Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act

Bill: 118-s-4222
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2024-05-01
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California

Land transfers

Parks, recreation areas, trails
Latest action: action_date: 2024-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 616 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2024 Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 21, 2024 Reported by Mr. Manchin , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve in the State of California to include the land within the Castle Mountains National Monument.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Addition of Castle Mountains National Monument land to the Mojave National Preserve, California (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve established by section 502 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–42 ) (referred to in this Act as the Preserve ) is adjusted to include the Federal land described in subsection (b). (b) Description of federal land The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 20,920 acres of land designated as the Castle Mountains National Monument by Presidential Proclamation Number 9394, dated February 12, 2016 ( 54 U.S.C. 320301 note), as depicted on the map accompanying the proclamation. (c) Availability of map The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Administration The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) shall administer the Federal land added to the Preserve by subsection (a)— (1) as part of the Preserve; and (2) in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Addition of Castle Mountains National Monument land to the Mojave National Preserve, California (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Map The term Map means the map accompanying the Proclamation. (2) Preserve The term Preserve means the Mojave National Preserve. (3) Proclamation The term Proclamation means the Presidential Proclamation 9394, dated February 12, 2016 ( 54 U.S.C. 320301 note). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve established by section 502 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–42 ) is adjusted to include the Federal land described in subsection (c). (c) Description of Federal land The Federal land referred to in subsection (b) is the approximately 20,920 acres of land designated as the Castle Mountains National Monument by the Proclamation, as depicted on the Map. (d) Availability of map The Map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (e) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer the Federal land added to the Preserve by subsection (b)— (A) as part of the Preserve; and (B) in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). (2) Castle Mountain Mine Area (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall continue to manage the Federal land described in subparagraph (B) pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) and other applicable laws. (B) Description of Federal land The Federal land referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (C) is the Federal land and interests in the Federal land within the area identified as Castle Mountain Mine Area on the Map. (C) Transfer of administrative jurisdiction (i) In general On the date on which the Secretary makes a determination described in clause (ii), the Secretary shall, consistent with applicable laws, transfer administrative jurisdiction over the Federal land described in subparagraph (B) from the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service, to be administered as part of the Preserve. (ii) Determination described A determination referred to in clause (i) is a determination by the Secretary that, with respect to the Federal land described in subparagraph (B)— (I) all mining and mining-related activities have terminated and reclamation is complete; or (II) there has been a 10-year period after the date of issuance of the Proclamation during which no commercial mining activities have occurred pursuant to a Bureau of Land Management-approved plan of operation. (f) Water resources The Secretary, in cooperation with appropriate State officials and subject to applicable Federal and State law, shall ensure the availability of water resources, including groundwater resources, needed for purposes of the Federal land added to the Preserve by subsection (b). (g) Valid existing rights Nothing in this section, including the inclusion of additional Federal land in the Preserve under subsection (b) or (e)(2)(C), affects valid existing rights. 3. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction Administrative jurisdiction over the portion of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 11, T. 14 N., R. 17 E., of the San Bernardino Meridian, lying easterly of a line 100 feet westerly of the centerline of an existing road that traverses the quarter from northeast to southwest, as generally depicted on the map entitled Mojave National Preserve Proposed Land Transfer , numbered 170/195,273, and dated November 2024, is transferred from the National Park Service to the Bureau of Land Management.

November 21, 2024 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 1, 2024 Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Mojave National Preserve in the State of California to include the land within the Castle Mountains National Monument.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mojave National Preserve Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Addition of Castle Mountains National Monument land to the Mojave National Preserve, California (a) Boundary adjustment The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve established by section 502 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–42 ) (referred to in this Act as the Preserve ) is adjusted to include the Federal land described in subsection (b). (b) Description of federal land The Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is the approximately 20,920 acres of land designated as the Castle Mountains National Monument by Presidential Proclamation Number 9394, dated February 12, 2016 ( 54 U.S.C. 320301 note), as depicted on the map accompanying the proclamation. (c) Availability of map The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (d) Administration The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the Director of the National Park Service) shall administer the Federal land added to the Preserve by subsection (a)— (1) as part of the Preserve; and (2) in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).