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boundary of the river segment designated by that 
paragraph. 
(B) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an 
activity or use can be seen or heard within the 
boundary of the river segment designated by 
paragraph (209) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall not 
preclude the activity or use outside the boundary 
of the river segment. 
SEC. 3061. COLUMBINE-HONDO WILDERNESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) RED
RIVER
CONVEYANCE
MAP.—The term 
‘‘Red River Conveyance Map’’ means the map entitled 
‘‘Town of Red River Town Site Act Proposal’’ and 
dated April 19, 2012. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of New Mexico. 
(4) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town of 
Red River, New Mexico. 
(5) VILLAGE.—The term ‘‘Village’’ means the vil-
lage of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico.
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(6) 
WILDERNESS.—The 
term 
‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness designated 
by subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(7) WILDERNESS
MAP.—The term ‘‘Wilderness 
Map’’ means the map entitled ‘‘Columbine-Hondo, 
Wheeler Peak Wilderness’’ and dated April 25, 2012. 
(b) ADDITION TO THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRES-
ERVATION SYSTEM.— 
(1) DESIGNATION
OF
THE
COLUMBINE-HONDO 
WILDERNESS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the ap-
proximately 45,000 acres of land in the Carson 
National Forest in the State, as generally de-
picted on the Wilderness Map, is designated as 
wilderness and as a component of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Columbine-Hondo Wilderness’’. 
(B) MANAGEMENT.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, the Wilderness shall be admin-
istered by the Secretary in accordance with 
this section and the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any ref-
erence in that Act to the effective date of
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that Act shall be considered to be a reference 
to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(ii) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—Congress does 
not intend for the designation of the 
Wilderness to create a protective pe-
rimeter or buffer zone around the Wil-
derness. 
(II) 
NONWILDERNESS
ACTIVI-
TIES.—The fact that nonwilderness ac-
tivities or uses can be seen or heard 
from areas within the Wilderness shall 
not preclude the conduct of the activi-
ties or uses outside the boundary of the 
Wilderness. 
(C) INCORPORATION
OF
ACQUIRED
LAND 
AND INTERESTS IN LAND.—Any land or interest 
in land that is within the boundary of the Wil-
derness that is acquired by the United States 
shall— 
(i) become part of the Wilderness; and 
(ii) be managed in accordance with— 
(I) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.); 
(II) this subsection; and
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(III) any other applicable laws. 
(D) GRAZING.—Grazing of livestock in the 
Wilderness, where established before the date of 
enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to con-
tinue in accordance with— 
(i) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(ii) the guidelines set forth in the re-
port of the Committee on Interior and Insu-
lar Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Con-
gress (H. Rept. 96–617). 
(E) 
COLUMBINE-HONDO
WILDERNESS 
STUDY AREA.— 
(i) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for 
purposes of section 103(a)(2) of Public Law 
96–550 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 94 Stat. 
3223), any Federal land in the Columbine- 
Hondo Wilderness Study Area administered 
by the Forest Service that is not designated 
as wilderness by subparagraph (A) has been 
adequately reviewed for wilderness designa-
tion. 
(ii) APPLICABILITY.—The Federal land 
described in clause (i) is no longer subject
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to subsections (a)(2) and (b) of section 103 
of Public Law 96–550 (16 U.S.C. 1132 
note; 94 Stat. 3223). 
(F) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and 
legal descriptions of the Wilderness. 
(ii) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and 
legal descriptions prepared under clause (i) 
shall have the same force and effect as if in-
cluded in this section, except that the Sec-
retary may correct errors in the maps and 
legal descriptions. 
(iii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps 
and legal descriptions prepared under 
clause (i) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices 
of the Forest Service. 
(G) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects the jurisdiction of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife located on public 
land in the State, except that the Secretary 
may designate areas in which, and establish
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periods during which, for reasons of public 
safety, administration, or compliance with 
applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or 
trapping will be permitted in the Wilder-
ness. 
(ii) CONSULTATION.—Except in emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with the 
appropriate State agency and notify the 
public before taking any action under clause 
(i). 
(H) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the Federal land described in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (E)(i) and any land or in-
terest in land that is acquired by the United 
States in the Wilderness after the date of enact-
ment of this Act is withdrawn from— 
(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
(iii) operation of the mineral leasing, 
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 
laws. 
(2) WHEELER
PEAK
WILDERNESS
BOUNDARY 
MODIFICATION.—
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—The boundary of the 
Wheeler Peak Wilderness in the State is modified 
as generally depicted in the Wilderness Map. 
(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, any Federal land added to or ex-
cluded from the boundary of the Wheeler Peak 
Wilderness under subparagraph (A) is with-
drawn from— 
(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
(iii) operation of the mineral leasing, 
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 
laws. 
(c) LAND CONVEYANCES AND SALES.— 
(1) TOWN OF RED RIVER LAND CONVEYANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey to 
the Town, without consideration and by quit-
claim deed, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the one or more parcels 
of Federal land described in subparagraph (B) 
for which the Town submits a request to the Sec-
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retary by the date that is not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcels of 
Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A) are 
the parcels of National Forest System land (in-
cluding any improvements to the land) in Taos 
County, New Mexico, that are identified as 
‘‘Parcel 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 2’’, ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 
4’’ on the Red River Conveyance Map. 
(C) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 
(i) valid existing rights; 
(ii) public rights-of-way through ‘‘Par-
cel 1’’, ‘‘Parcel 3’’, and ‘‘Parcel 4’’; 
(iii) an administrative right-of-way 
through ‘‘Parcel 2’’ reserved to the United 
States; and 
(iv) such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require. 
(D) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subparagraph (A), the Town 
shall use— 
(i) ‘‘Parcel 1’’ for a wastewater treat-
ment plant; 
(ii) ‘‘Parcel 2’’ for a cemetery;
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(iii) ‘‘Parcel 3’’ for a public park; and 
(iv) ‘‘Parcel 4’’ for a public road. 
(E) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to 
the Town under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall provide that any parcel of Federal land 
conveyed to the Town under subparagraph (A) 
shall revert to the Secretary, at the election of the 
Secretary, if the parcel of Federal land is used 
for a purpose other than the purpose for which 
the parcel was conveyed, as required under sub-
paragraph (D). 
(F) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(i) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the National Forest Sys-
tem land conveyed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be determined by a survey approved 
by the Secretary. 
(ii) COSTS.—The Town shall pay the 
reasonable survey and other administrative 
costs associated with the conveyance. 
(2) VILLAGE OF TAOS SKI VALLEY LAND CONVEY-
ANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph, the Secretary shall convey to 
the Village, without consideration and by quit-
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claim deed, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of Federal 
land described in subparagraph (B) for which 
the Village submits a request to the Secretary by 
the date that is not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(B) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The parcel of 
Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A) is 
the parcel comprising approximately 4.6 acres of 
National Forest System land (including any im-
provements to the land) in Taos County gen-
erally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 1’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Village of Taos Ski Valley Town Site Act Pro-
posal’’ and dated April 19, 2012. 
(C) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 
(i) valid existing rights; 
(ii) an administrative right-of-way 
through the parcel of Federal land described 
in subparagraph (B) reserved to the United 
States; and 
(iii) such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require. 
(D) USE OF LAND.—As a condition of the 
conveyance under subparagraph (A), the Village
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shall use the parcel of Federal land described in 
subparagraph (B) for a wastewater treatment 
plant. 
(E) REVERSION.—In the quitclaim deed to 
the Village, the Secretary shall provide that the 
parcel of Federal land conveyed to the Village 
under subparagraph (A) shall revert to the Sec-
retary, at the election of the Secretary, if the 
parcel of Federal land is used for a purpose 
other than the purpose for which the parcel was 
conveyed, as described in subparagraph (D). 
(F) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(i) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the National Forest Sys-
tem land conveyed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be determined by a survey approved 
by the Secretary. 
(ii) COSTS.—The Village shall pay the 
reasonable survey and other administrative 
costs associated with the conveyance. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION OF SALE OF CERTAIN NA-
TIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions 
of this paragraph and in exchange for consider-
ation in an amount that is equal to the fair
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market value of the applicable parcel of National 
Forest System land, the Secretary may convey— 
(i) to the holder of the permit num-
bered ‘‘QUE302101’’ for use of the parcel, 
the parcel of National Forest System land 
comprising approximately 0.2 acres that is 
generally depicted as ‘‘Parcel 5’’ on the Red 
River Conveyance Map; and 
(ii) to the owner of the private prop-
erty adjacent to the parcel, the parcel of Na-
tional Forest System land comprising ap-
proximately 0.1 acres that is generally de-
picted as ‘‘Parcel 6’’ on the Red River Con-
veyance Map. 
(B) 
DISPOSITION
OF
PROCEEDS.—Any 
amounts received by the Secretary as consider-
ation for a conveyance under subparagraph (A) 
shall be— 
(i) deposited in the fund established 
under Public Law 90–171 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Sisk Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 484a); 
and 
(ii) available to the Secretary, without 
further appropriation and until expended,
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for the acquisition of land or interests in 
land in Region 3 of the Forest Service. 
(C) CONDITIONS.—The conveyance under 
subparagraph (A) shall be subject to— 
(i) valid existing rights; and 
(ii) such additional terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require. 
(D) SURVEY; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
(i) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and 
legal description of the National Forest Sys-
tem land conveyed under subparagraph (A) 
shall be determined by a survey approved 
by the Secretary. 
(ii) COSTS.—The reasonable survey 
and other administrative costs associated 
with the conveyance shall be paid by the 
holder of the permit or the owner of the pri-
vate property, as applicable. 
SEC. 3062. HERMOSA CREEK WATERSHED PROTECTION. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the city of 
Durango, Colorado. 
(2) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means La 
Plata County, Colorado.
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(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(4) SPECIAL
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The term 
‘‘Special Management Area’’ means the Hermosa 
Creek Special Management Area designated by sub-
section (b)(1). 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Colorado. 
(b) DESIGNATION OF HERMOSA CREEK SPECIAL MAN-
AGEMENT AREA.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, certain Federal land in the San Juan Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 70,650 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 
Hermosa Creek Special Management Area and Pro-
posed Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated 
November 12, 2014, is designated as the ‘‘Hermosa 
Creek Special Management Area’’. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Special Man-
agement Area is to conserve and protect for the benefit 
of present and future generations the watershed, geo-
logical, cultural, natural, scientific, recreational, 
wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic 
resources of the Special Management Area. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ad-
minister the Special Management Area— 
(i) in a manner that conserves, pro-
tects, and manages the resources of the Spe-
cial Management Area described in para-
graph (2); and 
(ii) in accordance with— 
(I) the National Forest Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et 
seq.); 
(II) this Act; and 
(III) any other applicable laws. 
(B) USES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
allow only such uses of the Special Manage-
ment Area as the Secretary determines 
would further the purposes described in 
paragraph (2). 
(ii) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED VE-
HICLES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (II) and as needed 
for administrative purposes or to re-
spond to an emergency, the use of mo-
torized or mechanized vehicles in the
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Special Management Area shall be per-
mitted only on roads and trails des-
ignated by the Secretary for use by 
those vehicles. 
(II) OVERSNOW
VEHICLES.—The 
Secretary shall authorize the use of 
snowmobiles and other oversnow vehi-
cles within the Special Management 
Area— 
(aa) when there exists ade-
quate snow coverage; and 
(bb) subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary 
may require. 
(iii) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall 
permit grazing within the Special Manage-
ment Area, if established before the date of 
enactment of this Act, subject to all applica-
ble laws (including regulations) and Execu-
tive orders. 
(iv) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Within 
the area of the Special Management Area 
identified as ‘‘East Hermosa Area’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Proposed Hermosa Creek 
Special Management Area and Proposed
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Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area’’ and dated 
November 12, 2014, the following activities 
shall be prohibited: 
(I) New permanent or temporary 
road construction or the renovation of 
existing nonsystem roads, except as al-
lowed under the final rule entitled 
‘‘Special Areas; Roadless Area Con-
servation; Applicability to the National 
Forests in Colorado’’ (77 Fed. Reg. 
39576 (July 3, 2012)). 
(II) Projects undertaken for the 
purpose of harvesting commercial tim-
ber (other than activities relating to 
the harvest of merchantable products 
that are byproducts of activities con-
ducted for ecological restoration or to 
further the purposes described in this 
section). 
(4) STATE
AND
FEDERAL
WATER
MANAGE-
MENT.—Nothing in this subsection affects the poten-
tial for development, operation, or maintenance of a 
water storage reservoir at the site in the Special Man-
agement Area that is identified in—
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(A) pages 17 through 20 of the Statewide 
Water Supply Initiative studies prepared by the 
Colorado Water Conservation Board and issued 
by the State in November 2004; and 
(B) page 27 of the Colorado Dam Site In-
ventory prepared by the Colorado Water Con-
servation Board and dated August 1996. 
(5) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid rights 
in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
Federal land within the Special Management 
Area is withdrawn from— 
(i) all forms of entry, appropriation, 
and disposal under the public land laws; 
(ii) location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
(iii) operation of the mineral leasing, 
mineral materials, and geothermal leasing 
laws. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The withdrawal under 
subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the areas 
identified as parcels A and B on the map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Hermosa Creek Special Manage-
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ment Area and Proposed Hermosa Creek Wilder-
ness Area’’ and dated November 12, 2014. 
(6) WINTER SKIING AND RELATED WINTER AC-
TIVITIES.—Nothing in this subsection alters or lim-
its— 
(A) a permit held by a ski area; 
(B) the implementation of the activities gov-
erned by a ski area permit; or 
(C) the authority of the Secretary to modify 
or expand an existing ski area permit. 
(7) VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.—Nothing in this 
subsection prevents the Secretary from conducting 
vegetation management projects within the Special 
Management Area— 
(A) subject to— 
(i) such reasonable regulations, poli-
cies, and practices as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate; and 
(ii) all applicable laws (including reg-
ulations); and 
(B) in a manner consistent with— 
(i) the purposes described in para-
graph (2); and 
(ii) this subsection.
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(8) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with this subsection, the Sec-
retary may— 
(A) carry out any measures that the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to manage 
wildland fire and treat hazardous fuels, insects, 
and diseases in the Special Management Area; 
and 
(B) coordinate those measures with the ap-
propriate State or local agency, as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary. 
(9) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a management plan for the long-term 
protection and management of the Special Manage-
ment Area that— 
(A) takes into account public input; and 
(B) provides for recreational opportunities 
to occur within the Special Management Area, 
including skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunt-
ing, horseback riding, snowmobiling, motorcycle 
riding, off-highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, and 
camping. 
(10) TRAIL
AND
OPEN
AREA
SNOWMOBILE 
USAGE.—Nothing in this subsection affects the use or
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status of trails authorized for motorized or mecha-
nized vehicle or open area snowmobile use on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(11) STATE
WATER
RIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
subsection affects access to, use of, or allocation of any 
absolute or conditional water right that is— 
(A) decreed under the laws of the State; and 
(B) in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) HERMOSA CREEK WILDERNESS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION
OF
WILDERNESS.—Section 
2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 Stat. 1955; 116 
Stat. 1055) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(22) Certain land within the San Juan Na-
tional Forest that comprises approximately 37,236 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Pro-
posed Hermosa Creek Special Management Area and 
Proposed Hermosa Creek Wilderness Area’ and dated 
November 12, 2014, which shall be known as the 
‘Hermosa Creek Wilderness’.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any reference contained 
in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the 
effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a
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reference to the date of enactment of this Act for pur-
poses of administering the wilderness area designated 
by section 2(a)(22) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 
1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 Stat. 
1955; 116 Stat. 1055) (as added by paragraph (1)). 
(3) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—In accord-
ance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the wilderness areas des-
ignated by section 2(a)(22) of the Colorado Wilderness 
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 107 Stat. 756; 114 
Stat. 1955; 116 Stat. 1055) (as added by paragraph 
(1)), the Secretary may carry out any measure that 
the Secretary determines to be necessary to control 
fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and 
conditions as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
(d) DURANGO AREA MINERAL WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land and mineral interests described in 
paragraph (2) are withdrawn from all forms of— 
(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal 
under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and
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(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, or mineral 
materials. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND AND MINERAL INTER-
ESTS.—The land and mineral interests referred to in 
paragraph (1) are the Federal land and mineral in-
terests generally depicted within the areas designated 
as ‘‘Withdrawal Areas’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Perins 
Peak & Animas City Mountain, Horse Gulch and 
Lake Nighthorse Mineral Withdrawal’’ and dated 
April 5, 2013. 
(3) PUBLIC
PURPOSE
CONVEYANCE.—Notwith-
standing paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior 
may convey any portion of the land described in 
paragraph (2) that is administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management to the City, the County, or the 
State— 
(A) pursuant to the Act of June 14, 1926 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Recreation and Public 
Purposes Act’’) (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.); or 
(B) by exchange in accordance with appli-
cable laws (including regulations). 
(e) CONVEYANCE OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT 
LAND TO COUNTY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—On the expiration of the per-
mit numbered COC 64651 (09) and dated February 
24, 2009, on request and agreement of the County, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the County, 
without consideration and subject to valid existing 
rights, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the land described in paragraph (2), 
subject to— 
(A) paragraph (3); 
(B) the condition that the County shall pay 
all administrative and other costs associated 
with the conveyance; and 
(C) such other terms and conditions as the 
Secretary of the Interior determines to be nec-
essary. 
(2) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraph (1) consists of approximately 82 
acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Man-
agement, Tres Rios District, Colorado, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘La Plata County 
Grandview Conveyance’’ and dated May 5, 2014. 
(3) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.—The Federal land 
conveyed pursuant to this subsection may be used by 
the County for any public purpose, in accordance 
with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as
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the ‘‘Recreation and Public Purposes Act’’) (43 
U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
(4) REVERSION.—If the County ceases to use a 
parcel of the Federal land conveyed pursuant to this 
subsection in accordance with paragraph (1), title to 
the parcel shall revert to the Secretary of the Interior, 
at the option of the Secretary of the Interior. 
(f) MOLAS PASS RECREATION AREA; WILDERNESS 
STUDY AREA RELEASE; WILDERNESS STUDY AREA TRANS-
FER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.— 
(1) MOLAS PASS RECREATION AREA.— 
(A) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 461 
acres of land in San Juan County, Colorado, 
that is generally depicted as ‘‘Molas Pass Recre-
ation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Molas Pass 
Recreation Area and Molas Pass Wilderness 
Study Area’’ and dated November 13, 2014, is 
designated as the ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area’’. 
(B) USE
OF
SNOWMOBILES.—The use of 
snowmobiles shall be authorized in the Molas 
Pass Recreation Area— 
(i) during periods of adequate snow 
coverage; 
(ii) in accordance with the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
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(43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and other applica-
ble laws (including regulations); 
(iii) on designated trails for winter 
motorized travel and grooming; 
(iv) in designated areas for open area 
motorized travel; and 
(v) subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may require. 
(C) OTHER
RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNI-
TIES.—In addition to the uses authorized under 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may authorize 
other recreational uses in the Molas Pass Recre-
ation Area. 
(2) MOLAS PASS WILDERNESS STUDY AREA.— 
(A) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURIS-
DICTION.—Administrative jurisdiction over the 
Federal land generally depicted as ‘‘Molas Pass 
Wilderness Study Area’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area and Molas Pass 
Wilderness Study Area’’, and dated November 
13, 2014, is transferred from the Bureau of Land 
Management to the Forest Service. 
(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The Federal land 
described in subparagraph (A) shall—
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(i) be known as the ‘‘Molas Pass Wil-
derness Study Area’’; and 
(ii) be administered by the Secretary, 
so as to maintain the wilderness character 
and potential of the Federal land for inclu-
sion in the National Wilderness Preserva-
tion System. 
(3) RELEASE.— 
(A) FINDING.—Congress finds that the land 
described in subparagraph (C) has been ade-
quately studied for wilderness designation under 
section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782). 
(B) RELEASE.—Effective beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act, the land described 
in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) shall not be subject to section 603(c) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); 
(ii) shall be managed in accordance 
with land management plans adopted under 
section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712); 
and 
(iii) shall not be subject to Secretarial 
Order 3310 issued on December 22, 2010.
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(C) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land re-
ferred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) is the 
approximately 461 acres located in the West Nee-
dles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area of San 
Juan County, Colorado, that is generally de-
picted as ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area’’ on the 
map entitled ‘‘Molas Pass Recreation Area and 
Molas Pass Wilderness Study Area’’ and dated 
November 13, 2014. 
(g) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
(1) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the 
State with regard to fish and wildlife in the State. 
(2) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary or the Secretary of the Interior, as appro-
priate, shall prepare maps and legal descriptions 
of— 
(i) the Special Management Area; 
(ii) the wilderness area designated by 
the amendment made by subsection (c)(1); 
(iii) the withdrawal pursuant to sub-
section (d);
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(iv) the conveyance pursuant to sub-
section (e); 
(v) the recreation area designated by 
subsection (f)(1); and 
(vi) the wilderness study area des-
ignated by subsection (f)(2)(B)(i). 
(B) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal 
descriptions prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this section, except that the Secretary con-
cerned may correct any clerical or typographical 
errors in the maps and legal descriptions. 
(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions prepared under subparagraph 
(A) shall be on file and available for public in-
spection in the appropriate offices of the Forest 
Service and the Bureau of Land Management. 
(3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
establishes a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around— 
(i) the Special Management Area; 
(ii) the wilderness area designated by 
an amendment made by subsection (c)(1); 
or
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(iii) the wilderness study area des-
ignated by subsection (f)(2)(B)(i). 
(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that a nonwilderness activity or use can be seen 
or heard from areas within the wilderness area 
designated by an amendment made by subsection 
(c)(1) or the wilderness study area designated by 
subsection (f)(2)(B)(i) shall not preclude the con-
duct of the activity or use outside the boundary 
of the wilderness area or wilderness study area. 
(4) MILITARY
OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
section restricts or precludes— 
(A) any low-level overflight of military air-
craft over an area designated as a wilderness 
area under an amendment made by this section, 
including military overflights that can be seen, 
heard, or detected within the wilderness area; 
(B) flight testing or evaluation; or 
(C) the designation or establishment of— 
(i) new units of special use airspace; 
or 
(ii) any military flight training route 
over a wilderness area described in sub-
paragraph (A).
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SEC. 3063. NORTH FORK FEDERAL LANDS WITHDRAWAL 
AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘eligi-
ble Federal land’’ means— 
(A) any federally owned land or interest in 
land depicted on the Map as within the North 
Fork Federal Lands Withdrawal Area; or 
(B) any land or interest in land located 
within the North Fork Federal Lands With-
drawal Area that is acquired by the Federal 
Government after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the Bureau of 
Land Management map entitled ‘‘North Fork Federal 
Lands Withdrawal Area’’ and dated June 9, 2010. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the eligible Federal land is withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under 
the mining laws; and 
(2) disposition under all laws relating to min-
eral leasing and geothermal leasing. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Map shall be 
made available to the public at each appropriate office of 
the Bureau of Land Management.
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(d) EFFECT OF SECTION.—Nothing in this section pro-
hibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action 
necessary to complete any requirement under the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
or the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.) required for permitting surface-disturbing activity to 
occur on any lease issued before the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 3064. PINE FOREST RANGE WILDERNESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Hum-
boldt County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘Map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Proposed Pine Forest Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated October 28, 2013. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(5) 
WILDERNESS.—The 
term 
‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the Pine Forest Range Wilderness designated 
by section (b)(1). 
(b) ADDITION TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVA-
TION SYSTEM.—
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(1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
the approximately 26,000 acres of Federal land man-
aged by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen-
erally depicted on the Map, is designated as wilder-
ness and as a component of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, to be known as the ‘‘Pine Forest 
Range Wilderness’’. 
(2) BOUNDARY.— 
(A) ROAD ACCESS.—The boundary of any 
portion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a 
road shall be 100 feet from the edge of the road. 
(B) ROAD
ADJUSTMENTS.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(i) reroute the road running through 
Long Meadow to the west to remove the 
road from the riparian area; 
(ii) reroute the road currently running 
through Rodeo Flat/Corral Meadow to the 
east to remove the road from the riparian 
area; 
(iii) close, except for administrative 
use, the road along Lower Alder Creek south 
of Bureau of Land Management road 
#2083; and
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(iv)(I) leave open the Coke Creek Road 
to Little Onion Basin; but 
(II) close spur roads connecting to the 
roads described in subclause (I). 
(C) RESERVOIR ACCESS.—The boundary of 
the Wilderness shall be 160 feet downstream from 
the dam at Little Onion Reservoir. 
(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a map and legal description 
of the Wilderness. 
(B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip-
tion prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this section, except that the Secretary may cor-
rect clerical and typographical errors in the map 
or legal description. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal de-
scription prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 
be on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from—
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(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-
terials. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— 
(A) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 
the effective date of that Act shall be considered 
to be a reference to the date of enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) any reference in the Wilderness Act to 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered 
to be a reference to the Secretary. 
(2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the 
Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to 
such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as 
the Secretary considers to be necessary in accordance 
with—
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(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405). 
(3) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 
for the designation of the Wilderness to create a 
protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Wilderness. 
(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen, 
heard, or detected from areas within the Wilder-
ness shall not limit or preclude the conduct of the 
activities or uses outside the boundary of the 
Wilderness. 
(4) MILITARY
OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this 
section restricts or precludes— 
(A) low-level overflights of military aircraft 
over the Wilderness, including military over-
flights that can be seen, heard, or detected within 
the Wilderness; 
(B) flight testing and evaluation; or
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(C) the designation or creation of new units 
of special use airspace, or the establishment of 
military flight training routes, over the Wilder-
ness. 
(5) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary 
may take such measures in the Wilderness as are nec-
essary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases (in-
cluding, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, the coordination of the activities with a State 
or local agency). 
(6) WILDFIRE
MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS.— 
Nothing in this section precludes a Federal, State, or 
local agency from conducting wildfire management 
operations (including operations using aircraft or 
mechanized equipment). 
(7) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para-
graph is to protect the wilderness values of the 
land designated as wilderness by this section by 
means other than a federally reserved water 
right. 
(B) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this section—
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(i) constitutes an express or implied 
reservation by the United States of any 
water or water rights with respect to the 
Wilderness; 
(ii) affects any water rights in the 
State (including any water rights held by 
the United States) in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(iii) establishes a precedent with re-
gard to any future wilderness designations; 
(iv) affects the interpretation of, or 
any designation made under, any other Act; 
or 
(v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends 
any interstate compact or equitable appor-
tionment decree that apportions water 
among and between the State and other 
States. 
(C) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary 
shall follow the procedural and substantive re-
quirements of State law in order to obtain and 
hold any water rights not in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act with respect to the 
Wilderness. 
(D) NEW PROJECTS.—
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(i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE 
FACILITY.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 
facility’’ means irrigation and pump-
ing facilities, reservoirs, water con-
servation works, aqueducts, canals, 
ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 
projects, transmission and other ancil-
lary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
(II) EXCLUSION.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 
facility’’ does not include wildlife guz-
zlers. 
(ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE-
SOURCE
FACILITIES.—Except as otherwise 
provided in this section, on or after the date 
of enactment of this Act, neither the Presi-
dent nor any other officer, employee, or 
agent of the United States shall fund, assist, 
authorize, or issue a license or permit for 
the development of any new water resource 
facility within a wilderness area, any por-
tion of which is located in the County.
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(d) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the pur-
poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the 
land described in paragraph (3) has been adequately 
studied for wilderness designation. 
(2) RELEASE.—Any public land described in 
paragraph (3) that is not designated as wilderness by 
this section— 
(A) is no longer subject to— 
(i) section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1782(c)); or 
(ii) Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued 
by the Secretary on December 22, 2010; and 
(B) shall be managed in accordance with 
the applicable land use plans adopted under sec-
tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712). 
(3) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.—The land referred 
to in paragraphs (1) and (2) consists of the portions 
of the Blue Lakes and Alder Creek wilderness study 
areas not designated as wilderness by subsection 
(b)(1), including the approximately 990 acres in the 
following areas:
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(A) Lower Alder Creek Basin. 
(B) Little Onion Basin. 
(C) Lands east of Knott Creek Reservoir. 
(D) Portions of Corral Meadow and the 
Blue Lakes Trailhead. 
(e) WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), 
nothing in this section affects or diminishes the juris-
diction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 
management, including the regulation of hunting, 
fishing, and trapping, in the Wilderness. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.—In furtherance of 
the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any 
management activities in the Wilderness that are nec-
essary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife popu-
lations and the habitats to support the populations, 
if the activities are carried out— 
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.); and
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(ii) the guidelines set forth in Appen-
dix B of the report of the Committee on In-
terior and Insular Affairs of the House of 
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), 
including the occasional and temporary use 
of motorized vehicles if the use, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, would promote 
healthy, viable, and more naturally distrib-
uted wildlife populations that would en-
hance wilderness values with the minimal 
impact necessary to reasonably accomplish 
those tasks. 
(3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with sec-
tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with the guidelines set 
forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee 
on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st 
Congress (House Report 101–405), the State may con-
tinue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, 
capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for 
wildlife populations in the Wilderness. 
(4) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may des-
ignate areas in which, and establish periods dur-
ing which, for reasons of public safety, adminis-
tration, or compliance with applicable laws, no 
hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted 
in the Wilderness. 
(B) 
CONSULTATION.—Except 
in 
emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency and notify the public be-
fore taking any action under subparagraph (A). 
(5) AGREEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The State, including a 
designee of the State, may conduct wildlife man-
agement activities in the Wilderness— 
(i) in accordance with the terms and 
conditions specified in the agreement be-
tween the Secretary and the State entitled 
‘‘Memorandum of Understanding between 
the Bureau of Land Management and the 
Nevada Department of Wildlife Supplement 
No. 9’’ and signed November and December 
2003, including any amendments to the 
agreement agreed to by the Secretary and 
the State; and
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(ii) subject to all applicable laws (in-
cluding regulations). 
(B) REFERENCES; CLARK COUNTY.—For the 
purposes of this paragraph, any reference to 
Clark County in the agreement described in sub-
paragraph (A)(i) shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the Wilderness. 
(f) LAND EXCHANGES.— 
(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) FEDERAL
LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’ means Federal land in the County that is 
identified for disposal by the Secretary through 
the Winnemucca Resource Management Plan. 
(B) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘non- 
Federal land’’ means land identified on the Map 
as ‘‘non-Federal lands for exchange’’. 
(2) ACQUISITION OF LAND AND INTERESTS IN 
LAND.—Consistent with applicable law and subject to 
paragraph (3), the Secretary may exchange the Fed-
eral land for non-Federal land. 
(3) CONDITIONS.—Each land exchange under 
paragraph (1) shall be subject to— 
(A) the condition that the owner of the non- 
Federal land pay not less than 50 percent of all 
costs relating to the land exchange, including the
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costs of appraisals, surveys, and any necessary 
environmental clearances; and 
(B) such additional terms and conditions as 
the Secretary may require. 
(4) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS IN LAND.—Any non-Federal land or interest 
in the non-Federal land within the boundary of the 
Wilderness that is acquired by the United States 
under this subsection after the date of enactment of 
this Act shall be added to and administered as part 
of the Wilderness. 
(5) DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF LAND EX-
CHANGE.—It is the intent of Congress that the land 
exchanges under this subsection be completed by not 
later than 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(g) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL
AND RELIGIOUS 
USES.—Nothing in this section alters or diminishes the 
treaty rights of any Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 
of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)). 
SEC. 3065. ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MAN-
AGEMENT 
AREA 
AND 
WILDERNESS 
ADDI-
TIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) CONSERVATION
MANAGEMENT
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘Conservation Management Area’’ means the 
Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management 
Area established by subsection (b)(1)(A). 
(2) DECOMMISSION.—The term ‘‘decommission’’ 
means— 
(A) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and 
(B) to restore any natural drainage, water-
shed function, or other ecological processes that 
are disrupted or adversely impacted by the road 
by removing or hydrologically disconnecting the 
road prism. 
(3) DISTRICT.—The term ‘‘district’’ means the 
Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and 
Clark National Forest. 
(4) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act’’ and dated 
October 27, 2011. 
(5) NONMOTORIZED
RECREATION
TRAIL.—The 
term ‘‘nonmotorized recreation trail’’ means a trail 
designed for hiking, bicycling, or equestrian use. 
(6) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means—
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(A) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture; and 
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdic-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior. 
(7) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Montana. 
(b) ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT CONSERVATION MAN-
AGEMENT AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established the Rocky Mountain 
Front Conservation Management Area in the 
State. 
(B) AREA
INCLUDED.—The Conservation 
Management Area shall consist of approximately 
195,073 acres of Federal land managed by the 
Forest Service and 13,087 acres of Federal land 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management in 
the State, as generally depicted on the map. 
(C) INCORPORATION
OF
ACQUIRED
LAND 
AND INTERESTS.—Any land or interest in land 
that is located in the Conservation Management
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Area and is acquired by the United States from 
a willing seller shall— 
(i) become part of the Conservation 
Management Area; and 
(ii) be managed in accordance with— 
(I) in the case of land managed 
by the Forest Service— 
(aa) the Act of March 1, 
1911 (commonly known as the 
‘‘Weeks Law’’) (16 U.S.C. 552 et 
seq.); and 
(bb) any laws (including reg-
ulations) applicable to the Na-
tional Forest System; 
(II) in the case of land managed, 
by the Bureau of Land Management, 
the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); 
(III) this subsection; and 
(IV) any other applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(2) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Conserva-
tion Management Area are to conserve, protect, and 
enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and
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future generations the recreational, scenic, historical, 
cultural, fish, wildlife, roadless, and ecological values 
of the Conservation Management Area. 
(3) MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
manage the Conservation Management Area— 
(i) in a manner that conserves, pro-
tects, and enhances the resources of the Con-
servation Management Area; and 
(ii) in accordance with— 
(I) the laws (including regula-
tions) and rules applicable to the Na-
tional Forest System for land managed 
by the Forest Service; 
(II) the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) for land managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management; 
(III) this subsection; and 
(IV) any other applicable law (in-
cluding regulations). 
(B) USES.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
only allow such uses of the Conservation 
Management Area that the Secretary deter-
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mines would further the purposes described 
in paragraph (2). 
(ii) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The use of mo-
torized vehicles in the Conservation 
Management Area shall be permitted 
only on existing roads, trails, and 
areas designated for use by such vehi-
cles as of the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(II) 
NEW
OR
TEMPORARY 
ROADS.—Except as provided in sub-
clause (III), no new or temporary 
roads shall be constructed within the 
Conservation Management Area. 
(III) EXCEPTIONS.—Nothing in 
subclause (I) or (II) prevents the Sec-
retary from— 
(aa) rerouting or closing an 
existing road or trail to protect 
natural resources from degrada-
tion, as determined to be appro-
priate by the Secretary; 
(bb) 
constructing 
a 
tem-
porary road on which motorized
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vehicles are permitted as part of a 
vegetation management project in 
any portion of the Conservation 
Management Area located not 
more than 1⁄4 mile from the Teton 
Road, South Teton Road, Sun 
River Road, Beaver Willow Road, 
or Benchmark Road; 
(cc) authorizing the use of 
motorized vehicles for administra-
tive purposes (including noxious 
weed eradication or grazing man-
agement); or 
(dd) responding to an emer-
gency. 
(IV) DECOMMISSIONING OF TEM-
PORARY
ROADS.—The Secretary shall 
decommission any temporary road 
constructed under subclause (III)(bb) 
not later than 3 years after the date on 
which the applicable vegetation man-
agement project is completed. 
(iii) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall 
permit grazing within the Conservation
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Management Area, if established on the date 
of enactment of this Act— 
(I) subject to— 
(aa) such reasonable regula-
tions, policies, and practices as 
the Secretary determines appro-
priate; and 
(bb) all applicable laws; and 
(II) in a manner consistent 
with— 
(aa) the purposes described 
in paragraph (2); and 
(bb) the guidelines set forth 
in the report of the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs of the 
House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 5487 of the 96th 
Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 
(iv) 
VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT.— 
Nothing in this section prevents the Sec-
retary from conducting vegetation manage-
ment projects within the Conservation Man-
agement Area— 
(I) subject to—
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(aa) such reasonable regula-
tions, policies, and practices as 
the Secretary determines appro-
priate; and 
(bb) all applicable laws (in-
cluding regulations); and 
(II) in a manner consistent with 
the purposes described in paragraph 
(2). 
(4) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the 
Conservation Management Area shall not create 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Conservation Management Area. 
(B) EFFECT.—The fact that activities or 
uses can be seen or heard from areas within the 
Conservation Management Area shall not pre-
clude the conduct of the activities or uses outside 
the boundary of the Conservation Management 
Area. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following 
Federal land in the State is designated as wilderness
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and as additions to existing components of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System: 
(A) BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, 
comprising approximately 50,401 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, which shall be added 
to and administered as part of the Bob Marshall 
Wilderness designated under section 3 of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132). 
(B) 
SCAPEGOAT
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
land in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, 
comprising approximately 16,711 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, which shall be added 
to and administered as part of the Scapegoat 
Wilderness designated by the first section of Pub-
lic Law 92–395 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note). 
(2) MANAGEMENT OF WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated as 
wilderness additions by paragraph (1) shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary in accordance with the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that 
any reference in that Act to the effective date of that 
Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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(3) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock and 
the maintenance of existing facilities relating to graz-
ing in the wilderness additions designated by this 
subsection, if established before the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall be permitted to continue in accord-
ance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in the report of 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of 
the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 
5487 of the 96th Congress (H. Rept. 96–617). 
(4) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), within the wilder-
ness additions designated by this subsection, the Sec-
retary may take any measures that the Secretary de-
termines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and 
diseases, including, as the Secretary determines ap-
propriate, the coordination of those activities with a 
State or local agency. 
(5) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The designation of a 
wilderness addition by this subsection shall not
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create any protective perimeter or buffer zone 
around the wilderness area. 
(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen 
or heard from areas within a wilderness addi-
tion designated by this subsection shall not pre-
clude the conduct of those activities or uses out-
side the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(d) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prepare maps and legal descriptions of the Conserva-
tion Management Area and the wilderness additions 
designated by subsections (b) and (c), respectively. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions prepared under paragraph (1) shall have 
the same force and effect as if included in this section, 
except that the Secretary may correct typographical 
errors in the map and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The maps and legal 
descriptions prepared 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. 
(e) NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Ag-
riculture shall prepare a comprehensive management 
strategy for preventing, controlling, and eradicating 
noxious weeds in the district. 
(2) 
CONTENTS.—The 
management 
strategy 
shall— 
(A) include recommendations to protect 
wildlife, forage, and other natural resources in 
the district from noxious weeds; 
(B) identify opportunities to coordinate 
noxious weed prevention, control, and eradi-
cation efforts in the district with State and local 
agencies, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, 
and others; 
(C) identify existing resources for pre-
venting, controlling, and eradicating noxious 
weeds in the district; 
(D) identify additional resources that are 
appropriate to effectively prevent, control, or 
eradicate noxious weeds in the district; and 
(E) identify opportunities to coordinate 
with county weed districts in Glacier, Pondera, 
Teton, and Lewis and Clark Counties in the 
State to apply for grants and enter into agree-
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ments for noxious weed control and eradication 
projects under the Noxious Weed Control and 
Eradication Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 7781 et seq.). 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage-
ment strategy required under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consult with— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior; 
(B) appropriate State, tribal, and local gov-
ernmental entities; and 
(C) members of the public. 
(f) NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.— 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with in-
terested parties, shall conduct a study to improve non-
motorized recreation trail opportunities (including moun-
tain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness within 
the district. 
(g) MANAGEMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE; HUNTING 
AND FISHING.—Nothing in this section affects the jurisdic-
tion of the State with respect to fish and wildlife manage-
ment (including the regulation of hunting and fishing) on 
public land in the State. 
(h) OVERFLIGHTS.— 
(1) JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION.—Nothing in this section affects the
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jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration 
with respect to the airspace above the wilderness or 
the Conservation Management Area. 
(2) BENCHMARK AIRSTRIP.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects the continued use, maintenance, and re-
pair of the Benchmark (3U7) airstrip. 
(i) RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.— 
(1) FINDING.—Congress finds that, for the pur-
poses of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the 
Zook Creek and Buffalo Creek wilderness study areas 
in the State have been adequately studied for wilder-
ness designation. 
(2) RELEASE.—The Zook Creek and Buffalo 
Creek wilderness study areas— 
(A) are no longer subject to— 
(i) section 603(c) of the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
U.S.C. 1782(c)); or 
(ii) Secretarial Order 3310 issued on 
December 22, 2010; and 
(B) shall be managed in accordance with 
the applicable land use plans adopted under sec-
tion 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712).
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(j) ASSESSMENT UPDATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
review and update the assessment for oil and gas po-
tential for the following wilderness study areas in the 
State: 
(A) Bridge Coulee. 
(B) Musselshell Breaks. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the review is completed under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives a report that describes the 
oil and gas potential for the wilderness study areas. 
SEC. 3066. WOVOKA WILDERNESS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COUNTY.—The term ‘‘County’’ means Lyon 
County, Nevada. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map enti-
tled ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and dated December 
18, 2012. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture.
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(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Nevada. 
(5) 
WILDERNESS.—The 
term 
‘‘Wilderness’’ 
means the Wovoka Wilderness designated by sub-
section (b)(1). 
(b) WOVOKA WILDERNESS.— 
(1) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
the Federal land managed by the Forest Service, as 
generally depicted on the Map, is designated as wil-
derness and as a component of the National Wilder-
ness Preservation System, to be known as the 
‘‘Wovoka Wilderness’’. 
(2) BOUNDARY.—The boundary of any portion of 
the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be 150 
feet from the centerline of the road. 
(3) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall prepare a map and legal description 
of the Wilderness. 
(B) EFFECT.—The map and legal descrip-
tion prepared under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this section, except that the Secretary may cor-
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rect any clerical and typographical errors in the 
map or legal description. 
(C) AVAILABILITY.—Each map and legal 
description prepared under subparagraph (A) 
shall be on file and available for public inspec-
tion in the appropriate offices of the Forest Serv-
ice. 
(4) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or 
disposal under the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the 
mining laws; and 
(C) disposition under all laws relating to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma-
terials. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the 
Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that 
Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a ref-
erence to the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the 
Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment
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of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to 
such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as 
the Secretary considers to be necessary, in accordance 
with— 
(A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A 
of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress 
(House Report 101–405). 
(3) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND IN-
TERESTS.—Any land or interest in land within the 
boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the 
United States after the date of enactment of this Act 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Wilderness. 
(4) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 
for the designation of the Wilderness to create a 
protective perimeter or buffer zone around the 
Wilderness. 
(B) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen 
or heard from areas within the Wilderness shall
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not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses 
outside the boundary of the Wilderness. 
(5) OVERFLIGHTS.— 
(A) MILITARY
OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in 
this section restricts or precludes— 
(i) low-level overflights of military air-
craft over the Wilderness, including mili-
tary overflights that can been seen or heard 
within the Wilderness; 
(ii) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(iii) the designation or creation of new 
units of special airspace, or the establish-
ment of military flight training routes, over 
the Wilderness. 
(B) EXISTING AIRSTRIPS.—Nothing in this 
section restricts or precludes low-level overflights 
by aircraft originating from airstrips in exist-
ence on the date of enactment of this Act that are 
located within 5 miles of the proposed boundary 
of the Wilderness. 
(6) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wil-
derness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), the Secretary 
may take any measures in the Wilderness that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of
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fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary 
determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the 
activities with a State or local agency. 
(7) WATER RIGHTS.— 
(A) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(i) the Wilderness is located— 
(I) in the semiarid region of the 
Great Basin; and 
(II) at the headwaters of the 
streams and rivers on land with re-
spect to which there are few— 
(aa) 
actual 
or 
proposed 
water resource facilities located 
upstream; and 
(bb) opportunities for diver-
sion, storage, or other uses of 
water occurring outside the land 
that would adversely affect the 
wilderness values of the land; 
(ii) the Wilderness is generally not 
suitable for use or development of new water 
resource facilities; and 
(iii) because of the unique nature of the 
Wilderness, it is possible to provide for 
proper management and protection of the
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wilderness and other values of land in ways 
different from those used in other laws. 
(B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this para-
graph is to protect the wilderness values of the 
Wilderness by means other than a federally re-
served water right. 
(C) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph— 
(i) constitutes an express or implied 
reservation by the United States of any 
water or water rights with respect to the 
Wilderness; 
(ii) affects any water rights in the 
State (including any water rights held by 
the United States) in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act; 
(iii) establishes a precedent with re-
gard to any future wilderness designations; 
(iv) affects the interpretation of, or 
any designation made under, any other Act; 
or 
(v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends 
any interstate compact or equitable appor-
tionment decree that apportions water
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among and between the State and other 
States. 
(D) NEVADA WATER LAW.—The Secretary 
shall follow the procedural and substantive re-
quirements of State law in order to obtain and 
hold any water rights not in existence on the 
date of enactment of this Act with respect to the 
Wilderness. 
(E) NEW PROJECTS.— 
(i) DEFINITION OF WATER RESOURCE 
FACILITY.— 
(I) IN
GENERAL.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 
facility’’ means irrigation and pump-
ing facilities, reservoirs, water con-
servation works, aqueducts, canals, 
ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower 
projects, transmission and other ancil-
lary facilities, and other water diver-
sion, storage, and carriage structures. 
(II) EXCLUSION.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘‘water resource 
facility’’ does not include wildlife guz-
zlers.
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(ii) RESTRICTION ON NEW WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as oth-
erwise provided in this section, on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act, 
no officer, employee, or agent of the 
United States shall fund, assist, au-
thorize, or issue a license or permit for 
the development of any new water re-
source facility within the Wilderness, 
any portion of which is located in the 
County. 
(II) EXCEPTION.—If a permittee 
within the Bald Mountain grazing al-
lotment submits an application for the 
development of water resources for the 
purpose of livestock watering by the 
date that is 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue a water development permit 
within the non-wilderness boundaries 
of the Bald Mountain grazing allot-
ment for the purposes of carrying out 
activities under paragraph (2).
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Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of 
the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), 
including the occasional and temporary use 
of motorized vehicles and aircraft, if the use, 
as determined by the Secretary, would pro-
mote healthy, viable, and more naturally 
distributed wildlife populations that would 
enhance wilderness values with the minimal 
impact necessary to reasonably accomplish 
those tasks. 
(3) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—Consistent with sec-
tion 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1133(d)(1)) and in accordance with the guidelines set 
forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the 
State may continue to use aircraft, including heli-
copters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and 
provide water for wildlife populations in the Wilder-
ness. 
(4) HUNTING, FISHING, AND TRAPPING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may des-
ignate areas in which, and establish periods dur-
ing which, for reasons of public safety, adminis-
tration, or compliance with applicable laws, no 
hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted 
in the Wilderness.
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(B) 
CONSULTATION.—Except 
in 
emer-
gencies, the Secretary shall consult with the ap-
propriate State agency and notify the public be-
fore making any designation under subpara-
graph (A). 
(5) AGREEMENT.—The State, including a des-
ignee of the State, may conduct wildlife management 
activities in the Wilderness— 
(A) in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions specified in the agreement between the 
Secretary and the State entitled ‘‘Memorandum 
of Understanding: Intermountain Region USDA 
Forest Service and the Nevada Department of 
Wildlife State of Nevada’’ and signed by the des-
ignee of the State on February 6, 1984, and by 
the designee of the Secretary on January 24, 
1984, including any amendments, appendices, or 
additions to the agreement agreed to by the Sec-
retary and the State or a designee; and 
(B) subject to all applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
(e) WILDLIFE WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall authorize struc-
tures and facilities, including existing structures and facili-
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ties, for wildlife water development projects (including guz-
zlers) in the Wilderness if— 
(1) the structures and facilities will, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by 
promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally dis-
tributed wildlife populations; and 
(2) the visual impacts of the structures and fa-
cilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be mini-
mized. 
(f) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL
AND RELIGIOUS 
USES.—Nothing in this section alters or diminishes the 
treaty rights of any Indian tribe. 
SEC. 3067. WITHDRAWAL AREA RELATED TO WOVOKA WIL-
DERNESS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF WITHDRAWAL AREA.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘Withdrawal Area’’ means the land adminis-
tered by the Forest Service and identified as ‘‘Withdrawal 
Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Wovoka Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated December 18, 2012. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, all 
Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn 
from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws;
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(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal 
leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. 
(c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANICAL VEHICLES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), use 
of motorized and mechanical vehicles in the With-
drawal Area shall be permitted only on roads and 
trails designated for the use of those vehicles, unless 
the use of those vehicles is needed— 
(A) for administrative purposes; or 
(B) to respond to an emergency. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to aircraft (including helicopters). 
(d) NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL
AND RELIGIOUS 
USES.—Nothing in this section alters or diminishes the 
treaty rights of any Indian tribe. 
SEC. 3068. WITHDRAWAL AND RESERVATION OF ADDI-
TIONAL PUBLIC LAND FOR NAVAL AIR WEAP-
ONS STATION, CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2971(b) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1044) is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a) is the Federal 
land’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘subsection (a) 
is— 
‘‘(1) the Federal land’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘section 2912.’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘section 2912; 
‘‘(2) approximately 7,556 acres of public land 
described at Public Law 88–46 and commonly known 
as the Cuddeback Lake Air Force Range; and 
‘‘(3) approximately 4,480 acres comprised of all 
the public lands within: Sections 31 and 32 of Town-
ship 29S, Range 43E; Sections 12, 13, 24, and 25 of 
Township 30S, Range 42E; and Section 5 and the 
northern half of Section 6 of Township 31S, Range 
43E, Mount Diablo Meridian, in the county of San 
Bernardino in the State of California, (but excluding 
the parcel identified as ‘AF Fee Simple’) as depicted 
on the map entitled: ‘Cuddeback Area of the Golden 
Valley Proposed Wilderness Additions, June 2014’.’’. 
(b) EXPIRATIONAL REPEAL.—The Act entitled ‘‘An 
Act to provide for the withdrawal and reservation for the 
use of the Department of the Air Force of certain public 
lands of the United States at Cuddeback Lake Air Force 
Range, California, for defense purposes’’, as approved June 
21, 1963 (Public Law 88–46; 77 Stat. 69), is repealed.
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Subtitle F—Wild and Scenic Rivers 
SEC. 3071. ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON, WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVER. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by inserting 
after paragraph (210), as added by section 3060(b), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(211) ILLABOT CREEK, WASHINGTON.— 
‘‘(A) The 14.3-mile segment from the head-
waters of Illabot Creek to the northern terminus 
as generally depicted on the map titled ‘Illabot 
Creek Proposed WSR–Northern Terminus’, dated 
September 15, 2009, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture as follows: 
‘‘(i) The 4.3-mile segment from the 
headwaters of Illabot Creek to the boundary 
of Glacier Peak Wilderness Area as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(ii) The 10-mile segment from the 
boundary of Glacier Peak Wilderness to the 
northern terminus as generally depicted on 
the map titled ‘Illabot Creek Proposed 
WSR–Northern Terminus’, dated September 
15, 2009, as a recreational river.
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‘‘(B) Action required to be taken under sub-
section (d)(1) for the river segments designated 
under this paragraph shall be completed through 
revision of the Skagit Wild and Scenic River 
comprehensive management plan.’’. 
(b) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land 
within the boundary of the river segment designated by 
paragraph (211) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) may be acquired by condemna-
tion. 
(c) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in paragraph (211) 
of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) creates a protective perimeter or buff-
er zone outside the designated boundary of the river 
segment designated by that paragraph. 
(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an ac-
tivity or use can be seen or heard within the bound-
ary of the river segment designated by paragraph 
(211) of section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall not preclude the activ-
ity or use outside the boundary of the river segment.
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SEC. 3072. MISSISQUOI AND TROUT WILD AND SCENIC RIV-
ERS, VERMONT. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEG-
MENTS.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (211), as added by section 3071(a), the following: 
‘‘(212) MISSISQUOI
RIVER
AND
TROUT
RIVER, 
VERMONT.—The following segments in the State of 
Vermont, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior as a recreational river: 
‘‘(A) 
The 
20.5-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
Missisquoi River from the Lowell/Westfield town 
line to the Canadian border in North Troy, ex-
cluding the property and project boundary of the 
Troy and North Troy hydroelectric facilities. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
14.6-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
Missisquoi River from the Canadian border in 
Richford to the upstream project boundary of the 
Enosburg 
Falls 
hydroelectric 
facility 
in 
Sampsonville. 
‘‘(C) The 11-mile segment of the Trout 
River from the confluence of the Jay and Wade 
Brooks in Montgomery to where the Trout River 
joins the Missisquoi River in East Berkshire.’’. 
(b) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—The river segments des-
ignated by paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 
shall be managed in accordance with— 
(i) the Upper Missisquoi and Trout 
Rivers Management Plan developed during 
the study described in section 5(b)(19) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1276(b)(19)) (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘management plan’’); and 
(ii) such amendments to the manage-
ment plan as the Secretary of the Interior 
determines are consistent with this section 
and as are approved by the Upper 
Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Sce-
nic Committee (referred to in this subsection 
as the ‘‘Committee’’). 
(B) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
The management plan, as finalized in March 
2013, and as amended, shall be considered to sat-
isfy the requirements for a comprehensive man-
agement plan pursuant to section 3(d) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
(C) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—
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(i) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in para-
graph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) cre-
ates a protective perimeter or buffer zone 
outside the designated boundary of the river 
segments designated by that paragraph. 
(ii) OUTSIDE
ACTIVITIES.—The fact 
that an activity or use can be seen or heard 
within the boundary of the river segments 
designated by paragraph (212) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall not preclude the ac-
tivity or use outside the boundary of the 
river segments. 
(2) COMMITTEE.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
management responsibility of the Secretary of the In-
terior under this section with the Committee, as speci-
fied in the management plan. 
(3) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to provide for 
the long-term protection, preservation, and en-
hancement of the river segments designated by 
paragraph (212) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), the Sec-
retary of the Interior may enter into cooperative
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agreements pursuant to sections 10(e) and 
11(b)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1281(e), 1282(b)(1)) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act with— 
(i) the State of Vermont; 
(ii) the municipalities of Berkshire, 
Enosburg Falls, Enosburgh, Montgomery, 
North Troy, Richford, Troy, and Westfield; 
and 
(iii) appropriate local, regional, state-
wide, or multi-state planning, environ-
mental, or recreational organizations. 
(B) CONSISTENCY.—Each cooperative agree-
ment entered into under this paragraph shall be 
consistent with the management plan and may 
include provisions for financial or other assist-
ance from the United States. 
(4) EFFECT ON EXISTING HYDROELECTRIC FA-
CILITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The designation of the 
river segments by paragraph (212) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)), does not— 
(i) preclude the Federal Energy Regu-
latory Commission from licensing, reli-
censing, or otherwise authorizing the oper-
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ation or continued operation of the Troy 
Hydroelectric, North Troy, or Enosburg 
Falls hydroelectric project under the terms 
of licenses or exemptions in effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act; or 
(ii) limit modernization, upgrade, or 
other changes to the projects described in 
clause (i), subject to written determination 
by the Secretary of the Interior that the 
changes are consistent with the purposes of 
the designation. 
(B) 
HYDROPOWER
PROCEEDINGS.—Re-
source protection, mitigation, or enhancement 
measures required by Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission hydropower proceedings— 
(i) shall not be considered to be project 
works for purposes of this section; and 
(ii) may be located within the river 
segments designated by paragraph (212) of 
section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), subject to a writ-
ten determination by the Secretary that the 
measures are consistent with the purposes of 
the designation. 
(5) LAND MANAGEMENT.—
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(A) ZONING ORDINANCES.—For the purpose 
of the segments designated by paragraph (212) of 
section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)), the zoning ordinances 
adopted by the towns of Berkshire, Enosburg 
Falls, Enosburgh, Montgomery, North Troy, 
Richford, Troy, and Westfield in the State of 
Vermont, including provisions for conservation 
of floodplains, wetlands, and watercourses associ-
ated with the segments, shall be considered to 
satisfy the standards and requirements of section 
6(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1277(c)). 
(B) ACQUISITIONS OF LAND.—The authority 
of the Secretary to acquire land for the purposes 
of the segments designated by paragraph (212) of 
section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) shall be— 
(i) limited to acquisition by donation 
or acquisition with the consent of the owner 
of the land; and 
(ii) subject to the additional criteria 
set forth in the management plan. 
(C) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or inter-
est in land within the boundary of the river seg-
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ments designated by paragraph (212) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) may be acquired by condemna-
tion. 
(6) RELATION
TO
NATIONAL
PARK
SYSTEM.— 
Notwithstanding section 10(c) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), the Missisquoi and 
Trout Rivers shall not be administered as part of the 
National Park System or be subject to regulations 
that govern the National Park System. 
SEC. 3073. WHITE CLAY CREEK WILD AND SCENIC RIVER EX-
PANSION. 
(a) DESIGNATION
OF SEGMENTS
OF WHITE CLAY 
CREEK, AS SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVERS.—Section 
3(a)(163) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S. C. 
1274(a)(163)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘190 miles’’ and inserting 
‘‘199 miles’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the recommended designa-
tion and classification maps (dated June 2000)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the map entitled ‘White Clay 
Creek Wild and Scenic River Designated Area 
Map’ and dated July 2008, the map entitled 
‘White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic River Classi-
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fication Map’ and dated July 2008, and the map 
entitled ‘White Clay Creek National Wild and 
Scenic River Proposed Additional Designated 
Segments-July 2008’ ’’; 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) 22.4 miles of the east branch beginning 
at the southern boundary line of the Borough of 
Avondale, including Walnut Run, Broad Run, 
and Egypt Run, outside the boundaries of the 
White Clay Creek Preserve, as a recreational 
river.’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (H) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(H) 14.3 miles of the main stem, including 
Lamborn Run, that flow through the boundaries 
of the White Clay Creek Preserve, Pennsylvania 
and Delaware, and White Clay Creek State 
Park, Delaware, beginning at the confluence of 
the east and middle branches in London Britain 
Township, Pennsylvania, downstream to the 
northern boundary line of the City of Newark, 
Delaware, as a scenic river.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF WHITE CLAY CREEK.—Sec-
tions 4 through 8 of Public Law 106–357 (16 U.S.C. 1274
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note; 114 Stat. 1393), shall be applicable to the additional 
segments of White Clay Creek designated by the amend-
ments made by subsection (a). 
(c) NO CONDEMNATION.—No land or interest in land 
within the boundary of the additional segments of White 
Clay Creek designated by the amendments made by sub-
section (a) may be acquired by condemnation. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in the amendments 
made by subsection (a) creates a protective perimeter 
or buffer zone outside the designated boundary of the 
additional segments of White Clay Creek designated 
by the amendments made by that subsection. 
(2) OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES.—The fact that an ac-
tivity or use can be seen or heard within the bound-
ary of the additional segments of White Clay Creek 
designated by the amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall not preclude the activity or use outside the 
boundary of the segment. 
SEC. 3074. STUDIES OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION FOR STUDY.—Section 5(a) of the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended 
by inserting after paragraph (141), as added by section 
3041(e), the following:
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‘‘(142) BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, AND 
PAWCATUCK
RIVERS, 
RHODE
ISLAND
AND
CON-
NECTICUT.—The following segments: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 10-mile segment of 
the Beaver River from the headwaters in Exeter, 
Rhode Island, to the confluence with the 
Pawcatuck River. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5-mile segment of 
the Chipuxet River from Hundred Acre Pond to 
the outlet into Worden Pond. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 10-mile segment of 
the upper Queen River from the headwaters to 
the Usquepaugh Dam in South Kingstown, 
Rhode Island, including all tributaries of the 
upper Queen River. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 5-mile segment of 
the lower Queen (Usquepaugh) River from the 
Usquepaugh Dam to the confluence with the 
Pawcatuck River. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 11-mile segment of 
the upper Wood River from the headwaters to 
Skunk Hill Road in Richmond and Hopkinton, 
Rhode Island, including all tributaries of the 
upper Wood River.
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‘‘(F) The approximately 10-mile segment of 
the lower Wood River from Skunk Hill Road to 
the confluence with the Pawcatuck River. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 28-mile segment of 
the Pawcatuck River from Worden Pond to 
Nooseneck Hill Road (Rhode Island Rte 3) in 
Hopkinton and Westerly, Rhode Island. 
‘‘(H) The approximately 7-mile segment of 
the lower Pawcatuck River from Nooseneck Hill 
Road to Pawcatuck Rock, Stonington, Con-
necticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island. 
‘‘(143) NASHUA
RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.—The 
following segments: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 19-mile segment of 
the mainstem of the Nashua River from the con-
fluence with the North and South Nashua Rivers 
in Lancaster, Massachusetts, north to the Massa-
chusetts-New Hampshire State line, excluding 
the approximately 4.8-mile segment of the 
mainstem of the Nashua River from the Route 
119 bridge in Groton, Massachusetts, down-
stream to the confluence with the Nissitissit 
River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
10-mile 
segment 
of 
the 
Squannacook River from the headwaters at Ash
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Swamp downstream to the confluence with the 
Nashua River in the towns of Shirley and Ayer, 
Massachusetts. 
‘‘(C) The 3.5-mile segment of the Nissitissit 
River from the Massachusetts-New Hampshire 
State line downstream to the confluence with the 
Nashua River in Pepperell, Massachusetts. 
‘‘(144) YORK RIVER, MAINE.—The segment of the 
York River that flows 11.25 miles from the head-
waters of the York River at York Pond to the mouth 
of the river at York Harbor, and any associated tribu-
taries.’’. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.—Section 5(b) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (20), as added by section 3041(e), 
the following: 
‘‘(21) BEAVER, CHIPUXET, QUEEN, WOOD, AND 
PAWCATUCK
RIVERS, 
RHODE
ISLAND
AND
CON-
NECTICUT; NASHUA
RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS; YORK 
RIVER, MAINE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date on which funds are made available 
to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall—
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‘‘(i) complete each of the studies de-
scribed in paragraphs (142), (143), and 
(144) of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(ii) submit to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report 
that describes the results of each of the stud-
ies. 
‘‘(B) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—In assess-
ing the potential additions to the wild and scenic 
river system, the report submitted under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) shall— 
‘‘(i) determine the effect of the designa-
tion on— 
‘‘(I) existing commercial and rec-
reational activities, such as hunting, 
fishing, trapping, recreational shoot-
ing, motor boat use, and bridge con-
struction; 
‘‘(II) the authorization, construc-
tion, operation, maintenance, or im-
provement of energy production, trans-
mission, or other infrastructure; and
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‘‘(III) the authority of State and 
local governments to manage the ac-
tivities described in subclauses (I) and 
(II); 
‘‘(ii) identify any authorities that, in 
a case in which an area studied under 
paragraph (142), (143), or (144) of sub-
section (a) is designated under this Act— 
‘‘(I) would authorize or require 
the Secretary of the Interior— 
‘‘(aa) to influence local land 
use decisions, such as zoning; or 
‘‘(bb) to place restrictions on 
non-Federal land if designated 
under this Act; and 
‘‘(II) the Secretary of the Interior 
may use to condemn property; and 
‘‘(iii) identify any private property lo-
cated in an area studied under paragraph 
(142), (143), or (144) of subsection (a).’’. 
Subtitle G—Trust Lands 
SEC. 3077. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR BENEFIT OF THE 
NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRIBE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the North-
ern Cheyenne Trust Fund identified in the June 7, 
1999 Agreement Settling Certain Issues Relating to 
the Tongue River Dam Project, which was entered 
into by the Tribe, the State, and delegates of the Sec-
retary, and managed by the Office of Special Trustee 
in the Department of the Interior. 
(2) GREAT NORTHERN PROPERTIES.—The term 
‘‘Great Northern Properties’’ means the Great North-
ern Properties Limited Partnership, which is a Dela-
ware limited partnership. 
(3) PERMANENT FUND.—The term ‘‘Permanent 
Fund’’ means the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Perma-
nent Fund managed by the Tribe pursuant to the 
Plan for Investment, Management and Use of the 
Fund, as amended by vote of the tribal membership 
on November 2, 2010. 
(4) RESERVATION.—The term ‘‘Reservation’’ 
means the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(6) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Montana. 
(7) TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Tribe’’ means the North-
ern Cheyenne Tribe.
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(b) TRIBAL FEE LAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall take into trust for the benefit 
of the Tribe the approximately 932 acres of land de-
picted on— 
(A) the map entitled ‘‘Northern Cheyenne 
Lands Act – Fee-to-Trust Lands’’ and dated 
April 22, 2014; and 
(B) the map entitled ‘‘Northern Cheyenne 
Lands Act – Fee-to-Trust Lands – Lame Deer 
Townsite’’ and dated April 22, 2014. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any land located in the State 
of South Dakota that is included on the maps referred 
to in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
shall not be taken into trust pursuant to that para-
graph. 
(c) MINERAL RIGHTS TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST.— 
(1) COMPLETION OF MINERAL CONVEYANCES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the Secretary receives the 
notification described in paragraph (3), in a 
single transaction— 
(i) Great Northern Properties shall 
convey to the Tribe all right, title, and in-
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terest of Great Northern Properties, con-
sisting of coal and iron ore mineral inter-
ests, underlying the land on the Reservation 
generally depicted as ‘‘Great Northern 
Properties’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Northern 
Cheyenne Land Act – Coal Tracts’’ and 
dated April 22, 2014; and 
(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary shall convey to Great Northern 
Properties all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the coal mineral 
interests underlying the land generally de-
picted as ‘‘Bull Mountains’’ and ‘‘East 
Fork’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Northern Chey-
enne Federal Tracts’’ and dated April 22, 
2014. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the deed for the conveyance author-
ized by subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include a cov-
enant running with the land that— 
(i) precludes the coal conveyed from 
being mined by any method other than un-
derground mining techniques until any sur-
face owner (as defined in section 714(e) of 
Public Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1304(e))) for
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a specific tract has provided to Great 
Northern Properties written consent to enter 
the specific tract and commence surface 
mining; 
(ii) shall not create any property in-
terest in the United States or any surface 
owner (as defined in section 714(e) of Pub-
lic Law 95–87 (30 U.S.C. 1304(e))); and 
(iii) shall not affect, abridge, or amend 
any valid existing rights of any surface 
owner of a specific tract or any adjacent 
tracts. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
LAND
TRANSFERRED
TO 
TRIBE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—At the request of the 
Tribe, the Secretary shall take into trust for the 
benefit of the Tribe the mineral interests con-
veyed to the Tribe under paragraph (1)(A)(i). 
(B) NO STATE TAXATION.—The mineral in-
terests conveyed to the Tribe under paragraph 
(1)(A)(i) shall not be subject to taxation by the 
State (including any political subdivision of the 
State). 
(3) REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT.—The Tribe 
shall notify the Secretary, in writing, that—
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(A) consistent with a settlement agreement 
entered into between the Tribe and the State in 
2002, the Tribe and Great Northern Properties 
have agreed on a formula for sharing revenue 
from development of the mineral interests de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) if those mineral 
interests are developed; 
(B) the revenue sharing agreement remains 
in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act; 
and 
(C) Great Northern Properties has offered to 
convey the mineral interests described in para-
graph (1)(A)(i) to the Tribe. 
(4) WAIVER OF LEGAL CLAIMS.—As a condition 
of the conveyances of mineral interests under para-
graph (1)(A)— 
(A) the Tribe shall waive any and all 
claims relating to the failure of the United 
States to acquire and take into trust on behalf 
of the Tribe the mineral interests described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(i), as directed by Congress in 
1900; and 
(B) Great Northern Properties shall waive 
any and all claims against the United States re-
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lating to the value of the coal mineral interests 
described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii). 
(5) RESCISSION OF MINERAL CONVEYANCES.—If 
any portion of the mineral interests conveyed under 
paragraph (1)(A) is invalidated by final judgment of 
a court of the United States— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the final judgment is rendered, the Sec-
retary or Great Northern Properties may agree 
to rescind the conveyances under paragraph 
(1)(A); and 
(B) if the conveyances are rescinded under 
subparagraph (A), the waivers under paragraph 
(4) shall no longer apply. 
(d) TRANSFER
OF NORTHERN CHEYENNE TRUST 
FUND TO TRIBE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, all amounts in the 
Fund shall be deposited in the Permanent Fund. 
(2) USE OF AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts trans-
ferred to the Permanent Fund under paragraph (1)— 
(A) the portion that is attributable to the 
principal of the Fund shall be maintained in 
perpetuity; and
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(B) any interest earned on the amounts de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) shall be used in the 
same manner as interest earned on amounts in 
the Permanent Fund may be used. 
(3) WAIVER OF LEGAL CLAIMS.—As a condition 
of the transfer under paragraph (1), the Tribe shall 
waive any and all claims arising from the manage-
ment of the Fund by the United States. 
(e) LAND CONSOLIDATION AND FRACTIONATION RE-
PORTING.— 
(1) INVENTORY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Tribe, shall prepare an inven-
tory of fractionated land interests held by the 
United States in trust for the benefit of— 
(i) the Tribe; or 
(ii) individual Indians on the Reserva-
tion. 
(B) AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.—The inven-
tory prepared by the Secretary under this para-
graph shall include details currently available 
about fractionated land on the Reservation suit-
able for agricultural purposes. 
(C) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit the inventory prepared under this para-
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graph to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives by not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Tribe, shall prepare periodic 
reports regarding obstacles to consolidating trust 
land ownership on the Reservation. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The reports under this 
paragraph shall include— 
(i) a description of existing obstacles to 
consolidating trust land ownership, includ-
ing the extent of fractionation; 
(ii) a description of progress achieved 
by the Tribe toward reducing fractionation 
and increasing trust land ownership; 
(iii) an analysis of progress achieved 
by the Tribe toward making agricultural 
use economical on trust land; and 
(iv) any applicable outcomes and les-
sons learned from land consolidation activi-
ties undertaken pursuant to the Indian 
Land Consolidation Act (25 U.S.C. 2201 et 
seq.).
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(C) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary shall sub-
mit the reports under this paragraph to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives not less frequently than 
once each calendar year for the 5-year period be-
ginning on the date of enactment of this Act. 
(f) ELIGIBILITY FOR OTHER FEDERAL BENEFITS.— 
The transfer under subsection (d) shall not result in the re-
duction or denial of any Federal service, benefit, or pro-
gram to the Tribe or to any member of the Tribe to which 
the Tribe or member is entitled or eligible because of— 
(1) the status of the Tribe as a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe; or 
(2) the status of the member as a member of the 
Tribe. 
SEC. 3078. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, 
BADGER 
ARMY 
AMMUNITION 
PLANT, 
BARABOO, WISCONSIN. 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Property’’ 
means approximately 1,553 acres, including federally 
owned structures thereon, located within the boundary of 
the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant near Baraboo, 
Wisconsin. 
(b) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Administrative jurisdiction 
over the Property is hereby transferred from the Sec-
retary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) STRUCTURES.—Upon receipt by the Sec-
retary of the Interior of a resolution from the Ho- 
Chunk Nation accepting title to the structures, all fed-
erally owned structures on the Property are hereby 
transferred to the Ho-Chunk Nation in fee. 
(3) TRUST
STATUS.—The Property, less the 
structures thereon, shall be held in trust by the Sec-
retary of the Interior for the benefit of the Ho-Chunk 
Nation and shall be a part of the reservation of the 
Ho-Chunk Nation. 
(4) LEGAL
DESCRIPTION.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the transfer, the Secretary of the Interior, 
with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Army, 
shall publish in the Federal Register a legal descrip-
tion of the Property. 
(c) RETENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE RE-
SPONSIBILITIES BY THE ARMY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the transfer 
of the Property by subsection (b), the Secretary of the 
Army shall be responsible— 
(A) for obtaining final case closure and no- 
action-required remedial determinations for the
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Property from the Wisconsin Department of Nat-
ural Resources; and 
(B) for any additional remedial actions, 
with respect to any hazardous substance remain-
ing on the Property, found to be necessary to 
protect human health and the environment to 
support the recreational and grazing land reuse 
(including agricultural activities necessary to 
sustain such reuse) considered for the final case 
closure and no-action-required determinations of 
the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The responsibility described in 
paragraph (1) is limited to the remediation of re-
leases of hazardous substances resulting from the ac-
tivities of the Department of Defense that occurred be-
fore the date on which administrative jurisdiction of 
the Property is transferred under this section. 
(3) OTHER USES OF THE PROPERTY BY THE 
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR OR THE HO-CHUNK NA-
TION.—The Secretary of the Interior shall not take 
any action to authorize, nor shall the Ho-Chunk Na-
tion undertake or allow, any activity on or use of the 
Property inconsistent with the case closure conditions 
required by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Re-
sources except as provided in this paragraph. Nothing
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in this section shall preclude the Ho-Chunk Nation 
from undertaking, in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations and without any cost to the Depart-
ment of Defense or the Department of the Interior, 
such additional action necessary to allow for uses of 
the Property other than uses that are consistent with 
the case closure conditions required by the Wisconsin 
Department of Natural Resources. 
(4) ACCESS BY THE UNITED STATES.—(A) The 
United States retains and reserves a perpetual and 
assignable easement and right of access on, over, and 
through the Property, to enter upon the Property in 
any case in which an environmental response or cor-
rective action is found to be necessary on the part of 
the United States, without regard to whether such en-
vironmental response or corrective action is on the 
Property or on adjoining or nearby lands. Such ease-
ment and right of access includes, without limitation, 
the right to perform any environmental investigation, 
survey, monitoring, sampling, testing, drilling, bor-
ing, coring, testpitting, installing monitoring or 
pumping wells or other treatment facilities, response 
action, corrective action, or any other action nec-
essary for the United States to meet its responsibil-
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ities under applicable laws and as provided for in 
this section. 
(B) In exercising such easement and right of ac-
cess, the United States shall provide the property 
holder or owner and their successors or assigns, as the 
case may be, with reasonable notice of its intent to 
enter upon the Property and exercise its rights under 
this clause, which notice may be severely curtailed or 
even eliminated in emergency situations. The United 
States shall use reasonable means to avoid and to 
minimize interference with the property holder’s or 
owner’s and their successors’ and assigns’, as the case 
may be, quiet enjoyment of the Property. At the com-
pletion of work, the work site shall be reasonably re-
stored. Such easement and right of access includes the 
right to obtain and use utility services, including 
water, gas, electricity, sewer, and communications 
services available on the Property at a reasonable 
charge to the United States. Excluding the reasonable 
charges for such utility services, no fee, charge, or 
compensation will be due the property holder or 
owner, their successors and assigns, for the exercise of 
the easement and right of access hereby retained and 
reserved by the United States.
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(C) In exercising such easement and right of ac-
cess, neither the Ho-Chunk Nation nor its successors 
and assigns, as the case may be, shall have any claim 
at law or equity against the United States or any of-
ficer, employee, agent, contractor of any tier, or serv-
ant of the United States based on actions taken by the 
United States or its officers, employees, agents, con-
tractors of any tier, or servants pursuant to and in 
accordance with this clause: Provided, however, that 
nothing in this paragraph shall be considered as a 
waiver by the Ho-Chunk Nation, its successors and 
assigns, of any remedy available to them under the 
Federal Tort Claims Act. 
(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, PERMIT 
RIGHTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The transfer of administrative 
jurisdiction under this section recognizes and pre-
serves, in perpetuity and without the right of revoca-
tion except as provided in paragraph (2), easements, 
permit rights, and rights-of-way and access to such 
easements and rights-of-way of any applicable utility 
service provider in existence at the time of the convey-
ance prior to the date of enactment of this Act. The 
rights recognized and preserved include the right to 
upgrade applicable utility services.
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(2) TERMINATION.—An easement, permit right, 
or right-of-way recognized and preserved under para-
graph (1) shall terminate only— 
(A) on the relocation of an applicable util-
ity service referred to in paragraph (1), and then 
only with respect to that portion of those utility 
facilities that are relocated; or 
(B) with the consent of the holder of the 
easement, permit right, or right-of-way. 
(3) ADDITIONAL EASEMENTS.—The Secretary of 
the Interior shall grant to a utility service provider, 
without consideration, such additional easements 
across the property transferred under this section as 
the Secretary considers necessary to accommodate the 
relocation or reconnection of a utility service existing 
prior to the date of enactment of this section on prop-
erty held by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for 
the Ho-Chunk Nation. 
(e) PROHIBITION
ON GAMING.—Any real property 
taken into trust under this section shall not be eligible, or 
used, for any gaming activity carried out under the Indian 
Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). 
(f) LIABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES UNCHANGED.— 
Nothing in this section shall diminish or increase the liabil-