(A) considered to be a part of the National 
Scenic Area; and 
(B) managed in accordance with this Act 
and any other applicable laws. 
(g) NO BUFFER ZONES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act creates 
a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
OUTSIDE
NATIONAL
SCENIC 
AREA.—The fact that an activity or use on land out-
side the National Scenic Area can be seen or heard 
within the National Scenic Area shall not preclude 
the activity or use outside the boundaries of the Na-
tional Scenic Area. 
(h) ACCESS.—The Secretary shall continue to provide 
private landowners adequate access to inholdings in the 
National Scenic Area. 
(i) FILMING.—Nothing in this Act prohibits filming 
(including commercial film production, student filming, 
and still photography) within the National Scenic Area— 
(1) subject to— 
(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary; and 
(B) applicable law; and 
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(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
(j) FISH AND WILDLIFE.—Nothing in this Act af-
fects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with 
respect to fish and wildlife. 
(k) LIVESTOCK.—The grazing of livestock in the Na-
tional Scenic Area, including grazing under the Alabama 
Hills allotment and the George Creek allotment, as estab-
lished before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
permitted to continue— 
(1) subject to— 
(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, 
and practices as the Secretary considers to be 
necessary; and 
(B) applicable law; and 
(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes 
described in subsection (b). 
(l) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act restricts or 
precludes flights over the National Scenic Area or over-
flights that can be seen or heard within the National Sce-
nic Area, including— 
(1) transportation, sightseeing and filming 
flights, general aviation planes, helicopters, hang- 
gliders, and balloonists, for commercial or rec-
reational purposes; 
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(2) low-level overflights of military aircraft; 
(3) flight testing and evaluation; or 
(4) the designation or creation of new units of 
special use airspace, or the establishment of military 
flight training routes, over the National Scenic Area. 
(m) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to this Act’s provisions 
and valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act, including rights established by prior withdrawals, 
the Federal land within the National Scenic 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. 
(n) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
Act prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Fed-
eral, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from con-
ducting wildland fire operations in the National Scenic 
Area, consistent with the purposes described in subsection 
(b). 
(o) GRANTS; COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative 
agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental en-
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tities and private entities to conduct research, interpreta-
tion, or public education or to carry out any other initia-
tive relating to the restoration, conservation, or manage-
ment of the National Scenic Area. 
(p) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this Act 
modifies any standard governing air or water quality out-
side of the boundaries of the National Scenic Area. 
(q) UTILITY FACILITIES AND RIGHTS OF WAY.— 
(1) Nothing in this Act shall— 
(A) affect the existence, use, operation, 
maintenance (including but not limited to vege-
tation control), repair, construction, reconfig-
uration, expansion, inspection, renewal, recon-
struction, alteration, addition, relocation, im-
provement, funding, removal, or replacement of 
utility facilities or appurtenant rights of way 
within or adjacent to the National Scenic Area; 
(B) affect necessary or efficient access to 
utility facilities or rights of way within or adja-
cent to the National Scenic Area; 
(C) preclude the establishment of new util-
ity facilities or rights of way (including 
instream sites, routes, and areas) within the 
National Scenic Area if such facilities are nec-
essary for public health and safety, electricity 
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supply, telecommunications, or other utility 
services; and/or 
(D) preclude the use of motorized vehicles 
on and off roads and trails designated for use 
by motorized vehicles, including but not limited 
to the use of mechanized equipment, heli-
copters, and/or other aerial vehicles or devices, 
as necessary or efficient for the performance of 
activities related to the operation, maintenance, 
expansion, and/or construction of any utility fa-
cilities, including lines, and/or rights of way. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Consistent with this 
Act’s provisions, the Management Plan shall estab-
lish plans for maintenance of public utility and other 
rights of way within the National Scenic Area. 
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive 
plan for the long-term management of the National Scenic 
Area. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In developing the management 
plan, the Secretary shall consult with— 
(1) appropriate State, tribal, and local govern-
mental entities, including Inyo County, the Los An-
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geles Department of Water and Power, and the 
Tribe; 
(2) investor-owned utilities, including Southern 
California Edison Company; and 
(3) members of the public. 
(c) INCORPORATION OF MANAGEMENT PLAN.—In de-
veloping the management plan, in accordance with this 
section, the Secretary— 
(1) may incorporate any provision of the rel-
evant resource management plan in existence as of 
the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) shall allow, in perpetuity, recreational min-
ing limited to the use of hand tools, metal detectors, 
hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, 
small sluices, and similar items. 
(d) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—Pending completion of 
the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the Na-
tional Scenic Area in accordance with— 
(1) section 2; and 
(2) the applicable management plan of the Bu-
reau of Land Management in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 4. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAIUTE- 
SHOSHONE RESERVATION. 
(a) TRUST LAND.—As soon as practicable after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall take 
the approximately 132 acres of Federal land depicted on 
the Map as ‘‘Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Ad-
dition’’ into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to 
the following: 
(1) CONDITIONS.—The land shall be subject to 
all easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, 
withdrawals, and other matters of record on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—The Federal lands over which 
the right-of-way for the Los Angeles Aqueduct is lo-
cated, generally described as the 250-foot-wide right- 
of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pursuant 
to the Act of June 30, 1906 (Chap. 3926), shall not 
be taken into trust for the Tribe. 
(b) RESERVATION LAND.—The land taken into trust 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be considered part of the 
reservation of the Tribe. 
(c) GAMING PROHIBITION.—Gaming under the In-
dian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) 
shall not be allowed on the land taken into trust pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
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SEC. 5. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION. 
Administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 40 
acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as ‘‘USFS 
Transfer to BLM’’ is hereby transferred from the Forest 
Service under the Secretary of Agriculture to the Bureau 
of Land Management under the Secretary. 
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