(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,’’ after ‘‘wilderness areas’’; and 
(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-
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quire State school lands or interest in the land 
consistent with 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 
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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 N., R. 44 
E., as a recreational 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.— 
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‘‘(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., 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 
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flood zone in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., 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: 
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‘‘(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., 
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., to 
the section line between sections 33 and 34, T. 
1 S., R. 2 E., 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., 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-
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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., 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 XVIII’’. 
(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 XVIII: 
‘‘(1) CONSERVATION
AREA.—The term ‘Con-
servation Area’ means the California Desert Con-
servation Area. 
‘‘(2) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’ 
means— 
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‘‘(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, camping, hunting, and military ac-
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tivities) in areas immediately adjacent to the bound-
ary 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 activities on the wilderness area, in-
cluding any potential indirect impacts of nonwilder-
ness activities conducted outside the designated wil-
derness area on the viewshed, ambient noise level, or 
air quality of wilderness area.’’; 
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘designated by 
this title and’’ inserting ‘‘, potential wilderness 
areas, special management areas, and national 
monuments designated by this title or titles XIII 
through XVIII’’; 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-
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frastructure) is prohibited on the approximately 28,000 
acres of Federal land generally depicted as ‘BLM Land 
Withdrawn from Energy Development and Power Genera-
tion’ on the map entitled ‘Juniper Flats’ and dated Sep-
tember 21, 2015.’’. 
(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— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or spe-
cial management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by 
this Act’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or spe-
cial management areas’’ before ‘‘designated by 
this Act’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
FACILITIES.— 
Nothing in this Act alters any authority of the Secretary 
of Defense to conduct military operations at installations 
and ranges within the California Desert Conservation 
Area that are authorized under any other provision of 
law.’’. 
(f) CLARIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements 
of this Act and the amendments made by this Act. Such 
requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
authorized. 
Æ 
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