‘‘(b) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The map described in 
subsection (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres de-
scribed in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister any land added to the Joshua Tree National 
Park under subsection (a) and the additional land 
described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) as part of Joshua Tree National 
Park; and 
‘‘(B) in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
‘‘(2) DESCRIPTION OF ADDITIONAL LAND.—The 
additional land referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
25 acres of land— 
‘‘(A) depicted on the map entitled ‘Joshua 
Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment 
Map’, numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 1, 
2003; 
‘‘(B) added to Joshua Tree National Park 
by the notice of the Department of the Interior 
of August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and 
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‘‘(C) more particularly described as lots 
26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 
8 E., San Bernardino Meridian. 
‘‘(d) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY EN-
ERGY TRANSPORT FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this title termi-
nates any valid right-of-way for the customary oper-
ation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation with-
in an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other au-
thorized energy transport facility activities in a 
right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to the 
Southern California Edison Company or the prede-
cessors, successors, or assigns of the Southern Cali-
fornia Edison Company that is located on land de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), 
including, at a minimum, the use of mechanized ve-
hicles, helicopters, or other aerial devices. 
‘‘(2) UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS.—Noth-
ing in this title prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of— 
‘‘(A) Southern California Edison Company 
energy transport facilities, including the energy 
transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, 
Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah 
distribution circuits rights-of-way; or 
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‘‘(B) an energy transport facility in rights- 
of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary adjacent to Southern California Edison 
Joshua Tree Utility Facilities. 
‘‘(3) PUBLICATION OF PLANS.—Not later than 
the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this title or the issuance of a new energy trans-
port facility right-of-way within the Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Southern California Edison 
Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer-
gency access by the Southern California Edison 
Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern Cali-
fornia Edison Company within Joshua Tree Na-
tional Park. 
‘‘TITLE 
XV—NATIONAL 
OFF- 
HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE 
RECRE-
ATION AREAS 
‘‘SEC. 1501. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VE-
HICLE RECREATION AREAS. 
‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1701 et seq.) and resource management plans developed 
under this title and subject to valid rights, the following 
land within the Conservation Area in San Bernardino 
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County, California, is designated as National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Areas: 
‘‘(1) DUMONT DUNES NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE
RECREATION
AREA.—Certain Bureau of 
Land Management land in the Conservation Area, 
comprising approximately 7,630 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘Dumont Dunes Pro-
posed National OHV Recreation Area’ and dated 
June 29, 2015, which shall be known as the ‘Du-
mont Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre-
ation Area’. 
‘‘(2) EL MIRAGE NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VE-
HICLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land 
Management land in the Conservation Area, com-
prising approximately 14,930 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘El Mirage Proposed Na-
tional OHV Recreation Area’ and dated January 4, 
2017, which shall be known as the ‘El Mirage Na-
tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(3) RASOR NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 
RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau of Land Man-
agement land in the Conservation Area, comprising 
approximately 23,910 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘Rasor Proposed National OHV 
Recreation Area’ and dated February 15, 2015, 
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which shall be known as the ‘Rasor National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(4) SPANGLER HILLS NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE
RECREATION
AREA.—Certain Bureau of 
Land Management land in the Conservation Area, 
comprising approximately 56,140 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘Spangler Hills Pro-
posed National OHV Recreation Area’ and dated 
January 4, 2017, which shall be known as the 
‘Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre-
ation Area’. 
‘‘(5) STODDARD VALLEY NATIONAL OFF-HIGH-
WAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.—Certain Bureau 
of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, 
comprising approximately 40,110 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘Stoddard Valley Pro-
posed National OHV Recreation Area’ and dated 
February 18, 2015, which shall be known as the 
‘Stoddard Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area’. 
‘‘(b) REDESIGNATION AND EXPANSION OF JOHNSON 
VALLEY NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION 
AREA.— 
‘‘(1) REDESIGNATION.—The Johnson Valley 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated by 
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section 2945 of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public 
Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 1038)— 
‘‘(A) is hereby redesignated as the Johnson 
Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area; and 
‘‘(B) is expanded to include all of the land, 
approximately 11,300 acres, depicted as the 
‘Proposed Johnson Valley National Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area Additions’ on the 
map entitled ‘Johnson Valley National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’ and dated 
November 30, 2016. 
‘‘(2) RELATION TO AUTHORIZED NAVY USE.— 
The redesignation of the Johnson Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area as the Johnson Valley 
National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area does 
not alter or interfere with the rights and obligations 
of the Navy regarding the use of portions of the 
Recreation Area as provided in subtitle C of title 
XXIX of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1034). 
‘‘(3) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, 
regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of 
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same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct errors in the 
map and legal descriptions. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
filed and made available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
‘‘(e) USE OF THE LAND.— 
‘‘(1) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance 
the recreational uses of the national off-highway 
vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded 
by subsections (a) and (b), including off-high-
way recreation, hiking, camping, hunting, 
mountain biking, sightseeing, rockhounding, 
and horseback riding, as long as the rec-
reational use is consistent with this section and 
any other applicable law. 
‘‘(B) OFF-HIGHWAY
VEHICLE
AND
OFF- 
HIGHWAY
RECREATION.—To the extent con-
sistent with applicable Federal law (including 
regulations) and this section, any authorized 
recreation activities and use designations in ef-
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fect on the date of enactment of this title and 
applicable to the national off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas designated or expanded by sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall continue, including 
casual off-highway vehicular use, racing, com-
petitive events, rock crawling, training, and 
other forms of off-highway recreation. 
‘‘(2) WILDLIFE
GUZZLERS.—Wildlife guzzlers 
shall be allowed in the national off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas designated by subsection (a) in ac-
cordance with— 
‘‘(A) applicable Bureau of Land Manage-
ment guidelines; and 
‘‘(B) State law. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITED USES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Commercial develop-
ment (including development of energy facili-
ties, but excluding energy transport facilities, 
rights-of-way, and related telecommunication 
facilities) shall be prohibited in the national off- 
highway vehicle recreation areas designated by 
subsections (a) and (b) if the Secretary deter-
mines that the development is incompatible with 
the purpose of this title. 
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‘‘(B) EXCEPTION
FOR
TEMPORARY
PER-
MITTED VENDORS.—Subparagraph (A) does not 
prohibit a commercial vendor from establishing, 
pursuant to a temporary permit, a site in the 
national off-highway vehicle recreation areas for 
the purpose of providing accessories and other 
support for off-highway vehicles and vehicles 
used for accessing the area. 
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the national off-highway vehicle recreation 
areas designated by subsections (a) and (b) in ac-
cordance with— 
‘‘(A) this title; 
‘‘(B) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
and 
‘‘(C) any other applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as prac-
ticable, but not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) amend existing resource manage-
ment plans applicable to the land des-
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ignated as national off-highway vehicle 
recreation areas under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(ii) develop new management plans 
for each national off-highway vehicle recre-
ation area designated under that sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—All new or amend-
ed plans under subparagraph (A) shall be de-
signed to preserve and enhance safe off-highway 
vehicle and other recreational opportunities 
within the applicable recreation area consistent 
with— 
‘‘(i) the purpose described in sub-
section (c); and 
‘‘(ii) any applicable laws (including 
regulations). 
‘‘(C) INTERIM
PLANS.—Pending comple-
tion of a new management plan under subpara-
graph (A), the existing resource management 
plans shall govern the use of the applicable na-
tional off-highway vehicle recreation area. 
‘‘(g) STUDY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, but 
not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment 
of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study to 
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identify Bureau of Land Management land within 
the Conservation Area that is suitable for addition 
to— 
‘‘(A) the national off-highway vehicle recre-
ation areas designated by subsection (a) and 
(b); or 
‘‘(B) the Johnson Valley National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated by 
section 2945 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 1038). 
‘‘(2) STUDY AREAS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
‘‘(A) certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap-
proximately 41,000 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Spangler Hills Proposed 
National OHV Recreation Area’ and dated Jan-
uary 4, 2017; and 
‘‘(B) certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap-
proximately 680 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘El Mirage Proposed National 
OHV Recreation Area’ and dated January 21, 
2017. 
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‘‘(C) certain Bureau of Land Management 
land in the Conservation Area, comprising ap-
proximately 10,300 acres, as generally depicted 
on the map entitled ‘Johnson Valley National 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’ and 
dated November 30, 2016. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In preparing the study 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) seek input from stakeholders, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(i) the State, including— 
‘‘(I) the California Public Utili-
ties Commission; and 
‘‘(II) the California Energy Com-
mission; 
‘‘(ii) San Bernardino County, Cali-
fornia; 
‘‘(iii) the public; 
‘‘(iv) recreational user groups; 
‘‘(v) conservation organizations; 
‘‘(vi) the Southern California Edison 
Company; 
‘‘(vii) the Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company; and 
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‘‘(viii) other Federal agencies, includ-
ing the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(B) explore the feasibility of— 
‘‘(i) expanding the southern boundary 
of the national off-highway vehicle recre-
ation area described in subsection (a)(3) to 
include previously disturbed land; and 
‘‘(ii) establishing a right of way for 
OHV use in the area identified in (g)(2), 
to the extent necessary to connect the non- 
contiguous areas of the Johnson Valley 
National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area; 
‘‘(C) identify and exclude from consider-
ation any land that— 
‘‘(i) is managed for conservation pur-
poses; 
‘‘(ii) is identified as critical habitat 
for a listed species; 
‘‘(iii) may be suitable for renewable 
energy development; or 
‘‘(iv) may be necessary for energy 
transmission; and 
‘‘(D) not recommend or approve expansion 
of national off-highway vehicle recreation areas 
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within the Conservation Area that collectively 
would exceed the total acres administratively 
designated for off-highway recreation within the 
Conservation Area as of the day before the date 
of enactment of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 
113–66; 127 Stat. 672). 
‘‘(4) APPLICABLE
LAW.—The Secretary shall 
consider the information and recommendations of 
the study completed under paragraph (1) to deter-
mine the impacts of expanding national off-highway 
vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection (a) 
on the Conservation Area, in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 
‘‘(C) applicable regulations and plans, in-
cluding the Desert Renewable Energy Conserva-
tion Plan Land Use Plan Amendment; and 
‘‘(D) any other applicable law. 
‘‘(5) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—On comple-
tion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit the study to— 
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‘‘(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate. 
‘‘(6) AUTHORIZATION FOR EXPANSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—On completion of the 
study under paragraph (1) and in accordance 
with all applicable laws (including regulations), 
the Secretary shall authorize the expansion of 
the national off-highway vehicle recreation 
areas recommended under the study. 
‘‘(B) MANAGEMENT.—Any land within the 
expanded areas under subparagraph (A) shall 
be managed in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(h) SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
EDISON
COMPANY 
UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
‘‘(1) EFFECT
OF
TITLE.—Nothing in this 
title— 
‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of- 
way for the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 
right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 
energy transport facility activities (including the 
use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and 
other aerial device) in a right-of-way issued, 
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granted, or permitted to Southern California 
Edison Company (including any predecessor or 
successor in interest or assign) that is located 
on land included in— 
‘‘(i) the El Mirage National Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley National 
Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(B) affects the application, siting, route 
selection, right-of-way acquisition, or construc-
tion 
of 
the 
Coolwater-Lugo 
transmission 
project, as may be approved by the California 
Public Utilities Commission and the Bureau of 
Land Management; or 
‘‘(C) prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of any Southern California Edison Com-
pany— 
‘‘(i) utility facility, including such a 
utility facility known on the date of enact-
ment of this title as— 
‘‘(I) ‘Gale-PS 512 transmission 
lines or rights-of-way’; and 
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‘‘(II) ‘Patio, Jack Ranch, and 
Kenworth 
distribution 
circuits 
or 
rights-of-way’; and 
‘‘(ii) energy transport facility in a 
right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted 
by the Secretary adjacent to a utility facil-
ity referred to in clause (i). 
‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Southern California Edison 
Company, shall publish plans for regular and emer-
gency access by the Southern California Edison 
Company to the rights-of-way of the Company by 
the date that is 1 year after the later of— 
‘‘(A) the date of enactment of this title; 
and 
‘‘(B) the date of issuance of a new energy 
transport facility right-of-way within— 
‘‘(i) the El Mirage National Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area; 
‘‘(ii) the Spangler Hills National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(iii) the Stoddard Valley National 
Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. 
‘‘(i) PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY 
FACILITIES AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.— 
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‘‘(1) EFFECT
OF
TITLE.—Nothing in this 
title— 
‘‘(A) terminates any validly issued right-of- 
way for the customary operation, maintenance, 
upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing 
right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized 
activity (including the use of any mechanized 
vehicle, helicopter, and other aerial device) in a 
right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (including 
any predecessor or successor in interest or as-
sign) that is located on land included in the 
Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area; or 
‘‘(B) prohibits the upgrading or replace-
ment of any— 
‘‘(i) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas 
and Electric Company, including those 
utility facilities known on the date of en-
actment of this title as— 
‘‘(I) Gas Transmission Line 311 
or rights-of-way; and 
‘‘(II) Gas Transmission Line 372 
or rights-of-way; and 
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‘‘(ii) utility facilities of the Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company in rights-of-way 
issued, granted, or permitted by the Sec-
retary adjacent to a utility facility referred 
to in clause (i). 
‘‘(2) PLANS FOR ACCESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this title or the 
issuance of a new utility facility right-of-way within 
the Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area, whichever is later, the Secretary, in 
consultation with the Pacific Gas and Electric Com-
pany, shall publish plans for regular and emergency 
access by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to 
the rights-of-way of the Pacific Gas and Electric 
Company. 
‘‘TITLE XVI—ALABAMA HILLS 
NATIONAL SCENIC AREA 
‘‘SEC. 1601. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘manage-
ment plan’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Scenic Area developed under section 1603(a). 
‘‘(2) MAP.—The term ‘Map’ means the map ti-
tled ‘Proposed Alabama Hills National Scenic Area’, 
dated September 8, 2014. 
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‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The term ‘motor-
ized vehicles’ means motorized or mechanized vehi-
cles and includes, when used by utilities, mechanized 
equipment, helicopters, and other aerial devices nec-
essary to maintain electrical or communications in-
frastructure. 
‘‘(4) NATIONAL SCENIC AREA.—The term ‘Na-
tional Scenic Area’ means the Alabama Hills Na-
tional Scenic Area established by section 1602(a). 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 
of California. 
‘‘(7) TRIBE.—The term ‘Tribe’ means the Lone 
Pine Paiute-Shoshone. 
‘‘(8) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘utility fa-
cility’ means any and all existing and future water 
system facilities including aqueducts, streams, 
ditches, and canals; water facilities including, but 
not limited to, flow measuring stations, gauges, 
gates, values, piping, conduits, fencing, and electrical 
power and communications devices and systems; and 
any and all existing and future electric generation 
facilities, electric storage facilities, overhead and/or 
underground electrical supply systems and commu-
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nication systems consisting of electric substations, 
electric lines, poles and towers made of various ma-
terials, ‘H’ frame structures, guy wires and anchors, 
crossarms, wires, underground conduits, cables, 
vaults, manholes, handholes, above-ground enclo-
sures, markers and concrete pads and other fixtures, 
appliances and communication circuits, and other 
fixtures, appliances and appurtenances connected 
therewith necessary or convenient for the construc-
tion, operation, regulation, control, grounding and 
maintenance of electric generation, storage, lines 
and communication circuits, for the purpose of 
transmitting intelligence and generating, storing, 
distributing, regulating and controlling electric en-
ergy to be used for light, heat, power, communica-
tion, and other purposes. 
‘‘SEC. 1602. ALABAMA HILLS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CALI-
FORNIA. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid, existing 
rights, there is established in Inyo County, California, the 
Alabama Hills National Scenic Area. The National Scenic 
Area shall be comprised of the approximately 18,610 acres 
generally depicted on the Map as ‘National Scenic Area’. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Scenic 
Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, 
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use, and enjoyment of present and future generations the 
nationally significant scenic, cultural, geological, edu-
cational, biological, historical, recreational, cinemato-
graphic, and scientific resources of the National Scenic 
Area managed consistent with section 302(a) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1732(a)). 
‘‘(c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description of the 
National Scenic Area with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-
tions. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
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propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management. 
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall manage 
the National Scenic Area— 
‘‘(1) as a component of the National Landscape 
Conservation System; 
‘‘(2) so as not to impact the future continuing 
operations and maintenance of any activities associ-
ated with valid, existing rights, including water 
rights; 
‘‘(3) in a manner that conserves, protects, and 
enhances the resources and values of the National 
Scenic Area described in subsection (b); and 
‘‘(4) in accordance with— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
‘‘(B) this Act; and 
‘‘(C) any other applicable laws. 
‘‘(e) MANAGEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall allow 
only such uses of the National Scenic Area as the 
Secretary determines would support the purposes of 
the National Scenic Area as described in subsection 
(b). 
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‘‘(2) RECREATIONAL
ACTIVITIES.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this Act or other applicable 
law, or as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
for public health and safety, the Secretary shall 
allow existing recreational uses of the National Sce-
nic Area to continue, including hiking, mountain 
biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, horseback riding, 
hunting, fishing, and appropriate authorized motor-
ized vehicle use. 
‘‘(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as speci-
fied within this Act and/or in cases in which motor-
ized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, 
or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized 
vehicles in the National Scenic Area shall be per-
mitted only on— 
‘‘(A) roads and trails designated by the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management for 
use of motorized vehicles as part of a manage-
ment plan sustaining a semi-primitive motorized 
experience; or 
‘‘(B) on county-maintained roads in ac-
cordance with applicable State and county laws. 
‘‘(f) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land out-
side the National Scenic Area can be seen or heard 
within the National Scenic Area shall not preclude 
the activity or use outside the boundaries of the Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
‘‘(g) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall continue to pro-
vide private landowners adequate access to inholdings in 
the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(h) FILMING.—Nothing in this Act prohibits filming 
(including commercial film production, student filming, 
and still photography) within the National Scenic Area— 
‘‘(1) subject to— 
‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary; and 
‘‘(B) applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(i) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife. 
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‘‘(j) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Na-
tional Scenic Area, including grazing under the Alabama 
Hills allotment and the George Creek allotment, as estab-
lished before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
permitted to continue— 
‘‘(1) subject to— 
‘‘(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary; and 
‘‘(B) applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(k) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act restricts or 
precludes flights over the National Scenic Area or over-
flights that can be seen or heard within the National Sce-
nic Area, including— 
‘‘(1) transportation, sightseeing and filming 
flights, general aviation planes, helicopters, hang- 
gliders, and balloonists, for commercial or rec-
reational purposes; 
‘‘(2) low-level overflights of military aircraft; 
‘‘(3) flight testing and evaluation; 
‘‘(4) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
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flight training routes, over the National Scenic Area; 
or 
‘‘(5) the use, including take-off and landing, of 
helicopters and other aerial devices within valid 
rights-of-way to construct or maintain energy trans-
port facilities. 
‘‘(l) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to this Act’s provisions 
and valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act, including rights established by prior withdrawals, 
the Federal land within the National Scenic Area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
‘‘(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min-
ing laws; and 
‘‘(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to 
mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
‘‘(m) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in 
this Act prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 
conducting 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 
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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-
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); or 
‘‘(C) preclude the Secretary from author-
izing the establishment of new utility facility 
rights of way (including instream sites, routes, 
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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; 
‘‘(ii) subject to such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate; and 
‘‘(iii) are determined, by the Sec-
retary, to be the only technical or feasible 
location, following consideration of alter-
natives within existing rights of way or 
outside of the National Scenic Area. 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘SEC. 1603. 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. 
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‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the manage-
ment 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 
developing 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. 
‘‘(d) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion 
of the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the 
National Scenic Area in accordance with section 3. 
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‘‘SEC. 1604. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAI-
UTE-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 Addi-
tion’ 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 located, generally described as the 250-foot-wide 
right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pur-
suant 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. 
‘‘(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). 
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‘‘SEC. 1605. 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. 
1606. 
PROTECTION 
OF 
SERVICES 
AND 
REC-
REATIONAL 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. 
‘‘TITLE XVII—MISCELLANEOUS 
‘‘SEC. 1701. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
‘‘Nothing in this title— 
‘‘(1) restricts or precludes Department of De-
fense motorized access by land or air— 
‘‘(A) to respond to an emergency within a 
wilderness area designated by this Act; or 
‘‘(B) to control access to the emergency 
site; 
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‘‘(2) prevents nonmechanized military training 
activities previously conducted on wilderness areas 
designated by this title that are consistent with— 
‘‘(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 
et seq.); and 
‘‘(B) all applicable laws (including regula-
tions); 
‘‘(3) restricts or precludes low-level overflights 
of military aircraft over the areas designated as wil-
derness, national monuments, special management 
areas, or recreation areas by this Act, including mili-
tary overflights that can be seen or heard within the 
designated areas; 
‘‘(4) restricts or precludes flight testing and 
evaluation in the areas described in paragraph (3); 
or 
‘‘(5) restricts or precludes the designation or 
creation of new units of special use airspace, or the 
establishment of military flight training routes, over 
the areas described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘SEC. 1702. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, 
AND CONSERVATION LAND. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUIRED
LAND.—The term ‘acquired 
land’ means any land acquired within the Conserva-
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tion Area using amounts from the land and water 
conservation fund established under section 200302 
of title 54, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION
LAND.—The term ‘con-
servation land’ means any land within the Conserva-
tion Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions 
of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general con-
servation plan, or State natural communities con-
servation plan, including— 
‘‘(A) national conservation land established 
pursuant to section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omni-
bus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 
U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D)); and 
‘‘(B) areas of critical environmental con-
cern established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) 
of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)). 
‘‘(3) DONATED
LAND.—The term ‘donated 
land’ means any private land donated to the United 
States for conservation purposes in the Conservation 
Area. 
‘‘(4) DONOR.—The term ‘donor’ means an indi-
vidual or entity that donates private land within the 
Conservation Area to the United States. 
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‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the Bureau of Land Management. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITIONS.—Except as provided in sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall not authorize the use of 
acquired land, conservation land, or donated land within 
the Conservation Area for any activities contrary to the 
conservation purposes for which the land was acquired, 
designated, or donated, including— 
‘‘(1) disposal; 
‘‘(2) rights-of-way; 
‘‘(3) leases; 
‘‘(4) livestock grazing; 
‘‘(5) infrastructure development, except as pro-
vided in subsection (c); 
‘‘(6) mineral entry; and 
‘‘(7) off-highway vehicle use, except on— 
‘‘(A) designated routes; 
‘‘(B) off-highway vehicle areas designated 
by law; and 
‘‘(C) 
administratively 
designated 
open 
areas. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION BY SECRETARY.—Subject 
to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize lim-
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ited exceptions to prohibited uses of acquired land or 
donated land in the Conservation Area if— 
‘‘(A) a right-of-way application for a re-
newable energy development project or associ-
ated energy transport facility on acquired land 
or donated land was submitted to the Bureau 
of Land Management on or before December 1, 
2009; or 
‘‘(B) after the completion and consider-
ation of an analysis under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.), the Secretary has determined that pro-
posed use is in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If the Secretary 
grants an exception to the prohibition under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the 
permittee to donate private land of comparable 
value located within the Conservation Area to 
the United States to mitigate the use. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The private land to be 
donated under subparagraph (A) shall be ap-
proved by the Secretary after— 
‘‘(i) consultation, to the maximum ex-
tent practicable, with the donor of the pri-
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vate land proposed for nonconservation 
uses; and 
‘‘(ii) an opportunity for public com-
ment regarding the donation. 
‘‘(d) EXISTING AGREEMENTS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion affects permitted or prohibited uses of donated land 
or acquired land in the Conservation Area established in 
any easements, deed restrictions, memoranda of under-
standing, or other agreements in existence on the date of 
enactment of this title. 
‘‘(e) DEED RESTRICTIONS.—Effective beginning on 
the date of enactment of this title, within the Conservation 
Area, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) accept deed restrictions requested by land-
owners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired 
by, the United States; and 
‘‘(2) consistent with existing rights, create deed 
restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights 
relating to any public land determined by the Sec-
retary to be necessary— 
‘‘(A) to fulfill the mitigation requirements 
resulting from the development of renewable re-
sources; or 
‘‘(B) to satisfy the conditions of— 
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‘‘(i) a habitat conservation plan or 
general conservation plan established pur-
suant to section 10 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1539); or 
‘‘(ii) a natural communities conserva-
tion plan approved by the State. 
‘‘SEC. 1703. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS. 
‘‘(a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure access to 
areas designated under this Act by members of Indian 
tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, con-
sistent with applicable law, including Public Law 95–341 
(commonly known as the ‘American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996). 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica-
ble law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the ‘American Indian Religious Freedom 
Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996), and subject to paragraph 
(2), the Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe or 
Indian religious community, shall temporarily close 
to general public use any portion of an area des-
ignated as a national monument, special manage-
ment area, wild and scenic river, area of critical en-
vironmental concern, or National Park System unit 
under this Act (referred to in this subsection as a 
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‘designated area’) to protect the privacy of tradi-
tional cultural and religious activities in the des-
ignated area by members of the Indian tribe or In-
dian religious community. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—In closing a portion of a 
designated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall limit the closure to the smallest practicable 
area for the minimum period necessary for the tradi-
tional cultural and religious activities. 
‘‘(c) TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this title, the Sec-
retary of the Interior shall develop and implement a 
tribal cultural resources management plan to iden-
tify, protect, and conserve cultural resources of In-
dian tribes associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail 
network extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Moun-
tain, Nevada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, California). 
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult on the development and implementation of the 
tribal cultural resources management plan under 
paragraph (1) with— 
‘‘(A) each of— 
‘‘(i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; 
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