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mitted under subsection (b)(2) before the end of the 
180-day period beginning on the date on which the 
application is received. The Secretary’s determina-
tion shall be considered a final action. 
(2) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO
MEET
DEAD-
LINE.—If the Secretary of the Interior or the Sec-
retary of Agriculture fails to make the required de-
termination on an application under paragraph (1) 
before the end of the period specified in such para-
graph, that application shall be deemed to be grant-
ed. The Secretary concerned shall take such steps as 
may be necessary to convert the valid, existing rights 
to a long-term easement or other right-of-way. 
TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 901. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘des-
ignated area’’ means any land designated as wilderness, 
a special management area, a wild or scenic river, an area 
of critical environmental concern, a national monument, 
or an addition to a unit of the National Park System 
under this Act. 
(b) ACCESS.—The Secretary of the Interior shall en-
sure that members of Indian tribes have access to des-
ignated areas for traditional cultural and religious pur-
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poses, consistent with applicable law, including Public Law 
95–341 (commonly known as the American Indian Reli-
gious Freedom Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996). 
(c) TEMPORARY CLOSURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica-
ble law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the American Indian Religious Freedom 
Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996), and subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary of the Interior, on request of an In-
dian tribe or Indian religious community, shall tem-
porarily close to general public use any portion of a 
designated area to protect the privacy of traditional 
cultural and religious activities in the designated 
area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian reli-
gious community. 
(2) LIMITATION.—In closing a portion of a des-
ignated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall limit the closure to the smallest practicable 
area for the minimum period necessary for the tradi-
tional cultural and religious activities. 
(d) TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall develop and implement a 
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tribal cultural resources management plan to iden-
tify, protect, and conserve cultural resources of In-
dian tribes associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail 
network extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Moun-
tain, Nevada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, California). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult on the development and implementation of the 
tribal cultural resources management plan under 
paragraph (1) with— 
(A) each of— 
(i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; 
(ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation; 
(iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; 
(iv) the Colorado River Indian Tribes; 
(v) the Quechan Indian Tribe; and 
(vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and 
(B) the Advisory Council on Historic Pres-
ervation. 
(3) RESOURCE
PROTECTION.—The tribal cul-
tural resources management plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be based on a completed tribal cultural 
resources survey; and 
(B) include procedures for identifying, pro-
tecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient 
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trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and 
other resources of cultural, archaeological, or 
historical significance in accordance with all ap-
plicable laws and policies, including— 
(i) chapter 2003 of title 54, United 
States Code; 
(ii) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act; 42 U.S.C. 1996); 
(iii) the Archaeological Resources Pro-
tection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et 
seq.); 
(iv) the Native American Graves Pro-
tection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 
3001 et seq.); and 
(v) Public Law 103–141 (commonly 
known as the Religious Freedom Restora-
tion Act of 1993; 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et 
seq.). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the area administratively with-
drawn and known as the ‘‘Indian Pass Withdrawal Area’’ 
is permanently withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
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(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) right-of-way leasing and disposition under 
all laws relating to minerals or solar, wind, or geo-
thermal energy. 
SEC. 902. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) restricts or precludes Department of De-
fense motorized access by land or air— 
(A) to respond to an emergency within a 
wilderness area or wilderness addition des-
ignated by this Act; or 
(B) to control access to the emergency site; 
(2) prevents nonmechanized military training 
activities previously conducted on the public lands 
designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addi-
tion by this Act that are consistent with— 
(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.); and 
(B) all applicable laws (including regula-
tions); 
(3) restricts, precludes, limits, or prevents low- 
level overflights of military aircraft over a wilderness 
area or wilderness addition designated by this Act, 
the Mojave Trails Special Management Area, a 
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Monument created by this Act, or an off-highway ve-
hicle recreation area established by this Act, includ-
ing military overflights that can be seen or heard 
within the designated areas; 
(4) restricts, precludes, limits, or prevents flight 
testing and evaluation in the areas described in 
paragraph (3); or 
(5) restricts, precludes, limits, or prevents the 
designation or creation of new units of special use 
airspace, or the establishment of military flight 
training routes, over the areas described in para-
graph (3). 
SEC. 903. DEED RESTRICTIONS ON DONATED LAND WITHIN 
THE CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act, within the California Desert Conservation Area, the 
Secretary of the Interior may— 
(1) accept deed restrictions requested by land-
owners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired 
by, the United States; and 
(2) consistent with existing rights, create deed 
restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights 
relating to any public land determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary— 
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(A) to fulfill the mitigation requirements 
resulting from the development of renewable re-
sources or to otherwise support the development 
of renewable resources; or 
(B) to satisfy the conditions of— 
(i) a habitat conservation plan or gen-
eral conservation plan established pursuant 
to section 10 of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539); or 
(ii) a natural communities conserva-
tion plan approved by the State. 
SEC. 904. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act shall affect 
or diminish the jurisdiction of the California Department 
of Fish and Wildlife with respect to fish and wildlife man-
agement or conservation, including the regulation of hunt-
ing, fishing, and trapping, with respect to any wilderness, 
special management area, or national monument des-
ignated by this Act. 
(b) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses and principles of the Wilderness Act, manage-
ment activities to maintain or restore fish and wild-
life populations and the habitats to support such 
populations shall be permitted on lands designated 
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as wilderness by this Act when consistent with wild-
life conservation objectives of the California Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife in accordance with appro-
priate policies such as those set forth in Appendix 
B of House Report 101–405, including the occa-
sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, me-
chanical equipment, and aircraft when such use will 
enhance the existence of or promote healthy, viable, 
and more naturally distributed wildlife populations 
as determined by the California Department of Fish 
and Wildlife, which holds the public trust responsi-
bility for wildlife conservation and that would en-
hance wilderness values and accomplish those pur-
poses with the minimum impact necessary to reason-
ably accomplish the task. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO ADDITIONAL LANDS.— 
This subsection also shall apply to each of those wil-
derness areas established by the California Desert 
Protection Act of 1994, including wilderness areas 
established within the Mojave National Preserve, 
and any public lands that were transferred to the 
units of the National Park System known as Death 
Valley National Park and Joshua Tree National 
Park to increase the size of those units. 
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(c) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with section 
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)) and 
in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set 
forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the Cali-
fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife and its agents 
shall have the authority to continue to use aircraft and 
other motorized equipment, including helicopters, to sur-
vey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for 
wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep. 
(d) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall authorize additional structures and facili-
ties, as well as the continued presence of existing 
anthropomorphic structures and facilities, for wild-
life water development projects where determined 
necessary to benefit wildlife by the California De-
partment of Fish and Wildlife in the wilderness 
areas and the national monuments created by this 
Act. 
(2) APPLICABILITY TO ADDITIONAL LANDS.— 
This subsection shall also apply to those wilderness 
areas established by the California Desert Protection 
Act of 1994, as well as in those expanded areas of 
Death Valley National Park and Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park that formerly were administered by the 
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Bureau of Land Management, and to the national 
monuments and all special management areas estab-
lished by this Act and within the Mojave National 
Preserve if— 
(A) the structures and facilities will en-
hance, as determined by the California Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife, the wilderness values 
or values of the national monuments or special 
management areas, as the case may be, by pro-
moting healthy, viable and more naturally dis-
tributed wildlife populations; and 
(B) the visual impacts of the structures 
and facilities on the areas are minimized. 
SEC. 905. LIMITATION ON EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT 
OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘des-
ignated area’’ means any land designated as an off-high-
way vehicle recreation area under title I, a special manage-
ment area under title VI or VII, or a future addition to 
the Mojave National Preserve under section 303. 
(b) LIMITATION.—No extension or establishment of 
any national monument that would include any designated 
area may be undertaken by the President under section 
320301 of title 54, United States Code (commonly known 
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as the Antiquities Act of 1906), except by express author-
ization of Congress. 
SEC. 906. CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION FOR EASTERN INYO 
COUNTY BROADBAND CORRIDOR. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a project 
to install and operate a fiberoptic cable by Inyo County, 
California, along a route generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Proposed Eastern Inyo Broadband Corridor’’ 
and dated September 28, 2015, shall be eligible for a cat-
egorical exclusion (as defined in section 1508.4 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations) for purposes of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.). 
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