‘‘(ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation; 
‘‘(iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; 
‘‘(iv) 
the 
Colorado 
River 
Indian 
Tribes; 
‘‘(v) the Quechan Indian Tribe; and 
‘‘(vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and 
‘‘(B) the Advisory Council on Historic 
Preservation. 
‘‘(3) RESOURCE PROTECTION.—The tribal cul-
tural resources management plan developed under 
paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) based on a completed tribal cultural 
resources survey; and 
‘‘(B) include procedures for identifying, 
protecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient 
trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and 
other resources of cultural, archaeological, or 
historical significance in accordance with all ap-
plicable laws and policies, including— 
‘‘(i) chapter 2003 of title 54, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(ii) Public Law 95–341 (commonly 
known as the ‘American Indian Religious 
Freedom Act’) (42 U.S.C. 1996); 
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‘‘(iii) the Archaeological Resources 
Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa 
et seq.); 
‘‘(iv) the Native American Graves 
Protection 
and 
Repatriation 
Act 
(25 
U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and 
‘‘(v) Public Law 103–141 (commonly 
known as the ‘Religious Freedom Restora-
tion Act of 1993’) (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et 
seq.). 
‘‘(d) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the area administratively with-
drawn and known as the ‘Indian Pass Withdrawal Area’ 
is permanently withdrawn from— 
‘‘(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
‘‘(2) location, entry, and patent under the min-
ing laws; and 
‘‘(3) right-of-way leasing and disposition under 
all laws relating to minerals or solar, wind, or geo-
thermal energy. 
‘‘SEC. 1704. RELEASE OF FEDERAL REVERSIONARY LAND 
INTERESTS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) 1932 ACT.—The ‘1932 Act’ means the Act 
of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 270). 
‘‘(2) DISTRICT.—The ‘District’ means the Met-
ropolitan Water District of Southern California. 
‘‘(b) RELEASE.—Subject to valid existing claims per-
fected prior to the effective date of the 1932 Act and the 
reservation of minerals set forth in the 1932 Act, the Sec-
retary shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the 
District, in a form recordable in local county records, and 
subject to the approval of the District, after consultation 
and without monetary consideration, all right, title, and 
remaining interest of the United States in and to the land 
that was conveyed to the District pursuant to the 1932 
Act or any other law authorizing conveyance subject to 
restrictions or reversionary interests retained by the 
United States, on request by the District. 
‘‘(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A conveyance au-
thorized by subsection (b) shall be subject to the following 
terms and conditions: 
‘‘(1) The District shall cover, or reimburse the 
Secretary for, the costs incurred by the Secretary to 
make the conveyance, including title searches, sur-
veys, deed preparation, attorneys’ fees, and similar 
expenses. 
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‘‘(2) By accepting the conveyances, the District 
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United 
States with regard to any boundary dispute relating 
to any parcel conveyed under this section.’’. 
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’; 
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‘‘(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,’’ after ‘‘more of the wilderness 
areas’’; and 
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