San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-3704
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-12-05
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies

California

Forests, forestry, trees

Land transfers

Land use and conservation

Military facilities and property

Monuments and memorials

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2018-12-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-12-05
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California, establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council and the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership, modifies the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California, designates specified National Forest System lands in Angeles National Forest in California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and designates specified river segments in California as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. </p> <p> <p> <p> <p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3704 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2018 Ms. Harris introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System in the State of California, to modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in the State of California to include additional National Forest System land, to designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to designate portions of the San Gabriel River and Little Rock Creek in that State as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. TITLE I—San Gabriel National Recreation Area Sec. 101. Definitions. Sec. 102. Establishment of San Gabriel National Recreation Area. Sec. 103. Management. Sec. 104. Acquisition of non-Federal lands within the recreation area. Sec. 105. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility facilities. Sec. 106. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council. Sec. 107. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership. Sec. 108. Visitor services and facilities. TITLE II—San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Sec. 201. Boundary modification, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. TITLE III—Wilderness area and wild and scenic river designations Sec. 301. Definitions. Sec. 302. Designation of wilderness, Angeles National Forest, California. Sec. 303. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. Sec. 304. Water rights. I San Gabriel National Recreation Area 101. Definitions In this title: (1) Adjudication The term adjudication means any final judgment, order, ruling, or decree entered in any judicial proceeding adjudicating or affecting 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 by section 106(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 Secretary of Defense, acting through the Army Corps of Engineers. (4) Management plan The term management plan means the management plan for the recreation area required by section 103(d). (5) Public lands The term public lands has the meaning given that term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702(e) ). (6) Partnership The term partnership means the San Gabriel National Recreation Partnership established by section 107(a). (7) Recreation area The term recreation area means the San Gabriel National Recreation Area established by section 102(b). (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (9) State The term State means the State of California. (10) Utility facility The term utility facility means electric substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, and lines, ground wires, communication circuits, and other structures, and related infrastructure. (11) 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 gauges, and stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled water facilities and water pumping, conveyance distribution systems, 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. 102. Establishment of San Gabriel National Recreation Area (a) Purposes The purposes of this title are— (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the recreation area; (2) to provide environmentally responsible, well-managed recreational opportunities within the recreation area, and improve access to and from the recreation area; (3) to provide expanded educational and interpretive services that will increase public understanding of and appreciation for the natural and cultural resources of the recreation area; (4) to facilitate the cooperative management of the lands and resources within the recreation area, in collaboration with the State and political subdivisions of the State, historical, business, cultural, civic, recreational, tourism and other nongovernmental organizations, and the public; and (5) to allow the continued use of the recreation area by all persons, entities, and local government agencies in activities relating to integrated water management, flood protection, water conservation, water quality, water rights, water supply, groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities within or adjacent to the recreation area. (b) Establishment and boundaries Subject to valid existing rights, there is hereby established the San Gabriel National Recreation Area as a unit of the National Park System in the State of California, which shall consist of approximately 51,107 acres of Federal lands and interests in land in the State depicted as the Proposed San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area on the map titled San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation Area and National Monument Expansion Proposal and dated October 5, 2015. (c) 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 recreation area with— (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) Force of law The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 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 National Park Service. (d) Administration and jurisdiction (1) Public lands The public lands included in the recreation area shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service. (2) Department of Defense lands Although certain Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense are included in the recreation area, nothing in this title transfers administrative jurisdiction of such Federal lands from the Secretary of Defense or otherwise affects Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. (3) State and local jurisdiction Nothing in this title alters, modifies, or diminishes any right, responsibility, power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitlement of the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any State or local agency under existing Federal, State, and local law (including regulations). 103. Management (a) National Park System Subject to valid existing 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 lands, in accordance with— (1) this title; (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System; and (3) other applicable law (including Federal, State, or local law, and regulations). (b) Cooperation with Secretary of Defense The Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Defense to develop opportunities for the management, to the maximum extent practicable, of the Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense included in the recreation area in accordance with the purposes described in section 102(a). (c) Treatment of non-Federal lands and related provisions (1) In general Nothing in this title— (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any action that would affect the use of any land not owned by the United States; (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 regulation, approved land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any State, or local agency, or tribal government; (F) creates any liability, or affects 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; (G) conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to the partnership; (H) shall be construed to cause any Federal, State, or local regulations or permit requirements, which are intended to apply to units of the National Park System, to affect the Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or non-Federal lands within the boundaries of the recreation area; or (I) requires any local government to participate in any program administered by the Secretary. (2) Cooperation The Secretary is encouraged to work with owners of non-Federal land who have agreed to cooperate with the Secretary to further the purposes of this title. (3) Buffer zones (A) In general Congress does not intend the establishment of the recreation area to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the recreation area. (B) Activities or uses up to boundaries The fact that certain activities or land can be seen or heard from within the recreation area shall not, of itself, preclude the activities or land uses up to the boundary of the recreation area. (4) Facilities Nothing in this title shall affect the operation, maintenance, modification, construction, or expansion of any water resource facility or any solid waste, sanitary sewer, water or wastewater 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 intermodal facility. (d) Management plan (1) Deadline Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the advisory council shall create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area that fulfills the purposes described in section 102(a). (2) Use of existing plans In developing the management plan, and to the extent consistent with this section, the Secretary may incorporate any provision from a land use plan or any 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 the visitor services plan required by section 108 into the management plan. (4) Partnership In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall consider recommendations of the partnership. To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate recommendations of the partnership into the management plan if the Secretary determines that the recommendations are feasible and consistent with the purposes in section 102(a), this title, and applicable laws (including regulations). (e) Fish and wildlife Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife located on public lands in the State. 104. Acquisition of non-Federal lands within the recreation area (a) Limited acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land within the boundaries of the recreation area only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller. (b) Prohibition on use of eminent domain Nothing in this title authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land. (c) Treatment of acquired lands Any land or interest in land acquired by the United States and located within the boundaries of the recreation area shall be— (1) included in the recreation area; and (2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with— (A) this title; and (B) any other applicable law (including regulations). (d) Additional requirement As a further condition on the acquisition of land or interests in land under this section, the Secretary shall make a determination that the land contains important biological, cultural, historic, or recreational values. 105. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility facilities (a) No effect on water rights Nothing in this title— (1) shall affect the use or allocation, in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or interest in water (including potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, stored water, surface water, groundwater, and public trust interests); (2) shall affect any public or private contract in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act for the sale, lease, or loan of any water (including potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, stored water, surface water, and groundwater); (3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United States in the State on or before the date of the enactment of this Act; (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water rights or expands water usage pursuant to any existing Federal reserved riparian or appropriative rights; (5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction of any water rights (including potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, stored water, surface water and groundwater) held, reserved or appropriated by any public entity, or other person 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, or other body or entity responsible for groundwater or surface water management or groundwater replenishment as designated or established pursuant to any adjudication, or Federal or State statute including, without limitation, the management of the San Gabriel River watershed and basin, to provide water supply and other environmental benefits; (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, including any supplement or addendum to that report, or any maintenance agreement to operate the project; (8) shall interfere or conflict with any action by a watermaster or public agency that is authorized pursuant to Federal or State statute, water right or adjudication, including actions relating to water conservation, water quality, surface water diversion or impoundment, groundwater recharge, water treatment, conservation or storage of water, pollution, waste discharge, the pumping of groundwater; 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 other person or entity, including, but not limited to, the construction, operation, maintenance, replacement, repair, location, or relocation of any well; pipeline; or water pumping, treatment, diversion, impoundment, or storage facility; or other facility or property necessary or useful to access any water right or operate any public water system; (10) shall require initiation or reinitiation of consultation 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.) concerning any action or activity affecting water, water rights or water management or water resource facilities in the San Gabriel River watershed and basin; or (11) authorizes any agency or employee of the United States, or any other person, to take any action inconsistent with a preceding paragraph. (b) Water resource facilities (1) No effect on existing water resource facilities Nothing in this title shall affect— (A) the use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, or replacement of a water resource facility within or adjacent to the recreation area; or (B) access to a water resource facility within or adjacent to the recreation area. (2) No effect on new water resource facilities Nothing in this title shall preclude the establishment of new water resource facilities (including instream sites, routes, and areas) within the recreation area if such facilities are necessary to preserve or enhance the health, safety, water supply, or utility services to residents of Los Angeles or San Bernardino Counties. (3) Flood control Nothing in this title shall be construed to— (A) impose new restrictions or requirements on flood protection, water conservation, water supply, groundwater recharge, water transfers, or water quality operations; or (B) increase the liability of agencies carrying out flood protection, water conservation, water supply, groundwater recharge, water transfers, or water quality operations. (4) Diversion or use of water Nothing in this title shall authorize or require the use of water in or the diversion of water to the recreation area. (c) Utility facilities and rights of way Nothing in this title shall— (1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation, improvement, removal, or replacement of utility facilities or appurtenant rights of way within or adjacent to the recreation area; (2) affect access to utility facilities or rights of way within or adjacent to the recreation area; or (3) preclude the establishment of new utility facilities or rights of way (including instream sites, routes, and areas) within the recreation area if such facilities are necessary for public health and safety, electricity supply, or other utility services. (d) Roads; public transit (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Public roads The term public roads means any paved road or bridge (including any appurtenant structures and rights of way) that is operated or maintained by a non-Federal entity and is— (i) open to vehicular use by the public; or (ii) used by public agencies or utilities for the operation, maintenance, repair, construction, and rehabilitation of infrastructure, utility facility, or right-of-way. (B) Public transit The term public transit means transit services (including operations and rights of way) that are operated or maintained by a non-Federal entity and are— (i) open to the public; or (ii) used by public agencies or contractors for the operation, maintenance, repair, construction, and rehabilitation of infrastructure, utility facility, or right-of-way. (2) No effect on public roads or public transit Nothing in this title— (A) authorizes the Secretary to take any action that would affect the operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of public roads or public transit (including activities necessary to comply with Federal and State safety standards or public transit); or (B) creates any new liability, or increases any existing liability, of any owner or operator of public roads. 106. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council. (b) Duties The advisory council shall advise the Secretary on the development and implementation of the management plan and the visitor services plan. (c) Applicable law The advisory council shall be subject to— (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and (2) all other applicable law (including regulations). (d) Members (1) Size of advisory council The advisory council shall include 21 members. (2) Makeup of advisory council After considering the recommendations of the partnership, the Secretary shall appoint members of the advisory council to represent the following interests: (A) Two members to represent local, regional, or national environmental organizations. (B) Two members to represent the interests of outdoor recreation, including off-highway vehicle recreation, within the recreation area. (C) Two members to represent the interests of community-based organizations whose mission includes expanding access to the outdoors. (D) Two members to represent business interests. (E) One member to represent Native American tribes within or adjacent to the recreation area. (F) One member to represent the interests of homeowners’ associations within the recreation area. (G) Three members to represent the interests of holders of adjudicated water rights, water agencies, wastewater and sewer agencies, recycled water facilities, and water replenishment entities. (H) One member to represent energy and mineral development interests. (I) One member to represent owners of Federal grazing permits, or other land use permits within the recreation area. (J) One member to represent archaeological and historical interests. (K) One member to represent the interests of environmental educators. (L) One member to represent cultural history interests. (M) One member to represent environmental justice interests. (N) One member to represent electrical utility interests. (O) Two members to represent the affected public at large. (e) Terms (1) Staggered terms Members of the advisory council shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, except that, of the members first appointed, 6 of the members shall be appointed for a term of 1 year and 6 of the members shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. (2) Reappointment A member may be reappointed to serve on the advisory council upon the expiration of the member’s current term. (3) Vacancy A vacancy on the advisory council shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (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 and 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 five years after the date on which the management plans are officially adopted by the Secretary; or (2) on such later date as the Secretary considers appropriate. 107. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership (a) In general There is hereby established the San Gabriel National Recreation 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 fulfilling the purposes of this title; and (2) use the resources and expertise of each agency in improving the management and recreational opportunities within the recreation area. (c) Membership The members of the partnership shall include the following: (1) The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, to represent the National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. (2) The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the Secretary, to represent the Army Corps of Engineers. (3) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee of the Secretary, to represent the Forest Service. (4) The Secretary of the State Natural Resources Agency, or a designee of the Secretary, to represent the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy. (5) A designee of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. (6) A designee of the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority. (7) Four designees of the San Gabriel Council of Governments, one of whom is to be elected from a local land conservancy. (8) One designee of the San Bernardino Associated Governments. (9) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley Economic 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 Association. (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 effect. (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 purposes, the partnership shall— (1) make recommendations to the Secretary on the development and implementation of the management plan; (2) review and comment on the visitor services plan required by section 108; (3) seek opportunities to facilitate the implementation 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 interpretive 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 partnerships among governments, organizations, and individuals to further the purposes of the recreation area; and (G) ensuring that management of the recreation area takes into account local ordinances and land-use plans, as well as adjacent residents and property owners; (5) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the appointment of members to the advisory council; and (6) undertake any other action necessary to fulfill the purposes of this title. (e) Authorities Subject to the prior approval of the Secretary, 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 subdivisions 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 further the purposes of the recreation area and are consistent with the management plan. (f) Terms of office; reappointment; vacancies (1) Terms Members of the partnership shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. (2) Reappointment A member may be reappointed to serve on the partnership upon the expiration of the member’s current term. (3) Vacancy A vacancy on the partnership shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (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 partnership shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable. (i) Service without compensation Members of the partnership shall serve without pay. (j) Duties and authorities of the Secretary (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 partnership or any members of the partnership to carry out this title. (4) Cooperative agreements The Secretary 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 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 Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and plans. (6) Priority The Secretary shall give priority to actions that— (A) conserve the significant natural, historic, 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 (2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on public safety issues relating to the recreation area. 108. Visitor services and facilities (a) Visitor services (1) Purpose The purpose of this subsection is to facilitate the development of an integrated visitor services plan that will improve visitor experiences in the recreation area through expanded recreational 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 Secretary 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 mechanized vehicles) where permissible and appropriate; (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 recreation area, as well as the effectiveness of current enforcement efforts; (D) assess the current level of interpretive and educational services and facilities; (E) include recommendations to— (i) expand opportunities for high-demand recreational activities, consistent with the purposes described in section 102(a); (ii) better manage recreation area resources 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 resources to reduce negative impacts on the environment, ecology, and integrated water management activities in the area; (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-Federal land owner; (G) assess opportunities to provide recreational opportunities that connect with adjacent National Forest System lands; and (H) be developed and carried out in accordance 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 agencies; and (iv) interested nongovernmental organizations; and (B) involve members of the public. (b) Visitor facilities The Secretary may construct visitor use facilities in the recreation area. Such facilities 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 contributions, 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 governmental entities and private entities to conduct research, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other initiative relating to the management of and visitation to the recreation area. II San Gabriel Mountains National Monument 201. Boundary modification, San Gabriel Mountains 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 Monument Expansion Proposal and dated October 5, 2015. (b) Administration Upon inclusion of the National 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. III Wilderness area and wild and scenic river designations 301. Definitions In this title: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) State The term State means the State of California. 302. Designation of wilderness, Angeles National Forest, California (a) Designation In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following National Forest System lands in the State are designated as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Condor Peak Wilderness Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 8,417 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Condor Peak Wilderness—Proposed and dated _____, which shall be known as the Condor Peak Wilderness . (2) San Gabriel Wilderness Additions Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 2,027 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled San Gabriel Wilderness Additions and dated _____, 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 Additions Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 13,851 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions and dated _____, which is incorporated in, and considered 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; Public Law 98–425 ; 98 Stat. 1623). (4) Yerba Buena Wilderness Certain Federal land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 6,774 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Yerba Buena Wilderness—Proposed and dated _____, which shall be known as the Yerba Buena Wilderness . (b) Map and legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a) with— (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) Force of law The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 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) Administration of wilderness (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this subsection and the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Fire management and related activities (A) In general The Secretary may take such measures in a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by subsection (a) as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ) and House Report 98–40 of the 98th Congress. (B) Funding priorities Nothing in this title limits funding for fire and fuels management in the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by subsection (a). (C) Revision and development of local fire management plans As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend the local fire management plans that apply to the land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by subsection (a). (D) Administration Consistent with subparagraph (A) and other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (i) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, establish agency approval procedures (including appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest Supervisor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for responding to fire emergencies; and (ii) enter into agreements with appropriate State or local firefighting agencies. (3) Grazing The grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by subsection (a), if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with— (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) ); and (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (H. Rept. 101–405). (4) Fish and wildlife (A) In general In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7) ), nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife on public land in the State. (B) Management activities (i) In general In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the Secretary may conduct any management activities that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats in the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a), if the management activities are— (I) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and (II) conducted in accordance with appropriate policies, such as the policies established in Appendix B of House Report 101–405. (ii) Inclusions Management activities under clause (i) may include the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values while causing the minimum impact necessary to accomplish those tasks. (iii) Existing activities Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ) and in accordance with appropriate policies, such as those established in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State may use aircraft (including helicopters) in the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a) to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations, including bighorn sheep. (5) Buffer zones (A) In general Congress does not intend for the designation of wilderness areas or wilderness additions by subsection (a) to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around each wilderness area or wilderness addition. (B) Activities or uses up to boundaries The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from within a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by subsection (a) shall not, of itself, preclude the activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area or addition. (6) Military activities Nothing in this title precludes— (A) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by subsection (a); (B) the designation of new units of special airspace over the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by subsection (a); or (C) the use or establishment of military flight training routes over wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by subsection (a). (7) Horses Nothing in this title precludes horseback riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle or pack stock into, an area designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by subsection (a)— (A) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5) ); and (B) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be necessary by the Secretary. (8) Law enforcement Nothing in this title precludes law enforcement and drug interdiction efforts within the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). (9) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by subsection (a) are withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal leasing laws. (10) Incorporation of acquired land and interests Any land within the boundary of a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by subsection (a) that is acquired by the United States shall— (A) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is located; and (B) be managed in accordance with this subsection, the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other applicable law. (11) Climatological data collection In accordance 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 installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection devices in the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the facilities and access to the facilities are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities. 303. Designation of wild and scenic rivers (a) Designation Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (214) East Fork San Gabriel River, California The following segments of the East Fork San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: (A) The 10-mile segment from the confluence 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 confluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational river. (215) 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 .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. (216) West Fork San Gabriel River, california The following segments of the West Fork San Gabriel River, to be administered by the Secretary 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 section 14, T2N, R12W, to the confluence with the unnamed tributary .25 miles downstream of the power lines in section 22, T2N, R11W, as a recreational river. (B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West Fork from 0.25 miles downstream of the powerlines in section 22, T2N, R11W, to the confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river. (217) Little Rock Creek, California The following segments of Little Rock Creek and 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 section 6, T3N, R9W, 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 Canyon Creek from .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 Canyon Creek from 100 yards downstream of Cooper 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 (1) Water resource facilities (A) Definition In this subsection, the term water resource facility means— (i) irrigation and pumping facilities, dams and reservoirs, flood control facilities, water conservation works, including debris protection facilities, sediment placement sites, rain gauges and stream gauges, water quality facilities, recycled water pumping, conveyance distribution systems, and treatment facilities, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, and transmission and other ancillary facilities; and (ii) other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures. (B) No effect on existing water resource facilities Nothing in this section shall alter, modify, or affect— (i) the use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, or replacement of a water resource facility downstream 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 segment designated by this section. (C) No effect on new water resource facilities Nothing in this section shall preclude the establishment of new water resource facilities (including instream sites, routes, and areas) downstream of a wild and scenic river segment designated by this section. (2) Limitation Any new reservation of water or new use of water pursuant to existing water rights held by the United States to fulfill the purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for non-consumptive instream use only within the segments designated by this section. (3) Existing law Nothing in this section affects the implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 304. Water rights (a) Statutory construction Nothing in this title and no action to implement this title— (1) shall constitute or be construed to constitute either an express or implied reservation of any water or water rights or authorizing an expansion of water use pursuant to existing water rights held by the United States with respect to the land designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 302(a) or land adjacent to the wild and scenic river segments designated by the amendment made by section 303(a); (2) shall affect, alter, modify or condition any water rights in the State existing on the date of enactment of this Act, including any water rights held by the United States; (3) shall be construed as establishing a precedent with regard to any future wilderness or wild and scenic river designations; (4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpretation of, or any designation, decision or action made pursuant to, any other Act; or (5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable apportionment decrees that apportion water among and between the State and other States. (b) State water law The Secretary shall comply with and follow the procedural and substantive requirements of the law of the State in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by section 302(a), and the wild and scenic rivers designated by the amendment made by section 303(a).