provement, funding, removal, or replacement of 
utility facilities or appurtenant rights of way 
within or adjacent to the National Scenic Area; 
(B) affect necessary or efficient access to 
utility facilities or rights of way within or adja-
cent to the National Scenic Area; 
(C) preclude the establishment of new util-
ity facilities or rights of way (including 
instream sites, routes, and areas) within the 
National Scenic Area if such facilities— 
(i) are necessary for public health and 
safety, electricity supply, telecommuni-
cations, or other utility services; 
(ii) are deemed necessary by the Cali-
fornia Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) 
and/or California Independent System Op-
erator (CAISO); 
(iii) comply with the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.) and/or California Environ-
mental Quality Act; and 
(iv) are determined, pursuant to the 
process prescribed by the laws referred to 
in clause (iii), to be designed and con-
structed, to the extent practical, consistent 
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with the purposes of the National Scenic 
Area, taking into consideration— 
(I) siting the utility facilities or 
rights of way outside of the National 
Scenic Area; and 
(II) mitigating impacts to the 
National Scenic Area, to the extent 
feasible, from the utility facilities or 
rights of way; or 
(D) preclude the use of motorized vehicles 
on and off roads and trails designated for use 
by motorized vehicles, including but not limited 
to the use of mechanized equipment, heli-
copters, and/or other aerial vehicles or devices, 
as necessary or efficient for the performance of 
activities related to the operation, maintenance, 
expansion, and/or construction of any utility fa-
cilities, including lines, and/or rights of way. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Consistent with this 
Act, the Management Plan shall establish plans for 
maintenance of public utility and other rights of way 
within the National Scenic Area. 
SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with sub-
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section (b), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive 
plan for the long-term management of the National Scenic 
Area. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management 
plan, the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) appropriate State, tribal, and local govern-
mental entities, including Inyo County, the Los An-
geles Department of Water and Power, and the 
Tribe; 
(2) investor-owned utilities, including Southern 
California Edison Company; 
(3) the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group; and 
(4) members of the public. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In de-
veloping the management plan, in accordance with this 
section, the Secretary shall allow, in perpetuity, casual- 
use mining limited to the use of hand tools, metal detec-
tors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, 
small sluices, and similar items. 
(d) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion of 
the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the Na-
tional Scenic Area in accordance with section 3. 
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SEC. 5. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAIUTE- 
SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 
(a) TRUST LAND.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall take 
the approximately 132 acres of Federal land depicted on 
the Map as ‘‘Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Ad-
dition’’ into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to 
the following: 
(1) CONDITIONS.—The land shall be subject to 
all easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, 
withdrawals, and other matters of record on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The Federal lands over which 
the right-of-way for the Los Angeles Aqueduct is lo-
cated, generally described as the 250-foot-wide right- 
of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pursuant 
to the Act of June 30, 1906 (Chap. 3926), shall not 
be taken into trust for the Tribe. 
(b) RESERVATION LAND.—The land taken into trust 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered part of the 
reservation of the Tribe. 
(c) GAMING PROHIBITION.—Gaming under the In-
dian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
shall not be allowed on the land taken into trust pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
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SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 
Administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 40 
acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘‘USFS 
Transfer to BLM’’ is hereby transferred from the Forest 
Service under the Secretary of Agriculture to the Bureau 
of Land Management under the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. PROTECTION OF SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit com-
mercial services for existing and historic recreation uses 
as authorized by the Bureau of Land Management’s per-
mit process. Valid, existing, commercial permits to exer-
cise guided recreational opportunities for the public may 
continue as authorized on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. LAND CONVEYANCE TO ELIMINATE ENCROACH-
MENT ON PUBLIC LANDS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUTHORIZED
OFFER
PERIOD.—The term 
‘‘authorized offer period’’ means the 120-day period 
beginning on the date on which the required ap-
praisal of the Federal land is completed under sub-
section (c). 
(2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means the smallest parcel of land within the ap-
proximately four acres of Bureau of Land Manage-
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