Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act

Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:  <p><strong>Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act</strong></p> <p>This bill modifies the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include the Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition, which is approximately 3,925 acres of federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Lake County, California.</p> <p>The Department of the Interior shall administer the addition as part of the monument.</p> <p> Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall jointly develop a comprehensive management plan for the monument in accordance with, and in a manner that fulfills the purposes specified in, Presidential Proclamation 9298 of July 10, 2015, relating to the establishment of the monument. </p> <p>The BLM or the Forest Service shall enter into agreements, contracts, and other similarly cooperative and collaborative partnerships if requested by an affected federally recognized Indian tribe regarding management of the monument pursuant to the relevant federal authority. </p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1396 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1396

To modify the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument 
  to include certain Federal land in Lake County, California, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2023

 Mr. Garamendi (for himself and Mr. Thompson of California) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the boundary of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument 
  to include certain Federal land in Lake County, California, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Berryessa Snow Mountain National 
Monument Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board on 
        Geographic Names established by section 2 of the Act of July 
        25, 1947 (61 Stat. 456, chapter 330; 43 U.S.C. 364a).
            (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition Berryessa Snow 
        Mountain National Monument'' and dated October 26, 2021.
            (3) Molok luyuk.--The term ``Molok Luyuk'' means Condor 
        Ridge (in the Patwin language).
            (4) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' 
        means the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument established 
        by Presidential Proclamation 9298, dated July 10, 2015 (80 Fed. 
        Reg. 41975), including all land, interests in the land, and 
        objects on the land identified in that Presidential 
        Proclamation.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (6) Walker ridge (molok luyuk) addition.--The term ``Walker 
        Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition'' means the approximately 3,925 
        acres of Federal land (including any interests in, or objects 
        on, the land) administered by the Bureau of Land Management in 
        Lake County, California, and identified as ``Proposed Walker 
        Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition'' on the Map.

SEC. 3. NATIONAL MONUMENT EXPANSION.

    (a) Boundary Modification.--The boundary of the National Monument 
is modified to include the Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition.
    (b) Map.--
            (1) Corrections.--The Secretary may make clerical and 
        typographical corrections to the Map.
            (2) Public availability; effect.--The Map and any 
        corrections to the Map under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be publicly available on the website of the 
                Bureau of Land Management; and
                    (B) have the same force and effect as if included 
                in this Act.
    (c) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary shall administer the Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition--
            (1) as part of the National Monument;
            (2) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9298, 
        dated July 10, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 41975); and
            (3) in accordance with applicable laws (including 
        regulations).

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
jointly develop a comprehensive management plan for the National 
Monument in accordance with, and in a manner that fulfills the purposes 
described in, Presidential Proclamation 9298, dated July 10, 2015 (80 
Fed. Reg. 41975).
    (b) Tribal Consultation.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall consult with affected federally recognized Indian 
Tribes in--
            (1) the development of the management plan under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) making management decisions relating to the National 
        Monument.
    (c) Continued Engagement With Indian Tribes.--The management plan 
developed under subsection (a) shall set forth parameters for continued 
meaningful engagement with affected federally recognized Indian Tribes 
in the implementation of the management plan.
    (d) Effect.--Nothing in this Act affects the conduct of fire 
mitigation or suppression activities at the National Monument, 
including through the use of existing agreements.

SEC. 5. AGREEMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

    To the maximum extent practicable and in accordance with applicable 
laws, on request of an affected federally recognized Indian Tribe, the 
Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management) and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief 
of the Forest Service) shall enter into agreements, contracts, and 
other cooperative and collaborative partnerships with the federally 
recognized Indian Tribe regarding management of the National Monument 
under relevant Federal authority, including--
            (1) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
        Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
            (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
            (3) the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5361 
        et seq.);
            (4) the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C. 
        3115a et seq.);
            (5) the good neighbor authority under section 8206 of the 
        Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a);
            (6) Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to 
        consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal governments);
            (7) Secretarial Order 3342, issued by the Secretary on 
        October 21, 2016 (relating to identifying opportunities for 
        cooperative and collaborative partnerships with federally 
        recognized Indian Tribes in the management of Federal lands and 
        resources); and
            (8) Joint Secretarial Order 3403, issued by the Secretary 
        and the Secretary of Agriculture on November 15, 2021 (relating 
        to fulfilling the trust responsibility to Indian Tribes in the 
        stewardship of Federal lands and waters).

SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF CONDOR RIDGE (MOLOK LUYUK) IN LAKE AND COLUSA 
              COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) In General.--The parcel of Federal land administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management located in Lake and Colusa Counties in the 
State of California and commonly referred to as ``Walker Ridge'' shall 
be known and designated as ``Condor Ridge (Molok Luyuk)''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the parcel of Federal 
land described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to 
``Condor Ridge (Molok Luyuk)''.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) Preparation.--
                    (A) Initial map.--The Board shall prepare a map and 
                legal description of the parcel of Federal land 
                designated by subsection (a).
                    (B) Corrections.--The Board and the Director of the 
                Bureau of Land Management may make clerical and 
                typographical corrections to the map and legal 
                description prepared under subparagraph (A).
            (2) Consultation.--In preparing the map and legal 
        description under paragraph (1)(A), the Board shall consult 
        with--
                    (A) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; 
                and
                    (B) affected federally recognized Indian Tribes.
            (3) Public availability; effect.--The map and legal 
        description prepared under paragraph (1)(A) and any correction 
        to the map or legal description made under paragraph (1)(B) 
        shall--
                    (A) be publicly available on the website of the 
                Board, the Bureau of Land Management, or both;
                    (B) be subject to a public notice and comment 
                period of not less than 30 days; and
                    (C) have the same force and effect as if included 
                in this Act.
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