with respect to a project described in 
clause
(ii)
that
is
formally
initiated 
through a notice in the Federal Register 
before December 31, 2013, the consider-
ation of any visual, noise, or other impacts 
of the project on a wilderness area des-
ignated by section 1301 shall be conducted 
based on the status of the area before des-
ignation as wilderness. 
‘‘(ii) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECTS.—A 
project referred to in clause (i) is a renew-
able energy project or associated energy 
transport facility project— 
‘‘(I) for which the Bureau of 
Land
Management
has
received
a 
right-of-way use application on or be-
fore the date of enactment of this 
title; and 
‘‘(II) that is located outside the 
boundary of a wilderness area des-
ignated by section 1301. 
‘‘(3) NO
ADDITIONAL
REGULATION.—Nothing 
in this title requires additional regulation of activi-
ties on land outside the boundary of the wilderness 
areas. 
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‘‘(4)
EFFECT
ON
MILITARY
OPERATIONS.— 
Nothing in this title alters any authority of the Sec-
retary of Defense to conduct any military operations 
at desert installations, facilities, and ranges of the 
State that are authorized under any other provision 
of law. 
‘‘(5)
EFFECT
ON
UTILITY
FACILITIES
AND 
RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph 
(2), nothing in this title terminates or precludes 
the renewal or reauthorization of any valid ex-
isting
right-of-way
or
customary
operation, 
maintenance, repair, upgrading, or replacement 
activities in a right-of-way, issued, granted, or 
permitted to the Southern California Edison 
Company or predecessors, successors, or assigns 
of the Southern California Edison Company 
that is located on land included in the San 
Gorgonio Wilderness Area or the Sand to Snow 
National Monument. 
‘‘(B)
LIMITATION.—The
activities
de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be conducted 
in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) for the San Gorgonio Wil-
derness Area and in a manner compatible with 
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the protection of objects and values for which 
the Sand to Snow National Monument was des-
ignated. 
‘‘(C)
APPLICABLE
LAW.—In
accordance 
with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), any approval re-
quired for an increase in the voltage of the 
Coachella distribution circuit shall require con-
sideration of alternative alignments, including 
alignments adjacent to State Route 62. 
‘‘(b) MAPS; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and legal description of each 
wilderness area and wilderness addition designated 
by section 1301 with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—A map and legal de-
scription filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
maps and legal descriptions. 
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‘‘(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. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilder-
ness addition by section 1301 shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference 
in that Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall also be 
considered to be a reference to the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, and any reference to the effective date shall be con-
sidered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 
title. 
‘‘SEC. 1303. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS. 
‘‘(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for purposes of 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness 
study area described in subsection (b) that is not des-
ignated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by sec-
tion 1301 or any other Act enacted before the date of en-
actment of this title has been adequately studied for wil-
derness. 
‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREAS.—The study 
areas referred to in subsection (a) are— 
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‘‘(1) the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area; 
‘‘(2) the Kingston Range Wilderness Study 
Area; 
‘‘(3) the Avawatz Mountain Wilderness Study 
Area; 
‘‘(4) the Death Valley National Park Boundary 
and Wilderness Study Area; 
‘‘(5) the Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study 
Area; and 
‘‘(6) the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study 
Area. 
‘‘(c) RELEASE.—Any portion of a wilderness study 
area described in subsection (b) that is not designated as 
a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1301 
is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)). 
‘‘SEC. 1304. 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 wilder-
ness addition designated by section 202 by a non-wilder-
ness corridor having designated wilderness on both sides, 
as generally depicted on the maps described in such sec-
tion. 
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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON CLOSURE OR TRAVEL RE-
STRICTIONS
ON CHERRY-STEMMED ROADS.—The Sec-
retary 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 
EXCEPTIONS.—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 
is necessary for purposes of significant resource protection 
or public safety. 
‘‘SEC.
1305.
DESIGNATION
OF
POTENTIAL
WILDERNESS 
AREA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Certain land administered by the 
National Park Service, comprising approximately 1 acre 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Poten-
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tial Wilderness, Mormon Peak Microwave Facility, Death 
Valley National Park’ and dated March 1, 2018, is des-
ignated as a potential wilderness area. 
‘‘(b) USES.—The Secretary shall permit only the uses 
on the land described in subsection (a) that were per-
mitted on the date of enactment of the California Desert 
Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433). 
‘‘(c) REESTABLISHMENT OF WILDERNESS DESIGNA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE.—The Secretary shall publish a 
notice in the Federal Register when the Secretary 
determines that— 
‘‘(A) the communications site within the 
potential wilderness area designated under sub-
section (a) is no longer used; 
‘‘(B) the associated right-of-way is relin-
quished or not renewed; and 
‘‘(C) the conditions in the potential wilder-
ness area designated by subparagraph (a) are 
compatible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) DESIGNATION.—Upon publication by the 
Secretary of the notice described in paragraph (1), 
the land described in subsection (a) shall be— 
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‘‘(A) designated as wilderness and as a 
component of the National Wilderness Preser-
vation System; and 
‘‘(B) incorporated into the Death Valley 
National Park Wilderness designated by section 
601 of Public Law 103–433. 
‘‘TITLE XIV—NATIONAL PARK 
SYSTEM ADDITIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1401. 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 Inyo County, Cali-
fornia, abutting the southern end of the Death Val-
ley National Park that lies between Death Valley 
National Park to the north and Ft. Irwin Military 
Reservation to the south and which runs approxi-
mately 34 miles from west to east, as depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Death Valley National Park Pro-
posed Boundary Addition-Bowling Alley’, 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, Cali-
fornia, located in the northeast area of Death Valley 
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National Park that is within, and surrounded by, 
land under the jurisdiction of the Director of the 
National Park Service, as depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘Death Valley National Park Proposed Bound-
ary 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.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’) shall— 
‘‘(1) administer any land added to Death Valley 
National Park under subsection (a)— 
‘‘(A) as part of Death Valley National 
Park; and 
‘‘(B) in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations); and 
‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with Inyo County, California, to per-
mit operationally feasible, ongoing access and use 
(including, but not limited to, material storage as 
well as excavation) to gravel pits in existence as of 
that date along Saline Valley Road within Death 
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Valley National Park for road maintenance and re-
pairs in accordance with applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
‘‘(d) ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION.—To ensure 
consistency with the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and Department of the Interior pol-
icy, prior to the transfer of any of the lands described in 
subsection (a) to the National Park Service, the land shall 
be fully investigated for contamination in accordance with 
applicable environmental due diligence standards of the 
disposing agency and, within 3 years from the date of en-
actment of this subsection, the disposing agency shall un-
dertake any environmental remediation or clean up activi-
ties and pay for such activities relating to facilities, land 
or interest in land identified for transfer. 
‘‘SEC. 1402. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE. 
‘‘The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve is 
adjusted to include the 25 acres of Bureau of Land Man-
agement land in Baker, California, as depicted on the map 
entitled ‘Mojave National Preserve Proposed Boundary 
Addition’, numbered 170/100,199, and dated August 
2009. 
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‘‘SEC. 1403. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY RE-
VISION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Joshua 
Tree National Park is adjusted to include— 
‘‘(1) the 2,879 acres of land managed by Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Land Management 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 Additions’, numbered 156/100,077, and 
dated August 2009; and 
‘‘(2) the 1,639 acres of land to be acquired 
from the Mojave Desert Land Trust that are contig-
uous 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. 
‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 
subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 
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. 
‘‘(d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN-
ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title termi-
nates any valid right-of-way for the customary oper-
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ation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation with-
in an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other au-
thorized energy transport facility activities in a 
right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to the 
Southern California Edison Company or the prede-
cessors, successors, or assigns of the Southern Cali-
fornia Edison Company that is located on land de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), 
including, at a minimum, the use of mechanized ve-
hicles, helicopters, or other aerial devices. 
‘‘(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Noth-
ing in this title prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment 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 
Joshua Tree Utility Facilities. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this title or the issuance of a new energy trans-
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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. 
‘‘TITLE XV—OFF-HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS 
‘‘SEC.
1501.
DESIGNATION
OF
OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREAS. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) and resource management plans developed 
under this title and subject to valid rights, the following 
land within the Conservation Area in San Bernardino 
County, California, is designated as Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Areas: 
‘‘(1) DUMONT DUNES OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man-
agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 
approximately 7,630 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Dumont Dunes OHV Recreation 
Area’ and dated February 22, 2018, which shall be 
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known as the ‘Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(2)
EL
MIRAGE
OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man-
agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 
approximately 14,930 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘El Mirage Proposed OHV Recre-
ation Area’ and dated February 22, 2018, which 
shall be known as the ‘El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi-
cle Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(3) RASOR
OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE
RECRE-
ATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising approxi-
mately 23,910 acres, as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘Rasor Proposed OHV Recreation Area’ 
and dated March 9, 2018, which shall be known as 
the ‘Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(4) SPANGLER HILLS OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man-
agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 
approximately 56,140 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Spangler Hills Proposed OHV 
Recreation Area’ and dated March 9, 2018, which 
shall be known as the ‘Spangler Hills Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area’. 
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‘‘(5) STODDARD VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY VEHI-
CLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land 
Management land in the Conservation Area, com-
prising approximately 40,110 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘Stoddard Valley Pro-
posed OHV Recreation Area’ and dated March 9, 
2018, which shall be known as the ‘Stoddard Valley 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(b) EXPANSION OF JOHNSON VALLEY OFF-HIGH-
WAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—The Johnson Valley 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated by sec-
tion 2945 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66; 
127 Stat. 1038) is expanded to include all of the land, 
approximately 11,300 acres, depicted as the ‘Proposed 
Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Ad-
ditions’ on the map entitled ‘Johnson Valley Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area’ and dated March 15, 2018. 
‘‘(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the off-highway ve-
hicle recreation areas designated or expanded under sub-
sections (a) and (b) is to preserve and enhance the rec-
reational opportunities within the Conservation Area (in-
cluding opportunities for off-highway vehicle recreation), 
while conserving the wildlife and other natural resource 
values of the Conservation Area. 
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‘‘(d) MAPS AND DESCRIPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—As soon 
as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal de-
scription of each off-highway vehicle recreation area 
designated or expanded by subsections (a) or (b) 
with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de-
scriptions of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 
filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force 
and effect as if included in this title, 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. 
‘‘(e) USE OF THE LAND.— 
‘‘(1) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance 
the recreational uses of the off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas designated or expanded by sub-
sections (a) and (b), including, but not limited 
to
off-highway
recreation,
hiking,
camping, 
hunting,
mountain
biking,
sightseeing, 
rockhounding, and horseback riding, as long as 
the recreational use is consistent with this sec-
tion, the protection of public health and safety, 
and any other applicable law. 
‘‘(B) OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE
AND
OFF- 
HIGHWAY
RECREATION.—To the extent con-
sistent with applicable Federal law (including 
regulations) and this section, any authorized 
recreation activities and use designations in ef-
fect on the date of enactment of this title and 
applicable to the off-highway vehicle recreation 
areas designated or expanded by subsections (a) 
and (b) shall continue, including casual off- 
highway
vehicular
use,
racing,
competitive 
events, rock crawling, training, and other forms 
of off-highway recreation. 
‘‘(2) WILDLIFE
GUZZLERS.—Wildlife guzzlers 
shall be allowed in the off-highway vehicle recreation 
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areas designated by subsection (a) in accordance 
with— 
‘‘(A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage-
ment guidelines; and 
‘‘(B) State law. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITED USES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Permanent commer-
cial development (including development of en-
ergy facilities, but excluding energy transport 
facilities,
rights-of-way,
and
related
tele-
communication facilities) shall be prohibited in 
the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des-
ignated or expanded by subsections (a) and (b) 
if the Secretary determines that the develop-
ment 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 
off-highway vehicle recreation areas for the pur-
pose of providing accessories and other support 
for off-highway vehicles and vehicles used for 
accessing the area. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the off-highway vehicle recreation areas des-
ignated or expanded by subsections (a) and (b) in 
accordance with— 
‘‘(A) this title; 
‘‘(B) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(C) any other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A)
IN
GENERAL.—As
soon
as
prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Secretary will 
evaluate and determine if current land use 
plans meet the intent of this Act. If not, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) amend existing resource manage-
ment plans applicable to the land des-
ignated as off-highway vehicle recreation 
areas under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(ii) develop new activity plans for 
each off-highway vehicle recreation area 
designated under that subsection. 
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‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amend-
ed plans under subparagraph (A) shall be de-
signed to preserve and enhance safe off-highway 
vehicle
and
other
recreational
opportunities 
within the applicable recreation area consistent 
with— 
‘‘(i) the purpose described in sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(ii) any applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
‘‘(C) INTERIM
PLANS.—Pending comple-
tion of a new activity plan under subparagraph 
(A), the existing resource management plans 
shall govern the use of the applicable off-high-
way vehicle recreation area. 
‘‘(g) STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study to 
identify Bureau of Land Management land within 
the Conservation Area that is suitable for addition 
to— 
‘‘(A)
the
off-highway
vehicle
recreation 
areas designated by subsections (a) and (b); or 
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‘‘(B) the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Ve-
hicle Recreation Area designated by section 
2945 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 
Stat. 1038). 
‘‘(2) STUDY AREAS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap-
proximately 41,000 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Spangler Hills Proposed 
OHV Recreation Area’ and dated March 9, 
2018; 
‘‘(B) certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap-
proximately 680 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘El Mirage Proposed OHV 
Recreation Area’ and dated February 22, 2018; 
and 
‘‘(C) certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap-
proximately 10,300 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Johnson Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area’ and dated March 
15, 2018. 
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the study 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) seek input from stakeholders, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the State, including— 
‘‘(I) the California Public Utili-
ties Commission; and 
‘‘(II) the California Energy Com-
mission; 
‘‘(ii) San Bernardino County, Cali-
fornia; 
‘‘(iii) the public; 
‘‘(iv) recreational user groups; 
‘‘(v) conservation organizations; 
‘‘(vi) the Southern California Edison 
Company; 
‘‘(vii) the Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company; and 
‘‘(viii) other Federal agencies, includ-
ing the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) explore the feasibility of— 
‘‘(i) expanding the southern boundary 
of the off-highway vehicle recreation area 
described in subsection (a)(3) to include 
previously disturbed land; and 
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‘‘(ii) establishing a right of way for 
OHV use in the area identified in (g)(2), 
to the extent necessary to connect the non- 
contiguous areas of the Johnson Valley 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(C) identify and exclude from consider-
ation any land that— 
‘‘(i) is managed for conservation pur-
poses; 
‘‘(ii) is identified as critical habitat 
for a listed species; 
‘‘(iii) may be suitable for renewable 
energy development; or 
‘‘(iv) may be necessary for energy 
transmission; and 
‘‘(D) not recommend or approve expansion 
of off-highway vehicle recreation areas within 
the Conservation Area that collectively would 
exceed the total acres administratively des-
ignated for off-highway recreation within the 
Conservation Area as of the day before the date 
of enactment of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 672). 
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‘‘(4) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The Secretary shall 
consider the information and recommendations of 
the study completed under paragraph (1) to deter-
mine the impacts of expanding off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas designated by subsection (a) on the 
Conservation Area, in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) applicable regulations and plans, in-
cluding the Desert Renewable Energy Conserva-
tion Plan Land Use Plan Amendment; and 
‘‘(D) any other applicable law. 
‘‘(5) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On comple-
tion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit the study to— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXPANSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the 
study under paragraph (1) and in accordance 
with all applicable laws (including regulations), 
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the Secretary shall authorize the expansion of 
the off-highway vehicle recreation areas rec-
ommended under the study. 
‘‘(B) MANAGEMENT.—Any land within the 
expanded areas under subparagraph (A) shall 
be managed in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(h)
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
EDISON
COMPANY 
UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1)
EFFECT
OF
TITLE.—Nothing
in
this 
title— 
‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of- 
way for the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 
right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 
energy transport facility activities (including the 
use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 
other aerial device) in a right-of-way issued, 
granted, or permitted to Southern California 
Edison Company (including any predecessor or 
successor in interest or assign) that is located 
on land included in— 
‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi-
cle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area; or 
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‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley Off High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(B) affects the application, siting, route 
selection, right-of-way acquisition, or construc-
tion
of
the
Coolwater-Lugo
transmission 
project, as may be approved by the California 
Public Utilities Commission and the Bureau of 
Land Management; or 
‘‘(C) prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of any Southern California Edison Com-
pany— 
‘‘(i) utility facility, including such a 
utility facility known on the date of enact-
ment of this title as— 
‘‘(I) ‘Gale-PS 512 transmission 
lines or rights-of-way’; and 
‘‘(II) ‘Patio, Jack Ranch, and 
Kenworth
distribution
circuits
or 
rights-of-way’; and 
‘‘(ii) energy transport facility in a 
right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted 
by the Secretary adjacent to a utility facil-
ity referred to in clause (i). 
‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Southern California Edison 
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Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer-
gency access by the Southern California Edison 
Company to the rights-of-way of the Company by 
the date that is 1 year after the later of— 
‘‘(A) the date of enactment of this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) the date of issuance of a new energy 
transport facility right-of-way within— 
‘‘(i) the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehi-
cle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley Off High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area. 
‘‘(i) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 
FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1)
EFFECT
OF
TITLE.—Nothing
in
this 
title— 
‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of- 
way for the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 
right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 
activity (including the use of any mechanized 
vehicle, helicopter, and other aerial device) in a 
right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to 
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (including 
any predecessor or successor in interest or as-
sign) that is located on land included in the 
Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area; or 
‘‘(B) prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of any— 
‘‘(i) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas 
and
Electric
Company,
including
those 
utility facilities known on the date of en-
actment of this title as— 
‘‘(I) Gas Transmission Line 311 
or rights-of-way; and 
‘‘(II) Gas Transmission Line 372 
or rights-of-way; and 
‘‘(ii) utility facilities of the Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company in rights-of-way 
issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary adjacent to a utility facility referred 
to in clause (i). 
‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this title or the 
issuance of a new utility facility right-of-way within 
the Spangler Hills Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area, whichever is later, the Secretary, in consulta-
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tion with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 
shall publish plans for regular and emergency access 
by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to the 
rights-of-way of the Pacific Gas and Electric Com-
pany. 
‘‘TITLE XVI—ALABAMA HILLS 
NATIONAL SCENIC AREA 
‘‘SEC. 1601. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage-
ment plan’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Scenic Area developed under section 1603(a). 
‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘Map’ means the map ti-
tled ‘Proposed Alabama Hills National Scenic Area’, 
dated September 8, 2014. 
‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The term ‘motor-
ized vehicles’ means motorized or mechanized vehi-
cles and includes, when used by utilities, mechanized 
equipment, helicopters, and other aerial devices nec-
essary to maintain electrical or communications in-
frastructure. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—The term ‘Na-
tional Scenic Area’ means the Alabama Hills Na-
tional Scenic Area established by section 1602(a). 
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‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 
of California. 
‘‘(7) TRIBE.—The term ‘Tribe’ means the Lone 
Pine Paiute-Shoshone. 
‘‘(8) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘utility fa-
cility’ means any and all existing and future water 
system
facilities
including
aqueducts,
streams, 
ditches, and canals; water facilities including, but 
not limited to, flow measuring stations, gauges, 
gates, valves, piping, conduits, fencing, and electrical 
power and communications devices and systems; and 
any and all existing and future electric generation 
facilities, electric storage facilities, overhead and/or 
underground electrical supply systems and commu-
nication systems consisting of electric substations, 
electric lines, poles and towers made of various ma-
terials, ‘H’ frame structures, guy wires and anchors, 
crossarms,
wires,
underground
conduits,
cables, 
vaults, manholes, handholes, above-ground enclo-
sures, markers and concrete pads and other fixtures, 
appliances and communication circuits, and other 
fixtures, appliances and appurtenances connected 
therewith necessary or convenient for the construc-
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tion, operation, regulation, control, grounding and 
maintenance of electric generation, storage, lines 
and communication circuits, for the purpose of 
transmitting intelligence and generating, storing, 
distributing, regulating and controlling electric en-
ergy to be used for light, heat, power, communica-
tion, and other purposes. 
‘‘SEC. 1602. ALABAMA HILLS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CALI-
FORNIA. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid, existing 
rights, there is established in Inyo County, California, the 
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area. The National Scenic 
Area shall be comprised of the approximately 18,610 acres 
generally depicted on the Map as ‘National Scenic Area’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Scenic 
Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, 
use, and enjoyment of present and future generations the 
nationally significant scenic, cultural, geological, edu-
cational,
biological,
historical,
recreational,
cinemato-
graphic, and scientific resources of the National Scenic 
Area managed consistent with section 302(a) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1732(a)). 
‘‘(c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description of the 
National Scenic Area with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-
tions. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall manage 
the National Scenic Area— 
‘‘(1) as a component of the National Landscape 
Conservation System; 
‘‘(2) so as not to impact the future continuing 
operations and maintenance of any activities associ-
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ated with valid, existing rights, including water 
rights; 
‘‘(3) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
enhances the resources and values of the National 
Scenic Area described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(4) in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) this Act; and 
‘‘(C) any other applicable laws. 
‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow 
only such uses of the National Scenic Area as the 
Secretary determines would support the purposes of 
the National Scenic Area as described in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(2) RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this Act or other applicable 
law, or as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
for public health and safety, the Secretary shall 
allow existing recreational uses of the National Sce-
nic Area to continue, including, but not limited to, 
hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, 
horseback riding, hunting, fishing, and appropriate 
authorized motorized vehicle use. 
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‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as speci-
fied within this Act and/or in cases in which motor-
ized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, 
or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized 
vehicles in the National Scenic Area shall be per-
mitted only on— 
‘‘(A) roads and trails designated by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management for 
use of motorized vehicles as part of a manage-
ment plan sustaining a semi-primitive motorized 
experience; or 
‘‘(B) on county-maintained roads in ac-
cordance with applicable State and county laws. 
‘‘(f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land out-
side the National Scenic Area can be seen or heard 
within the National Scenic Area shall not preclude 
the activity or use outside the boundaries of the Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
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‘‘(g) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall continue to pro-
vide private landowners adequate access to inholdings in 
the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(h) FILMING.—Nothing in this Act prohibits filming 
(including commercial film production, student filming, 
and still photography) within the National Scenic Area— 
‘‘(1) subject to— 
‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary; and 
‘‘(B) applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife. 
‘‘(j) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Na-
tional Scenic Area, including grazing under the Alabama 
Hills allotment and the George Creek allotment, as estab-
lished before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
permitted to continue— 
‘‘(1) subject to— 
‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary; and 
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‘‘(B) applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(k) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act restricts or 
precludes flights over the National Scenic Area or over-
flights that can be seen or heard within the National Sce-
nic Area, including— 
‘‘(1) transportation, sightseeing and filming 
flights, general aviation planes, helicopters, hang- 
gliders, and balloonists, for commercial or rec-
reational purposes; 
‘‘(2) low-level overflights of military aircraft; 
‘‘(3) flight testing and evaluation; 
‘‘(4) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
flight training routes, over the National Scenic Area; 
or 
‘‘(5) the use, including take-off and landing, of 
helicopters and other aerial devices within valid 
rights-of-way to construct or maintain energy trans-
port facilities. 
‘‘(l) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to this Act’s provisions 
and valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act, including rights established by prior withdrawals, 
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the Federal land within the National Scenic Area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
‘‘(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min-
ing laws; and 
‘‘(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
‘‘(m) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in 
this Act prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 
conducting wildland fire operations in the National Scenic 
Area, consistent with the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
‘‘(n) GRANTS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental en-
tities and private entities to conduct research, interpreta-
tion, or public education or to carry out any other initia-
tive relating to the restoration, conservation, or manage-
ment of the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(o) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this Act 
modifies any standard governing air or water quality out-
side of the boundaries of the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(p) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
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‘‘(1) Nothing in this Act shall— 
‘‘(A) affect the existence, use, operation, 
maintenance (including but not limited to vege-
tation control), repair, construction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, inspection, renewal, recon-
struction, alteration, addition, relocation, im-
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 subject to sub-
section (e); or 
‘‘(C) preclude the Secretary from author-
izing the establishment of new utility facility 
rights-of-way (including instream sites, routes, 
and areas) within the National Scenic Area in 
a manner that minimizes harm to the purpose 
of the National Scenic Area as described in sub-
section (b)— 
‘‘(i) with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and any other applicable law; 
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‘‘(ii) subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(iii) are determined, by the Sec-
retary, to be the only technical or feasible 
location, following consideration of alter-
natives within existing rights-of-way or 
outside of the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(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. 1603. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive 
plan for the long-term management of the National Scenic 
Area. 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage-
ment plan, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) consult with appropriate State, tribal, and 
local governmental entities, including Inyo County 
and the Tribe; and 
‘‘(2) seek input from— 
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‘‘(A)
investor-owned
utilities,
including 
Southern California Edison Company; 
‘‘(B)
the
Alabama
Hills
Stewardship 
Group; 
‘‘(C) members of the public; and 
‘‘(D)
the
Los
Angeles
Department
of 
Water and Power. 
‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT.—In accordance with this title, 
the management plan shall include provisions for mainte-
nance of existing public utility and other rights-of-way 
within the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(d) INCORPORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In 
developing 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. 
‘‘(e) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion 
of the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the 
National Scenic Area in accordance with section 1602. 
‘‘SEC. 1604. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAI-
UTE-SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 
‘‘(a) TRUST LAND.—All right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to the approximately 132 acres 
of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘Lone Pine Paiute- 
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