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Union Calendar No. 88 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1676 
[Report No. 113–123, Part I] 
To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited military 
use of the area, to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study 
Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy 
for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine 
Palms, and by recreational users, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 23, 2013 
Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. MCKEON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to 
the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Additional sponsor: Mr. RUIZ 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 24, 2013 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 23, 2013] 
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A BILL 
To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehi-
cle Recreation Area in San Bernardino County, Cali-
fornia, to authorize limited military use of the area, 
to provide for the transfer of the Southern Study Area 
to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of 
the Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground 
Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and by recreational 
users, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Johnson Valley National 
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JOHNSON VALLEY NATIONAL OFF- 
HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The approximately 188,000 acres 
of public land and interests in land administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Man-
agement in San Bernardino County, California, as gen-
erally depicted as the ‘‘Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area’’ on the map titled ‘‘Johnson Valley Na-
tional Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area and Transfer 
of the Southern Study Area’’ and dated April 11, 2013, are 
hereby designated as the ‘‘Johnson Valley National Off- 
Highway Vehicle Recreation Area’’. 
(b) RECREATIONAL
AND CONSERVATION USE.—The 
Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area is designated for the following purposes: 
(1) Public recreation (including off-highway ve-
hicle use, camping, and hiking) when the lands are 
not used for military training as authorized by sec-
tion 3. 
(2) Natural resources conservation. 
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(c) WITHDRAWAL.—The public land and interests in 
land included in the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway 
Vehicle Recreation Area are hereby withdrawn from all 
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, includ-
ing the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geo-
thermal leasing laws. 
(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING RIGHTS.—The designa-
tion of the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Area and the withdrawal of the public land and 
interests in land included in the Recreation Area are subject 
to valid existing rights. 
SEC. 3. LIMITED BIANNUAL MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND 
COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS USE 
OF JOHNSON VALLEY NATIONAL OFF-HIGH-
WAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 
(a) USE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES AUTHORIZED.— 
Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall 
authorize the Secretary of the Navy to utilize portions of 
Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area twice in each calendar year for up to a total of 60 
days per year for the following purposes: 
(1) Sustained, combined arms, live-fire, and ma-
neuver field training for large-scale Marine air- 
ground task forces. 
(2) Individual and unit live-fire training ranges. 
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(3) Equipment and tactics development. 
(4) Other defense-related purposes consistent 
with the purposes specified in the preceding para-
graphs. 
(b) CONDITIONS ON MILITARY USE.— 
(1) CONSULTATION AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 
REQUIREMENTS.—Before the Secretary of the Navy 
requests the two time periods for military use of the 
Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre-
ation Area in a calendar year, the Secretary of the 
Navy shall— 
(A) consult with the Secretary of the Inte-
rior regarding the best times for military use to 
reduce interference with or interruption of non-
military activities authorized by section 2(b); 
and 
(B) provide for public awareness of and 
participation in the selection process. 
(2) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall provide advance, wide-spread notice before any 
closure of public lands for military use under this sec-
tion. 
(3) PUBLIC SAFETY.—Military use of the John-
son Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
Area during the biannual periods authorized by sub-
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section (a) shall be conducted in the presence of suffi-
cient range safety officers to ensure the safety of mili-
tary personnel and civilians. 
(4) CERTAIN
TYPES
OF
ORDNANCE
PROHIB-
ITED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall prohibit the 
use of dud-producing ordnance in any military train-
ing conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT.— 
(1) 
AGREEMENT
REQUIRED; 
REQUIRED 
TERMS.—The Secretary of the Interior and the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall enter into a written agree-
ment to implement this section. The agreement shall 
include a provision for periodic review of the agree-
ment for its adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revi-
sion. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
TERMS.—The agreement may 
provide for— 
(A) the integration of the management 
plans of the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of the Navy; 
(B) delegation to civilian law enforcement 
personnel of the Department of the Navy of the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to en-
force the laws relating to protection of natural 
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and cultural resources and of fish and wildlife; 
and 
(C) the sharing of resources in order to most 
efficiently and effectively manage the lands. 
(d) DURATION.—Any agreement for the military use 
of the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recre-
ation Area shall terminate not later than March 31, 2039. 
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, 
SOUTHERN STUDY AREA, MARINE CORPS AIR 
GROUND 
COMBAT 
CENTER 
TWENTYNINE 
PALMS, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) TRANSFER REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2014, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer, with-
out reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Navy certain public land administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management consisting of approxi-
mately 20,000 acres in San Bernardino County, California, 
as generally depicted as the ‘‘Southern Study Area’’ on the 
map referred to in section 2. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED LAND.—Upon the receipt 
of the land under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy 
shall include the land as part of the Marine Corps Air 
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, and 
authorize use of the land for military purposes. 
(c) LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP.— 
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(1) PREPARATION AND PUBLICATION.—The Sec-
retary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal 
Register a legal description and map of the public 
land to be transferred under subsection (a). 
(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The legal description and 
map filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
force and effect as if included in this Act, except that 
the Secretary of the Interior may correct clerical and 
typographical errors in the legal description and 
map. 
(d) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any 
costs incurred by the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS. 
(a) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued— 
(1) to establish a reservation in favor of the 
United States with respect to any water or water 
right on lands transferred by this Act; or 
(2) to authorize the appropriation of water on 
lands transferred by this Act except in accordance 
with applicable State law. 
(b) EFFECT ON PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED OR RESERVED 
WATER RIGHTS.—This section shall not be construed to af-
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fect any water rights acquired or reserved by the United 
States before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 88 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1676 
[Report No. 113–123, Part I] 
A BILL 
To designate the Johnson Valley National Off- 
Highway 
Vehicle 
Recreation 
Area 
in 
San 
Bernardino County, California, to authorize lim-
ited military use of the area, to provide for the 
transfer of the Southern Study Area to the ad-
ministrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the 
Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air 
Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, and 
by recreational users, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 24, 2013 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with 
an amendment 
JUNE 24, 2013 
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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