(A) closely collaborate with each applicable 
Tribal commission in accordance with para-
graph (3); 
(B) consult with— 
(i) interested Indian Tribes; 
(ii) appropriate State and local gov-
ernmental entities; and 
(iii) members of the public; 
(C) at the request of an interested Indian 
Tribe, include the interested Indian Tribe as a 
cooperating agency in the development of the 
management plan; and 
(D) to the maximum extent practicable, in-
corporate Native knowledge. 
(3) INCORPORATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing a man-
agement plan under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall carefully and fully consider incor-
porating the traditional, historical, and cultural 
knowledge and Native knowledge of the applica-
ble Tribal commission, if the Tribal commission 
submits such information to the Secretary as 
written recommendations. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a specific recommendation sub-
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mitted to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) 
is impracticable, infeasible, or not in the public 
interest, the Secretary shall consult with the ap-
plicable Tribal commission to determine specific 
measures to modify, or otherwise address, the 
recommendation. 
(C) WRITTEN
EXPLANATION.—If, after 
consultation under subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary determines not to incorporate a specific 
recommendation submitted to the Secretary 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
provide to the Tribal commission a written ex-
planation of the reason for the determination by 
the date that is 30 days after the date on which 
the determination is made. 
(4) CONTENTS.—The land management plan 
for each of the relevant Conservation Areas shall— 
(A) describe the appropriate uses and 
management of the relevant Conservation Area; 
(B) provide for traditional uses of the Con-
servation Area by members of Indian Tribes in 
accordance with subsection (b) and section 7; 
(C) provide for the protection and preser-
vation of cultural resources within the relevant 
Conservation Area; 
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(D) be developed with extensive public 
input and government-to-government consulta-
tion with interested Indian Tribes; 
(E) take into consideration any informa-
tion developed in studies of the land within the 
relevant Conservation Area; and 
(F) include comprehensive travel manage-
ment plans for the relevant Conservation Area. 
(b) NATIVE AMERICAN USES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable, 
the Secretary shall ensure access to the Conservation 
Areas for traditional cultural activities by members 
of Indian Tribes that are culturally associated with 
the Conservation Areas. 
(2) PURPOSE
AND
INTENT.—Access provided 
under paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the 
purpose and intent of Public Law 95–341 (42 
U.S.C. 1996), commonly referred to as the American 
Indian Religious Freedom Act. 
(3) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In implementing this 
subsection, the Secretary, upon the request of 
an interested Indian Tribe, may temporarily 
close to general public use of portions of the 
Conservation Areas to protect the privacy of 
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traditional cultural activities in such areas by 
members of the interested Indian Tribe. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Any closure pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) shall be made to affect the 
smallest practicable area for the minimum pe-
riod of time necessary for such purposes. 
(c) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall allow access, in ac-
cordance with applicable law, to— 
(1) non-Federal land and interests in non-Fed-
eral land within the Conservation Areas; and 
(2) trust or restricted lands or a trust or re-
stricted interest in land (as defined by section 
201(4) of the Indian Land Consolidation Act (25 
U.S.C. 2201(4))) within the Conservation Areas. 
(d) COORDINATION AND INTERPRETATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in con-
sultation with each applicable Tribal Commission, 
seek to coordinate conservation, protection, restora-
tion, and scientific management of the lands within 
the Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation 
Area with similar activities carried out on PLO 
1015 lands. 
(2) INTERPRETATION.—The Secretary shall 
seek to ensure that the following areas are inter-
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preted for the public as an overall complex linked by 
natural and cultural history and resources: 
(A) The Great Bend of the Gila National 
Conservation Area. 
(B) The Gila Bend Wilderness. 
(C) The Red Rock Canyon Wilderness. 
(D) PLO 1015 lands. 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land in the Conservation Areas (including any 
land acquired by the Secretary within the Conservation 
Areas after the date of the enactment of this Act) is with-
drawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 
materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(f) ACQUISITION AND INCORPORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 
land or an interest in land within the boundaries of 
the Conservation Areas by purchase from a willing 
seller, donation, or exchange. 
(2) STATE LANDS.—The Secretary, in collabo-
ration with the Arizona State Land Department, 
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shall seek to acquire by exchange or purchase from 
a willing seller those lands generally depicted on the 
Great Bend of the Gila Map as ‘‘Lands Identified 
for Potential Acquisition’’. 
(3) 
INCORPORATION
IN
CONSERVATION 
AREAS.—Land acquired under paragraph (1) or 
paragraph (2) shall— 
(A) become part of the appropriate Con-
servation Area and, if within the Wilderness 
Areas, the appropriate wilderness area; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this 
Act and any other applicable laws. 
(4) PLO 1015.—If the Secretary determines 
that the lands withdrawn by PLO 1015 and utilized 
by the Arizona Fish and Game Commission are no 
longer necessary for the purposes for which they 
were withdrawn, such lands shall— 
(A) become part of the Great Bend of the 
Gila National Conservation Area; and 
(B) be managed by the United States Fish 
and Wildlife Service in accordance with this Act 
and any other applicable laws. 
(g) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in the Con-
servation Areas and the Wilderness Areas, where estab-
lished before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
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be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regula-
tions, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to 
be necessary in accordance with— 
(1) applicable law (including regulations); 
(2) the purposes of the Conservation Areas; and 
(3) if within the Wilderness Areas, in accord-
ance with the section 101(f) of the Arizona Wilder-
ness Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 
101–628) and section 4(b)(2). 
(h) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to the man-
agement of fish and wildlife in the State. 
(i) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act— 
(1) shall constitute either an express or implied 
reservation by the United States of any water rights 
for the Conservation Areas; 
(2) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, of any water, 
water right, or interest in water; 
(3) affects any interstate water compact in ex-
istence on the date of the enactment of this section; 
or 
(4) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 
or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro-
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priated by the United States in the State on or be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(j) INVASIVE SPECIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may prescribe 
such measures to control or eradicate nonnative 
invasive plants within the Conservation Areas and 
the Wilderness Areas in accordance with— 
(A) the purposes of the Conservation Areas 
described in section 3(b); 
(B) the land management plans for each of 
the Conservation Areas; 
(C) applicable law (including regulations); 
and 
(D) if within the Wilderness Areas, in ac-
cordance with section 4 of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)). 
(2) INVENTORY.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct an in-
ventory of nonnative invasive plant species in the 
Conservation Areas. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall co-
ordinate the management of nonnative invasive spe-
cies within the Conservation Areas with the Flood 
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Control District of Maricopa County and neigh-
boring communities. 
(k) RESEARCH AND INTERPRETIVE MANAGEMENT.— 
The Secretary shall, in consultation with each applicable 
Tribal Commission, allow scientific research to be con-
ducted in the Conservation Areas and the Wilderness 
Areas, including research to identify, protect, and preserve 
the historic and cultural resources of the Conservation 
Areas and the Wilderness Areas, subject to such reason-
able regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary 
considers to be necessary in accordance with— 
(1) applicable law (including regulations); 
(2) the purposes of the Conservation Areas; 
(3) if within the Wilderness Areas, in accord-
ance with section 4 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(4)); and 
(4) this Act. 
(l) MILITARY OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act 
restricts or precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the Conservation Areas, including military over-
flights that can be seen or heard within the Con-
servation Areas; 
(2) flight testing and evaluation; or 
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(3) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
flight training routes over the Conservation Areas. 
(m) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to create a protective perimeter or buffer 
zone around the Conservation Areas. 
(2) ACTIVITIES AND USES.—The fact that ac-
tivities or uses can be seen or heard from areas 
within the Conservation Areas shall not preclude the 
conduct of the activities or uses outside the bound-
ary of the Conservation Areas. 
SEC. 7. NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS AND USES. 
(a) TRIBAL RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act alters or 
diminishes— 
(1) the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe; or 
(2) the hunting, fishing, and gathering rights of 
the Tohono O’odham Nation recognized by section 
4(b) of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Re-
placement Act (Public Law 99–503). 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 
with interested Indian Tribes— 
(1) in carrying out the land management plans; 
(2) providing access under section 6(b); and 
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(3) to determine whether to charter an advisory 
committee to provide advice on the management of 
the Conservation Areas. 
SEC. 8. TRIBAL COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure that the management 
of the Conservation Areas reflects the expertise and tradi-
tional, cultural, ecological, and historical knowledge and 
Native knowledge of members of interested Indian Tribes, 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall establish for the Conserva-
tion Areas a Tribal commission. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Tribal commission shall provide 
guidance and recommendations on the development and 
implementation of the management plan for, and policies 
of, the Conservation Area. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Tribal commission 
shall consist of the representatives designated by 
each interested Indian Tribe with a historical asso-
ciation with the land within the boundaries of the 
Conservation Areas, with a maximum of 1 represent-
ative per interested Indian Tribe. 
(2) PROCESS.—The Secretary shall conduct 
government-to-government consultation with each in-
terested Indian Tribe with a historical association 
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with the land within the boundaries of the Conserva-
tion Areas to determine whether the interested In-
dian Tribe may designate a representative to be a 
member of the Tribal commission under paragraph 
(1). 
(d) EXEMPTION.—The Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Tribal commis-
sion. 
SEC. 9. SELF-DETERMINATION CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may contract with 
1 or more Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations to per-
form administrative or management functions within the 
Conservation Areas through contracts entered into under 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.). 
(b) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
AND
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section alters or 
abridges the application of— 
(A) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
(B) the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); 
(C) the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
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(D) any other applicable Federal environ-
mental law (including regulations); or 
(E) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.). 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSES.—Nothing in 
this section authorizes the Secretary, an Indian 
Tribe, or a Tribal organization to waive completion 
of any necessary environmental analysis under appli-
cable Federal law. 
(3) RETENTION OF NEPA RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
The Secretary shall make any decision required to 
be made under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or other appli-
cable Federal law (including regulations) with re-
spect to any activity to be carried out on public land 
under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and Fish and Wildlife Service under this 
Act. 
(4) APPLICABILITY
OF
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE 
PROCEDURE ACT.—Nothing in this section alters or 
abridges the application of subchapter II of chapter 
5, or chapter 7, of title 5, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Administrative Procedure 
Act’’), to this Act. 
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(c) TRIBAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may pro-
vide technical and financial assistance to an Indian Tribe 
in accordance with section 103 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5322) 
to improve the capacity of the Indian Tribe to develop, 
enter into, and carry out activities under a contract under 
subsection (a). 
Æ 
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