(9) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley Eco-
nomic Partnership. 
(10) A designee of the Los Angeles County 
Flood Control District. 
(11) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley 
Water Association. 
(12) A designee of the Central Basin Water As-
sociation. 
(13) A designee of the Six Basins Watermaster. 
(14) A designee of a public utility company, to 
be appointed by the Secretary. 
(15) A designee of the Watershed Conservation 
Authority. 
(16) A designee of the public advisory council 
so long as the public advisory council remains in ef-
fect. 
(17) One designee of San Gabriel Mountains 
National Monument Community. 
(d) DUTIES.—To further the purposes described in 
section 102(a), and in a manner consistent with such pur-
poses, the partnership shall— 
(1) make recommendations to the Secretary on 
the development and implementation of the manage-
ment plan; 
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(2) review and comment on the visitor services 
plan required by section 108; 
(3) seek opportunities to facilitate the imple-
mentation of the visitor services plan; 
(4) assist units of local government, regional 
planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations 
in fulfilling 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 recreation 
area; 
(C) developing recreational and educational 
opportunities in the recreation area, consistent 
with the purposes of this title; 
(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 
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individuals to further the purposes of the recre-
ation area; and 
(G) ensuring that management of the 
recreation area takes into account local ordi-
nances and land-use plans, as well as adjacent 
residents and property owners; 
(5) make recommendations to the Secretary re-
garding the appointment of members to the advisory 
council; and 
(6) undertake any other action necessary to ful-
fill the purposes of this title. 
(e) AUTHORITIES.—Subject to the prior approval of 
the Secretary, for the purposes of preparing and imple-
menting 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; 
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(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 further the purposes of the 
recreation area and are consistent with the manage-
ment plan. 
(f) TERMS OF OFFICE; REAPPOINTMENT; VACAN-
CIES.— 
(1) TERMS.—Members of the partnership shall 
be appointed for terms of 3 years. 
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member may be re-
appointed to serve on the partnership upon the expi-
ration of the member’s current term. 
(3) VACANCY.—A vacancy on the partnership 
shall be filled in the same manner as the original ap-
pointment. 
(g) QUORUM.—A quorum shall be eleven 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 AND PROCEDURES.—The partner-
ship shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and 
procedures as it deems necessary or desirable. 
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(i) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—Members of 
the partnership shall serve without pay. 
(j) DUTIES
AND
AUTHORITIES
OF
THE
SEC-
RETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convene 
the partnership on a regular basis to carry out this 
title. 
(2) VISITOR
SERVICES
PLAN.—The Secretary 
may carry out the visitor services plan required by 
section 108. 
(3) TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may provide technical and financial 
assistance, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable 
basis, as determined by the Secretary, to the part-
nership or any members of the partnership to carry 
out this title. 
(4) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may enter into cooperative agreements with 
the partnership, any members of the partnership, or 
other public or private entities to provide technical, 
financial or other assistance to carry out this title. 
(5) CONSTRUCTION
OF
FACILITIES
ON
NON- 
FEDERAL LANDS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In order to facilitate 
the administration of the recreation area, the 
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Secretary is authorized, subject to valid existing 
rights, to construct administrative or visitor use 
facilities on non-Federal public lands within the 
recreation area. 
(B) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENT.—Such 
facilities may only be developed— 
(i) with the consent of the owner of 
the non-Federal public land; and 
(ii) in accordance with applicable Fed-
eral, State, and local laws, regulations, and 
plans. 
(6) 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 on water-related issues relating 
to the recreation area; and 
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(2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to ad-
vise the Secretary on public safety issues relating to 
the recreation area. 
SEC. 108. 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 that will improve visitor experi-
ences in the recreation area through expanded rec-
reational opportunities, and increased interpretation, 
education, resource protection, and enforcement. 
(2) PLAN
REQUIRED.—Not later than three 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and in accordance with this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall develop an integrated visitor services 
plan for the recreation area. 
(3) CONTENTS.—The visitor services plan 
shall— 
(A) assess current and anticipated future 
visitation to the recreation area, including 
recreation destinations; 
(B) consider the demand for various types 
of recreation (including hiking, picnicking, 
horseback riding, and the use of motorized and 
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mechanized vehicles) where permissible and ap-
propriate; 
(C) evaluate the impacts of recreation on 
natural and cultural resources, water resource 
facilities, public roads, adjacent residents and 
property owners, and utilities within the recre-
ation area, as well as the effectiveness of cur-
rent enforcement efforts; 
(D) assess the current level of interpretive 
and educational services and facilities; 
(E) include recommendations to— 
(i) expand opportunities for high-de-
mand recreational activities, consistent 
with the purposes described in section 
102(a); 
(ii) better manage recreation area re-
sources and improve the experience of 
recreation area visitors through expanded 
interpretive and educational services and 
facilities, and improved enforcement; and 
(iii) better manage recreation area re-
sources to reduce negative impacts on the 
environment, ecology, and integrated water 
management activities in the area; 
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(F) in coordination and consultation with 
owners of non-Federal land, assess options to 
incorporate recreational opportunities on non- 
Federal land into the recreation area— 
(i) in a manner consistent with the 
purposes and uses of the non-Federal land; 
and 
(ii) with the consent of the non-Fed-
eral land owner; 
(G) assess opportunities to provide rec-
reational opportunities that connect with adja-
cent National Forest System lands; and 
(H) be developed and carried out in ac-
cordance with applicable Federal, State, and 
local laws and ordinances. 
(4) CONSULTATION.—In developing the visitor 
services plan, the Secretary shall— 
(A) consult with— 
(i) the partnership; 
(ii) the advisory council; 
(iii) appropriate State and local agen-
cies; and 
(iv) interested nongovernmental orga-
nizations; and 
(B) involve members of the public. 
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(b) VISITOR FACILITIES.—The Secretary may con-
struct visitor use facilities in the recreation area. Such fa-
cilities shall be developed in conformance with all existing 
Federal, State, and local laws (including regulations) and 
applicable Federal, State, and local 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 title. 
(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 use of 
eminent domain. 
(d) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In carrying out 
this title, the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into 
cooperative agreements with, State, tribal, and local gov-
ernmental entities 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. 
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TITLE II—SAN GABRIEL MOUN-
TAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT 
SEC. 201. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION, SAN GABRIEL MOUN-
TAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) MODIFICATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains 
National Monument in the State of California to include 
the approximately 109,143 acres of additional National 
Forest System land depicted as the ‘‘Proposed National 
Monument Expansion’’ on the map titled ‘‘San Gabriel 
Mountains National Recreation Area and National Monu-
ment Expansion Proposal’’ and dated October 5, 2015. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Upon inclusion of the Na-
tional Forest System land identified in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall administer those lands as 
part of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 
in accordance with the laws generally applicable to the 
monument. 
Æ 
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