[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3718 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3718

To authorize a right-of-way through Joshua Tree National Park, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2002

  Mrs. Bono introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize a right-of-way through Joshua Tree National Park, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Little San Bernardino Mountains 
Right-of-Way Act''.

SEC. 2. RIGHT-OF-WAY.

    (a) Right-of-Way Granted.--
            (1) In general.--RM Broadcasting of Palm Springs, 
        California (and its successors) is hereby granted a right-of-
        way to the approximately \7/10\ of a mile portion of the road 
        described in paragraph (2) that traverses through Joshua Tree 
        National Park and Joshua Tree Wilderness.
            (2) Road described.--The road referred to in paragraph (1) 
        is the unimproved service road that exists on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act between Dillon Road in Riverside County, 
        California, and RM Broadcasting's telecommunications tower 
        site.
    (b) Use of Right-of-Way.--The right-of-way granted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be used only to access RM Broadcasting's 
telecommunications tower site located outside of Joshua Tree National 
Park and Joshua Tree Wilderness.
    (c) Compensation.--RM Broadcasting shall pay annual compensation 
for the right-of-way, the amount of which shall be determined under 
Federal regulations generally governing the calculation of compensation 
for right-of-ways. That compensation shall be available for use by the 
Secretary without further appropriation for purposes of Joshua Tree 
National Park.
    (d) Approval.--In addition to the conditions described in 
subsections (b) and (c), the right-of-way granted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall not be valid until approved by the Secretary.
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