion and Wilderness’’, 

11 numbered 143/128,606, and dated May 14, 2015, 

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

13 Valley National Park Wilderness. 

14 (c) EXPANSION OF SAN GORGONIO WILDERNESS.— 

15 (1) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 

16 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 

17 land in San Bernardino National Forest in the State 

18 of California, comprising approximately 5,570 acres, 

19 as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

20 Sand to Snow National Monument’’ and dated Au21 gust 4, 2015, is designated as wilderness and in22 cluded as part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness of 

23 the National Wilderness Preservation System. 

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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri2 culture may carry out such activities in the wil3 derness designated by paragraph (1) as are nec4 essary for the control of fire, insects, and dis5 ease, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 

6 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 

7 House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 

8 (B) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in 

9 this subsection limits the provision of any fund10 ing for fire or fuel management in the wilder11 ness designated by paragraph (1). 

12 (C) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF

13 LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as 

14 practicable after the date of the enactment of 

15 this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

16 amend the local fire management plans that 

17 apply to the wilderness designated by para18 graph (1). 

19 (D) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance 

20 with subparagraph (A) and other applicable 

21 Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient re22 sponse to fire emergencies in the wilderness 

23 designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 

24 Agriculture shall— 


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1 (i) not later than one year after the 

2 date of the enactment of this Act, establish 

3 agency approval procedures (including ap4 propriate delegations of authority to the 

5 Forest Supervisor) for responding to fire 

6 emergencies in the wilderness designated 

7 by paragraph (1); and 

8 (ii) enter into agreements with appro9 priate State or local firefighting agencies 

10 relating to the wilderness. 

11 (d) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

14 the Interior (and, with respect to the wilderness des15 ignated by subsection (c), the Secretary of Agri16 culture) (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary 

17 concerned’’) shall file a map and legal description of 

18 each wilderness area and wilderness addition des19 ignated by this section with— 

20 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

21 of the House of Representatives; and 

22 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

23 Resources of the Senate. 

24 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip25 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 


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1 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

2 that the Secretary concerned may correct errors in 

3 the maps and legal descriptions. 

4 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

5 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

6 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

7 appropriate office of the Secretary concerned. 

8 SEC. 203. MANAGEMENT. 

9 (a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 

10 rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder11 ness addition by section 202 shall be administered by the 

12 Secretary concerned in accordance with this title and the 

13 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any 

14 reference in that Act to the effective date shall be consid15 ered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 

16 this Act. 

17 (b) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH

18 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

19 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 

20 of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into 

21 a cooperative management agreement with the California 

22 Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purposes of man23 aging wilderness areas in the California Desert Conserva24 tion Area to ensure the conservation and necessary man25 agement of wildlife and other natural resources in the 


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1 Conservation Area. Such cooperative agreement shall in2 clude and ensure necessary wildlife water development and 

3 maintenance as considered necessary by the California De4 partment of Fish and Wildlife. 

5 (c) CERTAIN WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AU6 THORIZED.—Nothing in this title or the Wilderness Act 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall have the effect of prohib8 iting the placement or maintenance of water development 

9 projects on the land designated as wilderness or as a wil10 derness addition by section 202 for the purpose of the con11 servation or management of wildlife. 

12 (d) AGENCY APPROVAL PROCEDURES.—Not later 

13 than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

14 the Secretary concerned shall establish agency approval 

15 procedures for the maintenance of water development 

16 projects and other wildlife management activities on the 

17 land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition 

18 by section 202. 

19 (e) NO EFFECT ON ADJACENT LAND.— 

20 (1) NO BUFFER ZONES OR REGULATION.— 

21 Nothing in this title— 

22 (A) creates any protective perimeter or 

23 buffer zone around land designated as wilder24 ness or as a wilderness addition by section 202; 

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1 (B) requires additional regulation of activi2 ties on land outside the boundary of the land 

3 designated as wilderness or as a wilderness ad4 dition by such section. 

5 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE WILDERNESS

6 AREAS.—The fact that an activity (including mili7 tary activities) or use on land outside the boundary 

8 of the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder9 ness addition by section 202 can be seen, heard, or 

10 detected within the wilderness area shall not pre11 clude or restrict the activity or use outside the 

12 boundary of the wilderness area. 

13 (f) NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN PERMITTING PRO14 CEEDINGS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—In any permitting pro16 ceeding (including a review under the National Envi17 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

18 seq.)) conducted with respect to a project described 

19 in paragraph (2) that is formally initiated through 

20 a notice in the Federal Register before December 

21 31, 2013, the consideration of any visual, noise, or 

22 other impacts of the project on land designated as 

23 wilderness or as a wilderness addition by section 202 

24 shall be conducted based on the status of the land 

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1 (2) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS.—A project re2 ferred to in paragraph (1) is a renewable energy 

3 project or associated energy transport facility 

4 project— 

5 (A) for which the Bureau of Land Man6 agement has received a right-of-way use appli7 cation on or before the date of enactment of 

8 this Act; and 

9 (B) that is located outside the boundary of 

10 land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness 

11 addition by section 202. 

12 (g) NO EFFECT ON MILITARY OPERATIONS.—Noth13 ing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary of 

14 Defense to conduct any military operations at desert in15 stallations, facilities, and ranges of the State of California 

16 authorized under any other provision of law. 

17 (h) NO EFFECT ON ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILI18 TIES.—In the case of land designated as wilderness or as 

19 a wilderness addition by section 202, nothing in this title 

20 affects any land, interest in land, or customary operation, 

21 maintenance, repair, or replacement activity carried out 

22 on, over, or under land or within a right-of-way, including 

23 access to such right-of-way, granted to, owned by, or con24 trolled by Southern California Edison Company, Pacific 

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1 Company pursuant to law or legal right so long as the 

2 activity is conducted in a manner that minimizes the im3 pact on wilderness resources. 

4 SEC. 204. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 

5 (a) FINDING AND DIRECTION.—Congress finds and 

6 directs that the Bureau of Land Management land within 

7 any portion of a wilderness study area described in sub8 section (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area or 

9 wilderness addition by section 202 or any other Act en10 acted before the date of enactment of this Act— 

11 (1) has been adequately studied for wilderness 

12 character and wilderness designation pursuant to 

13 sections 201 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy 

14 and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 

15 1782); and 

16 (2) is no longer subject to any requirement per17 taining to the management of wilderness, wilderness 

18 character, wilderness study areas, or areas of envi19 ronmental concern. 

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

21 areas referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 

22 (1) Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 

23 (2) Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area. 

24 (3) Avawatz Mountain Wilderness Study Area. 

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1 (5) Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study Area. 

2 (6) White Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 

3 (7) Crater Mountain Wilderness Study Area. 

4 (8) Symmes Creek Wilderness Study Area. 

5 (9) Independence Creek Wilderness Study Area. 

6 (10) Southern Inyo Wilderness Study Area. 

7 (11) Cerro Gordo Wilderness Study Area. 

8 (12) Death Valley 17 Wilderness Study Area. 

9 (c) RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT.— 

10 Any public land described in subsection (a) that is not des11 ignated as wilderness by this title— 

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

13 Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 

14 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 

15 (2) shall be managed in accordance with— 

16 (A) land management plans adopted under 

17 section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 

18 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 

19 and 

20 (B) cooperative conservation agreements in 

21 existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 

22 and 

23 (3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 

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1 SEC. 205. TREATMENT OF CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS. 

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

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

4 road or trail that is excluded from a wilderness area or 

5 wilderness addition designated by section 202 by a non6 wilderness corridor having designated wilderness on both 

7 sides, as generally depicted on the maps described in such 

8 section. 

9 (b) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR TRAVEL RESTRIC10 TIONS ON CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS.—The Secretary 

11 concerned shall not— 

12 (1) close any cherry-stemmed road that is open 

13 to the public as of the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act; 

15 (2) prohibit motorized access on a cherry16 stemmed road that is open to the public for motor17 ized access as of the date of the enactment of this 

18 Act; or 

19 (3) prohibit mechanized access on a cherry20 stemmed road that is open to the public for mecha21 nized access as of the date of the enactment of this 

22 Act. 

23 (c) RESOURCE PROTECTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY EX24 CEPTIONS.—Subsection (b) shall not apply to a cherry25 stemmed road if the Secretary concerned determines that 

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1 is necessary for purposes of significant resource protection 

2 or public safety. 

3 TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK 

4 SYSTEM ADDITIONS 

5 SEC. 301. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY RE6 VISION. 

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

8 National Park is adjusted to include— 

9 (1) the approximately 28,923 acres of Bureau 

10 of Land Management land in San Bernardino Coun11 ty, California, abutting the southern end of the 

12 Death Valley National Park that lies between Death 

13 Valley National Park to the north and Ft. Irwin 

14 Military Reservation to the south and which runs 

15 approximately 34 miles from west to east, as de16 picted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 

17 Park Proposed Avawatz Mountains Wilderness with 

18 Proposed Park Expansion’’, numbered 143/128,605, 

19 and dated May 14, 2015; and 

20 (2) the approximately 6,369 acres of Bureau of 

21 Land Management land in Inyo County, California, 

22 located in the northeast area of Death Valley Na23 tional Park that is within, and surrounded by, land 

24 under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Na25 tional Park Service, as depicted on the map entitled 


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1 ‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary 

2 Addition-Crater’’, numbered 143/100,079C, and 

3 dated October 7, 2014. 

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

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

6 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of7 fices of the National Park Service. 

8 (c) ADMINISTRATION.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte10 rior (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

11 shall administer any land added to Death Valley Na12 tional Park under subsection (a)— 

13 (A) as part of Death Valley National Park; 

14 and 

15 (B) in accordance with applicable laws (in16 cluding regulations). 

17 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH

18 INYO COUNTY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

19 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

20 enter into a memorandum of understanding with 

21 Inyo County, California, to permit operationally fea22 sible, ongoing access and use (including, but not lim23 ited to, material storage as well as excavation) to 

24 gravel pits in existence as of that date along Saline 

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1 road maintenance and repairs in accordance with ap2 plicable laws (including regulations). 

3 (d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN4 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section ter6 minates— 

7 (A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 

8 permitted to the Southern California Edison 

9 Company (including any predecessor or suc10 cessor in interest or assign) as of the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act that is located on 

12 land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 

13 subsection (a); or 

14 (B) the customary operation, maintenance, 

15 upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right16 of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy 

17 transport facility activities in such a right-of18 way, including, at a minimum, the use of 

19 mechanized vehicles, helicopters, or other aerial 

20 devices. 

21 (2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Nothing 

22 in this section prohibits the upgrading or replace23 ment of— 

24 (A) Southern California Edison Company 

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1 (B) an energy transport facility in rights2 of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec3 retary adjacent to Southern California Edison’s 

4 energy transport facilities within Death Valley 

5 National Park. 

6 (3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 

7 one year after the date of enactment of this Act or 

8 the date of the issuance of a new energy transport 

9 facility right-of-way within Death Valley National 

10 Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in con11 sultation with the Southern California Edison Com12 pany, shall publish plans for regular and emergency 

13 access by the Southern California Edison Company 

14 to the rights-of-way of the Southern California Edi15 son Company within Death Valley National Park. 

16 SEC. 302. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVI17 SION, VISITOR CENTER, AND SALE OF FED18 ERAL LAND. 

19 Title IV of the California Desert Protection Act of 

20 1994 (Public Law 103–433) is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following new sections: 

22 ‘‘SEC. 408. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVI23 SION. 

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

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1 of land managed by Director of the Bureau of Land Man2 agement that are contiguous at several different places to 

3 the northern boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in 

4 the northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the map 

5 entitled ‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Boundary 

6 Addition’, numbered 156/100,077, and dated August 

7 2009. 

8 ‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL LANDS TO BE ACQUIRED.—The 

9 Secretary may acquire the 1,639 acres of land from the 

10 Mojave Desert Land Trust that are contiguous at several 

11 different places to the northern boundaries of Joshua Tree 

12 National Park in the northwest section of the Park, as 

13 depicted on the map entitled ‘Mojave Desert Land Trust 

14 National Park Service Additions’, numbered 156/126,376, 

15 and dated September 2014. After such lands are acquired 

16 by the Secretary, the boundary of the Joshua Tree Na17 tional Park shall be adjusted to include those lands. 

18 ‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 

19 subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres de20 scribed in subsection (d)(2) shall be on file and available 

21 for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na22 tional Park Service. 

23 ‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin25 ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 


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1 Park under subsection (a) and the additional land 

2 described in paragraph (2)— 

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

4 Park; and 

5 ‘‘(B) in accordance with applicable laws 

6 (including regulations). 

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

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

9 25 acres of land— 

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

11 Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment 

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

13 2003; 

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

15 by the notice of the Department of the Interior 

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

17 ‘‘(C) more particularly described as lots 

18 26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 

19 8 E., San Bernardino Meridian. 

20 ‘‘(e) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN21 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section ter23 minates— 

24 ‘‘(A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 

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1 pany (including any predecessor or successor in 

2 interest or assign) as of the date of the enact3 ment of this Act that is located on land de4 scribed in subsections (a) and (b); or 

5 ‘‘(B) the customary operation, mainte6 nance, upgrade, repair, relocation within such a 

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

8 energy transport facility activities (including the 

9 use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 

10 other aerial device) within such a right-of-way. 

11 ‘‘(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Noth12 ing in this section prohibits the upgrading or re13 placement of— 

14 ‘‘(A) Southern California Edison Company 

15 energy transport facilities, including the energy 

16 transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, 

17 Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah 

18 distribution circuits rights-of-way; or 

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

22 energy transport facilities within Joshua Tree 

23 National Park. 

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

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1 of this section or the issuance of a new energy trans2 port facility right-of-way within the Joshua Tree Na3 tional Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in 

4 consultation with the Southern California Edison 

5 Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer6 gency access by the Southern California Edison 

7 Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern Cali8 fornia Edison Company within Joshua Tree Na9 tional Park. 

10 ‘‘SEC. 409. VISITOR CENTER. 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the 

12 Secretary may acquire not more than 5 acres of land and 

13 interests in land, and improvements on the land and inter14 ests, outside the boundaries of Joshua Tree National 

15 Park, in the unincorporated village of Joshua Tree, for 

16 the purpose of operating a visitor center. The land and 

17 facilities so acquired may include the property owned (as 

18 of the date of enactment of this section) by the Joshua 

19 Tree National Park Association and commonly referred to 

20 as the ‘Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center’. 

21 ‘‘(b) BOUNDARY.—Upon acquisition of the land au22 thorized for acquisition by subsection (a), the Secretary 

23 shall modify the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park 

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

2 under this section shall be administered by the Secretary 

3 as part of Joshua Tree National Park. 

4 ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACQUISITION METHODS.—Land 

5 and facilities may be acquired under this section only with 

6 the consent of the owner, by donation, purchase with do7 nated or appropriated funds, or exchange.’’. 

8 SEC. 303. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE BOUNDARY REVI9 SION AND RELATED PROVISIONS. 

10 (a) IMMEDIATE ADDITIONS.—The boundary of the 

11 Mojave National Preserve is adjusted to include the fol12 lowing: 

13 (1) The approximately 14,750 acres of Bureau 

14 of Land Management land that is surrounded by the 

15 Mojave National Preserve to the northwest, west, 

16 southwest, south, and southeast, and by the Nevada 

17 State line on the northeast boundary, as depicted as 

18 the ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Additions’’ on the 

19 map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed 

20 Additions’’, numbered 170/129,826, and dated Sep21 tember 2015. 

22 (2) The 25 acres of Bureau of Land Manage23 ment land in Baker, California, as depicted on the 

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1 Boundary Addition’’, numbered 170/100,199, and 

2 dated August 2009. 

3 (b) FUTURE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE ADDI4 TIONS.—The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve 

5 shall be adjusted to include the approximately 13,250 

6 acres of Bureau of Land Management land depicted as 

7 ‘‘Future Mojave National Preserve Additions’’ on the map 

8 entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed Additions’’, 

9 numbered 170/129,826, and dated September 2015, upon 

10 the earlier of the following: 

11 (1) The termination of all mining and mining12 related activities involving Castle Mountain Mine 

13 and the completion of all reclamation in response to 

14 such activities, as determined by the Secretary of the 

15 Interior. 

16 (2) The end of the first period of 20 consecu17 tive years occurring after the date of the enactment 

18 of this Act during which no legally permissible com19 mercial mining activities have occurred pursuant to 

20 a plan of development for the Castle Mountain Mine 

21 approved by the Bureau of Land Management. 

22 (c) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The maps described in 

23 subsections (a) and (b) shall be on file and available for 

24 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 

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1 (d) ADMINISTRATION.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro3 vided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior 

4 shall administer any land added to Mojave National 

5 Preserve under this section— 

6 (A) as part of the Mojave National Pre7 serve; and 

8 (B) in accordance with applicable laws (in9 cluding regulations). 

10 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH

11 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILD12 LIFE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

13 enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 

14 shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 

15 with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 

16 to permit operationally feasible, ongoing access to 

17 the land added to Mojave National Preserve under 

18 this section for the placement and maintenance of 

19 water development projects as considered necessary 

20 for wildlife conservation. 

21 (e) PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS.— 

22 (1) EFFECT ON VALID EXISTING RIGHTS.— 

23 Nothing in this section shall affect valid existing 

24 rights or preclude, or prevent or inhibit mining or 

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1 ment) authorized under any Bureau of Land Man2 agement approved plan of development, throughout 

3 all phases of mining including completion of final 

4 reclamation, for the lands described in subsections 

5 (a)(1) and (b). 

6 (2) EFFECT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

7 Nothing in this section shall affect any private prop8 erty right (including a water development right) 

9 within the boundaries of the Mojave National Pre10 serve, as adjusted by this section. 

11 (3) EFFECT ON CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINE

12 RIGHTS AND OPERATIONS.— 

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

14 shall impair existing rights relating to the Cas15 tle Mountain Mine, nor shall anything in this 

16 title create or impose any additional regulatory 

17 or administrative requirements relating to the 

18 permitting, development, and operation of all 

19 phases of the Castle Mountain Mine. 

20 (B) PIPELINE OR WELL.—Nothing in 

21 chapter 1007 of title 54, United States Code 

22 (formerly known as the Mining in the National 

23 Parks Act of 1976), the California Desert Pro24 tection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433), the 

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1 other Federal law or regulation shall constitute 

2 a bar to the lawful issuance of any right, enti3 tlement, or approval necessary for the location 

4 and use of any pipeline or well necessary for 

5 Castle Mountain Mining Company to conduct 

6 continued mining operations. 

7 (f) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN8 ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section ter10 minates— 

11 (A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 

12 permitted to the Southern California Edison 

13 Company (including any predecessor or suc14 cessor in interest or assign) as of the date of 

15 the enactment of this Act that is located on 

16 land described in subsections (a) and (b); or 

17 (B) the customary operation, maintenance, 

18 upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right19 of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy 

20 transport facility activities in such a right-of21 way, including, at a minimum, the use of 

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1 (2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Nothing 

2 in this section prohibits the upgrading or replace3 ment of— 

4 (A) Southern California Edison Company 

5 energy transport facilities; or 

6 (B) an energy transport facility in rights7 of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec8 retary adjacent to Southern California Edison’s 

9 energy transport facilities within the Mojave 

10 National Preserve. 

11 (3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 

12 one year after the date of enactment of this Act or 

13 the date of the issuance of a new energy transport 

14 facility right-of-way within the Mojave National Pre15 serve, whichever is earlier, the Secretary of the Inte16 rior, in consultation with the Southern California 

17 Edison Company, shall publish plans for regular and 

18 emergency access by the Southern California Edison 

19 Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern Cali20 fornia Edison Company within the Mojave National 

21 Preserve. 

22 (g) NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

23 (1) RETAINED BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

24 AUTHORITY.—Consideration of any right-of-way ap25 plication within lands described in subsection (a)(1) 


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1 for the purpose of providing water resources nec2 essary for the operation of the Castle Mountain 

3 Mine shall remain within the jurisdiction and au4 thority of the Bureau of Land Management, 

5 throughout the development of all phases of the Cas6 tle Mountain Mine. 

7 (2) CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS.—The 

8 Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall 

9 consider any proposed plan of development, modi10 fications to the plan, and associated right-of-way ap11 plications for the Castle Mountain Mine in accord12 ance with the Federal Land Policy and Management 

13 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and any other 

14 laws (including regulations) applicable to the land 

15 described in subsection (b) prior to the date of en16 actment of this Act. 

17 (3) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author18 ity of the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage19 ment described in this subsection shall terminate at 

20 the end of the first period of 20 consecutive years 

21 occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act 

22 during which no legally permissible commercial min23 ing activities have occurred pursuant to a plan of de24 velopment for the Castle Mountain Mine approved 

25 by the Bureau of Land Management. 


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1 (4) TREATMENT OF NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

2 Any new right-of-way approved by the Bureau of 

3 Land Management under this subsection shall be 

4 considered a valid existing right-of-way only if such 

5 right-of-way is included in an approved plan of de6 velopment for Castle Mountain Mine. 

7 (5) RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR WATER ACCESS.—Fol8 lowing any review required under the National Envi9 ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

10 seq.) and other applicable laws and regulations, the 

11 National Park Service and all other Federal agencies 

12 with jurisdiction, shall consider and approve— 

13 (A) the application for and receipt of any 

14 rights-of-way, other necessary approvals and en15 titlements, or both to access and traverse exist16 ing lands within the Mojave National Preserve 

17 in order to access water sources located in wa18 tersheds outside of the Preserve; and 

19 (B) the application and establishment of 

20 underground waterways throughout the Pre21 serve. 

22 (h) FUTURE WATER FACILITIES.— 

23 (1) SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVE WATER

24 SOURCES.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), Cas25 tle Mountain Mining Company shall have the right 


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1 to conduct reconnaissance and drilling within the 

2 lands described in subsection (a)(1) to identify po3 tential alternative sources of water for development 

4 of all phases of the Castle Mountain Mine. 

5 (2) RESPONSE TO FINDING WATER SUPPLIES.— 

6 If adequate water supplies are identified for the Cas7 tle Mountain Mine that are in excess of existing 

8 water rights in the Mojave National Preserve, Castle 

9 Mountain Mining Company may propose the location 

10 of new pipelines, including possible underground 

11 pipelines, and well sites, as appropriate, to the Sec12 retary of the Interior and all other Federal agencies 

13 with jurisdiction. The approval of any new pipeline 

14 or well site location proposed by Castle Mountain 

15 Mining Company under this paragraph shall be sub16 ject to review under the National Environmental 

17 Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

18 other applicable laws and regulations. 

19 (3) CONCLUSION.—If approval of a new pipe20 line or well site location is obtained under paragraph 

21 (2), Castle Mountain Mining Company obtains any 

22 necessary entitlements from the State of California 

23 for use of the water resources, and the combination 

24 of new pipelines and well sites will provide Castle 

25 Mountain Mining Company with adequate water 


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1 supplies for development of all phases of the Castle 

2 Mountain Mine, Castle Mountain will then relinquish 

3 and quitclaim to the United States any and all inter4 ests in its pipeline and well site in existence as of 

5 the date of the enactment of this Act. 

6 TITLE IV—DESIGNATION OF 

7 WILD, SCENIC, AND REC8 REATIONAL RIVERS 

9 SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND REC10 REATIONAL RIVERS. 

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

12 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (196), by striking subpara14 graph (A) and inserting the following: 

15 ‘‘(A)(i) The approximately 1.4-mile seg16 ment of the Amargosa River in the State of 

17 California, from the private property boundary 

18 in sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet down19 stream of Highway 178, to be administered by 

20 the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river 

21 as an addition to the wild and scenic river seg22 ments of the Amargosa River on publication by 

23 the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Reg24 ister that sufficient inholdings within the 

25 boundaries of the segments have been acquired 


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1 as scenic easements or in fee title to establish 

2 a manageable addition to those segments. 

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

4 of the Amargosa River in the State of Cali5 fornia, from 100 feet downstream of the State 

6 Highway 178 crossing to 100 feet upstream of 

7 the Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing, to be 

8 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 

9 a scenic river.’’; and 

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

11 ‘‘(213) SURPRISE CANYON CREEK, CALI12 FORNIA.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg14 ments of Surprise Canyon Creek in the State of 

15 California, to be administered by the Secretary 

16 of the Interior: 

17 ‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of 

18 Surprise Canyon Creek from the con19 fluence of Frenchman’s Canyon and Water 

20 Canyon to 100 feet upstream of Chris 

21 Wicht Camp, as a wild river. 

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1 ern boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 44 

2 E., as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON HISTORIC MINING STRUC4 TURES.—Nothing in this paragraph affects the 

5 historic mining structures associated with the 

6 former Panamint Mining District. 

7 ‘‘(C) EFFECT ON SURPRISE CANYON

8 ROAD.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be con9 strued— 

10 ‘‘(i) to restrict continued access to 

11 Chris Wicht Camp along Surprise Canyon 

12 Road; or 

13 ‘‘(ii) to prevent Inyo County, Cali14 fornia, from maintaining and repairing 

15 Surprise Canyon Road, up to the boundary 

16 of the wild river 100 feet upstream of 

17 Chris Wicht Camp, in accordance with ap18 plicable laws and regulations. 

19 ‘‘(214) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg21 ments of Deep Creek in the State of California, 

22 to be administered by the Secretary of Agri23 culture: 

24 ‘‘(i) The approximately 6.5-mile seg25 ment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 


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

2 2 W., to 0.25 miles upstream of the Road 

3 3N34 crossing, as a wild river. 

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

5 mile upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing 

6 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Road 

7 3N34 crossing, as a scenic river. 

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

9 miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 

10 crossing to 0.25 miles upstream of the 

11 Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 

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

13 miles upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing 

14 to 0.25 mile downstream of the Trail 

15 2W01 crossing, as a scenic river. 

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

17 miles downstream of the Trail 2W01 cross18 ing to the upper limit of the Mojave dam 

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

20 a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(vi) The 11-mile segment of Hol22 comb Creek from 100 yards downstream of 

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

2 Holcomb Creek from 0.25 miles down3 stream of Holcomb Crossing to the Deep 

4 Creek confluence, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(B) EFFECT ON SKI OPERATIONS.—Noth6 ing in this paragraph affects— 

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

8 Ski Resort; or 

9 ‘‘(ii) the State regulation of water 

10 rights and water quality associated with 

11 the operation of the Snow Valley Ski Re12 sort. 

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

14 The following segments of the Whitewater River in 

15 the State of California, to be administered by the 

16 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In17 terior, acting jointly: 

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

19 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

20 River near Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence 

21 with the Middle Fork, as a wild river. 

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

23 Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 

24 River to the confluence with the South Fork, as 

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

2 Fork Whitewater River from the confluence of 

3 the River with the East Fork to the section line 

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

5 as a wild river. 

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

7 Fork Whitewater River from the section line be8 tween sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to 

9 the section line between sections 33 and 34, T. 

10 1 S., R. 2 E., as a recreational river. 

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

12 Fork Whitewater River from the section line be13 tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to 

14 the confluence with the Middle Fork, as a wild 

15 river. 

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

17 stem of the Whitewater River from the con18 fluence of the South and Middle Forks to the 

19 San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

20 river. 

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

22 stem of the Whitewater River from the San 

23 Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to .25 miles up24 stream of the southern boundary of section 35, 

25 T. 2 S., R. 3 E., as a recreational river.’’. 


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1 TITLE V—BLACK LAVA BUTTE 

2 AND FLAT TOP MESA 

3 SEC. 501. BLACK LAVA BUTTE AND FLAT TOP MESA AREA 

4 OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. 

5 (a) DESIGNATION.—There is established the Black 

6 Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa Area of Critical Environ7 mental Concern (referred to in this section as the ‘‘covered 

8 area’’) within the California Desert Conservation Area 

9 under the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap10 proximately 6,350 acres as generally depicted on the map 

11 entitled ‘‘Proposed Black Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa 

12 ACEC’’ and dated March 2, 2015. 

13 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

14 shall administer the covered area to preserve the geologi15 cal, biological, cultural, and archeological resources within 

16 the covered area. 

17 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

18 the Federal land and interests in Federal land included 

19 within the covered area are withdrawn from— 

20 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

21 under the public land laws; 

22 (2) location, entry, and patent under the United 

23 States mining laws; and 

24 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min25 eral and geothermal leasing and mineral materials. 


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1 (d) PROHIBITION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERA2 TION FACILITIES.—Development of renewable energy gen3 eration facilities (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for 

4 the transmission of energy and telecommunication facili5 ties and infrastructure) is prohibited within the covered 

6 area. 

7 TITLE VI—MOJAVE TRAILS 

8 SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 

9 SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS. 

10 In this title: 

11 (1) MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘‘Manage12 ment Area’’ means the Mojave Trails Special Man13 agement Area. 

14 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en15 titled ‘‘Proposed Mojave Trails Special Management 

16 Area’’ and dated September 30, 2015. 

17 (3) ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILITY.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘energy 

19 transport facility’’ means any facility used for 

20 the operation, maintenance, transmission, dis21 tribution, or transportation of electricity or nat22 ural gas. 

23 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘energy 

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1 (i) electric and gas transmission and 

2 distribution facilities; 

3 (ii) telecommunications facilities; and 

4 (iii) appurtenant equipment owned or 

5 used by a public or municipal utility com6 pany or water district. 

7 (4) MECHANIZED VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘mecha8 nized vehicle’’ means a motorized or mechanized ve9 hicle or equipment used by a public or municipal 

10 utility company or water district to construct, oper11 ate, maintain, repair, or upgrade electricity, natural 

12 gas, telecommunications, or water infrastructure. 

13 (5) PUBLIC-UTILITY COMPANY.—The term 

14 ‘‘public-utility company’’ has the meaning given the 

15 term in section 1262 of the Public Utility Holding 

16 Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451). 

17 (6) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 

18 has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 

19 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

20 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 

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

22 the Secretary of the Interior. 

23 SEC. 602. MOJAVE TRAILS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 

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1 fornia, to be managed by the Barstow Field Office and 

2 the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Manage3 ment. 

4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Management 

5 Area is— 

6 (1) to preserve and maintain the nationally sig7 nificant biological, cultural, recreational, geological, 

8 educational, historic, scenic, and scientific values— 

9 (A) in the Central and Eastern Mojave 

10 Desert; and 

11 (B) along historic Route 66; 

12 (2) to secure the opportunity for present and 

13 future generations to experience and enjoy the mag14 nificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural and 

15 cultural resources of the Management Area; 

16 (3) to provide public recreational use of the 

17 Management Area, including motorized vehicle use 

18 on designated roads and trails; and 

19 (4) to provide access to mineral resources for 

20 mining and economic development. 

21 (c) BOUNDARIES.—The Management Area shall con22 sist of the public lands in San Bernardino County, Cali23 fornia, comprising approximately 965,000 acres, as gen24 erally depicted on the map. 

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

2 not later than three years, after the date of enact3 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a map 

4 and legal description of the Management Area to— 

5 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

6 of the House of Representatives; and 

7 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

8 Resources of the Senate. 

9 (2) EFFECT.—The map and legal description 

10 submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

11 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

12 that the Secretary may correct any errors in the 

13 map and legal description. 

14 (3) AVAILABILITY.—Copies of the map sub15 mitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 

16 available for public inspection in— 

17 (A) the Office of the Director of the Bu18 reau of Land Management; and 

19 (B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of 

20 Land Management in the State of California. 

21 SEC. 603. MANAGEMENT. 

22 (a) CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED.—The Sec23 retary shall allow hiking, camping, hunting, trapping, fish24 ing, and sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, 


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1 mountain bikes, and horses on designated routes in the 

2 Management Area in a manner that— 

3 (1) is consistent with the purpose of the Man4 agement Area; 

5 (2) ensures public health and safety; and 

6 (3) is consistent with applicable law. 

7 (b) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE USE.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro9 vided in this subsection and subject to all other ap10 plicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be 

11 permitted on routes in the Management Area gen12 erally depicted on the map. 

13 (2) CLOSURE.—Subject to paragraph (3), the 

14 Secretary may temporarily close or permanently re15 route a portion of a route described in paragraph (1) 

16 or opened pursuant to paragraph (4)— 

17 (A) to prevent, or allow for restoration of, 

18 resource damage; 

19 (B) to protect tribal cultural resources, in20 cluding the resources identified in the tribal cul21 tural resources management survey conducted 

22 under subsection (g); 

23 (C) to address public safety concerns; or 

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1 (3) NO NET LOSS.—Except in the case of the 

2 temporary closure of a route due to an emergency, 

3 before any routes described in paragraph (1) are 

4 closed, the Secretary should open new routes pursu5 ant to paragraph (4) to ensure that there is no net 

6 loss in the total mileage of open routes in the Man7 agement Area available for off-highway vehicle use. 

8 (4) DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL ROUTES.— 

9 During the three-year period beginning on the date 

10 of enactment of this Act, the Secretary— 

11 (A) shall accept petitions from the public 

12 regarding additional routes for off-highway ve13 hicles in the Management Area; and 

14 (B) may designate additional routes that 

15 the Secretary determines— 

16 (i) would provide significant or unique 

17 recreational opportunities; and 

18 (ii) are consistent with the purposes 

19 of the Management Area. 

20 (c) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CALI21 FORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Not 

22 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act, the Secretary shall enter into a memorandum 

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1 cess to the Management Area for the placement and main2 tenance of water development projects as considered nec3 essary for wildlife conservation. 

4 (d) HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para6 graph (2), the Secretary shall permit hunting, trap7 ping, and fishing within the Management Area in 

8 accordance with applicable Federal and State laws 

9 (including regulations). 

10 (2) TRAPPING.—No amphibians or reptiles may 

11 be collected within the Management Area, except 

12 for— 

13 (A) scientific purposes; 

14 (B) the removal of an invasive species; or 

15 (C) identification/medical purposes in re16 sponse to a snakebite. 

17 (3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, after con18 sultation with the California Department of Fish 

19 and Wildlife, may designate zones in which, and es20 tablish periods during which, hunting, trapping, and 

21 fishing shall not be allowed in the Management Area 

22 for reasons of public safety, administration, resource 

23 protection, or public use and enjoyment. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title termi2 nates any valid existing grazing permit within the 

3 Management Area. 

4 (2) EFFECT ON BLAIR PERMIT.—Nothing in 

5 this title affects the Lazy Daisy grazing permit (per6 mittee number 9076) on land included in the Man7 agement Area including the transfer of title to the 

8 grazing permit to the Secretary or to a private 

9 party. 

10 (3) PERMIT RETIREMENT.—The Secretary may 

11 acquire base property and associated grazing per12 mits within the Management Area for purposes of 

13 permanently retiring the permit if— 

14 (A) the permittee is a willing seller; 

15 (B) the permittee and Secretary reach an 

16 agreement concerning the terms and conditions 

17 of the acquisition; and 

18 (C) termination of the allotment would fur19 ther the purposes of the Management Area de20 scribed in section 602(b). 

21 (f) NEW MINING.— 

22 (1) OPEN TO MINING.—The Management Area 

23 will remain— 

24 (A) open to location, entry, and patent 

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1 (B) subject to the mineral leasing and min2 eral materials laws. 

3 (2) LIMITATIONS.—New mining will not be per4 mitted on— 

5 (A) any land within the Management Area 

6 donated to the United States for conservation 

7 purposes since January 1, 1995; or 

8 (B) more than 10 percent of the total acre9 age of the Management Area. 

10 (g) ACCESS TO STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.— 

11 (1) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall provide ade12 quate access to each owner of non-Federal land or 

13 interests in non-Federal land within the boundary of 

14 the Management Area to ensure the reasonable 

15 maintenance, use, and enjoyment of the land or in16 terest by the owner. 

17 (2) SURVEY OF EXISTING MOTORIZED ACCESS

18 ROUTES.—Not later than two years after enactment 

19 of this title, the Secretary shall consult with the 

20 owners of all non-Federal land within the boundary 

21 of the Monument to inventory all existing motorized 

22 access routes to private parcels existing as of the 

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1 (3) PROHIBITION ON CLOSING MOTORIZED AC2 CESS ROUTES.—The Secretary shall not close or 

3 deny use of any routes inventoried in paragraph (2). 

4 (4) PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTION.—Subject to 

5 paragraph (5), the Secretary may temporarily or 

6 permanently reroute a portion of a route inventoried 

7 in paragraph (2) to address public safety concerns. 

8 (5) NO LET LOSS OF ACCESS.—Except in the 

9 case of temporary closure of a route due to an emer10 gency, before any route inventoried in paragraph (2) 

11 is closed, the Secretary must open a new motorized 

12 access route to private parcels impacted by the clo13 sure. 

14 (h) LIMITATIONS ON COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para16 graphs (2) and (3), or as required for the customary 

17 operation, maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or de18 velopment of energy transport facilities within cor19 ridors or rights-of-way described in subsection (g), 

20 no commercial enterprises shall be authorized within 

21 the boundary of the Management Area after the 

22 date of enactment of this Act. 

23 (2) ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS AUTHORIZED BY

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1 that the commercial enterprise would further the 

2 purposes described in section 602(b). 

3 (3) EXCEPTIONS.—This subsection does not 

4 apply to the following: 

5 (A) Energy transport facilities that are 

6 owned or operated by a utility subject to regula7 tion by the Federal Government or a State gov8 ernment or a State utility with a service obliga9 tion (as those terms may be defined in section 

10 217 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 824q)). 

12 (B) Mining. 

13 (C) Commercial vehicular touring enter14 prises within the Management Area that oper15 ate on designated routes. 

16 (D) Holders of permits for commercial en17 terprises, such as touring, wildlife viewing, or 

18 guiding for profit, within the Management 

19 Area, regardless of whether the permit is issued 

20 before, on, or after the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act. 

22 (E) Commercial operations that take place 

23 on non-Federal land within the boundary of the 

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1 (i) RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND ENERGY TRANSPORT FA2 CILITIES.— 

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

4 nothing in this title precludes, prevents, or inhibits 

5 the following activities within rights-of-way or cor6 ridors in existence in the Management Area as of 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act: 

8 (A) Use of mechanized vehicles. 

9 (B) Customary operation. 

10 (C) Maintenance. 

11 (D) Construction. 

12 (E) Incidental uses. 

13 (F) Upgrades or expansion. 

14 (G) Relocation within the right-of-way. 

15 (H) Replacement. 

16 (I) Development of energy transport facili17 ties. 

18 (2) LIMITATION.—The activities described in 

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

20 minimizes the impact of the activities on Manage21 ment Area resources. 

22 (3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall, to 

23 the maximum extent practicable— 

24 (A) permit rights-of-way and corridor 

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1 sources of the Management Area described in 

2 section 602(b); and 

3 (B) ensure that— 

4 (i) existing rights-of-way and utility 

5 corridors within the Management Area are 

6 fully utilized before authorizing any new or 

7 expanded utility right-of-way or corridor; 

8 and 

9 (ii) no economically, technically, or le10 gally feasible alternative exists outside the 

11 Management Area before authorizing a 

12 new or expanded energy transport facility 

13 right-of-way or corridor within the Man14 agement Area. 

15 (4) EFFECT ON EXISTING FACILITIES AND

16 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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

18 terminates or limits any valid right-of-way with19 in the Management Area in existence as of the 

20 date of enactment of this Act (including the 

21 customary operation, maintenance, repair, relo22 cation within an existing right-of-way, or re23 placement of energy transport facilities within 

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1 right-of-way, including a right-of-way described 

2 in subparagraph (B). 

3 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A right-of-way referred 

4 to in subparagraph (A) includes, but is not lim5 ited to— 

6 (i) a right-of-way issued, granted, or 

7 permitted to— 

8 (I) the Southern California Edi9 son Company or any predecessors, 

10 successors, or assigns of the Southern 

11 California Edison Company, which are 

12 referred to as of the date of enact13 ment of this Act as Lugo-Mohave, El14 dorado-Lugo, Cima-Eldorado-Pisgah 1 

15 and 2, and Lugo-Pisgah 1 and 2 

16 transmission line rights-of-way, Hec17 tor, Lava, Sheephole, and Danby dis18 tribution circuit rights-of-way, and 

19 any rights-of-way affiliated with the 

20 Camino Substation; 

21 (II) the Pacific Gas and Electric 

22 Company or any predecessors, succes23 sors, or assigns of the Pacific Gas and 

24 Electric Company, which are referred 


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1 to as Gas Transmission Lines 300A, 

2 300B, 311, and 372 rights-of-way; 

3 (III) the Southern California Gas 

4 Company or any predecessors, succes5 sors, or assigns of the Southern Cali6 fornia Gas Company, which are re7 ferred to as Gas Transmission Lines 

8 235, 3000, and 6916 rights-of-way; 

9 and 

10 (IV) the Celeron Pipeline Com11 pany and the All American Pipeline 

12 Company by Right-of-Way Grant No. 

13 CA 14013 from the Bureau of Land 

14 Management; and 

15 (ii) a right-of-way authorization issued 

16 on the expiration of an existing right-of17 way authorization described in clause (i). 

18 (C) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later 

19 than one year after the date of enactment of 

20 this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 

21 Southern California Edison Company, the Pa22 cific Gas and Electric Company, the Southern 

23 California Gas Company, and the Metropolitan 

24 Water District of Southern California, shall 

25 publish plans for regular and emergency access 


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1 by such utilities to the respective rights-of-way 

2 of those utilities within the Management Area. 

3 (5) UPGRADING AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING

4 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Nothing in this subsection pro5 hibits the upgrading (including the construction, re6 location, or replacement within an existing right-of7 way) or expansion of an existing energy transport 

8 facility for the purpose of increasing the trans9 mission capacity of the energy transport facility or 

10 for providing energy storage consistent with require11 ments of the California Public Utilities Commission, 

12 or the Federal or State agency with regulatory au13 thority over those actions, in— 

14 (A) existing rights-of-way or corridors 

15 within the Management Area; or 

16 (B) a right-of-way issued, granted, or per17 mitted by the Secretary that is contiguous or 

18 adjacent to existing energy transport facility 

19 rights-of-way, including existing Southern Cali20 fornia Edison Company, Pacific Gas and Elec21 tric Company, and Southern California Gas 

22 Company energy transport facility rights-of23 way. 

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1 this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the 

2 Interstate 40 transportation corridor to be equiva3 lent to a utility right-of-way corridor in existence as 

4 of the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 (7) NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as authorized in 

7 subparagraph (B), any new right-of-way within 

8 the Management Area shall— 

9 (i) only be permitted— 

10 (I) in an energy corridor that is 

11 designated as of the date of enact12 ment of this Act; or 

13 (II) as an expansion of an energy 

14 corridor described in subclause (I); 

15 and 

16 (ii) require compliance with the Na17 tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

18 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

19 (B) APPROVAL.—A new right-of-way, or 

20 expansion of an existing energy corridor, au21 thorized by subparagraph (A) shall only be ap22 proved if the Secretary, in consultation with ap23 plicable Federal and State agencies, determines 

24 that the new right-of-way or expansion of an 

25 existing corridor is consistent with— 


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1 (i) this title; 

2 (ii) other applicable laws; 

3 (iii) the purposes of the Management 

4 Area described in section 602(b); and 

5 (iv) the management plan for the 

6 Management Area. 

7 (j) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this title or the man8 agement plan restricts or precludes— 

9 (1) overflights (including low-level overflights) 

10 of military, commercial, and general aviation aircraft 

11 that can be seen or heard within the Management 

12 Area; 

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

14 special use airspace; 

15 (3) the establishment of military flight training 

16 routes over the Management Area; or 

17 (4) the use (including takeoff and landing) of 

18 helicopters and other aerial devices to construct or 

19 maintain energy transport facilities. 

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

21 all Federal land within the Management Area is with22 drawn from— 

23 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

24 under the public land laws; and 


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1 (2) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under 

2 all laws relating to solar, wind, and geothermal en3 ergy. 

4 (l) PROHIBITION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERA5 TION FACILITIES.—Development of renewable energy gen6 eration facilities (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for 

7 the transmission of energy and telecommunication facili8 ties and infrastructure) is prohibited within the Manage9 ment Area. 

10 (m) NO BUFFERS.—The establishment of the Man11 agement Area shall not— 

12 (1) create a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

13 around the Management Area; or 

14 (2) restrict, preclude, limit, or prevent uses or 

15 activities outside the Management Area that are per16 mitted under other applicable laws, even if the uses 

17 or activities are prohibited within the Management 

18 Area. 

19 (n) NOTICE OF AVAILABLE ROUTES.—The Secretary 

20 shall ensure that visitors to the Management Area have 

21 access to adequate notice relating to the availability of des22 ignated routes in the Management Area through— 

23 (1) the placement of appropriate signage along 

24 the designated routes; 


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1 (2) the distribution of maps, safety education 

2 materials, and other information that the Secretary 

3 determines to be appropriate; and 

4 (3) restoration of areas that are not designated 

5 as open routes, including vertical mulching. 

6 (o) STEWARDSHIP.—In consultation with Indian 

7 tribes and other interested persons, the Secretary shall de8 velop a program to provide opportunities for monitoring 

9 and stewardship of the Management Area to minimize en10 vironmental impacts and prevent resource damage from 

11 recreational use, including volunteer assistance with— 

12 (1) route signage; 

13 (2) restoration of closed routes; 

14 (3) protection of Management Area resources; 

15 and 

16 (4) recreation education. 

17 (p) PROTECTION OF TRIBAL CULTURAL RE18 SOURCES.—Not later than two years after the date of en19 actment of this Act, the Secretary, in accordance with 

20 chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, and any 

21 other applicable law, shall— 

22 (1) prepare and complete a tribal cultural re23 sources survey of the Management Area; and 

24 (2) consult with the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, 

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1 Indian Tribe, the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mis2 sion Indians, and other Indian tribes with historic or 

3 cultural ties to land within, or adjacent to, the Man4 agement Area regarding the management of portions 

5 of the Management Area containing sacred sites or 

6 cultural importance to the Indian tribes on the de7 velopment and implementation of the tribal cultural 

8 resources survey under paragraph (1). 

9 (q) PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

10 (1) NO AFFECT ON NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The 

11 establishment of the Management Area does not af12 fect— 

13 (A) any land or interest in land held by the 

14 State of California, political subdivision of the 

15 State, or special district; 

16 (B) any private property right (including a 

17 water development right) within or adjacent to 

18 the boundaries of the Management Area; 

19 (C) any land, interest in land, or cus20 tomary operation, maintenance, repair, or re21 placement activity carried out on, over, or 

22 under land or within an existing right-of-way in 

23 the Management Area; or 

24 (D) access to valid existing water rights 

25 and the operation and maintenance of water 


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1 conveyance structures associated with the water 

2 rights. 

3 (2) NO NEW AUTHORITY.—Nothing in this title 

4 grants to the Secretary any authority on or over 

5 non-Federal land not already provided by law. 

6 SEC. 604. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire for in8 clusion in the Management Area any land or interests in 

9 land within the boundary of the Management Area owned 

10 by the State, units of local government, Indian tribes, non11 profit organizations, private individuals, or any other land12 owner only by— 

13 (1) donation; 

14 (2) exchange with a willing party; or 

15 (3) purchase from a willing seller. 

16 (b) USE OF EASEMENTS.—To the maximum extent 

17 practicable and only with the approval of the landowner, 

18 the Secretary may use permanent conservation easements 

19 to acquire an interest in land in the Management Area 

20 rather than acquiring fee simple title to the land. 

21 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER22 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land within the 

23 boundaries of the Management Area that is acquired by 

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1 shall be added to and administered as part of the Manage2 ment Area. 

3 (d) DONATED AND ACQUIRED LAND.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—All land within the boundary 

5 of the Management Area donated to the United 

6 States or acquired using amounts from the land and 

7 water conservation fund established under section 

8 200302 of title 54, United States Code, before, on, 

9 or after the date of enactment of this Act— 

10 (A) shall be managed in accordance with 

11 section 603; and 

12 (B) shall be managed consistent with the 

13 purposes of the Management Area described in 

14 section 602(b). 

15 (2) EFFECT ON MANAGEMENT AREA.—Land 

16 within the boundary of the Management Area that 

17 is contiguous to land donated to the United States 

18 or acquired through purchase or exchange shall be 

19 managed in a manner consistent with conservation 

20 purposes, subject to applicable law. 

21 SEC. 605. RENEWABLE ENERGY RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICA22 TIONS. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Applicants for rights-of-way for 

24 the development of solar energy facilities that have been 

25 terminated by the establishment of the Management Area 


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1 shall be granted the right of first refusal to apply for re2 placement sites that— 

3 (1) have not previously been encumbered by 

4 right-of-way applications; and 

5 (2) are located within the Solar Energy Zones 

6 designated by the Solar Energy Programmatic Envi7 ronmental Impact Statement of the Department of 

8 the Interior and the Department of Energy. 

9 (b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a right of first 

10 refusal under subsection (a), an applicant shall have, on 

11 or before December 1, 2009— 

12 (1) submitted an application for a right-of-way 

13 to the Bureau of Land Management; 

14 (2) completed a plan of development to develop 

15 a solar energy facility on land within the Manage16 ment Area; 

17 (3) submitted cost recovery funds to the Bu18 reau of Land Management to assist with the costs 

19 of processing the right-of-way application; 

20 (4) successfully submitted an application for an 

21 interconnection agreement with an electrical grid op22 erator that is registered with the North American 

23 Electric Reliability Corporation; and 

24 (5)(A) secured a power purchase agreement; or 


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1 (B) a financially and technically viable solar en2 ergy facility project, as determined by the Director 

3 of the Bureau of Land Management. 

4 (c) EQUIVALENT ENERGY PRODUCTION.—Each 

5 right-of-way for a replacement site granted under this sec6 tion shall— 

7 (1) authorize the same energy production at the 

8 replacement site as had been applied for at the site 

9 that had been the subject of the terminated applica10 tion; and 

11 (2) have— 

12 (A) appropriate solar insolation and 

13 geotechnical attributes; and 

14 (B) adequate access to existing trans15 mission or feasible new transmission. 

16 (d) EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY APPLICATIONS.— 

17 Nothing in this section alters, affects, or displaces primary 

18 rights-of-way applications within the Solar Energy Study 

19 Areas unless the applications are otherwise altered, af20 fected, or displaced as a result of the Solar Energy Pro21 grammatic Environmental Impact Statement of the De22 partment of the Interior and the Department of Energy. 

23 (e) DEADLINES.—A right of first refusal granted 

24 under this section shall only be exercisable by the date 

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1 (f) EXPEDITED APPLICATION PROCESSING.—The 

2 Secretary shall expedite the review of replacement site ap3 plications from eligible applicants, as described in sub4 section (b). 

5 SEC. 606. EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS 

6 TO FACILITATE ROUTE 66 BRIDGE REPAIR 

7 AND REPLACEMENT WITHIN MANAGEMENT 

8 AREA. 

9 (a) PROGRAMMATIC ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

10 PROCESS.—Consistent with section 139 of title 23, United 

11 States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall author12 ize the use of a single programmatic environmental review 

13 process to cover all repair or replacement projects pro14 posed for bridges of Route 66, also known as National 

15 Trails Highway, located within the Management Area. 

16 (b) PRESERVATION OF PARKLANDS, REFUGES, AND

17 HISTORIC SITES.—Section 138 of title 23, United States 

18 Code, and section 303 of title 49, United States Code, 

19 shall not apply to the bridge repair and replacement 

20 projects described in subsection (a). 

21 (c) ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.—The bridge repair 

22 and replacement projects described in subsection (a) are 

23 exempt from the biological survey and consultation re24 quirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

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1 (d) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW.— 

2 Section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, shall not 

3 apply to the bridge repair and replacement projects de4 scribed in subsection (a). 

5 (e) FEDERAL ACTIONS TO ADDRESS ENVIRON6 MENTAL JUSTICE.—Executive Order No. 12898 (59 Fed. 

7 Reg. 7629; 42 U.S.C. 4321 note), as amended by Execu8 tive Order No. 12948 (60 Fed. Reg. 6381), shall not apply 

9 to the bridge repair and replacement projects described 

10 in subsection (a). 

11 TITLE VII—SAND TO SNOW 

12 NATIONAL MONUMENT 

13 SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this title: 

15 (1) ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILITY.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘energy 

17 transport facility’’ means any facility used for 

18 the operation, maintenance, transmission, dis19 tribution, or transportation of electricity or nat20 ural gas. 

21 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘energy 

22 transport facility’’ includes— 

23 (i) electric and gas transmission and 

24 distribution facilities; 

25 (ii) telecommunications facilities; and 


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1 (iii) appurtenant equipment owned or 

2 used by a public or municipal utility com3 pany or water district. 

4 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en5 titled ‘‘Proposed Sand to Snow National Monument’’ 

6 and dated August 4, 2015. 

7 (3) MECHANIZED VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘mecha8 nized vehicle’’ means a motorized or mechanized ve9 hicle or equipment used by a public or municipal 

10 utility company or water district to construct, oper11 ate, maintain, repair, or upgrade electricity, natural 

12 gas, telecommunications, or water infrastructure. 

13 (4) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

14 means the Sand to Snow National Monument estab15 lished by section 702(a). 

16 (5) PUBLIC-UTILITY COMPANY.—The term 

17 ‘‘public-utility company’’ has the meaning given the 

18 term in section 1262 of the Public Utility Holding 

19 Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451). 

20 (6) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

21 means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec22 retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 

23 SEC. 702. SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

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

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1 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Monument 

2 are— 

3 (1) to preserve the nationally significant biologi4 cal, cultural, educational, geological, historic, scenic, 

5 and recreational values at the convergence of the 

6 Mojave and Colorado Desert and the San 

7 Bernardino Mountains; and 

8 (2) to secure the opportunity for present and 

9 future generations to experience and enjoy the mag10 nificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural and 

11 cultural resources of the Monument. 

12 (c) BOUNDARIES.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Monument shall consist 

14 of the Federal land and Federal interests in land 

15 within the boundaries depicted on the map. 

16 (2) DISTANCE FROM STATE HIGHWAYS.—In ac17 cordance with the policy of the Bureau of Land 

18 Management, the boundaries of the Monument shall 

19 be set back not less than 300 feet from all State 

20 highways. 

21 (d) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

22 (1) LEGAL DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac23 ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 

24 Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Nat25 ural Resources of the House of Representatives and 


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1 the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 

2 the Senate legal descriptions of the Monument, 

3 based on the map. 

4 (2) CORRECTIONS.—The map and legal descrip5 tions of the Monument shall have the same force 

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

7 Secretaries may correct clerical and typographical 

8 errors in the map and legal descriptions. 

9 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 

10 on file and available for public inspection in appro11 priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

12 SEC. 703. MANAGEMENT OF MONUMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall— 

14 (1) only allow uses of the Monument that— 

15 (A) further the purposes described in sec16 tion 702(b); 

17 (B) are included in the management plan 

18 developed under subsection (g); and 

19 (C) do not interfere with the energy trans20 port facility rights-of-way authorized under sec21 tion 704(e); and 

22 (2) subject to valid existing rights, manage the 

23 Monument to protect the resources of the Monu24 ment, in accordance with— 

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1 (B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage2 ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

3 (C) any other applicable provisions of law. 

4 (b) COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 

5 (1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Consistent with the 

6 management plan and authorities applicable to the 

7 Monument, the Secretaries may enter into coopera8 tive agreements (including special use permits with 

9 any person (including educational institutions and 

10 Indian tribes)), for the purposes of interpreting, re11 searching, and providing education on the resources 

12 of the Monument. 

13 (2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH

14 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILD15 LIFE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 

16 enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall enter 

17 into a memorandum of understanding with the Cali18 fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit 

19 operationally feasible, ongoing access to the Monu20 ment for the placement and maintenance of water 

21 development projects as considered necessary for 

22 wildlife conservation. 

23 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUIRED

24 LAND.—Any land or interest in land within the bound25 aries of the Monument that is acquired by the Secretaries 


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1 after the date of enactment of this Act shall be managed 

2 by the Secretary concerned in accordance with this title. 

3 (d) LIMITATIONS.— 

4 (1) PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The establishment of 

6 the Monument does not— 

7 (i) affect— 

8 (I) any land or interest in land 

9 held by the State, political subdivision 

10 of the State, or special district; 

11 (II) any private property right 

12 (including a water development right) 

13 within the boundaries of the Monu14 ment; 

15 (III) any land, interest in land, 

16 or customary operation, maintenance, 

17 repair, or replacement activity carried 

18 out on, over, or under land or within 

19 a right-of-way granted to, owned by, 

20 or controlled by the Metropolitan 

21 Water District or the Southern Cali22 fornia Edison Company pursuant to 

23 law or legal right (including the Act 

24 of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chap25 ter 270)) included in the Monument 


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1 and conducted in a manner that mini2 mizes the impact on the resources of 

3 the Monument; or 

4 (IV) access to valid existing 

5 water rights and the operation and 

6 maintenance of water conveyance 

7 structures associated with the water 

8 rights; or 

9 (ii) grant to the Secretaries any au10 thority on or over non-Federal land not al11 ready provided by law. 

12 (B) PLANS.—Not later than one year after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secre14 taries, in consultation with the district and 

15 company referred to in subparagraph (A)(i)(III) 

16 shall publish plans for regular and emergency 

17 access to the land and rights-of-way owned or 

18 controlled by the company or district. 

19 (2) AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secre20 taries under this title extends only to Federal land 

21 and Federal interests in land included in the Monu22 ment. 

23 (e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 


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

2 any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 

3 Monument. 

4 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE MONUMENT.—The 

5 fact that an activity or use on land outside the 

6 Monument can be seen or heard within the Monu7 ment shall not preclude the activity or use outside 

8 the boundary of the Monument. 

9 (3) NO ADDITIONAL REGULATION.—Nothing in 

10 this title requires additional regulation of activities 

11 on land outside the boundary of the Monument. 

12 (f) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this title 

13 affects the standards governing air or water quality out14 side the boundary of the Monument. 

15 (g) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall— 

17 (A) not later than three years after the 

18 date of enactment of this Act, complete a man19 agement plan for the conservation and protec20 tion of the Monument; and 

21 (B) on completion of the management 

22 plan— 

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1 (I) the Committee on Natural 

2 Resources of the House of Represent3 atives; and 

4 (II) the Committee on Energy 

5 and Natural Resources of the Senate; 

6 and 

7 (ii) make the management plan avail8 able to the public. 

9 (2) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall 

10 include provisions that— 

11 (A) provide for the conservation and pro12 tection of the Monument; 

13 (B) authorize the continued recreational 

14 uses of the Monument (including hiking, camp15 ing, hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, off16 highway vehicle recreation on designated routes, 

17 rockhounding, sport shooting, and horseback 

18 riding), if the recreational uses are consistent 

19 with this title and any other applicable law; 

20 (C) address the designation and mainte21 nance of roads, trails, and paths in the Monu22 ment and take into consideration— 

23 (i) connecting trails within the Monu24 ment to trails on other adjacent public 

25 land; and 


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1 (ii) establishing a trailhead at Cabot’s 

2 Pueblo in the city of Desert Hot Springs, 

3 California; 

4 (D) address regional fire management 

5 planning and coordination between the Director 

6 of the Bureau of Land Management, the Chief 

7 of the Forest Service, Riverside County, and 

8 San Bernardino County; 

9 (E) address the establishment of a visitor 

10 center to serve the Monument and adjacent 

11 public land; 

12 (F) provide for the maintenance of and ac13 cess to energy transport facilities and rights-of14 way within the Monument; and 

15 (G) provide for the maintenance of and ac16 cess to existing water conveyance systems and 

17 rights-of-way within the Monument. 

18 (3) PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 

19 (A) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Secretaries 

20 shall prepare and implement the management 

21 plan in accordance with the National Environ22 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

23 seq.) and any other applicable laws. 


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1 (B) CONSULTATION.—In preparing and 

2 implementing the management plan, the Secre3 taries shall periodically consult with— 

4 (i) the advisory committee established 

5 under section 706; 

6 (ii) interested private property owners 

7 and holders of valid rights located within 

8 the boundaries of the Monument; and 

9 (iii) representatives of the San Manuel 

10 Band of Serrano Mission Indians, the 

11 Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and 

12 other Indian tribes with historic or cultural 

13 ties to land within, or adjacent to, the 

14 Monument regarding the management of 

15 portions of the Monument that are of cul16 tural importance to the Indian tribes. 

17 (4) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Except as other18 wise prohibited by this Act, pending completion of 

19 the management plan for the Monument, the Secre20 taries shall manage any Federal land and Federal 

21 interests in land within the boundary of the Monu22 ment— 

23 (A) in accordance with section 1.6D of the 

24 Bureau of Land Management manual num25 bered 6220, dated July 13, 2012, and entitled 


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1 ‘‘National Monuments, National Conservation 

2 Areas, and Similar Designations’’; and 

3 (B) consistent with the purposes of the 

4 Monument described in section 702(b). 

5 SEC. 704. USES OF MONUMENT. 

6 (a) USE OF OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORIZED VEHI7 CLES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as necessary for ad9 ministrative purposes or to respond to an emer10 gency, the use of off-highway motorized vehicles in 

11 the Monument (including the use of off-highway mo12 torized vehicles for commercial touring) shall be per13 mitted only on designated routes, subject to all ap14 plicable law and as authorized by the management 

15 plan. 

16 (2) INVENTORY.—Not later than two years 

17 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 

18 of the Bureau of Land Management shall— 

19 (A) complete an inventory of all existing 

20 routes in the Monument; and 

21 (B) designate routes concurrently with the 

22 completion of the management plan. 

23 (b) HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para25 graph (2), the Secretaries shall permit hunting, 


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1 trapping, and fishing within the Monument in ac2 cordance with applicable Federal and State laws (in3 cluding regulations) as of the date of enactment of 

4 this Act. 

5 (2) TRAPPING.—No amphibians or reptiles may 

6 be collected within the Monument, except for— 

7 (A) scientific purposes; 

8 (B) the removal of an invasive species; or 

9 (C) identification/medical purposes in re10 sponse to a snakebite. 

11 (3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries, after con12 sultation with the California Department of Fish 

13 and Wildlife, may designate zones in which, and es14 tablish periods during which, hunting, trapping, and 

15 fishing shall not be allowed in the Monument for 

16 reasons of public safety, administration, resource 

17 protection, or public use and enjoyment. 

18 (c) ACCESS TO STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.— 

19 (1) ACCESS.—The Secretaries shall provide ac20 cess to each owner of non-Federal land or interests 

21 in non-Federal land within the boundary of the 

22 Monument to ensure the reasonable maintenance, 

23 use, and enjoyment of the land or interest by the 

24 owner. 


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1 (2) SURVEY OF EXISTING MOTORIZED ACCESS

2 ROUTES.—Not later than two years after enactment 

3 of this Act, the Secretaries shall consult with the 

4 owners of all non-Federal land within the boundary 

5 of the Monument to inventory all existing motorized 

6 access routes to private parcels existing as of the 

7 date of enactment of this Act. 

8 (3) PROHIBITION ON CLOSING MOTORIZED AC9 CESS ROUTES.—The Secretaries shall not close, re10 strict, or deny use of any routes inventoried in para11 graph (2). 

12 (4) PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTION.—Subject to 

13 paragraph (5), the Secretaries may temporarily or 

14 permanently reroute a portion of a route inventoried 

15 in paragraph (2) to address public safety concerns. 

16 (5) NO NET LOSS OF ACCESS.—Except in the 

17 case of temporary closure of a route due to an emer18 gency, before any route inventoried in paragraph (2) 

19 is closed, the Secretaries must open a new motorized 

20 access route to private parcels impacted by the clo21 sure. 

22 (d) LIMITATIONS.— 

23 (1) COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES.—Except as 

24 provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), or as required 

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1 expansion, or development of energy transport facili2 ties within the rights-of-way described in subsection 

3 (e), no commercial enterprises shall be authorized 

4 within the boundary of the Monument after the date 

5 of enactment of this Act. 

6 (2) AUTHORIZED EXCEPTIONS.—The Secre7 taries may authorize exceptions to paragraph (1) if 

8 the Secretaries determine that the commercial enter9 prises would further the purposes described in sec10 tion 702(b). 

11 (3) APPLICATION.—This subsection does not 

12 apply to the following: 

13 (A) Energy transport facilities that are 

14 owned or operated by a utility subject to regula15 tion by the Federal Government or a State gov16 ernment or a State utility with a service obliga17 tion (as those terms are defined in section 217 

18 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824q)). 

19 (B) Commercial vehicular touring enter20 prises within the Monument that operate on 

21 designated routes. 

22 (C) Holders of permits for commercial en23 terprises, such as touring, wildlife viewing, or 

24 guiding for profit, within the Monument, re25 gardless of whether the permit is issued before, 


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1 on, or after the date of the enactment of this 

2 Act. 

3 (D) Commercial operations that take place 

4 on non-Federal land within the boundary of the 

5 Monument. 

6 (e) ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS7 OF-WAY.— 

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

9 nothing in this Act precludes, prevents, or inhibits 

10 the use of mechanized vehicles or customary oper11 ation, maintenance, upgrade, expansion, relocation 

12 within an existing right-of-way, replacement, or de13 velopment of energy transport facilities within exist14 ing rights-of-way located in the Monument. 

15 (2) LIMITATION.—The activities described in 

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

17 minimizes the impact of the activities on Monument 

18 resources. 

19 (3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretaries shall, to 

20 the maximum extent practicable— 

21 (A) permit rights-of-way that best protect 

22 the values and resources of the Monument de23 scribed in section 702(b); and 

24 (B) ensure that— 


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1 (i) existing rights-of-way within the 

2 Monument are fully utilized before author3 izing any new or expanded utility right-of4 way; and 

5 (ii) no economically, technically, or le6 gally feasible alternative exists outside the 

7 Monument before authorizing a new or ex8 panded energy transport facility right-of9 way within the Monument. 

10 (4) EFFECT ON EXISTING FACILITIES AND

11 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 

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

13 terminates or limits any valid right-of-way with14 in the Monument in existence on the date of en15 actment of this Act (including the customary 

16 operation, maintenance, repair, relocation with17 in an existing right-of-way, or replacement of 

18 energy transport facilities within an existing 

19 right-of-way), or other authorized right-of-way, 

20 including a right-of-way described in subpara21 graph (B). 

22 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A right-of-way referred 

23 to in subparagraph (A) includes— 

24 (i) a right-of-way issued, granted, or 

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1 son Company or any predecessors, succes2 sors, or assigns of the Southern California 

3 Edison Company, which are referred to as 

4 the Devers-Hi Desert-Terawind-Yucca 

5 transmission line rights-of-way and 

6 Coachella, Skyborne, and Toll distribution 

7 circuit rights-of-way; and 

8 (ii) a right-of-way authorization issued 

9 on the expiration of an existing right-of10 way authorization described in clause (i). 

11 (C) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later 

12 than one year after the date of enactment of 

13 this Act, the Secretaries, in consultation with 

14 the Southern California Edison Company, shall 

15 publish plans for regular and emergency access 

16 by the Southern California Edison Company to 

17 the rights-of-way of the Southern California 

18 Edison Company within the Monument. 

19 (5) UPGRADING AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING

20 RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—Nothing in this subsection pro21 hibits the upgrading (including the construction, re22 location, or replacement within an existing right-of23 way) or expansion of an existing energy transport 

24 facility for the purpose of increasing the trans25 mission capacity of the energy transport facility or 


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1 for providing energy storage consistent with the re2 quirements of the California Public Utilities Com3 mission in— 

4 (A) existing rights-of-way within the 

5 Monument; or 

6 (B) a right-of-way issued, granted, or per7 mitted by the Secretaries that is contiguous or 

8 adjacent to existing energy transport facility 

9 rights-of-way, including existing Southern Cali10 fornia Edison Sand to Snow energy transport 

11 facility rights-of-way. 

12 (6) NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND NEW USES.— 

13 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as authorized in 

14 subparagraph (B), any new rights-of-way or 

15 new uses within existing rights-of-way shall re16 quire compliance with the National Environ17 mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

18 seq.). 

19 (B) APPROVAL.—New rights-of-way shall 

20 only be approved if the Secretaries, in consulta21 tion with applicable Federal and State agencies, 

22 determine that the new rights-of-way are con23 sistent with— 

24 (i) this title; 

25 (ii) other applicable laws; 


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1 (iii) the purposes of the Monument 

2 described in section 702(b); and 

3 (iv) the management plan for the 

4 Monument. 

5 (f) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this title or the man6 agement plan restricts or precludes— 

7 (1) overflights (including low-level overflights) 

8 of military, commercial, and general aviation aircraft 

9 that can be seen or heard within the Monument; 

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

11 special use airspace; 

12 (3) the establishment of military flight training 

13 routes over the Monument; or 

14 (4) the use (including takeoff and landing) of 

15 helicopters and other aerial devices to construct or 

16 maintain energy transport facilities. 

17 (g) WITHDRAWALS.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to this Act and valid 

19 existing rights and except as provided in paragraph 

20 (2), the Federal land and interests in Federal land 

21 included within the Monument are withdrawn 

22 from— 

23 (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 

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

2 public land mining laws; and 

3 (C) operation of the mineral leasing, geo4 thermal leasing, and mineral materials laws. 

5 (2) EXCHANGE.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 

6 to an exchange that the Secretaries determine would 

7 further the protective purposes of the Monument. 

8 (h) PROHIBITION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERA9 TION FACILITIES.—Development of renewable energy gen10 eration facilities (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for 

11 the transmission of energy and telecommunication facili12 ties and infrastructure) is prohibited within the Monu13 ment. 

14 (i) ACCESS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY

15 TRANSPORT FACILITIES.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—On a determination by the 

17 Secretaries that no reasonable alternative access ex18 ists and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretaries 

19 may allow new rights-of-way within the Monument 

20 to provide reasonable vehicular access to renewable 

21 energy project sites and appurtenant energy trans22 port facilities outside the boundaries of the Monu23 ment. 

24 (2) RESTRICTIONS.—To the maximum extent 

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1 sited to be consistent with the purposes of the 

2 Monument described in section 702(b). 

3 SEC. 705. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries may acquire for 

5 inclusion in the Monument any land or interests in land 

6 within the boundary of the Monument owned by the State, 

7 units of local government, Indian tribes, nonprofit organi8 zations, private individuals, or any other landowner only 

9 by— 

10 (1) donation; 

11 (2) exchange with a willing party; or 

12 (3) purchase from a willing seller. 

13 (b) USE OF EASEMENTS.—To the maximum extent 

14 practicable and only with the approval of the landowner, 

15 the Secretaries may use permanent conservation ease16 ments to acquire an interest in land in the Monument 

17 rather than acquiring fee simple title to the land. 

18 (c) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER19 ESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest in land within the 

20 boundaries of the Monument that is acquired by the 

21 United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall 

22 be added to and administered as part of the Monument. 

23 (d) DONATED AND ACQUIRED LAND.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—All land within the boundary 

25 of the Monument donated to the United States or 


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1 acquired using amounts from the land and water 

2 conservation fund established under section 200302 

3 of title 54, United States Code, before, on, or after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act— 

5 (A) is withdrawn from mineral entry; and 

6 (B) shall be managed in accordance with 

7 sections 703 and 704 consistent with the pur8 poses of the Monument described in section 

9 702(b). 

10 (2) EFFECT ON MONUMENT.—Land within the 

11 boundary of the Monument that is contiguous to 

12 land donated to the United States or acquired 

13 through purchase or exchange shall be managed in 

14 a manner consistent with conservation purposes, 

15 subject to applicable law. 

16 SEC. 706. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall establish an 

18 advisory committee for the Monument, the purpose of 

19 which is to advise the Secretaries with respect to the prep20 aration and implementation of the management plan re21 quired by section 703(g). 

22 (b) MEMBERSHIP.—To the maximum extent prac23 ticable, the advisory committee shall include the following 

24 members, to be appointed by the Secretaries: 


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1 (1) A representative with expertise in natural 

2 science and research selected from a regional institu3 tion of higher education or research. 

4 (2) A representative of the Department of De5 fense. 

6 (3) A representative of the California Natural 

7 Resources Agency. 

8 (4) A representative of each of San Bernardino 

9 and Riverside Counties, California. 

10 (5) A representative of each of the cities of 

11 Banning, Desert Hot Springs and Yucca Valley, 

12 California. 

13 (6) A representative of the San Manuel Band of 

14 Serrano Mission Indians. 

15 (7) A representative of the Morongo Band of 

16 Mission Indians. 

17 (8) A representative of the Friends of Big 

18 Morongo Preserve. 

19 (9) A representative of The Wildlands Conser20 vancy. 

21 (10) A representative of the Coachella Valley 

22 Mountains Conservancy. 

23 (11) A representative of the San Gorgonio Wil24 derness Association. 


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1 (12) A representative of the Morongo Valley 

2 Community Services District. 

3 (13) A representative of organizations relating 

4 to each of the following recreational activities: 

5 (A) Off-highway vehicles. 

6 (B) Hunting. 

7 (C) Rockhounding. 

8 (14) A representative of the Southern Cali9 fornia Edison Company. 

10 (15) A representative of the Metropolitan Water 

11 District. 

12 (16) A representative of Banning Heights Mu13 tual Water Company. 

14 (17) A representative of the Society for the 

15 Conservation of Bighorn Sheep. 

16 (18) A representative of the Bighorn Sheep 

17 Preservation Group. 

18 (c) TERMS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—In appointing members 

20 under subsection (b), the Secretaries shall appoint 1 

21 primary member and 1 alternate member who meets 

22 the qualifications described in each of those para23 graphs. 

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1 (A) PRIMARY MEMBER.—A vacancy on the 

2 advisory committee with respect to a primary 

3 member shall be filled by the applicable alter4 nate member. 

5 (B) ALTERNATE MEMBER.—The Secre6 taries shall appoint a new alternate member in 

7 the event of a vacancy with respect to an alter8 nate member of the advisory committee. 

9 (3) TERMINATION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term of all mem11 bers of the advisory committee shall terminate 

12 on the termination of the advisory committee 

13 under subsection (g). 

14 (B) NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The 

15 Secretaries may establish a new advisory com16 mittee on the termination of the advisory com17 mittee under subsection (g) to provide ongoing 

18 recommendations on the management of the 

19 Monument. 

20 (d) QUORUM.—A quorum of the advisory committee 

21 shall consist of a majority of the primary members. 

22 (e) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The advisory committee 

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1 among the primary members of the advisory com2 mittee. 

3 (2) DUTIES.—The chairperson and vice chair4 person selected under paragraph (1) shall establish 

5 any rules and procedures for the advisory committee 

6 that the chairperson and vice chairperson determine 

7 to be necessary or desirable. 

8 (f) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members 

9 of the advisory committee shall serve without pay. 

10 (g) TERMINATION.—The advisory committee shall 

11 cease to exist on— 

12 (1) the date on which the management plan is 

13 officially adopted by the Secretaries; or 

14 (2) such later date as the Secretaries may 

15 specify. 

16 SEC. 707. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES. 

17 Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect, re18 strict, or prevent the installation of wireless communica19 tions facilities in the Monument within the area depicted 

20 as ‘‘Morongo Gorge’’ on the map. 


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1 TITLE VIII—LAND CONVEY2 ANCES, WITHDRAWALS, AND 

3 RELATED PROVISIONS 

4 SEC. 801. RELEASE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY LAND IN5 TERESTS. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

7 (1) 1932 ACT.—The term ‘‘1932 Act’’ means 

8 the Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 

9 270). 

10 (2) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘District’’ means the 

11 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 

12 (b) RELEASE.—Subject to valid existing claims per13 fected prior to the effective date of the 1932 Act and the 

14 reservation of minerals set forth in the 1932 Act, the Sec15 retary of the Interior shall release, convey, or otherwise 

16 quitclaim to the District, in a form recordable in local 

17 county records, and subject to the approval of the District, 

18 after consultation and without monetary consideration, all 

19 right, title, and remaining interest of the United States 

20 in and to the land that was conveyed to the District pursu21 ant to the 1932 Act or any other law authorizing convey22 ance subject to restrictions or reversionary interests re23 tained by the United States, on request by the District. 


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1 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A conveyance author2 ized by subsection (b) shall be subject to the following 

3 terms and conditions: 

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

5 Secretary of the Interior for, the costs incurred by 

6 the Secretary to make the conveyance, including title 

7 searches, surveys, deed preparation, attorneys’ fees, 

8 and similar expenses. 

9 (2) By accepting the conveyances, the District 

10 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United 

11 States with regard to any boundary dispute relating 

12 to any parcel conveyed under this section. 

13 SEC. 802. CALIFORNIA STATE SCHOOL LAND. 

14 Section 707 of the California Desert Protection Act 

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

16 (1) in subsection (a)— 

17 (A) in the first sentence— 

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

19 California State Lands Commission (here20 inafter in this section referred to as the 

21 ‘Commission’), the Secretary shall enter 

22 into negotiations for an agreement’’ and 

23 inserting the following: 

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1 California State Lands Commission (referred to in 

2 this section as the ‘Commission’)’’; and 

3 (ii) by inserting ‘‘, national monu4 ments,’’ after ‘‘more of the wilderness 

5 areas’’; and 

6 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

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

8 and inserting the following: 

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

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

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

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

13 monuments,’’ after ‘‘wilderness areas’’; and 

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

15 following: 

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

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Assembled land ex18 changes may be used to carry out this section 

19 through the sale of surplus Federal property 

20 and subsequent acquisitions of State school 

21 land. 

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

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1 the sale, shall be deposited in a Special Deposit 

2 Fund Account established in the Treasury. 

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

4 Special Deposit Fund Account may be used by 

5 the Secretary, without an appropriation, to ac6 quire State school lands or interest in the land 

7 consistent with this section.’’. 

8 SEC. 803. JUNIPER FLATS. 

9 Development of renewable energy generation facilities 

10 (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for the transmission 

11 of energy and telecommunication facilities and infrastruc12 ture) is prohibited on the approximately 28,000 acres of 

13 Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘BLM Land With14 drawn from Energy Development and Power Generation’’ 

15 on the map entitled ‘‘Juniper Flats’’ and dated September 

16 21, 2015. 

17 SEC. 804. LAND EXCHANGE, SAN GORGONIO WILDERNESS, 

18 CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA, 

19 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, AND SAN 

20 BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST, CALI21 FORNIA. 

22 (a) FOREST SERVICE EXCHANGE AUTHORIZED.— 

23 The Secretary of Agriculture may convey to Stephen 

24 Mascaro (in this section referred to as the ‘‘recipient’’), 

25 all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 


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1 to a parcel of National Forest System land within San 

2 Bernardino National Forest in the State of California, 

3 consisting of approximately 638 acres, as depicted on the 

4 map titled ‘‘Proposed Sand to Snow National Monument 

5 Forest Service Land Exchange’’ and dated June 10, 2015, 

6 in exchange for a parcel of private land consisting of ap7 proximately 632 acres, as also depicted on such map. 

8 (b) BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE

9 AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of the Interior may convey 

10 to the recipient all right, title, and interest of the United 

11 States in and to a parcel of public land within the San 

12 Gorgonio Wilderness of the California Desert Conserva13 tion Area in the State of California, consisting of approxi14 mately 645 acres, as depicted on the map titled ‘‘Proposed 

15 Sand to Snow National Monument Bureau of Land Man16 agement Land Exchange’’ and dated June 23, 2015, in 

17 exchange for a parcel of private land consisting of approxi18 mately 953 acres, as also depicted on such map. 

19 (c) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance of the Fed20 eral land under this section shall be subject to valid exist21 ing rights. 

22 (d) EXCHANGE PROCESS.—The Secretaries shall 

23 carry out the land exchanges authorized by this section 

24 in the manner provided in section 206 of the Federal Land 

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1 and subject to the terms and conditions of such section 

2 and regulations promulgated to implement such section. 

3 (e) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 

4 (1) REQUIRED.—As soon as practicable after 

5 completion of the land exchange authorized by sub6 section (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall file 

7 with the Committee on Natural Resources of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Committee on En9 ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate a map 

10 and legal description of the Federal land and private 

11 land exchanged under such subsection. As soon as 

12 practicable after completion of the land exchange au13 thorized by subsection (b), the Secretary of the Inte14 rior shall file with such committees a map and legal 

15 description of the Federal land and private land ex16 changed under such subsection. 

17 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The maps and legal 

18 descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

19 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex20 cept that the Secretary concerned may correct cler21 ical and typographical errors in a map and descrip22 tion. 

23 (3) PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The maps and legal 

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1 inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary 

2 concerned. 

3 SEC. 805. CONVEYANCE FOR APPLE VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY 

4 VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 

5 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

6 (1) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 

7 of Apple Valley, California. 

8 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en9 titled ‘‘Conveyance to Town of Apple Valley’’ and 

10 dated June 1, 2015. 

11 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TOWN.— 

12 (1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Within five 

13 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

14 Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the Town, 

15 without consideration, all right, title, and interest of 

16 the United States in and to the surface estate of ap17 proximately 4,630 acres of land depicted on the Map 

18 as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance Area’’. 

19 (2) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.— 

20 The conveyance under this subsection— 

21 (A) is subject to valid existing rights; and 

22 (B) does not include the mineral estate. 

23 (c) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 

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1 public purpose authorized in paragraph (2), con2 sistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 

3 known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 

4 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 

5 (2) AUTHORIZED PURPOSES.—The purposes of 

6 the conveyance under subsection (b) are to permit 

7 the Town to use the conveyed land— 

8 (A) to provide a suitable location for the 

9 establishment of a centralized off-road vehicle 

10 recreation park; 

11 (B) to provide the public with opportuni12 ties for off-road vehicle recreation, including a 

13 location for races, competitive events, training 

14 and other commercial services that directly sup15 port a centralized off-road vehicle recreation 

16 area and Town park; and 

17 (C) to provide a designated area and facili18 ties that would discourage unauthorized use of 

19 off-highway vehicles in areas that have been 

20 identified by the Federal Government, the State 

21 of California, or the County as containing envi22 ronmentally sensitive land. 

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1 by the Town without the approval of the Secretary 

2 of the Interior. 

3 (d) TEMPORARY REVERSIONARY INTEREST.—During 

4 the five-year period beginning on the date of the convey5 ance of the land under subsection (b), if the Secretary of 

6 the Interior determines that the Town has disposed of the 

7 conveyed land in violation of subsection (c)(3) or has failed 

8 to establish the off-road vehicle recreation park, title to 

9 the land shall revert to the United States, at the option 

10 of the Secretary. At the end of the five-year period, the 

11 Secretary shall release the reversionary interest. 

12 (e) DESIGNATION OF APPLE VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY

13 VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—The land identified on the 

14 Map as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance Area’’ and conveyed under 

15 this section shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Apple 

16 Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 

17 (f) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The Secretary may de18 velop a special management plan for the Apple Valley Off19 Highway Vehicle Recreation Area to enhance the safe use 

20 of off-highway vehicles for recreational purposes. 

21 SEC. 806. CONVEYANCE TO CITY OF TWENTYNINE PALMS, 

22 CALIFORNIA. 

23 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

24 (1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 

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1 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en2 titled ‘‘Proposed Conveyance to Twentynine Palms’’ 

3 and dated September 18, 2015. 

4 (b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO CITY.— 

5 (1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Within one year 

6 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec7 retary of the Interior shall convey to the City, with8 out consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 

9 United States in and to the surface estate of the 

10 land depicted on the Map as ‘‘Proposed Conveyance 

11 to Twentynine Palms’’. 

12 (2) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.— 

13 The conveyance under this subsection— 

14 (A) is subject to valid existing rights; and 

15 (B) does not include the mineral estate. 

16 SEC. 807. CONVERSION OF VALID, EXISTING RIGHTS. 

17 (a) CONTINUITY OF USE.—Any person claiming in 

18 good faith to have valid, existing rights to lands to be ex19 changed or conveyed in this Act, including but not limited 

20 to Southern California Edison Company, Pacific Gas and 

21 Electric Company, and Southern California Gas Company, 

22 may continue to exercise such rights to the same extent 

23 that the rights were exercised before the date of the enact24 ment of this Act until the Secretary of the Interior or the 

25 Secretary of Agriculture, depending on jurisdiction over 


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1 the lands involved, makes a determination on applications 

2 submitted under subsection (b)(2) or the applications are 

3 deemed to be granted under subsection (c)(2). 

4 (b) NOTICE AND APPLICATIONS.—Consistent with 

5 sections 2800 through 2880 of title 43, Code of Federal 

6 Regulations, as soon as practicable after the date of the 

7 enactment of this Act and prior to any exchange or con8 veyance of lands under this Act, the Secretary of the Inte9 rior or the Secretary of Agriculture, depending on jurisdic10 tion over the lands involved, shall provide written notice 

11 to any person that claims to have valid, existing rights, 

12 such as a management agreement, easement, or other 

13 right-of-way, to lands to be exchanged or conveyed that— 

14 (1) the lands are to be exchanged or conveyed; 

15 and 

16 (2) the person claiming the valid, existing 

17 rights has 60 days to submit an application to the 

18 Secretary concerned requesting that the valid, exist19 ing rights be converted to a long-term easement or 

20 other right-of-way. 

21 (c) DETERMINATION.— 

22 (1) DETERMINATION REQUIRED; DEADLINE.— 

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1 mitted under subsection (b)(2) before the end of the 

2 180-day period beginning on the date on which the 

3 application is received. The Secretary’s determina4 tion shall be considered a final action. 

5 (2) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MEET DEAD6 LINE.—If the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec7 retary of Agriculture fails to make the required de8 termination on an application under paragraph (1) 

9 before the end of the period specified in such para10 graph, that application shall be deemed to be grant11 ed. The Secretary concerned shall take such steps as 

12 may be necessary to convert the valid, existing rights 

13 to a long-term easement or other right-of-way. 

14 TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 

15 PROVISIONS 

16 SEC. 901. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS. 

17 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘des18 ignated area’’ means any land designated as wilderness, 

19 a special management area, a wild or scenic river, an area 

20 of critical environmental concern, a national monument, 

21 or an addition to a unit of the National Park System 

22 under this Act. 

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1 poses, consistent with applicable law, including Public Law 

2 95–341 (commonly known as the American Indian Reli3 gious Freedom Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996). 

4 (c) TEMPORARY CLOSURE.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica6 ble law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

7 known as the American Indian Religious Freedom 

8 Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996), and subject to paragraph (2), 

9 the Secretary of the Interior, on request of an In10 dian tribe or Indian religious community, shall tem11 porarily close to general public use any portion of a 

12 designated area to protect the privacy of traditional 

13 cultural and religious activities in the designated 

14 area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian reli15 gious community. 

16 (2) LIMITATION.—In closing a portion of a des17 ignated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary 

18 shall limit the closure to the smallest practicable 

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

21 (d) TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

22 PLAN.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

24 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec25 retary of the Interior shall develop and implement a 


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1 tribal cultural resources management plan to iden2 tify, protect, and conserve cultural resources of In3 dian tribes associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail 

4 network extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Moun5 tain, Nevada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, California). 

6 (2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con7 sult on the development and implementation of the 

8 tribal cultural resources management plan under 

9 paragraph (1) with— 

10 (A) each of— 

11 (i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; 

12 (ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation; 

13 (iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; 

14 (iv) the Colorado River Indian Tribes; 

15 (v) the Quechan Indian Tribe; and 

16 (vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and 

17 (B) the Advisory Council on Historic Pres18 ervation. 

19 (3) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—The tribal cul20 tural resources management plan developed under 

21 paragraph (1) shall— 

22 (A) be based on a completed tribal cultural 

23 resources survey; and 

24 (B) include procedures for identifying, pro25 tecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient 


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1 trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and 

2 other resources of cultural, archaeological, or 

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

5 (i) chapter 2003 of title 54, United 

6 States Code; 

7 (ii) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 

8 known as the American Indian Religious 

9 Freedom Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996); 

10 (iii) the Archaeological Resources Pro11 tection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et 

12 seq.); 

13 (iv) the Native American Graves Pro14 tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 

15 3001 et seq.); and 

16 (v) Public Law 103–141 (commonly 

17 known as the Religious Freedom Restora18 tion Act of 1993; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et 

19 seq.). 

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

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

23 is permanently withdrawn from— 

24 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

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

2 laws; and 

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

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

6 SEC. 902. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 

7 Nothing in this Act— 

8 (1) restricts or precludes Department of De9 fense motorized access by land or air— 

10 (A) to respond to an emergency within a 

11 wilderness area or wilderness addition des12 ignated by this Act; or 

13 (B) to control access to the emergency site; 

14 (2) prevents nonmechanized military training 

15 activities previously conducted on the public lands 

16 designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addi17 tion by this Act that are consistent with— 

18 (A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

19 seq.); and 

20 (B) all applicable laws (including regula21 tions); 

22 (3) restricts, precludes, limits, or prevents low23 level overflights of military aircraft over a wilderness 

24 area or wilderness addition designated by this Act, 

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1 Monument created by this Act, or an off-highway ve2 hicle recreation area established by this Act, includ3 ing military overflights that can be seen or heard 

4 within the designated areas; 

5 (4) restricts, precludes, limits, or prevents flight 

6 testing and evaluation in the areas described in 

7 paragraph (3); or 

8 (5) restricts, precludes, limits, or prevents the 

9 designation or creation of new units of special use 

10 airspace, or the establishment of military flight 

11 training routes, over the areas described in para12 graph (3). 

13 SEC. 903. DEED RESTRICTIONS ON DONATED LAND WITHIN 

14 THE CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION 

15 AREA. 

16 Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this 

17 Act, within the California Desert Conservation Area, the 

18 Secretary of the Interior may— 

19 (1) accept deed restrictions requested by land20 owners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired 

21 by, the United States; and 

22 (2) consistent with existing rights, create deed 

23 restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights 

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1 (A) to fulfill the mitigation requirements 

2 resulting from the development of renewable re3 sources or to otherwise support the development 

4 of renewable resources; or 

5 (B) to satisfy the conditions of— 

6 (i) a habitat conservation plan or gen7 eral conservation plan established pursuant 

8 to section 10 of the Endangered Species 

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

10 (ii) a natural communities conserva11 tion plan approved by the State. 

12 SEC. 904. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall affect 

14 or diminish the jurisdiction of the California Department 

15 of Fish and Wildlife with respect to fish and wildlife man16 agement or conservation, including the regulation of hunt17 ing, fishing, and trapping, with respect to any wilderness, 

18 special management area, or national monument des19 ignated by this Act. 

20 (b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur22 poses and principles of the Wilderness Act, manage23 ment activities to maintain or restore fish and wild24 life populations and the habitats to support such 

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1 as wilderness by this Act when consistent with wild2 life conservation objectives of the California Depart3 ment of Fish and Wildlife in accordance with appro4 priate policies such as those set forth in Appendix 

5 B of House Report 101–405, including the occa6 sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, me7 chanical equipment, and aircraft when such use will 

8 enhance the existence of or promote healthy, viable, 

9 and more naturally distributed wildlife populations 

10 as determined by the California Department of Fish 

11 and Wildlife, which holds the public trust responsi12 bility for wildlife conservation and that would en13 hance wilderness values and accomplish those pur14 poses with the minimum impact necessary to reason15 ably accomplish the task. 

16 (2) APPLICABILITY TO ADDITIONAL LANDS.— 

17 This subsection also shall apply to each of those wil18 derness areas established by the California Desert 

19 Protection Act of 1994, including wilderness areas 

20 established within the Mojave National Preserve, 

21 and any public lands that were transferred to the 

22 units of the National Park System known as Death 

23 Valley National Park and Joshua Tree National 

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1 (c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 

2 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) and 

3 in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 

4 forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the Cali5 fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife and its agents 

6 shall have the authority to continue to use aircraft and 

7 other motorized equipment, including helicopters, to sur8 vey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for 

9 wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep. 

10 (d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte12 rior shall authorize additional structures and facili13 ties, as well as the continued presence of existing 

14 anthropomorphic structures and facilities, for wild15 life water development projects where determined 

16 necessary to benefit wildlife by the California De17 partment of Fish and Wildlife in the wilderness 

18 areas and the national monuments created by this 

19 Act. 

20 (2) APPLICABILITY TO ADDITIONAL LANDS.— 

21 This subsection shall also apply to those wilderness 

22 areas established by the California Desert Protection 

23 Act of 1994, as well as in those expanded areas of 

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1 Bureau of Land Management, and to the national 

2 monuments and all special management areas estab3 lished by this Act and within the Mojave National 

4 Preserve if— 

5 (A) the structures and facilities will en6 hance, as determined by the California Depart7 ment of Fish and Wildlife, the wilderness values 

8 or values of the national monuments or special 

9 management areas, as the case may be, by pro10 moting healthy, viable and more naturally dis11 tributed wildlife populations; and 

12 (B) the visual impacts of the structures 

13 and facilities on the areas are minimized. 

14 SEC. 905. LIMITATION ON EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT 

15 OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS. 

16 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘des17 ignated area’’ means any land designated as an off-high18 way vehicle recreation area under title I, a special manage19 ment area under title VI or VII, or a future addition to 

20 the Mojave National Preserve under section 303. 

21 (b) LIMITATION.—No extension or establishment of 

22 any national monument that would include any designated 

23 area may be undertaken by the President under section 

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1 as the Antiquities Act of 1906), except by express author2 ization of Congress. 

3 SEC. 906. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR EASTERN INYO 

4 COUNTY BROADBAND CORRIDOR. 

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project 

6 to install and operate a fiberoptic cable by Inyo County, 

7 California, along a route generally depicted on the map 

8 entitled ‘‘Proposed Eastern Inyo Broadband Corridor’’ 

9 and dated September 28, 2015, shall be eligible for a cat10 egorical exclusion (as defined in section 1508.4 of title 40, 

11 Code of Federal Regulations) for purposes of the National 

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

13 seq.). 

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