I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3668 
To codify in law and expand certain off-highway vehicle recreation areas 
in the State of California, to designate as wilderness certain public 
lands in the State of California administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management, to expand the Death Valley National Park Wilderness 
and the San Gorgonio Wilderness in San Bernardino National Forest, 
to ensure the conservation and necessary management of wildlife in 
these wilderness areas, to establish the Mojave Trails Special Manage-
ment Area in the State, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2015 
Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. KNIGHT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To codify in law and expand certain off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas in the State of California, to designate 
as wilderness certain public lands in the State of Cali-
fornia administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 
to expand the Death Valley National Park Wilderness 
and the San Gorgonio Wilderness in San Bernardino 
National Forest, to ensure the conservation and nec-
essary management of wildlife in these wilderness areas, 
to establish the Mojave Trails Special Management Area 
in the State, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conserva-
tion Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 
Sec. 101. Purpose. 
Sec. 102. Statutory designation and expansion of off-highway vehicle recreation 
areas, San Bernardino County, California. 
Sec. 103. Administration. 
Sec. 104. Southern California Edison Company energy transport facilities and 
rights-of-way. 
Sec. 105. Pacific Gas and Electric Company utility facilities and rights-of-way. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS 
Sec. 201. Purpose. 
Sec. 202. Designation or expansion of wilderness areas in the State of Cali-
fornia. 
Sec. 203. Management. 
Sec. 204. Release of wilderness study areas. 
Sec. 205. Treatment of cherry-stemmed roads. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS 
Sec. 301. Death Valley National Park boundary revision. 
Sec. 302. Joshua Tree National Park boundary revision, visitor center, and sale 
of Federal land. 
Sec. 303. Mojave National Preserve boundary revision and related provisions. 
TITLE IV—DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND RECREATIONAL 
RIVERS 
Sec. 401. Designation of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. 
TITLE V—BLACK LAVA BUTTE AND FLAT TOP MESA 
Sec. 501. Black Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa Area of Critical Environmental 
Concern. 
TITLE VI—MOJAVE TRAILS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 
Sec. 601. Definitions. 
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Sec. 602. Mojave trails special management area. 
Sec. 603. Management. 
Sec. 604. Acquisition of land. 
Sec. 605. Renewable energy right-of-way applications. 
Sec. 606. Expedited environmental review process to facilitate route 66 bridge 
repair and replacement within management area. 
TITLE VII—SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT 
Sec. 701. Definitions. 
Sec. 702. Sand to Snow National Monument. 
Sec. 703. Management of Monument. 
Sec. 704. Uses of Monument. 
Sec. 705. Acquisition of land. 
Sec. 706. Advisory committee. 
Sec. 707. Wireless communications facilities. 
TITLE VIII—LAND CONVEYANCES, WITHDRAWALS, AND RELATED 
PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Release of Federal reversionary land interests. 
Sec. 802. California State School land. 
Sec. 803. Juniper Flats. 
Sec. 804. Land exchange, San Gorgonio Wilderness, California Desert Con-
servation Area, Bureau of Land Management, and San 
Bernardino National Forest, California. 
Sec. 805. Conveyance for Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 
Sec. 806. Conveyance to City of Twentynine Palms, California. 
Sec. 807. Conversion of valid, existing rights. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
Sec. 901. Tribal uses and interests. 
Sec. 902. Military activities. 
Sec. 903. Deed restrictions on donated land within the California Desert Con-
servation Area. 
Sec. 904. Wildlife management. 
Sec. 905. Limitation on extension or establishment of national monuments. 
Sec. 906. Categorical exclusion for eastern Inyo County broadband corridor. 
TITLE I—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREAS 
SEC. 101. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to designate in law certain 
off-highway vehicle recreation areas currently designated 
administratively by the Secretary of the Interior as Na-
tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas in order to 
preserve and enhance the recreational opportunities within 
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not alter or interfere with the rights and obligations 
of the Navy regarding the use of portions of the 
Recreation Area as provided in subtitle C of title 
XXIX of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1034). 
(4) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 
regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of 
the United States to the Johnson Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area is deemed to be a ref-
erence to the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area. 
(c) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map 
and legal description of the National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by subsection 
(a) and (b) with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de-
scriptions of the National Off-Highway Vehicle 
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Recreation Areas filed under paragraph (1) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this 
Act, except that the Secretary may correct errors in 
the map and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) APPLICABLE LAWS.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall administer the National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Areas designated by subsections (a) and (b) 
of section 102 in accordance with— 
(1) this title; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 
(3) any other applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than three years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall— 
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(A) amend existing resource management 
plans applicable to the land designated as a Na-
tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 102; or 
(B) develop new management plans for 
such National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Areas. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amended 
plans under paragraph (1) shall be designed to pre-
serve and enhance safe off-highway vehicle and other 
recreational opportunities within the applicable Na-
tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area con-
sistent with— 
(A) the purpose of this title; and 
(B) any applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
(3) INTERIM PLANS.—Pending completion of a 
new management plan under subsection (b)(2), the 
existing resource management plans shall govern the 
use of the applicable National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area. 
(c) USE OF THE LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall continue to authorize, maintain, and en-
hance the recreational uses of the National Off- 
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Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 102, including off- 
highway recreation, hiking, camping, hunting, moun-
tain biking, sightseeing, rockhounding, and horse-
back riding, as long as the recreational use is con-
sistent with this title and any other applicable law. 
(2) OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE AND OFF-HIGHWAY 
RECREATION.—To the extent consistent with appli-
cable Federal law (including regulations) and this 
title, any authorized recreation activities and use 
designations in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act and applicable to the National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by subsections 
(a) and (b) of section 102 shall continue, including 
casual off-highway vehicular use, racing, competitive 
events, rock crawling, training, and other forms of 
off-highway recreation. 
(3) WILDLIFE
GUZZLERS.—Wildlife guzzlers 
shall be allowed in the National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Areas designated by subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 102 in accordance with— 
(A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage-
ment guidelines; and 
(B) the laws of the State of California. 
(4) PROHIBITED USES.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Commercial develop-
ment (including development of energy facili-
ties, but excluding energy transport facilities, 
rights-of-way, and related telecommunication 
facilities) shall be prohibited in the National 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas des-
ignated by subsections (a) and (b) of section 
102 if the Secretary determines that the devel-
opment is incompatible with the purpose of this 
title. 
(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
TEMPORARY
PER-
MITTED VENDORS.—Subparagraph (A) does not 
prohibit a commercial vendor from establishing, 
pursuant to a temporary permit, a site in the 
National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas 
for the purpose of providing accessories and 
other support for off-highway vehicles and vehi-
cles used for accessing the area. 
SEC. 104. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN-
ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY. 
(a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) terminates— 
(A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 
permitted to Southern California Edison Com-
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pany (including any predecessor or successor in 
interest or assign) as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act that is located on land in-
cluded in the National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Areas designated by subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 102; or 
(B) the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right- 
of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy 
transport facility activities (including the use of 
any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and other 
aerial device) within such a right-of-way; 
(2) affects the application, siting, route selec-
tion, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the 
Coolwater-Lugo transmission project, as may be ap-
proved by the California Public Utilities Commission 
and the Bureau of Land Management; or 
(3) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 
any Southern California Edison Company— 
(A) energy transport facility, including 
such an energy transport facility known on the 
date of enactment of this Act as— 
(i) Gale-PS 512, Inyokern-McGen- 
Searles, 
Downs-Inyokern-McGen-Searles, 
Lugo-Mohave, Eldorado-Lugo, Lugo-Pis-
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gah No. 1, and Lugo-Pisgah No. 2 trans-
mission lines or rights-of-way; or 
(ii) Patio, Jack Ranch, and Kenworth 
distribution circuits or rights-of-way; or 
(B) energy transport facility in a right-of- 
way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary of the Interior adjacent to the energy 
transport facility referred to in subparagraph 
(A). 
(b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Southern California Edison 
Company, shall publish plans for regular and emergency 
access by the Southern California Edison Company to the 
rights-of-way of the Company by the date that is one year 
after the later of— 
(1) the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the date of issuance of a new energy trans-
port facility right-of-way within the National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas designated by 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 102. 
SEC. 105. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 
FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY. 
(a) EFFECT OF TITLE.—Nothing in this title— 
(1) terminates— 
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(A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 
permitted to Pacific Gas and Electric Company 
(including any predecessor or successor in inter-
est or assign) as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act that is located on land included in 
the Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehi-
cle Recreation Area; or 
(B) the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right- 
of-way, replacement, or other authorized activi-
ties (including the use of any mechanized vehi-
cle, helicopter, and other aerial device) within 
such a right-of-way; or 
(2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of 
any— 
(A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company, including those utility facili-
ties known on the date of enactment of this Act 
as— 
(i) Gas Transmission Line 311 or 
rights-of-way; or 
(ii) Gas Transmission Line 372 or 
rights-of-way; or 
(B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and 
Electric Company in rights-of-way issued, 
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granted, or permitted by the Secretary of the 
Interior adjacent to a utility facility referred to 
in subparagraph (A). 
(b) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act or the issuance 
of a new utility facility right-of-way within the Spangler 
Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 
whichever is later, the Secretary of the Interior, in con-
sultation with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, shall 
publish plans for regular and emergency access by the Pa-
cific Gas and Electric Company to the rights-of-way of the 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company. 
TITLE II—WILDERNESS 
SEC. 201. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is— 
(1) to designate or expand in law certain wil-
derness areas in the California Desert Conservation 
Area; and 
(2) to ensure the conservation and necessary 
management of wildlife and other natural resources 
in the Conservation Area. 
SEC. 202. DESIGNATION OR EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS 
AREAS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
(a) DESIGNATION OR EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS 
IN CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA.—In ac-
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cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the fol-
lowing public lands in the State of California are des-
ignated as wilderness and either included as part of an 
existing wilderness area or made a new component of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) AVAWATZ MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain land in the California Desert Conservation Area 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 91,800 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Avawatz Mountains 
Wilderness Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated June 
30, 2015, to be known as the Avawatz Mountains 
Wilderness. 
(2) GOLDEN
VALLEY
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 1,260 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Golden Valley Pro-
posed Wilderness Additions’’ and dated March 17, 
2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be 
considered to be a part of, the Golden Valley Wilder-
ness designated by section 102(23) of the California 
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Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 104– 
433; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(3) KINGSTON
RANGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 53,320 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Kingston Range Pro-
posed Wilderness Additions’’ and dated February 
18, 2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall 
be considered to be a part of, the Kingston Range 
Wilderness designated by section 102(32) of the 
California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public 
Law 104–433; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(4) SODA
MOUNTAINS
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land in the California Desert Conservation Area ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Land Management 
comprising approximately 79,980 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Soda Mountains Pro-
posed Wilderness’’ and dated February 18, 2015, to 
be known as the Soda Mountains Wilderness. 
(5) MALPAIS MESA WILDERNESS.—Certain land 
in the California Desert Conservation Area adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 14,810 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Malpais Mesa Proposed 
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Wilderness Additions’’ and dated September 11, 
2015, which shall be incorporated in, and shall be 
considered to be a part of, the Malpais Mesa Wilder-
ness designated by section 102(35) of the California 
Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 104– 
433; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(6) GREAT FALLS BASIN WILDERNESS.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—Certain land in the 
California Desert Conservation Area adminis-
tered by the Bureau of Land Management com-
prising approximately 7,920 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Great Falls 
Basin Proposed Wilderness’’ and dated August 
5, 2015, to be known as the Great Falls Basin 
Wilderness. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Designation of the wil-
derness under subparagraph (A) shall not es-
tablish a Class I Airshed under the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). 
(b) EXPANSION OF DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK 
WILDERNESS.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the following land in the State of 
California is designated as wilderness and included as part 
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bered 143/100,085C, and dated October 7, 2014, 
which shall be considered to be a part of the Death 
Valley National Park Wilderness. 
(6) DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK WILDER-
NESS ADDITIONS-BOWLING ALLEY.—Certain land in 
the California Desert Conservation Area adminis-
tered by the Director of the National Park Service, 
comprising approximately 28,923 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 
Park Proposed Park Expansion and Wilderness’’, 
numbered 143/128,606, and dated May 14, 2015, 
which shall be considered to be a part of the Death 
Valley National Park Wilderness. 
(c) EXPANSION OF SAN GORGONIO WILDERNESS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain 
land in San Bernardino National Forest in the State 
of California, comprising approximately 5,570 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Sand to Snow National Monument’’ and dated Au-
gust 4, 2015, is designated as wilderness and in-
cluded as part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness of 
the National Wilderness Preservation System. 
(2) FIRE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may carry out such activities in the wil-
derness designated by paragraph (1) as are nec-
essary for the control of fire, insects, and dis-
ease, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and 
House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. 
(B) FUNDING
PRIORITIES.—Nothing in 
this subsection limits the provision of any fund-
ing for fire or fuel management in the wilder-
ness designated by paragraph (1). 
(C) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF 
LOCAL FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
amend the local fire management plans that 
apply to the wilderness designated by para-
graph (1). 
(D) 
ADMINISTRATION.—In 
accordance 
with subparagraph (A) and other applicable 
Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient re-
sponse to fire emergencies in the wilderness 
designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall— 
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(i) not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, establish 
agency approval procedures (including ap-
propriate delegations of authority to the 
Forest Supervisor) for responding to fire 
emergencies in the wilderness designated 
by paragraph (1); and 
(ii) enter into agreements with appro-
priate State or local firefighting agencies 
relating to the wilderness. 
(d) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
the Interior (and, with respect to the wilderness des-
ignated by subsection (c), the Secretary of Agri-
culture) (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Secretary 
concerned’’) shall file a map and legal description of 
each wilderness area and wilderness addition des-
ignated by this section with— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal descrip-
tion filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
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force and effect as if included in this Act, except 
that the Secretary concerned may correct errors in 
the maps and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate office of the Secretary concerned. 
SEC. 203. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder-
ness addition by section 202 shall be administered by the 
Secretary concerned in accordance with this title and the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any 
reference in that Act to the effective date shall be consid-
ered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH 
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into 
a cooperative management agreement with the California 
Department of Fish and Wildlife for the purposes of man-
aging wilderness areas in the California Desert Conserva-
tion Area to ensure the conservation and necessary man-
agement of wildlife and other natural resources in the 
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Conservation Area. Such cooperative agreement shall in-
clude and ensure necessary wildlife water development and 
maintenance as considered necessary by the California De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife. 
(c) CERTAIN WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AU-
THORIZED.—Nothing in this title or the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) shall have the effect of prohib-
iting the placement or maintenance of water development 
projects on the land designated as wilderness or as a wil-
derness addition by section 202 for the purpose of the con-
servation or management of wildlife. 
(d) AGENCY APPROVAL PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary concerned shall establish agency approval 
procedures for the maintenance of water development 
projects and other wildlife management activities on the 
land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition 
by section 202. 
(e) NO EFFECT ON ADJACENT LAND.— 
(1) NO
BUFFER
ZONES
OR
REGULATION.— 
Nothing in this title— 
(A) creates any protective perimeter or 
buffer zone around land designated as wilder-
ness or as a wilderness addition by section 202; 
or 
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(B) requires additional regulation of activi-
ties on land outside the boundary of the land 
designated as wilderness or as a wilderness ad-
dition by such section. 
(2) 
ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
WILDERNESS 
AREAS.—The fact that an activity (including mili-
tary activities) or use on land outside the boundary 
of the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder-
ness addition by section 202 can be seen, heard, or 
detected within the wilderness area shall not pre-
clude or restrict the activity or use outside the 
boundary of the wilderness area. 
(f) NO EFFECT
ON CERTAIN PERMITTING PRO-
CEEDINGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In any permitting pro-
ceeding (including a review under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.)) conducted with respect to a project described 
in paragraph (2) that is formally initiated through 
a notice in the Federal Register before December 
31, 2013, the consideration of any visual, noise, or 
other impacts of the project on land designated as 
wilderness or as a wilderness addition by section 202 
shall be conducted based on the status of the land 
before designation as wilderness. 
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(2) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS.—A project re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) is a renewable energy 
project or associated energy transport facility 
project— 
(A) for which the Bureau of Land Man-
agement has received a right-of-way use appli-
cation on or before the date of enactment of 
this Act; and 
(B) that is located outside the boundary of 
land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness 
addition by section 202. 
(g) NO EFFECT ON MILITARY OPERATIONS.—Noth-
ing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary of 
Defense to conduct any military operations at desert in-
stallations, facilities, and ranges of the State of California 
authorized under any other provision of law. 
(h) NO EFFECT ON ENERGY TRANSPORT FACILI-
TIES.—In the case of land designated as wilderness or as 
a wilderness addition by section 202, nothing in this title 
affects 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, including 
access to such right-of-way, granted to, owned by, or con-
trolled by Southern California Edison Company, Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company, or Southern California Gas 
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Company pursuant to law or legal right so long as the 
activity is conducted in a manner that minimizes the im-
pact on wilderness resources. 
SEC. 204. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
(a) FINDING AND DIRECTION.—Congress finds and 
directs that the Bureau of Land Management land within 
any portion of a wilderness study area described in sub-
section (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area or 
wilderness addition by section 202 or any other Act en-
acted before the date of enactment of this Act— 
(1) has been adequately studied for wilderness 
character and wilderness designation pursuant to 
sections 201 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy 
and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 
1782); and 
(2) is no longer subject to any requirement per-
taining to the management of wilderness, wilderness 
character, wilderness study areas, or areas of envi-
ronmental concern. 
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 
areas referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
(1) Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 
(2) Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area. 
(3) Avawatz Mountain Wilderness Study Area. 
(4) Soda Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 
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(5) Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study Area. 
(6) White Mountains Wilderness Study Area. 
(7) Crater Mountain Wilderness Study Area. 
(8) Symmes Creek Wilderness Study Area. 
(9) Independence Creek Wilderness Study Area. 
(10) Southern Inyo Wilderness Study Area. 
(11) Cerro Gordo Wilderness Study Area. 
(12) Death Valley 17 Wilderness Study Area. 
(c) RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT MANAGEMENT.— 
Any public land described in subsection (a) that is not des-
ignated as wilderness by this title— 
(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
(2) shall be managed in accordance with— 
(A) land management plans adopted under 
section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712); 
and 
(B) cooperative conservation agreements in 
existence on the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(3) shall be subject to the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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SEC. 205. TREATMENT OF CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF CHERRY-STEMMED ROAD.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘cherry-stemmed road’’ means a 
road or trail that is excluded from a wilderness area or 
wilderness addition designated by section 202 by a non- 
wilderness corridor having designated wilderness on both 
sides, as generally depicted on the maps described in such 
section. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR TRAVEL RESTRIC-
TIONS
ON CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS.—The Secretary 
concerned shall not— 
(1) close any cherry-stemmed road that is open 
to the public as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act; 
(2) prohibit motorized access on a cherry- 
stemmed road that is open to the public for motor-
ized access as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act; or 
(3) prohibit mechanized access on a cherry- 
stemmed road that is open to the public for mecha-
nized access as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(c) RESOURCE PROTECTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY EX-
CEPTIONS.—Subsection (b) shall not apply to a cherry- 
stemmed road if the Secretary concerned determines that 
a closure or traffic restriction of the cherry-stemmed road 
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is necessary for purposes of significant resource protection 
or public safety. 
TITLE III—NATIONAL PARK 
SYSTEM ADDITIONS 
SEC. 301. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY RE-
VISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of Death Valley 
National Park is adjusted to include— 
(1) the approximately 28,923 acres of Bureau 
of Land Management land in San Bernardino Coun-
ty, California, abutting the southern end of the 
Death Valley National Park that lies between Death 
Valley National Park to the north and Ft. Irwin 
Military Reservation to the south and which runs 
approximately 34 miles from west to east, as de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘Death Valley National 
Park Proposed Avawatz Mountains Wilderness with 
Proposed Park Expansion’’, numbered 143/128,605, 
and dated May 14, 2015; and 
(2) the approximately 6,369 acres of Bureau of 
Land Management land in Inyo County, California, 
located in the northeast area of Death Valley Na-
tional Park that is within, and surrounded by, land 
under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service, as depicted on the map entitled 
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‘‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary 
Addition-Crater’’, numbered 143/100,079C, and 
dated October 7, 2014. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The maps described in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate of-
fices of the National Park Service. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this title as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall administer any land added to Death Valley Na-
tional Park under subsection (a)— 
(A) as part of Death Valley National Park; 
and 
(B) in accordance with applicable laws (in-
cluding regulations). 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH 
INYO COUNTY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding with 
Inyo County, California, to permit operationally fea-
sible, ongoing access and use (including, but not lim-
ited to, material storage as well as excavation) to 
gravel pits in existence as of that date along Saline 
Valley Road within Death Valley National Park for 
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road maintenance and repairs in accordance with ap-
plicable laws (including regulations). 
(d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN-
ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section ter-
minates— 
(A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 
permitted to the Southern California Edison 
Company (including any predecessor or suc-
cessor in interest or assign) as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act that is located on 
land described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a); or 
(B) the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right- 
of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy 
transport facility activities in such a right-of- 
way, including, at a minimum, the use of 
mechanized vehicles, helicopters, or other aerial 
devices. 
(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Nothing 
in this section prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of— 
(A) Southern California Edison Company 
energy transport facilities; or 
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(B) an energy transport facility in rights- 
of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary adjacent to Southern California Edison’s 
energy transport facilities within Death Valley 
National Park. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act or 
the date of the issuance of a new energy transport 
facility right-of-way within Death Valley National 
Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Southern California Edison Com-
pany, shall publish plans for regular and emergency 
access by the Southern California Edison Company 
to the rights-of-way of the Southern California Edi-
son Company within Death Valley National Park. 
SEC. 302. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVI-
SION, VISITOR CENTER, AND SALE OF FED-
ERAL LAND. 
Title IV of the California Desert Protection Act of 
1994 (Public Law 103–433) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 408. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVI-
SION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Joshua 
Tree National Park is adjusted to include the 2,879 acres 
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of land managed by Director of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement that are contiguous at several different places to 
the northern boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in 
the northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Boundary 
Addition’, numbered 156/100,077, and dated August 
2009. 
‘‘(b) ADDITIONAL LANDS TO BE ACQUIRED.—The 
Secretary may acquire the 1,639 acres of land from the 
Mojave Desert Land Trust that are contiguous at several 
different places to the northern boundaries of Joshua Tree 
National Park in the northwest section of the Park, as 
depicted on the map entitled ‘Mojave Desert Land Trust 
National Park Service Additions’, numbered 156/126,376, 
and dated September 2014. After such lands are acquired 
by the Secretary, the boundary of the Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park shall be adjusted to include those lands. 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 
subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres de-
scribed in subsection (d)(2) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 
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Park under subsection (a) and the additional land 
described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) as part of Joshua Tree National 
Park; and 
‘‘(B) in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The 
additional land referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
25 acres of land— 
‘‘(A) depicted on the map entitled ‘Joshua 
Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment 
Map’, numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 1, 
2003; 
‘‘(B) added to Joshua Tree National Park 
by the notice of the Department of the Interior 
of August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and 
‘‘(C) more particularly described as lots 
26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 
8 E., San Bernardino Meridian. 
‘‘(e) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN-
ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section ter-
minates— 
‘‘(A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 
permitted to Southern California Edison Com-
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pany (including any predecessor or successor in 
interest or assign) as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act that is located on land de-
scribed in subsections (a) and (b); or 
‘‘(B) the customary operation, mainte-
nance, upgrade, repair, relocation within such a 
right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 
energy transport facility activities (including the 
use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 
other aerial device) within such a right-of-way. 
‘‘(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Noth-
ing in this section prohibits the upgrading or re-
placement of— 
‘‘(A) Southern California Edison Company 
energy transport facilities, including the energy 
transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, 
Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah 
distribution circuits rights-of-way; or 
‘‘(B) an energy transport facility in rights- 
of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary adjacent to Southern California Edison’s 
energy transport facilities within Joshua Tree 
National Park. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 
the date that is one year after the date of enactment 
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of this section or the issuance of a new energy trans-
port facility right-of-way within the Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Southern California Edison 
Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer-
gency access by the Southern California Edison 
Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern Cali-
fornia Edison Company within Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park. 
‘‘SEC. 409. VISITOR CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (d), the 
Secretary may acquire not more than 5 acres of land and 
interests in land, and improvements on the land and inter-
ests, outside the boundaries of Joshua Tree National 
Park, in the unincorporated village of Joshua Tree, for 
the purpose of operating a visitor center. The land and 
facilities so acquired may include the property owned (as 
of the date of enactment of this section) by the Joshua 
Tree National Park Association and commonly referred to 
as the ‘Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center’. 
‘‘(b) BOUNDARY.—Upon acquisition of the land au-
thorized for acquisition by subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall modify the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park 
to include the land acquired under this section as a non-
contiguous parcel. 
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‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land and facilities acquired 
under this section shall be administered by the Secretary 
as part of Joshua Tree National Park. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED ACQUISITION METHODS.—Land 
and facilities may be acquired under this section only with 
the consent of the owner, by donation, purchase with do-
nated or appropriated funds, or exchange.’’. 
SEC. 303. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE BOUNDARY REVI-
SION AND RELATED PROVISIONS. 
(a) IMMEDIATE ADDITIONS.—The boundary of the 
Mojave National Preserve is adjusted to include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The approximately 14,750 acres of Bureau 
of Land Management land that is surrounded by the 
Mojave National Preserve to the northwest, west, 
southwest, south, and southeast, and by the Nevada 
State line on the northeast boundary, as depicted as 
the ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Additions’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed 
Additions’’, numbered 170/129,826, and dated Sep-
tember 2015. 
(2) The 25 acres of Bureau of Land Manage-
ment land in Baker, California, as depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed 
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Boundary Addition’’, numbered 170/100,199, and 
dated August 2009. 
(b) FUTURE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE ADDI-
TIONS.—The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve 
shall be adjusted to include the approximately 13,250 
acres of Bureau of Land Management land depicted as 
‘‘Future Mojave National Preserve Additions’’ on the map 
entitled ‘‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed Additions’’, 
numbered 170/129,826, and dated September 2015, upon 
the earlier of the following: 
(1) The termination of all mining and mining- 
related activities involving Castle Mountain Mine 
and the completion of all reclamation in response to 
such activities, as determined by the Secretary of the 
Interior. 
(2) The end of the first period of 20 consecu-
tive years occurring after the date of the enactment 
of this Act during which no legally permissible com-
mercial mining activities have occurred pursuant to 
a plan of development for the Castle Mountain Mine 
approved by the Bureau of Land Management. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The maps described in 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National 
Park Service. 
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(d) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
shall administer any land added to Mojave National 
Preserve under this section— 
(A) as part of the Mojave National Pre-
serve; and 
(B) in accordance with applicable laws (in-
cluding regulations). 
(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 Secretary of the Interior 
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 
to permit operationally feasible, ongoing access to 
the land added to Mojave National Preserve under 
this section for the placement and maintenance of 
water development projects as considered necessary 
for wildlife conservation. 
(e) PROTECTION OF EXISTING RIGHTS.— 
(1) EFFECT
ON
VALID
EXISTING
RIGHTS.— 
Nothing in this section shall affect valid existing 
rights or preclude, or prevent or inhibit mining or 
mining-related activities (including water develop-
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ment) authorized under any Bureau of Land Man-
agement approved plan of development, throughout 
all phases of mining including completion of final 
reclamation, for the lands described in subsections 
(a)(1) and (b). 
(2) EFFECT ON PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 
Nothing in this section shall affect any private prop-
erty right (including a water development right) 
within the boundaries of the Mojave National Pre-
serve, as adjusted by this section. 
(3) EFFECT
ON
CASTLE
MOUNTAIN
MINE 
RIGHTS AND OPERATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
shall impair existing rights relating to the Cas-
tle Mountain Mine, nor shall anything in this 
title create or impose any additional regulatory 
or administrative requirements relating to the 
permitting, development, and operation of all 
phases of the Castle Mountain Mine. 
(B) PIPELINE
OR
WELL.—Nothing in 
chapter 1007 of title 54, United States Code 
(formerly known as the Mining in the National 
Parks Act of 1976), the California Desert Pro-
tection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433), the 
implementing regulations of such laws, or any 
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other Federal law or regulation shall constitute 
a bar to the lawful issuance of any right, enti-
tlement, or approval necessary for the location 
and use of any pipeline or well necessary for 
Castle Mountain Mining Company to conduct 
continued mining operations. 
(f) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN-
ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section ter-
minates— 
(A) any right-of-way issued, granted, or 
permitted to the Southern California Edison 
Company (including any predecessor or suc-
cessor in interest or assign) as of the date of 
the enactment of this Act that is located on 
land described in subsections (a) and (b); or 
(B) the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within such a right- 
of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy 
transport facility activities in such a right-of- 
way, including, at a minimum, the use of 
mechanized vehicles, helicopters, or other aerial 
devices. 
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(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Nothing 
in this section prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of— 
(A) Southern California Edison Company 
energy transport facilities; or 
(B) an energy transport facility in rights- 
of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary adjacent to Southern California Edison’s 
energy transport facilities within the Mojave 
National Preserve. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act or 
the date of the issuance of a new energy transport 
facility right-of-way within the Mojave National Pre-
serve, whichever is earlier, the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, in consultation with the Southern California 
Edison Company, shall publish plans for regular and 
emergency access by the Southern California Edison 
Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern Cali-
fornia Edison Company within the Mojave National 
Preserve. 
(g) NEW RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) RETAINED BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
AUTHORITY.—Consideration of any right-of-way ap-
plication within lands described in subsection (a)(1) 
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for the purpose of providing water resources nec-
essary for the operation of the Castle Mountain 
Mine shall remain within the jurisdiction and au-
thority of the Bureau of Land Management, 
throughout the development of all phases of the Cas-
tle Mountain Mine. 
(2) CONSIDERATION
OF
APPLICATIONS.—The 
Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall 
consider any proposed plan of development, modi-
fications to the plan, and associated right-of-way ap-
plications for the Castle Mountain Mine in accord-
ance with the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and any other 
laws (including regulations) applicable to the land 
described in subsection (b) prior to the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(3) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The author-
ity of the Director of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment described in this subsection shall terminate at 
the end of the first period of 20 consecutive years 
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act 
during which no legally permissible commercial min-
ing activities have occurred pursuant to a plan of de-
velopment for the Castle Mountain Mine approved 
by the Bureau of Land Management. 
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(4) TREATMENT
OF
NEW
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
Any new right-of-way approved by the Bureau of 
Land Management under this subsection shall be 
considered a valid existing right-of-way only if such 
right-of-way is included in an approved plan of de-
velopment for Castle Mountain Mine. 
(5) RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR WATER ACCESS.—Fol-
lowing any review required under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and other applicable laws and regulations, the 
National Park Service and all other Federal agencies 
with jurisdiction, shall consider and approve— 
(A) the application for and receipt of any 
rights-of-way, other necessary approvals and en-
titlements, or both to access and traverse exist-
ing lands within the Mojave National Preserve 
in order to access water sources located in wa-
tersheds outside of the Preserve; and 
(B) the application and establishment of 
underground waterways throughout the Pre-
serve. 
(h) FUTURE WATER FACILITIES.— 
(1) 
SEARCH
FOR
ALTERNATIVE
WATER 
SOURCES.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), Cas-
tle Mountain Mining Company shall have the right 
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to conduct reconnaissance and drilling within the 
lands described in subsection (a)(1) to identify po-
tential alternative sources of water for development 
of all phases of the Castle Mountain Mine. 
(2) RESPONSE TO FINDING WATER SUPPLIES.— 
If adequate water supplies are identified for the Cas-
tle Mountain Mine that are in excess of existing 
water rights in the Mojave National Preserve, Castle 
Mountain Mining Company may propose the location 
of new pipelines, including possible underground 
pipelines, and well sites, as appropriate, to the Sec-
retary of the Interior and all other Federal agencies 
with jurisdiction. The approval of any new pipeline 
or well site location proposed by Castle Mountain 
Mining Company under this paragraph shall be sub-
ject to review under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
other applicable laws and regulations. 
(3) CONCLUSION.—If approval of a new pipe-
line or well site location is obtained under paragraph 
(2), Castle Mountain Mining Company obtains any 
necessary entitlements from the State of California 
for use of the water resources, and the combination 
of new pipelines and well sites will provide Castle 
Mountain Mining Company with adequate water 
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supplies for development of all phases of the Castle 
Mountain Mine, Castle Mountain will then relinquish 
and quitclaim to the United States any and all inter-
ests in its pipeline and well site in existence as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE 
IV—DESIGNATION 
OF 
WILD, 
SCENIC, 
AND 
REC-
REATIONAL RIVERS 
SEC. 401. DESIGNATION OF WILD, SCENIC, AND REC-
REATIONAL RIVERS. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (196), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A)(i) The approximately 1.4-mile seg-
ment of the Amargosa River in the State of 
California, from the private property boundary 
in sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet down-
stream of Highway 178, to be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river 
as an addition to the wild and scenic river seg-
ments of the Amargosa River on publication by 
the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Reg-
ister that sufficient inholdings within the 
boundaries of the segments have been acquired 
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as scenic easements or in fee title to establish 
a manageable addition to those segments. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile segment 
of the Amargosa River in the State of Cali-
fornia, from 100 feet downstream of the State 
Highway 178 crossing to 100 feet upstream of 
the Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 
a scenic river.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(213) 
SURPRISE
CANYON
CREEK, 
CALI-
FORNIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following seg-
ments of Surprise Canyon Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior: 
‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of 
Surprise Canyon Creek from the con-
fluence of Frenchman’s Canyon and Water 
Canyon to 100 feet upstream of Chris 
Wicht Camp, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.8 miles of 
Surprise Canyon Creek from 100 feet up-
stream of Chris Wicht Camp to the south-
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ern boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 44 
E., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON HISTORIC MINING STRUC-
TURES.—Nothing in this paragraph affects the 
historic mining structures associated with the 
former Panamint Mining District. 
‘‘(C) 
EFFECT
ON
SURPRISE
CANYON 
ROAD.—Nothing in this paragraph shall be con-
strued— 
‘‘(i) to restrict continued access to 
Chris Wicht Camp along Surprise Canyon 
Road; or 
‘‘(ii) to prevent Inyo County, Cali-
fornia, from maintaining and repairing 
Surprise Canyon Road, up to the boundary 
of the wild river 100 feet upstream of 
Chris Wicht Camp, in accordance with ap-
plicable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(214) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following seg-
ments of Deep Creek in the State of California, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(i) The approximately 6.5-mile seg-
ment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 
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‘‘(vii) The 3.5-mile segment of the 
Holcomb Creek from 0.25 miles down-
stream of Holcomb Crossing to the Deep 
Creek confluence, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON SKI OPERATIONS.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph affects— 
‘‘(i) the operations of the Snow Valley 
Ski Resort; or 
‘‘(ii) the State regulation of water 
rights and water quality associated with 
the operation of the Snow Valley Ski Re-
sort. 
‘‘(215) WHITEWATER
RIVER, CALIFORNIA.— 
The following segments of the Whitewater River in 
the State of California, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In-
terior, acting jointly: 
‘‘(A) The 5.8-mile segment of the North 
Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 
River near Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence 
with the Middle Fork, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.4-mile segment of the Middle 
Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 
River to the confluence with the South Fork, as 
a wild river. 
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‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the confluence of 
the River with the East Fork to the section line 
between sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 1-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the section line be-
tween sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to 
the section line between sections 33 and 34, T. 
1 S., R. 2 E., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(E) The 4.9-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the section line be-
tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to 
the confluence with the Middle Fork, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(F) The 5.4-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Whitewater River from the con-
fluence of the South and Middle Forks to the 
San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(G) The 3.6-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Whitewater River from the San 
Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to .25 miles up-
stream of the southern boundary of section 35, 
T. 2 S., R. 3 E., as a recreational river.’’. 
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TITLE V—BLACK LAVA BUTTE 
AND FLAT TOP MESA 
SEC. 501. BLACK LAVA BUTTE AND FLAT TOP MESA AREA 
OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—There is established the Black 
Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa Area of Critical Environ-
mental Concern (referred to in this section as the ‘‘covered 
area’’) within the California Desert Conservation Area 
under the Bureau of Land Management comprising ap-
proximately 6,350 acres as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Proposed Black Lava Butte and Flat Top Mesa 
ACEC’’ and dated March 2, 2015. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 
shall administer the covered area to preserve the geologi-
cal, biological, cultural, and archeological resources within 
the covered area. 
(c) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land and interests in Federal land included 
within the covered area are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the United 
States mining laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing and mineral materials. 
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(d) PROHIBITION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERA-
TION FACILITIES.—Development of renewable energy gen-
eration facilities (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for 
the transmission of energy and telecommunication facili-
ties and infrastructure) is prohibited within the covered 
area. 
TITLE VI—MOJAVE TRAILS 
SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA 
SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) MANAGEMENT AREA.—The term ‘‘Manage-
ment Area’’ means the Mojave Trails Special Man-
agement Area. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Proposed Mojave Trails Special Management 
Area’’ and dated September 30, 2015. 
(3) 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— 
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(i) electric and gas transmission and 
distribution facilities; 
(ii) telecommunications facilities; and 
(iii) appurtenant equipment owned or 
used by a public or municipal utility com-
pany or water district. 
(4) 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. 
(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) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 602. MOJAVE TRAILS SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the Mo-
jave Trails Special Management Area in the State of Cali-
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