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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4858 

To establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area as a unit of the 

National Park System in the State of California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2014 

Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. SCHIFF, and Mr. CA ́RDENAS) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area as 

a unit of the National Park System 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 National Recreation Area Act’’. 

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

7 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 

Sec. 3. Establishment of San Gabriel National Recreation Area. 

Sec. 4. Management. 

Sec. 5. Non-Federal lands. 


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Sec. 6. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility facilities. 

Sec. 7. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council. 

Sec. 8. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. 

Sec. 9. Access and visitor services. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

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

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

5 entered in any judicial proceeding adjudicating or af6 fecting water rights, surface water management, or 

7 groundwater management. 

8 (2) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘advisory 

9 council’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

10 Area Public Advisory Council established by section 

11 7(a). 

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

13 lands’’ includes lands under the jurisdiction of the 

14 Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the In15 terior. 

16 (4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage17 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the San 

18 Gabriel National Recreation Area required by sec19 tion 4(e). 

20 (5) PARK LANDS.—The term ‘‘park lands’’ 

21 means Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the 

22 Secretary and administered as part of the National 

23 Park System. 


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1 (6) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘partnership’’ 

2 means the San Gabriel National Recreation Partner3 ship established by section 8(a). 

4 (7) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘recreation 

5 area’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

6 Area established by section 3(b). 

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

8 the Secretary of the Interior. 

9 (9) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 

10 means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec11 retary of Agriculture acting jointly. 

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

13 State of California. 

14 (11) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utility fa15 cility’’ means electric substations, communication fa16 cilities, towers, poles, and lines, ground wires, com17 munication circuits, and other structures, and re18 lated infrastructure. 

19 (12) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—The term 

20 ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

21 pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, flood control 

22 facilities, water conservation works, including debris 

23 protection facilities, sediment placement sites, rain 

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1 ance distribution systems, and water treatment fa2 cilities, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 

3 hydropower projects, and transmission and other an4 cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 

5 water conservation, water filtration plants, and other 

6 water diversion, conservation, groundwater recharge, 

7 storage, and carriage structures. 

8 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL 

9 RECREATION AREA. 

10 (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

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

12 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera13 tions the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cul14 tural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific 

15 resources of the recreation area; 

16 (2) to provide environmentally responsible, well17 managed recreational opportunities within the recre18 ation area, and improve access to and from the 

19 recreation area; 

20 (3) to provide expanded educational and inter21 pretive services that will increase public under22 standing of and appreciation for the natural and cul23 tural resources of the recreation area; 

24 (4) to facilitate the cooperative management of 

25 the lands and resources within the recreation area, 


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1 in collaboration with the State and political subdivi2 sions of the State, historical, business, cultural, 

3 civic, recreational, tourism and other nongovern4 mental organizations, and the public; and 

5 (5) to allow the continued use of the recreation 

6 area by all persons, entities, and local government 

7 agencies in activities relating to integrated water 

8 management, flood protection, water conservation, 

9 water quality, water rights, water supply, ground10 water recharge and monitoring, wastewater treat11 ment, public roads and bridges, and utilities within 

12 or adjacent to the recreation area. 

13 (b) ESTABLISHMENT AND BOUNDARIES.—Subject to 

14 valid existing rights, there is hereby designated the San 

15 Gabriel National Recreation Area in the State, which shall 

16 consist of approximately 615,245 acres of Federal lands 

17 and interests in land in the State as depicted on the map 

18 titled ‘‘San Gabriel National Recreation Area’’ and dated 

19 June 12, 2014. 

20 (c) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

23 shall file a map and a legal description of the recre24 ation area with— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Natural Resources 

2 of the House of Representatives; and 

3 (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

4 Resources of the Senate. 

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 Act, ex8 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 

9 typographical errors in the map and legal descrip10 tion. 

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

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

13 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

14 offices of the Forest Service and agencies of the De15 partment of the Interior. 

16 (d) ADMINISTRATION AND JURISDICTION.— 

17 (1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS.—The 

18 National Forest System lands within the recreation 

19 area shall be administered by the Secretary of Agri20 culture. 

21 (2) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM LANDS.—The 

22 park lands shall be administered by the Secretary as 

23 a unit of the National Park System. 

24 (3) NO CHANGE IN JURISDICTION.—Nothing in 

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1 eral lands from the Secretary of Defense or Sec2 retary of Agriculture to the Secretary. 

3 (4) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Noth4 ing in this Act alters, modifies, or diminishes any 

5 right, responsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, 

6 or entitlement of the State, any political subdivision 

7 thereof, or any State, or local agency under existing 

8 Federal, State, and local law (including regulations). 

9 (5) MILITARY JURISDICTION.—Nothing in this 

10 Act affects lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec11 retary of Defense. 

12 (6) APPLICABLE LAW.—Nothing in this Act 

13 shall be construed to apply the laws (including regu14 lations) generally applicable to units of the National 

15 Park System to the National Forest System lands in 

16 the recreation area. 

17 (7) ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFER.—Administra18 tive jurisdiction over the approximately 2,987 acres 

19 of land administered by the Bureau of Land Man20 agement that is identified as ‘‘BLM lands for trans21 fer’’ on the map entitled ‘‘San Gabriel National 

22 Recreation Area,’’ and dated June 12, 2014, is 

23 transferred from the Bureau of Land Management 

24 to the National Park Service. 


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1 SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT. 

2 (a) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Subject to valid 

3 existing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage 

4 the National Forest System lands within the recreation 

5 area in a manner that protects, and enhances their natural 

6 resources and values, in accordance with— 

7 (1) this Act; 

8 (2) the laws, regulations, and rules applicable 

9 to the National Forest System; 

10 (3) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 

11 seq.); and 

12 (4) other applicable law (including Federal, 

13 State, or local law, and regulations). 

14 (b) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Subject to valid ex15 isting rights, the Secretary shall manage the park lands 

16 in a manner that protects, and enhances their natural re17 sources and values, in accordance with— 

18 (1) this Act; 

19 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

20 National Park System, including the National Park 

21 Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and 

22 (3) other applicable law (including Federal, 

23 State, or local law, and regulations). 

24 (c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

25 and the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of De26 fense regarding opportunities to manage, to the maximum 


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1 extent practicable, the Army Corps of Engineers lands 

2 within the recreation area in accordance with the purposes 

3 described in section 3(a). 

4 (d) USES.— 

5 (1) NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM.—Subject to 

6 valid existing rights, the Secretary of Agriculture 

7 shall— 

8 (A) allow such uses of the National Forest 

9 System lands as the Secretary of Agriculture 

10 determines would further the purposes de11 scribed in section 3(a). 

12 (B) continue to authorize, maintain, and 

13 enhance the recreational use of National Forest 

14 System lands within the recreation area, includ15 ing hunting, fishing, swimming, bicycling, 

16 camping, hiking, hang gliding, sightseeing, na17 ture study, horseback riding, rafting, motorized 

18 recreation on authorized routes and in author19 ized areas, and other recreational activities that 

20 are feasible and consistent with— 

21 (i) the purposes described in section 

22 3(a); 

23 (ii) this section; and 


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1 (iii) any other applicable Federal, 

2 State, and local laws, ordinances, and 

3 plans. 

4 (2) NON-FEDERAL LANDS.—Nothing in this Act 

5 shall— 

6 (A) authorize the Secretary or the Sec7 retary of Agriculture to take any action that 

8 would affect the use of any land not owned by 

9 the United States; 

10 (B) affect the use of, or access to, any 

11 non-Federal land within the recreation area; 

12 (C) modify any provision of Federal, State, 

13 or local law with respect to public access to or 

14 use of non-Federal land; 

15 (D) require any owner of non-Federal land 

16 to allow public access (including Federal, State, 

17 or local government access) to private property 

18 or any other non-Federal land; 

19 (E) alter any duly adopted land use regu20 lation, approved land use plan, or any other 

21 regulatory authority of any State, or local agen22 cy, or tribal government; 

23 (F) create any liability, or affects any li24 ability under any other law, of any private 

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1 land with respect to any person injured on pri2 vate property or other non-Federal land; 

3 (G) convey any land use or other regu4 latory authority to the partnership; 

5 (H) be construed to cause any Federal, 

6 State, or local regulations or permit require7 ments intended to apply to units of the Na8 tional Park System, to affect the Federal lands 

9 outside of park lands or non-Federal lands of 

10 the recreation area; or 

11 (I) require any city to participate in any 

12 program administered by the Secretary or Sec13 retary of Agriculture. 

14 (3) COOPERATION.—The Secretary and the 

15 Secretary of Agriculture are encouraged to work 

16 with owners of non-Federal land who have agreed to 

17 cooperate with the Secretary and the Secretary of 

18 Agriculture to further the purposes of this Act. 

19 (4) BUFFER ZONES.— 

20 (A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not in21 tend for designation of the recreation area to 

22 lead to the creation of protective perimeters or 

23 buffer zones around the recreation area. 

24 (B) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUND25 ARIES.—The fact that certain activities or land 


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1 can be seen or heard from within the recreation 

2 area shall not, of itself, preclude the activities 

3 or land uses up to the boundary of the recre4 ation area. 

5 (5) FACILITIES.—Nothing in this Act shall af6 fect the operation, maintenance, modification, con7 struction, or expansion of any water resource facility 

8 or any solid waste, sanitary sewer, water or waste9 water treatment, groundwater recharge or conserva10 tion, hydroelectric, conveyance distribution system, 

11 recycled water facility, or utility facility located with12 in or adjacent to the recreation area. 

13 (6) EXEMPTION.—Section 5(c) of Public Law 

14 90–401 (16 U.S.C. 460l–22(c)) shall not apply to 

15 the Puente Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, 

16 or intermodal facility. 

17 (e) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries 

19 and the advisory council shall create a comprehensive 

20 management plan for the recreation area that fulfills the 

21 purposes described in section 3(a). 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—In developing the manage23 ment plan required by this section, and to the extent 

24 consistent with this section, the Secretaries may in25 corporate any provision from a land and resource 


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1 management plan, or any other plan applicable to 

2 the recreation area. 

3 (2) ACCESS AND VISITOR SERVICES.—The Sec4 retaries shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 

5 incorporate the visitor services plan and access study 

6 required by section 9 into the management plan re7 quired by this subsection. 

8 (3) PARTNERSHIP.—In developing the manage9 ment plan, the Secretaries shall consider rec10 ommendations of the partnership. To the maximum 

11 extent practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate 

12 recommendations of the partnership into the man13 agement plan, where such recommendations are fea14 sible and consistent with the purposes in section 

15 3(a), this Act, and applicable laws (including regula16 tions). 

17 (f) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act affects 

19 the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and 

20 wildlife located on public land in the State. 

21 (2) HUNTING.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

22 may permit hunting on National Forest System 

23 lands within the recreation area, consistent with ap24 plicable Federal, State, and local laws. 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), motorized vehicle use on National Forest 

3 System lands within the recreation area shall be per4 mitted only on roads and trails designated by the 

5 management plan for use by motorized vehicles. 

6 (2) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

7 may permit the use of motorized vehicles off roads 

8 and trails designated for use by motorized vehicles— 

9 (A) to respond to an emergency; 

10 (B) for administrative purposes; 

11 (C) within the— 

12 (i) Little Rock Off-Highway Vehicle 

13 Area; and 

14 (ii) San Gabriel Canyon Off-Highway 

15 Vehicle Area; or 

16 (D) as necessary to permit local govern17 ment agencies and electrical or communication 

18 utilities to perform activities relating to fire 

19 management, law enforcement, integrated water 

20 management, flood protection and water con21 servation (including debris control and sediment 

22 management), water replenishment, water 

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1 nance, and construction of any utility facility or 

2 right-of-way. 

3 (h) WITHDRAWAL.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 

5 rights, all Federal land within the recreation area is 

6 withdrawn from— 

7 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

8 the public land laws; 

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

10 mining laws; and 

11 (C) leasing or disposition under all laws re12 lating to— 

13 (i) minerals; and 

14 (ii) operation of the mineral leasing, 

15 mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 

16 laws. 

17 (2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—If the Secretary of 

18 Agriculture or the Secretary acquires additional 

19 land, in accordance with section 5(a), that is located 

20 within or adjacent to the recreation area after the 

21 date of the enactment of this Act, the land is with22 drawn from operation of the laws referred to in 

23 paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of the land. 

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1 in the recreation area, where established before the date 

2 of the enactment of this Act— 

3 (1) subject to all applicable laws (including reg4 ulations); 

5 (2) consistent with the purposes described in 

6 subsection 3(a); and 

7 (3) subject to such reasonable regulations as 

8 the Secretary of Agriculture deems necessary. 

9 (j) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section pro11 hibits the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation 

12 with other Federal, State, and local agencies, as ap13 propriate, from conducting wildland fire operations, 

14 consistent with the purposes described in section 

15 3(a). 

16 (2) CONSULTATION AND REVISION OF PLANS.— 

17 As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 

18 of this Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with 

19 appropriate State or local firefighting agencies, 

20 amend the local fire management plans that apply to 

21 the recreation area. 

22 (k) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS

23 USES.—Nothing in this Act diminishes— 

24 (1) the rights of any Indian tribe; or 


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1 (2) any tribal rights regarding access to Fed2 eral land for tribal activities, including spiritual, cul3 tural, and traditional food-gathering activities. 

4 SEC. 5. NON-FEDERAL LANDS. 

5 (a) INCORPORATION AND LIMITATION ON ACQUIRED

6 LANDS AND INTERESTS.— 

7 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary and the Sec8 retary of Agriculture may acquire non-Federal land 

9 within the boundaries of the recreation area only 

10 through exchange, donation, or purchase from a will11 ing seller. 

12 (2) EMINENT DOMAIN.—Nothing in this Act 

13 authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire 

14 land or interests in land. 

15 (3) MANAGEMENT.— 

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

17 land acquired by the United States and located 

18 within the recreation area shall— 

19 (i) be part of the recreation area; and 

20 (ii) be administered in accordance 

21 with— 

22 (I) this section; and 

23 (II) any other applicable law (in24 cluding regulations). 

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1 (i) Any land or interest in land that 

2 is located within the recreation area that is 

3 acquired by the Forest Service shall be ad4 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

5 (ii) Any land or interest in land that 

6 is located within the recreation area that is 

7 acquired by the National Park Service 

8 shall be incorporated into the park lands 

9 and administered by the Secretary. 

10 (b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Any land acquired 

11 by the Secretary or Secretary of Agriculture shall, in the 

12 opinion of the appropriate Secretary, contain important 

13 biological, cultural, historic, or recreational values. 

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

15 PUBLIC ROADS; UTILITY FACILITIES. 

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

17 this Act— 

18 (1) shall affect the use or allocation, in exist19 ence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of any 

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

21 potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, ex22 ported, banked, stored water, surface water, ground23 water, and public trust interests); 

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

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1 for the sale, lease, or loan of any water (including 

2 potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, ex3 ported, banked, stored water, surface water, and 

4 groundwater); 

5 (3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

6 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro7 priated by the United States in the State on or be8 fore the date of the enactment of this Act; 

9 (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 

10 Federal water rights or expands water usage pursu11 ant to any existing Federal reserved riparian or ap12 propriative rights; 

13 (5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

14 or reduction of any water rights (including potable, 

15 recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, 

16 banked, stored water, surface water and ground17 water) held, reserved or appropriated by any public 

18 entity, or other person or entities, on or before the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act; 

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

21 conflict with the exercise of the powers or duties of 

22 any watermaster, public agency, or other body or en23 tity responsible for groundwater or surface water 

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1 or Federal or State statute including, without limita2 tion, the management of the San Gabriel River wa3 tershed and basin, to provide water supply and other 

4 environmental benefits as described in— 

5 (A) the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher 

6 Management Plan San Gabriel River—Morris 

7 Reservoir to Santa Fe Dam dated September 

8 2012; or 

9 (B) the Long-Term Management Plan: 

10 West Fork San Gabriel River dated May 8, 

11 1989; 

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

13 conflict with any provision of any judgment or court 

14 order issued, or rule or regulation adopted, pursuant 

15 to any adjudication affecting water, water rights or 

16 water management in the San Gabriel River or Lytle 

17 Creek watersheds and basins; 

18 (8) shall be construed to impede or adversely 

19 impact any previously adopted Los Angeles County 

20 Drainage Area project, as described in the report of 

21 the Chief of Engineers dated June 30, 1992, includ22 ing any supplement or addendum to that report, or 

23 any maintenance agreement to operate the project; 

24 (9) shall interfere or conflict with any action by 

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1 pursuant to Federal or State statute, water right or 

2 adjudication, including, but not limited to, actions 

3 relating to water conservation, water quality, surface 

4 water diversion or impoundment, groundwater re5 charge, water treatment, conservation or storage of 

6 water, pollution, waste discharge, the pumping of 

7 groundwater; the spreading, injection, pumping, 

8 storage, or the use of water from local sources, 

9 storm water flows, and runoff, or from imported or 

10 recycled water, that is undertaken in connection with 

11 the management or regulation of the San Gabriel 

12 River or Lytle Creek watersheds and groundwater 

13 basins; 

14 (10) shall interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or 

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

16 by the owner of a public water system, or other per17 son or entity, including, but not limited to, the con18 struction, operation, maintenance, replacement, re19 pair, location, or relocation of any well; pipeline; or 

20 water pumping, treatment, diversion, impoundment, 

21 or storage facility; or other facility or property nec22 essary or useful to access any water right or operate 

23 any public water system; 

24 (11) shall require initiation or reinitiation of 

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1 life Service under, or the application of provisions of, 

2 the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

3 seq.) concerning— 

4 (A) the plans described in paragraph 6(A) 

5 or 6(B); or 

6 (B) any action or activity affecting water, 

7 water rights or water management or water re8 source facilities in the San Gabriel River or 

9 Lytle Creek watersheds and basins; or 

10 (12) authorizes any agency or employee of the 

11 United States, or any other person, to take any ac12 tion inconsistent with paragraphs (1) through (11). 

13 (b) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, ‘‘adjudica14 tion’’ means any final judgment, order, ruling, or decree 

15 entered in any judicial proceeding adjudicating or affect16 ing water rights, surface water management, or ground17 water management. 

18 (c) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

19 (1) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE20 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this Act shall af21 fect— 

22 (A) the use, operation, maintenance, re23 pair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, 

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1 (B) access to a water resource facility 

2 within or adjacent to the recreation area. 

3 (2) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FA4 CILITIES.—Nothing in this Act shall preclude the es5 tablishment of new water resource facilities (includ6 ing instream sites, routes, and areas) within the 

7 recreation area if such facilities are necessary to pre8 serve or enhance the health, safety, water supply, or 

9 utility services to residents of Los Angeles or San 

10 Bernardino Counties. 

11 (3) FLOOD CONTROL.—Nothing in this Act 

12 shall be construed to— 

13 (A) impose new restrictions or require14 ments on flood protection, water conservation, 

15 water supply, groundwater recharge, water 

16 transfers, or water quality operations; or 

17 (B) increase the liability of agencies car18 rying out flood protection, water conservation, 

19 water supply, groundwater recharge, water 

20 transfers, or water quality operations. 

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

22 this Act shall authorize or require the use of water 

23 in or the diversion of water to the recreation area 

24 or the park lands. 


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1 (d) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.— 

2 Nothing in this Act shall— 

3 (1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, re4 pair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, in5 spection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addi6 tion, relocation, improvement, removal, or replace7 ment of utility facilities or appurtenant rights of way 

8 within or adjacent to the recreation area; 

9 (2) affect access to utility facilities or rights of 

10 way within or adjacent to the recreation area; or 

11 (3) preclude the establishment of new utility fa12 cilities or rights of way (including instream sites, 

13 routes, and areas) within the recreation area if such 

14 facilities are necessary for public health and safety, 

15 electricity supply, or other utility services. 

16 (e) ROADS; PUBLIC TRANSIT.— 

17 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

18 (A) PUBLIC ROADS.—the term ‘‘public 

19 roads’’ means any paved road or bridge (includ20 ing any appurtenant structures and rights of 

21 way) that is operated or maintained by a non22 Federal entity and is— 

23 (i) open to vehicular use by the public; 

24 or 


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1 (ii) used by public agencies or utilities 

2 for the operation, maintenance, repair, 

3 construction, and rehabilitation of infra4 structure, utility facility, or right-of-way. 

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

6 transit’’ means transit services (including oper7 ations and rights of way) that are operated or 

8 maintained by a non-Federal entity and are— 

9 (i) open to the public; or 

10 (ii) used by public agencies or con11 tractors for the operation, maintenance, re12 pair, construction, and rehabilitation of in13 frastructure, utility facility, or right-of14 way. 

15 (2) NO EFFECT ON PUBLIC ROADS OR PUBLIC

16 TRANSIT.—Nothing in this Act— 

17 (A) authorizes the Secretary or Secretary 

18 of Agriculture to take any action that would af19 fect the operation, maintenance, repair, and re20 habilitation of public roads or public transit (in21 cluding activities necessary to comply with Fed22 eral and State safety standards or public tran23 sit); or 


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1 (B) creates any new liability, or increases 

2 any existing liability, of any owner of operator 

3 of public roads. 

4 SEC. 7. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUB5 LIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

6 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not more than 180 days after 

7 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall 

8 establish a public advisory council, to be known as the 

9 ‘‘San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory 

10 Council’’. 

11 (b) DUTIES.—The public advisory council shall— 

12 (1) advise the Secretaries on the development 

13 and implementation of the management plan; and 

14 (2) advise the Secretary on the development 

15 and implementation of the visitor services plan and 

16 access study required by section 3. 

17 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The public advisory council 

18 shall be subject to— 

19 (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

20 U.S.C. App.); 

21 (2) all other applicable law (including regula22 tions). 

23 (d) MEMBERS.— 

24 (1) SIZE OF PUBLIC ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The 

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1 (2) MAKEUP OF PUBLIC ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 

2 After considering the recommendations of the part3 nership, the Secretaries shall appoint members of 

4 the public advisory council to represent the following 

5 interests— 

6 (A) two members to represent local, re7 gional, or national environmental organizations; 

8 (B) two members to represent the interests 

9 of outdoor recreation, including off-highway ve10 hicle recreation, within the recreation area; 

11 (C) two members to represent the interests 

12 of community-based organizations whose mis13 sion includes expanding access to the outdoors; 

14 (D) two members to represent business in15 terests; 

16 (E) one member to represent Native Amer17 ican tribes within or adjacent to the recreation 

18 area; 

19 (F) one member to represent the interests 

20 of homeowners’ associations within the recre21 ation area; 

22 (G) three members to represent the inter23 ests of holders of adjudicated water rights, 

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1 recycled water facilities, and water replenish2 ment entities; 

3 (H) one member to represent energy and 

4 mineral development interests; 

5 (I) one member to represent owners of 

6 Federal grazing permits, or other land use per7 mits within the recreation area; 

8 (J) one member to represent archaeological 

9 and historical interests; 

10 (K) one member to represent the interests 

11 of environmental educators; 

12 (L) one member to represent cultural his13 tory interests; 

14 (M) one member to represent environ15 mental justice interests; 

16 (N) one member to represent electrical 

17 utility interests; and 

18 (O) two members to represent the affected 

19 public at large. 

20 (f) TERMS.— 

21 (1) STAGGERED TERMS.—Members of the pub22 lic advisory council shall be appointed for terms of 

23 3 years, except that, of the members first appointed, 

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1 1 year and 6 of the members shall be appointed for 

2 a term of 2 years. 

3 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re4 appointed to serve on the public advisory council 

5 upon the expiration of the member’s current term. 

6 (3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the public advi7 sory council shall be filled in the same manner as 

8 the original appointment. 

9 (g) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be ten members of the 

10 public advisory council. The operations of the advisory 

11 council shall not be impaired by the fact that a member 

12 has not yet been appointed as long as a quorum has been 

13 attained. 

14 (h) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.—The public 

15 advisory council shall elect a chairperson and establish 

16 such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or desir17 able. 

18 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 

19 the public advisory council shall serve without pay. 

20 (j) TERMINATION.—The public advisory council shall 

21 cease to exist— 

22 (1) on the date that is five years after the date 

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1 (2) on such later date as the Secretaries con2 sider appropriate. 

3 SEC. 8. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PART4 NERSHIP. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established the 

6 San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. 

7 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the partnership are 

8 to— 

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

10 tribal, and local authorities, and the private sector, 

11 in fulfilling the purposes of this Act; and 

12 (2) use the resources and expertise of each 

13 agency in improving the management and rec14 reational opportunities within the recreation area. 

15 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—The members of the partnership 

16 shall include the following: 

17 (1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee 

18 of the Secretary, to represent the Forest Service. 

19 (2) The Secretary, or a designee of the Sec20 retary, to represent the National Park Service and 

21 Bureau of Land Management. 

22 (3) The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of 

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1 (4) The Secretary of the State Natural Re2 sources Agency, or a designee of the Secretary, to 

3 represent the California Department of Parks and 

4 Recreation and the Rivers and Mountains Conser5 vancy. 

6 (5) A designee of the Los Angeles County 

7 Board of Supervisors. 

8 (6) A designee of the San Bernardino County 

9 Board of Supervisors. 

10 (7) A designee of the Puente Hills Habitat 

11 Preservation Authority. 

12 (8) Four designees of the San Gabriel Council 

13 of Governments, one of whom is to be elected from 

14 a local land conservancy. 

15 (9) Two designees of the San Bernardino Asso16 ciated Governments. 

17 (10) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley Eco18 nomic Partnership. 

19 (11) A designee of the Los Angeles County 

20 Flood Control District. 

21 (12) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley 

22 Water Association. 

23 (13) A designee of the Central Basin Water As24 sociation. 

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1 (15) A designee of a public utility company, to 

2 be appointed by the Secretary. 

3 (16) A designee of the Watershed Conservation 

4 Authority. 

5 (17) A designee of the public advisory council 

6 so long as the public advisory council remains in ef7 fect. 

8 (d) DUTIES.—To further the purposes of this Act, 

9 and in a manner consistent with the purposes described 

10 in section 3(a), the partnership shall— 

11 (1) make recommendations to the Secretaries 

12 on the development and implementation of the man13 agement plan; 

14 (2) advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the 

15 provision and management of recreational opportuni16 ties, and improvement of visitor services and edu17 cation on the National Forest System lands within 

18 the recreation area; 

19 (3) review and comment on the visitor services 

20 plan and access study required by section 103; 

21 (4) seek opportunities to facilitate the imple22 mentation of the visitor services plan and access 

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1 (5) assist units of local government, regional 

2 planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 

3 in fulfilling the purposes of the recreation area by— 

4 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

5 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

6 resource values within the recreation area; 

7 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre8 tive exhibits and programs within the recreation 

9 area; 

10 (C) developing recreational and educational 

11 opportunities in the recreation area, consistent 

12 with the purposes of this Act; 

13 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

14 appreciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and 

15 cultural resources of the recreation area; 

16 (E) ensuring that signs identifying points 

17 of public access and sites of interest are posted 

18 throughout the recreation area; 

19 (F) promoting a wide range of partner20 ships among governments, organizations, and 

21 individuals to further the purposes of the recre22 ation area; and 

23 (G) ensuring that management of the 

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1 nances and land-use plans, as well as adjacent 

2 residents and property owners; 

3 (6) make recommendations to the Secretaries 

4 on members to be appointed to the advisory council; 

5 and 

6 (7) undertake any other action necessary to ful7 fill the purposes of this Act. 

8 (e) AUTHORITIES.—The partnership may, subject to 

9 the prior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes of 

10 preparing and implementing the management plans, use 

11 Federal funds made available under this section to— 

12 (1) make grants to the State, political subdivi13 sions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

14 other persons; 

15 (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or 

16 provide grants or technical assistance to, the State, 

17 political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organi18 zations, Federal agencies, and other interested par19 ties; 

20 (3) hire and compensate staff; 

21 (4) obtain funds or services from any source, 

22 including funds and services provided under any 

23 other Federal law or program; 

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1 (6) support activities of partners and any other 

2 activities that further the purposes of the recreation 

3 area and are consistent with the approved manage4 ment plans. 

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

7 (1) TERMS.—Members of the partnership shall 

8 be appointed for terms of 3 years. 

9 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re10 appointed to serve on the partnership upon the expi11 ration of the member’s current term. 

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

13 shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap14 pointment. 

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 AND PROCEDURES.—The partner20 ship shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and 

21 procedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 

22 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 

23 the partnership shall serve without pay. 

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

2 the partnership on a regular basis to carry out this 

3 Act. 

4 (2) VISITOR SERVICES AND ACCESS.—The Sec5 retary is authorized to carry out the visitor services 

6 plan required by section 9(a)(2) and access study re7 quired by section 9(c)(2). 

8 (3) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

9 The Secretary may provide technical and financial 

10 assistance, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 

11 basis, as determined by the Secretary, to the part12 nership or any members of the partnership to carry 

13 out this Act. 

14 (4) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec15 retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 

16 the partnership, any members of the partnership, or 

17 other public or private entities to provide technical, 

18 financial or other assistance to carry out this Act. 

19 (5) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON20 FEDERAL LANDS.— 

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

22 the administration of the recreation area, the 

23 Secretary is authorized, subject to valid existing 

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1 facilities on non-Federal public lands within the 

2 recreation area. 

3 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—Such 

4 facilities may only be developed— 

5 (i) with the consent of the owner of 

6 the non-Federal public land; and 

7 (ii) in accordance with applicable Fed8 eral, State, and local laws, regulations, and 

9 plans. 

10 (6) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri11 ority to actions that— 

12 (A) conserve the significant natural, his13 toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the 

14 recreation area; and 

15 (B) provide educational, interpretive, and 

16 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

17 purposes of the recreation area. 

18 (k) COMMITTEES.—The partnership shall establish— 

19 (1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to 

20 advise the Secretaries on water-related issues relat21 ing to the recreation area; and 

22 (2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to ad23 vise the Secretaries on public safety issues relating 

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1 SEC. 9. ACCESS AND VISITOR SERVICES. 

2 (a) VISITOR SERVICES.— 

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

4 is to facilitate the development of an integrated vis5 itor services plan that will improve visitor experi6 ences within the recreation area through expanded 

7 recreational opportunities, and increased interpreta8 tion, education, resource protection, and enforce9 ment. 

10 (2) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than three 

11 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

12 and in accordance with this subsection, the Sec13 retary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri14 culture and the Partnership, shall develop an inte15 grated visitor services plan for the recreation area. 

16 (3) CONTENTS.—The visitor services plan re17 quired by this subsection shall— 

18 (A) assess current and anticipated future 

19 visitation to the recreation area, including 

20 recreation destinations; 

21 (B) consider the demand for various types 

22 of recreation (including hiking, picnicking, 

23 horseback riding, and the use of motorized and 

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1 (C) evaluate the impacts of recreation on 

2 natural and cultural resources, water resource 

3 facilities, public roads, adjacent residents and 

4 property owners, and utilities within the recre5 ation area, as well as the effectiveness of cur6 rent enforcement efforts; 

7 (D) assess the current level of interpretive 

8 and educational services and facilities; 

9 (E) include recommendations to— 

10 (i) expand opportunities for high-de11 mand recreational activities, consistent 

12 with the purposes described in section 

13 3(a); 

14 (ii) better manage recreation area re15 sources and improve the experience of 

16 recreation area visitors through expanded 

17 interpretive and educational services and 

18 facilities, and improved enforcement; and 

19 (iii) better manage recreation area re20 sources to reduce negative impacts on the 

21 environment, ecology, and integrated water 

22 management activities in the area; 

23 (F) in coordination and consultation with 

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1 incorporate recreational opportunities on non2 Federal land into the recreation area— 

3 (i) in a manner consistent with the 

4 purposes and uses of the non-Federal land; 

5 and 

6 (ii) with the consent of the non-Fed7 eral land owner; 

8 (G) assess opportunities to provide rec9 reational opportunities that connect the San 

10 Gabriel River to the National Forest System 

11 lands; and 

12 (H) be developed and carried out in ac13 cordance with applicable Federal, State, and 

14 local laws and ordinances. 

15 (4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the plan re16 quired by this subsection, the Secretary shall— 

17 (A) consult with— 

18 (i) the Secretary of Agriculture and 

19 other appropriate Federal agencies; 

20 (ii) the partnership; 

21 (iii) the public advisory council; 

22 (iv) appropriate State and local agen23 cies; and 

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1 (B) involve members of the public. 

2 (b) VISITOR FACILITIES.—The Secretary and Sec3 retary of Agriculture are authorized to construct visitor 

4 use facilities, within the recreation area. Such facilities 

5 shall be developed in conformance with all existing Fed6 eral, State, and local laws (including regulations) and ap7 plicable Federal, State, and local plans. 

8 (c) ACCESS STUDY.— 

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

10 is to assess the feasibility of improving the accessi11 bility of the recreation area. 

12 (2) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than three 

13 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 

14 and in accordance with this subsection, the Sec15 retary shall conduct a study on the accessibility of 

16 the recreation area. 

17 (3) CONTENTS.—The access study required by 

18 this subsection shall— 

19 (A) evaluate the means by which members 

20 of the public access various locations within the 

21 recreation area; 

22 (B) consider alternatives to sustainably im23 prove the recreational access of the National 

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1 (C) provide options and recommendations 

2 for improving the accessibility of the recreation 

3 area, consistent with the purposes described in 

4 section 3(a); and 

5 (D) be developed and carried out in ac6 cordance with applicable Federal, State, and 

7 local laws and ordinances. 

8 (4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the study 

9 required by this subsection, the Secretary shall— 

10 (A) consult with— 

11 (i) the Secretary of Agriculture and 

12 other appropriate Federal agencies; 

13 (ii) the partnership; 

14 (iii) the public advisory council; 

15 (iv) appropriate State and local agen16 cies; and 

17 (v) interested nongovernmental orga18 nizations; and 

19 (B) involve members of the public. 

20 (d) DONATIONS.— 

21 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Sec22 retary of Agriculture may accept and use donated 

23 funds, property, in-kind contributions, and services 

24 to carry out this Act. 


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1 (2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary or Secretary 

2 of Agriculture may not accept non-Federal land that 

3 has been acquired through use of eminent domain 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 (e) COORDINATION.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

7 and the Secretary shall coordinate in carrying out 

8 this Act. 

9 (2) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying 

10 out this Act, the Secretary and Secretary of Agri11 culture may make grants to, or enter into coopera12 tive agreements with, State, tribal, and local govern13 mental entities and private entities to conduct re14 search, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any 

15 other initiative relating to the management of and 

16 visitation to the recreation area. 

17 (3) COORDINATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AGEN18 CIES.— 

19 (A) AGREEMENT REQUIRED.—Not later 

20 than 18 months after the date of the enactment 

21 of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 

22 enter into an agreement with the Secretary to 

23 carry out this Act on National Forest System 

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1 (B) REQUIRED COMPONENTS.—The agree2 ment required by subparagraph (A) shall ad3 dress, at a minimum, in a manner consistent 

4 with the purposes for which the recreation area 

5 has been established— 

6 (i) sharing of resources between the 

7 Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary; 

8 (ii) improved visitor services, edu9 cation, and enforcement; 

10 (iii) enhanced resource protection 

11 within the recreation area; and 

12 (iv) better connecting the National 

13 Forest System lands and park lands. 

14 (C) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.—The Sec15 retary may share resources such as manage16 ment, research, planning, interpretation, visitor 

17 services, and enforcement with any unit of the 

18 National Park System. 

19 (D) ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST.—The 

20 Secretary may share resources such as manage21 ment, research, planning, interpretation, visitor 

22 services, and enforcement with the Angeles Na23 tional Forest in order to fulfill the purposes of 

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1 (4) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

2 may provide technical assistance to interested public 

3 agencies, private landowners, and organizations, to 

4 carry out the purposes of this Act. 

5 (f) DIVERSION OR USE OF WATER.—Nothing in this 

6 Act shall authorize or require the use of water in or the 

7 diversion of water to the recreation area or the park lands. 

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