(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this Act, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into 
cooperative agreements with, State, tribal, and local gov-
ernmental entities and private entities to conduct re-
search, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other 
initiative relating to the restoration or conservation of the 
National Monument. 
(e) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VEHICLES.—Ex-
cept where needed for administrative purposes or to re-
spond to an emergency, the use of motorized and mecha-
nized vehicles on lands within the National Monument 
shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for 
their use. 
(f) ACQUISITION
AND INCORPORATION
OF LANDS 
AND INTERESTS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire 
non-Federal land within the exterior boundaries of 
the National Monument only through exchange, do-
nation, or purchase from a willing seller. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land that is located within the National Monument 
that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the National Monu-
ment; and 
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(B) be managed in accordance with this 
Act. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the National Monument is with-
drawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) leasing or disposition under all laws relating 
to operation of the mineral leasing, mineral mate-
rials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(h) LIMITED CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may authorize the conveyance of Federal land with-
in the National Monument if— 
(1) the purpose for which the land is to be con-
veyed is consistent with the purposes specified in 
section 3(b); 
(2) the conveyance would benefit the National 
Monument and is in the public interest, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(3) the conveyance is made in accordance with 
applicable laws (including regulations). 
(i) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
section prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
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Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 
conducting wildland fire operations in the National Monu-
ment consistent with the purposes specified in section 
3(b). 
SEC. 6. WATER. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 
water right, or interest in water; 
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi-
tional water right in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including any water right held by 
the United States; 
(3) affects any interstate water compact in ex-
istence on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 
Federal water rights; or 
(5) relinquishes or reduces any water rights re-
served or appropriated by the United States in the 
State on or before the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 7. BORDER SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) prevents the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity from conducting— 
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(A) undertaking law enforcement and bor-
der security activities, in accordance with sec-
tion 4(c) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(c)), including the ability to use motorized 
access within an area while in pursuit of a sus-
pect; or 
(B) any low-level flights over the area that 
may be necessary for law enforcement and bor-
der security purposes; or 
(2) affects the 2006 Memorandum of Under-
standing among the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Department of the Interior, and the De-
partment of Agriculture regarding cooperative na-
tional security and counterterrorism efforts on Fed-
eral lands along the borders of the United States. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL AND ADMINISTRATION OF CER-
TAIN AREA.—Nothing in this section precludes the Sec-
retary from allowing within the area described in sub-
section (a)(1)(A) the installation and maintenance of com-
munication or surveillance infrastructure necessary for law 
enforcement or border security activities. 
SEC. 8. DEPARTMENT OF ARMY RESPONSIBILITY AND AU-
THORITY. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITY.—Nothing in this Act shall af-
fect— 
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(1) the responsibility of the Department of the 
Army under applicable environmental laws, including 
the remediation of hazardous substances or muni-
tions and explosives of concern within the National 
Monument boundaries; 
(2) the statutory authority of the Department 
of the Army to control public access or statutory re-
sponsibility to make other measures for environ-
mental remediation, monitoring, security, safety, or 
emergency preparedness purposes; 
(3) the activities of the Department of the 
Army on lands not included within the National 
Monument; or 
(4) the responsibility of the Department of the 
Army, in consultation with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior (acting through the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment), to continue to manage the lands and inter-
ests in lands under the Secretary’s jurisdiction with-
in the National Monument boundaries until the 
Army transfers administrative jurisdiction of those 
lands and interests in lands to the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary of the Interior may enter into a memorandum 
of understanding whereby the Secretary of the Army— 
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(1) may relinquish administrative jurisdiction 
over the Castner Range, Fort Bliss, Texas, to the 
Secretary of the Interior; and 
(2) may not relinquish or diminish the responsi-
bility of the Secretary of the Army of responsibilities 
referred to in subsection (a). 
SEC. 9. CASTNER RANGE NATIONAL MONUMENT ADVISORY 
COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not less than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘Castner 
Range National Monument Advisory Council’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—The advisory council shall advise the 
Secretary with respect to the preparation and implementa-
tion of the management plan for the National Monument. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The advisory council shall be 
subject to— 
(1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.); 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) all other applicable law. 
(d) MEMBERS.—The advisory council shall include 11 
members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, to 
the extent practicable— 
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(1) one member shall be appointed after consid-
ering the recommendations of the El Paso County 
Commissioners Court; 
(2) one member shall be appointed after consid-
ering the recommendations of the head of the Texas 
Parks and Wildlife Department; 
(3) one member shall be appointed to represent 
Native American Tribes; 
(4) one member shall be appointed to represent 
Fort Bliss; and 
(5) seven members shall reside in, or within 
reasonable proximity to, the county specified in 
paragraphs (1) through (4) with backgrounds that 
reflect— 
(A) the purposes specified in section 3(b); 
and 
(B) the interest of persons affected by the 
planning and management of the National 
Monument, including persons representing the 
agricultural, private land-ownership, environ-
mental, recreational, tourism, or other non-Fed-
eral land interests. 
(e) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the membership of the advisory council is fairly bal-
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anced in terms of the points of view represented and the 
functions to be performed by the advisory council. 
(f) TERMS.— 
(1) STAGGERED TERMS.—Members of the advi-
sory council shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, 
except that, of the members first appointed, 5 of the 
members shall be appointed for a term of one year 
and 5 of the members shall be appointed for a term 
of 2 years. 
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to serve on the advisory council upon the 
expiration of the member’s current term. 
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the advisory 
council shall be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. 
(g) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be 7 members of the 
advisory council. The operations of the advisory council 
shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not 
yet been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 
(h) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.—The advisory 
council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules 
and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 
(i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 
the advisory council shall serve without pay. 
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(j) TERMINATION.—The advisory committee shall 
cease to exist— 
(1) on the date that is 5 years after the date 
on which the management plan is officially adopted 
by the Secretary; or 
(2) on such later date as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 10. LAND CONVEYANCE, CASTNER RANGE, FORT 
BLISS, TEXAS. 
Section 2844 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 is repealed. 
Æ 
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