Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000
PL 106-351 (H.R.3676), enacted 10/24/2000

114 STAT. 1362 
PUBLIC LAW 106-351—OCT. 24, 2000 
Public Law 106-351 
106th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 24, 2000 
To establish the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in 
[H R. 3676] 
*'^® State of California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
Santa Rosa and 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
MoSum^ntActof 
^^^ SHORT TiTLE.—This Act may be cited as the "Santa Rosa 
2000 
^^^<i San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000". 
16 use 431 note. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this Act 
is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Establishment of Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monu-
ment, California. 
Sec. 3. Management of Federal lands in the National Monument. 
Sec. 4. Development of management plan. 
Sec. 5. Existing and historical uses of Federal lands included in Monument. 
Sec. 6. Acquisition of land. 
Sec. 7. Local advisory committee. 
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SANTA ROSA AND SAN JACINTO MOLTN-
TAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains in southern 
California contain nationally significant biological, cultural, rec-
reational, geological, educational, and scientific values. 
(2) The magnificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural 
and cultural resources of these mountains occupy a unique 
and challenging position given their proximity to highly urban-
ized areas of the Coachella Valley. 
(3) These mountains, which rise abruptly from the desert 
floor to an elevation of 10,802 feet, provide a picturesque back-
drop for Coachella Valley communities and support an abun-
dance of recreational opportunities that are an important 
regional economic resource. 
(4) These mountains have special cultural value to the 
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, containing significant 
cultural sites, including village sites, trails, petroglyphs, and 
other evidence of their habitation. 
(5) The designation of a Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Moun-
tains National Monument by this Act is not intended to impact 
upon existing or future growth in the Coachella Valley. 
(6) Because the areas immediately surrounding the new 
National Monument are densely populated and urbanized, it 
is anticipated that certain activities or uses on private lands 
outside of the National Monument may have some impact upon 
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the National Monument, and Congress does not intend, directly 
or indirectly, that additional regulations be imposed on such 
uses or activities as long as they are consistent with other 
applicable law. 
(7) The Bureau of Land Management and the Forest 
Service should work cooperatively in the management of the 
National Monument. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES.—In order to preserve the 
nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, geological, 
educational, and scientific values found in the Santa Rosa and 
San Jacinto Mountains and to secure now and for future generations 
the opportunity to experience and enjoy the magnificent vistas, 
wildlife, land forms, and natural and cultural resources in these 
mountains and to recreate therein, there is hereby designated the 
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (in 
this Act referred to as the "National Monument"). 
(c) BOUNDARIES.—The National Monument shall consist of Fed-
eral lands and Federal interests in lands located within the bound-
aries depicted on a series of 24 maps entitled "Boundary Map, 
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto National Monument", 23 of which 
are dated May 6, 2000, and depict separate townships and one 
of which is dated June 22, 2000, and depicts the overall boundaries. 
(d) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS; CORRECTION OF ERRORS.— 
(1) PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION.—^As soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall use the map referred to in subsection 
(c) to prepare legal descriptions of the boundaries of the 
National Monument. The Secretary shall submit the resulting 
legal descriptions to the Committee on Resources and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate. 
(2) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal descriptions of the 
National Monument 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 map and 
legal descriptions. The map shall be on file and available for PubUc inspection, 
public inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Forest Service. 
SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LANDS IN THE NATIONAL MONU-
MENT. 
(a) BASIS OF MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the National Monument 
to protect the resources of the National Monument, and shall allow 
only those uses of the National Monument that further the purposes 
for the establishment of the National Monument, in accordance 
with— 
(1) this Act; 
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43U.S.C. 1701etseq.); 
(3) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Plan-
ning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) and section 14 of 
the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 472a); 
and 
(4) other applicable provisions of law. 
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(b) ADMINISTRATION OF SUBSEQUENTLY ACQUIRED LANDS.— 
Lands or interests in lands within the boundaries of the National 
Monument that are acquired by the Bureau of Land Management 
Eifter the date of the enactment of this Act shall be managed 
by the Secretary of the Interior. Lands or interests in lands within 
the boundaries of the National Monument that are acquired by 
the Forest Service after the date of the enactment of this Act 
shall be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(c) PROTECTION OF RESERVATION, STATE, AND PRIVATE LANDS 
AND INTERESTS.—Nothing in the establishment of the National 
Monument shall affect any property rights of any Indian reserva-
tion, any individually held trust lands, any other Indian allotments, 
any lands or interests in lands held by the State of California, 
any political subdivision of the State of California, any special 
district, or the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park Authority, or any 
private property rights within the boundaries of the National Monu-
ment. Establishment of the National Monument shall not grant 
the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture any 
new authority on or over non-Federal lands not already provided 
by law. The authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture under this Act extends only to Federal 
lands and Federal interests in lands included in the National Monu-
ment. 
(d) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The management of the National Monu-
ment shall be subject to valid existing rights. 
(e) No BUFFER ZONES AROUND NATIONAL MONUMENT.—Because 
the National Monument is established in a highly urbanized area— 
(1) the establishment of the National Monument shall not 
lead to the creation of express or implied protective perimeters 
or buffer zones around the National Monument; 
(2) an activity on, or use of, private lands up to the bound-
aries of the National Monument shall not be precluded because 
of the monument designation, if the activity or use is consistent 
with other applicable law; and 
(3) an activity on, or use of, private lands, if the activity 
or use is consistent with other applicable law, shall not be 
directly or indirectly subject to additional regulation because 
of the designation of the National Monument. 
(f) AIR AND WATER QUALITY.—Nothing in this Act shall be 
construed to change standards governing air or water quality out-
side of the designated area of the National Monument. 
SEC. 4. DEVELOPMENT OF MANAGEMENT PLAN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
and the Secretary of Agriculture shall complete a management 
plan for the conservation and protection of the National Monu-
ment consistent with the requirements of section 3(a). The 
Secretaries shall submit the management plan to Congress 
before it is made public. 
(2) MANAGEMENT PENDING COMPLETION.—^Pending comple-
tion of the management plan for the National Monument, the 
Secretaries shall manage Federal lands and interests in lands 
within the National Monument substantially consistent with 
current uses occurring on such lands and under the general 
guidelines and authorities of the existing management plans 
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of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management 
for such lands, in a manner consistent with other appUcable 
Federal law. 
(3) RELATION TO OTHER AUTHORITIES.—^Nothing in this sub-
section shall preclude the Secretaries, during the preparation 
of the management plan, from implementing subsections (b) 
and (i) of section 5. Nothing in this section shall be construed 
to diminish or alter existing authorities applicable to Federal 
lands included in the National Monument. 
(b) CONSULTATION AND COOPERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries shall prepare and imple-
ment the management plan required by subsection (a) in accord-
ance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and in consultation with the local advisory 
committee established pursuant to section 7 and, to the extent 
practicable, interested owners of private property and holders 
of valid existing rights located within the boundaries of the 
National Monument. Such consultation shall be on a periodic 
and regular basis. 
(2) AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDLANS.—^The Secre-
taries shall make a special effort to consult with representatives 
of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians regarding the 
management plan during the preparation and implementation 
of the plan. 
(3) WINTER PARK AUTHORITY.—The management plan shall 
consider the mission of the Mount San Jacinto Winter Park 
Authority to make accessible to current and future generations 
the natural and recreational treasures of the Mount San Jacinto 
State Park and the National Monument. Establishment and 
management of the National Monument shall not be construed 
to interfere with the mission or powers of the Mount San 
Jacinto Winter Park Authority, as provided for in the Mount 
San Jacinto Winter Park Authority Act of the State of Cali-
fornia. 
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Consistent with the management 
plan and existing authorities, the Secretaries may enter into 
cooperative agreements and shared management arrangements, 
which may include special use permits with any person, 
including the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, for 
the purposes of management, interpretation, and research and 
education regarding the resources of the National Monument. 
(2) USE OF CERTAIN LANDS BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.— 
In the case of any agreement with the University of California 
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act relating 
to the University's use of certain Federal land within the 
National Monument, the Secretaries shall, consistent with the 
management plan and existing authorities, either revise the 
agreement or enter into a new agreement as may be necessary 
to ensure its consistency with this Act. 
SEC. 5. EXISTING AND HISTORICAL USES OF FEDERAL LANDS 
INCLUDED IN MONUMENT. 
(a) RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES GENERALLY.—^The management 
plan required by section 4(a) shall include provisions to continue 
to authorize the recreational use of the National Monument, 
including such recreational uses as hiking, camping, mountain 
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biking, sightseeing, and horseback riding, as long as such rec-
reational use is consistent with this Act and other applicable law. 
(b) MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—Except where or when needed for 
administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, use of 
motorized vehicles in the National Monument shall be permitted 
only on roads and trails designated for use of motorized vehicles 
as part of the management plan. 
(c) HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—^Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
permit hunting, trapping, and fishing within the National 
Monument in accordance with applicable laws (including regu-
lations) of the United States and the State of California. 
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Secretaries, after consultation with 
the California Department of Fish and Game, may issue regula-
tions designating zones where, and establishing periods when, 
no hunting, trapping, or fishing will be permitted in the 
National Monument for reasons of public safety, administration, 
or public use and enjoyment. 
(d) ACCESS TO STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS.—The Secretaries 
shall provide adequate access to nonfederally owned land or 
interests in land within the boundaries of the National Monument, 
which will provide the owner of the land or the holder of the 
interest the reasonable use and enjoyment of the land or interest, 
as the case may be. 
(e) UTILITIES.—Nothing in this Act shall have the effect of 
terminating any valid existing right-of-way within the Monument. 
The management plan prepared for the National Monument shall 
address the need for and, as necessary, establish plans for the 
installation, construction, and maintenance of public utility rights-
of-way within the National Monument outside of designated wilder-
ness areas. 
(f) MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, TRAILS, AND STRUCTURES.—In the 
development of the management plan required by section 4(a), 
the Secretaries shall address the maintenance of roadways, jeep 
trails, and paths located in the National Monument. 
(g) GRAZING.—The Secretaries shall issue and administer any 
grazing leases or permits in the National Monument in accordance 
with the same laws (including regulations) and Executive orders 
followed by the Secretaries in issuing and administering grazing 
leases and permits on other land under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretaries. Nothing in this Act shall affect the grazing permit 
of the Wellman family (permittee number 12-55-3) on lands 
included in the National Monument. 
(h) OVERFLIGHTS.— 
(1) GENERAL RULE.—^Nothing in this Act or the manage-
ment plan prepared for the National Monument shall be con-
strued to restrict or preclude overflights, including low-level 
overflights, over lands in the National Monument, including 
military, commercial, and general aviation overflights that can 
be seen or heard within the National Monument. Nothing in 
this Act or the management plan shall be construed to restrict 
or preclude the designation or creation of new units of special 
use airspace or the establishment of military flight training 
routes over the National Monument. 
(2) COMMERCL^L AIR TOUR OPERATION.—^Any commercial 
air tour operation over the National Monument is prohibited 
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unless such operation was conducted prior to February 16, 
2000. For purposes of this paragraph, "commercial air tour 
operation" means any flight conducted for compensation or 
hire in a powered aircraft where a purpose of the flight is 
sightseeing. 
(i) WITHDRAWALS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights as pro-
vided in section 3(d), the Federal lands and interests in lands 
included within the National Monument are hereby withdrawn 
from— 
(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
the public land laws; 
(B) location, entry, and patent under the public land 
mining laws; and 
(C) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal 
leasing laws and the mineral materials laws. 
(2) EXCHANGE.—Paragraph (1)(A) does not apply in the 
case of— 
(A) an exchange that the Secretary determines would 
further the protective purposes of the National Monument; 
or 
(B) the exchange provided in section 6(e). 
SEC. 6. ACQUISITION OF LAND. 
(a) ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED; METHODS.—State, local govern-
ment, tribal, and privately held land or interests in land within 
the boundaries of the National Monument may be acquired for 
management as part of the National Monument only by— 
(1) donation; 
(2) exchange with a willing party; or 
(3) purchase from a willing seller. 
(b) USE OF EASEMENTS.—To the extent practicable, and if pre-
ferred by a willing landowner, the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall use permanent conservation ease-
ments to acquire interests in land in the National Monument in 
lieu of acquiring land in fee simple and thereby removing land 
from non-Federal ownership. 
(c) VALUATION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The United States shall 
offer the fair market value for any interests or partial interests 
in land acquired under this section. 
(d) INCORPORATION OF ACQUIRED LANDS AND INTERESTS.—^Any 
land or interest in lands within the boundaries of the National 
Monument that is acquired by the United States after the date 
of the enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered 
as part of the National Monument as provided in section 3(b). 
(e) LAND EXCHANGE AUTHORIZATION.—In order to support the 
cooperative management agreement in effect with the Agua Caliente 
Band of Cahuilla Indians as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior may, without further authorization 
by law, exchange lands which the Bureau of Land Management 
has acquired using amounts provided under the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-4 et seq.), with 
the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Any such land 
exchange may include the exchange of federally owned property 
within or outside of the boundaries of the National Monument 
for property owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians 
within or outside of the boundaries of the National Monument. 
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The exchanged lands acquired by the Secretary within the bound-
aries of the National Monument shall be managed for the purposes 
described in section 2(b). 
SEC. 7. LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Interior and the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly establish an advisory com-
mittee for the National Monument, whose purpose shall be to 
advise the Secretaries with respect to the preparation and 
implementation of the management plan required by section 4. 
(b) REPRESENTATION.—To the extent practicable, the advisory 
committee shall include the following members: 
(1) A representative with expertise in natural science and 
research selected from a regional college or university. 
(2) A representative of the California Department of Fish 
and Game or the California Department of Parks and Recre-
ation. 
(3) A representative of the County of Riverside, California. 
(4) A representative of each of the following cities: Palm 
Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta, Palm 
Desert, and Indian Wells. 
(5) A representative of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
Indians. 
(6) A representative of the Coachella Valley Mountains 
Conservancy. 
(7) A representative of a local conservation organization. 
(8) A representative of a local developer or builder organiza-
tion. 
(9) A representative of the Winter Park Authority. 
(10) A representative of the Pinyon Community Council. 
(c) TERMS.— 
(1) STAGGERED TERMS.—^Members of the advisory com-
mittee shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, except that, 
of the members first appointed, one-third of the members shall 
be appointed for a term of 1 year and one-third of the members 
shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. 
(2) REAPPOINTMENT.—^A member may be reappointed to 
serve on the advisory committee upon the expiration of the 
member's current term. 
(3) VACANCY.—^A vacancy on the advisory committee shall 
be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 
(d) QUORUM.—^A quorum shall be eight members of the advisory 
committee. The operations of the advisory committee shall not 
be impaired by the fact that a member has not yet been appointed 
as long as a quorum has been attained. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.—The advisory committee 
shall elect a chairperson and establish such rules and procedures 
as it deems necessary or desirable. 
(f) 
SERVICE 
WITHOUT 
COMPENSATION.—Members 
of 
the 
advisory committee shall serve without pay. 
(g) TERMINATION.—^The advisory committee shall cease to exist 
on the date upon which the management plan is officially adopted 
by the Secretaries, or later at the discretion of the Secretaries. 
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SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
necessary to carry out this Act. 
Approved October 24, 2000. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3676: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 106-750 (Coram, on Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 146 (2000): 
July 25, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate. 
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