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(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(m) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
Act prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from con-
ducting wildland fire operations in the National Scenic 
Area, consistent with the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(n) GRANTS; COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The 
Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental en-
tities and private entities to conduct research, interpreta-
tion, or public education or to carry out any other initia-
tive relating to the restoration, conservation, or manage-
ment of the National Scenic Area. 
(o) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this Act 
modifies any standard governing air or water quality out-
side of the boundaries of the National Scenic Area. 
(p) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.— 
(1) Nothing in this Act shall— 
(A) affect the existence, use, operation, 
maintenance (including but not limited to vege-
tation control), repair, construction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, inspection, renewal, recon-
struction, alteration, addition, relocation, im-
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provement, funding, removal, or replacement of 
utility facilities or appurtenant rights of way 
within or adjacent to the National Scenic Area; 
(B) affect necessary or efficient access to 
utility facilities or rights of way within or adja-
cent to the National Scenic Area subject to sub-
section (e); 
(C) preclude the Secretary from author-
izing the establishment of new utility facility 
rights of way (including instream sites, routes, 
and areas) within the National Scenic Area in 
a manner that minimizes harm to the purpose 
of the National Scenic Area as described in sub-
section (b)— 
(i) with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and any other applicable law; and 
(ii) subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Consistent with this 
Act, the Management Plan shall establish plans for 
maintenance of public utility and other rights of way 
within the National Scenic Area. 
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SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive 
plan for the long-term management of the National Scenic 
Area. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management 
plan, the Secretary shall— 
(1) consult with appropriate State, tribal, and 
local governmental entities, including Inyo County 
and the Tribe; and 
(2) seek input from— 
(A) 
investor-owned 
utilities, 
including 
Southern California Edison Company; 
(B) the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group; 
(C) members of the public; and 
(D) the Los Angeles Department of Water 
and Power. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In de-
veloping the management plan, in accordance with this 
section, the Secretary shall allow, in perpetuity, casual- 
use mining limited to the use of hand tools, metal detec-
tors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, 
small sluices, and similar items. 
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(d) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion of 
the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the Na-
tional Scenic Area in accordance with section 3. 
SEC. 5. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAIUTE- 
SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 
(a) TRUST LAND.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall take 
the approximately 132 acres of Federal land depicted on 
the Map as ‘‘Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Ad-
dition’’ into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to 
the following: 
(1) CONDITIONS.—The land shall be subject to 
all easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, 
withdrawals, and other matters of record on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The Federal lands over which 
the right-of-way for the Los Angeles Aqueduct is lo-
cated, generally described as the 250-foot-wide right- 
of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pursuant 
to the Act of June 30, 1906 (Chap. 3926), shall not 
be taken into trust for the Tribe. 
(b) RESERVATION LAND.—The land taken into trust 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered part of the 
reservation of the Tribe. 
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(c) GAMING PROHIBITION.—Gaming under the In-
dian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
shall not be allowed on the land taken into trust pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 
Administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 56 
acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘‘USFS 
Transfer to BLM’’ is hereby transferred from the Forest 
Service under the Secretary of Agriculture to the Bureau 
of Land Management under the Secretary. 
SEC. 7. PROTECTION OF SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL 
OPPORTUNITIES. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit com-
mercial services for existing and historic recreation uses 
as authorized by the Bureau of Land Management’s per-
mit process. Valid, existing, commercial permits to exer-
cise guided recreational opportunities for the public may 
continue as authorized on the day before the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act and the amendments made by 
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this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise authorized. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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