I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3681 
To modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 
in the State of California to include additional National Forest System 
land, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2023 
Ms. CHU (for herself, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BERA, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Mr. GOMEZ, 
Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. LEE of Cali-
fornia, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. PORTER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. WATERS, 
and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains 
National Monument in the State of California to include 
additional National Forest System land, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘San Gabriel Mountains Protection Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. National monument boundary modification. 
Sec. 4. Designation of wilderness areas and additions. 
Sec. 5. Administration of wilderness areas and additions. 
Sec. 6. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. 
Sec. 7. Water rights. 
Sec. 8. Reauthorization of existing water facilities in Pleasant View Ridge Wil-
derness. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(2) WILDERNESS
AREA
OR
ADDITION.—The 
term ‘‘wilderness area or addition’’ means any wil-
derness area or wilderness addition designated by 
section 4(a). 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The San Gabriel Mountains Na-
tional Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 
9194 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note) (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Monument’’) is modified to include the approxi-
mately 109,167 acres of additional National Forest Sys-
tem land depicted as the ‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument Expansion’’ on the map entitled 
‘‘Proposed San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 
Expansion’’ and dated June 26, 2019. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the Monument (including the land added to the 
Monument by subsection (a)), in accordance with— 
(1) Presidential Proclamation Number 9194 
(79 Fed. Reg. 62303); 
(2) the laws generally applicable to the Monu-
ment; and 
(3) this Act. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
consult with the State, local governments, and interested 
members of the public to update the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument Plan to provide management di-
rection and protection for the land added to the Monu-
ment by subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND ADDI-
TIONS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In accordance with the Wilder-
ness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels 
of National Forest System land in the State are des-
ignated as wilderness and as components of the National 
Wilderness Preservation System: 
(1) CONDOR PEAK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 
approximately 8,207 acres, as generally depicted on 
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the map entitled ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness—Pro-
posed’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Condor Peak Wilderness’’. 
(2) SAN GABRIEL WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, 
comprising approximately 2,032 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘San Gabriel Wilder-
ness Additions’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which is 
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
San Gabriel Wilderness designated by Public Law 
90–318 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 82 Stat. 131). 
(3) SHEEP
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain Federal land in the Angeles Na-
tional Forest, comprising approximately 13,726 
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions’’ and dated 
June 6, 2019, which is incorporated in, and consid-
ered to be a part of, the Sheep Mountain Wilderness 
designated by section 101(a)(29) of the California 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–425; 98 Stat. 1623). 
(4) YERBA BUENA WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising 
approximately 6,694 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness—Pro-
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posed’’ and dated June 6, 2019, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Yerba Buena Wilderness’’. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of the wilder-
ness areas and additions with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
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-
scription 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 or 
typographical error in the map or legal description. 
(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal 
description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Forest Service. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND AD-
DITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and additions shall be administered 
by the Secretary in accordance with this section and the 
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Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any 
reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall 
be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out 
such activities in a wilderness area or addition as 
are necessary for the control of fire, insects, or dis-
eases in accordance with— 
(A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)); and 
(B) House Report 98–40 of the 98th Con-
gress. 
(2) FUNDING PRIORITIES.—Nothing in this Act 
limits funding for fire or fuels management in a wil-
derness area or addition. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall amend, as applicable, any local fire man-
agement plan that applies to a wilderness area or 
addition. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 
paragraph (1) and any other applicable Federal law, 
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to ensure a timely and efficient response to a fire 
emergency in a wilderness area or addition, the Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, establish agency ap-
proval procedures (including appropriate delega-
tions of authority to the Forest Supervisor, Dis-
trict Manager, or other agency officials) for re-
sponding to fire emergencies; and 
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate 
State or local firefighting agencies. 
(c) GRAZING.—The grazing of livestock in a wilder-
ness area or addition, if established before the date of en-
actment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance 
with— 
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)); and 
(2) the guidelines contained in Appendix A of 
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular 
Affairs of the House of Representatives accom-
panying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 
101–405). 
(d) FISH AND WILDLIFE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 
4(d)(7) 
of 
the 
Wilderness 
Act 
(16 
U.S.C. 
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1133(d)(7)), nothing in this Act affects the jurisdic-
tion or responsibility of the State with respect to 
fish or wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In support of the pur-
poses and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may con-
duct any management activity that the Sec-
retary determines to be necessary to maintain 
or restore a fish or wildlife population or habi-
tat in a wilderness area or addition, if the activ-
ity is conducted in accordance with— 
(i) applicable wilderness management 
plans; and 
(ii) appropriate policies, such as the 
policies established in Appendix B of the 
report of the Committee on Interior and 
Insular Affairs of the House of Represent-
atives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—A management activity 
under subparagraph (A) may include the occa-
sional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, 
if the use, as determined by the Secretary, 
would maintain or improve wilderness char-
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acter, is impossible to accomplish by non-
motorized methods, and is in accordance with 
memoranda of understanding between the Fed-
eral agencies and the California State Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife. 
(C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and other appropriate poli-
cies (such as the policies established in Appen-
dix B of the report of the Committee on Inte-
rior and Insular Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405)), the State 
may use aircraft (including helicopters) in a 
wilderness area or addition to survey, capture, 
transplant, monitor, or provide water for a wild-
life population, including bighorn sheep, if the 
activity, as determined by the Secretary is im-
possible to accomplish without use of aircraft, 
and is in accordance with memoranda of under-
standing between the Federal agencies and the 
California State Department of Fish and Wild-
life. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act estab-
lishes any protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
a wilderness area or addition. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that a nonwilderness activity or use can be 
seen or heard from within a wilderness area or addi-
tion shall not preclude the activity or use up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area or addition. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
a wilderness area or addition; 
(2) the designation of a new unit of special air-
space over a wilderness area or addition; or 
(3) the use or establishment of a military flight 
training route over a wilderness area or addition. 
(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this Act precludes horse-
back riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial 
saddle or pack stock into, a wilderness area or addition— 
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the 
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and 
(2) subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines to be necessary. 
(h) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this Act pre-
cludes any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort 
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within a wilderness area or addition, in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(i) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the wilderness areas and additions are withdrawn from— 
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and dis-
posal under the public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
(j) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LAND AND INTER-
ESTS.—Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area 
or addition that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(1) become part of the wilderness area or addi-
tion in which the land is located; and 
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and 
any other applicable law (including regulations). 
(k) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION.—In ac-
cordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) 
and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
may prescribe, the Secretary may authorize the installa-
tion and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or cli-
matological collection devices in a wilderness area or addi-
tion if the Secretary determines that the device and access 
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to the device is essential to a flood warning, flood control, 
or water reservoir operation activity. 
(l) AUTHORIZED EVENT.—The Secretary may au-
thorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive running event 
to continue in substantially the same manner in which the 
event was operated and permitted in 2015 within the land 
added to the Sheep Mountain Wilderness by section 
4(a)(3) and the Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness Area des-
ignated by section 1802(8) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public 
Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 1054), if the event is authorized 
and conducted in a manner compatible with the preserva-
tion of the areas as wilderness. 
SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(231) EAST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the East Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10-mile segment from the con-
fluence of the Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch 
to 100 yards upstream of the Heaton Flats 
trailhead and day use area, as a wild river. 
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‘‘(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the Heaton Flats trailhead and day 
use area to 100 yards upstream of the con-
fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(232) NORTH
FORK
SAN
GABRIEL
RIVER, 
CALIFORNIA.—The 4.3-mile segment of the North 
Fork San Gabriel River from the confluence with 
Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of the 
confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 
a recreational river. 
‘‘(233) WEST FORK SAN GABRIEL RIVER, CALI-
FORNIA.—The following segments of the West Fork 
San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 
miles downstream of its source near Red Box 
Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to the con-
fluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles 
downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 
N., R. 11 W., as a recreational river. 
‘‘(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West 
Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the 
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Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 
Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; WATER USE.— 
(1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
(i) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—The 
term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means— 
(I) an irrigation or pumping fa-
cility; 
(II) a dam or reservoir; 
(III) a flood control facility; 
(IV) a water conservation works 
(including a debris protection facility); 
(V) a sediment placement site; 
(VI) a rain gauge or stream 
gauge; 
(VII) a water quality facility; 
(VIII) a recycled water facility or 
water pumping, conveyance, or dis-
tribution system; 
(IX) a water storage tank or res-
ervoir; 
(X) a water treatment facility; 
(XI) an aqueduct, canal, ditch, 
pipeline, well, hydropower project, or 
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transmission or other ancillary facil-
ity; 
(XII) a groundwater recharge fa-
cility; 
(XIII) a water filtration plant; 
and 
(XIV) any other water diversion, 
conservation, 
storage, 
or 
carriage 
structure. 
(ii) WILD
AND
SCENIC
RIVER
SEG-
MENT.—The term ‘‘wild and scenic river 
segment’’ means a component of the na-
tional wild and scenic rivers system des-
ignated by paragraph (231), (232), (233), 
or (234) of section 3(a) of the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 
added by subsection (a)). 
(B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
alters, modifies, or affects— 
(i) the use, operation, maintenance, 
repair, construction, destruction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, relocation, or replace-
ment of a water resource facility down-
stream of a wild and scenic river segment, 
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subject to the condition that the physical 
structures of such a facility or reservoir 
shall not be located within the wild and 
scenic river segment; or 
(ii) access to a water resource facility 
downstream of a wild and scenic river seg-
ment. 
(C) NO
EFFECT
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
precludes the establishment of a new water re-
source facility (including instream sites, routes, 
and areas) downstream of a wild and scenic 
river segment. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Any new reservation of water 
or new use of water pursuant to existing water 
rights held by the United States to advance the pur-
poses of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for nonconsump-
tive instream use only within the wild and scenic 
river segments (as defined in paragraph (1)(A)). 
(3) EXISTING LAW.—Nothing in this section af-
fects the implementation of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 
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SEC. 7. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
Act, and no action carried out pursuant to this Act— 
(1) constitutes an express or implied reservation 
of any water or water right, or authorizes an expan-
sion of water use pursuant to existing water rights 
held by the United States, with respect to— 
(A) the San Gabriel Mountains National 
Monument; 
(B) the wilderness areas and additions des-
ignated by section 4; and 
(C) the components of the national wild 
and scenic rivers system designated by para-
graphs (231), (232), (233), or (234) of section 
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as added by section 6(a)) and 
land adjacent to the components; 
(2) affects, alters, modifies, or conditions any 
water right in the State in existence on the date of 
enactment of this Act, including any water rights 
held by the United States; 
(3) establishes a precedent with respect to any 
designation of wilderness or wild and scenic rivers 
after the date of enactment of this Act; 
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(4) affects, alters, or modifies the interpretation 
of, or any designation, decision, adjudication, or ac-
tion carried out pursuant to, any other Act; or 
(5) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any inter-
state compact or equitable apportionment decree 
that apportions water among or between the State 
and any other State. 
(b) STATE WATER LAW.—The Secretary shall com-
ply with applicable procedural and substantive require-
ments under State law to obtain and hold any water rights 
not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with 
respect to— 
(1) the San Gabriel Mountains National Monu-
ment; 
(2) the wilderness areas and additions des-
ignated by section 4; and 
(3) the components of the national wild and 
scenic rivers system designated by paragraphs (231), 
(232), (233), or (234) of section 3(a) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) (as 
added by section 6(a)). 
SEC. 8. REAUTHORIZATION OF EXISTING WATER FACILI-
TIES IN PLEASANT VIEW RIDGE WILDERNESS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
FOR CONTINUED USE.—The 
Secretary of Agriculture may issue a special use authoriza-
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tion to the owners of a water transport or diversion facility 
(in this section referred to as a ‘‘facility’’) located on Na-
tional Forest System land in the Pleasant View Ridge Wil-
derness for the continued operation, maintenance, and re-
construction of the facility if the Secretary determines 
that— 
(1) the facility was in existence on the date on 
which the land upon which the facility is located was 
designated as part of the National Wilderness Pres-
ervation System (in this section referred to as ‘‘the 
date of designation’’); 
(2) the facility has been in substantially contin-
uous use to deliver water for the beneficial use on 
the owner’s non-Federal land since the date of des-
ignation; 
(3) the owner of the facility holds a valid water 
right for use of the water on the owner’s non-Fed-
eral land under California State law, with a priority 
date that predates the date of designation; and 
(4) it is not practicable or feasible to relocate 
the facility to land outside of the wilderness and 
continue the beneficial use of water on the non-Fed-
eral land recognized under State law. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
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(1) REQUIRED TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—In a 
special use authorization issued under subsection 
(a), the Secretary may— 
(A) allow use of motorized equipment and 
mechanized transport for operation, mainte-
nance, or reconstruction of a facility, if the Sec-
retary determines that— 
(i) the use is the minimum necessary 
to allow the facility to continue delivery of 
water to the non-Federal land for the ben-
eficial uses recognized by the water right 
held under California State law; and 
(ii) the use of non-motorized equip-
ment and non-mechanized transport is im-
practicable or infeasible; and 
(B) prohibit use of the facility for the di-
version or transport of water in excess of the 
water right recognized by the State of Cali-
fornia on the date of designation. 
(2) 
DISCRETIONARY
TERMS
AND
CONDI-
TIONS.—In a special use authorization issued under 
subsection (a), the Secretary may require or allow 
modification or relocation of the facility in the wil-
derness, as the Secretary determines necessary, to 
reduce impacts to wilderness values set forth in sec-
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tion 2 of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131) if the 
beneficial use of water on the non-Federal land is 
not diminished. 
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