‘‘(1) to support desert tortoise research, disease 
monitoring, handling training, rehabilitation, and re-
introduction; and 
‘‘(2) to ensure the full recovery and ongoing 
survival of the desert tortoise species. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) seek the participation of or contract with 
qualified nongovernmental organizations with exper-
tise in desert tortoise disease research and experi-
ence with desert tortoise translocation techniques, 
and scientific training of professional biologists for 
handling tortoises, to staff and manage the Center, 
including through the use of public-private partner-
ships for funding and other purposes, where appro-
priate; 
‘‘(2) ensure that the Center engages in public 
outreach and education on tortoise handling; and 
‘‘(3) consult with the States of California and 
Nevada to ensure the center is operated consistently 
with applicable State law. 
‘‘(c) NON-FEDERAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary may accept and expend contributions of non-Fed-
eral funds to establish, operate, and maintain the Center.
‘‘SEC. 1706. WILDLIFE CORRIDORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) assess the impacts of habitat fragmenta-
tion on wildlife in the Conservation Area; and 
‘‘(2) establish policies and procedures to ensure 
the preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate 
species migration. 
‘‘(b) 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 re-
garding the impact of habitat fragmentation on wild-
life in the Conservation Area. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The study under para-
graph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) identify the species migrating, or like-
ly to migrate, in the Conservation Area; 
‘‘(B) examine the impacts and potential 
impacts of habitat fragmentation on— 
‘‘(i) plants, insects, and animals; and 
‘‘(ii) species migration and survival; 
‘‘(C) identify critical wildlife and species 
migration corridors recommended for preserva-
tion; and 
‘‘(D) include recommendations for ensur-
ing the biological connectivity of public land
managed by the Secretary and the Secretary of 
Defense throughout the Conservation Area. 
‘‘(3) RIGHTS-OF-WAY.—The Secretary shall 
consider the information and recommendations of 
the study under paragraph (1) to determine the in-
dividual and cumulative impacts of rights-of-way for 
projects in 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.); and 
‘‘(C) any other applicable law. 
‘‘(c) LAND MANAGEMENT PLANS.—The Secretary 
shall incorporate into all land management plans applica-
ble to the Conservation Area the findings and rec-
ommendations of the study completed under subsection 
(b).’’. 
SEC. 3. VISITOR CENTER. 
Title IV of the California Desert Protection Act of 
1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–21 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 408. VISITOR CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire not 
more than 5 acres of land and interests in land, and im-
provements on the land and interests, outside the bound-
aries of Joshua Tree National Park, in the unincorporated 
village of Joshua Tree, for the purpose of operating a vis-
itor center. 
‘‘(b) BOUNDARY.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the park to include the land acquired under 
this section as a noncontiguous parcel. 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATION.—Land and facilities acquired 
under this section— 
‘‘(1) may include the property owned (as of the 
date of enactment of this section) by the Joshua 
Tree National Park Association and commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘Joshua Tree National Park Visitor 
Center’; 
‘‘(2) shall be administered by the Secretary as 
part of the park; and 
‘‘(3) may be acquired only with the consent of 
the owner, by donation, purchase with donated or 
appropriated funds, or exchange.’’. 
SEC. 4. CALIFORNIA STATE SCHOOL LAND. 
Section 707 of the California Desert Protection Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–77) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence—
(i) by striking ‘‘Upon request of the 
California State Lands Commission (here-
inafter in this section referred to as the 
‘Commission’), the Secretary shall enter 
into negotiations for an agreement’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall nego-
tiate in good faith to reach an agreement with the 
California State Lands Commission (referred to in 
this section as the Commission)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, national monu-
ments, 
off-highway 
vehicle 
recreation 
areas,’’ after ‘‘more of the wilderness 
areas’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘The Secretary shall negotiate in good faith to’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENT.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, not later than 10 years after the date of 
enactment of this title, the Secretary shall’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘, national 
monuments, off-highway vehicle recreation areas,’’ 
after ‘‘wilderness areas’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
following:
‘‘(5) SPECIAL DEPOSIT FUND ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Assembled land ex-
changes may be used to carry out this section 
through the sale of surplus Federal property 
and subsequent acquisitions of State school 
land. 
‘‘(B) RECEIPTS.—Past and future receipts 
from the sale of property described in sub-
section (a), less any costs incurred related to 
the sale, shall be deposited in a Special Deposit 
Fund Account established in the Treasury. 
‘‘(C) USE.—Funds accumulated in the 
Special Deposit Fund Account may be used by 
the Secretary, without an appropriation, to ac-
quire State school lands or interest in the land 
consistent with this section.’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) Any transaction completed pursuant to 
this section prior to January 1, 2018: 
‘‘(A) is deemed to be in compliance with 
the terms of the October 26, 1995, Memo-
randum of Agreement between the commission, 
the general services administration, and the 
Secretary; and
‘‘(B) meets the requirements of subsection 
(a) of this section. 
‘‘(2) Future transactions that satisfy the terms 
of the October 26, 1995, Memorandum of Agree-
ment shall be considered to be in compliance with 
subsection (a) of this section.’’. 
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (196), by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A)(i) The approximately 1.4-mile seg-
ment of the Amargosa River in the State of 
California, from the private property boundary 
in sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet down-
stream of Highway 178, to be administered by 
the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river 
as an addition to the wild and scenic river seg-
ments of the Amargosa River on publication by 
the Secretary of a notice in the Federal Reg-
ister that sufficient inholdings within the 
boundaries of the segments have been acquired 
as scenic easements or in fee title to establish 
a manageable addition to those segments.
‘‘(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile segment 
of the Amargosa River in the State of Cali-
fornia, from 100 feet downstream of the State 
Highway 178 crossing to 100 feet upstream of 
the Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as 
a scenic river.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(213) 
SURPRISE
CANYON
CREEK, 
CALI-
FORNIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following seg-
ments of Surprise Canyon Creek in the State of 
California, to be administered by the Secretary 
of the Interior: 
‘‘(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of 
Surprise Canyon Creek from the con-
fluence of Frenchman’s Canyon and Water 
Canyon to 100 feet upstream of Chris 
Wicht Camp, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) The approximately 1.8 miles of 
Surprise Canyon Creek from 100 feet up-
stream of Chris Wicht Camp to the south-
ern boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 44 
E., Mount Diablo Meridian, as a rec-
reational river.
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON HISTORIC MINING STRUC-
TURES.—Nothing in this paragraph affects the 
historic mining structures associated with the 
former Panamint Mining District. 
‘‘(214) DEEP CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The following seg-
ments of Deep Creek in the State of California, 
to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture: 
‘‘(i) The approximately 6.5-mile seg-
ment from 0.125 mile downstream of the 
Rainbow Dam site in sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 
2 W., San Bernardino Meridian to 0.25 
miles upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(ii) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 
mile upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing 
to 0.25 mile downstream of the Road 
3N34 crossing, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(iii) The 2.5-mile segment from 0.25 
miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 
crossing to 0.25 miles upstream of the 
Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river. 
‘‘(iv) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 
miles upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing
to 0.25 mile downstream of the Trail 
2W01 crossing, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(v) The 10-mile segment from 0.25 
miles downstream of the Trail 2W01 cross-
ing to the upper limit of the Mojave dam 
flood zone in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 
San Bernardino Meridian, as a wild river. 
‘‘(vi) The 11-mile segment of Hol-
comb Creek from 100 yards downstream of 
the Road 3N12 crossing to .25 miles down-
stream of Holcomb Crossing, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(vii) The 3.5-mile segment of the 
Holcomb Creek from 0.25 miles down-
stream of Holcomb Crossing to the Deep 
Creek confluence, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT ON SKI OPERATIONS.—Noth-
ing in this paragraph affects— 
‘‘(i) the operations of the Snow Valley 
Ski Resort; or 
‘‘(ii) the State regulation of water 
rights and water quality associated with 
the operation of the Snow Valley Ski Re-
sort.
‘‘(215) WHITEWATER
RIVER, CALIFORNIA.— 
The following segments of the Whitewater River in 
the State of California, to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the In-
terior, acting jointly: 
‘‘(A) The 5.8-mile segment of the North 
Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 
River near Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence 
with the Middle Fork, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.4-mile segment of the Middle 
Fork Whitewater River from the source of the 
River to the confluence with the South Fork, as 
a wild river. 
‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the confluence of 
the River with the East Fork to the section line 
between sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., 
San Bernardino Meridian, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The 1-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the section line be-
tween sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 
Bernardino Meridian, to the section line be-
tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 
Bernardino Meridian, as a recreational river.
‘‘(E) The 4.9-mile segment of the South 
Fork Whitewater River from the section line be-
tween sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., San 
Bernardino Meridian, to the confluence with the 
Middle Fork, as a wild river. 
‘‘(F) The 5.4-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Whitewater River from the con-
fluence of the South and Middle Forks to the 
San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(G) The 3.6-mile segment of the main 
stem of the Whitewater River from the San 
Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to .25 miles up-
stream of the southern boundary of section 35, 
T. 2 S., R. 3 E., San Bernardino Meridian, as 
a recreational river.’’. 
SEC. 6. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—Section 1 of the California 
Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa note; 
Public Law 103–433) is amended by striking ‘‘1 and 2, 
and titles I through IX’’ and inserting ‘‘1, 2, and 3, titles 
I through IX, and titles XIII through XVII’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—The California Desert Protection 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is 
amended by inserting after section 2 the following:
‘‘SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In titles XIII through XVII: 
‘‘(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘Con-
servation Area’ means the California Desert Con-
servation Area. 
‘‘(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Sec-
retary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to land under the juris-
diction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture. 
‘‘(3) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means the State 
of California.’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Sec-
tion 103 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 
(Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend 
for the designation of wilderness areas by this Act— 
‘‘(A) to require the additional regulation of 
land adjacent to the wilderness areas; or
‘‘(B) to lead to the creation of protective 
perimeters or buffer zones around the wilder-
ness areas. 
‘‘(2) NONWILDERNESS ACTIVITIES.—Any non-
wilderness activities (including renewable energy 
projects, energy transmission or telecommunications 
projects, mining, and military activities) in areas im-
mediately adjacent to the boundary of a wilderness 
area designated by this Act shall not be restricted or 
precluded by this Act, regardless of any actual or 
perceived negative impacts of the nonwilderness ac-
tivities on the wilderness area, including any poten-
tial indirect impacts of nonwilderness activities con-
ducted outside the designated wilderness area on the 
viewshed, ambient noise level, or air quality of wil-
derness area.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘designated by 
this title and’’ and inserting ‘‘, potential wilderness 
areas, special management areas, and national 
monuments designated by this title or titles XIII 
through XVII’’; and 
(3) in subsection (g), by inserting ‘‘, a potential 
wilderness area, a special management areas, or na-
tional monument’’ before ‘‘by this Act’’.
(d) JUNIPER FLATS.—Title VII of the California 
Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 
Stat. 4497) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 712. JUNIPER FLATS. 
‘‘Development of renewable energy generation facili-
ties (excluding rights-of-way or facilities for the trans-
mission of energy and telecommunication facilities and in-
frastructure) is prohibited on the approximately 28,000 
acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘BLM Land 
Unavailable for Energy Development’ on the map entitled 
‘Juniper Flats’ and dated April 26, 2018.’’. 
(e) CALIFORNIA MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL 
AND OVERFLIGHTS ACT OF 1994.— 
(1) FINDINGS.—Section 801(b)(2) of the Cali-
fornia Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights 
Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82 note; Public Law 
103–433) is amended by inserting ‘‘, special man-
agement areas, potential wilderness areas,’’ before 
‘‘and wilderness areas’’. 
(2) OVERFLIGHTS; SPECIAL AIRSPACE.—Section 
802 of the California Military Lands Withdrawal 
and Overflights Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82) 
is amended—