I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6751 
To establish the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in the State of Nevada, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2022 
Ms. TITUS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument in the 
State of Nevada, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Avi Kwa Ame National 
Monument Establishment Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Federal public lands in southernmost 
Nevada comprise a nationally significant cultural 
and natural landscape. 
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(2) These lands are considered sacred by nu-
merous Indian Tribes, and the lands are tied to the 
Indian Tribes’ creation, cosmology, and well-being, 
containing numerous cultural sites and objects. 
(3) Avi Kwa Ame, or Spirit Mountain, located 
on the eastern edge of the proposed monument, is 
designated a Traditional Cultural Property on the 
National Register of Historic Places in recognition 
of its religious and cultural importance. 
(4) The lands showcase the progression of 
human history in the Eastern Mojave Desert, a lit-
eral crossroads of the American West. There are sig-
nificant elements of Native American, Western- 
American, and Mining History, including the historic 
Mojave Trail/Road, originally used by Mojave and 
other Native Americans to transport goods from the 
southwest to trade with the Chumash and other 
coastal Tribes and later used in Western expansion, 
as well as the historic Walking Box Ranch which fig-
ures prominently in the history of movie making in 
America. 
(5) The lands contain several prominent geo-
logical features, such as the volcanic Highland 
Range within the northern section of the Avi Kwa 
Ame landscape, which is about 10 miles long and re-
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markably rugged and ragged. The multicolored vol-
canic peaks, several thousand feet in elevation, tower 
above the surrounding valley and are remarkably 
scenic and are a designated Crucial Bighorn Sheep 
Habitat area. 
(6) The lands are a rare biological hotspot that 
contain intact ecosystems, Joshua tree forests, out-
standing wildlife habitat, and essential wildlife mi-
gration corridors. 
(7) The remote nature of the area protects the 
ability to enjoy increasingly rare natural quiet and 
dark night sky and solitude. 
(8) The lands provide important recreational 
opportunities. 
(9) Establishing the Federal public lands within 
the Avi Kwa Ame landscape as a national monument 
will permanently protect these natural and cultural 
resources for the benefit and enjoyment of present 
and future generations. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Council’’ means the Avi Kwa Ame National Monu-
ment Advisory Council established under section 
5(a). 
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(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan prepared 
under section 4(d). 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map en-
titled ‘‘Avi Kwa Ame National Monument’’ and 
dated February 1, 2022. 
(5) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument estab-
lished by section 4(a). 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
SEC. 4. AVI KWA AME NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Avi Kwa Ame National 
Monument in the State, consisting of approximately 
445,000 acres of Federal land administered by the Bureau 
of Land Management, as generally depicted on the Map. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of the Monument is to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy-
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