I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 496 
To establish the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area in the State of 
California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2015 
Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area in 
the State of California, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, California. 
Sec. 4. Management plan. 
Sec. 5. Land taken into trust for Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation. 
Sec. 6. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction. 
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Sec. 7. Protection of services and recreational opportunities. 
Sec. 8. Land conveyance to eliminate encroachment on public lands. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Scenic Area developed under section 4(a). 
(2) MAP.—Except in section 8, the term ‘‘Map’’ 
means the map titled ‘‘Proposed Alabama Hills Na-
tional 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 3(a). 
(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 Tribe. 
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(8) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utility facil-
ity’’ means any and all existing and future electric 
generation facilities, electric storage facilities, over-
head and/or underground electrical supply systems 
and communication systems consisting of electric 
substations, electric lines, poles and towers made of 
various materials, ‘‘H’’ frame structures, guy wires 
and anchors, crossarms, wires, underground con-
duits, cables, vaults, manholes, handholes, above- 
ground enclosures, markers and concrete pads and 
other fixtures, appliances and communication cir-
cuits, and other fixtures, appliances and appur-
tenances connected therewith necessary or conven-
ient for the construction, operation, regulation, con-
trol, grounding and maintenance of electric genera-
tion, storage, lines and communication circuits, for 
the purpose of transmitting intelligence and gener-
ating, storing, distributing, regulating and control-
ling electric energy to be used for light, heat, power, 
communication, and other purposes. 
SEC. 3. 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 
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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 DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of the Na-
tional Scenic Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
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 
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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-
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.— 
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