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(f) MOTORIZED USE OF TRAILS.—Nothing in this 
section (including the amendments made by this section) 
affects the motorized use of trails designated by the Forest 
Service for motorized use that are located adjacent to and 
crossing upper Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with 
the protection and enhancement of river values under the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et 
seq.). 
SEC. 307. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTEN-
TIAL WILDERNESS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—In furtherance of the purposes of 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land 
in the Los Padres National Forest comprising approxi-
mately 41,082 acres, as generally depicted on the map en-
titled ‘‘Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area’’ and 
dated November 14, 2019, is designated as the Fox Moun-
tain Potential Wilderness Area. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall file a map and a legal description 
of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘potential wilderness 
area’’) with— 
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(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 title, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in the map and 
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. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.—Except as provided in subsection 
(d) and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall 
manage the potential wilderness area in accordance with 
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
(d) TRAIL USE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, 
AND REALIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with para-
graph (2), the Secretary of Agriculture may— 
(A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, 
equestrians, and mechanized vehicles that con-
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nects the Aliso Park Campground to the Bull 
Ridge Trail; and 
(B) reconstruct or realign— 
(i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and 
(ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—In carrying out the con-
struction, reconstruction, or alignment under para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) comply with all existing laws (including 
regulations); and 
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
use the minimum tool or administrative practice 
necessary to accomplish the construction, recon-
struction, or alignment with the least amount of 
adverse impact on wilderness character and re-
sources. 
(3) MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND MACHINERY.— 
In accordance with paragraph (2), the Secretary 
may use motorized vehicles and machinery to carry 
out the trail construction, reconstruction, or realign-
ment authorized by this subsection. 
(4) MECHANIZED
VEHICLES.—The Secretary 
may permit the use of mechanized vehicles on the 
existing Bull Ridge Trail and Rocky Ridge Trail in 
accordance with existing law (including regulations) 
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and this subsection until such date as the potential 
wilderness area is designated as wilderness in ac-
cordance with subsection (h). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the potential wilderness area is with-
drawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
(f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
agreements with State, Tribal, and local governmental en-
tities and private entities to complete the trail construc-
tion, reconstruction, and realignment authorized by sub-
section (d). 
(g) BOUNDARIES.—The Secretary shall modify the 
boundary of the potential wilderness area to exclude any 
area within 50 feet of the centerline of the new location 
of any trail that has been constructed, reconstructed, or 
realigned under subsection (d). 
(h) WILDERNESS DESIGNATION.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The potential wilderness 
area, as modified under subsection (g), shall be des-
ignated as wilderness and as a component of the Na-
tional Wilderness Preservation System on the earlier 
of— 
(A) the date on which the Secretary pub-
lishes in the Federal Register notice that the 
trail construction, reconstruction, or alignment 
authorized by subsection (d) has been com-
pleted; or 
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ADMINISTRATION
OF
WILDERNESS.—On 
designation as wilderness under this section, the po-
tential wilderness area shall be— 
(A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wil-
derness, as designated by Public Law 90–271 
(82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 
1984 (Public Law 98–425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 
note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and 
River Protection Act (Public Law 102–301; 106 
Stat. 242), and section 303; and 
(B) administered in accordance with sec-
tion 305 and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
1131 et seq.). 
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SEC. 308. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
there are established the following scenic areas: 
(1) CONDOR
RIDGE
SCENIC
AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest comprising 
approximately 18,666 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map entitled ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area—Pro-
posed’’ and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be 
known as the ‘‘Condor Ridge Scenic Area’’. 
(2) BLACK MOUNTAIN SCENIC AREA.—Certain 
land in the Los Padres National Forest and the Ba-
kersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement comprising approximately 16,216 acres, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Black Moun-
tain Scenic Area—Proposed’’ and dated March 29, 
2019, which shall be known as the ‘‘Black Mountain 
Scenic Area’’. 
(b) MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall file a map and legal description of 
the Condor Ridge Scenic Area and Black Mountain 
Scenic Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
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(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The maps and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this title, ex-
cept that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct 
any clerical and typographical errors in the maps 
and legal descriptions. 
(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The maps and 
legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management. 
(c) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the scenic areas is to 
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoy-
ment of present and future generations the ecological, sce-
nic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, edu-
cational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas. 
(d) MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the scenic areas— 
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, 
and enhances the resources of the scenic areas, 
and in particular the scenic character attributes 
of the scenic areas; and 
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(B) in accordance with— 
(i) this section; 
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of the Interior; 
(iii) any laws (including regulations) 
relating to the National Forest System, for 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Agriculture; and 
(iv) any other applicable law (includ-
ing regulations). 
(2) USES.—The Secretary shall only allow those 
uses of the scenic areas that the Secretary deter-
mines would further the purposes described in sub-
section (c). 
(e) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from 
all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
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(f) PROHIBITED USES.—The following shall be pro-
hibited on the Federal land within the scenic areas: 
(1) Permanent roads. 
(2) Permanent structures. 
(3) Timber harvesting except when necessary 
for the purposes described in subsection (g). 
(4) Transmission lines. 
(5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 
requirements for the administration of the scenic 
areas and to protect public health and safety— 
(A) the use of motorized vehicles; or 
(B) the establishment of temporary roads. 
(6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary 
for realizing the purposes of the scenic areas. 
(g) WILDFIRE, INSECT, AND DISEASE MANAGE-
MENT.—Consistent with this section, the Secretary may 
take any measures in the scenic areas that the Secretary 
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and dis-
eases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate, the coordination of those activities with the State 
or a local agency. 
(h) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.—The fact that an oth-
erwise authorized activity or use can be seen or heard 
within a scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use 
outside the boundary of the scenic area. 
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SEC. 309. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The contiguous trail established 
pursuant to this section shall be known as the ‘‘Condor 
National Scenic Trail’’ named after the California condor, 
a critically endangered bird species that lives along the 
extent of the trail corridor. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purposes of the Condor National 
Scenic Trail are to— 
(1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor 
that connects the southern and northern portions of 
the Los Padres National Forest, spanning the entire 
length of the forest along the coastal mountains of 
southern and central California; and 
(2) provide for the public enjoyment of the na-
tionally significant scenic, historic, natural, and cul-
tural qualities of the Los Padres National Forest. 
(c) AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the National 
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(31) CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Condor National 
Scenic Trail, a trail extending approximately 
400 miles from Lake Piru in the southern por-
tion of the Los Padres National Forest to the 
Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion 
of the Los Padres National Forest. 
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‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—The trail shall be 
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 
consultation with— 
‘‘(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; 
‘‘(ii) private landowners; and 
‘‘(iii) other interested organizations. 
‘‘(C) 
RECREATIONAL
USES.—Notwith-
standing section 7(c), the use of motorized vehi-
cles on roads or trails included in the Condor 
National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehi-
cles are permitted as of the date of enactment 
of this paragraph may be permitted. 
‘‘(D) PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.— 
‘‘(i) 
PROHIBITION.—The 
Secretary 
shall not acquire for the trail any land or 
interest in land outside the exterior bound-
ary of any federally managed area without 
the consent of the owner of land or interest 
in land. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—Nothing in this para-
graph— 
‘‘(I) requires any private prop-
erty owner to allow public access (in-
cluding Federal, State, or local gov-
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ernment access) to private property; 
or 
‘‘(II) modifies any provision of 
Federal, State, or local law with re-
spect to public access to or use of pri-
vate land. 
‘‘(E) REALIGNMENT.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture may realign segments of the Condor 
National Scenic Trail as necessary to fulfill the 
purposes of the trail. 
‘‘(F) MAP.—A map generally depicting the 
trail described in subparagraph (A) shall be on 
file and available for public inspection in the 
appropriate offices of the Forest Service.’’. 
(d) STUDY.— 
(1) STUDY REQUIRED.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, in accord-
ance with this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall conduct a study that— 
(A) addresses the feasibility of, and alter-
natives for, connecting the northern and south-
ern portions of the Los Padres National Forest 
by establishing a trail across the applicable por-
tions of the northern and southern Santa Lucia 
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Mountains of the southern California Coastal 
Range; and 
(B) considers realignment of the trail or 
construction of new trail segments to avoid ex-
isting trail segments that currently allow motor-
ized vehicles. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall— 
(A) conform to the requirements for na-
tional scenic trail studies described in section 
5(b) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(b)); 
(B) provide for a continual hiking route 
through and connecting the southern and 
northern sections of the Los Padres National 
Forest; 
(C) promote recreational, scenic, wilder-
ness and cultural values; 
(D) enhance connectivity with the overall 
National Forest trail system; 
(E) consider new connectors and realign-
ment of existing trails; 
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(F) emphasize safe and continuous public 
access, dispersal from high-use areas, and suit-
able water sources; and 
(G) to the extent practicable, provide all- 
year use. 
(3) 
ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—In 
com-
pleting the study required by paragraph (1), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with— 
(A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, re-
gional, and local agencies; 
(B) private landowners; 
(C) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(D) members of the public. 
(4) SUBMISSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit the study required by paragraph (1) 
to— 
(A) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate. 
(5) ADDITIONS
AND
ALTERATIONS
TO
THE 
CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the 
study required by paragraph (1), if the Sec-
retary of Agriculture determines that additional 
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or alternative trail segments are feasible for in-
clusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall include those seg-
ments in the Condor National Scenic Trail. 
(B) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Additions or alter-
nations to the Condor National Scenic Trail 
shall be effective on the date the Secretary of 
Agriculture publishes in the Federal Register 
notice that the additional or alternative seg-
ments are included in the Condor National Sce-
nic Trail. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section (including the amendments made by this sec-
tion), the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into coopera-
tive agreements with State, Tribal, and local government 
entities and private entities to complete needed trail con-
struction, reconstruction, and realignment projects au-
thorized by this section (including the amendments made 
by this section). 
SEC. 310. FOREST SERVICE STUDY. 
Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through 
the Chief of the Forest Service) shall study the feasibility 
of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches 
or less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the exist-
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ing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Can-
yon off-highway vehicle area. 
SEC. 311. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES. 
Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation 
with interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve 
nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including 
mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness 
within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger dis-
tricts. 
SEC. 312. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES. 
(a) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall ensure that Tribes 
have access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, 
and potential wilderness areas designated by this title for 
traditional cultural and religious purposes. 
(b) TEMPORARY CLOSURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may tempo-
rarily close to the general public one or more specific 
portions of a wilderness area, scenic area, or poten-
tial wilderness area designated by this title to pro-
tect the privacy of the members of the Tribe in the 
conduct of traditional cultural and religious activi-
ties. 
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(2) REQUIREMENT.—Any closure under para-
graph (1) shall be— 
(A) made in such a manner as to affect 
the smallest practicable area for the minimum 
period of time necessary for the activity to be 
carried out; and 
(B) be consistent with the purpose and in-
tent of Public Law 95–341 (commonly known 
as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act) 
(42 U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 
TITLE IV—SAN GABRIEL MOUN-
TAINS FOOTHILLS AND RIV-
ERS PROTECTION 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘San Gabriel Moun-
tains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITION OF STATE. 
In this title, the term ‘‘State’’ means the State of 
California. 
Subtitle A—San Gabriel National 
Recreation Area 
SEC. 411. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this subtitle are— 
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(1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cul-
tural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific 
resources of the Recreation Area; 
(2) to provide environmentally responsible, well- 
managed 
recreational 
opportunities 
within 
the 
Recreation Area; 
(3) to improve access to and from the Recre-
ation Area; 
(4) to provide expanded educational and inter-
pretive services to increase public understanding of, 
and appreciation for, the natural and cultural re-
sources of the Recreation Area; 
(5) to facilitate the cooperative management of 
the land and resources within the Recreation Area, 
in collaboration with the State and political subdivi-
sions of the State, historical, business, cultural, 
civic, recreational, tourism and other nongovern-
mental organizations, and the public; and 
(6) to allow the continued use of the Recreation 
Area by all individuals, entities, and local govern-
ment agencies in activities relating to integrated 
water management, flood protection, water conserva-
tion, water quality, water rights, water supply, 
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groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater 
treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities 
within or adjacent to the Recreation Area. 
SEC. 412. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
(1) ADJUDICATION.—The term ‘‘adjudication’’ 
means any final judgment, order, ruling, or decree 
entered in any judicial proceeding adjudicating or af-
fecting water rights, surface water management, or 
groundwater management. 
(2) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Council’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 
Area Public Advisory Council established under sec-
tion 417(a). 
(3) FEDERAL
LANDS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
lands’’ means— 
(A) public lands under the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of the Interior; and 
(B) lands under the jurisdiction of the Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Chief of 
Engineers. 
(4) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage-
ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 
Recreation Area required under section 414(d). 
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(5) PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘Partnership’’ 
means the San Gabriel National Recreation Area 
Partnership established by section 418(a). 
(6) PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘public 
water system’’ has the meaning given the term in 42 
U.S.C. 300(f)(4) or in section 116275 of the Cali-
fornia Health and Safety Code. 
(7) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 
Area’’ means the San Gabriel National Recreation 
Area established by section 413(a). 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(9) UTILITY FACILITY.—The term ‘‘utility facil-
ity’’ means— 
(A) any electric substations, communica-
tion facilities, towers, poles, and lines, ground 
wires, communication circuits, and other struc-
tures, and related infrastructure; and 
(B) any such facilities associated with a 
public water system. 
(10) WATER RESOURCE FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation and 
pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, flood control 
facilities, water conservation works, including debris 
protection facilities, sediment placement sites, rain 
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gauges and stream gauges, water quality facilities, 
recycled water facilities, water pumping, conveyance 
and distribution systems, water storage tanks and 
reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aqueducts, 
canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, 
and transmission and other ancillary facilities, 
groundwater recharge facilities, water conservation, 
water filtration plants, and other water diversion, 
conservation, groundwater recharge, storage, and 
carriage structures. 
SEC. 413. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT; BOUNDARIES.—Subject to 
valid existing rights, there is established as a unit of the 
National Park System in the State the San Gabriel Na-
tional Recreation Area depicted as the ‘‘Proposed San Ga-
briel National Recreation Area’’ on the map entitled ‘‘San 
Gabriel National Recreation Area Proposed Boundary,’’ 
numbered 503/152,737, and dated July 2019. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of the Recre-
ation Area with— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate; and 
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(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 title, 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 National Park Service. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION AND JURISDICTION.— 
(1) PUBLIC LANDS.—The public lands included 
in the Recreation Area shall be administered by the 
Secretary, acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Park Service. 
(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
LAND.—Al-
though certain Federal lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary of Defense are included in the 
recreation area, nothing in this subtitle transfers ad-
ministration jurisdiction of such Federal lands from 
the Secretary of Defense or otherwise affects Fed-
eral lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
Defense. 
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(3) STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.—Noth-
ing in this subtitle alters, modifies, or diminishes 
any right, responsibility, power, authority, jurisdic-
tion, or entitlement of the State, a political subdivi-
sion of the State, including, but not limited to courts 
of competent jurisdiction, regulatory commissions, 
boards, and departments, or any State or local agen-
cy under any applicable Federal, State, or local law 
(including regulations). 
SEC. 414. MANAGEMENT. 
(a) NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM.—Subject to valid ex-
isting rights, the Secretary shall manage the public lands 
included in the Recreation Area in a manner that protects 
and enhances the natural resources and values of the pub-
lic lands, in accordance with— 
(1) this subtitle; 
(2) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sec-
tions 100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 of 
title 54, United States Code (formerly known as the 
‘‘National Park Service Organic Act’’); 
(3) the laws generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System; and 
(4) other applicable law, regulations, adjudica-
tions, and orders. 
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(b) COOPERATION
WITH
SECRETARY
OF
DE-
FENSE.—The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary 
of Defense to develop opportunities for the management 
of the Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Defense included in the Recreation Area in accordance 
with the purposes described in section 411, to the max-
imum extent practicable. 
(c) TREATMENT OF NON-FEDERAL LAND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle— 
(A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 
action that would affect the use of any land not 
owned by the United States within the Recre-
ation Area; 
(B) affects the use of, or access to, any 
non-Federal land within the Recreation Area; 
(C) modifies any provision of Federal, 
State, or local law with respect to public access 
to, or use of, non-Federal land; 
(D) requires any owner of non-Federal 
land to allow public access (including Federal, 
State, or local government access) to private 
property or any other non-Federal land; 
(E) alters any duly adopted land use regu-
lation, approved land use plan, or any other 
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regulatory authority of any State or local agen-
cy or unit of Tribal government; 
(F) creates any liability, or affects any li-
ability under any other law, of any private 
property owner or other owner of non-Federal 
land with respect to any person injured on the 
private property or other non-Federal land; 
(G) conveys to the Partnership any land 
use or other regulatory authority; 
(H) shall be construed to cause any Fed-
eral, State, or local regulation or permit re-
quirement intended to apply to units of the Na-
tional Park System to affect the Federal lands 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of De-
fense or non-Federal lands within the bound-
aries of the recreation area; or 
(I) requires any local government to par-
ticipate in any program administered by the 
Secretary. 
(2) COOPERATION.—The Secretary is encour-
aged to work with owners of non-Federal land who 
have agreed to cooperate with the Secretary to ad-
vance the purposes of this subtitle. 
(3) BUFFER ZONES.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this subtitle 
establishes any protective perimeter or buffer 
zone around the Recreation Area. 
(B) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUND-
ARIES.—The fact that an activity or use of land 
can be seen or heard from within the Recre-
ation Area shall not preclude the activity or 
land use up to the boundary of the Recreation 
Area. 
(4) FACILITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle af-
fects the operation, maintenance, modification, con-
struction, destruction, removal, relocation, improve-
ment or expansion of any water resource facility or 
public water system, or any solid waste, sanitary 
sewer, water or waste-water treatment, groundwater 
recharge or conservation, hydroelectric, conveyance 
distribution system, recycled water facility, or utility 
facility located within or adjacent to the Recreation 
Area. 
(5) EXEMPTION.—Section 100903 of title 54, 
United States Code, shall not apply to the Puente 
Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, or inter-
modal facility. 
(d) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
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(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
and the Advisory Council shall establish a com-
prehensive management plan for the Recreation 
Area that supports the purposes described in section 
411. 
(2) USE OF EXISTING PLANS.—In developing 
the management plan, to the extent consistent with 
this section, the Secretary may incorporate any pro-
vision of a land use or other plan applicable to the 
public lands included in the Recreation Area. 
(3) INCORPORATION
OF
VISITOR
SERVICES 
PLAN.—To the maximum extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall incorporate into the management 
plan the visitor services plan under section 
419(a)(2). 
(4) PARTNERSHIP.—In developing the manage-
ment plan, the Secretary shall consider recommenda-
tions of the Partnership. To the maximum extent 
practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate rec-
ommendations of the Partnership into the manage-
ment plan if the Secretary determines that the rec-
ommendations are feasible and consistent with the 
purposes in section 411, this subtitle, and applicable 
laws (including regulations). 
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(e) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this subtitle 
affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish 
or wildlife located on public lands in the State. 
SEC. 415. ACQUISITION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND WITHIN 
RECREATION AREA. 
(a) LIMITED ACQUISITION AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may acquire non-Federal land within 
the boundaries of the Recreation Area only through 
exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing sell-
er. 
(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—As a further 
condition on the acquisition of land, the Secretary 
shall make a determination that the land contains 
important biological, cultural, historic, or rec-
reational values. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.— 
Nothing in this subtitle authorizes the use of eminent do-
main to acquire land or an interest in land. 
(c) TREATMENT OF ACQUIRED LAND.—Any land or 
interest in land acquired by the United States within the 
boundaries of the Recreation Area shall be— 
(1) included in the Recreation Area; and 
(2) administered by the Secretary in accordance 
with— 
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(A) this subtitle; and 
(B) other applicable laws (including regu-
lations). 
SEC. 416. WATER RIGHTS; WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; 
PUBLIC ROADS; UTILITY FACILITIES. 
(a) NO EFFECT ON WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in 
this subtitle or section 422— 
(1) shall affect the use or allocation, as in exist-
ence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of any 
water, water right, or interest in water (including 
potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, ex-
ported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 
groundwater, and public trust interest); 
(2) shall affect any public or private contract in 
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act 
for the sale, lease, loan, or transfer of any water (in-
cluding potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, 
exported, banked, or stored water, surface water, 
and groundwater); 
(3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment 
or reduction of any water rights reserved or appro-
priated by the United States in the State on or be-
fore the date of the enactment of this Act; 
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved 
Federal water right or expands water usage pursu-
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ant to any existing Federal reserved, riparian or ap-
propriative right; 
(5) shall be considered a relinquishment or re-
duction of any water rights (including potable, recy-
cled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, 
or stored water, surface water, and groundwater) 
held, reserved, or appropriated by any public entity 
or other persons or entities, on or before the date of 
the enactment of this Act; 
(6) shall be construed to, or shall interfere or 
conflict with the exercise of the powers or duties of 
any watermaster, public agency, public water sys-
tem, court of competent jurisdiction, or other body 
or entity responsible for groundwater or surface 
water management or groundwater replenishment as 
designated or established pursuant to any adjudica-
tion or Federal or State law, including the manage-
ment of the San Gabriel River watershed and basin, 
to provide water supply or other environmental bene-
fits; 
(7) shall be construed to impede or adversely 
impact any previously adopted Los Angeles County 
Drainage Area project, as described in the report of 
the Chief of Engineers dated June 30, 1992, includ-
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ing any supplement or addendum to that report, or 
any maintenance agreement to operate that project; 
(8) shall interfere or conflict with any action by 
a watermaster, water agency, public water system, 
court of competent jurisdiction, or public agency 
pursuant to any Federal or State law, water right, 
or adjudication, including any action relating to 
water conservation, water quality, surface water di-
version or impoundment, groundwater recharge, 
water treatment, conservation or storage of water, 
pollution, waste discharge, the pumping of ground-
water; the spreading, injection, pumping, storage, or 
the use of water from local sources, storm water 
flows, and runoff, or from imported or recycled 
water, that is undertaken in connection with the 
management or regulation of the San Gabriel River; 
(9) shall interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or 
delay the exercise of, or access to, any water right 
by the owner of a public water system or any other 
individual or entity, including the construction, oper-
ation, maintenance, replacement, removal, repair, lo-
cation, or relocation of any well; pipeline; or water 
pumping, treatment, diversion, impoundment, or 
storage facility; or other facility or property nec-
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essary or useful to access any water right or operate 
an public water system; 
(10) shall require the initiation or reinitiation 
of consultation with the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service under, or the application of any pro-
vision of, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) relating to any action affecting 
any water, water right, or water management or 
water resource facility in the San Gabriel River wa-
tershed and basin; or 
(11) authorizes any agency or employee of the 
United States, or any other person, to take any ac-
tion inconsistent with any of paragraphs (1) through 
(10). 
(b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(1) NO
EFFECT
ON
EXISTING
WATER
RE-
SOURCE
FACILITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle or 
section 422 shall affect— 
(A) the use, operation, maintenance, re-
pair, construction, destruction, removal, recon-
figuration, expansion, improvement or replace-
ment of a water resource facility or public 
water system within or adjacent to the Recre-
ation Area or San Gabriel Mountains National 
Monument; or 
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(B) access to a water resource facility 
within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON NEW WATER RESOURCE FA-
CILITIES.—Nothing in this subtitle or section 422 
shall preclude the establishment of a new water re-
source facility (including instream sites, routes, and 
areas) within the Recreation Area or San Gabriel 
Mountains National Monument if the water resource 
facility or public water system is necessary to pre-
serve or enhance the health, safety, reliability, qual-
ity or accessibility of water supply, or utility services 
to residents of Los Angeles County. 
(3) FLOOD CONTROL.—Nothing in this subtitle 
or section 422 shall be construed to— 
(A) impose any new restriction or require-
ment on flood protection, water conservation, 
water supply, groundwater recharge, water 
transfers, or water quality operations and main-
tenance; or 
(B) increase the liability of an agency or 
public water system carrying out flood protec-
tion, water conservation, water supply, ground-
water recharge, water transfers, or water qual-
ity operations. 
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(4) DIVERSION OR USE OF WATER.—Nothing in 
this subtitle or section 422 shall authorize or require 
the use of water or water rights in, or the diversion 
of water to, the Recreation Area or San Gabriel 
Mountains National Monument. 
(c) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.— 
Nothing in this subtitle or section 422 shall— 
(1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, re-
pair, construction, destruction, reconfiguration, ex-
pansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alter-
ation, addition, relocation, improvement, removal, or 
replacement of a utility facility or appurtenant right- 
of-way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; 
(2) affect access to a utility facility or right-of- 
way within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument; or 
(3) preclude the establishment of a new utility 
facility or right-of-way (including instream sites, 
routes, and areas) within the Recreation Area or 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument if such 
a facility or right-of-way is necessary for public 
health and safety, electricity supply, or other utility 
services. 
(d) ROADS; PUBLIC TRANSIT.— 
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(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) PUBLIC
ROAD.—The term ‘‘public 
road’’ means any paved road or bridge (includ-
ing any appurtenant structure and right-of- 
way) that is— 
(i) operated or maintained by a non- 
Federal entity; and 
(ii)(I) open to vehicular use by the 
public; or 
(II) used by a public agency or utility 
for the operation, maintenance, improve-
ment, repair, removal, relocation, construc-
tion, destruction or rehabilitation of infra-
structure, a utility facility, or a right-of- 
way. 
(B) PUBLIC TRANSIT.—The term ‘‘public 
transit’’ means any transit service (including 
operations and rights-of-way) that is— 
(i) operated or maintained by a non- 
Federal entity; and 
(ii)(I) open to the public; or 
(II) used by a public agency or con-
tractor for the operation, maintenance, re-
pair, construction, or rehabilitation of in-
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frastructure, a utility facility, or a right-of- 
way. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON PUBLIC ROADS OR PUBLIC 
TRANSIT.—Nothing in this subtitle or section 422— 
(A) authorizes the Secretary to take any 
action that would affect the operation, mainte-
nance, repair, or rehabilitation of public roads 
or public transit (including activities necessary 
to comply with Federal or State safety or public 
transit standards); or 
(B) creates any new liability, or increases 
any existing liability, of an owner or operator of 
a public road. 
SEC. 417. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUB-
LIC ADVISORY COUNCIL. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
establish an advisory council, to be known as the ‘‘San 
Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Coun-
cil’’. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Council shall advise the 
Secretary regarding the development and implementation 
of the management plan and the visitor services plan. 
(c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Advisory Council shall 
be subject to— 
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(1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.); and 
(2) all other applicable laws (including regula-
tions). 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Council shall con-
sist of 22 members, to be appointed by the Secretary after 
taking into consideration recommendations of the Partner-
ship, of whom— 
(1) 2 shall represent local, regional, or national 
environmental organizations; 
(2) 2 shall represent the interests of outdoor 
recreation, including off-highway vehicle recreation, 
within the Recreation Area; 
(3) 2 shall represent the interests of commu-
nity-based organizations, the missions of which in-
clude expanding access to the outdoors; 
(4) 2 shall represent business interests; 
(5) 1 shall represent Indian Tribes within or 
adjacent to the Recreation Area; 
(6) 1 shall represent the interests of home-
owners’ associations within the Recreation Area; 
(7) 3 shall represent the interests of holders of 
adjudicated water rights, public water systems, 
water agencies, wastewater and sewer agencies, recy-
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cled water facilities, and water management and re-
plenishment entities; 
(8) 1 shall represent energy and mineral devel-
opment interests; 
(9) 1 shall represent owners of Federal grazing 
permits or other land use permits within the Recre-
ation Area; 
(10) 1 shall represent archaeological and histor-
ical interests; 
(11) 1 shall represent the interests of environ-
mental educators; 
(12) 1 shall represent cultural history interests; 
(13) 1 shall represent environmental justice in-
terests; 
(14) 1 shall represent electrical utility interests; 
and 
(15) 2 shall represent the affected public at 
large. 
(e) TERMS.— 
(1) STAGGERED TERMS.—A member of the Ad-
visory Council shall be appointed for a term of 3 
years, except that, of the members first appointed, 
7 of the members shall be appointed for a term of 
1 year and 7 of the members shall be appointed for 
a term of 2 years. 
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(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on the 
expiration of the term of service of the member. 
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Advisory 
Council shall be filled in the same manner in which 
the original appointment was made. 
(f) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be ten members of the 
advisory council. The operations of the advisory council 
shall not be impaired by the fact that a member has not 
yet been appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 
(g) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Advisory 
Council shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules 
and procedures as the advisory council considers necessary 
or desirable. 
(h) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members 
of the Advisory Council shall serve without pay. 
(i) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Council shall cease 
to exist— 
(1) on the date that is 5 years after the date 
on which the management plan is adopted by the 
Secretary; or 
(2) on such later date as the Secretary con-
siders to be appropriate. 
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SEC. 418. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Part-
nership, to be known as the ‘‘San Gabriel National Recre-
ation Area Partnership’’. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Partnership are 
to— 
(1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, 
Tribal, and local authorities and the private sector 
in advancing the purposes of this subtitle; and 
(2) use the resources and expertise of each 
agency in improving management and recreational 
opportunities within the Recreation Area. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Partnership shall include the 
following: 
(1) The Secretary (or a designee) to represent 
the National Park Service. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee) to 
represent the Corps of Engineers. 
(3) The Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee) 
to represent the Forest Service. 
(4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources 
Agency of the State (or a designee) to represent— 
(A) the California Department of Parks 
and Recreation; and 
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(B) the Rivers and Mountains Conser-
vancy. 
(5) One designee of the Los Angeles County 
Board of Supervisors. 
(6) One designee of the Puente Hills Habitat 
Preservation Authority. 
(7) Four designees of the San Gabriel Council 
of Governments, of whom one shall be selected from 
a local land conservancy. 
(8) One designee of the San Gabriel Valley Eco-
nomic Partnership. 
(9) One designee of the Los Angeles County 
Flood Control District. 
(10) One designee of the San Gabriel Valley 
Water Association. 
(11) One designee of the Central Basin Water 
Association. 
(12) One designee of the Main San Gabriel 
Basin Watermaster. 
(13) One designee of a public utility company, 
to be appointed by the Secretary. 
(14) One designee of the Watershed Conserva-
tion Authority. 
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(15) One designee of the Advisory Council for 
the period during which the Advisory Council re-
mains in effect. 
(16) One designee of San Gabriel Mountains 
National Monument Community Collaborative. 
(d) DUTIES.—To advance the purposes described in 
section 411, the Partnership shall— 
(1) make recommendations to the Secretary re-
garding the development and implementation of the 
management plan; 
(2) review and comment on the visitor services 
plan under section 419(a)(2), and facilitate the im-
plementation of that plan; 
(3) assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in advancing the purposes of the Recreation Area 
by— 
(A) carrying out programs and projects 
that recognize, protect, and enhance important 
resource values within the Recreation Area; 
(B) establishing and maintaining interpre-
tive exhibits and programs within the Recre-
ation Area; 
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(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the Recreation Area in accord-
ance with the purposes of this subtitle; 
(D) increasing public awareness of, and 
appreciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and 
cultural resources of the Recreation Area; 
(E) ensuring that signs identifying points 
of public access and sites of interest are posted 
throughout the Recreation Area; 
(F) promoting a wide range of partner-
ships among governments, organizations, and 
individuals to advance the purposes of the 
Recreation Area; and 
(G) ensuring that management of the 
Recreation Area takes into consideration— 
(i) local ordinances and land-use 
plans; and 
(ii) adjacent residents and property 
owners; 
(4) make recommendations to the Secretary re-
garding the appointment of members to the Advisory 
Council; and 
(5) carry out any other actions necessary to 
achieve the purposes of this subtitle. 
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(e) AUTHORITIES.—Subject to approval by the Sec-
retary, for the purposes of preparing and implementing 
the management plan, the Partnership may use Federal 
funds made available under this section— 
(1) to make grants to the State, political sub-
divisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, and 
other persons; 
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, 
or provide grants or technical assistance to, the 
State, political subdivisions of the State, nonprofit 
organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested 
parties; 
(3) to hire and compensate staff; 
(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, 
including funds and services provided under any 
other Federal law or program; 
(5) to contract for goods or services; and 
(6) to support activities of partners and any 
other activities that— 
(A) advance the purposes of the Recreation 
Area; and 
(B) are in accordance with the manage-
ment plan. 
(f) TERMS OF OFFICE; REAPPOINTMENT; VACAN-
CIES.— 
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(1) TERMS.—A member of the Partnership 
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. 
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to serve on the Partnership on the expira-
tion of the term of service of the member. 
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the Partnership 
shall be filled in the same manner in which the origi-
nal appointment was made. 
(g) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be 11 members of the 
Partnership. The operations of the Partnership shall not 
be impaired by the fact that a member has not yet been 
appointed as long as a quorum has been attained. 
(h) CHAIRPERSON; PROCEDURES.—The Partnership 
shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and pro-
cedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 
(i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—A member 
of the Partnership shall serve without compensation. 
(j) DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene 
the Partnership on a regular basis to carry out this 
subtitle. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may provide to the Partnership or 
any member of the Partnership, on a reimbursable 
or nonreimbursable basis, such technical and finan-
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cial assistance as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate to carry out this subtitle. 
(3) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 
the Partnership, a member of the Partnership, or 
any other public or private entity to provide tech-
nical, financial, or other assistance to carry out this 
subtitle. 
(4) CONSTRUCTION
OF
FACILITIES
ON
NON- 
FEDERAL LAND.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate 
the administration of the Recreation Area, the 
Secretary is authorized, subject to valid existing 
rights, to construct administrative or visitor use 
facilities on land owned by a non-profit organi-
zation, local agency, or other public entity in 
accordance with this title and applicable law 
(including regulations). 
(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—A fa-
cility under this paragraph may only be devel-
oped— 
(i) with the consent of the owner of 
the non-Federal land; and 
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(ii) in accordance with applicable Fed-
eral, State, and local laws (including regu-
lations) and plans. 
(5) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give pri-
ority to actions that— 
(A) conserve the significant natural, his-
toric, cultural, and scenic resources of the 
Recreation Area; and 
(B) provide educational, interpretive, and 
recreational opportunities consistent with the 
purposes of the Recreation Area. 
(k) COMMITTEES.—The Partnership shall establish— 
(1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to 
advise the Secretary regarding water-related issues 
relating to the Recreation Area; and 
(2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to ad-
vise the Secretary regarding public safety issues re-
lating to the Recreation Area. 
SEC. 419. VISITOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 
(a) VISITOR SERVICES.— 
(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this subsection 
is to facilitate the development of an integrated vis-
itor services plan to improve visitor experiences in 
the Recreation Area through expanded recreational 
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opportunities and increased interpretation, edu-
cation, resource protection, and enforcement. 
(2) VISITOR SERVICES PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall develop and carry out an inte-
grated visitor services plan for the Recreation 
Area in accordance with this paragraph. 
(B) CONTENTS.—The visitor services plan 
shall— 
(i) assess current and anticipated fu-
ture visitation to the Recreation Area, in-
cluding recreation destinations; 
(ii) consider the demand for various 
types of recreation (including hiking, pic-
nicking, horseback riding, and the use of 
motorized and mechanized vehicles), as 
permissible and appropriate; 
(iii) evaluate the impacts of recreation 
on natural and cultural resources, water 
rights and water resource facilities, public 
roads, adjacent residents and property 
owners, and utilities within the Recreation 
Area, as well as the effectiveness of cur-
rent enforcement and efforts; 
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(iv) assess the current level of inter-
pretive and educational services and facili-
ties; 
(v) include recommendations to— 
(I) expand opportunities for high- 
demand recreational activities, in ac-
cordance with the purposes described 
in section 411; 
(II) better manage Recreation 
Area resources and improve the expe-
rience of Recreation Area visitors 
through expanded interpretive and 
educational services and facilities, and 
improved enforcement; and 
(III) better manage Recreation 
Area resources to reduce negative im-
pacts on the environment, ecology, 
and integrated water management ac-
tivities in the Recreation Area; 
(vi) in coordination and consultation 
with affected owners of non-Federal land, 
assess options to incorporate recreational 
opportunities on non-Federal land into the 
Recreation Area— 
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(I) in manner consistent with the 
purposes and uses of the non-Federal 
land; and 
(II) with the consent of the non- 
Federal landowner; 
(vii) assess opportunities to provide 
recreational opportunities that connect 
with adjacent National Forest System 
land; and 
(viii) be developed and carried out in 
accordance with applicable Federal, State, 
and local laws and ordinances. 
(C) CONSULTATION.—In developing the 
visitor services plan, the Secretary shall— 
(i) consult with— 
(I) the Partnership; 
(II) the Advisory Council; 
(III) appropriate State and local 
agencies; and 
(IV) interested nongovernmental 
organizations; and 
(ii) involve members of the public. 
(b) VISITOR USE FACILITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may con-
struct visitor use facilities in the Recreation Area. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each facility under para-
graph (1) shall be developed in accordance with ap-
plicable Federal, State, and local— 
(A) laws (including regulations); and 
(B) plans. 
(c) DONATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept 
and use donated funds, property, in-kind contribu-
tions, and services to carry out this subtitle. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary may not use 
the authority provided by paragraph (1) to accept 
non-Federal land that has been acquired after the 
date of the enactment of this Act through the use 
of eminent domain. 
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this subtitle, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter 
into cooperative agreements with, units of State, Tribal, 
and local governments and private entities to conduct re-
search, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other 
initiative relating to the management of, and visitation to, 
the Recreation Area. 
Subtitle B—San Gabriel Mountains 
SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle: 
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(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 423(a). 
SEC. 422. NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICA-
TION. 
(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. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin-
ister the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, in-
cluding the lands added by subsection (a), in accordance 
with— 
(1) Presidential Proclamation 9194, as issued 
on October 10, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note); 
(2) the laws generally applicable to the Monu-
ment; and 
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(3) this title. 
(c) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Within 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult 
with State and local governments and the interested public 
to update the existing San Gabriel Mountains National 
Monument Plan to provide management direction and pro-
tection for the lands added to the Monument by subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 423. 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 
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-
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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; 98 
Stat. 1623; Public Law 98–425). 
(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-
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 the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall file a map and a legal description of the wilder-
ness areas and additions with— 
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(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 subtitle, 
except 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. 424. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND 
ADDITIONS. 
(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 
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 the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) FIRE MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may take 
such measures in a wilderness area or addition des-
ignated in section 423 as are necessary for the con-
trol of fire, insects, or diseases 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 
subtitle limits funding for fire or fuels management 
in a wilderness area or addition. 
(3) REVISION
AND
DEVELOPMENT
OF
LOCAL 
FIRE MANAGEMENT PLANS.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of the 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 designated in section 423. 
(4) ADMINISTRATION.—In accordance with 
paragraph (1) and any other applicable Federal law, 
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 
the enactment of this Act, establish agency ap-
proval procedures (including appropriate delega-
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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 the 
enactment 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. 
1133(d)(7)), nothing in this subtitle affects the ju-
risdiction or responsibility of the State with respect 
to fish or wildlife on public land in the State. 
(2) MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the 
purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act 
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(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may 
conduct any management activity that are nec-
essary to maintain or restore fish or wildlife 
populations or habitats in the wilderness areas 
and wilderness additions designated in section 
423, if the management activities are— 
(i) consistent with relevant wilderness 
management plans; and 
(ii) conducted in accordance with ap-
propriate policies, such as the policies es-
tablished in Appendix B of the report of 
the Committee on Interior and Insular Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives ac-
companying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Con-
gress (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 promote healthy, viable, and more natu-
rally distributed wildlife populations that would 
enhance wilderness values while causing the 
minimum impact necessary to accomplish those 
tasks. 
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(C) EXISTING ACTIVITIES.—In accordance 
with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and appropriate policies 
(such as the policies established in Appendix B 
of House Report 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 wildlife popu-
lation, including bighorn sheep. 
(e) BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Congress does not intend for 
the designation of wilderness areas or wilderness ad-
ditions by section 423 to lead to the creation of pro-
tective perimeters or buffer zones around each wil-
derness area or wilderness addition. 
(2) ACTIVITIES OR USES UP TO BOUNDARIES.— 
The fact that a nonwilderness activities or uses can 
be seen or heard from within a wilderness area or 
wilderness addition designated by section 423 shall 
not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the 
boundary of the wilderness area or addition. 
(f) MILITARY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this title pre-
cludes— 
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(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 423; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over the wilderness areas or wilderness addi-
tions designated by section 423; or 
(3) the use or establishment of military flight 
training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness 
additions designated by section 423. 
(g) HORSES.—Nothing in this subtitle precludes 
horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or com-
mercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as 
a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 423— 
(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 subtitle 
precludes any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort 
within the wilderness areas or wilderness additions des-
ignated by section 423 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 designated by section 
423 are withdrawn from— 
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(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 laws (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 facilities and ac-
cess to the facilities is essential to a flood warning, flood 
control, or water reservoir operation activity. 
(l) AUTHORIZED EVENTS.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive 
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running event to continue in substantially the same man-
ner and degree in which this event was operated and per-
mitted in 2015 within additions to the Sheep Mountain 
Wilderness in section 423 of this title and the Pleasant 
View Ridge Wilderness Area designated by section 1802 
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 
provided that the event is authorized and conducted in a 
manner compatible with the preservation of the areas as 
wilderness. 
SEC. 425. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—Section 3(a) of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ll) 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. 
‘‘(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-
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fluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational 
river. 
‘‘(ll) 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. 
‘‘(ll) 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 
powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W., to the 
confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. 
‘‘(ll) LITTLE ROCK CREEK, CALIFORNIA.— 
The following segments of Little Rock Creek and 
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tributaries, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its 
source on Mt. Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 
9 W., to 100 yards upstream of the confluence 
with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards 
upstream of the confluence with the South Fork 
Little Rock Creek to the confluence with 
Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of 
Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of Cooper 
Canyon Campground, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Can-
yon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Coo-
per Canyon Campground to the confluence with 
Little Rock Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn 
Creek from 100 yards downstream of the 
Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with 
Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.’’. 
(b) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; AND WATER 
USE.— 
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(1) WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.— 
(A) DEFINITION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘water resource facility’’ means irrigation 
and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, 
flood control facilities, water conservation works 
and facilities, including debris protection facili-
ties, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and 
stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled 
water facilities and water pumping, conveyance 
distribution systems, water storage tanks and 
reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aque-
ducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydro-
power projects, and transmission and other an-
cillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, 
water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, ground-
water recharge, storage, and carriage struc-
tures. 
(B) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING WATER RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall alter, modify, or affect— 
(i) the use, operation, maintenance, 
repair, construction, destruction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, relocation or replace-
ment of a water resource facility down-
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stream of a wild and scenic river segment 
designated by this section, provided that 
the physical structures of such facilities or 
reservoirs shall not be located within the 
river areas designated in this section; or 
(ii) access to a water resource facility 
downstream of a wild and scenic river seg-
ment designated by this section. 
(C) NO
EFFECT
ON
NEW
WATER
RE-
SOURCE FACILITIES.—Nothing in this section 
shall preclude the establishment of a new water 
resource facilities (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 segments des-
ignated by this section. 
(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. 426. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
title, and no action to implement this title— 
(1) shall constitute an express or implied res-
ervation of any water or water right, or authorizing 
an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water 
rights held by the United States, with respect to the 
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, the 
land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness 
addition by section 423 or land adjacent to the wild 
and scenic river segments designated by the amend-
ment made by section 425; 
(2) shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any 
water rights in the State in existence on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, including any water 
rights held by the United States; 
(3) shall be construed as establishing a prece-
dent with regard to any future wilderness or wild 
and scenic river designations; 
(4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpreta-
tion of, or any designation, decision, adjudication or 
action made pursuant to, any other Act; or 
(5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, 
modifying, or amending any of the interstate com-
pacts or equitable apportionment decrees that appor-
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tions 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 of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold 
any water rights not in existence on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act with respect to the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument, wilderness areas and wilderness 
additions designated by section 423, and the wild and sce-
nic rivers designated by amendment made by section 425. 
TITLE V—RIM OF THE VALLEY 
CORRIDOR PRESERVATION 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor-
ridor Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 502. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION; 
ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.—Section 507(c)(1) of 
the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460kk(c)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by 
striking ‘‘, which shall’’ and inserting ‘‘ and generally de-
picted as ‘Rim of the Valley Unit Proposed Addition’ on 
the map entitled ‘Rim of the Valley Unit—Santa Monica 
Mountains National Recreation Area’, numbered 638/ 
147,723, and dated September 2018. Both maps shall’’. 
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(b) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—Section 507 of the 
National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
460kk) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) RIM OF THE VALLEY UNIT.—(1) Not later than 
3 years after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall update the general management plan 
for the recreation area to reflect the boundaries designated 
on the map referred to in subsection (c)(1) as the ‘Rim 
of the Valley Unit’ (hereafter in the subsection referred 
to as the ‘Rim of the Valley Unit’). Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, the Secretary shall administer the Rim of the 
Valley Unit, and any land or interest in land acquired by 
the United States and located within the boundaries of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit, as part of the recreation area 
in accordance with the provisions of this section and appli-
cable laws and regulations. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land 
within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit only 
through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing 
seller. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of 
eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in this subsection or the application of 
the management plan for the Rim of the Valley Unit shall 
be construed to— 
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‘‘(A) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with respect to public access to or use of 
non-Federal land; 
‘‘(B) create any liability, or affect any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
or other owner of non-Federal land with respect to 
any person injured on private property or other non- 
Federal land; 
‘‘(C) affect the ownership, management, or 
other rights relating to any non-Federal land (in-
cluding any interest in any non-Federal land); 
‘‘(D) require any local government to partici-
pate in any program administered by the Secretary; 
‘‘(E) alter, modify, or diminish any right, re-
sponsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitle-
ment of the State, any political subdivision of the 
State, or any State or local agency under existing 
Federal, State, and local law (including regulations); 
‘‘(F) require the creation of protective perim-
eters or buffer zones, and the fact that certain ac-
tivities or land can be seen or heard from within the 
Rim of the Valley Unit shall not, of itself, preclude 
the activities or land uses up to the boundary of the 
Rim of the Valley Unit; 
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‘‘(G) require or promote use of, or encourage 
trespass on, lands, facilities, and rights-of-way 
owned by non-Federal entities, including water re-
source facilities and public utilities, without the writ-
ten consent of the owner; 
‘‘(H) affect the operation, maintenance, modi-
fication, construction, or expansion of any water re-
source facility or utility facility located within or ad-
jacent to the Rim of the Valley Unit; 
‘‘(I) terminate the fee title to lands or cus-
tomary operation, maintenance, repair, and replace-
ment activities on or under such lands granted to 
public agencies that are authorized pursuant to Fed-
eral or State statute; 
‘‘(J) interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay 
the exercise of any right to, or access to any water 
resource facility or other facility or property nec-
essary or useful to access any water right to operate 
any public water or utility system; 
‘‘(K) require initiation or reinitiation of con-
sultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service under, or the application of provisions of, the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
seq.), the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or division A of sub-
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title III of title 54, United States Code, concerning 
any action or activity affecting water, water rights 
or water management or water resource facilities 
within the Rim of the Valley Unit; or 
‘‘(L) limit the Secretary’s ability to update ap-
plicable fire management plans, which may consider 
fuels management strategies including managed nat-
ural fire, prescribed fires, non-fire mechanical haz-
ardous fuel reduction activities, or post-fire remedi-
ation of damage to natural and cultural resources. 
‘‘(4) The activities of a utility facility or water re-
source facility shall take into consideration ways to rea-
sonably avoid or reduce the impact on the resources of 
the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
‘‘(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4)— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘utility facility’ means electric 
substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, 
and lines, ground wires, communications circuits, 
and other structures, and related infrastructure; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘water resource facility’ means 
irrigation and pumping facilities; dams and res-
ervoirs; flood control facilities; water conservation 
works, including debris protection facilities, sediment 
placement sites, rain gauges, and stream gauges; 
water quality, recycled water, and pumping facilities; 
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conveyance distribution systems; water treatment fa-
cilities; aqueducts; canals; ditches; pipelines; wells; 
hydropower projects; transmission facilities; and 
other ancillary facilities, groundwater recharge facili-
ties, water conservation, water filtration plants, and 
other water diversion, conservation, groundwater re-
charge, storage, and carriage structures.’’. 
TITLE VI—WILD OLYMPICS WIL-
DERNESS AND WILD AND SCE-
NIC RIVERS 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Wild Olympics Wilder-
ness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’. 
SEC. 602. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST 
WILDERNESS AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the Wilderness 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land 
in the Olympic National Forest in the State of Wash-
ington comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Wild Olym-
pics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act’’ and 
dated April 8, 2019 (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘map’’), is designated as wilderness and as components 
of the National Wilderness Preservation System: 
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(1) LOST CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 7,159 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Lost Creek 
Wilderness’’. 
(2) RUGGED
RIDGE
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 5,956 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Rugged Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(3) ALCKEE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,787 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Alckee Creek Wilderness’’. 
(4) GATES OF THE ELWHA WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
comprising approximately 5,669 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Gates of the Elwha Wilderness’’. 
(5) BUCKHORN WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Cer-
tain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, 
comprising approximately 21,965 acres, as generally 
depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the ‘‘Buckhorn Wilderness’’, as 
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designated by section 3 of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–339). 
(6) GREEN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 4,790 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Green Mountain Wilderness’’. 
(7) THE BROTHERS WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 8,625 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, is incorporated in, and shall be 
managed as part of, the ‘‘The Brothers Wilderness’’, 
as designated by section 3 of the Washington State 
Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Pub-
lic Law 98–339). 
(8) MOUNT
SKOKOMISH
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 8,933 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Mount Skokomish 
Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 
Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
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(9) WONDER
MOUNTAIN
WILDERNESS
ADDI-
TIONS.—Certain land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 26,517 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Wonder Mountain 
Wilderness’’, as designated by section 3 of the 
Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(10) MOONLIGHT DOME WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 9,117 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Moonlight Dome Wilderness’’. 
(11) SOUTH QUINAULT RIDGE WILDERNESS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 10,887 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, which shall be known as 
the ‘‘South Quinault Ridge Wilderness’’. 
(12) COLONEL BOB WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.— 
Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Serv-
ice, comprising approximately 353 acres, as gen-
erally depicted on the map, is incorporated in, and 
shall be managed as part of, the ‘‘Colonel Bob Wil-
derness’’, as designated by section 3 of the Wash-
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ington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 
1132 note; Public Law 98–339). 
(13) SAM’S RIVER WILDERNESS.—Certain Fed-
eral land managed by the Forest Service, comprising 
approximately 13,418 acres, as generally depicted on 
the map, which shall be known as the ‘‘Sam’s River 
Wilderness’’. 
(14) CANOE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land managed by the Forest Service, com-
prising approximately 1,378 acres, as generally de-
picted on the map, which shall be known as the 
‘‘Canoe Creek Wilderness’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) MANAGEMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) shall be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), in accordance with the 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 enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) MAP AND DESCRIPTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary shall file a map and a legal description 
of the land designated as wilderness by sub-
section (a) with— 
(i) the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(B) EFFECT.—Each map and legal de-
scription filed under subparagraph (A) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in 
this title, except that the Secretary may correct 
minor errors in the map and legal description. 
(C) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map 
and legal description filed under subparagraph 
(A) shall be filed and made available for public 
inspection in the appropriate office of the For-
est Service. 
(c) POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the pur-
poses of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), certain Federal land managed by the Forest 
Service, comprising approximately 5,346 acres as 
identified as ‘‘Potential Wilderness’’ on the map, is 
designated as potential wilderness. 
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(2) DESIGNATION
AS
WILDERNESS.—On the 
date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal 
Register notice that any nonconforming uses in the 
potential wilderness designated by paragraph (1) 
have terminated, the potential wilderness shall be— 
(A) designated as wilderness and as a com-
ponent of the National Wilderness Preservation 
System; and 
(B) incorporated into the adjacent wilder-
ness area. 
(d) ADJACENT MANAGEMENT.— 
(1) NO PROTECTIVE PERIMETERS OR BUFFER 
ZONES.—The designations in this section shall not 
create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
any wilderness area. 
(2) NONCONFORMING
USES
PERMITTED
OUT-
SIDE OF BOUNDARIES OF WILDERNESS AREAS.—Any 
activity or use outside of the boundary of any wilder-
ness area designated under this section shall be per-
mitted even if the activity or use would be seen or 
heard within the boundary of the wilderness area. 
(e) FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES.—The Secretary 
may take such measures as are necessary to control fire, 
insects, and diseases, in the wilderness areas designated 
by this section, in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the 
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Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to 
such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to 
be appropriate. 
SEC. 603. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(231) ELWHA RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 29.0-mile segment of the Elwha River 
and tributaries from the source to Cat Creek, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 
wild river. 
‘‘(232) DUNGENESS
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dungeness River from the head-
waters to the State of Washington Department of 
Natural Resources land in T. 29 N., R. 4 W., sec. 
12, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and major 
tributary the Gray Wolf River, in the following class-
es: 
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‘‘(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the 2870 Bridge 
to Silver Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Silver Creek to 
Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from Sleepy Hollow 
Creek to the Olympic National Forest bound-
ary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
of the Dungeness River from the National For-
est boundary to the State of Washington De-
partment of Natural Resources land in T. 29 
N., R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered as a 
recreational river through a cooperative man-
agement agreement between the State of Wash-
ington and the Secretary of Agriculture as pro-
vided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
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‘‘(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the headwaters to 
the 2870 Bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment 
of the Gray Wolf River from the 2870 Bridge 
to the confluence with the Dungeness River, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(233) BIG QUILCENE RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Big Quilcene River from the 
headwaters to the City of Port Townsend water in-
take facility, to be administered by the Secretary of 
Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilder-
ness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 
from the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary to the 
City of Port Townsend water intake facility, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the li-
censing of dams, water conduits, reservoirs, 
powerhouses, 
transmission 
lines, 
or 
other 
project works, shall apply to the approximately 
5-mile segment from the City of Port Townsend 
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water intake facility to the Olympic National 
Forest boundary. 
‘‘(234) DOSEWALLIPS RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Dosewallips River from the 
headwaters to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., 
sec. 15, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Station Creek to the private land in T. 26 
N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(235) DUCKABUSH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Duckabush River from the head-
waters to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 
1, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri-
culture, except that portions of the river within the 
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
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‘‘(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness 
boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment 
from the Brothers Wilderness boundary to the 
private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(236) HAMMA HAMMA RIVER, WASHINGTON.— 
The segment of the Hamma Hamma River from the 
headwaters to the eastern edge of the NW1/4 sec. 
21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by the 
Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wil-
derness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 
from the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary 
to Lena Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment 
from Lena Creek to the eastern edge of the 
NW1/4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be ad-
ministered as a recreational river through a co-
operative management agreement between the 
State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri-
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culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(237) SOUTH FORK SKOKOMISH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The 
segment 
of 
the 
South 
Fork 
Skokomish River from the headwaters to the Olym-
pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment 
from Church Creek to LeBar Creek, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment 
from LeBar Creek to upper end of gorge in the 
NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5 W., as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
from the upper end of the gorge to the Olympic 
National Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(238) MIDDLE
FORK
SATSOP
RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 7.9-mile segment of 
the Middle Fork Satsop River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Forest boundary, to be ad-
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pic National Forest boundary to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment 
from the headwaters to the Moonlight Dome 
Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment 
from the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary 
to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a 
scenic river. 
‘‘(242) WEST FORK HUMPTULIPS RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The approximately 21.4-mile segment of 
the West Fork Humptulips River from the head-
waters to the Olympic National Forest Boundary, to 
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
a scenic river. 
‘‘(243) QUINAULT RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Quinault River from the headwaters 
to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be 
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment 
from the headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild 
river. 
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‘‘(B) The approximately 6.7-mile segment 
from Graves Creek to Cannings Creek, as a sce-
nic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment 
from Cannings Creek to private land in T. 24 
N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a recreational river. 
‘‘(244) QUEETS
RIVER, 
WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 
the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 
portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym-
pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, including the following seg-
ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 
confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the confluence with 
Sams River to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the Sams River from the headwaters to the 
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confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 
of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 
confluence with the Queets River, to be admin-
istered as a scenic river through a cooperative 
management agreement between the State of 
Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture as 
provided in section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(245) HOH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg-
ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 
South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 
National Park boundary, to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack-
son Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 
Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the head-
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waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 
National Park boundary to the Washington 
State Department of Natural Resources bound-
ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be ad-
ministered as a recreational river through a co-
operative management agreement between the 
State of Washington and the Secretary of Agri-
culture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)). 
‘‘(246) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 
River from the source to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
Interior, as a wild river. 
‘‘(247) SOUTH FORK CALAWAH RIVER, WASH-
INGTON.—The segment of the South Fork Calawah 
River and the major tributary Sitkum River from 
the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be administered by 
the Secretary of Agriculture, except those portions 
of the river within the boundaries of Olympic Na-
tional Park shall be administered by the Secretary 
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of the Interior, including the following segments in 
the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment 
of the South Fork Calawah River from the 
Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the headwaters to the 
Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment 
of the Sitkum River from the Rugged Ridge 
Wilderness boundary to the confluence with the 
South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(248) SOL
DUC
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters 
to the Olympic National Park boundary to be ad-
ministered by the Secretary of the Interior, including 
the following segments of the mainstem and certain 
tributaries in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the headwaters to 
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the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road, as a wild 
river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment 
of the Sol Duc River from the end of Sol Duc 
Hot Springs Road to the Olympic National 
Park boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs Road 
bridge, as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment 
of the North Fork Sol Duc River from the 
Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the con-
fluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment 
of the South Fork Sol Duc River from the 
headwaters to the confluence with the Sol Duc 
River, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(249) LYRE
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The ap-
proximately 0.2-mile segment of the Lyre River from 
Lake Crescent to the Olympic National Park bound-
ary, to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior as a scenic river.’’. 
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(b) EFFECT.—The amendment made by subsection 
(a) does not affect valid existing water rights. 
(c) UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGE-
MENT PLANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 3 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall, with respect to the designations made 
under subsection (a) on lands under the jurisdiction 
of the Secretary, incorporate such designations into 
updated management plans for units of the National 
Forest System in accordance with applicable laws 
(including regulations). 
(2) EXCEPTION.—The date specified in para-
graph (1) shall be 5 years after the date of the en-
actment of this Act if the Secretary of Agriculture— 
(A) is unable to meet the requirement 
under such paragraph by the date specified in 
such paragraph; and 
(B) not later than 3 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, includes in the 
Department of Agriculture annual budget sub-
mission to Congress a request for additional 
sums as may be necessary to meet the require-
ment of such paragraph. 
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(3) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN RE-
QUIREMENTS.—Updated management plans under 
paragraph (1) or (2) satisfy the requirements under 
section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1274(d)). 
SEC. 604. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 12(b) 
of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
1283(b)), nothing in this title or the amendment made by 
section 603(a) affects or abrogates existing rights, privi-
leges, or contracts held by private parties, nor does this 
title in any way modify or direct the management, acquisi-
tion, or disposition of lands managed by the Washington 
Department of Natural Resources on behalf of the State 
of Washington. 
(b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
the Federal land within the boundaries of the river seg-
ments designated by this title and the amendment made 
by section 603(a) is withdrawn from all forms of— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) disposition under all laws relating to min-
eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 
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SEC. 605. TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this title alters, modifies, diminishes, or 
extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe 
with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious 
rights in the Olympic National Forest as protected by a 
treaty. 
TITLE VII—STUDY ON FLOOD 
RISK MITIGATION 
SEC. 701. STUDY ON FLOOD RISK MITIGATION. 
The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to de-
termine the contributions of wilderness designations under 
this Act to protections to flood risk mitigation in residen-
tial areas. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR VET-
ERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS. 
The Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture are encouraged to ensure servicemember and vet-
eran access to public lands designed by this Act for the 
purposes of outdoor recreation and to participate in out-
door-related volunteer and wellness programs. 
SEC. 802. FIRE, INSECTS, AND DISEASES. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary 
of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act 
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(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws 
(including regulations). 
SEC. 803. MILITARY ACTIVITIES. 
Nothing in this Act precludes— 
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over 
wilderness areas; 
(2) the designation of new units of special air-
space over wilderness areas; or 
(3) the establishment of military flight training 
routes over wilderness areas. 
TITLE IX—PAYGO 
SEC. 901. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro- 
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 12, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By ROBERT F. REEVES, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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