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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 369 

To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, 

scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa 

and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Mrs. BONO MACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments 

in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational 

river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and 

San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for 

other purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act of 2009’’. 


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

2 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—DESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS AREAS 

Sec. 101. Definition of Secretary. 

Sec. 102. Designation of wilderness, Cleveland and San Bernardino National 

Forests, Joshua Tree National Park, and Bureau of Land 

Management land in Riverside County, California. 

Sec. 103. Joshua Tree National Park potential wilderness. 

Sec. 104. Administration of wilderness. 

TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

Sec. 201. Wild and scenic river designations, Riverside County, California. 

TITLE III—ADDITIONS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO SANTA 

ROSA AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 

Sec. 301. Boundary adjustment, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument. 

Sec. 302. Technical amendments to the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument Act of 2000. 

3 TITLE I—DESIGNATION AND EX4 PANSION OF WILDERNESS 

5 AREAS 

6 SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. 

7 In this title, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means— 

8 (1) with respect to land under the jurisdiction 

9 of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Ag10 riculture; and 

11 (2) with respect to land under the jurisdiction 

12 of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the 

13 Interior. 


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1 SEC. 102. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS, CLEVELAND AND 

2 SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FORESTS, JOSH3 UA TREE NATIONAL PARK, AND BUREAU OF 

4 LAND MANAGEMENT LAND IN RIVERSIDE 

5 COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

6 (a) AGUA TIBIA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—In ac7 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

8 seq.), certain land in the Cleveland National Forest and 

9 certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage10 ment in Riverside County, California, together comprising 

11 approximately 2,053 acres, as generally depicted on the 

12 map titled ‘‘Proposed Addition to Agua Tibia Wilderness’’, 

13 and dated May 9, 2008, is designated as wilderness and 

14 is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part of, 

15 the Agua Tibia Wilderness designated by section 2(a) of 

16 Public Law 93–632 (88 Stat. 2154; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

17 (b) CAHUILLA MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accord18 ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

19 certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, Cali20 fornia, comprising approximately 5,585 acres, as generally 

21 depicted on the map titled ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Proposed 

22 Wilderness’’, and dated May 1, 2008, is designated as wil23 derness and, therefore, as a component of the National 

24 Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as 

25 the ‘‘Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness’’. 


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1 (c) SOUTH FORK SAN JACINTO WILDERNESS.—In 

2 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

3 seq.), certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, 

4 California, comprising approximately 20,217 acres, as 

5 generally depicted on the map titled ‘‘South Fork San 

6 Jacinto Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated May 1, 2008, 

7 is designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component 

8 of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which 

9 shall be known as the ‘‘South Fork San Jacinto Wilder10 ness’’. 

11 (d) SANTA ROSA WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—In ac12 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

13 seq.), certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, 

14 California, and certain land administered by the Bureau 

15 of Land Management in Riverside County, California, 

16 comprising approximately 2,149 acres, as generally de17 picted on the map titled ‘‘Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Na18 tional Monument Expansion and Santa Rosa Wilderness 

19 Addition’’, and dated March 12, 2008, is designated as 

20 wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to 

21 be a part of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness designated by 

22 section 101(a)(28) of Public Law 98–425 (98 Stat. 1623; 

23 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by paragraph (59) 

24 of section 102 of Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4472; 

25 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 


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1 (e) BEAUTY MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—In accord2 ance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 

3 certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Manage4 ment in Riverside County, California, comprising approxi5 mately 15,621 acres, as generally depicted on the map ti6 tled ‘‘Beauty Mountain Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated 

7 April 3, 2007, is designated as wilderness and, therefore, 

8 as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 

9 System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Beauty Mountain 

10 Wilderness’’. 

11 (f) JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WILDERNESS

12 ADDITIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

13 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in Joshua Tree National 

14 Park, comprising approximately 36,700 acres, as generally 

15 depicted on the map numbered 156/80,055, and titled 

16 ‘‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Wilderness Addi17 tions’’, and dated March 2008, is designated as wilderness 

18 and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part 

19 of, the Joshua Tree Wilderness designated by section 1(g) 

20 of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 2692; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

21 note). 

22 (g) OROCOPIA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI23 TIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

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1 fornia, comprising approximately 4,635 acres, as generally 

2 depicted on the map titled ‘‘Orocopia Mountains Proposed 

3 Wilderness Addition’’, and dated May 8, 2008, is des4 ignated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and shall be 

5 deemed to be a part of, the Orocopia Mountains Wilder6 ness as designated by paragraph (44) of section 102 of 

7 Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

8 note), except that the wilderness boundaries established 

9 by this subsection in Township 7 South are intended to 

10 exclude— 

11 (1) a corridor 250 feet north of the centerline 

12 of the Bradshaw Trail; 

13 (2) a corridor 250 feet from both sides of the 

14 centerline of the vehicle route in the unnamed wash 

15 that flows between the Eagle Mountain Railroad on 

16 the south and the existing Orocopia Mountains Wil17 derness boundary; and 

18 (3) a corridor 250 feet from both sides of the 

19 centerline of the vehicle route in the unnamed wash 

20 that flows between the Chocolate Mountain Aerial 

21 Gunnery Range on the south and the existing 

22 Orocopia Mountains Wilderness boundary. 

23 (h) PALEN/MCCOY WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—In 

24 accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

25 seq.), certain land administered by the Bureau of Land 


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1 Management in Riverside County, California, comprising 

2 approximately 22,645 acres, as generally depicted on the 

3 map titled ‘‘Palen-McCoy Proposed Wilderness Addi4 tions’’, and dated May 8, 2008, is designated as wilderness 

5 and is incorporated in, and shall be deemed to be a part 

6 of, the Palen/McCoy Wilderness as designated by para7 graph (47) of section 102 of Public Law 103–433 (108 

8 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 

9 (i) PINTO MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—In accordance 

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

11 land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

12 in Riverside County, California, comprising approximately 

13 24,404 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled 

14 ‘‘Pinto Mountains Proposed Wilderness’’, and dated Feb15 ruary 21, 2008, is designated as wilderness and, therefore, 

16 as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation 

17 System, which shall be known as the ‘‘Pinto Mountains 

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (j) CHUCKWALLA MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS ADDI20 TIONS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 

21 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land administered by the Bu22 reau of Land Management in Riverside County, Cali23 fornia, comprising approximately 12,815 acres, as gen24 erally depicted on the map titled ‘‘Chuckwalla Mountains 

25 Proposed Wilderness Addition’’, and dated May 8, 2008, 


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1 is designated as wilderness and is incorporated in, and 

2 shall be deemed to be a part of the Chuckwalla Mountains 

3 Wilderness as designated by paragraph (12) of section 102 

4 of Public Law 103–433 (108 Stat. 4472; 16 U.S.C. 1132 

5 note). 

6 (k) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 

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

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

9 shall file a map and legal description of each wilder10 ness area and wilderness addition designated by this 

11 section with the Committee on Natural Resources of 

12 the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

13 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. 

14 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip15 tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 

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

17 that the Secretary may correct errors in the map 

18 and legal description. 

19 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

20 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 

21 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

22 appropriate office of the Secretary. 

23 (l) UTILITY FACILITIES AND CORRIDORS.—The wil24 derness areas and wilderness additions designated by this 

25 section are intended to exclude rights of way for existing 


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1 utility facilities, such as power, gas, and telecommuni2 cations lines, and associated structures and access roads, 

3 and existing designated utility corridors. Nothing in this 

4 section or the Wilderness Act shall be construed to pro5 hibit construction, operation, and maintenance, using 

6 standard industry practices, of existing utility facilities lo7 cated outside of the wilderness areas and wilderness addi8 tions designated by this section. 

9 SEC. 103. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL WIL10 DERNESS. 

11 (a) DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 

12 Certain land in the Joshua Tree National Park, com13 prising approximately 43,300 acres, as generally depicted 

14 on the map numbered 156/80,055, and titled ‘‘Joshua 

15 Tree National Park Proposed Wilderness Additions’’, and 

16 dated March 2008, is designated potential wilderness and 

17 shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior insofar 

18 as practicable as wilderness until such time as the land 

19 is designated as wilderness pursuant to subsection (b). 

20 (b) DESIGNATION AS WILDERNESS.—The land des21 ignated potential wilderness by subsection (a) shall be des22 ignated as wilderness and incorporated in, and be deemed 

23 to be a part of, the Joshua Tree Wilderness designated 

24 by section 1(g) of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 2692; 16 

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1 retary of the Interior in the Federal Register of a notice 

2 that— 

3 (1) all uses of the land within the potential wil4 derness prohibited by the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

5 1131 et seq.) have ceased; and 

6 (2) sufficient inholdings within the boundaries 

7 of the potential wilderness have been acquired to es8 tablish a manageable wilderness unit. 

9 (c) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 

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

11 the date on which the notice required by subsection 

12 (b) is published in the Federal Register, the Sec13 retary shall file a map and legal description of the 

14 land designated as wilderness and potential wilder15 ness by this section with the Committee on Natural 

16 Resources of the House of Representatives and the 

17 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

18 Senate. 

19 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de20 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

21 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex22 cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 

23 map and legal description. 

24 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 

25 legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 


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1 filed and made available for public inspection in the 

2 appropriate office of the Secretary. 

3 SEC. 104. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS. 

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

5 the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addi6 tion by this title shall be administered by the Secretary 

7 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 

8 et seq.), except that— 

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

10 date of that Act shall be deemed to be a reference 

11 to— 

12 (A) the date of the enactment of this Act; 

13 or 

14 (B) in the case of the wilderness addition 

15 designated by subsection (b) of section 103, the 

16 date on which the notice required by such sub17 section is published in the Federal Register; 

18 and 

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

20 of Agriculture shall be deemed to be a reference to 

21 the Secretary that has jurisdiction over the land. 

22 (b) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN23 TERESTS.—Any land within the boundaries of a wilderness 

24 area or wilderness addition designated by this title that 

25 is acquired by the United States shall— 


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1 (1) become part of the wilderness area in which 

2 the land is located; and 

3 (2) be managed in accordance with this title, 

4 the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 

5 any other applicable law. 

6 (c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights in exist7 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, the land des8 ignated as wilderness by this title is withdrawn from all 

9 forms of— 

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

11 public land laws; 

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

13 laws; and 

14 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min15 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

16 (d) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI17 TIES.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 

19 such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness ad20 dition designated by this Act as are necessary for 

21 the control and prevention of fire, insects, and dis22 eases (including the use of prescribed burning, pri23 ority treatments, or fuels reduction) in accordance 

24 with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 


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1 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98–40 of the 

2 98th Congress. 

3 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—The designation of 

4 wilderness areas and wilderness additions by this 

5 title is not intended to alter the priorities afforded 

6 the land so designated in allocating funds for fire 

7 and related fuels management. 

8 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

9 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec11 retary shall amend the local fire management plans 

12 that apply to the Santa Rosa Wilderness and Agua 

13 Tibia Wilderness, and prepare local fire management 

14 plans for the Beauty Mountain Wilderness, Cahuilla 

15 Mountain Wilderness, and South Fork San Jacinto 

16 Wilderness Area, to identify appropriate local offi17 cials to take such actions in the wilderness areas as 

18 are necessary for fire prevention and watershed pro19 tection consistent with paragraph (1), including best 

20 management practices for fire pre-suppression and 

21 fire suppression measures and techniques. 

22 (4) STATE OR LOCAL AGENCIES.—Consistent 

23 with paragraph (1) and other applicable Federal 

24 law, the Secretary may delegate by written agree25 ment primary fire fighting authority and related 


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1 public safety activities to an appropriate State or 

2 local agency. 

3 (e) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in a wilderness 

4 area or wilderness addition designated by this title shall 

5 be administered in accordance with the provisions of sec6 tion 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)) 

7 and the guidelines set forth in House Report 96–617 to 

8 accompany H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress. 

9 (f) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.— 

10 (1) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—Nothing in the 

11 designation of the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness by 

12 this title affects the unique cultural artifacts and sa13 cred sites of the Indian tribes that are contained 

14 within that wilderness area, as identified by Indian 

15 tribes and the Forest Service. 

16 (2) ACCESS AND USE.—To the extent prac17 ticable, the Secretary shall ensure access to the 

18 Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness by members of an In19 dian tribe for traditional cultural purposes. In imple20 menting this subsection, the Secretary, upon the re21 quest of an Indian tribe, may temporarily close to 

22 the general public use of one or more specific por23 tions of the wilderness area in order to protect the 

24 privacy of traditional cultural activities in such areas 

25 by members of the Indian tribe. Any such closure 


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1 shall be made to affect the smallest practicable area 

2 for the minimum period necessary for such purposes. 

3 Such access shall be consistent with the purpose and 

4 intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 U.S.C. 1996), 

5 commonly referred to as the American Indian Reli6 gious Freedom Act, and the Wilderness Act (11 

7 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

8 (3) INDIAN TRIBE DEFINED.—In this sub9 section, the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any Indian 

10 tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com11 munity of Indians which is recognized as eligible by 

12 the Secretary of the Interior for the special pro13 grams and services provided by the United States to 

14 Indians because of their status as Indians. 

15 TITLE II—WILD AND SCENIC 

16 RIVER DESIGNATIONS 

17 SEC. 201. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS, RIVER18 SIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

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

20 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing new paragraphs: 

22 ‘‘(l) NORTH FORK SAN JACINTO RIVER, CALI23 FORNIA.—The following segments of the North Fork San 

24 Jacinto River in the State of California, to be adminis25 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The 2.12-mile segment from the source of 

2 the North Fork San Jacinto River at Deer Springs 

3 in Mt. San Jacinto State Park to the State Park 

4 boundary, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(B) The 1.66-mile segment from the Mt. San 

6 Jacinto State Park boundary to the Lawler Park 

7 boundary in section 26, township 4 south, range 2 

8 east, San Bernardino meridian, as a scenic river. 

9 ‘‘(C) The 0.68-mile segment from the Lawler 

10 Park boundary to its confluence with Fuller Mill 

11 Creek, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(D) The 2.15-mile segment from its confluence 

13 with Fuller Mill Creek to .25 miles upstream of the 

14 5S09 road crossing, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(E) The 0.6-mile segment from .25 miles up16 stream of the 5S09 Road crossing to its confluence 

17 with Stone Creek, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(F) The 2.91-mile segment from the Stone 

19 Creek confluence to the northern boundary of sec20 tion 17, township 5 south, range 2 east, San 

21 Bernardino meridian, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(l) FULLER MILL CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The fol23 lowing segments of Fuller Mill Creek in the State of Cali24 fornia, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 


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1 ‘‘(A) The 1.2-mile segment from the source of 

2 Fuller Mill Creek in the San Jacinto Wilderness to 

3 the Pinewood property boundary in section 13, town4 ship 4 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino merid5 ian, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(B) The 0.9-mile segment in the Pine Wood 

7 property, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(C) The 1.4-mile segment from the Pinewood 

9 property boundary in section 23, township 4 south, 

10 range 2 east, San Bernardino meridian, to its con11 fluence with the North Fork San Jacinto River, as 

12 a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(l) PALM CANYON CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 

14 8.1-mile segment of Palm Canyon Creek in the State of 

15 California from the southern boundary of section 6, town16 ship 7 south, range 5 east, San Bernardino meridian, to 

17 the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in section 

18 1, township 6 south, range 4 east, San Bernardino merid19 ian, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

20 as a wild river, and the Secretary shall enter into a cooper21 ative management agreement with the Agua Caliente 

22 Band of Cahuilla Indians to protect and enhance river val23 ues. 

24 ‘‘(l) BAUTISTA CREEK, CALIFORNIA.—The 9.8-mile 

25 segment of Bautista Creek in the State of California from 


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1 the San Bernardino National Forest boundary in section 

2 36, township 6 south, range 2 east, San Bernardino me3 ridian, to the San Bernardino National Forest boundary 

4 in section 2, township 6 south, range 1 east, San 

5 Bernardino meridian, to be administered by the Secretary 

6 of Agriculture as a recreational river.’’. 

7 TITLE III—ADDITIONS AND 

8 TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 

9 TO SANTA ROSA AND SAN 

10 JACINTO MOUNTAINS NA11 TIONAL MONUMENT 

12 SEC. 301. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, SANTA ROSA AND SAN 

13 JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

14 Section 2 of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Moun15 tains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law 106– 

16 351; 114 U.S.C. 1362; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following new subsection: 

18 ‘‘(e) EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES.—In addition to 

19 the land described in subsection (c), the boundaries of the 

20 National Monument shall include the following lands iden21 tified as additions to the National Monument on the map 

22 titled ‘Santa Rosa-San Jacinto National Monument Ex23 pansion and Santa Rosa Wilderness Addition’, and dated 

24 March 12, 2008: 


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1 ‘‘(1) The ‘Santa Rosa Peak Area Monument 

2 Expansion’. 

3 ‘‘(2) The ‘Snow Creek Area Monument Expan4 sion’. 

5 ‘‘(3) The ‘Tahquitz Peak Area Monument Ex6 pansion’. 

7 ‘‘(4) The ‘Southeast Area Monument Expan8 sion’, which is designated as wilderness in section 

9 512(d), and is thus incorporated into, and shall be 

10 deemed part of, the Santa Rosa Wilderness.’’. 

11 SEC. 302. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE SANTA ROSA 

12 AND SAN JACINTO MOUNTAINS NATIONAL 

13 MONUMENT ACT OF 2000. 

14 Section 7(d) of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 

15 Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 (Public Law 

16 106–351; 114 U.S.C. 1362; 16 U.S.C. 431 note) is 

17 amended by striking ‘‘eight’’ and inserting ‘‘a majority of 

18 the appointed’’. 

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