(f) EXPEDITED
APPLICATION
PROCESSING.—The 
Secretary shall expedite the review of replacement site ap-
plications from eligible applicants, as described in sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 606. EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS 
TO FACILITATE ROUTE 66 BRIDGE REPAIR 
AND REPLACEMENT WITHIN MANAGEMENT 
AREA. 
(a) 
PROGRAMMATIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW 
PROCESS.—Consistent with section 139 of title 23, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall author-
ize the use of a single programmatic environmental review 
process to cover all repair or replacement projects pro-
posed for bridges of Route 66, also known as National 
Trails Highway, located within the Management Area. 
(b) PRESERVATION OF PARKLANDS, REFUGES, AND 
HISTORIC SITES.—Section 138 of title 23, United States 
Code, and section 303 of title 49, United States Code, 
shall not apply to the bridge repair and replacement 
projects described in subsection (a). 
(c) ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.—The bridge repair 
and replacement projects described in subsection (a) are 
exempt from the biological survey and consultation re-
quirements of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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(d) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW.— 
Section 306108 of title 54, United States Code, shall not 
apply to the bridge repair and replacement projects de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(e) FEDERAL
ACTIONS
TO ADDRESS
ENVIRON-
MENTAL JUSTICE.—Executive Order No. 12898 (59 Fed. 
Reg. 7629; 42 U.S.C. 4321 note), as amended by Execu-
tive Order No. 12948 (60 Fed. Reg. 6381), shall not apply 
to the bridge repair and replacement projects described 
in subsection (a). 
TITLE VII—SAND TO SNOW 
NATIONAL MONUMENT 
SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘energy 
transport facility’’ means any facility used for 
the operation, maintenance, transmission, dis-
tribution, or transportation of electricity or nat-
ural gas. 
(B) 
INCLUSIONS.—The 
term 
‘‘energy 
transport facility’’ includes— 
(i) electric and gas transmission and 
distribution facilities; 
(ii) telecommunications facilities; and 
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(iii) appurtenant equipment owned or 
used by a public or municipal utility com-
pany or water district. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Sand to Snow National Monument’’ 
and dated August 4, 2015. 
(3) MECHANIZED VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘mecha-
nized vehicle’’ means a motorized or mechanized ve-
hicle or equipment used by a public or municipal 
utility company or water district to construct, oper-
ate, maintain, repair, or upgrade electricity, natural 
gas, telecommunications, or water infrastructure. 
(4) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Sand to Snow National Monument estab-
lished by section 702(a). 
(5) 
PUBLIC-UTILITY
COMPANY.—The 
term 
‘‘public-utility company’’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 1262 of the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16451). 
(6) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, acting jointly. 
SEC. 702. SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
State of California the Sand to Snow National Monument. 
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(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Monument 
are— 
(1) to preserve the nationally significant biologi-
cal, cultural, educational, geological, historic, scenic, 
and recreational values at the convergence of the 
Mojave 
and 
Colorado 
Desert 
and 
the 
San 
Bernardino Mountains; and 
(2) to secure the opportunity for present and 
future generations to experience and enjoy the mag-
nificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural and 
cultural resources of the Monument. 
(c) BOUNDARIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Monument shall consist 
of the Federal land and Federal interests in land 
within the boundaries depicted on the map. 
(2) DISTANCE FROM STATE HIGHWAYS.—In ac-
cordance with the policy of the Bureau of Land 
Management, the boundaries of the Monument shall 
be set back not less than 300 feet from all State 
highways. 
(d) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) LEGAL
DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretaries shall submit to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate legal descriptions of the Monument, 
based on the map. 
(2) CORRECTIONS.—The map and legal descrip-
tions of the Monument shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this title, except that the 
Secretaries may correct clerical and typographical 
errors in the map and legal descriptions. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in appro-
priate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 703. MANAGEMENT OF MONUMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall— 
(1) only allow uses of the Monument that— 
(A) further the purposes described in sec-
tion 702(b); 
(B) are included in the management plan 
developed under subsection (g); and 
(C) do not interfere with the energy trans-
port facility rights-of-way authorized under sec-
tion 704(e); and 
(2) subject to valid existing rights, manage the 
Monument to protect the resources of the Monu-
ment, in accordance with— 
(A) this title; 
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(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(C) any other applicable provisions of law. 
(b) COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Consistent with the 
management plan and authorities applicable to the 
Monument, the Secretaries may enter into coopera-
tive agreements (including special use permits with 
any person (including educational institutions and 
Indian tribes)), for the purposes of interpreting, re-
searching, and providing education on the resources 
of the Monument. 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH 
CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT
OF
FISH
AND
WILD-
LIFE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the Cali-
fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit 
operationally feasible, ongoing access to the Monu-
ment for the placement and maintenance of water 
development projects as considered necessary for 
wildlife conservation. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUIRED 
LAND.—Any land or interest in land within the bound-
aries of the Monument that is acquired by the Secretaries 
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after the date of enactment of this Act shall be managed 
by the Secretary concerned in accordance with this title. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The establishment of 
the Monument does not— 
(i) affect— 
(I) any land or interest in land 
held by the State, political subdivision 
of the State, or special district; 
(II) any private property right 
(including a water development right) 
within the boundaries of the Monu-
ment; 
(III) any land, interest in land, 
or customary operation, maintenance, 
repair, or replacement activity carried 
out on, over, or under land or within 
a right-of-way granted to, owned by, 
or controlled by the Metropolitan 
Water District or the Southern Cali-
fornia Edison Company pursuant to 
law or legal right (including the Act 
of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chap-
ter 270)) included in the Monument 
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and conducted in a manner that mini-
mizes the impact on the resources of 
the Monument; or 
(IV) access to valid existing 
water rights and the operation and 
maintenance 
of 
water 
conveyance 
structures associated with the water 
rights; or 
(ii) grant to the Secretaries any au-
thority on or over non-Federal land not al-
ready provided by law. 
(B) PLANS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secre-
taries, in consultation with the district and 
company referred to in subparagraph (A)(i)(III) 
shall publish plans for regular and emergency 
access to the land and rights-of-way owned or 
controlled by the company or district. 
(2) AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Secre-
taries under this title extends only to Federal land 
and Federal interests in land included in the Monu-
ment. 
(e) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title creates 
any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Monument. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
MONUMENT.—The 
fact that an activity or use on land outside the 
Monument can be seen or heard within the Monu-
ment shall not preclude the activity or use outside 
the boundary of the Monument. 
(3) NO ADDITIONAL REGULATION.—Nothing in 
this title requires additional regulation of activities 
on land outside the boundary of the Monument. 
(f) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this title 
affects the standards governing air or water quality out-
side the boundary of the Monument. 
(g) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall— 
(A) not later than three years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, complete a man-
agement plan for the conservation and protec-
tion of the Monument; and 
(B) on completion of the management 
plan— 
(i) submit the management plan to— 
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(I) the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Represent-
atives; and 
(II) the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate; 
and 
(ii) make the management plan avail-
able to the public. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The management plan shall 
include provisions that— 
(A) provide for the conservation and pro-
tection of the Monument; 
(B) authorize the continued recreational 
uses of the Monument (including hiking, camp-
ing, hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, off- 
highway vehicle recreation on designated routes, 
rockhounding, sport shooting, and horseback 
riding), if the recreational uses are consistent 
with this title and any other applicable law; 
(C) address the designation and mainte-
nance of roads, trails, and paths in the Monu-
ment and take into consideration— 
(i) connecting trails within the Monu-
ment to trails on other adjacent public 
land; and 
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(ii) establishing a trailhead at Cabot’s 
Pueblo in the city of Desert Hot Springs, 
California; 
(D) address regional fire management 
planning and coordination between the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management, the Chief 
of the Forest Service, Riverside County, and 
San Bernardino County; 
(E) address the establishment of a visitor 
center to serve the Monument and adjacent 
public land; 
(F) provide for the maintenance of and ac-
cess to energy transport facilities and rights-of- 
way within the Monument; and 
(G) provide for the maintenance of and ac-
cess to existing water conveyance systems and 
rights-of-way within the Monument. 
(3) PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(A) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The Secretaries 
shall prepare and implement the management 
plan in accordance with the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and any other applicable laws. 
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(B) CONSULTATION.—In preparing and 
implementing the management plan, the Secre-
taries shall periodically consult with— 
(i) the advisory committee established 
under section 706; 
(ii) interested private property owners 
and holders of valid rights located within 
the boundaries of the Monument; and 
(iii) representatives of the San Manuel 
Band of Serrano Mission Indians, the 
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and 
other Indian tribes with historic or cultural 
ties to land within, or adjacent to, the 
Monument regarding the management of 
portions of the Monument that are of cul-
tural importance to the Indian tribes. 
(4) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Except as other-
wise prohibited by this Act, pending completion of 
the management plan for the Monument, the Secre-
taries shall manage any Federal land and Federal 
interests in land within the boundary of the Monu-
ment— 
(A) in accordance with section 1.6D of the 
Bureau of Land Management manual num-
bered 6220, dated July 13, 2012, and entitled 
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‘‘National Monuments, National Conservation 
Areas, and Similar Designations’’; and 
(B) consistent with the purposes of the 
Monument described in section 702(b). 
SEC. 704. USES OF MONUMENT. 
(a) USE
OF
OFF-HIGHWAY
MOTORIZED
VEHI-
CLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as necessary for ad-
ministrative purposes or to respond to an emer-
gency, the use of off-highway motorized vehicles in 
the Monument (including the use of off-highway mo-
torized vehicles for commercial touring) shall be per-
mitted only on designated routes, subject to all ap-
plicable law and as authorized by the management 
plan. 
(2) INVENTORY.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the Bureau of Land Management shall— 
(A) complete an inventory of all existing 
routes in the Monument; and 
(B) designate routes concurrently with the 
completion of the management plan. 
(b) HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Secretaries shall permit hunting, 
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trapping, and fishing within the Monument in ac-
cordance with applicable Federal and State laws (in-
cluding regulations) as of the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(2) TRAPPING.—No amphibians or reptiles may 
be collected within the Monument, except for— 
(A) scientific purposes; 
(B) the removal of an invasive species; or 
(C) identification/medical purposes in re-
sponse to a snakebite. 
(3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries, after con-
sultation with the California Department of Fish 
and Wildlife, may designate zones in which, and es-
tablish periods during which, hunting, trapping, and 
fishing shall not be allowed in the Monument for 
reasons of public safety, administration, resource 
protection, or public use and enjoyment. 
(c) ACCESS TO STATE AND PRIVATE LAND.— 
(1) ACCESS.—The Secretaries shall provide ac-
cess to each owner of non-Federal land or interests 
in non-Federal land within the boundary of the 
Monument to ensure the reasonable maintenance, 
use, and enjoyment of the land or interest by the 
owner. 
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(2) SURVEY OF EXISTING MOTORIZED ACCESS 
ROUTES.—Not later than two years after enactment 
of this Act, the Secretaries shall consult with the 
owners of all non-Federal land within the boundary 
of the Monument to inventory all existing motorized 
access routes to private parcels existing as of the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) PROHIBITION ON CLOSING MOTORIZED AC-
CESS ROUTES.—The Secretaries shall not close, re-
strict, or deny use of any routes inventoried in para-
graph (2). 
(4) PUBLIC
SAFETY
EXCEPTION.—Subject to 
paragraph (5), the Secretaries may temporarily or 
permanently reroute a portion of a route inventoried 
in paragraph (2) to address public safety concerns. 
(5) NO NET LOSS OF ACCESS.—Except in the 
case of temporary closure of a route due to an emer-
gency, before any route inventoried in paragraph (2) 
is closed, the Secretaries must open a new motorized 
access route to private parcels impacted by the clo-
sure. 
(d) LIMITATIONS.— 
(1) COMMERCIAL
ENTERPRISES.—Except as 
provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), or as required 
for the customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, 
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expansion, or development of energy transport facili-
ties within the rights-of-way described in subsection 
(e), no commercial enterprises shall be authorized 
within the boundary of the Monument after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) AUTHORIZED
EXCEPTIONS.—The Secre-
taries may authorize exceptions to paragraph (1) if 
the Secretaries determine that the commercial enter-
prises would further the purposes described in sec-
tion 702(b). 
(3) APPLICATION.—This subsection does not 
apply to the following: 
(A) Energy transport facilities that are 
owned or operated by a utility subject to regula-
tion by the Federal Government or a State gov-
ernment or a State utility with a service obliga-
tion (as those terms are defined in section 217 
of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824q)). 
(B) Commercial vehicular touring enter-
prises within the Monument that operate on 
designated routes. 
(C) Holders of permits for commercial en-
terprises, such as touring, wildlife viewing, or 
guiding for profit, within the Monument, re-
gardless of whether the permit is issued before, 
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on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(D) Commercial operations that take place 
on non-Federal land within the boundary of the 
Monument. 
(e) ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
nothing in this Act precludes, prevents, or inhibits 
the use of mechanized vehicles or customary oper-
ation, maintenance, upgrade, expansion, relocation 
within an existing right-of-way, replacement, or de-
velopment of energy transport facilities within exist-
ing rights-of-way located in the Monument. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The activities described in 
paragraph (1) shall be conducted in a manner that 
minimizes the impact of the activities on Monument 
resources. 
(3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretaries shall, to 
the maximum extent practicable— 
(A) permit rights-of-way that best protect 
the values and resources of the Monument de-
scribed in section 702(b); and 
(B) ensure that— 
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