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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 693 

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 

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 

Ms. CHU (for herself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. SCHIFF, Mrs. 

NAPOLITANO, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Ms. 

BARRAGA ́N, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. 

PORTER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. DESAULNIER, 

Mr. KHANNA, and Mrs. TORRES of California) 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) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 

21 water system’’ has the meaning given the term in 42 

22 U.S.C. 300(f)(4) or in section 116275 of the Cali23 fornia Health and Safety Code. 


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1 (7) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

2 Area’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 

3 Area established by section 103(a). 

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

5 the Secretary of the Interior. 

6 (9) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utility facil7 ity’’ means— 

8 (A) any electric substations, communica9 tion facilities, towers, poles, and lines, ground 

10 wires, communication circuits, and other struc11 tures, and related infrastructure; and 

12 (B) any such facilities associated with a 

13 public water system. 

14 (10) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—The term 

15 ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 

16 pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, flood control 

17 facilities, water conservation works, including debris 

18 protection facilities, sediment placement sites, rain 

19 gauges and stream gauges, water quality facilities, 

20 recycled water facilities, water pumping, conveyance 

21 and distribution systems, water storage tanks and 

22 reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aqueducts, 

23 canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 

24 and transmission and other ancillary facilities, 

25 groundwater recharge facilities, water conservation, 


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1 water filtration plants, and other water diversion, 

2 conservation, groundwater recharge, storage, and 

3 carriage structures. 

4 SEC. 103. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT; BOUNDARIES.—Subject to 

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

7 National Park System in the State the San Gabriel Na8 tional Recreation Area, which shall consist of approxi9 mately 49,387 acres of Federal land and interests in land 

10 in the State depicted as the ‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Na11 tional Recreation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘San Gabriel 

12 National Recreation Area Proposed Boundary’’ and dated 

13 July 2019. 

14 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

17 shall file a map and a legal description of the Recre18 ation Area with— 

19 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

20 Resources of the Senate; and 

21 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

22 of the House of Representatives. 

23 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de24 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

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1 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

2 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

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

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

5 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

6 offices of the National Park Service. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATION AND JURISDICTION.— 

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

9 in the Recreation Area shall be administered by the 

10 Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na11 tional Park Service. 

12 (2) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAND.—Al13 though certain Federal lands under the jurisdiction 

14 of the Secretary of Defense are included in the 

15 recreation area, nothing in this title transfers ad16 ministration jurisdiction of such Federal lands from 

17 the Secretary of Defense or otherwise affects Fed18 eral lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 

19 Defense. 

20 (3) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Noth21 ing in this title alters, modifies, or diminishes any 

22 right, responsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, 

23 or entitlement of the State, a political subdivision of 

24 the State, including, but not limited to courts of 

25 competent jurisdiction, regulatory commissions, 


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1 boards, and departments, or any State or local agen2 cy under any applicable Federal, State, or local law 

3 (including regulations). 

4 SEC. 104. MANAGEMENT. 

5 (a) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Subject to valid ex6 isting rights, the Secretary shall manage the public lands 

7 included in the Recreation Area in a manner that protects 

8 and enhances the natural resources and values of the pub9 lic lands, in accordance with— 

10 (1) this title; 

11 (2) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sec12 tions 100751(a), 100752, 100753, and 102101 of 

13 title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the 

14 ‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’); 

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

16 National Park System; and 

17 (4) other applicable law, regulations, adjudica18 tions, and orders. 

19 (b) COOPERATION WITH SECRETARY OF DE20 FENSE.—The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary 

21 of Defense to develop opportunities for the management 

22 of the Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 

23 of Defense included in the Recreation Area in accordance 

24 with the purposes described in section 101, to the max25 imum extent practicable. 


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

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

3 (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 

4 action that would affect the use of any land not 

5 owned by the United States within the Recre6 ation Area; 

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

8 non-Federal land within the Recreation Area; 

9 (C) modifies any provision of Federal, 

10 State, or local law with respect to public access 

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

12 (D) requires any owner of non-Federal 

13 land to allow public access (including Federal, 

14 State, or local government access) to private 

15 property or any other non-Federal land; 

16 (E) alters any duly adopted land use regu17 lation, approved land use plan, or any other 

18 regulatory authority of any State or local agen19 cy or unit of Tribal government; 

20 (F) creates any liability, or affects any li21 ability under any other law, of any private 

22 property owner or other owner of non-Federal 

23 land with respect to any person injured on the 

24 private property or other non-Federal land; 


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1 (G) conveys to the Partnership any land 

2 use or other regulatory authority; 

3 (H) shall be construed to cause any Fed4 eral, State, or local regulation or permit re5 quirement intended to apply to units of the Na6 tional Park System to affect the Federal lands 

7 under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of De8 fense or non-Federal lands within the bound9 aries of the recreation area; or 

10 (I) requires any local government to par11 ticipate in any program administered by the 

12 Secretary. 

13 (2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary is encour14 aged to work with owners of non-Federal land who 

15 have agreed to cooperate with the Secretary to ad16 vance the purposes of this title. 

17 (3) BUFFER ZONES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title es19 tablishes any protective perimeter or buffer 

20 zone around the Recreation Area. 

21 (B) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUND22 ARIES.—The fact that an activity or use of land 

23 can be seen or heard from within the Recre24 ation Area shall not preclude the activity or 


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1 land use up to the boundary of the Recreation 

2 Area. 

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

4 the operation, maintenance, modification, construc5 tion, destruction, removal, relocation, improvement 

6 or expansion of any water resource facility or public 

7 water system, or any solid waste, sanitary sewer, 

8 water or waste-water treatment, groundwater re9 charge or conservation, hydroelectric, conveyance 

10 distribution system, recycled water facility, or utility 

11 facility located within or adjacent to the Recreation 

12 Area. 

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

14 United States Code, shall not apply to the Puente 

15 Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, or inter16 modal facility. 

17 (d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

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

20 and the Advisory Council shall establish a com21 prehensive management plan for the Recreation 

22 Area that supports the purposes described in section 

23 101. 

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

25 the management plan, to the extent consistent with 


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1 this section, the Secretary may incorporate any pro2 vision of a land use or other plan applicable to the 

3 public lands included in the Recreation Area. 

4 (3) INCORPORATION OF VISITOR SERVICES

5 PLAN.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 

6 Secretary shall incorporate into the management 

7 plan the visitor services plan under section 

8 109(a)(2). 

9 (4) PARTNERSHIP.—In developing the manage10 ment plan, the Secretary shall consider recommenda11 tions of the Partnership. To the maximum extent 

12 practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate rec13 ommendations of the Partnership into the manage14 ment plan if the Secretary determines that the rec15 ommendations are feasible and consistent with the 

16 purposes in section 101, this title, and applicable 

17 laws (including regulations). 

18 (e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this title af19 fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish or 

20 wildlife located on public lands in the State. 

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

22 RECREATION AREA. 

23 (a) LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 

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

25 the Secretary may acquire non-Federal land within 


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1 the boundaries of the Recreation Area only through 

2 exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing sell3 er. 

4 (2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—As a further 

5 condition on the acquisition of land, the Secretary 

6 shall make a determination that the land contains 

7 important biological, cultural, historic, or rec8 reational values. 

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

10 Nothing in this title authorizes the use of eminent domain 

11 to acquire land or an interest in land. 

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

13 interest in land acquired by the United States within the 

14 boundaries of the Recreation Area shall be— 

15 (1) included in the Recreation Area; and 

16 (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance 

17 with— 

18 (A) this title; and 

19 (B) other applicable laws (including regu20 lations). 

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

22 PUBLIC ROADS; UTILITY FACILITIES. 

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

24 this title or section 202— 


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1 (1) shall affect the use or allocation, as in exist2 ence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of any 

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

4 potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, ex5 ported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 

6 groundwater, and public trust interest); 

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

8 existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 

9 for the sale, lease, loan, or transfer of any water (in10 cluding potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, 

11 exported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 

12 and groundwater); 

13 (3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 

14 or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro15 priated by the United States in the State on or be16 fore the date of the enactment of this Act; 

17 (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 

18 Federal water right or expands water usage pursu19 ant to any existing Federal reserved, riparian or ap20 propriative right; 

21 (5) shall be considered a relinquishment or re22 duction of any water rights (including potable, recy23 cled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, 

24 or stored water, surface water, and groundwater) 

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

2 the enactment of this Act; 

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

4 conflict with the exercise of the powers or duties of 

5 any watermaster, public agency, public water sys6 tem, court of competent jurisdiction, or other body 

7 or entity responsible for groundwater or surface 

8 water management or groundwater replenishment as 

9 designated or established pursuant to any adjudica10 tion or Federal or State law, including the manage11 ment of the San Gabriel River watershed and basin, 

12 to provide water supply or other environmental bene13 fits; 

14 (7) shall be construed to impede or adversely 

15 impact any previously adopted Los Angeles County 

16 Drainage Area project, as described in the report of 

17 the Chief of Engineers dated June 30, 1992, includ18 ing any supplement or addendum to that report, or 

19 any maintenance agreement to operate that project; 

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

21 a watermaster, water agency, public water system, 

22 court of competent jurisdiction, or public agency 

23 pursuant to any Federal or State law, water right, 

24 or adjudication, including any action relating to 

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1 version or impoundment, groundwater recharge, 

2 water treatment, conservation or storage of water, 

3 pollution, waste discharge, the pumping of ground4 water; the spreading, injection, pumping, storage, or 

5 the use of water from local sources, storm water 

6 flows, and runoff, or from imported or recycled 

7 water, that is undertaken in connection with the 

8 management or regulation of the San Gabriel River; 

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

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

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

12 individual or entity, including the construction, oper13 ation, maintenance, replacement, removal, repair, lo14 cation, or relocation of any well; pipeline; or water 

15 pumping, treatment, diversion, impoundment, or 

16 storage facility; or other facility or property nec17 essary or useful to access any water right or operate 

18 an public water system; 

19 (10) shall require the initiation or reinitiation 

20 of consultation with the United States Fish and 

21 Wildlife Service under, or the application of any pro22 vision of, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

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

24 any water, water right, or water management or 


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1 water resource facility in the San Gabriel River wa2 tershed and basin; or 

3 (11) authorizes any agency or employee of the 

4 United States, or any other person, to take any ac5 tion inconsistent with any of paragraphs (1) through 

6 (10). 

7 (b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

8 (1) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE9 SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this title or section 

10 202 shall affect— 

11 (A) the use, operation, maintenance, re12 pair, construction, destruction, removal, recon13 figuration, expansion, improvement or replace14 ment of a water resource facility or public 

15 water system within or adjacent to the Recre16 ation Area or San Gabriel Mountains National 

17 Monument; or 

18 (B) access to a water resource facility 

19 within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 

20 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. 

21 (2) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FA22 CILITIES.—Nothing in this title or section 202 shall 

23 preclude the establishment of a new water resource 

24 facility (including instream sites, routes, and areas) 

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1 tains National Monument if the water resource facil2 ity or public water system is necessary to preserve 

3 or enhance the health, safety, reliability, quality or 

4 accessibility of water supply, or utility services to 

5 residents of Los Angeles County. 

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

7 section 202 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 and main12 tenance; or 

13 (B) increase the liability of an agency or 

14 public water system carrying out flood protec15 tion, water conservation, water supply, ground16 water recharge, water transfers, or water qual17 ity operations. 

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

19 this title or section 202 shall authorize or require 

20 the use of water or water rights in, or the diversion 

21 of water to, the Recreation Area or San Gabriel 

22 Mountains National Monument. 

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

24 Nothing in this title or section 202 shall— 


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1 (1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, re2 pair, construction, destruction, reconfiguration, ex3 pansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alter4 ation, addition, relocation, improvement, removal, or 

5 replacement of a utility facility or appurtenant right6 of-way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 

7 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; 

8 (2) affect access to a utility facility or right-of9 way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 

10 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; or 

11 (3) preclude the establishment of a new utility 

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

13 routes, and areas) within the Recreation Area or 

14 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument if such 

15 a facility or right-of-way is necessary for public 

16 health and safety, electricity supply, or other utility 

17 services. 

18 (d) ROADS; PUBLIC TRANSIT.— 

19 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

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

21 road’’ means any paved road or bridge (includ22 ing any appurtenant structure and right-of23 way) that is— 

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

2 public; or 

3 (II) used by a public agency or utility 

4 for the operation, maintenance, improve5 ment, repair, removal, relocation, construc6 tion, destruction or rehabilitation of infra7 structure, a utility facility, or a right-of8 way. 

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

10 transit’’ means any transit service (including 

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

12 (i) operated or maintained by a non13 Federal entity; and 

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

15 (II) used by a public agency or con16 tractor for the operation, maintenance, re17 pair, construction, or rehabilitation of in18 frastructure, a utility facility, or a right-of19 way. 

20 (2) NO EFFECT ON PUBLIC ROADS OR PUBLIC

21 TRANSIT.—Nothing in this title or section 202— 

22 (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 

23 action that would affect the operation, mainte24 nance, repair, or rehabilitation of public roads 

25 or public transit (including activities necessary 


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1 to comply with Federal or State safety or public 

2 transit standards); or 

3 (B) creates any new liability, or increases 

4 any existing liability, of an owner or operator of 

5 a public road. 

6 SEC. 107. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUB7 LIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

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

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

10 establish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San 

11 Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Coun12 cil’’. 

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

14 Secretary regarding the development and implementation 

15 of the management plan and the visitor services plan. 

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

17 be subject to— 

18 (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

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

20 (2) all other applicable laws (including regula21 tions). 

22 (d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall con23 sist of 22 members, to be appointed by the Secretary after 

24 taking into consideration recommendations of the Partner25 ship, of whom— 


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

2 environmental organizations; 

3 (2) 2 shall represent the interests of outdoor 

4 recreation, including off-highway vehicle recreation, 

5 within the Recreation Area; 

6 (3) 2 shall represent the interests of commu7 nity-based organizations, the missions of which in8 clude expanding access to the outdoors; 

9 (4) 2 shall represent business interests; 

10 (5) 1 shall represent Indian Tribes within or 

11 adjacent to the Recreation Area; 

12 (6) 1 shall represent the interests of home13 owners’ associations within the Recreation Area; 

14 (7) 3 shall represent the interests of holders of 

15 adjudicated water rights, public water systems, 

16 water agencies, wastewater and sewer agencies, recy17 cled water facilities, and water management and re18 plenishment entities; 

19 (8) 1 shall represent energy and mineral devel20 opment interests; 

21 (9) 1 shall represent owners of Federal grazing 

22 permits or other land use permits within the Recre23 ation Area; 

24 (10) 1 shall represent archaeological and histor25 ical interests; 


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1 (11) 1 shall represent the interests of environ2 mental educators; 

3 (12) 1 shall represent cultural history interests; 

4 (13) 1 shall represent environmental justice in5 terests; 

6 (14) 1 shall represent electrical utility interests; 

7 and 

8 (15) 2 shall represent the affected public at 

9 large. 

10 (e) TERMS.— 

11 (1) STAGGERED TERMS.—A member of the Ad12 visory Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 

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

14 7 of the members shall be appointed for a term of 

15 1 year and 7 of the members shall be appointed for 

16 a term of 2 years. 

17 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re18 appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on the 

19 expiration of the term of service of the member. 

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

21 Council shall be filled in the same manner in which 

22 the original appointment was made. 

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

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

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

3 (g) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Advisory 

4 Council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules 

5 and procedures as the advisory council considers necessary 

6 or desirable. 

7 (h) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members 

8 of the Advisory Council shall serve without pay. 

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

10 to exist— 

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

12 on which the management plan is adopted by the 

13 Secretary; or 

14 (2) on such later date as the Secretary con15 siders to be appropriate. 

16 SEC. 108. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

17 PARTNERSHIP. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Part19 nership, to be known as the ‘‘San Gabriel National Recre20 ation Area Partnership’’. 

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

22 to— 

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

24 Tribal, and local authorities and the private sector 

25 in advancing the purposes of this title; and 


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1 (2) use the resources and expertise of each 

2 agency in improving management and recreational 

3 opportunities within the Recreation Area. 

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

5 following: 

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

7 the National Park Service. 

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

9 represent the Corps of Engineers. 

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

11 to represent the Forest Service. 

12 (4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources 

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

14 (A) the California Department of Parks 

15 and Recreation; and 

16 (B) the Rivers and Mountains Conser17 vancy. 

18 (5) 1 designee of the Los Angeles County 

19 Board of Supervisors. 

20 (6) 1 designee of the Puente Hills Habitat 

21 Preservation Authority. 

22 (7) 4 designees of the San Gabriel Council of 

23 Governments, of whom 1 shall be selected from a 

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1 (8) 1 designee of the San Gabriel Valley Eco2 nomic Partnership. 

3 (9) 1 designee of the Los Angeles County Flood 

4 Control District. 

5 (10) 1 designee of the San Gabriel Valley 

6 Water Association. 

7 (11) 1 designee of the Central Basin Water As8 sociation. 

9 (12) 1 designee of the Main San Gabriel Basin 

10 Watermaster. 

11 (13) 1 designee of a public utility company, to 

12 be appointed by the Secretary. 

13 (14) 1 designee of the Watershed Conservation 

14 Authority. 

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

16 period during which the Advisory Council remains in 

17 effect. 

18 (16) 1 designee of San Gabriel Mountains Na19 tional Monument Community Collaborative. 

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

21 section 101, the Partnership shall— 

22 (1) make recommendations to the Secretary re23 garding the development and implementation of the 

24 management plan; 


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1 (2) review and comment on the visitor services 

2 plan under section 109(a)(2), and facilitate the im3 plementation of that plan; 

4 (3) assist units of local government, regional 

5 planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 

6 in advancing the purposes of the Recreation Area 

7 by— 

8 (A) carrying out programs and projects 

9 that recognize, protect, and enhance important 

10 resource values within the Recreation Area; 

11 (B) establishing and maintaining interpre12 tive exhibits and programs within the Recre13 ation Area; 

14 (C) developing recreational and educational 

15 opportunities in the Recreation Area in accord16 ance with the purposes of this title; 

17 (D) increasing public awareness of, and 

18 appreciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and 

19 cultural resources of the Recreation Area; 

20 (E) ensuring that signs identifying points 

21 of public access and sites of interest are posted 

22 throughout the Recreation Area; 

23 (F) promoting a wide range of partner24 ships among governments, organizations, and 


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1 individuals to advance the purposes of the 

2 Recreation Area; and 

3 (G) ensuring that management of the 

4 Recreation Area takes into consideration— 

5 (i) local ordinances and land-use 

6 plans; and 

7 (ii) adjacent residents and property 

8 owners; 

9 (4) make recommendations to the Secretary re10 garding the appointment of members to the Advisory 

11 Council; and 

12 (5) carry out any other actions necessary to 

13 achieve the purposes of this title. 

14 (e) AUTHORITIES.—Subject to approval by the Sec15 retary, for the purposes of preparing and implementing 

16 the management plan, the Partnership may use Federal 

17 funds made available under this section— 

18 (1) to make grants to the State, political sub19 divisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 

20 other persons; 

21 (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 

22 or provide grants or technical assistance to, the 

23 State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit 

24 organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested 

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1 (3) to hire and compensate staff; 

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

3 including funds and services provided under any 

4 other Federal law or program; 

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

6 (6) to support activities of partners and any 

7 other activities that— 

8 (A) advance the purposes of the Recreation 

9 Area; and 

10 (B) are in accordance with the manage11 ment plan. 

12 (f) TERMS OF OFFICE; REAPPOINTMENT; VACAN13 CIES.— 

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

15 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 

16 (2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re17 appointed to serve on the Partnership on the expira18 tion of the term of service of the member. 

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

20 shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi21 nal appointment was made. 

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

23 the Partnership. The operations of the Partnership shall 

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

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1 (h) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Partnership 

2 shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and pro3 cedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 

4 (i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—A member 

5 of the Partnership shall serve without compensation. 

6 (j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 

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

8 the Partnership on a regular basis to carry out this 

9 title. 

10 (2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 

11 The Secretary may provide to the Partnership or 

12 any member of the Partnership, on a reimbursable 

13 or nonreimbursable basis, such technical and finan14 cial assistance as the Secretary determines to be ap15 propriate to carry out this title. 

16 (3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec17 retary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 

18 the Partnership, a member of the Partnership, or 

19 any other public or private entity to provide tech20 nical, financial, or other assistance to carry out this 

21 title. 

22 (4) CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES ON NON23 FEDERAL LAND.— 

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

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1 Secretary is authorized, subject to valid existing 

2 rights, to construct administrative or visitor use 

3 facilities on land owned by a nonprofit organi4 zation, local agency, or other public entity in 

5 accordance with this Act and applicable law (in6 cluding regulations). 

7 (B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—A fa8 cility under this paragraph may only be devel9 oped— 

10 (i) with the consent of the owner of 

11 the non-Federal land; and 

12 (ii) in accordance with applicable Fed13 eral, State, and local laws (including regu14 lations) and plans. 

15 (5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri16 ority to actions that— 

17 (A) conserve the significant natural, his18 toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the 

19 Recreation Area; and 

20 (B) provide educational, interpretive, and 

21 recreational opportunities consistent with the 

22 purposes of the Recreation Area. 

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1 (1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to 

2 advise the Secretary regarding water-related issues 

3 relating to the Recreation Area; and 

4 (2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to ad5 vise the Secretary regarding public safety issues re6 lating to the Recreation Area. 

7 SEC. 109. VISITOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 

8 (a) VISITOR SERVICES.— 

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

10 is to facilitate the development of an integrated vis11 itor services plan to improve visitor experiences in 

12 the Recreation Area through expanded recreational 

13 opportunities and increased interpretation, edu14 cation, resource protection, and enforcement. 

15 (2) VISITOR SERVICES PLAN.— 

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

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

18 Secretary shall develop and carry out an inte19 grated visitor services plan for the Recreation 

20 Area in accordance with this paragraph. 

21 (B) CONTENTS.—The visitor services plan 

22 shall— 

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1 (ii) consider the demand for various 

2 types of recreation (including hiking, pic3 nicking, horseback riding, and the use of 

4 motorized and mechanized vehicles), as 

5 permissible and appropriate; 

6 (iii) evaluate the impacts of recreation 

7 on natural and cultural resources, water 

8 rights and water resource facilities, public 

9 roads, adjacent residents and property 

10 owners, and utilities within the Recreation 

11 Area, as well as the effectiveness of cur12 rent enforcement and efforts; 

13 (iv) assess the current level of inter14 pretive and educational services and facili15 ties; 

16 (v) include recommendations to— 

17 (I) expand opportunities for high18 demand recreational activities, in ac19 cordance with the purposes described 

20 in section 101; 

21 (II) better manage Recreation 

22 Area resources and improve the expe23 rience of Recreation Area visitors 

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1 educational services and facilities, and 

2 improved enforcement; and 

3 (III) better manage Recreation 

4 Area resources to reduce negative im5 pacts on the environment, ecology, 

6 and integrated water management ac7 tivities in the Recreation Area; 

8 (vi) in coordination and consultation 

9 with affected owners of non-Federal land, 

10 assess options to incorporate recreational 

11 opportunities on non-Federal land into the 

12 Recreation Area— 

13 (I) in manner consistent with the 

14 purposes and uses of the non-Federal 

15 land; and 

16 (II) with the consent of the non17 Federal landowner; 

18 (vii) assess opportunities to provide 

19 recreational opportunities that connect 

20 with adjacent National Forest System 

21 land; and 

22 (viii) be developed and carried out in 

23 accordance with applicable Federal, State, 

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1 (C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 

2 visitor services plan, the Secretary shall— 

3 (i) consult with— 

4 (I) the Partnership; 

5 (II) the Advisory Council; 

6 (III) appropriate State and local 

7 agencies; and 

8 (IV) interested nongovernmental 

9 organizations; and 

10 (ii) involve members of the public. 

11 (b) VISITOR USE FACILITIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may con13 struct visitor use facilities in the Recreation Area. 

14 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each facility under para15 graph (1) shall be developed in accordance with ap16 plicable Federal, State, and local— 

17 (A) laws (including regulations); and 

18 (B) plans. 

19 (c) DONATIONS.— 

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

21 and use donated funds, property, in-kind contribu22 tions, and services to carry out this title. 

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

24 the authority provided by paragraph (1) to accept 

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1 date of the enactment of this Act through the use 

2 of eminent domain. 

3 (d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 

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

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

6 local governments and private entities to conduct research, 

7 develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other initia8 tive relating to the management of, and visitation to, the 

9 Recreation Area. 

10 TITLE II—SAN GABRIEL 

11 MOUNTAINS 

12 SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this title: 

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

15 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

16 (2) WILDERNESS AREA OR ADDITION.—The 

17 term ‘‘wilderness area or addition’’ means any wil18 derness area or wilderness addition designated by 

19 section 203(a). 

20 SEC. 202. NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICA21 TION. 

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

23 boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monu24 ment in the State to include the approximately 109,167 

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1 as the ‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Mountains National Monu2 ment Expansion’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed San Ga3 briel Mountains National Monument Expansion’’ and 

4 dated June 26, 2019. 

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

6 Forest System land described in subsection (a), the Sec7 retary shall administer that land as part of the San Ga8 briel Mountains National Monument in accordance with 

9 the laws generally applicable to the Monument and this 

10 Act. 

11 (c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 

12 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall consult with State and local governments and the 

14 interested public to update the existing San Gabriel Moun15 tains National Monument Plan to incorporate and provide 

16 management direction and protection for the lands added 

17 to the Monument. 

18 SEC. 203. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND ADDI19 TIONS. 

20 (a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder21 ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels 

22 of National Forest System land in the State are des23 ignated as wilderness and as components of the National 

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1 (1) CONDOR PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed2 eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

3 approximately 8,207 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness—Pro5 posed’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which shall be 

6 known as the ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness’’. 

7 (2) SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 

8 Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, 

9 comprising approximately 2,032 acres, as generally 

10 depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Gabriel Wilder11 ness Additions’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which is 

12 incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 

13 San Gabriel Wilderness designated by Public Law 

14 90–318 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 82 Stat. 131). 

15 (3) SHEEP MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS ADDI16 TIONS.—Certain Federal land in the Angeles Na17 tional Forest, comprising approximately 13,726 

18 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

19 ‘‘Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 

20 June 6, 2019, which is incorporated in, and consid21 ered to be a part of, the Sheep Mountain Wilderness 

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

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

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1 (4) YERBA BUENA WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed2 eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 

3 approximately 6,694 acres, as generally depicted on 

4 the map entitled ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness—Pro5 posed’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which shall be 

6 known as the ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness’’. 

7 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

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

10 shall file a map and a legal description of the wilder11 ness areas and additions with— 

12 (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 

13 Resources of the Senate; and 

14 (B) the Committee on Natural Resources 

15 of the House of Representatives. 

16 (2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de17 scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 

18 same force and effect as if included in this title, ex19 cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical or 

20 typographical error in the map or legal description. 

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

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

23 and available for public inspection in the appropriate 

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1 SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND 

2 ADDITIONS. 

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

4 the wilderness areas and additions shall be administered 

5 by the Secretary in accordance with this section and the 

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

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

8 be considered to be a reference to the date of the enact9 ment of this Act. 

10 (b) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI11 TIES.— 

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

13 such measures in a wilderness area or addition des14 ignated in section 203 as are necessary for the con15 trol of fire, insects, or diseases in accordance with— 

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

17 (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 

18 (B) House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con19 gress. 

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

21 limits funding for fire or fuels management in a wil22 derness area or addition. 

23 (3) REVISION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL

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1 agement plan that applies to a wilderness area or 

2 addition designated in section 203. 

3 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 

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

5 to ensure a timely and efficient response to a fire 

6 emergency in a wilderness area or addition, the Sec7 retary shall— 

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

9 the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap10 proval procedures (including appropriate delega11 tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis12 trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re13 sponding to fire emergencies; and 

14 (B) enter into agreements with appropriate 

15 State or local firefighting agencies. 

16 (c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in a wilder17 ness area or addition, if established before the date of the 

18 enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance 

19 with— 

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

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

22 (2) the guidelines contained in Appendix A of 

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1 panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 

2 101–405). 

3 (d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 

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

5 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 

6 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title affects the jurisdic7 tion or responsibility of the State with respect to 

8 fish or wildlife on public land in the State. 

9 (2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 

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

11 purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 

12 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 

13 conduct any management activities that are 

14 necessary to maintain or restore fish or wildlife 

15 populations or habitats in the wilderness areas 

16 and wilderness additions designated in section 

17 203, if the management activities are— 

18 (i) consistent with relevant wilderness 

19 management plans; and 

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1 companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con2 gress (H. Rept. 101–405). 

3 (B) INCLUSIONS.—A management activity 

4 under subparagraph (A) may include the occa5 sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 

6 if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 

7 would promote healthy, viable, and more natu8 rally distributed wildlife populations that would 

9 enhance wilderness values while causing the 

10 minimum impact necessary to accomplish those 

11 tasks. 

12 (C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 

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

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

15 (such as the policies established in Appendix B 

16 of House Report 101–405), the State may use 

17 aircraft (including helicopters) in a wilderness 

18 area or addition to survey, capture, transplant, 

19 monitor, or provide water for a wildlife popu20 lation, including bighorn sheep. 

21 (e) BUFFER ZONES.— 

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

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1 tective perimeters or buffer zones around each wil2 derness area or wilderness addition. 

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

4 The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be 

5 seen or heard from within a wilderness area or wil6 derness addition designated by section 203 shall not, 

7 of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 

8 boundary of the wilderness area or addition. 

9 (f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre10 cludes— 

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

12 the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des13 ignated by section 203; 

14 (2) the designation of new units of special air15 space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi16 tions designated by section 203; or 

17 (3) the use or establishment of military flight 

18 training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 

19 additions designated by section 203. 

20 (g) HORSES.—Nothing in this title precludes horse21 back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 

22 saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as a wilder23 ness area or wilderness addition by section 203— 

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

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

2 Secretary determines to be necessary. 

3 (h) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this title pre4 cludes any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort 

5 within the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des6 ignated by section 203 in accordance with the Wilderness 

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

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

9 the wilderness areas and additions designated by section 

10 203 are withdrawn from— 

11 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis12 posal under the public land laws; 

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

14 laws; and 

15 (3) operation of the mineral materials and geo16 thermal leasing laws. 

17 (j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER18 ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 

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

20 (1) become part of the wilderness area or addi21 tion in which the land is located; and 

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

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

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1 (k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac2 cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 

3 and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 

4 may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa5 tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli6 matological collection devices in a wilderness area or addi7 tion if the Secretary determines that the facilities and ac8 cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 

9 control, or water reservoir operation activity. 

10 (l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary of Agri11 culture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive 

12 running event to continue in substantially the same man13 ner and degree in which this event was operated and per14 mitted in 2015 within additions to the Sheep Mountain 

15 Wilderness in section 203 of this Act and the Pleasant 

16 View Ridge Wilderness Area designated by section 1802 

17 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 

18 provided that the event is authorized and conducted in a 

19 manner compatible with the preservation of the areas as 

20 wilderness. 

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

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

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1 ‘‘(ll) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI2 FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 

3 San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec4 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

5 ‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con6 fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 

7 to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 

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

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

10 upstream of the Heaton Flats trailhead and day 

11 use area to 100 yards upstream of the con12 fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 

13 river. 

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

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

16 Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 

17 Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 

18 confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 

19 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

20 a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(ll) WEST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI22 FORNIA.—The following segments of the West Fork 

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

2 miles downstream of its source near Red Box 

3 Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con4 fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 

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

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

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

8 Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the 

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

10 confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 

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

12 The following segments of Little Rock Creek and 

13 tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 

14 Agriculture in the following classes: 

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

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

17 9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 

18 with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 

19 wild river. 

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

21 upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 

22 Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 

23 Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river. 

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1 Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 

2 Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can4 yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo5 per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 

6 Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 

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

8 Creek from 100 yards downstream of the 

9 Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 

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

11 (b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER

12 USE.— 

13 (1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 

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

15 term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 

16 and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, 

17 flood control facilities, water conservation works 

18 and facilities, including debris protection facili19 ties, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and 

20 stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled 

21 water facilities and water pumping, conveyance 

22 distribution systems, water storage tanks and 

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1 cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 

2 water conservation, water filtration plants, and 

3 other water diversion, conservation, ground4 water recharge, storage, and carriage struc5 tures. 

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, destruction, reconfig11 uration, expansion, relocation or replace12 ment of a water resource facility down13 stream of a wild and scenic river segment 

14 designated by this section, provided that 

15 the physical structures of such facilities or 

16 reservoirs shall not be located within the 

17 river areas designated 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 203 or land adjacent to the wild 

22 and scenic river segments designated by the amend23 ment made by section 205; 

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

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1 the enactment of this Act, including any water 

2 rights 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, adjudication or 

8 action made 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 the enact18 ment of this Act with respect to the San Gabriel Moun19 tains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness 

20 additions designated by section 203, and the wild and sce21 nic rivers designated by amendment made by section 205. 

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