(E) includes vanishing coastal flower 
meadows, spruce bogs, groves of Garry oaks 
and endemic coastal junipers, and other rare 
and fragile ecosystems that support numerous 
plant species and provide nesting habitat for 
seabirds, songbirds, bats, and other small native 
mammals; 
(F) is used by several nonprofit, govern-
ment, and educational organizations for sci-
entific research and education, including the 
San Juan Islands Experimental Education Out-
door Classroom; 
(G) was identified by the Secretary of the 
Interior in November 2011 as 1 of 18 areas of 
public land in 9 States that was a ‘‘crown 
jewel’’ warranting immediate and permanent 
protection by Congress; and 
(H) the establishment of the San Juan Is-
lands National Conservation Area is the best 
way to preserve, protect, enhance, and restore 
a landscape that is of local and national impor-
tance. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
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tions the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cul-
tural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific 
resources of the National Conservation Area; and 
(2) to protect each species that is— 
(A) located in the National Conservation 
Area; and 
(B) listed as a threatened or endangered 
species on the list of threatened species or the 
list of endangered species published under sec-
tion 4(c)(1) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(1)). 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Council’’ means the San Juan Islands National Con-
servation Area Advisory Council established under 
section 4(e). 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the Na-
tional Conservation Area developed under section 
4(b). 
(3) NATIONAL
CONSERVATION
AREA.—The 
term ‘‘National Conservation Area’’ means the San 
Juan Islands National Conservation Area established 
by section 4(a). 
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(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 4. SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL CONSERVATION 
AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is established in the State of Washington the 
San Juan Islands National Conservation Area, consisting 
of approximately 1,000 acres of public land in the State 
of Washington, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed San Juan Islands National Conservation Area’’ 
and dated June 30, 2011. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act and in accordance 
with paragraph (2), the Secretary shall develop a 
comprehensive plan for the long-term management 
of the National Conservation Area. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the man-
agement plan required under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall consult with— 
(A) appropriate State, tribal, and local 
governmental entities; and 
(B) members of the public. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage 
the National Conservation Area— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the resources of the National 
Conservation Area; and 
(B) in accordance with— 
(i) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et 
seq.); 
(ii) this Act; and 
(iii) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow uses 
of the National Conservation Area that the Sec-
retary determines would further a purpose described 
in section 2(b). 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except as needed 
for administrative purposes or to respond to an 
emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the Na-
tional Conservation Area shall be permitted only on 
roads designated by the management plan for the 
use of motorized vehicles. 
(4) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in 
this Act prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with 
other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appro-
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priate, from conducting wildland fire operations in 
the National Conservation Area, consistent with the 
purposes of this Act. 
(5) INVASIVE SPECIES AND NOXIOUS WEEDS.— 
In accordance with any applicable laws and subject 
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate, the Secretary may prescribe 
measures to control nonnative invasive plants and 
noxious weeds within the National Conservation 
Area. 
(6) TRIBAL CULTURAL USES.—The Secretary 
shall, in consultation with Indian tribes— 
(A) ensure the protection of religious and 
cultural sites in the National Conservation 
Area; and 
(B) provide access to the sites by members 
of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and cus-
tomary uses, consistent with Public Law 95– 
341 (commonly known as the ‘‘American Indian 
Religious Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996). 
(d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Na-
tional Conservation Area. 
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(2) 
ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
CONSERVATION 
AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land out-
side the National Conservation Area can be seen or 
heard within the National Conservation Area shall 
not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary 
of the National Conservation Area. 
(3) ACQUISITION OF LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may ac-
quire non-Federal land within the boundaries of 
the National Conservation Area only through 
exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing 
seller. 
(B) MANAGEMENT.—Land acquired under 
subparagraph (A) shall become part of the Na-
tional Conservation Area. 
(e) ADVISORY COUNCIL.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish an advisory council, to be 
known as the ‘‘San Juan Islands National Conserva-
tion Area Advisory Council’’. 
(2) MEMBERS.— 
(A) COMPOSITION.—The Advisory Council 
shall be composed of 7 members, to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary. 
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(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—To the maximum 
extent practicable, the members appointed 
under subparagraph (A) shall— 
(i) reside in or within reasonable prox-
imity to San Juan County, Washington; 
(ii) have backgrounds that reflect— 
(I) the purposes for which the 
National Conservation Area was es-
tablished; and 
(II) the interests of the stake-
holders that are affected by the plan-
ning and management of the National 
Conservation Area; and 
(iii) be fairly balanced in terms of the 
points of view represented and the func-
tions to be performed by the Advisory 
Council. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall advise 
the Secretary with respect to the preparation and 
implementation of the management plan. 
(4) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council 
shall be subject to— 
(A) the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.); and 
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(B) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
(5) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall 
terminate on the date that is 1 year after the date 
on which the management plan is adopted by the 
Secretary. 
(f) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land acquired by the United States after the 
date of enactment of this Act that is located in the Na-
tional Conservation Area shall— 
(1) become part of the National Conservation 
Area; and 
(2) be managed 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 law (including 
regulations). 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, all Federal land (including interests in the 
Federal land) located in the National Conservation 
Area is withdrawn from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and 
disposal under the public land laws; 
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(B) location, entry, and patenting under 
the mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, min-
eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
(2) ADDITIONAL LAND.—Any land acquired by 
the United States after the date of enactment of this 
Act that is located in the National Conservation 
Area shall be withdrawn from operation of the laws 
referred to in paragraph (1) on the date of acquisi-
tion of the land. 
(h) EFFECT.—Nothing in this Act alters, modifies, 
enlarges, diminishes, or abrogates the treaty rights of any 
Indian tribe. 
Æ 
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