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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2215 

To establish as a unit of the National Park System the San Gabriel National 

Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2019 

Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 

CA ́RDENAS, Ms. HILL of California, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, 

Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. TED LIEU of California, 

Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish as a unit of the National Park System the 

San Gabriel National Recreation Area in the State of 

California, 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 Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection 

6 Act’’. 

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

8 this Act is as follows: 


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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definition of State. 

TITLE I—SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

Sec. 101. Purposes. 

Sec. 102. Definitions. 

Sec. 103. San Gabriel National Recreation Area. 

Sec. 104. Management. 

Sec. 105. Acquisition of non-Federal land within Recreation Area. 

Sec. 106. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility facilities. 

Sec. 107. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council. 

Sec. 108. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. 

Sec. 109. Visitor services and facilities. 

TITLE II—SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS 

Sec. 201. Definitions. 

Sec. 202. National monument boundary modification. 

Sec. 203. Designation of wilderness areas and additions. 

Sec. 204. Administration of wilderness areas and additions. 

Sec. 205. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 

Sec. 206. Water rights. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF STATE. 

2 In this Act, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of 

3 California. 

4 TITLE I—SAN GABRIEL 

5 NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

6 SEC. 101. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this title are— 

8 (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 

9 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera10 tions the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cul11 tural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific 

12 resources of the Recreation Area; 

13 (2) to provide environmentally responsible, well14 managed recreational opportunities within the 

15 Recreation Area; 


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1 (3) to improve access to and from the Recre2 ation Area; 

3 (4) to provide expanded educational and inter4 pretive services to increase public understanding of, 

5 and appreciation for, the natural and cultural re6 sources of the Recreation Area; 

7 (5) to facilitate the cooperative management of 

8 the land and resources within the Recreation Area, 

9 in collaboration with the State and political subdivi10 sions of the State, historical, business, cultural, 

11 civic, recreational, tourism and other nongovern12 mental organizations, and the public; and 

13 (6) to allow the continued use of the Recreation 

14 Area by all individuals, entities, and local govern15 ment agencies in activities relating to integrated 

16 water management, flood protection, water conserva17 tion, water quality, water rights, water supply, 

18 groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater 

19 treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities 

20 within or adjacent to the Recreation Area. 

21 SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. 

22 In this title: 

23 (1) ADJUDICATION.—The term ‘‘adjudication’’ 

24 means any final judgment, order, ruling, or decree 

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1 fecting water rights, surface water management, or 

2 groundwater management. 

3 (2) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 

4 Council’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

5 Area Public Advisory Council established under sec6 tion 107(a). 

7 (3) FEDERAL LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 

8 lands’’ means— 

9 (A) public lands under the jurisdiction of 

10 the Secretary of the Interior; and 

11 (B) lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec12 retary of Defense, acting through the Chief of 

13 Engineers. 

14 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage15 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

16 Recreation Area required under section 104(d). 

17 (5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 

18 means the San Gabriel National Recreation Area 

19 Partnership established by section 108(a). 

20 (6) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

21 Area’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

22 Area established by section 103(a). 

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

24 the Secretary of the Interior. 


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1 (8) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utility facil2 ity’’ means electric substations, communication fa3 cilities, towers, poles, and lines, ground wires, com4 munication circuits, and other structures, and re5 lated infrastructure. 

6 (9) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—The term 

7 ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

8 pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, flood control 

9 facilities, water conservation works, including debris 

10 protection facilities, sediment placement sites, rain 

11 gauges and stream gauges, water quality facilities, 

12 recycled water facilities and water pumping, convey13 ance distribution systems, and water treatment fa14 cilities, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 

15 hydropower projects, and transmission and other an16 cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 

17 water conservation, water filtration plants, and other 

18 water diversion, conservation, groundwater recharge, 

19 storage, and carriage structures. 

20 SEC. 103. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT; BOUNDARIES.—Subject to 

22 valid existing rights, there is established as a unit of the 

23 National Park System in the State the San Gabriel Na24 tional Recreation Area, which shall consist of approxi25 mately 51,107 acres of Federal land and interests in land 


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1 in the State depicted as the ‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Moun2 tains National Recreation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘San 

3 Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area and National 

4 Monument Expansion Proposal’’ and dated October 5, 

5 2015. 

6 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

9 shall file a map and a legal description of the Recre10 ation Area with— 

11 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

12 Resources of the Senate; and 

13 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

14 of the House of Representatives. 

15 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de16 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

17 same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex18 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

19 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

20 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

21 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

22 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

23 offices of the National Park Service. 

24 (c) ADMINISTRATION AND JURISDICTION.— 


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1 (1) PUBLIC LANDS.—The public lands included 

2 in the Recreation Area shall be administered by the 

3 Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na4 tional Park Service. 

5 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND.—Al6 though certain Federal lands under the jurisdiction 

7 of the Secretary of Defense are included in the 

8 recreation area, nothing in this title transfers ad9 ministration jurisdiction of such Federal lands from 

10 the Secretary of Defense or otherwise affects Fed11 eral lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

12 Defense. 

13 (3) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Noth14 ing in this title alters, modifies, or diminishes any 

15 right, responsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, 

16 or entitlement of the State, a political subdivision of 

17 the State, or any State or local agency under any 

18 applicable Federal, State, or local law (including reg19 ulations). 

20 SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT. 

21 (a) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Subject to valid ex22 isting rights, the Secretary shall manage the public lands 

23 included in the Recreation Area in a manner that protects 

24 and enhances the natural resources and values of the pub25 lic lands, in accordance with— 


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1 (1) this title; 

2 (2) the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

3 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); 

4 (3) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

5 National Park System; and 

6 (4) other applicable law (including regulations). 

7 (b) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY OF DE8 FENSE.—The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary 

9 of Defense to develop opportunities for the management 

10 of the Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

11 of Defense included in the Recreation Area in accordance 

12 with the purposes described in section 101, to the max13 imum extent practicable. 

14 (c) TREATMENT OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 

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

16 (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 

17 action that would affect the use of any land not 

18 owned by the United States within the Recre19 ation Area; 

20 (B) affects the use of, or access to, any 

21 non-Federal land within the Recreation Area; 

22 (C) modifies any provision of Federal, 

23 State, or local law with respect to public access 

24 to, or use of, non-Federal land; 


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1 (D) requires any owner of non-Federal 

2 land to allow public access (including Federal, 

3 State, or local government access) to private 

4 property or any other non-Federal land; 

5 (E) alters any duly adopted land use regu6 lation, approved land use plan, or any other 

7 regulatory authority of any State or local agen8 cy or unit of Tribal government; 

9 (F) creates any liability, or affects any li10 ability under any other law, of any private 

11 property owner or other owner of non-Federal 

12 land with respect to any person injured on the 

13 private property or other non-Federal land; 

14 (G) conveys to the Partnership any land 

15 use or other regulatory authority; 

16 (H) shall be construed to cause any Fed17 eral, State, or local regulation or permit re18 quirement intended to apply to units of the Na19 tional Park System to affect the federal lands 

20 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of De21 fense or non-Federal lands within the bound22 aries of the recreation area; or 

23 (I) requires any local government to par24 ticipate in any program administered by the 

25 Secretary. 


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1 (2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary is encour2 aged to work with owners of non-Federal land who 

3 have agreed to cooperate with the Secretary to ad4 vance the purposes of this title. 

5 (3) BUFFER ZONES.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title es7 tablishes any protective perimeter or buffer 

8 zone around the Recreation Area. 

9 (B) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUND10 ARIES.—The fact that an activity or use of land 

11 can be seen or heard from within the Recre12 ation Area shall not preclude the activity or 

13 land use up to the boundary of the Recreation 

14 Area. 

15 (4) FACILITIES.—Nothing in this title affects 

16 the operation, maintenance, modification, construc17 tion, or expansion of any water resource facility or 

18 any solid waste, sanitary sewer, water or waste19 water treatment, groundwater recharge or conserva20 tion, hydroelectric, conveyance distribution system, 

21 recycled water facility, or utility facility located with22 in or adjacent to the Recreation Area. 

23 (5) EXEMPTION.—Section 100903 of title 54, 

24 United States Code, shall not apply to the Puente 


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1 Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, or inter2 modal facility. 

3 (d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

4 (1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 3 years after 

5 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 

6 the Advisory Council shall establish a comprehensive 

7 management plan for the Recreation Area that sup8 ports the purposes described in section 101. 

9 (2) USE OF EXISTING PLANS.—In developing 

10 the management plan, to the extent consistent with 

11 this section, the Secretary may incorporate any pro12 vision of a land use or other plan applicable to the 

13 public lands included in the Recreation Area. 

14 (3) INCORPORATION OF VISITOR SERVICES

15 PLAN.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

16 Secretary shall incorporate into the management 

17 plan the visitor services plan under section 

18 109(a)(2). 

19 (4) PARTNERSHIP.—In developing the manage20 ment plan, the Secretary shall consider recommenda21 tions of the Partnership. To the maximum extent 

22 practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate rec23 ommendations of the Partnership into the manage24 ment plan if the Secretary determines that the rec25 ommendations are feasible and consistent with the 


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1 purposes in section 101, this title, and applicable 

2 laws (including regulations). 

3 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af4 fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish or 

5 wildlife located on public lands in the State. 

6 SEC. 105. ACQUISITION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND WITHIN 

7 RECREATION AREA. 

8 (a) LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 

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

10 the Secretary may acquire non-Federal land within 

11 the boundaries of the Recreation Area only through 

12 exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing sell13 er. 

14 (2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—As a further 

15 condition on the acquisition of land section, the Sec16 retary shall make a determination that the land con17 tains important biological, cultural, historic, or rec18 reational values. 

19 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.— 

20 Nothing in this title authorizes the use of eminent domain 

21 to acquire land or an interest in land. 

22 (c) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or 

23 interest in land acquired by the United States within the 

24 boundaries of the Recreation Area shall be— 

25 (1) included in the Recreation Area; and 


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1 (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance 

2 with— 

3 (A) this title; and 

4 (B) other applicable laws (including regu5 lations). 

6 SEC. 106. WATER RIGHTS; WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; 

7 PUBLIC ROADS; UTILITY FACILITIES. 

8 (a) NO EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in 

9 this title— 

10 (1) shall affect the use or allocation, as in exist11 ence on the date of enactment of this Act, of any 

12 water, water right, or interest in water (including 

13 potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, ex14 ported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 

15 groundwater, and a public trust interest); 

16 (2) shall affect any public or private contract in 

17 existence on the date of enactment of this Act for 

18 the sale, lease, or loan of any water (including pota19 ble, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, 

20 banked, or stored water, surface water, and ground21 water); 

22 (3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

23 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro24 priated by the United States in the State on or be25 fore the date of enactment of this Act; 


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1 (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 

2 Federal water right or expands water usage pursu3 ant to any existing Federal reserved riparian or ap4 propriative right; 

5 (5) shall be considered a relinquishment or re6 duction of any water rights (including potable, recy7 cled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, 

8 or stored water, surface water, and groundwater) 

9 held, reserved, or appropriated by any public entity 

10 or other persons or entities, on or before the date of 

11 enactment of this Act; 

12 (6) shall be construed to, or shall interfere or 

13 conflict with the exercise of the powers or duties of 

14 any watermaster, public agency, or other body or en15 tity responsible for groundwater or surface water 

16 management or groundwater replenishment as des17 ignated or established pursuant to any adjudication 

18 or Federal or State law, including the management 

19 of the San Gabriel River watershed and basin, to 

20 provide water supply or other environmental bene21 fits; 

22 (7) shall be construed to impede or adversely 

23 impact any previously adopted Los Angeles County 

24 Drainage Area project, as described in the report of 

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1 ing any supplement or addendum to that report, or 

2 any maintenance agreement to operate that project; 

3 (8) shall interfere or conflict with any action by 

4 a watermaster or public agency pursuant to any 

5 Federal or State law, water right, or adjudication, 

6 including any action relating to water conservation, 

7 water quality, surface water diversion or impound8 ment, groundwater recharge, water treatment, con9 servation or storage of water, pollution, waste dis10 charge, the pumping of groundwater; the spreading, 

11 injection, pumping, storage, or the use of water from 

12 local sources, storm water flows, and runoff, or from 

13 imported or recycled water, that is undertaken in 

14 connection with the management or regulation of the 

15 San Gabriel River; 

16 (9) shall interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or 

17 delay the exercise of, or access to, any water right 

18 by the owner of a public water system or any other 

19 individual or entity, including the construction, oper20 ation, maintenance, replacement, repair, location, or 

21 relocation of any well; pipeline; or water pumping, 

22 treatment, diversion, impoundment, or storage facil23 ity; or other facility or property necessary or useful 

24 to access any water right or operate an public water 

25 system; 


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1 (10) shall require the initiation or reinitiation 

2 of consultation with the United States Fish and 

3 Wildlife Service under, or the application of any pro4 vision of, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

5 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) relating to any action affecting 

6 any water, water right, or water management or 

7 water resource facility in the San Gabriel River wa8 tershed and basin; or 

9 (11) authorizes any agency or employee of the 

10 United States, or any other person, to take any ac11 tion inconsistent with any of paragraphs (1) through 

12 (10). 

13 (b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

14 (1) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE15 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this title shall af16 fects— 

17 (A) the use, operation, maintenance, re18 pair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, 

19 or replacement of a water resource facility with20 in or adjacent to the Recreation Area; or 

21 (B) access to a water resource facility 

22 within or adjacent to the Recreation Area. 

23 (2) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FA24 CILITIES.—Nothing in this title shall precludes the 

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1 cluding instream sites, routes, and areas) within the 

2 Recreation Area if the water resource facility is nec3 essary to preserve or enhance the health, safety, 

4 water supply, or utility services to residents of Los 

5 Angeles County. 

6 (3) FLOOD CONTROL.—Nothing in this title 

7 shall be construed to— 

8 (A) impose any new restriction or require9 ment on flood protection, water conservation, 

10 water supply, groundwater recharge, water 

11 transfers, or water quality operations; or 

12 (B) increase the liability of an agency car13 rying out flood protection, water conservation, 

14 water supply, groundwater recharge, water 

15 transfers, or water quality operations. 

16 (4) DIVERSION OR USE OF WATER.—Nothing in 

17 this title shall authorizes or requires the use of 

18 water in, or the diversion of water to, the Recreation 

19 Area. 

20 (c) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.— 

21 Nothing in this title shall— 

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1 ment of a utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way 

2 within or adjacent to the Recreation Area; 

3 (2) affect access to a utility facility or right-of4 way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area; or 

5 (3) preclude the establishment of a new utility 

6 facility or right-of-way (including instream sites, 

7 routes, and areas) within the Recreation Area if 

8 such a facility or right-of-way is necessary for public 

9 health and safety, electricity supply, or other utility 

10 services. 

11 (d) ROADS; PUBLIC TRANSIT.— 

12 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

13 (A) PUBLIC ROAD.—The term ‘‘public 

14 road’’ means any paved road or bridge (includ15 ing any appurtenant structure and right-of16 way) that is— 

17 (i) operated or maintained by a non18 Federal entity; and 

19 (ii)(I) open to vehicular use by the 

20 public; or 

21 (II) used by a public agency or utility 

22 for the operation, maintenance, repair, 

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1 (B) PUBLIC TRANSIT.—The term ‘‘public 

2 transit’’ means any transit service (including 

3 operations and rights-of-way) that is— 

4 (i) operated or maintained by a non5 Federal entity; and 

6 (ii)(I) open to the public; or 

7 (II) used by a public agency or con8 tractor for the operation, maintenance, re9 pair, construction, or rehabilitation of in10 frastructure, a utility facility, or a right-of11 way. 

12 (2) NO EFFECT ON PUBLIC ROADS OR PUBLIC

13 TRANSIT.—Nothing in this title— 

14 (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 

15 action that would affect the operation, mainte16 nance, repair, or rehabilitation of public roads 

17 or public transit (including activities necessary 

18 to comply with Federal or State safety or public 

19 transit standards); or 

20 (B) creates any new liability, or increases 

21 any existing liability, of an owner or operator of 

22 a public road. 


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1 SEC. 107. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUB2 LIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 

4 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es5 tablish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San Ga6 briel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council’’. 

7 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall advise the 

8 Secretary regarding the development and implementation 

9 of the management plan and the visitor services plan. 

10 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council shall 

11 be subject to— 

12 (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

13 U.S.C. App.); and 

14 (2) all other applicable laws (including regula15 tions). 

16 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall con17 sist of 22 members, to be appointed by the Secretary after 

18 taking into consideration recommendations of the Partner19 ship, of whom— 

20 (1) 2 shall represent local, regional, or national 

21 environmental organizations; 

22 (2) 2 shall represent the interests of outdoor 

23 recreation, including off-highway vehicle recreation, 

24 within the Recreation Area; 


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1 (3) 2 shall represent the interests of commu2 nity-based organizations, the missions of which in3 clude expanding access to the outdoors; 

4 (4) 2 shall represent business interests; 

5 (5) 1 shall represent Indian Tribes within or 

6 adjacent to the Recreation Area; 

7 (6) 1 shall represent the interests of home8 owners’ associations within the Recreation Area; 

9 (7) 3 shall represent the interests of holders of 

10 adjudicated water rights, water agencies, wastewater 

11 and sewer agencies, recycled water facilities, and 

12 water replenishment entities; 

13 (8) 1 shall represent energy and mineral devel14 opment interests; 

15 (9) 1 shall represent owners of Federal grazing 

16 permits or other land use permits within the Recre17 ation Area; 

18 (10) 1 shall represent archaeological and histor19 ical interests; 

20 (11) 1 shall represent the interests of environ21 mental educators; 

22 (12) 1 shall represent cultural history interests; 

23 (13) 1 shall represent environmental justice in24 terests; 


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1 (14) 1 shall represent electrical utility interests; 

2 and 

3 (15) 2 shall represent the affected public at 

4 large. 

5 (e) TERMS.— 

6 (1) STAGGERED TERMS.—A member of the Ad7 visory Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 

8 years, except that, of the members first appointed, 

9 7 of the members shall be appointed for a term of 

10 1 year and 7 of the members shall be appointed for 

11 a term of 2 years. 

12 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re13 appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on the 

14 expiration of the term of service of the member. 

15 (3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Advisory 

16 Council shall be filled in the same manner in which 

17 the original appointment was made. 

18 (f) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be ten members of the 

19 advisory council. The operations of the advisory council 

20 shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not 

21 yet been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 

22 (g) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Advisory 

23 Council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules 

24 and procedures as the advisory council considers necessary 

25 or desirable. 


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1 (h) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members 

2 of the Advisory Council shall serve without pay. 

3 (i) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall cease 

4 to exist— 

5 (1) on the date that is 5 years after the date 

6 on which the management plan is adopted by the 

7 Secretary; or 

8 (2) on such later date as the Secretary con9 siders to be appropriate. 

10 SEC. 108. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

11 PARTNERSHIP. 

12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Part13 nership, to be known as the ‘‘San Gabriel National Recre14 ation Area Partnership’’. 

15 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Partnership are 

16 to— 

17 (1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, 

18 Tribal, and local authorities and the private sector 

19 in advancing the purposes of this title; and 

20 (2) use the resources and expertise of each 

21 agency in improving management and recreational 

22 opportunities within the Recreation Area. 

23 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Partnership shall include the 

24 following: 


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1 (1) The Secretary (or a designee) to represent 

2 the National Park Service. 

3 (2) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee) to 

4 represent the Corps of Engineers. 

5 (3) The Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee) 

6 to represent the Forest Service. 

7 (4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources 

8 Agency of the State (or a designee) to represent— 

9 (A) the California Department of Parks 

10 and Recreation; and 

11 (B) the Rivers and Mountains Conser12 vancy. 

13 (5) 1 designee of the Los Angeles County 

14 Board of Supervisors. 

15 (6) 1 designee of the Puente Hills Habitat 

16 Preservation Authority. 

17 (7) 4 designees of the San Gabriel Council of 

18 Governments, of whom 1 shall be selected from a 

19 local land conservancy. 

20 (8) 1 designee of the San Gabriel Valley Eco21 nomic Partnership. 

22 (9) 1 designee of the Los Angeles County Flood 

23 Control District. 

24 (10) 1 designee of the San Gabriel Valley 

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1 (11) 1 designee of the Central Basin Water As2 sociation. 

3 (12) 1 designee of the Six Basins Watermaster. 

4 (13) 1 designee of a public utility company, to 

5 be appointed by the Secretary. 

6 (14) 1 designee of the Watershed Conservation 

7 Authority. 

8 (15) 1 designee of the Advisory Council for the 

9 period during which the Advisory Council remains in 

10 effect. 

11 (16) 1 designee of San Gabriel Mountains Na12 tional Monument Community Collaborative. 

13 (d) DUTIES.—To advance the purposes described in 

14 section 101, the Partnership shall— 

15 (1) make recommendations to the Secretary re16 garding the development and implementation of the 

17 management plan; 

18 (2) review and comment on the visitor services 

19 plan under section 109(a)(2), and facilitate the im20 plementation of that plan; 

21 (3) assist units of local government, regional 

22 planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 

23 in advancing the purposes of the Recreation Area 

24 by— 


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1 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

2 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

3 resource values within the Recreation Area; 

4 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre5 tive exhibits and programs within the Recre6 ation Area; 

7 (C) developing recreational and educational 

8 opportunities in the Recreation Area in accord9 ance with the purposes of this title; 

10 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

11 appreciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and 

12 cultural resources of the Recreation Area; 

13 (E) ensuring that signs identifying points 

14 of public access and sites of interest are posted 

15 throughout the Recreation Area; 

16 (F) promoting a wide range of partner17 ships among governments, organizations, and 

18 individuals to advance the purposes of the 

19 Recreation Area; and 

20 (G) ensuring that management of the 

21 Recreation Area takes into consideration— 

22 (i) local ordinances and land-use 

23 plans; and 

24 (ii) adjacent residents and property 

25 owners; 


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1 (4) make recommendations to the Secretary re2 garding the appointment of members to the Advisory 

3 Council; and 

4 (5) carry out any other actions necessary to 

5 achieve the purposes of this title. 

6 (e) AUTHORITIES.—Subject to approval by the Sec7 retary, for the purposes of preparing and implementing 

8 the management plan, the Partnership may use Federal 

9 funds made available under this section— 

10 (1) to make grants to the State, political sub11 divisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

12 other persons; 

13 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 

14 or provide grants or technical assistance to, the 

15 State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit 

16 organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested 

17 parties; 

18 (3) to hire and compensate staff; 

19 (4) to obtain funds or services from any source, 

20 including funds and services provided under any 

21 other Federal law or program; 

22 (5) to contract for goods or services; and 

23 (6) to support activities of partners and any 

24 other activities that— 


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1 (A) advance the purposes of the Recreation 

2 Area; and 

3 (B) are in accordance with the manage4 ment plan. 

5 (f) TERMS OF OFFICE; REAPPOINTMENT; VACAN6 CIES.— 

7 (1) TERMS.—A member of the Partnership 

8 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 

9 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re10 appointed to serve on the Partnership on the expira11 tion of the term of service of the member. 

12 (3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Partnership 

13 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi14 nal appointment was made. 

15 (g) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be eleven members of 

16 the Partnership. The operations of the Partnership shall 

17 not be impaired by the fact that a member has not yet 

18 been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 

19 (h) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Partnership 

20 shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and pro21 cedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 

22 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—A member 

23 of the Partnership shall serve without compensation. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene 

2 the Partnership on a regular basis to carry out this 

3 title. 

4 (2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

5 The Secretary may provide to the Partnership or 

6 any member of the Partnership, on a reimbursable 

7 or nonreimbursable basis, such technical and finan8 cial assistance as the Secretary determines to be ap9 propriate to carry out this title. 

10 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec11 retary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 

12 the Partnership, a member of the Partnership, or 

13 any other public or private entity to provide tech14 nical, financial, or other assistance to carry out this 

15 title. 

16 (4) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON17 FEDERAL LAND.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate 

19 the administration of the Recreation Area, the 

20 Secretary is authorized, subject to valid existing 

21 rights, to construct administrative or visitor use 

22 facilities on land owned by a non-profit organi23 zation, local agency, or other public entity. 


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1 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—A fa2 cility under this paragraph may only be devel3 oped— 

4 (i) with the consent of the owner of 

5 the non-Federal land; and 

6 (ii) in accordance with applicable Fed7 eral, State, and local laws (including regu8 lations) and plans. 

9 (5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri10 ority to actions that— 

11 (A) conserve the significant natural, his12 toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the 

13 Recreation Area; and 

14 (B) provide educational, interpretive, and 

15 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

16 purposes of the Recreation Area. 

17 (k) COMMITTEES.—The Partnership shall establish— 

18 (1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to 

19 advise the Secretary regarding water-related issues 

20 relating to the Recreation Area; and 

21 (2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to ad22 vise the Secretary regarding public safety issues re23 lating to the Recreation Area. 

24 SEC. 109. VISITOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 

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1 (1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 

2 is to facilitate the development of an integrated vis3 itor services plan to improve visitor experiences in 

4 the Recreation Area through expanded recreational 

5 opportunities and increased interpretation, edu6 cation, resource protection, and enforcement. 

7 (2) VISITOR SERVICES PLAN.— 

8 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 

9 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec10 retary shall develop and carry out an integrated 

11 visitor services plan for the Recreation Area in 

12 accordance with this paragraph. 

13 (B) CONTENTS.—The visitor services plan 

14 shall— 

15 (i) assess current and anticipated fu16 ture visitation to the Recreation Area, in17 cluding recreation destinations; 

18 (ii) consider the demand for various 

19 types of recreation (including hiking, pic20 nicking, horseback riding, and the use of 

21 motorized and mechanized vehicles), as 

22 permissible and appropriate; 

23 (iii) evaluate the impacts of recreation 

24 on natural and cultural resources, water 

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1 residents and property owners, and utilities 

2 within the Recreation Area, as well as the 

3 effectiveness of current enforcement and 

4 efforts; 

5 (iv) assess the current level of inter6 pretive and educational services and facili7 ties; 

8 (v) include recommendations to— 

9 (I) expand opportunities for high10 demand recreational activities, in ac11 cordance with the purposes described 

12 in section 101; 

13 (II) better manage Recreation 

14 Area resources and improve the expe15 rience of Recreation Area visitors 

16 through expanded interpretive and 

17 educational services and facilities, and 

18 improved enforcement; and 

19 (III) better manage Recreation 

20 Area resources to reduce negative im21 pacts on the environment, ecology, 

22 and integrated water management ac23 tivities in the Recreation Area; 

24 (vi) in coordination and consultation 

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1 assess options to incorporate recreational 

2 opportunities on non-Federal land into the 

3 Recreation Area— 

4 (I) in manner consistent with the 

5 purposes and uses of the non-Federal 

6 land; and 

7 (II) with the consent of the non8 Federal landowner; 

9 (vii) assess opportunities to provide 

10 recreational opportunities that connect 

11 with adjacent National Forest System 

12 land; and 

13 (viii) be developed and carried out in 

14 accordance with applicable Federal, State, 

15 and local laws and ordinances. 

16 (C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 

17 visitor services plan, the Secretary shall— 

18 (i) consult with— 

19 (I) the Partnership; 

20 (II) the Advisory Council; 

21 (III) appropriate State and local 

22 agencies; and 

23 (IV) interested nongovernmental 

24 organizations; and 

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1 (b) VISITOR USE FACILITIES.— 

2 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con3 struct visitor use facilities in the Recreation Area. 

4 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each facility under para5 graph (1) shall be developed in accordance with ap6 plicable Federal, State, and local— 

7 (A) laws (including regulations); and 

8 (B) plans. 

9 (c) DONATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept 

11 and use donated funds, property, in-kind contribu12 tions, and services to carry out this title. 

13 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not use 

14 the authority provided by paragraph (1) to accept 

15 non-Federal land that has been acquired after the 

16 date of enactment of this Act through the use of 

17 eminent domain. 

18 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

19 this title, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into 

20 cooperative agreements with, units of State, Tribal, and 

21 local governments and private entities to conduct research, 

22 develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other initia23 tive relating to the management of, and visitation to, the 

24 Recreation Area. 


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1 TITLE II—SAN GABRIEL 

2 MOUNTAINS 

3 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

4 In this title: 

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

6 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

7 (2) WILDERNESS AREA OR ADDITION.—The 

8 term ‘‘wilderness area or addition’’ means any wil9 derness area or wilderness addition designated by 

10 section 203(a). 

11 SEC. 202. NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICA12 TION. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall modify the 

14 boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monu15 ment in the State to include the approximately 109,143 

16 acres of additional National Forest System land depicted 

17 as the ‘‘Proposed National Monument Expansion’’ on the 

18 map entitled ‘‘San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation 

19 Area and National Monument Expansion Proposal’’ and 

20 dated October 5, 2015. 

21 (b) ADMINISTRATION.—On inclusion of the National 

22 Forest System land described in subsection (a), the Sec23 retary shall administer that land as part of the San Ga24 briel Mountains National Monument in accordance with 

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1 (1) Within 3 years after the date of enactment 

2 of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with State 

3 and local governments and the interested public to 

4 update the existing San Gabriel Mountains National 

5 Monument Plan to incorporate and provide manage6 ment direction and protection for the lands added to 

7 the Monument. 

8 SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND ADDI9 TIONS. 

10 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder11 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels 

12 of National Forest System land in the State are des13 ignated as wilderness and as components of the National 

14 Wilderness Preservation System: 

15 (1) CONDOR PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed16 eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

17 approximately 8,417 acres, as generally depicted on 

18 the map entitled ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness—Pro19 posed’’ and dated lllll, which shall be known 

20 as the ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness’’. 

21 (2) SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

22 Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, 

23 comprising approximately 2,027 acres, as generally 

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1 corporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 

2 San Gabriel Wilderness designated by Public Law 

3 90–318 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 82 Stat. 131). 

4 (3) SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI5 TIONS.—Certain Federal land in the Angeles Na6 tional Forest, comprising approximately 13,851 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

8 ‘‘Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 

9 lllll, which is incorporated in, and consid10 ered to be a part of, the Sheep Mountain Wilderness 

11 designated by section 101(a)(29) of the California 

12 Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 

13 Stat. 1623; Public Law 98–425). 

14 (4) YERBA BUENA WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed15 eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

16 approximately 6,774 acres, as generally depicted on 

17 the map entitled ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness—Pro18 posed’’ and dated lllll, which shall be known 

19 as the ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness’’. 

20 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall file a map and a legal description of the wilder24 ness areas and additions with— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

2 Resources of the Senate; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de6 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

7 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex8 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

9 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

10 (3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 

11 description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 

12 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

13 offices of the Forest Service. 

14 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND 

15 ADDITIONS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

17 the wilderness areas and additions shall be administered 

18 by the Secretary in accordance with this section and the 

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

20 reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall 

21 be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment 

22 of this Act. 

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

2 such measures in a wilderness area or addition des3 ignated in section 203 as are necessary for the con4 trol of fire, insects, or diseases in accordance with— 

5 (A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 

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

7 (B) House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con8 gress. 

9 (2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this title 

10 limits funding for fire or fuels management in a wil11 derness area or addition. 

12 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

13 FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 

14 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary shall amend, as applicable, any local fire man16 agement plan that applies to a wilderness area or 

17 addition designated in section 203. 

18 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 

19 paragraph (1) and any other applicable Federal law, 

20 to ensure a timely and efficient response to a fire 

21 emergency in a wilderness area or addition, the Sec22 retary shall— 

23 (A) not later than 1 year after the date of 

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1 tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis2 trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re3 sponding to fire emergencies; and 

4 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

5 State or local firefighting agencies. 

6 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in a wilder7 ness area or addition, if established before the date of en8 actment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance 

9 with— 

10 (1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 

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

12 (2) the guidelines contained in Appendix A of 

13 the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 

14 Affairs of the House of Representatives accom15 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 

16 101–405). 

17 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

19 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

20 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic21 tion or responsibility of the State with respect to 

22 fish or wildlife on public land in the State. 

23 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the 

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1 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 

2 conduct any management activity that are nec3 essary to maintain or restore a fish or wildlife 

4 populations or habitats in a the wilderness 

5 areas and wilderness additions, if the manage6 ment activities are— 

7 (i) consistent with relevant wilderness 

8 management plans; and 

9 (ii) conducted in accordance with ap10 propriate policies, such as the policies es11 tablished in Appendix B of the report of 

12 the Committee on Interior and Insular Af13 fairs of the House of Representatives ac14 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con15 gress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

16 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A management activity 

17 under subparagraph (A) may include the occa18 sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 

19 if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 

20 would promote healthy, viable, and more natu21 rally distributed wildlife populations that would 

22 enhance wilderness values while causing the 

23 minimum impact necessary to accomplish those 

24 tasks. 


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1 (C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 

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

3 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and appropriate policies 

4 (such as the policies established in Appendix B 

5 of House Report 101–405, the State may use 

6 aircraft (including helicopters) in a wilderness 

7 area or addition to survey, capture, transplant, 

8 monitor, or provide water for a wildlife popu9 lation, including bighorn sheep. 

10 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 

12 the designation of wilderness areas or wilderness ad13 ditions by section 202 to lead to the creation of pro14 tective perimeters or buffer zones around each wil15 derness area or wilderness addition. 

16 (2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 

17 The fact that a nonwilderness activities or uses can 

18 be seen or heard from within a wilderness area or 

19 wilderness addition designated by section 202 shall 

20 not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

21 boundary of the wilderness area or addition. 

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1 (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 

2 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des3 ignated by section 202; 

4 (2) the designation of new units of special air5 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi6 tions designated by section 202; or 

7 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

8 training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 

9 additions designated by section 202. 

10 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse11 back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 

12 saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as a wilder13 ness area or wilderness addition by section 202— 

14 (1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 

15 Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 

16 (2) subject to such terms and conditions as the 

17 Secretary determines to be necessary. 

18 (h) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this title pre19 cludes any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort 

20 within the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des21 ignated by section 202 in accordance with the Wilderness 

22 Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

23 (i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

24 the wilderness areas and additions designated by section 

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1 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis2 posal under the public land laws; 

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

4 laws; and 

5 (3) operation of the mineral materials and geo6 thermal leasing laws. 

7 (j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER8 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

9 or addition that is acquired by the United States shall— 

10 (1) become part of the wilderness area or addi11 tion in which the land is located; and 

12 (2) be managed in accordance with this section, 

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

14 any other applicable law. 

15 (k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac16 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

17 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

18 may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa19 tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli20 matological collection devices in a wilderness area or addi21 tion if the Secretary determines that the facilities and ac22 cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 

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1 SEC. 205. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 

2 (a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

3 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add4 ing at the end the following: 

5 ‘‘(ll) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI6 FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 

7 San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

9 ‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con10 fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 

11 to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 

12 trailhead and day use area, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards 

14 upstream of the Heaton Flats trailhead and day 

15 use area to 100 yards upstream of the con16 fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(ll) NORTH FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, 

19 CALIFORNIA.—The 4.3-mile segment of the North 

20 Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 

21 Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 

22 confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 

23 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

24 a recreational river. 

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1 San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec2 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 

4 miles downstream of its source near Red Box 

5 Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con6 fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 

7 downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 

8 N., R. 11 W., as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West 

10 Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the 

11 powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., to the 

12 confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(ll) LITTLE ROCK CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 

14 The following segments of Little Rock Creek and 

15 tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 

16 Agriculture in the following classes: 

17 ‘‘(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its 

18 source on Mt. Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 

19 9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 

20 with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 

21 wild river. 

22 ‘‘(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards 

23 upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 

24 Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 

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1 ‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Can2 yon Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 

3 Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 

4 Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can6 yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo7 per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 

8 Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn 

10 Creek from 100 yards downstream of the 

11 Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 

12 Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 

13 (b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER

14 USE.— 

15 (1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

16 (A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 

17 term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means— 

18 (i) irrigation and pumping facilities, 

19 dams and reservoirs, flood control facili20 ties, water conservation works, including 

21 debris protection facilities, sediment place22 ment sites, rain gauges and stream gauges, 

23 water quality facilities, recycled water 

24 pumping, conveyance distribution systems, 

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1 ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 

2 projects, and transmission and other ancil3 lary facilities; and 

4 (ii) other water diversion, storage, and 

5 carriage structures. 

6 (B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE7 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 

8 shall alter, modify, or affect— 

9 (i) the use, operation, maintenance, 

10 repair, construction, reconfiguration, ex11 pansion, or replacement of a water re12 source facility downstream of a wild and 

13 scenic river segment designated by this 

14 section, provided that the physical struc15 tures of such facilities or reservoirs shall 

16 not be located within the river areas des17 ignated in this section; or 

18 (ii) access to a water resource facility 

19 downstream of a wild and scenic river seg20 ment designated by this section. 

21 (C) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RE22 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 

23 shall preclude the establishment of a new water 

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1 routes, and areas) downstream of a wild and 

2 scenic river segment. 

3 (2) LIMITATION.—Any new reservation of water 

4 or new use of water pursuant to existing water 

5 rights held by the United States to advance the pur6 poses of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 

7 (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for nonconsump8 tive instream use only within the segments des9 ignated by this section. 

10 (3) EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this section af11 fects the implementation of the Endangered Species 

12 Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

13 SEC. 206. WATER RIGHTS. 

14 (a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 

15 Act, and no action to implement this Act— 

16 (1) shall constitute an express or implied res17 ervation of any water or water right, or authorizing 

18 an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water 

19 rights held by the United States, with respect to the 

20 land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness 

21 addition by section 202 or land adjacent to the wild 

22 and scenic river segments designated by the amend23 ment made by section 204; 

24 (2) shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any 

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1 enactment of this Act, including any water rights 

2 held by the United States; 

3 (3) shall be construed as establishing a prece4 dent with regard to any future wilderness or wild 

5 and scenic river designations; 

6 (4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpreta7 tion of, or any designation, decision, or action made 

8 pursuant to, any other Act; or 

9 (5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 

10 modifying, or amending any of the interstate com11 pacts or equitable apportionment decrees that appor12 tions water among or between the State and any 

13 other State. 

14 (b) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall com15 ply with applicable procedural and substantive require16 ments of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 

17 any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment 

18 of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas and wilder19 ness additions designated by section 202, and the wild and 

20 scenic rivers designated by amendment made by section 

21 204. 

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