1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the California Desert Protection
Act of 2010
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—California Desert Conservation and Recreation
Sec. 101. Amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of
1994.
Sec. 102. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.
TITLE II—Desert renewable energy permitting
Sec. 201. Renewable Energy Coordination Offices to improve
Federal permit coordination for renewable energy.
Sec. 202. Deadlines for consideration of applications for wind
and solar energy right-of-way use authorizations.
Sec. 203. Programmatic environmental impact statements and land
use planning.
Sec. 204. Military installations study.
Sec. 205. Habitat mitigation zones.
Sec. 206. Bonding.
Sec. 207. Meteorological site testing and monitoring
categorical exclusion.
Sec. 208. Report on renewable energy permitting in Western
States.
Sec. 209. Support for qualified advanced electric transmission
manufacturing plants, qualified high efficiency transmission property, and
qualified advanced electric transmission property.
<enum>I</enum><header>California Desert
Conservation and Recreation</header>
<section id="idD69178502ACF4E3F8B8CD2CE5827EB7B"><enum>101.</enum><header>Amendments to
the California Desert Protection Act of 1994</header>
<subsection id="idD5FE7BC35FE947848B49A74016EABDC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public Law 103–433
(16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id195F3ACE728143BA9E0964DA1A77F2D0" style="OLC">
<title id="id08D10B44DB044FE9991E70A6075AA079"><enum>XIII</enum><header>Mojave Trails
National Monument</header>
<section id="id1B2210AE4528460EBFB78EFF5FA3EE4E"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="idCA88B9FD5E5D4D3F89F5471EE7387294"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Boundary Map, Mojave Trails
National Monument</quote> and dated November 19, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4C344D4F1C7A4828AE09341FCAE1F098"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monument</header><text>The
term <term>Monument</term> means the Mojave Trails National Monument
established by section 1302(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id129C0E53E0104C349957C2711656A1CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Study
area</header><text>The term <term>study area</term> means the land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id7C6BC05D38CE462B88E74D6C40117386"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is described
in—</text>
<clause id="id19B590F5B9974138A3263BDA583EDF0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the notice of the
Bureau of Land Management of September 15, 2008, entitled <quote>Notice of
Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
California</quote> (73 Fed. Reg. 53269); or</text>
</clause><clause id="idA4A68E4E4BAB422FB1B305EAEC569604"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any subsequent
notice in the Federal Register that is related to the notice described in
clause (i); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id333AD817CACA4ED69F4FAE429EA58305"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has been
segregated by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="id11ABF93458C1447FB92E160AEC0FE8BA"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Establishment
of the Mojave Trails National Monument</header>
<subsection id="ID64aa19a97ce14aeaa5df370c256729af"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is designated in the State the Mojave Trails National Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idC637AF2F54AD43A99A92F846EA4DDC6F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the Monument are—</text>
<paragraph id="id0374C2831264485B919C5368B5461028"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to preserve the
nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, geological,
educational, historic, scenic, and scientific values—</text>
<subparagraph id="id406CEEC635B84AB1B5E3DF2168157C2F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the Central
and Eastern Mojave Desert; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id808F038D7C9C4BC2A45A9FF6A5CF459F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>along historic
Route 66; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB50AA2E042DC45A39DCF883F186C1553"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to secure the
opportunity for present and future generations to experience and enjoy the
magnificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural and cultural resources of
the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcc91a9f81fe049988651c1dd2454eeac"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Boundaries</header>
<paragraph id="id658A8AE50F9C4ABC979D45550A6C37F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Monument shall
consist of the Federal land and Federal interests in land within the boundaries
depicted on the map.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4588426659804CB3AE493D2E14D44C23"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<subparagraph id="idE31620444DDB42959B3F4B3BBD689FAE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Study
area</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the study area shall be
excluded from the Monument to permit the Secretary of the Navy to study the
land within the study area for—</text>
<clause id="id05B5DC732D0C4911AD146C585BAA2BD5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>withdrawal in
accordance with the Act of February 28, 1958 (43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idBCEA0D13DF1E43C4987CBE8C184A27B2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>potential
inclusion into the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms,
California, for national defense purposes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28417A91D8404DBEA0CA8E5FCB2B18E7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Incorporation
in monument</header><text>After action by the Secretary of Defense and Congress
regarding the withdrawal under subparagraph (A), any land within the study area
that is not withdrawn shall be incorporated into the Monument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe14e3157fe1c448f8828d0ba13fea8c7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Map; legal
descriptions</header>
<paragraph id="ID61840edbdb114bb0bea406a14323492a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Legal
description</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this title, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate legal descriptions of the Monument, based on the map.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID93d24494f8c94ff9be20bce8e49e7c47"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corrections</header><text>The
map and legal descriptions of the Monument shall have the same force and effect
as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical
and typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE54B6E67D8E3461D85AFE8E26FDFC515"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
map</header><text>The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id61D8AC5D32744D3883599D81583B6BD1"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Management of
the Monument</header>
<subsection id="IDdfbff874e3b74cbdb7c817db76212fd0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id7EA35E532E9645008C076DA017BFF217"><enum>(1)</enum><text>only allow uses
of the Monument that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDC1F082EB364466FB89A28934335ED38"><enum>(A)</enum><text>further the
purposes described in section 1302(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1C043D06EFC04AC1A1D05E966859F949"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are included in
the management plan developed under subsection (g); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc51972ff6dda4516b168b8e6ff011946"><enum>(C)</enum><text>do not interfere
with the utility rights-of-way or corridors authorized under section 1304(f);
and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA4B0894C2EEC4238A9DB1732D34AB626"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to valid
existing rights, manage the Monument to protect the resources of the Monument,
in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3720bbfa1f304f2a95ad278525ed20a0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID08edfcbf2dca497997d6065e2340c184"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3ec41698e136441cadde14bf7196337d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
applicable provisions of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb8b6365e61804319af26e5b9c9a792b4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation
agreements; general authority</header><text>Consistent with the management plan
and existing authorities applicable to the Monument, the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements and shared management arrangements (including
special use permits with any person (including educational institutions and
Indian tribes)), for the purposes of interpreting, researching, and providing
education on the resources of the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID44fd7530638f43729ba9d70f9cedc3a3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration
of subsequently acquired land</header><text>Any land or interest in land within
the boundaries of the Monument that is acquired by the Secretary after the date
of enactment of this title shall be managed by the Secretary in accordance with
this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0ffcc4df24bc4990a0dc447c0505d956"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id693107C764144AF7AA91D5BE1A83D766"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Property
rights</header><text>The establishment of the Monument does not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id275B96A6D17A4F698C5376568F7D432D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affect—</text>
<clause id="id69D598AE5586435E860F6FFF47D31B4C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any property
rights of an Indian reservation, individually held trust land, or any other
Indian allotments;</text>
</clause><clause id="id340261A79B254E55AE16D73B922306BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any land or
interests in land held by the State, any political subdivision of the State, or
any special district; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idC219969EFF2E447F8B02163B85DEE738"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any private
property rights within the boundaries of the Monument; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD64BA8DF9947469A90472BC8180BBF05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>grant to the
Secretary any authority on or over non-Federal land not already provided by
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id21B2FB765C884E73B2DF2CE3310BA5D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
authority of the Secretary under this title extends only to Federal land and
Federal interests in land included in the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc6846e60df064a12bbfeac16b429e4d1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjacent
management</header>
<paragraph id="IDe8a6aabd6a0949f79750e42d3d662767"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this title creates any protective perimeter or
buffer zone around the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idC3C0ACC4FE4E47C6ACF2018A496C5852"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities
outside monument</header><text>The fact that an activity or use on land outside
the Monument can be seen or heard within the Monument shall not preclude the
activity or use outside the boundary of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1C77ACB9A3AE477887312A00598E47C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No additional
regulation</header><text>Nothing in this title requires additional regulation
of activities on land outside the boundary of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25b60773dd0a4310a2f1fcf8fbe29ef3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Air and water
quality</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the standards governing air
or water quality outside the boundary of the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDcbda11852ebb40a5beef0ac694b2169f"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<paragraph id="ID4d0d1bbcf7c64f1288cb8b2fe77e99a2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB84E2D4CD64D4083AE577B0B1C1351B5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of this title, complete a management plan for
the conservation and protection of the Monument; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id52568C2789BD46CBA09FE0E25F36B3F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on completion of
the management plan—</text>
<clause id="id97D6BB8713034950B2C2F1587FB7A5AF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit the
management plan to—</text>
<subclause id="idF8374093BD424937881B28E59E6FF2CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD136DE2D118E4C47A843EC7179359A07"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id8A834395E1A847B9994935544C4530FD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make the
management plan available to the public.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb50559ffff246c39695c0d2578294a5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
management plan shall include provisions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE9A3C81B2A814CD7B7C757CDCF124F6E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for the
conservation and protection of the Monument;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA8D12E051F045138AE3443A34DFE792"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorize the
continued recreational uses of the Monument (including hiking, camping,
hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, off-highway vehicle recreation on
designated routes, rockhounding, and horseback riding), if the recreational
uses are consistent with this section and any other applicable law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6A0BF97E610B48E5B808C5D87681529C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address the need
for and, as necessary, establish plans for, the installation, construction, and
maintenance of public utility energy transport facilities within rights-of-way
in the Monument, including provisions that require that the activities be
conducted in a manner that minimizes the impact on Monument resources
(including resources relating to the ecological, cultural, historic, and scenic
viewshed of the Monument), in accordance with any other applicable law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd605648b05254678a22cd2bfade9ae19"><enum>(D)</enum><text>address the
designation and maintenance of roads, trails, and paths in the Monument;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe111276736b8494eb77ca85bd22ab526"><enum>(E)</enum><text>address regional
fire management planning and coordination between the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management, the Director of the National Park Service, and San Bernardino
County; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2543923bcde64960899c5aa32ffefb40"><enum>(F)</enum><text>address the
establishment of a visitor center to serve the Monument and adjacent public
land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID873bcd97fe2e45ee9733697779e97fb5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preparation and
implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="ID537e22369bd84c18b72ca23319c4fe79"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and implement the management plan
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and any other applicable laws.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idECA0096465F0461B867C24B040A9F6BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
preparing and implementing the management plan, the Secretary shall
periodically consult with—</text>
<clause id="id5979379D085444F2AD65C6DDA7F012B4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the advisory
committee established under section 1306;</text>
</clause><clause id="id16C9A073E6804B02B149A3571E2CCFC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>interested
private property owners and holders of valid existing rights located within the
boundaries of the Monument; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3F7D4D92957E4F4CBC8DA230AC7F64EE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives
of the Fort Mojave Indian tribe, the Colorado River Indian Tribe, the
Chemehuevi Indian tribe, and other Indian tribes with historic or cultural ties
to land within, or adjacent to, the Monument regarding the management of
portions of the Monument containing sacred sites or cultural importance to the
Indian tribes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb53e5ec0b2634ef99ebfc56dd8d59208"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim
management</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this Act, pending
completion of the management plan for the Monument, the Secretary shall manage
any Federal land and Federal interests in land within the boundary of the
Monument—</text>
<subparagraph id="id68B71D50BFDE4650A1EA9AE3FB15AFF9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with
the existing permitted uses of the land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEF8B15E2F1D1446681604B7456B9E0D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance
with the general guidelines and authorities of the existing management plans of
the Bureau of Land Management for the land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id75D88A16EAE147909258965B9018D5B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a manner
consistent with—</text>
<clause id="idFE7E08DFC76348F3AEF524CDC97FCFFF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purposes
described in section 1302(b);</text>
</clause><clause id="id8428249473BE4B1B81E6A0C37D78B0C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the provisions
of the management plan under paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idCF622F43BE124E35984FCD1860B0169A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>applicable
Federal law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID391111ce7c3245d2b2f840d3f516f827"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effect of
section</header><text>Nothing in this section diminishes or alters existing
authorities applicable to Federal land included in the Monument.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="id0D3C596C3ECF43699F12BA99E7B8CBB6"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Uses of the
monument</header>
<subsection id="IDa48de18b47774390811335ec6732a664"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of
off-Highway vehicles</header>
<paragraph id="id68806B3C3A324B59B45EECF9B6855DD7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The use of off-highway vehicles in the Monument
(including the use of off-highway vehicles for commercial touring) shall be
permitted to continue on designated routes, subject to all applicable law and
and authorized by the management plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3753FABC9B1C403CA8BF92C8E2A8D4C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nondesignated
routes</header><text>Off-highway vehicle access shall be permitted on
nondesignated routes and trails in the Monument—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6F84D121F0AA4D2E8BF8818097F0310D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for
administrative purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AB21E6ECAB946E78BE175D583550F9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to respond to an
emergency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5947A0D29BC54B62B378C83EF1A60E06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as authorized
under the management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe8b41e5a355d48a091b65e0ca22f5a85"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management shall complete an inventory of all existing
routes in the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID42d5b90d3cc947ed9b6588a94c028128"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hunting,
trapping, and fishing</header>
<paragraph id="ID27342bb59a0e4a1b9e07f6049f4451cc"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
permit hunting, trapping, and fishing within the Monument in accordance with
applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations) in effect as of the
date of enactment of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6E15C1D16797418E93666904CF87C3A2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trapping</header><text>No
amphibians or reptiles may be collected within the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa0d45a89c0fc4580a73116d91ac580ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary, after consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game,
may issue regulations designating zones where, and establishing periods during
which, no hunting, trapping, or fishing shall be permitted in the Monument for
reasons of public safety, administration, resource protection, or public use
and enjoyment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID62385a7dea994754b305c1086769e1d0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Grazing</header>
<paragraph id="id8D8EFABD819043EB8ECE2BD6332B6ED7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this title terminates any valid existing
grazing allotment within the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3974FC926A184C17A90D7F6AB07CB8B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on blair
permit</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the Lazy Daisy grazing
permit (permittee number 9076) on land included in the Monument, including the
transfer of title to the grazing permit to the Secretary or to a private
party.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID301c778622634e1a89a76e0a7e725911"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permit
retirement</header><text>The Secretary may acquire base property and associated
grazing permits within the Monument for purposes of permanently retiring the
permit if—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4EF58BD609544A5698EFE83CECA2A746"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the permittee is
a willing seller;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41F19327BCF2469885C5EC0C2080DA88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the permittee and
Secretary reach an agreement concerning the terms and conditions of the
acquisition; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id66FFA20DA67F4118BC76080C74F3E522"><enum>(C)</enum><text>termination of
the allotment would further the purposes of the Monument described in section
1302(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDddd9a4be1d8841169688839027e5d485"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Access to State
and private land</header><text>The Secretary shall provide adequate access to
each owner of non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land within the
boundary of the Monument to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of the land
or interest by the owner.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3a2dc78206f847fea37dcd854ac019aa"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id19B78C736529486B8E43C1DF44ACE346"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial
enterprises</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), or as
required for the maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or development of energy
transport facilities in the corridors described in subsection (g), no
commercial enterprises shall be authorized within the boundary of the Monument
after the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1660C24C24604BA783DB7789E0652D0B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
exceptions</header><text>The Secretary may authorize exceptions to paragraph
(1) if the Secretary determines that the commercial enterprises would further
the purposes described in section 1302(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2CA3045965F14B22B12BC68EFB03D8A7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This
subsection does not apply to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id02E0EC83AB6A48399EF6B74F661DEE1D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transmission and
telecommunication facilities that are owned or operated by a utility subject to
regulation by the Federal Government or a State government or a State utility
with a service obligation (as those terms are defined in section 217 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824q)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd2134042773d4333893cbdcd0d72373b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commercial
vehicular touring enterprises within the Monument that operate on designated
routes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID4eaa39fda31e48979b532fdde1e467c9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Utility
rights-of-Way</header>
<paragraph id="id877F0A62BC7A4CF096E41801013B059D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this title precludes, prevents, or inhibits
the maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or development of energy transport
facilities within the Monument that are critical to reducing the effects of
climate change on the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCC004DC785844880A26EF1DA54E0D21D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The
Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEF3B03D40D294329A775C3E4654B0141"><enum>(A)</enum><text>permit
rights-of-way and alignments that best protect the values and resources of the
Monument described in section 1302(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE425C2AB55F4AE283991C9BF02873EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensure that
existing rights-of-way and utility corridors within the Monument are fully
utilized before permitting new rights-of-way or designating new utility
corridors within the Monument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID37397545684041d2bf73ebc74f38d8e8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on
existing facilities and rights-of-way</header><text>Nothing in this section
terminates or limits—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8EEA9FA0F4EF4B73B0B534A3487C2B4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any valid
right-of-way within the Monument in existence on the date of enactment of this
title (including customary operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement
activities in a right-of-way); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEACA56B192DC4ACF9911E253F934266E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a right-of-way
authorization issued on the expiration of an existing right-of-way
authorization described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e1c5aae4e444ba18ea90848b5330173"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Upgrading and
expansion of existing rights-of-way</header><text>Nothing in this subsection
prohibits the upgrading (including the construction or replacement), expansion,
or assignment of an existing utility transmission line for the purpose of
increasing the capacity of—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE93E0B88DF924AA782D911CD9F677F17"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a transmission
line in existing rights-of-way; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAC5F7167BAD6440495A3F76E9D9600DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a right-of-way
issued, granted, or permitted by the Secretary that is contiguous or adjacent
to existing transmission line rights-of-way.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID698d7ce1e4744f2c9f53711f63d76886"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Interstate 40
transportation corridor</header><text>For purposes of underground utility
rights-of-way under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the
Interstate 40 transportation corridor to be equivalent to an existing utility
right-of-way corridor.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdcddc809f438450c83107e610bff2b14"><enum>(6)</enum><header>New
rights-of-way</header>
<subparagraph id="id3F794A222EF347AB9359933720C2FAC3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any new rights-of-way or new uses within existing
rights-of-way shall—</text>
<clause id="idF79834C386E346F6A9F83088A3F1A927"><enum>(i)</enum><text>only be permitted
in energy corridors or expansions of energy corridors that are designated as of
the date of enactment of this title; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE182205370C5433086B1C459EB1BF32C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>subject to
subparagraph (B), require review and approval under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC370E02599A24AE48C2CE975949E22E9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>New
rights-of-way or uses or expansions of existing corridors under subparagraph
(A) shall only be approved if the head of the applicable lead Federal agency,
in consultation with other agencies as appropriate, determines that the new
rights-of-way, uses, or expansions are consistent with—</text>
<clause id="id12041880B819487C93B70A188BCE428E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this
title;</text>
</clause><clause id="idC03FC2E14B2946EA9679376DC3274C24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other applicable
laws;</text>
</clause><clause id="id24A83D0E33F3443C80CF4358C2470B47"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purposes of
the Monument described in section 1302(b); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID645c1e4d16f24a75af883c2976d104b1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the management
plan for the Monument.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8019baa552bc44d9949f82b03d5a8281"><enum>(g)</enum><header>West wide
energy corridor</header>
<paragraph id="IDb7b615eb63df48eab7d49ad6231e00fa"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Alternative
alignment</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), to further the purposes of
the Monument described in section 1302(b), the Secretary may require a
realignment of the energy right-of-way corridor numbered 27–41 and designated
under the energy corridor planning process established by section 368 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926) if an alternative alignment within
the Monument—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID830e76c81eeb4203a705e52cf99cd030"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provides
substantially similar energy transmission capacity and reliability;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDafb61f202dbb467681e54a83158d35a6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not impair
other existing rights-of-way; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ab3d5af3f0b4305b622b58a0b48ddd4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is compatible
with military training requirements.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID86e61644d953498dad6eba1d38482fda"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before
establishing an alternative alignment of the energy right-of-way corridor under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3FF25DFD93854E3F96491CE89D9A0D68"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCD737C770438484F8C363CC6230F3DE0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary of
Defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30AD6DA0BF354B94BD8D347AFA8777D4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the State,
including the transmission permitting agency of the State;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6523D34500A7478DA158366EE0DDA591"><enum>(D)</enum><text>units of local
government in the State; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id64D24C37C7534FEE9B6C7B682124159F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any entities
possessing valid existing rights-of-way within—</text>
<clause id="id25CF2943A4124A1EAF5D1420D9762823"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the energy
corridor described in paragraph (1); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id49438B00D35940739A03C1C4AB694C84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any potential
alternative energy corridor.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDeacba98646f94fb6ad3a87fe3989b788"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on
energy transport corridors</header><text>Nothing in this subsection diminishes
the utility of energy transport corridors located within the Monument and
identified under section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15926), Energy Corridors E or I (as designated in the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan), or energy corridors numbered 27–41 and 27–225 and
designated by a record of decision—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="idB6C155772A7A49A68A57F87E418196A4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide
locations for—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idBEFC8B66D79D4DAA8FD712CB87EDE2DA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>electric
transmission facilities that improve reliability, relieve congestion, and
enhance the national grid; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id936AA2DABE91467E885ECCC9475DF7B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>oil, gas, and
hydrogen pipelines; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="ID3203a2f72ec5412ca68fed1d2aaac8ac"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
locations for electric transmission facilities that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDfafd372e64784f51918da1e358e57b43"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote renewable
energy generation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="ID7d187746183d40de98a0b06b640eb592"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>otherwise
further the interest of the United States if the transmission facilities are
identified as critical—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id4C5CED7329B0469C82A44E38483DC858"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in a Federal law;
or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idFA2E29392F9C48248D6E61CEC7D6E562"><enum>(II)</enum><text>through a
regional transmission planning process; or</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID2244ab60ebe14898bbb73ef746a988a8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consist of
high-voltage transmission facilities critical to the purposes described in
clause (i) or (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="IDb6a2f675361d4435856f00c5ef68562c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Land use
planning</header><text>In conducting land use planning for the Monument, the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id4C6586B9E0C24AB685ABA2949BEF5BE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consider
the existing locations of the corridors described in paragraph (3); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="idF3C8975EFA0D46788BD1ECDC185A901D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to
paragraph (5), may amend the location of any energy corridors to comply with
purposes of the Monument if the amended corridor—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="IDdd410dbea48748b592e546e355d19027"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides
connectivity across the landscape that is equivalent to the connectivity
provided by the existing location;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="IDb1f2ccf536e541cd889164df89b4fc5a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meets the
criteria established by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id2F7780FC03734322864BE65B1CC75D75"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 368 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="id81207B3FA7A14B2E97F285FD106123F4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the record of
decision for the applicable corridor; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="ID5c8403c423474fbeaa4c4b1f94178c71"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>does not impair
or restrict the uses of existing rights-of-way.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="ID4bc4987cfe304b5c9fe21c7038f84ed4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Consultation
required</header><text>Before amending a corridor under paragraph (4)(B), the
Secretary shall consult with all interested parties (including the persons
identified in section 368(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15926(a))), in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5879c5db9f2b41aab54987d92d8c14ae"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Overflights</header><text>Nothing
in this title or the management plan restricts or precludes—</text>
<paragraph id="id79E2BC540C844D2B924DECCBE8DE41F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>overflights
(including low-level overflights) of military, commercial, and general aviation
aircraft that can be seen or heard within the Monument;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2B60A0777C584327B8C3A8D5A2B23911"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the designation
or creation of new units of special use airspace; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3EE036A43BCD419B8CEB829A413B19F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment
of military flight training routes over the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa65b515d478348a3af40e047c4e59f9d"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Withdrawals</header>
<paragraph id="IDaef77c92846e45de8ba9c3cd48d7945a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights and except as provided
in paragraph (2), the Federal land and interests in Federal land included
within the Monument are withdrawn from—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa13a3da8c60b4fd38128d0e5d0c82ca8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all forms of
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe38053ca65c94a979ba5056fd828454e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the public land mining laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbecd6ac1a7cb4f39bf860619e9b063fa"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation of the
mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBD87778F68E2474693BEA323DD90DED4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy
development and power generation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc34eeb0ac7814127a4edc0330ffd9ea8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exchange</header><text>Paragraph
(1) does not apply to an exchange that the Secretary determines would further
the protective purposes of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID7d325c14feae4a8e932077c3fb595170"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Access to
renewable energy facilities</header>
<paragraph id="idFB490DE6FD204212B82AFD6B945A1F38"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On a determination that no reasonable alternative access
exists and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may allow new right-of-ways
within the Monument to provide vehicular access to renewable energy project
sites outside the boundaries of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5F84F77852B94204AAFF2E6FD89DDB6B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable, the rights-of-way shall be designed and sited
to be consistent with the purposes of the Monument described in section
1302(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idBB686243DD3E4DCF86C1E39EBBBC7111"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Acquisition
of land</header>
<subsection id="ID7ca3502f70a7424e8ca71417ed2914ab"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the Monument
any land or interests in land within the boundary of the Monument owned by the
State, units of local government, Indian tribes, or private individuals only
by—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf59aa7bf39644b0bb4f9518f9205d66a"><enum>(1)</enum><text>donation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDddab797cd6b74066bec07e6baad864aa"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exchange with a
willing party; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8e88c645b15841d6b21508f201e53df0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>purchase from a
willing seller for fair market value.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8d6bf01789ea40a69fab37d9a9b59bb8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
easements</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and only with the
approval of the landowner, the Secretary may use permanent conservation
easements to acquire an interest in land in the Monument rather than acquiring
fee simple title to the land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa1a9c9ad8c074a73b306d38b95df3213"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation
of acquired land and interests in land</header><text>Any land or interest in
land within the boundaries of the Monument that is acquired by the United
States after the date of enactment of this title shall be added to and
administered as part of the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDe2106fba0101400d87db8a55dead6831"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Donated and
acquired land</header>
<paragraph id="idB575CE01DACD42259D4C1A25E2BE15B7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All land within the boundary of the Monument donated to
the United States or acquired using amounts from the land and water
conservation fund established under section 2 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="LWCFA">Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l</act-name>–5) before, on, or after the date of enactment of
this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="id88BF489BC1A641A5B5C0851C2D3DC65F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is withdrawn from
mineral entry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2C3A1382115A4DCAAE8FB9B64E865214"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be managed
in accordance with section 1904; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID04379b735af649fe99498a88e084f50b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be managed
consistent with the purposes of the Monument described in section
1302(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id41934202989747D0A86733BEC7C478BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on
monument</header><text>Land within the boundary of the Monument that is
contiguous to land donated to the United States or acquired using amounts from
the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="LWCFA">Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l</act-name>–5) shall be managed in a manner consistent with
conservation purposes, subject to applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id68516ABBB7F84A66AB027EDBD035EB79"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Advisory
Committee</header>
<subsection id="id198AB1DD5FA14355BF5CECCC7E2B1DD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee for
the Monument, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary with respect to
the preparation and implementation of the management plan required by section
1303(g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDc281d9bb1ddf4fe0aa468239ed0fb964"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the advisory committee shall include the following
members, to be appointed by the Secretary:</text>
<paragraph id="ID5d6dde2e14e948f0a13d2fcc0ac34d73"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A representative
with expertise in natural science and research selected from a regional
university or research institute.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf14f803cf18e44619fda0e1080ded972"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A representative
of the California Natural Resources Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idE2CD4593C3634F4994652780AD534984"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A representative
of the California Public Utilities Commission.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID557e81e4fc744714bb788594dafd5ef5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A representative
of the County of San Bernardino, California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2051c37b7de24b86841b164fdecf0333"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A representative
of each of the cities of Barstow, Needles, Twentynine Palms, and Yucca Valley,
California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd05c2ca0c5324101a3148d6ed9106a99"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A representative
of each of the Colorado River, Fort Mojave, and the Chemehuevi Indian
tribes.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe74f9c1c4afe49f0ab16c9981903e8b2"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A representative
from the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID650124a47a6d42f4a8385d1da35c3cc8"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A representative
of the Wildlands Conservancy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e882f799cd8415d8edadc97b0094191"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A representative
of a local conservation organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa8a65fc11bd04d3da18c563b2c825988"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A representative
of a historical preservation organization.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6c6f356e6a4c472682559a0e64b2269a"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A representative
from each of the following recreational activities:</text>
<subparagraph id="id3E3F2A831B3D4D0084D648D7DB73DDF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Off-highway
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC01B25BC51064B27A7D0E3E6AE649830"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Hunting.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id65C20D8F3F04439F852C102561A79C41"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Rockhounding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID43c93a776e0f483dbb8663eba00c9732"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph id="ID41224c430b254a63a7c1938254867254"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In appointing members under paragraphs (1) through (11)
of subsection (b), the Secretary shall appoint 1 primary member and 1 alternate
member that meets the qualifications described in each of those
paragraphs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id96CF1D8711BC41138E088EC856154D08"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancy</header>
<subparagraph id="id33BA21934E384CADBFC69331EACC3CEA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Primary
member</header><text>A vacancy on the advisory committee with respect to a
primary member shall be filled by the applicable alternate member.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBC903C6873F943C7A5FC86AEEA39CBE3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alternate
member</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint a new alternate members in the
event of a vacancy with respect to an alternate member of the advisory
committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDae8d0342001843a7b52fbc673f325b70"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph id="idC6EAE8638E5D4F05961D5CF91C757A61"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term of all members of the advisory committee shall
terminate on the termination of the advisory committee under subsection
(g).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0ECF459F6B4B452C9D7735B5DF4B1DFD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New advisory
committee</header><text>At the discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may
establish a new advisory committee on the termination of the advisory committee
under subsection (g) to provide ongoing recommendations on the management of
the Monument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdfb2c909cca4439dabc5c68f61f63672"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
quorum of the advisory committee shall consist of a majority of the primary
members.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1b2d4dd0b3c640af82d53a651ba13f71"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chairperson and
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="idF0E11F04D54F4CBB8A73BE9BA8A15C3D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The advisory committee shall select a chairperson and
vice chairperson from among the primary members of the advisory
committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5992307FFC934E35834B480DFB9763F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
chairperson and vice chairperson selected under paragraph (1) shall establish
any rules and procedures for the advisory committee that the chairperson and
vice-chairperson determine to be necessary or desirable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID414bbf91430744efb7c7d6b8a0b6e94c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Service without
compensation</header><text>Members of the advisory committee shall serve
without pay.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID1a0c5fd205054338a4ea7a1679ece111"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
advisory committee shall cease to exist on—</text>
<paragraph id="id36A3D2A58AA247BC9FD22CBA8A3947AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date on which
the management plan is officially adopted by the Secretary; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB87BD86ABAC48D0925523D07AC7F937"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at the discretion
of the Secretary, a later date established by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE923E58AB6514CDFA68AC332A20F77B0"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Renewable
energy right-of-way applications</header>
<subsection id="ID12b35d82f4254407b041195dfb36ca47"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Applicants for rights-of-way for the development of solar
energy facilities that have been terminated by the establishment of the
Monument shall be granted the right of first refusal to apply for replacement
sites that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID06c65940c5ce4a92867c45db1ffca382"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have not
previously been encumbered by right-of-way applications; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7a9f320750f8465db76ee34dd1e24689"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are located
within the Solar Energy Zones designated by the Solar Energy Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement of the Department of the Interior and the
Department of Energy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID754a065b1a3544d59a441e97e9e27901"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>To
be eligible for a right of first refusal under subsection (a), an applicant
shall have, on or before December 1, 2009—</text>
<paragraph id="idFA93270A95C940CF9119E77D0352A198"><enum>(1)</enum><text>submitted an
application for a right-of-way to the Bureau of Land Management;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id313EB3862B614B0FAE8EB9313C78D377"><enum>(2)</enum><text>completed a plan
of development to develop a solar energy facility on land within the
Monument;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8CC228C42A354A179DCC09DC3F509F71"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submitted cost
recovery funds to the Bureau of Land Management to assist with the costs of
processing the right-of-way application;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id527FFA6912524A188106F8FB174E0950"><enum>(4)</enum><text>successfully
submitted an application for an interconnection agreement with an electrical
grid operator that is registered with the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d6f9b4752de4aa88012e3e78d3ab85a"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id765603277AE24C3CB03555339D310A3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>secured a power
purchase agreement; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID95bc7c14b7184502978d63c953a3e00d" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a financially and technically viable
solar energy facility project, as determined by the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdbce7bfb9e524d17b837834826ef1a8a"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Equivalent
energy production</header><text>Each right-of-way for a replacement site
granted under this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID4961385e467c40909aef17040c64644e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorize the
same energy production at the replacement site as had been applied for at the
site that had been the subject of the terminated application; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDda6a71fe80a34debac22d93065e9cd9f"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDade570b1e9284fbbb289c4eadffb530e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>appropriate solar
insolation and geotechnical attributes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID253b506e24a44976a14a43ad814cb0ce"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adequate access
to existing transmission or feasible new transmission.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID00b257e87574493d9592401dbf003e02"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Existing
rights-of-way applications</header><text>Nothing in this section alters,
affects, or displaces primary rights-of-way applications within the Solar
Energy Study Areas unless the applications are otherwise altered, affected, or
displaced as a result of the Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement of the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Energy.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2fbde7ee7de2467d80c633b537a9076c"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>A
right of first refusal granted under this section shall only be exercisable by
the later of—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1bb4a295811a4042ab8e258a5d461921"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date of enactment of this title; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID02eda90bcd63492c83b64bc20adc7b86"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the date that is
180 days after the date of the designation of the Solar Energy Zones under the
Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID300db26ccb8b45469649eddc651c3c60"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expedited
application processing</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite the review of
replacement site applications from eligible applicants, as described in
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XIV</enum><header>Sand to Snow
National Monument</header>
<section id="id7A68159BC68E46B69422914094D7E635"><enum>1401.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="id7391503F84334FF69423F55D483C387E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Boundary Map, Sand to Snow
National Monument</quote> and dated October 26, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id28ECEF376AC4496AB5A1FEB8176B82B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Monument</header><text>The
term <term>Monument</term> means the Sand to Snow National Monument established
by section 1402(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id62F9E3AA894B4478AD88F59500873901"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Secretaries</header><text>The
term <term>Secretaries</term> means the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting jointly.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="id6FD1D36875E24D2F98AABC72B61C1886"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Establishment
of the Sand to Snow National Monument</header>
<subsection id="id69FE926DDE4345209B435BDE6D3DE5AF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is designated in the State the Sand to Snow National Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id272F517C432741D589011506CE0740ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of the Monument are—</text>
<paragraph id="idD0B2515E606948A78FB4905A1C191C56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to preserve the
nationally significant biological, cultural, educational, geological, historic,
scenic, and recreational values at the convergence of the Mojave and Colorado
Desert and the San Bernardino Mountains; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id94EE6B49068747D99A6469021F58FC45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to secure the
opportunity for present and future generations to experience and enjoy the
magnificent vistas, wildlife, land forms, and natural and cultural resources of
the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD7320D7AE13247FEA4DB7FBA5101599E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Boundaries</header><text>The
Monument shall consist of the Federal land and Federal interests in land within
the boundaries depicted on the map.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idCB538F05E6BB42CC9370149BDC535ABA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Map; legal
descriptions</header>
<paragraph id="id0F400D53665C494D88E3BC3D880CD969"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Legal
description</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this title, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate legal descriptions of the Monument, based on the map.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD97A75DCC8804503AA833D21F1CA8CA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Corrections</header><text>The
map and legal descriptions of the Monument shall have the same force and effect
as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical
and typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAD4C840AC2F54F8E97C37DB3484F3925"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
map</header><text>The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idA60AC20675124182BE0888A4A641FFAB"><enum>1403.</enum><header>Management of
the Monument</header>
<subsection id="id8555BCC01CBF45C9893203D8A123349B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id3899ACEEC1AF457CA0FFB39710234A7F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>only allow uses
of the Monument that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idBFE105FA74A7400EA89ACDC23725B01C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>further the
purposes described in section 1402(b);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEACA7F3E4E9E44CD8586EBD76BB3F113"><enum>(B)</enum><text>are included in
the management plan developed under subsection (g); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9f59b4915feb4aaabc9d77ef11f39826"><enum>(C)</enum><text>do not interfere
with the utility rights-of-way authorized under section 1405(e); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE62951023DF94001AF8EA71BB6227890"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subject to valid
existing rights, manage the Monument to protect the resources of the Monument,
in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id06DA3C5B3F3E46A8AFA1B6AD04992C70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this
title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0D9BCD77259C420086D5F16D8F43F53C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD5448D61B19D43C0B2E13BDE2C055818"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
applicable provisions of law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id406883909B4140598A624C08BEEA5AE8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cooperation
agreements; general authority</header><text>Consistent with the management plan
and existing authorities applicable to the Monument, the Secretary may enter
into cooperative agreements and shared management arrangements (including
special use permits with any person (including educational institutions and
Indian tribes)), for the purposes of interpreting, researching, and providing
education on the resources of the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7B250AE3114B43D099C9FBA341525328"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration
of subsequently acquired land</header><text>Any land or interest in land within
the boundaries of the Monument that is acquired by the Secretary of the
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture after the date of enactment of this
title shall be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the
Interior, respectively, in accordance with this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id51FF6EDD9F1E44178D5B61B9DF16290F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id106F30BCCA714C858FD9379B47BEEB54"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Property
rights</header><text>The establishment of the Monument does not—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4152A32C8A3E4DF5B299D50FC33F22A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affect—</text>
<clause id="id3AA7F5696ABB4238A82ED1E0D178F3AC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any property
rights of an Indian reservation, individually held trust land, or any other
Indian allotments;</text>
</clause><clause id="idC4BEE4F610BF4E7FB93A4E9CAFD7977E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any land or
interests in land held by the State, any political subdivision of the State, or
any special district; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idED7602DF77444EC7BB5C34828904FD11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any private
property rights within the boundaries of the Monument; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF325CEBCBC8C41E99C5CE03B3E0F4E13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>grant to the
Secretary any authority on or over non-Federal land not already provided by
law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE7DC82D566C6489FB7F22526A87325E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The
authority of the Secretary under this title extends only to Federal land and
Federal interests in land included in the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idC55B0897CEF7499F9708398A7D23EA03"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Adjacent
management</header>
<paragraph id="idD32240C606A64A689BD6244FAD66E48A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this title creates any protective perimeter or
buffer zone around the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id5603AF3EC0AF4AA68B4002C82E20C6D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities
outside monument</header><text>The fact that an activity or use on land outside
the Monument can be seen or heard within the Monument shall not preclude the
activity or use outside the boundary of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4C3E780D472C488F8AE7284C055B462C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No additional
regulation</header><text>Nothing in this title requires additional regulation
of activities on land outside the boundary of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id2D04D80812A849B69DE26121A08CAA87"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Air and water
quality</header><text>Nothing in this title affects the standards governing air
or water quality outside the boundary of the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id60BB890BFBB6433C84F3E801E65268DB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<paragraph id="idF3F7F616EAA848EFBAB5080ABF759AC3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretaries shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idFF1F0774F56942D48084A8A52A0FE5DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of this title, complete a management plan for
the conservation and protection of the Monument; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id975CABBA3D66436698F1E1325807606B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>on completion of
the management plan—</text>
<clause id="id2F0246654DAF4B4A9B924FA9870951B2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>submit the
management plan to—</text>
<subclause id="idCAF84C0521624890B0C98CDDD940CFF3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id599F9A312641487EACF9D18259612568"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id111301F4BD674A4B927103837EA841A2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make the
management plan available to the public.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7695497FE1F240ABBC967A6A7A00441B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The
management plan shall include provisions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6D40BA3B6FB743FFA9FB6D5C8D44FC64"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for the
conservation and protection of the Monument;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC788C6540E84E9A8BE72FDDB7F7ACEB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>authorize the
continued recreational uses of the Monument (including hiking, camping,
hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, off-highway vehicle recreation on
designated routes, rockhounding, and horseback riding), if the recreational
uses are consistent with this title and any other applicable law;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1B114ABBAEF34BAEB17820B7B8A6A99D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>address the need
for and, as necessary, establish plans for, the installation, construction, and
maintenance of public utility energy transport facilities within rights-of-way
in the Monument outside of designated wilderness areas, including provisions
that require that—</text>
<clause id="id7DB3B4F65C8B4202B348C84E7EA86939"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the activities be
conducted in a manner that minimizes the impact on Monument resources
(including resources relating to the ecological, cultural, historic, and scenic
viewshed of the Monument), in accordance with any other applicable law;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7A0F721A37814AFEB68003E8FD5710BC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the facilities
are consistent with this section and any other applicable law;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCAD112A5B3134EF689664068A5C18B30"><enum>(D)</enum><text>address the
designation and maintenance of roads, trails, and paths in the Monument;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E600E0A39E347BABD86911FC31C889F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>address regional
fire management planning and coordination between the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management, the Chief of the Forest Service, Riverside County, and San
Bernardino County; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID20ca1c23e2154ff6aed13a310145a6bd"><enum>(F)</enum><text>address the
establishment of a visitor center to serve the Monument and adjacent public
land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id92C9F3F020D34B9691065A8C5AC2EB0B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Preparation and
implementation</header>
<subparagraph id="id7431F2CAAFF24D06BA4E666247AA22E1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare and implement the management plan
in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and any other applicable laws.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD740142930AB44D2A277E68ADDED3F3F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
preparing and implementing the management plan, the Secretary shall
periodically consult with—</text>
<clause id="id0A8CCE7927E0474C9D683755D07959B5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the advisory
committee established under section 1406;</text>
</clause><clause id="id096E178B02BE49DDAA9CA4BFF57D6A0B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>interested
private property owners and holders of valid existing rights located within the
boundaries of the Monument; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB0C9B1D0CCC0413781C7BEE507374FCD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives
of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and other Indian tribes with historic or
cultural ties to land within, or adjacent to, the Monument regarding the
management of portions of the Monument that are of cultural importance to the
Indian tribes.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idA28D860E3DD14BAAB328E3BB0253D815"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interim
management</header><text>Except as otherwise prohibited by this Act, pending
completion of the management plan for the Monument, the Secretary shall manage
any Federal land and Federal interests in land within the boundary of the
Monument—</text>
<subparagraph id="idADA0DE5B673144928ACA42492A9F0F08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>consistent with
the existing permitted uses of the land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7B2164C0A7094F87B3B42E4583447FA8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance
with the general guidelines and authorities of the existing management plans of
the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service for the land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6CC4688803C3454F8E8DCD8FE88182B7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in a manner
consistent with—</text>
<clause id="idCBB9C6647C314C12850A9235CCF0E1BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purposes
described in section 1402(b);</text>
</clause><clause id="idC9A24A46CFCD4287AFA0ADDB43E56F99"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the provisions
of the management plan under paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id842288A1D285458A926BDCF8F588B7D7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>applicable
Federal law.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDAFD2009D5B643779ADA99E5C0B26EE9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effect of
section</header><text>Nothing in this section diminishes or alters existing
authorities applicable to Federal land included in the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idB5494447EEE0421C98C80FA9E002766B"><enum>1404.</enum><header>Uses of the
Monument</header>
<subsection id="id0D8F263DD9C74DA1A45394A202BD10F6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Use of
off-Highway vehicles</header>
<paragraph id="id0D8704F78DA1429BBFBE2BCDDE6284C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The use of off-highway vehicles in the Monument
(including the use of off-highway vehicles for commercial touring) shall be
permitted to continue on designated routes, subject to all applicable law and
authorized by the management plan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id07C62230F5D44FDF97BEB23F358C1EA5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nondesignated
routes</header><text>Off-highway vehicle access shall be permitted on
nondesignated routes and trails in the Monument—</text>
<subparagraph id="idCC2AD62189824A8AA636E53D5A6806D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for
administrative purposes;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idBCFF56F45E5E4638A38F0D1642FE7414"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to respond to an
emergency; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB22FDA6106F84F24A4951D8877E056FD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>as authorized
under the management plan.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id411F7E62059E42D49E0FDB5EBE212532"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text>Not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Director of
the Bureau of Land Management shall complete an inventory of all existing
routes in the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idB8F03C05ECB148AC8B6D72401B8CA3AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hunting,
trapping, and fishing</header>
<paragraph id="id2B2E81CD2E6F4E6283EAAEE9A5F4C4E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall
permit hunting, trapping, and fishing within the Monument in accordance with
applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations) as of the date of
enactment of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idF060CA4E002B456A822C66EBE281D55E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trapping</header><text>No
amphibians or reptiles may be collected within the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6ADB3FCFECCA4F9D9BDFB601B6D13D3A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Regulations</header><text>The
Secretary, after consultation with the California Department of Fish and Game,
may issue regulations designating zones where, and establishing periods during
which, no hunting, trapping, or fishing shall be permitted in the Monument for
reasons of public safety, administration, resource protection, or public use
and enjoyment.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id40BAA9BE382A400CB5CCA35612978764"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Access to State
and private land</header><text>The Secretary shall provide adequate access to
each owner of non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land within the
boundary of the Monument to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of the land
or interest by the owner.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2A08ED18E44E48A6B1E4ACD1117136D7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<paragraph id="id988AD9782FBC4E7FA0B00132BC612E7F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Commercial
enterprises</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), or as
required for the maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or development of energy
transport facilities in the corridors described in subsection (e), no
commercial enterprises shall be authorized within the boundary of the Monument
after the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEA694201105A421C9F16951AD4D5276E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized
exceptions</header><text>The Secretary may authorize exceptions to paragraph
(1) if the Secretary determines that the commercial enterprises would further
the purposes described in section 1402(b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id06B155E819A44A15BD88F809E4057A51"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Transmission
and telecommunication facilities</header><text>This subsection does not apply
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id26B641C2C54B431B9BB80C8F06A19ECD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>transmission and
telecommunication facilities that are owned or operated by a utility subject to
regulation by the Federal Government or a State government or a State utility
with a service obligation (as those terms are defined in section 217 of the
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824q)); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcde946f989d94420b1e4754cbf5ace73"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commercial
vehicular touring enterprises within the Monument that operate on designated
routes.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID69b7d944a7ae47e398ada3928c2953d8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Utility
rights-of-Way</header>
<paragraph id="idB49A75F0C2CB4F1BBF082DE4BD19C283"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Nothing in this Act precludes, prevents, or inhibits the
maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or development of energy transport facilities
within the Monument that are critical to reducing the effects of climate change
on the environment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7FC0A078A8284B2BB645A099588632D0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Right-of-way</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3A440D3E056A490AAE6BB0FB112CAD0F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall permit rights of way and alignments that best protect the values and
resources of the Monument described in section 1402(b); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e9ec8a550664b3fa9ce4c282f227475"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall ensure that existing rights-of-way and utility corridors within the
Monument are fully utilized before permitting new rights-of-way or designating
new utility corridors within the Monument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id367B7FFF84654CBEB815A4391646AE07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect on
existing facilities and rights-of-way</header><text>Nothing in this section
terminates or limits—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDFACC1E124C44874914E3AA0713CEA14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any valid
right-of-way in existence within the Monument on the date of enactment of this
title (including customary operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement
activities in a right-of-way); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id25A158B377C04811BBBF1B90BF71F600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a right-of-way
authorization issued on the expiration or the assignment of an existing
right-of-way authorization described in subparagraph (A).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC68F5F590A2A47FEA0811D189E10E79D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Upgrading and
expansion of existing rights-of-way</header><text>Nothing in this subsection
prohibits the upgrading (including the construction or replacement), expansion,
or assignment of an existing utility transmission line for the purpose of
increasing the capacity of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id17CF0D0BAD494F2698D9A5C9A00ED8C6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a transmission
line in existing rights-of-way; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE16ED8835D3F4054950080A1939EEC8C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a right-of-way
issued, granted, or permitted by the Secretary that is contiguous or adjacent
to existing transmission line rights-of-way.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D4FDBDF0D0A4E60990141D9F2DBD1F3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>New
rights-of-way</header>
<subparagraph id="id36347CBD7E8D4AB0A606106009C3B57F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any new rights-of-way or new uses within existing
rights-of-way shall, subject to subparagraph (B), require review and approval
under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCD990ECC084B404F8A128F1F84B5A28D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>New
uses under subparagraph (A) shall only be approved if the head of the
applicable lead Federal agency, in consultation with other applicable agencies,
determine that the uses are consistent with—</text>
<clause id="idA2A6F1EDB7B54EF9975C4B547DC91F3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>this
title;</text>
</clause><clause id="idE395A8F7463B4A2F9C70F688145E0AB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other applicable
laws;</text>
</clause><clause id="id87FA444BAF084FB385F86C0193D740A9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the purposes of
the Monument described in section 1402(b); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9F3FAB70413F4EC2894E94FF97FB0DD0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the management
plan for the Monument.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="id159233D5ECA64C2695AE8E3FD8609331"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Effect on
energy transport corridors</header><text>Nothing in this subsection diminishes
the utility of energy transport corridors located within the Monument
designated by a record of decision—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id6A2F95AE3ABA4CCBBE7D151B3A2FCA47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide
locations for—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="idEECBF0EA67D04811B2AD84AC0306EE54"><enum>(i)</enum><text>electric
transmission facilities that improve reliability, relieve congestion, and
enhance the national grid; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id0A824EE0AD7741C6953B416BEC09E304"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>oil, gas, and
hydrogen pipelines; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id9A43AAFCD2204D50843D3AB6413A851D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide
locations for electric transmission facilities that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id24DBA05FCCA64AECB8BA00A49562CAFE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>promote renewable
energy generation;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idC5B4417673B141CCAA9D302C62149F68"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>otherwise
further the interest of the United States if the transmission facilities are
identified as critical in law or through a regional transmission planning
process; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="id055A2E24AE6347A4995287ADD3ED0D9B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>consist of
high-voltage transmission facilities critical to the purposes described in
clause (i) or (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idD1CBBC0378D94753BEE49375DB906D08"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Land use
planning</header><text>In conducting land use planning for the Monument, the
Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id08600757F6DC4878A7494AE9C8427182"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall consider
the existing locations of the corridors described in paragraph (6); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id2090458D2A1D4983A5F6CD7D27CCA7DD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subject to
paragraph (8), may amend the location of any energy corridors to comply with
purposes of the Monument if the amended corridor—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="id83B99756685B499A851FF579601EB323"><enum>(i)</enum><text>provides
connectivity across the landscape that is equivalent to the connectivity
provided by the existing location;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="idEAFA810988674AD4AE94834B9111DFAB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>meets the
criteria established by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="id4FF55CDF67E040B684CD9B617198FBE2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>section 368 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15926); and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="idC3B3D01D735C436F99F0CB253B540270"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the record of
decision for the applicable corridor; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" id="id2B3F6EBE8EA147EA85D5C1E8906B1D18"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>does not impair
or restrict the uses of existing rights-of-way.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idCFA8E70280024D9FA10FDC0675A15B79"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Consultation
required</header><text>Before amending a corridor under paragraph (7)(B), the
Secretary shall consult with all interested parties (including the persons
identified in section 368(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15926(a))), in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id873F9677E6D64BCBBD7DF3232A0700E0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Overflights</header><text>Nothing
in this title or the management plan restricts or precludes—</text>
<paragraph id="id0C62285A0EE74FDAB807E6D5B50D37AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>overflights
(including low-level overflights) of military, commercial, and general aviation
aircraft that can be seen or heard within the Monument;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id345BCFEDFE764DF28BCCBBF0282436F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the designation
or creation of new units of special use airspace; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD80442DD3D4049A09FDDB6C5732F5741"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the establishment
of military flight training routes over the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA1A885F442BA433DA9881543C20A2571"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Withdrawals</header>
<paragraph id="id67886C0D3FBD4FD2AE1E0A4D24B957FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights and except as provided
in paragraph (2), the Federal land and interests in Federal land included
within the Monument are withdrawn from—</text>
<subparagraph id="id64AE2A3B81E34D86AFE4F7AE28B3A428"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all forms of
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id30196488F1364E1494106255D087D679"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the public land mining laws;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id740401DEE083489C9B5CED50EE87E9A6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>operation of the
mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, and mineral materials laws; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6AD3F024DBB5482CA46E2B921A6C131F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>energy
development and power generation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id25A07198681A4C0EA615BFD8872DC232"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exchange</header><text>Paragraph
(1) does not apply to an exchange that the Secretary determines would further
the protective purposes of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id7757CC1F0C054399BFF660DFD34FC2D4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Access to
renewable energy facilities</header>
<paragraph id="id10547CB1DB3D404799A123A32B7E5B9A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may allow new
right-of-ways within the Monument to provide reasonable vehicular access to
renewable energy project sites outside the boundaries of the Monument.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBC6CCA49F61F45B3A0541C13A259A621"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Restrictions</header><text>To
the maximum extent practicable, the rights-of-way shall be designed and sited
to be consistent with the purposes of the Monument described in section
1402(b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idC7C473D19C1B4581B8C7BA09F13AF7C5"><enum>1405.</enum><header>Acquisition
of land</header>
<subsection id="id7C2020814C17406AB15C1CC76874D670"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary may acquire for inclusion in the Monument
any land or interests in land within the boundary of the Monument owned by the
State, units of local government, Indian tribes, or private individuals only
by—</text>
<paragraph id="id0AEFB037FA3348FB8009B4520EA87AA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>donation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id08233C8CF06840BB994E3054F03F174D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>exchange with a
willing party; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCB6A1A4032BF4973BE1AF7407B7791A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>purchase from a
willing seller for fair market value.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idA753A7661ADB4ADA86B946796FD724B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of
easements</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable and only with the
approval of the landowner, the Secretary may use permanent conservation
easements to acquire an interest in land in the Monument rather than acquiring
fee simple title to the land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id2F0BC78D1C9046A7B235C8F3127CC343"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Incorporation
of acquired land and interests in land</header><text>Any land or interest in
land within the boundaries of the Monument that is acquired by the United
States after the date of enactment of this title shall be added to and
administered as part of the Monument.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idBDB32ED15E064A4CAE6BF817863651D2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Donated and
acquired land</header>
<paragraph id="id2EFA7B6918954106B430B0DE437C3FF4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>All land within the boundary of the Monument donated to
the United States or acquired using amounts from the land and water
conservation fund established under section 2 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="LWCFA">Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l</act-name>–5) before, on, or after the date of enactment of
this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1D003C0F84C54A6DB51F30996EBC7840"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is withdrawn from
mineral entry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD20146AC500042E8A962582B85CB39A8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall be managed
in accordance with section 1904; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA1BA8F21B3EF499EA62454B2EB2157B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>shall be managed
consistent with the purposes of the Monument described in section
1402(b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idD9F44CCF401246738237A280E05A60A0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect on
monument</header><text>Land within the boundary of the Monument that is
contiguous to land donated to the United States or acquired using amounts from
the land and water conservation fund established under section 2 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="LWCFA">Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l</act-name>–5) shall be managed in a manner consistent with
conservation purposes, subject to applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id8FB0CA5CA9304D23B6433A9737673E0A"><enum>1406.</enum><header>Advisory
Committee</header>
<subsection id="idAE5F08A2771247BEB82C572046C09C1C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee for
the Monument, the purpose of which is to advise the Secretary with respect to
the preparation and implementation of the management plan required by section
1403(g).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id37A0F4E0EB224313920FD998F7443046"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>To
the extent practicable, the advisory committee shall include the following
members, to be appointed by the Secretary:</text>
<paragraph id="id57A94CEDE47640E49644A9AB197A99FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A representative
with expertise in natural science and research selected from a regional
university or research institute.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id315946159FA842DD9660D4CDE5E7FF4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A representative
of the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38C5986F6E6D446CBE5E2C77AA5127E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>A representative
of the California Natural Resources Agency.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8FDB6ADAB9E3499BAC6C61569399731E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>A representative
of each of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id993DEDAE13874CBDA134F746B8D537A5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>A representative
of each of the cities of Desert Hot Springs and Yucca Valley,
California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA033736F294E447BBA18862C94EACA43"><enum>(6)</enum><text>A representative
of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFAF33C1D4F9346CF9D67C1DD82D93D0E"><enum>(7)</enum><text>A representative
of the Friends of Big Morongo Preserve.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idD626248D6F11449B96C24D3F7E18FBF5"><enum>(8)</enum><text>A representative
of the Wildlands Conservancy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idBCE16A182066421E8EF26519212CBC3C"><enum>(9)</enum><text>A representative
of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID018fa0383643438592d8082f373923e8"><enum>(10)</enum><text>A representative
of the San Gorgonio Wilderness Association.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8c7a613a8de442c28b2e9bc85dd5e2a7"><enum>(11)</enum><text>A representative
of the Morongo Basin Community Services District.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id13320F4BCBAB42F6B5C12331BFBA96A6"><enum>(12)</enum><text>A representative
from each of the following recreational activities:</text>
<subparagraph id="idFFB2ADD3F0814805AC210F8E2963B33D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Off-highway
vehicles.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC714E44DA2264612AE97B2EF31AC5163"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Hunting.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE97EE5BD92F444F49622216E578F289C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Rockhounding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id5F47100170CC45D69E8CB6C53D9F70D5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<paragraph id="idBD90F352837547A99022FF70CBCC4449"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In appointing members under paragraphs (1) through (12)
of subsection (b), the Secretary shall appoint 1 primary member and 1 alternate
member that meets the qualifications described in each of those
paragraphs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB6B981F596B94EFAB38B52F893FC679E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vacancy</header>
<subparagraph id="id161EE8BD8F1749EF80ACB5F1B0D2CB19"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Primary
member</header><text>A vacancy on the advisory committee with respect to a
primary member shall be filled by the applicable alternate member.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43B4892630EE4D70B73B17522078D528"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Alternate
member</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint a new alternate members in the
event of a vacancy with respect to an alternate member of the advisory
committee.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8C7EBECF80B6482AA2300E3A288AB704"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<subparagraph id="id809BEAEC4DB744F4A7555C97685A272F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term of all members of the advisory committee shall
terminate on the termination of the advisory committee under subsection
(g).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id54DFA1D6CF1F4D5D9732752391D4EF18"><enum>(B)</enum><header>New advisory
committee</header><text>At the discretion of the Secretary, the Secretary may
establish a new advisory committee on the termination of the advisory committee
under subsection (g) to provide ongoing recommendations on the management of
the Monument.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id282EFCB04A8A402584423922C37647BA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Quorum</header><text>A
quorum of the advisory committee shall consist of a majority of the primary
members.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id277B55810F354C6F91E73A6394AB1657"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chairperson and
procedures</header>
<paragraph id="id1FCA10CAE3A04D229C2047BC245594DB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The advisory committee shall select a chairperson and
vice chairperson from among the primary members of the advisory
committee.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id2D5DAB37008A4FF894CD7BCF6AA5F91C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The
chairperson and vice chairperson selected under paragraph (1) shall establish
any rules and procedures for the advisory committee that the chairperson and
vice-chairperson determine to be necessary or desirable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idAE52859D764343AEACA7647EA35405C9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Service without
compensation</header><text>Members of the advisory committee shall serve
without pay.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id72044EB685F44166B8259574FAECE169"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The
advisory committee shall cease to exist on—</text>
<paragraph id="id7A7B08C2F023480E931AE99BBB493E77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the date on which
the management plan is officially adopted by the Secretary; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDF217FBF22BA4EA99B7C73E2548C9C82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>at the discretion
of the Secretary, a later date established by the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>XV</enum><header>Wilderness</header>
<section id="id8E98D26B587B4FC392B4DCA677D3EE1C"><enum>1501.</enum><header>Designation
of wilderness areas</header>
<subsection id="id8D8263FD7684417CABE2E261CC35AD54"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness areas To be administered by the Bureau of Land
Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the
following land in the State is designated as wilderness areas and as components
of the National Wilderness Preservation System:</text>
<paragraph id="ID16e59fb6ebaf4361a1c9b190a566b380"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Avawatz
mountains wilderness</header><text>Certain land in the Conservation Area
administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising
approximately 86,614 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Avawatz Mountains Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated July 15, 2009,
to be known as the <quote>Avawatz Mountains Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe303cb39c991426782186513af7d7249"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Golden valley
wilderness</header><text>Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 21,633
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Golden Valley Proposed
Wilderness</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be considered to be
part of the <quote>Golden Valley Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd46dd716b1a460c8ba29e9d41b208a1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Great falls
basin wilderness</header>
<subparagraph id="IDe5a8a92f55ed4ee5b3d54ee7ee4ec49e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,871
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Great Falls Basin
Proposed Wilderness</quote> and dated October 26, 2009, to be known as the
<quote>Great Falls Basin Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDedc385ddea8247b2be13d5eaad923af4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Designation
of the wilderness under subparagraph (A) shall not establish a Class I Airshed
under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID67caad60dc834f468576c4bf34380d65"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Kingston range
wilderness</header><text>Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by
the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 53,321 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Kingston Range Proposed
Wilderness Additions</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be considered
to be a part of as the <quote>Kingston Range Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID23bf2a8cbf234bea8ffcc24524eb3fab"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Soda mountains
wilderness</header><text>Certain land in the Conservation Area, administered by
the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 79,376 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Soda Mountains Proposed
Wilderness</quote> and dated October 26, 2009, to be known as the <quote>Soda
Mountains Wilderness</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd2613f074e1745c8ba5a1b5673720d8d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness areas To be administered by the National Park Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the following land in the State
is designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System:</text>
<paragraph id="ID9ce264a22b1b43a8be39fa0a0022df45"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Death valley
national park wilderness additions</header><text>Certain land in the
Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service,
comprising approximately 59,264 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled <quote>Death Valley National Park Additions</quote> and dated October
1, 2009, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National
Park Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID31d7387991a0413dbd714af9b251f145"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Bowling alley
wilderness</header><text>Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 30,888
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Death Valley National
Park Proposed Wilderness Area</quote>, numbered 143/100080, and dated June
2009, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park
Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id0113910E64B14C16968176C330710BD7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Designation of
wilderness area To be administered by the Forest Service</header>
<paragraph id="idD5B9A07827D5491E8F78693F0C3BA1FE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the land
in the State described in paragraph (2) is designated as a wilderness area and
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID94367f91acc74f5d8f15e3c218317b5a"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The land referred to in paragraph (1) is certain land in the
San Bernardino National Forest, comprising approximately 7,141 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Sand to Snow National
Monument</quote> and dated October 26, 2009, which shall considered to be a
part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idC0E2CFE1D5E7450682A87D503FC34117"><enum>1502.</enum><header>Management</header>
<subsection id="ID71081a16638f4b458330288a94d8bd8f"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Adjacent
management</header>
<paragraph id="ID11878fe1dbd845e89a613e67ee8b6cd5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
General</header><text>Nothing in this title creates any protective perimeter or
buffer zone around the wilderness areas designated by section 1501.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID697103b95373429c9489f20e7ae3d0db"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Activities
outside wilderness areas</header>
<subparagraph id="idDE717B45D58347AC9FFA18484A33F828"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The fact that an activity (including military activities)
or use on land outside a wilderness area designated by section 1501 can be seen
or heard within the wilderness area shall not preclude or restrict the activity
or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDA37899E562E432AB5E59090F9CF9453"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect on
nonwilderness activities</header>
<clause id="idDD1E7E07CA874B6B90891CD5981CA1E7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In any permitting proceeding (including a review under
the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) conducted with respect to a project
described in clause (ii) that is formally initiated through a notice in the
Federal Register before December 31, 2013, the consideration of any visual,
noise, or other impacts of the project on a wilderness area designated by
section 1501 shall be conducted based on the status of the area before
designation as wilderness.</text>
</clause><clause id="idF544EBA35A504801A61A2CA94375499B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of
projects</header><text>A project referred to in clause (i) is a renewable
energy project—</text>
<subclause id="id4C0177E543484A0A8D6012522B3180EE"><enum>(I)</enum><text>for which the
Bureau of Land Management has received a right-of-way use application on or
before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id0E4E801A613B4EC99EF436873062ED9A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>that is located
outside the boundary of a wilderness area designated by section 1501.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6460427843e64c399d1644c73dafb821"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No additional
regulation</header><text>Nothing in this title requires additional regulation
of activities on land outside the boundary of the wilderness areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id95E438580E3447C68914D46B61C32332"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effect on
military operations</header><text>Nothing in this Act alters any authority of
the Secretary of Defense to conduct any military operations at desert
installations, facilities, and ranges of the State that are authorized under
any other provision of law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDdef1decf81fd43b7973ba43af14562e3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maps; legal
descriptions</header>
<paragraph id="ID28cffb80309b4eaa905ebd6c44c242ed"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each
wilderness area and wilderness addition designated by section 1501 with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2157A776EFA0466EA9591A71D2F13B3C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCE2170A21D7C4CDD91F882F92A98BA67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID79f5b5dc6ab0447bb3aade8697f6412b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Force of
law</header><text>A 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 errors in the maps and legal descriptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc0929a6b717848c9a1cdab52a4564bba"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate
office of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf93bebaf3ab74868a72b46d6e44ad1a2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness
addition by section 1501 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance
with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any
reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a
reference to the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID9b2704aba50d450ba762abbc3c2cab85"><enum>1503.</enum><header>Release of
wilderness study areas</header>
<subsection id="IDea5051ed51e441bfbb700f5d149f2bc7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finding</header><text>Congress
finds that, for purposes of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness study area
described in subsection (b) that is not designated as a wilderness area or
wilderness addition by section 1501 or any other Act enacted before the date of
enactment of this title has been adequately studied for wilderness.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID4a8cd7ee77aa431197173b4fc6d98c96"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of
study areas</header><text>The study areas referred to in subsection (a)
are—</text>
<paragraph id="ID30d819d82e3a43fa852a9f135c910ad6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Cady
Mountains Wilderness Study Area;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id1C15F48676B447659773C51A56DB7394"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Great Falls
Basin Wilderness Study Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1637d11d7988415c9dd19a03a84e0e08"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Soda
Mountains Wilderness Study Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0bddaf7968ce4080ae9b1c0873c34de0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Release</header><text>Any
portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection (b) that is not
designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1501 is no
longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XVI</enum><header>Designation of
special management area</header>
<section id="id1698DEA352D54728BED54FF9757BBBB1"><enum>1601.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title:</text>
<paragraph id="IDf4b9fdda7cf94dda96ccf319bdf6267b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Management
area</header><text>The term <term>Management Area</term> means the Vinagre Wash
Special Management Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id38FC9DA8A3A844D89C8F327A55A1DDDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Map</header><text>The
term <term>map</term> means the map entitled <quote>Vinagre Wash Special
Management Area-Proposed</quote> and dated November 10, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc80cf08e9b3b41de88f9cf8dfca9992e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
land</header><text>The term <term>public land</term> has the meaning given the
term <term>public lands</term> in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID42d9a5dbc39c42faa3a43b837c5dc31c"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID43f7420b3a0d48c8ac4443fd51d235bc"><enum>1602.</enum><header>Establishment
of the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area</header>
<subsection id="idE334D8D8A3E046A7B04E17212BBE9D34"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in the State, to be
managed by the El Centro Field Office and the Yuma Field Office of the Bureau
of Land Management.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idEFC827D29A52409E94047BAD2E1E56C9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the Management Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance—</text>
<paragraph id="id54462A4AB1AC438EB4618DE4820C76D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the plant and
wildlife values of the Management Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDE1E4557CE8F46B8B6AC1864AD1C0C10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the outstanding
and nationally significant ecological, geological, scenic, recreational,
archaeological, cultural, historic, and other resources of the Management
Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2ffe3eea246b472cb76334e09696e7ab"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Boundaries</header><text>The
Management Area shall consist of the public land in Imperial County,
California, comprising approximately 74,714 acres, as generally depicted on the
map.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID0e4760eea00945908b3553c38ff8c45e"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Map; legal
description</header>
<paragraph id="IDc26dc4ed0ace4d5083c600859c9533c7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years, after
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit a map and legal
description of the Management Area to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id41D5B4E48FFD4280AA2377127374DD6F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD913CC09335E4A58AC56D424C9EB39D0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1d397ff605a44ce87e5e286a9c584ef"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>The
map and legal description submitted under paragraph (1) shall have the same
force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct any errors in the map and legal description.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06edc4bc07a740319f4d628acfa1d945"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability</header><text>Copies
of the map submitted under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb481db4838bb4e3cbbffcd8cde8cfe5a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Office of the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDabf8a64711454ea8aabff9a71f59c60a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the appropriate
office of the Bureau of Land Management in the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idF5C37881CDA54AC28D4B9AAB3D2EFF6D"><enum>1603.</enum><header>Management</header>
<subsection id="ID54dcaa26605544ada84f8c21ff73112d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall allow hiking, camping, hunting, and
sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses on
designated routes in the Management Area in a manner that—</text>
<paragraph id="id9705CB17C32644079C6759345893B35C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is consistent
with the purpose of the Management Area described in section 1602(b);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8BBB15C772A74E4997B6BA23E6DA2A49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensures public
health and safety; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id75D48628AAD14D3B9118109213B6E61D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is consistent
with applicable law.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID10cec1352cd34c08afc660ae3bb7d11a"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Off-Highway
vehicle use</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id157CA6778EB94848AE0BEDEFECA8A029"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and all other
applicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be permitted on routes
in the Management Area generally depicted on the map.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7eb2382f68fa46078fcf1c78e64ea9b1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Closure</header><text>The
Secretary may temporarily close or permanently reroute a portion of a route
described in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB8329B580F5F479ABFD750D5D5A34EE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to prevent, or
allow for restoration of, resource damage;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB5D94E2F5DF44A5CB52AC3D51C33B6F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to protect tribal
cultural resources, including the resources identified in the tribal cultural
resources management plan developed under section 1905(c);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7EE99A59536148EC9E423D6603EAEA5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to address public
safety concerns; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE68ACBB700F34D56A67493EFE362A777"><enum>(D)</enum><text>as otherwise
required by law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID8b36c9b9d37e4769994035b5ac07be2b"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Designation of
additional routes</header><text>During the 3–year period beginning on the date
of enactment of this title, the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="idDAF1C375D96049E3B6D11651B9BE680E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall accept
petitions from the public regarding additional routes for off-highway vehicles;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id57BAEB75D60E48F8825E26B0662DC89C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may designate
additional routes that the Secretary determines—</text>
<clause id="idEA7AC855C491420297628D127EAE05E6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>would provide
significant or unique recreational opportunities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id96D830483BE849F285AACE3D4BCB0A67"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>are consistent
with the purposes of the Management Area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID448d35451def4fe9a7f039ba116562a7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Management Area is
withdrawn from—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1ab9d4433dff4dcba73d650015263ba2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all forms of
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b78f2e192e44cdbb7b5e67e89bb8504"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDaeca1024d5064720b4ac0708ad000056"><enum>(3)</enum><text>right-of-way,
leasing, or disposition under all laws relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2E77D2D363274F25B15185FED4678190"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minerals;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC0EDF906865C483FAFFF09AF931D79B3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>solar, wind, and
geothermal energy.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe8b95724d1ed4c83b8cb1a55196f4545"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No
buffers</header><text>The establishment of the Management Area shall
not—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1dca1803a6c948f2911e23054a3d7d3f"><enum>(1)</enum><text>create a
protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Management Area; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID696ef6e06e8c4b14be0029986829c0d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>preclude uses or
activities outside the Management Area that are permitted under other
applicable laws, even if the uses or activities are prohibited within the
Management Area.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1567cafb7d964e869390d3a9ea8f01e0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Notice of
available routes</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that visitors to the
Management Area have access to adequate notice relating to the availability of
designated routes in the Management Area through—</text>
<paragraph id="ID71092dbff99249ea849296edbd04ad69"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the placement of
appropriate signage along the designated routes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf1f43095d65346fe924180f3c59fb1e5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the distribution
of maps, safety education materials, and other information that the Secretary
determines to be appropriate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc3b973d17caa4333b8be9bdb550197f4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>restoration of
areas that are not designated as open routes, including vertical
mulching.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID557e518f934b41d2a5b3d1d0bd294180"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Stewardship</header><text>The
Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and other interests, shall
develop a program to provide opportunities for monitoring and stewardship of
the Management Area to minimize environmental impacts and prevent resource
damage from recreational use, including volunteer assistance with—</text>
<paragraph id="id92EB589582CC4C4789777F9AEBFF969F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>route
signage;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8769DCB531664947A73BFDDF4E71192F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>restoration of
closed routes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB5529FE06E5041E3BAF84528DD3C59D5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>protection of
Management Area resources; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id25B8D29E0F554F4090DE1B267751E71F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recreation
education.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID16d1607c202a4351be760446c5ddc9a9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Protection of
tribal cultural resources</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date
of enactment of this title, the Secretary, in accordance with the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and any other applicable law,
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7724ad5b904c44d8a0b2c6d8a0cf4e8d"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prepare and
complete a tribal cultural resources survey of the Management Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID054bed8b204440beb42c098829320d66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with the
Quechan Indian Nation and other Indian tribes demonstrating ancestral,
cultural, or other ties to the resources within the Management Area on the
development and implementation of the tribal cultural resources survey under
paragraph (1).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDd85d1089e7c44991a72122664514aac2"><enum>1604.</enum><header>Potential
wilderness</header>
<subsection id="ID387aaffcdd9341aa93c2a4fc2649e73e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Protection of
wilderness character</header>
<paragraph id="id5489236F49D846E5A67E90A0BC8BD6F6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall manage the Federal land in the
Management Area described in paragraph (2) in a manner that preserves the
character of the land for the eventual inclusion of the land in the National
Wilderness Preservation System.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbb5ee0555f8547b7a6413f3bcebd06d2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The Federal land described in this paragraph is—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID358dfa10425149dbbf900f56190ca574"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the approximately
9,160 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Indian
Pass Wilderness Additions-Proposed</quote> and dated November 10, 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbfa2321ffaad410b9197f08d882ef60e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the approximately
17,436 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Milpitas
Wash Wilderness Area-Proposed</quote> and dated November 10, 2009;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfb6abc29cea14e718dabe31118065cbd"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the approximately
13,647 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Buzzard
Peak Wilderness Area-Proposed</quote> and dated November 10, 2009; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcf53e4af126047228afb0c7efc32c3c5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the approximately
8,090 acres of land, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Palo
Verde Mountain Wilderness Additions-Proposed</quote> and dated November 10,
2009.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id04789A25FE7B48D4B01EA2F2A7FEDA24"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
land</header>
<subparagraph id="ID952ff6c526ab44c0ab397d97091ff00f"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Military
uses</header><text>The Secretary shall manage the Federal land in the
Management Area described in paragraph (2) in a manner that is consistent with
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that the Secretary may
authorize use of the land by the Secretary of the Navy for Naval Special
Warfare Tactical Training, including long-range small unit training and
navigation, vehicle concealment, and vehicle sustainment training, in
accordance with applicable Federal laws.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7165ceaad204d3eb5ee06aadbafc503"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibited
uses</header><text>The following shall be prohibited on the Federal land
described in paragraph (2):</text>
<clause id="ID3d360498f173418bbe41fd8ce0beccaf"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Permanent
roads.</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa7668b05db1246049f8647aa26baffe7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Commercial
enterprises.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0accdb3017f2477c9a9bc85834557645"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Except as
necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of the
Federal land and to protect public health and safety—</text>
<subclause id="idCBBC5F2483B74848BF1A22280679858A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the use of
mechanized vehicles; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idCB941AA84CB14B6887FB16CD97D3A2A8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the
establishment of temporary roads.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3284e760e6984430a8d272a1f35410b3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Wilderness
designation</header>
<subparagraph id="id986E72C872B845218553C8502CAFF5AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Federal land described in paragraph (2) shall be
designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System on the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Defense, publishes a notice in the Federal Register that all
activities on the Federal land that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have terminated.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id43E94CF3A5B64EC086858C7D61C87A74"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>On
designation of the Federal land under clause (i)—</text>
<clause id="ID0fde83ac9f0b44aba4f49ea048602d6a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the land
described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered
to be a part of, the Indian Pass Wilderness;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID602aebccd578421aba778ff909b8a751"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the land
described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be designated as the <quote>Milpitas Wash
Wilderness</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID3cd16569941148bc90b26e8b1fc07d7b"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the land
described in paragraph (2)(C) shall be designated as the <quote>Buzzard Peak
Wilderness</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDaf8569781a1e4b3980537bed7beb5493"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the land
described in paragraph (2)(D) shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered
to be a part of, the Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID14dfa65e7076445396a5e4b2214cc7d8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration
of wilderness</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights, the land
designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition by this title shall be
administered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>XVII</enum><header>National Park
System additions</header>
<section id="idBEC7681B5C4A4F6A9997C1072DE234F3"><enum>1701.</enum><header>Death Valley
National Park boundary revision</header>
<subsection id="ID479773167d3b4d81a2aa7b774914bdd8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The boundary of Death Valley National Park is adjusted to
include—</text>
<paragraph id="id079D29CAE84E4D40BA3D491D5F9777A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the approximately
33,041 acres of Bureau of Land Management land abutting the southern end of the
Death Valley National Park that lies between Death Valley National Park to the
north and Ft. Irwin Military Reservation to the south and which runs
approximately 34 miles from west to east, as depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary Addition</quote>, numbered
143/100,080, and dated June 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id909914D9D0994A24B5B550243BCF94FF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the approximately
6,379 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Inyo County, California,
located in the northeast area of Death Valley National Park that is within, and
surrounded by, land under the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park
Service, as depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Crater Mine Area
Addition to Death Valley National Park</quote>, numbered 143/100,079, and dated
June 2009; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdc7356dc54d44f568f952a78b40577ef"><enum>(3)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9EF1E63C7A824E138C166177EC9A5E19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on transfer of title to
the private land to the National Park Service, the approximately 280 acres of
private land in Inyo County, California, located adjacent to the southeastern
boundary of Death Valley National Park, as depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Proposed Ryan Camp Addition to Death Valley National Park</quote>,
numbered 143/100,097, and dated June 2009; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDB89C3CB9E0F42A4BF31624C485D6A80" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the approximately 1,040 acres of
Bureau of Land Management land contiguous to the private land described in
subparagraph (A), as depicted on the map entitled <quote>Proposed Ryan Camp
Addition to Death Valley National Park</quote>, numbered 143/100,097, and dated
June 2009.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID2b3eaee2fc714766a6e0ca2d7ba8fae0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
map</header><text>The maps described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the National Park Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID2dd9158ae63e40e0b4de4166214c4b85"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Secretary</quote>) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="id7DB5FDF357114A34862E062601C8A5BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>administer any
land added to Death Valley National Park under subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8887ED2AF61146FCA36EFF8A67E7390D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as part of Death
Valley National Park; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id501F6FB10A8F44A8A965175E5D2B46C8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance
with applicable laws (including regulations); and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4209f9ac10e640dea07483d637fa8e92"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not later than
180 days after the date of enactment of this title, develop a memorandum of
understanding with Inyo County, California, permitting ongoing access and use
to existing gravel pits along Saline Valley Road within Death Valley National
Park for road maintenance and repairs in accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idFF0D764B3F424900918550C0622A4D40"><enum>1702.</enum><header>Mojave
National Preserve</header>
<subsection id="ID4030e879e9bc449b93f700247548fd42"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve is adjusted
to include—</text>
<paragraph id="id4ADE881C5FCF430F8D16ADCAADEB8D19"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the 29,221 acres
of Bureau of Land Management land that is surrounded by the Mojave National
Preserve to the northwest, west, southwest, south, and southeast and by the
Nevada State line on the northeast boundary, as depicted on the map entitled
<quote>Proposed Castle Mountain Addition to the Mojave National
Preserve</quote>, numbered 170/100,075, and dated August 2009; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4f5259cd22b4bfd8cdecf29a37e40fb"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the 25 acres of
Bureau of Land Management land in Baker, California, as depicted on the map
entitled <quote>Mojave National Preserve–Proposed Boundary Addition</quote>,
numbered 170/100,199, and dated August 2009.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDcf8240ecc68c400190215816a44cd6ce"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
maps</header><text>The maps described in subsection (a) shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8cd0016f0bd14292b3b149ecf8b673bf"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
Secretary shall administer any land added to Mojave National Preserve under
subsection (a)—</text>
<paragraph id="idD5AD40C110AD42CDB6BB2E7DBA48DFA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as part of the
Mojave National Preserve; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id65E39ADA26A241C3A216F8786CE22829"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in accordance
with applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDff6e2222c1a447698872187d8816b829"><enum>1703.</enum><header>Joshua Tree
National Park boundary revision</header>
<subsection id="IDfc51d9abb9c2481ea711fe104074ebd4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park is adjusted
to include the 2,879 acres of land managed by Director of the Bureau of Land
Management that are contiguous at several different places to the northern
boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the northwest section of the Park,
as depicted on the map entitled <quote>Joshua Tree National Park Proposed
Boundary Additions</quote>, numbered 156/100,007, and dated June 2009.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3da299d6297e4c46a1f55f29592590b3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of
map</header><text>The map described in subsection (a) and the map depicting the
25 acres described in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID34f31d87c7d54fbc96547d7e14962b40"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="idAAC412695F31415AB5F895243D212439"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer any land added to the
Joshua Tree National Park under subsection (a) and the additional land
described in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEE074E6B0DEC4F9E987B4CD95736C0E7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as part of Joshua
Tree National Park; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAB1335DF33544AECA769D43244112C93"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in accordance
with applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE08F4D1E9DE94691884F8FBDC7BB8407"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
additional land</header><text>The additional land referred to in paragraph (1)
is the 25 acres of land—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF56BE36F98EF4A5BA016AC74A91E113D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>depicted on the
map entitled <quote>Joshua Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment Map</quote>,
numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 1, 2003;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id31DDA98045C345E891FC09FF74ED651D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>added to Joshua
Tree National Park by the notice of the Department Interior of August 28, 2003
(68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4B2A27B7A3FE432FBF055F720260AEBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>more particularly
described as lots 26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., San
Bernardino Meridian.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idEC174C24F12B4D859BFC3F97F4B7433C"><enum>1704.</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this
title.</text>
</section><enum>XVIII</enum><header>Off-highway
vehicle recreation areas</header>
<section id="ID9c03e82a51824259bbebde2149e552e1"><enum>1801.</enum><header>Designation
of off-highway vehicle recreation areas</header>
<subsection id="IDbfdc9299ff0a4389b7418e5187dda3f6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>In
accordance with the <act-name parsable-cite="FLPMA">Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976</act-name> (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and resource
management plans developed under this title and subject to valid existing
rights, the following land within the Conservation Area in San Bernardino
County, California, is designated as Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Areas:</text>
<paragraph id="IDbe61162b3e754823a13a663744e2cb17"><enum>(1)</enum><header>El mirage
off-highway vehicle recreation area</header><text>Certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 25,600
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>El Mirage Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be known
as the <quote>El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4b097f2b7a184e5f83c4f9a89967fc06"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Johnson valley
off-highway vehicle recreation area</header>
<subparagraph id="idF7FF187718D34043BDFD4D3622CBA7B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the
Conservation Area, comprising approximately 180,000 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled <quote>Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be known as the
<quote>Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFFA624CD64FE413F885D4C50456FE868"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusions</header>
<clause id="id3334F86F1F9C40C18339951E3D2A9395"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to clause (iii), the land described in clause
(ii) shall be excluded from the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area to permit the Secretary of the Navy to study the land for—</text>
<subclause id="idD15CFD2329094E4BB7006D0D73BC0408"><enum>(I)</enum><text>withdrawal in
accordance with the Act of February 28, 1958 (43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.);
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id516F0C1701D24C5A8748879F0AE40E17"><enum>(II)</enum><text>potential
inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms,
California, for national defense purposes.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id733326CB19774D269C32CC9EF58C4CA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Study
area</header><text>The land referred to in clause (i) is the land that—</text>
<subclause id="id86E3195647294199B219426B211C6A85"><enum>(I)</enum><text>is described
in—</text>
<item id="id8821C6F5789441D5B98773625EFC20D8"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the notice of
the Bureau of Land Management of September 15, 2008 entitled <quote>Notice of
Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting;
California</quote> (73 Fed. Reg. 53269); or</text>
</item><item id="idDE17D604FED24431BAF845E25967D97D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>any subsequent
notice in the Federal Register that is related to the notice described in item
(aa); and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id774CB1FEE3B34E3B9B8980BC420BE46B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has been
segregated by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id5C5073A41CB74E1EBDC1DB7F39FCD4AD"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Incorporation
in off-highway vehicle recreation area</header><text>After action by the
Secretary of Defense and Congress regarding the withdrawal under subparagraph
(A), any land within the study area that is not withdrawn shall be incorporated
into the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDcf978c9bf32b48668d1702cd94cf0230"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Joint use of
certain land</header><text>The Secretary of Defense shall consider a potential
joint use area within the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area as
part of the environmental impact statement of the Department of Defense that
would allow for continued recreational opportunities on the joint use area
during periods in which—</text>
<clause id="id080DDCC192E947D4AE6C0C19E8D2FABB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the joint use
area is not needed for military training activities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3EED460F5B2149EDAA71151663B48768"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>public safety
can be ensured.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2fe88d243ac743558af5bd96f4e11b47"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Military access
for administrative purposes</header><text>In cooperation with the Secretary of
the Interior, the Secretary of the Navy may, after notifying the Secretary of
the Interior, access the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area for
national defense purposes supporting military training (including military
range management and exercise control activities).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID70664f1ec51d43c1aea8b85ecc60e123"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rasor
off-highway vehicle recreation area</header><text>Certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 22,400
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Rasor Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be known
as the <quote>Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDbdf149c1bd114eab82662ad6fc6312dd"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Spangler hills
off-highway vehicle recreation area</header><text>Certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 62,080
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Spangler Hills
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which
shall be known as the <quote>Spangler Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID44fdafe545514cb38e119540372b806d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Stoddard valley
off-highway vehicle recreation area</header><text>Certain Bureau of Land
Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 54,400
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Stoddard Valley
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area</quote> and dated July 15, 2009, which
shall be known as the <quote>Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe37db7bc886249c1a3924dfa96b3e34f"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated under subsection
(a) is to preserve and enhance the recreational opportunities within the
Conservation Area (including opportunities for off-highway vehicle recreation),
while conserving the wildlife and other natural resource values of the
Conservation Area.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID3a095302c7f54074949783a789457065"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maps and
descriptions</header>
<paragraph id="ID37b885fbb4a2467194103d8930800413"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Preparation and
submission</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each
off-highway vehicle recreation area designated by subsection (a) with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id20E449862D2644639FD86186F596FB9E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE76B8E563688425E8EF12B76E31FB267"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID5eb6c15d98f3430ebda0be0b0b5947e4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Legal
effect</header><text>The map and legal descriptions of the off-highway vehicle
recreation areas filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect
as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct errors in
the map and legal descriptions.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDb4dfc701d3504ca09a20f401e57bf595"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>Each map and legal description filed under paragraph
(1) shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID816fdfabefca49b5b4e59580c1f449b7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Use of the
land</header>
<paragraph id="IDc1a78f04f1384dc6bff873e428e00957"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Recreational
activities</header>
<subparagraph id="ID19ffc8892b45488fb03479a51714c656"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall continue to authorize, maintain, and
enhance the recreational uses of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas
designated by subsection (a), including off-highway recreation, hiking,
camping, hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, rockhounding, and horseback
riding, as long as the recreational use is consistent with this section and any
other applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9b58566d8f6249f9ab08eeda8760bbe9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Off-highway
vehicle and off-highway recreation</header><text>To the extent consistent with
applicable Federal law (including regulations) and this section, any authorized
recreation activities and use designations in effect on the date of enactment
of this title and applicable to the off-highway vehicle recreation areas
designated by subsection (a) shall continue, including casual off-highway
vehicular use, racing, competitive events, rock crawling, training, and other
forms of off-highway recreation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID205b476e314d4dd3979c5d9248625255"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Wildlife
guzzlers</header><text>Wildlife guzzlers shall be allowed in the off-highway
vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection (a) in accordance with
applicable Bureau of Land Management guidelines.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2f6d03fc075741eaac3f75eb566c0da9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibited
uses</header><text>Residential and commercial development (including
development of mining and energy facilities, but excluding transmission line
rights-of-way and related telecommunication facilities) shall be prohibited in
the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection (a) if the
Secretary determines that the development is incompatible with the purpose
described in subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID16a95dca870f4712a8b28f07b3234ce2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="ID3d7cc5227d8549ae8966eaa45d8707cf"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer the off-highway vehicle
recreation areas designated by subsection (a) in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id99610CAFDA664C1294B62E8A8C8D5F61"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this
title;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFC7193E99B164EEB99749F1F68DC5932"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5AF5EE6FD1E14C38B60B8B27DFDFD3CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
applicable laws (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1aadba16f4d4775baea94792cf054a6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Management
plan</header>
<subparagraph id="id8630635889EC4B8EA7C02337F2526DA5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years after
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="id7BB245162E6D4042B444DFFCCD2A625B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>amend existing
resource management plans applicable to the land designated as off-highway
vehicle recreation areas under subsection (a); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id236BC6DC07C64EC3A4F50A45D4312494"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>develop new
management plans for each off-highway vehicle recreation area designated under
that subsection.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E298EBC29FB4452AB29EA688EC05CEA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>All
new or amended plans under subparagraph (A) shall be designed to preserve and
enhance safe off-highway vehicle and other recreational opportunities within
the applicable recreation area consistent with—</text>
<clause id="id0FFBD138034B461C8D34775F8038C71B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the purpose
described in subsection (b); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1D6B8B2DE3684CE2811F16948659DAF5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any applicable
laws (including regulations).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3AC55D5BADF34D77B5805011F8A90A0F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Interim
plans</header><text>Pending completion of a new management plan under
subparagraph (A), the existing resource management plans shall govern the use
of the applicable off-highway vehicle recreation area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf5572a4415ab412aaa33e41a0bb1b1e1"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="ID3a47d023a05b47ecb28eb40830f45e4e"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study to
identify Bureau of Land Management land adjacent to the off-highway vehicle
recreation areas designated by subsection (a) that is suitable for addition to
the off-highway vehicle recreation areas.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id85E14AB594A841E99EAF93A2AE5539CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In
preparing the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID00df6886d9ef4d0f957da6cdbe00a17e"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek input from
stakeholders, including—</text>
<clause id="id57E5F621FCE145E0A861F569D686B659"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State;</text>
</clause><clause id="id88113BC4D08446099CBFCF3146F39691"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>San Bernardino
County, California;</text>
</clause><clause id="id7E9FA78CAFB74CC3A55D2A69A8F4CA57"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
public;</text>
</clause><clause id="id553D6479E4FF4364B3F6A80DEA18B5F2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>recreational
user groups; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4B07A385B57A4BD4B90C49BD0FB43AE2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>conservation
organizations;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID55187f171b364abca488a34719e0056a"><enum>(B)</enum><text>explore the
feasibility of expanding the southern boundary of the off-highway vehicle
recreation area described in subsection (a)(4) to include previously disturbed
land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7c24845b89294482b5692ce38ced84e5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify and
exclude from consideration any land that—</text>
<clause id="idA567A362B244421FA3DB93C0ACFAAB55"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is managed for
conservation purposes;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF9A4B6F383BF47B095FBFADF377E5F5A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be suitable
for renewable energy development; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id11B26E4026CC450BB257C80BC3C5DEA8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>may be
necessary for energy transmission; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1D80AEBCA685428D90B7E325A54DBF07"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not recommend or
approve expansion areas that collectively would exceed the total acres
administratively designated for off-highway recreation within the Conservation
Area as of the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID0f99030f42b045229839c0a3f9b1b4ec"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>The Secretary shall consider the information and
recommendations of the study completed under paragraph (1) to determine the
impacts of expanding off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated by
subsection (a) on the Conservation Area, in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDec4e7a3469404c94ad57927ce91dac5b"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa923d93857db4428a2a9d9a582991c3d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe3aa68dac9284740ad423b83f9949194"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id33724D13F7554D0984BFE51DBE396108"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Submission to
congress</header><text>On completion of the study under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall submit the study to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idE2E44702EF2043A3BE21953564D86286"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE13E0F1D095243678165B97756E39A14"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID27fa43a0e8fb4c9393969244a4e123dd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authorization
for expansion</header>
<subparagraph id="id961A449FAC194F0DBC2239A9C9EB563F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On completion of the study under paragraph (1) and in
accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary
shall authorize the expansion of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas
recommended under the study.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD421E65020AD4AB0B82200F7283E552A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Management</header><text>Any
land within the expanded areas under subparagraph (A) shall be managed in
accordance with this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><enum>XIX</enum><header>Miscellaneous</header>
<section id="ID8d458dd5b45943149d9540492fb1a564"><enum>1901.</enum><header>State land
transfers and exchanges</header>
<subsection id="ID5a4d5ecdee7147a3ab02d2f2741fc089"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Transfer of
land to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park</header>
<paragraph id="id04EB806CDD3D48929F3BE32E2BAF2D8B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On termination of all mining claims to the land described
in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall transfer the land described in that
paragraph to the State.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEF85292CBA344ABDA7AFFDE2B2F5F7A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
land</header><text>The land referred to in paragraph (1) is certain Bureau of
Land Management land in San Diego County, California, comprising approximately
934 acres, as generally depicted on the 2 maps entitled <quote>Anza-Borrego
Desert State Park Additions-Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area</quote> and
dated July 15, 2009.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idFC0525431C0C45E88E6A72D643E111E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Management</header>
<subparagraph id="ID774863d103d642f5ae7912024d1e7cfa"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The land transferred under paragraph (1) shall be managed
in accordance with the provisions of the California Wilderness Act (California
Public Resources Code sections 5093.30–5093.40).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd579895d5f7944559bb2dcf285150966"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, the land transferred under paragraph (1) is withdrawn
from—</text>
<clause id="IDd0d9db72a7ee4025a89a53d9f0e99907"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all forms of
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID433175ac5c0748c39a6785eac240bc7f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf21d276f0b104b46be6ebe34b933ad38"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>disposition
under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe179a21356294d3c92013ef5500e3867"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If
the State ceases to manage the land transferred under paragraph (1) as part of
the State Park System or in a manner inconsistent with the California
Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections 5093.30–5093.40), the
land shall revert to the Secretary, to be managed as a Wilderness Study
Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5a9cfaf32a8d4ce88cf47157d04e9b9c"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Land
exchanges</header>
<paragraph id="ID9c5d3525ae3649339726700bc641e3b2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall, in consultation and cooperation with
the California State Lands Commission (referred to in this section as the
<quote>Commission</quote>), develop a process to exchange isolated parcels of
State land within the Conservation Area for Federal land located in the
Conservation Area or other Federal land in the State that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9D278843E76F4EA287C3BEEAF0697DC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is consistent
with the plans described in paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEE4BC669D9DD401BA65B61270060E52F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>ensures that the
conservation goals and objectives identified in those plans are not adversely
impacted.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1CF2AD204AB34F3790F3144362532825"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Description of
plans</header><text>The plans referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2628637C647047E98698CC9D077204E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the California
Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id41BF66AC1248446A90465647F2811D96"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the California
Desert Conservation Area Plan;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4A45DCB7DE6C4FF1893E6F4129982108"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Northern and
Eastern Colorado Desert Plan; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDDFDA7421C934FF29A0E4EAF01752270"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other
applicable plans.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idF46FF0243589413FB2FFCD5C4CDA6201"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
process developed under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID99c67fe33ddf4665aa7de59aa37fd060"><enum>(A)</enum><text>apply to all
State land within the Conservation Area that is under the jurisdiction of the
Commission;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDdf3e985eaf1240fc8041626322f9cb63"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prioritize the
elimination of State land from units of the National Park System, national
monuments, and wilderness areas;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7987e8906aae4680a064edd0fd7787d1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the
Commission with consolidated land holdings sufficient to make the land viable
for commercial or recreation uses, including renewable energy development,
off-highway vehicle recreation, or State infrastructure or resource
needs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID795160aaeee142f2b8400fc0309c84b3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish methods
to ensure that—</text>
<clause id="ID5231985b1ee344b9af1ad1638176ded6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>not later than 1
year after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary and the
Commission complete an inventory of Federal land and State land in the
Conservation Area under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and the Commission,
respectively, and any other Federal land and property outside the Conservation
Area that is determined to be suitable for exchange consistent with paragraph
(1);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa0a3c2591d314e06b7ea589d83093c47"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>there is a
public comment period of not less than 90 days with respect to—</text>
<subclause id="idCFF757143BA849C386BC2A85FB2E7E12"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the inventory of
land under clause (i); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id6700F2D138FB4499BA0848D0D3133C3A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any proposed
land exchange under this section that involves more than 5,000 acres of Federal
land;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID7e231cb63f6d46a7a2a9b90ee837e2d4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in preparing
the inventory of Federal land suitable for exchange under clause (i), the
Secretary shall use best efforts to give priority to—</text>
<subclause id="IDfed44abfad38432b8f8f6c8b8fa395a0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>land that has the
potential for commercial development, including renewable energy development,
such as wind and solar energy development;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd95c9805ba6744e19935d15232da7669"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the land
described in section 707(b)(2); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDbe403d068ed54825a35ddf27159d724d"><enum>(III)</enum><text>land located
outside the boundaries of the Conservation Area (including closed military base
land and land identified as surplus by the Administrator of the General
Services Administration) to avoid, to the maximum extent feasible, conflicts
with conservation of desert land;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDd409bf0a431c46749a6cf8b25f1a02b8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the inventory
under clause (i) is updated annually by the Secretary and resubmitted to the
Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1a0ef86a011547ff8a01546f5e734102"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the land
exchanges are completed by the date that is 10 years after the date of
enactment of this title; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD85F2E787464429AB609FD5FE69A4878"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide for the
submission of annual reports to Congress that—</text>
<clause id="IDcff8e68516954f03b5dd3626ebceeed1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describe any
progress or impediments to accomplishing the goal described in subparagraph
(D)(v); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID20091f896f354899a565114bff0ba0a1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any
recommendations for legislation to accomplish the goal.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe4b10cb51ee7471dba02d2ac338994bf"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Valuation</header><text>Notwithstanding
paragraphs (2) through (5) of subsection (d) of section 206 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)), if, within 180 days
after the submission of an appraisal under subsection (d)(1) of that section,
the Secretary and the Commission cannot agree to accept the findings of the
appraisal—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDdfece1c883b846d5bec4996064b535e1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary and
the Commission shall mutually agree to employ a process of bargaining or some
other process to determine the values of the land involved in the
exchange;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa88b74c7c46f448e83d0cb778a8e20c9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the appraisal
shall be submitted to an arbiter appointed by the Secretary from a list of
arbitrators submitted to the Secretary by the American Arbitration Association
for arbitration; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id49EDCB6F14DD4DD3A9E05F2D9AC56549"><enum>(C)</enum><text>although the
decision of the arbiter under subparagraph (B) shall be nonbinding, the
decision may be used by the Secretary and the Commission as a valid appraisal
for—</text>
<clause id="id97819A01E5C048F8890D15F1781C4A6C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
period of 2 years; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7FBB9297F0B74A2FB9246E9FB321E183"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>on mutual
agreement of the Secretary and the Commission, an additional 2-year period;
or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6524dacf8215414b81dea7794cc46fa4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>on mutual
agreement of the Secretary and the Commission, the valuation process shall be
suspended or modified.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDec3c7f050b734483be69c600f5bf8869"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Treatment of
land use restrictions and pending applications</header><text>For the purposes
of this title—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDb94236ced06c419398132cfa4dd32b8c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
shall not exclude parcels from exchanges because the parcels are subject to
designations or pending land use applications, including applications for the
development of renewable energy;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d04579bb56444f2b71485739b931b24"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all Federal land
and State land proposed for exchange or sale shall be valued—</text>
<clause id="id3730C8DC3E554F5DAD3E60F923F99444"><enum>(i)</enum><text>according to fair
market value;</text>
</clause><clause id="id74959AE5DF8B49AFA64F1C55B4820F50"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in accordance
with section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1716(d)); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id727F320B391845CD91CAB9A8128514BD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>without regard
to—</text>
<subclause id="id4B3502D1CA7B4656BF53A4D8ABB744E4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>pending land use
applications;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC5DFE284FBBF4EB8BD549461AD61306F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>renewable energy
designations; or</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE50D50E21D6C4979A51E4744D0B1A960"><enum>(III)</enum><text>any land use
restrictions on adjacent land.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6661a08b34fc46debe19a24e9af54bbb"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Cooperation
agreements</header><text>The Secretary may—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa57ecb1e5d9944a0a5bd92fd20233737"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into such
joint agreements with the General Services Administration and the Commission as
the Secretary determines to be necessary to facilitate land exchanges,
including agreements that establish accounting mechanisms—</text>
<clause id="idE9C12614BCB54FE5867F21209FD1904E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to be used for
tracking the differential in dollar value of land conveyed in a series of
transactions; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id80D24C0007634AFDB05D79D6EF9B9A96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that,
notwithstanding part 2200 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations), may carry outstanding cumulative credit balances until
the completion of the land exchange process developed under paragraph (1);
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID514330146db7479ca22091de723f442f"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent
that the agreement does not conflict with this section, continue using the
agreement entitled <quote>Memorandum of Agreement Between California State
Lands Commission, General Services Administration, and the Department of the
Interior Regarding: Implementation of the California Desert Protection
Act</quote>, which became effective on November 7, 1995.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDa9e3ddc3453c46a898082f8da172a316"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Existing
law</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, nothing in this
section supersede or limits section 707.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID887b24c92ba246ecb71c11513c55f178"><enum>(8)</enum><header>State land
leases</header>
<subparagraph id="idA7437A5E2393493AA3943B674C714421"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall manage any State land described in
subparagraph (B) in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable
State lease agreement for the duration of the lease, subject to applicable laws
(including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id16A77D308D534B14B406F958EE9C435E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of
State land</header><text>The State land referred to in subparagraph (A) is any
State land within the Conservation Area that is subject to a lease or permit on
the date of enactment of this title that is transferred to the Federal
Government.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6480CAA098684B778D428989B7BFDD72"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Expiration of
lease</header><text>On the expiration of a State lease referred to in
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide lessees with the opportunity to
seek Federal permits to continue the existing use of the State land without
further action otherwise required under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF37A13638EA04192B75627F088E92D5E"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in this section, any State land
transferred to the United States under this section shall be managed in
accordance with all laws (including regulations) and rules applicable to the
public land adjacent to the transferred State land.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID81b33a7c2d7840b3b8235e2620d6da5b"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Twentynine
Palms Marine Corp Base</header>
<paragraph id="ID338be942e83d45448f51dd7334ba2396"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation and in cooperation with the California State Lands Commission,
shall develop a process to purchase or exchange parcels of State land within
the area of expansion and land use restrictions planned for the Twentynine
Palms Marine Corp Base.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4a3b022834a649a9923bbe00abb9cb49"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
process developed under paragraph (1) for exchanged parcels of State land shall
provide the California State Lands Commission with consolidated land holdings
sufficient to make the land viable for commercial or recreational uses,
including renewable energy development, off-highway vehicle recreation, or
State infrastructure or resource needs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID00af075f3dcb416ca3614de9b655848e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicable
law</header><text>An exchange of land under this subsection shall be subject to
the requirements of subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf3bc2670491d41879a121503e9bc092c"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Holtville
Airport, Imperial County</header>
<paragraph id="id960169B54C674DB98A4299699460BD35"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On the submission of an application by Imperial County,
California, the Secretary of Transportation shall, in accordance with section
47125 of title 49, United States Code, and section 2641.1 of title 43, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations) seek a conveyance from the
Secretary of approximately 3,500 acres of Bureau of Land Management land
adjacent to the Imperial County Holtville Airport (L04) for the purposes of
airport expansion.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id01741D289FE64AC99617EB1AB630CDC5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Segregation</header><text>The
Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management) shall,
with respect to the land to be conveyed under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id9EBCACEEF6AB447A81B9574E78D265FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>segregate the
land; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id56258860ABB049EFB3E766E9AD8864AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>prohibit the
appropriation of the land until—</text>
<clause id="id5A736C001FCA4C92B0673C2ECB7D1035"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the date on which
a notice of realty action terminates the application; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idC388A7FE3FB946E7BF4A7C949A99FEF2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date on
which a document of conveyance is published.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD6217329203A41B08A9B57D14CB69C46"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Needles Solar
Reserve, San Bernardino County</header>
<paragraph id="idED37A876A1644889B7421E64858C92CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall grant to the Commission a right of
first refusal to exchange the State land described in paragraph (2) for Bureau
of Land Management land identified for disposal.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id6C01D8BE2A5A41DD86A787ED909C7B28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Secondary right
of refusal</header><text>If the Commission declines to exchange State land for
Bureau of Land Management land identified for disposal within the city limits
of Needles, California, the City of Needles shall have a secondary right of
refusal to acquire the land.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id66E77A6DECBE4673ACD2CC36BB122F94"><enum>1902.</enum><header>Military
activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this
Act—</text>
<paragraph id="ID16778c2a46214f9ab239e99e63443624"><enum>(1)</enum><text>restricts or
precludes Department of Defense motorized access by land or air—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA62DAD2307F444C198C385A529C9D2F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to respond to an
emergency within a wilderness area designated by this Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idFE5A2CAFDEAC45EDA7C07A8AAFA49004"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to control access
to the emergency site;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDdf238cd35c4045e89cb8799729207e49"><enum>(2)</enum><text>prevents
nonmechanized military training activities previously conducted on wilderness
areas designated by this title that are consistent with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idEE52E28B9D66402C89B9D9ACC806A795"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA9317DD7B0B04063B34B22BD5F8F6883"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all applicable
laws (including regulations);</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc18c2d7463c844ef9f4d28363cfcd2cb"><enum>(3)</enum><text>restricts or
precludes low-level overflights of military aircraft over the areas designated
as wilderness, national monuments, special management areas, or recreation
areas by this Act, including military overflights that can be seen or heard
within the designated areas;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0e39c987156f4f29ba8e64f30b77d45a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>restricts or
precludes flight testing and evaluation in the areas described in paragraph
(3); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf6524542f9b84003984043fba3c9ab0d"><enum>(5)</enum><text>restricts or
precludes the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or
the establishment of military flight training routes, over the areas described
in paragraph (3).</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID686cc8397dd8441bb69f7b99d61064a7"><enum>1903.</enum><header>Climate
change and wildlife corridors</header>
<subsection id="IDac7511dc012c40b0a3d94bb5a6d3e1f1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="idACB3EB1C42354D6B8FE2AA36D66EAE6F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>assess the
impacts of climate change on the Conservation Area; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id9A7E80EFA69A4FA2963A68CFAB439E85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish
policies and procedures to ensure the preservation of wildlife corridors and
facilitate species migration likely to occur due to climate change.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd585d8b581354847ac982a8d817637b7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header>
<paragraph id="id2B125B5F35874D82ABCF102A3F2DD73F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after
the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study
regarding the impact of global climate change on the Conservation Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3BBD2B2998AA433AA66CB40490584FEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The
study under paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAF048CC5DEE94B2E920C200CA9C02596"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify the
species migrating, or likely to migrate, due to climate change;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID22e428c592aa4d38ab6e0eeb25f354d5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>examine the
impacts and potential impacts of climate change on—</text>
<clause id="id343EAD76C9774995AF7D22EE8F941006"><enum>(i)</enum><text>plants, insects,
and animals;</text>
</clause><clause id="id373EF36C3FAC43959EF070C27E738588"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>soil;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6A511E40EA524EB0A8D1FF0675AC4DF0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>air
quality;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA482353538C84B56BC92292C5A41D215"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>water quality
and quantity; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idFF20871E98154072AF8D8DA1FEE860FB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>species migration
and survival;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CCEB598898D4D38B5A5F2CCDDF16ADD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identify critical
wildlife and species migration corridors recommended for preservation;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id14CA76A8C70940399DB5F511DB738F88"><enum>(D)</enum><text>include
recommendations for ensuring the biological connectivity of public land managed
by the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense throughout the Conservation
Area.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf5dadd364384249b03f60f41b31adae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rights-of-way</header><text>The
Secretary shall consider the information and recommendations of the study under
paragraph (1) to determine the individual and cumulative impacts of
rights-of-way for projects in the Conservation Area, in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id0AFC62C67C174AC0B0EEC02F475F60FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB4AF0D64BC3C4AE8B3D9B6F50FE7DEAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6A013E6E2BA4712BE0325F8FFECF6C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other
applicable law.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID38678c21b4ea4162bda9133c40ad59cc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land management
plans</header><text>The Secretary shall incorporate into all land management
plans applicable to the Conservation Area the findings and recommendations of
the study completed under subsection (b).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID01548340b4b542268111cc1291b47ff0"><enum>1904.</enum><header>Prohibited
uses of donated and acquired land</header>
<subsection id="ID39e4f512a00f4eb9824b51712500dd9d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="ID587a1a2dace14b5ea4cc780b16278847"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Acquired
land</header><text>The term <term>acquired land</term> means any land acquired
for the Conservation Area using amounts from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund established under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–5).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6fcb628a9b4b4e6aab2d59403109267c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Donated
land</header><text>The term <term>donated land</term> means any private land
donated to the United States for conservation purposes in the Conservation
Area.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7faabf1108c6425daeadb4387828c458"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Donor</header><text>The
term <term>donor</term> means an individual or entity that donates private land
within the Conservation Area to the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDccf20bfa86fd45d7a4702ef5a0835bc3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID5a573fb186f0485985f6409852644ec4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibitions</header><text>Except
as provided in subsection (c), there shall be prohibited with respect to
donated land or acquired land—</text>
<paragraph id="idD0307989A5AB4449AC7443CC8A0B4FC9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>disposal;
or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id394DC42AD82A4661B5C157F2C2DE7CE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any land use
authorization that would result in appreciable damage or disturbance to the
public lands, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF51BECDDA44D440FBCD638B434719418"><enum>(A)</enum><text>rights-of-way;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF2301A493FB946659603722342CAF1AB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>leases;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA4CA530E1B4D4127A3DC2F229804B7AD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>livestock
grazing;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5150A7F845C246AA899CDE8D1BE280C5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>infrastructure
development;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id17B44A48B8F6461C9389FF4FE8BEF1FE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>mineral
entry;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDefbf208152df4183baa28b9354e2ac5a"><enum>(F)</enum><text>off-highway
vehicle use, except on—</text>
<clause id="id803D76403FEF414EB64D7D81A6436415"><enum>(i)</enum><text>designated
routes;</text>
</clause><clause id="idF88752E41816433A9DD797900067E9E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>off-highway
vehicle areas designated by law; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id0C82BC5C934641278329F793079EF834"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>administratively-designated
open areas; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3E5DEC51B8CB40989A8139A1834A858D"><enum>(G)</enum><text>any other
activities that would create impacts contrary to the conservation purposes for
which the land was donated or acquired.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb908d77eb58144afbd6263791eff6a97"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Exceptions</header>
<paragraph id="idAA29390D1DE14DD19778F485CDD8EA2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Authorization
by secretary</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may
authorize limited exceptions to prohibited uses of donated land or acquired
land in the Conservation Area if—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3d159e1ba922425ab18682e23e925307"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an applicant has
submitted a right-of-way use application to the Bureau of Land Management
proposing renewable energy development on the donated land or acquired land on
or before December 1, 2009; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2E514DE1FD684390BBA68F866AA30469"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after the
completion of an analysis under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including
full public participation in the analysis, the Secretary has determined
that—</text>
<clause id="id0C32E9D5A1FD40E49EB02E2E1E3ED820"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the use of the
donated land or acquired land is in the public interest;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6B2935BA994F48FF97ACA83C1BF96390"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impacts of
the use are fully and appropriately mitigated; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDed0ac8927a904697a07d0d24d6a59792"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the land was
donated or acquired on or before December 1, 2009.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID19de2c5d2f644da396f1a67a5123096d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header>
<subparagraph id="idCC004B1F08DD4F4FAD70CF0691FBC701"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If the Secretary grants an exception to the prohibition
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the permittee to acquire and
donate comparable private land to the United States to mitigate the use.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2AEEC6DCDDC947AC9068EC1C1BE06D0E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The
private land to be donated under subparagraph (A) shall be approved by the
Secretary after consultation, to the maximum extent practicable, with the donor
of the private land proposed for non-conservation uses.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1899536a9deb495b940bfccaf3985c2d"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Existing
agreements</header><text>Nothing in this section affects permitted or
prohibited uses of donated land or acquired land in the Conservation Area
established in any easements, deed restrictions, memoranda of understanding, or
other agreements in existence on the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID6ad7bbf544034b57805cffd299cb646e"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deed
restrictions</header><text>The Secretary may accept deed restrictions requested
by donors for land donated to the United States within the Conservation Area
after the date of enactment of this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDd386ae26297d4816b8b3f4bebba4f681"><enum>1905.</enum><header>Tribal uses
and interests</header>
<subsection id="id54A994CE50884A88A2ACEF659852967F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure access to areas
designated under this Act by members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural
and religious purposes, consistent with applicable law, including Public Law
95–341 (commonly known as the “American Indian Religious Freedom Act”) (42
U.S.C. 1996).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idE5C62153CE074675A83205A28EBFAB2B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Temporary
closure</header>
<paragraph id="id940ECE4B24D94555B22931842BF8A423"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with applicable law, including Public Law
95–341 (commonly known as the “American Indian Religious Freedom Act”) (42
U.S.C. 1996), and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary, on request of an
Indian tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily close to general
public use any portion of an area designated as a national monument, special
management area, wild and scenic river, or National Park System unit under this
Act (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>designated area</quote>) to
protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities in the
designated area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian religious
community.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idDE7ACAD17E6C46A9BA255135B198512A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>In
closing a portion of a designated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
limit the closure to the smallest practicable area for the minimum period
necessary for the traditional cultural and religious activities.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID0a3b1ce6db874edbb969214bb111abf9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tribal cultural
resources management plan</header>
<paragraph id="idA215D80001E64136A23A60484FE68273"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and implement a tribal
cultural resources management plan to identify, protect, and conserve cultural
resources of Indian tribes associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail network
extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Mountain, Nevada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob,
California).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa18624ff986843efa3d8eedab798da7f"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Secretary shall consult on the development and implementation of the tribal
cultural resources management plan under paragraph (1) with—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1E3A8802585D401F88E7122877E45C97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each of—</text>
<clause id="IDe0f4844a08c342d1b789a88d845b7a29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Chemehuevi
Indian Tribe;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc1cffd97d04c47ce9daad70a41208765"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Hualapai
Tribal Nation;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID63aa11957c8a4e0eb2e2c803534b946c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Fort Mojave
Indian Tribe;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID90c00e54bd004a338e90322f88df056f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Colorado
River Indian Tribes;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID1952fec5fbd34e47938730f1ab131f27"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Quechan
Indian Tribe; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID00ccdc906cac4695b51d70111175335e"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Cocopah
Indian Tribe; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id9C5C91C9B1B04B8FAAB8007F990224B7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID64bb486b913c42c1acdd50389567b095"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Resource
protection</header><text>The tribal cultural resources management plan
developed under paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="id68414FCFB7D245A29654FC3F51142CB2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>based on a
completed tribal cultural resources survey; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB0873A1E6F6246D99327AC2C156BC0CF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include
procedures for identifying, protecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient
trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and other resources of
cultural, archaeological, or historical significance in accordance with all
applicable laws and policies, including—</text>
<clause id="id2A910BA1F6A74803BE9C3256CE1DD816"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the National
Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="id36590D9DC6D54052A10E241ED5F7A74B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Public Law
95–341 (commonly known as the <quote>American Indian Religious Freedom
Act</quote>) (42 U.S.C. 1996);</text>
</clause><clause id="id3804170FCAAD46F5B0D71022683B95B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470aa et
seq.);</text>
</clause><clause id="id18CFF7BEE28245909EB5F19341EF931B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Native
American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE00F4CA8EB2F4E43BC565323DB2D1C85"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Public Law
103–141 (commonly known as the <quote>Religious Freedom Restoration Act of
1993</quote>) (42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID133bd614167547e5bc7d6612998c4fc7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header><text>Subject
to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the area administratively
withdrawn and known as the <quote>Indian Pass Withdrawal Area</quote> is
permanently withdrawn from—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1ff3324db6124bab8c1191db499c793e"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all forms of
entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public laws;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4ca8cd1d4d944a2291573ccfa1ecbfe3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>location, entry,
and patent under the mining laws; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID76b7d50992d24a159a7031123382b6e9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>right-of-way
leasing and disposition under all laws relating to mineral, solar, wind, and
geothermal
energy.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section>.
(b)
(1)Section 1 of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994
(16 U.S.C. 410aaa note) is amended by striking 1 and 2, and titles I
through IX
and inserting 1, 2, and 3, titles I through IX, and
titles XIII through XIX
.
(2)The
California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481)
is amended by inserting after section 2 the following:
3.In titles XIII through XIX:
(1)The term Conservation Area means the California
Desert Conservation Area.
(2)The term Secretary
means—
(A)with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of
the Interior; and
(B)with respect to
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of
Agriculture.
(3)The
term State means the State of
California.
.
(3)Administration
of wilderness areasSection 103 of the California Desert
Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 108 Stat. 4481) is amended—
(A)by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:
(d)
(1)Congress does not intend for the designation of
wilderness areas by this Act—
(A)to require the
additional regulation of land adjacent to the wilderness areas; or
(B)to lead to the
creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the wilderness
areas.
(2)Any nonwilderness activities (including renewable
energy projects, mining, camping, hunting, and military activities) in areas
immediately adjacent to the boundary of a wilderness area designated by this
Act shall not be restricted or precluded by this Act, regardless of any actual
or perceived negative impacts of the nonwilderness activities on the wilderness
area, including any potential indirect impacts of nonwilderness activities
conducted outside the designated wilderness area on the viewshed, ambient noise
level, or air quality of wilderness
area.
;
(B)in subsection
(f), by striking designated by this title and
inserting
, potential wilderness areas, special management areas, and national
monuments designated by this title or titles XIII through XIX
;
and
(C)in subsection
(g), by inserting , a potential wilderness area, a special management
areas, or national monument
before by this Act
.
(4)Title V of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994
(16 U.S.C. 410aaa–41 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
520.Native
groundwater suppliesThe
Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall not access or process any
application for a right-of-way for development projects that propose to use
native groundwater from aquifers adjacent to the Mojave National Preserve that
individually or collectively, in combination with proposed or anticipated
projects on private land, require the use of native groundwater in excess of
the estimated recharge rate as determined by the United States Geological
Survey.
.
(5)Amendments to
the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 1994
(A)Section
801(b)(2) of the California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of
1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82 note) is amended by inserting , national
monuments, special management areas, potential wilderness areas,
before
and wilderness areas
.
(B)Overflights;
special airspaceSection 802 of the California Military Lands
Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–82) is amended—
(i)in
subsection (a), by inserting , national monuments, or special management
areas
before designated by this Act
;
(ii)in
subsection (b), by inserting , national monuments, or special management
areas
before designated by this Act
; and
(iii)by adding at
the end the following:
(d)Department of
defense facilitiesNothing in this Act alters any authority of
the Secretary of Defense to conduct military operations at installations and
ranges within the California Desert Conservation Area that are authorized under
any other provision of
law.
.
102.Designation of
wild and scenic riversSection
3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended—
(1)in paragraph
(196), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
(A)(i)The approximately
1.4-mile segment of the Amargosa River in the State of California, from the
private property boundary in sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet downstream
of Highway 178, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic
river as an addition to the Amargosa Wild and Scenic River on publication by
the Secretary of the Interior of a notice in the Federal Register that
sufficient inholdings within the boundaries of the segment have been acquired
as scenic easements or in fee title to establish a manageable addition to the
Amargosa Wild and Scenic River.
(ii)The approximately 6.1-mile segment
of the Amargosa River in the State of California, from 100 feet downstream of
the State Highway 178 crossing to 100 feet upstream of the Tecopa Hot Springs
Road crossing, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic
river.
;
and
(2)by adding at the
end the following:
(208)Surprise
canyon creek, California
(A)The following segments of Surprise Canyon Creek in the
State of California, to be administered by the Secretary of the
Interior:
(i)The approximately
5.3 miles of Surprise Canyon Creek from the confluence of Frenchman’s Canyon
and Water Canyon to 100-feet upstream of Chris Wicht Camp, as a wild
river.
(ii)The
approximately 1.8 miles of Surprise Canyon Creek from 100 feet upstream of
Chris Wicht Camp to the southern boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 44 E., as a
recreational river.
(B)Effect on
historic mining structuresNothing in this paragraph affects the
historic mining structures associated with the former Panamint Mining
District.
(209)
(A)The following segments of Deep Creek in the State of
California, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
(i)The approximately
6.5-mile segment from 0.125 mile downstream of the Rainbow Dam site in sec. 33,
T. 2 N., R. 2 W., to 0.25-miles upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, as a wild
river.
(ii)The 0.5-mile
segment from 0.25 mile upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing to 0.25 mile
downstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, as a scenic river.
(iii)The 2.5-mile
segment from 0.25 miles downstream of the Road 3 N. 34 crossing to 0.25 miles
upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing, as a wild river.
(iv)The 0.5-mile
segment from 0.25 miles upstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing to 0.25 mile
downstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing, as a scenic river.
(v)The 10-mile
segment from 0.25 miles downstream of the Trail 2W01 crossing to the upper
limit of the Mojave dam flood zone in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., as a wild
river.
(vi)The 11-mile
segment of Holcomb Creek from 100 yards downstream of the Road 3N12 crossing to
.25 miles downstream of Holcomb Crossing, as a recreational river.
(vii)The 3.5-mile
segment of the Holcomb Creek from 0.25 miles downstream of Holcomb Crossing to
the Deep Creek confluence, as a wild river.
(B)Nothing in this paragraph affects—
(i)the operations of
the Snow Valley Ski Resort; or
(ii)the State
regulation of water rights and water quality associated with the operation of
the Snow Valley Ski Resort.
(210)Whitewater
river, CaliforniaThe following segments of the Whitewater River
in the State of California, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture
and the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly:
(A)The 5.8-mile
segment of the North Fork Whitewater River from the source of the River near
Mt. San Gorgonio to the confluence with the Middle Fork, as a wild
river.
(B)The 6.4-mile
segment of the Middle Fork Whitewater River from the source of the River to the
confluence with the South Fork, as a wild river.
(C)The 1-mile
segment of the South Fork Whitewater River from the confluence of the River
with the East Fork to the section line between sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R.
2 E., as a wild river.
(D)The 1-mile
segment of the South Fork Whitewater River from the section line between
sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to the section line between sections 33
and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., as a recreational river.
(E)The 4.9-mile
segment of the South Fork Whitewater River from the section line between
sections 33 and 34, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., to the confluence with the Middle Fork,
as a wild river.
(F)The 5.4-mile
segment of the main stem of the Whitewater River from the confluence of the
South and Middle Forks to the San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild
river.
(G)The 2.7-mile
segment of the main stem of the Whitewater River from the San Gorgonio
Wilderness boundary to the southern boundary of section 26, T. 2 S., R. 3 E.,
as a recreational
river.
.
<enum>II</enum><header>Desert renewable
energy permitting</header>
<section id="id67F79EECA0F947BB80D9DE3C15457924" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header> Renewable Energy
Coordination Offices to improve Federal permit coordination for renewable
energy</header>
<subsection id="ID4e73cfe485a84064b0a308039cab8ad4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Section 365 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15924) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="ID6b7d25cac0994a37924a2e7dfb7c84dd"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating
subsection (j) as subsection (l); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe360d1f04d4a44f1970a5b376059adef"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
after subsection (i) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idAE7276BC933D4F189286AA6175E32807" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID2c8f4a1bac0f4d588286d3c69076f2be"><enum>(j)</enum><header> Renewable
Energy Coordination Offices To improve Federal permit coordination for
renewable energy</header>
<paragraph id="ID292911168cfa424097487b76cee4a207"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of
renewable energy</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>renewable
energy</term> means energy derived from a wind, solar, renewable biomass, or
geothermal source.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2d87ffb79de5493abc71f100aa73b182"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Field and
district offices</header><text>As part of the Pilot Project, the Secretary
shall designate at least 1 field or district office of the Bureau of Land
Management in each of the following States to serve as Renewable Energy
Coordination Offices for coordination of Federal permits for renewable energy
projects and transmission lines to integrate renewable energy:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID748f637d9b1042198fe3a2fbcc6a20b2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Arizona.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c764d3215274ab5b72e16c31f02cf01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>California.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6C831F2D89FE46FD8C87788A4712C0B2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Colorado.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id858F8861EA3B4DD1B3E72034317F31CC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Idaho.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID2167c64b46b54cd1b1b76d49a151fbef"><enum>(E)</enum><text>New
Mexico.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID50e159caaca749b780f23bc3eb9fab89"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Nevada.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDadb25c9c9a764b50ab54a89b77245d9f"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Montana.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0F61D367CAFD4A9D85D163085C4C29EF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Oregon.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0E13C65B4CA48EABCDE33D9BE63814C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Utah.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbf7cbfc248354aa8aa651418dbd7f318"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Wyoming.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e90a490941947beac67081b87ac82b7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Memorandum of
understanding</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5fc82b485b1b4e58ae592a94ad1cb61b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of
this subparagraph, for purposes of carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Chief of Engineers, and the Secretary of Defense to provide
coordinated senior management review and detailed resources for the inclusion
of the additional Renewable Energy Coordination Offices in the Pilot
Project.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1654B531974341BC83E810F31AF5F48F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
memorandum shall—</text>
<clause id="idABC5274DF17D4148A219584E7754B293"><enum>(i)</enum><text>address—</text>
<subclause id="ID6a70444eae7141959df01f2edb0f60f4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>processes for
improving renewable energy project review;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3a31aa2d2dd64a37a84c34d5199df661"><enum>(II)</enum><text>timelines for
environmental review of renewable energy projects;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID3a9743c1087a4b46981f6f45d1a70cfb"><enum>(III)</enum><text>clear channels
of communication within and between departments, agencies, and States;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID73c2eb4e6ad44b22926f8d24781b288c"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>processes for
facilitating siting and permitting of renewable energy projects consistent with
Federal and State climate and renewable energy policy objectives;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3ea364c00c0647b5a1014032839203a8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>establish a
single multiagency, joint process under which renewable energy projects
are—</text>
<subclause id="id8E7594CBCD104B2FA7FBB4B0D5899D8B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reviewed and
approved, including the establishment of milestone schedules for each
project;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5AEE0BF93A80473796A18B4C0A8D80C7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, coordinated and unified with any applicable State process;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDed9feb4439e247d2bb5bd0feae23fb20"><enum>(III)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, reviewed with a lead agency responsible for establishing
and enforcing schedules with which other Federal agencies are required to
comply; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID7063f2213d894a239849b0486ce93992"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish a
cooperative arrangement between applicable Federal and State resources agencies
in which a single agency is the lead permitting agency responsible for
coordinating with other applicable Federal and State agencies.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa2939e64fd7147a29e8066f113adf235"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Signature of
Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall be a signatory of the memorandum of
understanding.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDaf8815e94a9c4afa9f7351f5c06f3e14"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Signatures by
governors</header><text>The Secretary may request that the Governors of each of
the States described in paragraph (2) be signatories to the memorandum of
understanding.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf21104a295264341a123531e93251be6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Designation of
qualified staff</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of the
signing of the amended memorandum of understanding, all Federal signatory
parties shall, if appropriate, assign to each Renewable Energy Coordination
Office designated under paragraph (2) an employee described in subsection (c)
responsible for carrying out duties described in that subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3cc3d61222ca463aa935807c83766352"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Additional
personnel</header><text>The Secretary shall assign to each Renewable Energy
Coordination Office additional personnel under subsection (f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID8f448b055e3d4a8b87ed36861efc1aa1"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="IDcb29c5d6a49149ffabe44f0650d760e5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The manager of each Renewable Energy Coordination Office
shall—</text>
<clause id="id2F3AE426BEE847959B74290AAE7A67A4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>report to the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF2DEB61F57884F3FA39E6436DA31C03A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consult on a
regular basis with the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf978c439d2994df88463082f7319a889"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Lead
office</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, a Renewable Energy
Coordination Office shall serve as the lead office for processing utility scale
wind and solar projects in a State with a Renewable Energy Coordination
Office.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa0f4cbbfd04c46309d8fccf174dcb08a"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Distribution of
solar and wind energy income</header>
<paragraph id="ID73d90e3ef2a940978900f9a36ae1fd88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4) and notwithstanding
any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal year
thereafter, of the amount of income from solar and wind energy development
collected by the Bureau of Land Management through an office designated under
subsection (j)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDf2e6a5b48ed54540b9e0042c549ab48c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the 1 or more States within the
boundaries of which the income is derived;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7a0c9ba8134042348ff6fb3c53612f7e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>25 percent shall
be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the 1 or more counties within which
the income is derived;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID31df90f4333a4514aa4cf0f23750f034"><enum>(C)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id1352B51F2E644E3DB297D53C93B39EC2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of each of
fiscal years 2009 through 2020, 40 percent shall be deposited in a special fund
in the Treasury, to be known as the <quote>BLM Permit Processing Improvement
Fund</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id9640DB2B37F841CC8D77777DACBBC200" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of fiscal year 2021
and each fiscal year thereafter, 40 percent shall be deposited in the land and
water conservation fund established under section 2 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="LWCFA">Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
(16 U.S.C. 460l</act-name>–5); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe9f005fc433d44a8b5e92d4412db05ca"><enum>(D)</enum><text>10 percent shall
be deposited in a special fund in the Treasury, to be known as the <quote>Solar
Energy Land Reclamation, Restoration, and Mitigation Fund</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID35f9c71a7bea4744937d8fc9c3e8fa5c"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Valuation</header><text>If
the Secretary intends to allow right-of-way use authorizations for the purpose
of developing a wind or solar electricity generation project, the Secretary
shall determine the fair market value of public land for the purpose of
determining income as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3cecda68721e417ca74bf2739481de0a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The fair market
value of public land used for solar energy projects shall be determined by the
Bureau of Land Management based on statistics of the National Agricultural
Statistical Service.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID416896c6bf8b48f4a2078c5afa0491aa"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The fair market
value of public land used for wind energy projects shall be determined in
accordance with the fee schedule established by the Secretary, acting through
the Bureau of Land Management.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e3b720599fc4cdcb1cc41e364f8d6ae"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Solar Energy
Land Reclamation, Restoration, and Mitigation Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID60a30db2d7684f79bd8cf037e3823dc5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Amounts in the Solar Energy Land Reclamation,
Restoration, and Mitigation Fund under paragraph (1)(D) shall be available to
the Secretary for the purpose of—</text>
<clause id="ID4ab3f2b143164b108c334879cd90fd3c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>reclaiming and
restoring public land used for the production of solar energy, including land
used for ancillary facilities; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID44ac6c6491e44e36a7deb66d31c2693c"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>mitigating
impacts of the production on public land, including protecting other sensitive
public land if the land used for solar or wind power generation cannot be
adequately restored without the use of funds made available under this
paragraph, as determined by the Secretary.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11ba51d6d0934708b209335799673ab9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Maximum
amount</header>
<clause id="ID436dca97431043ab913a1ce2893ae537"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The total amount of funds deposited in the Solar Energy
Land Reclamation, Restoration, and Mitigation Fund under paragraph (1)(D) shall
not exceed $50,000,000.</text>
</clause><clause id="ID40fefd3ee0b44c6492c8893142cfba68"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Surplus
amounts</header><text>If the total amount of funds deposited in the Solar
Energy Land Reclamation, Restoration, and Mitigation Fund under paragraph
(1)(D) is $50,000,000, any additional amounts that would otherwise be deposited
in the Fund under paragraph (1)(D) shall remain in the general fund of the
Treasury.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID7c392ec2dfdd4d08947011b4fca3d081"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of funds by
State and local governments</header><text>A State or local government receiving
funds under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary and the appropriate
committees of Congress an annual report describing how the funds have been used
to advance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and
conservation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb6306d516ed7463d9436ada7b6bef92d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>BLM Permit
Processing Improvement Fund</header><text>Section 35(c) of the Mineral Leasing
Act (30 U.S.C. 191(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27DA915A556F4B6789A8562C71E12B62" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="id87EDCFB6F0D64354A1E79E8F31926892"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Availability of
Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="id7E537008CD234C5ABF7367ACBB750BC0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2006 through 2020, the Fund
shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior for expenditure, without
further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation, for—</text>
<clause id="id87A21461F7DD496B98FDD0634C8F8943"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the coordination
and processing of oil and gas use authorizations on onshore Federal land under
the jurisdiction of the Pilot Project offices described in section 365(d) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924(d));</text>
</clause><clause id="idD365B4D8DF974FF4B85100BECFEFDA2E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the coordination
and processing of renewable energy use authorizations on onshore Federal land
under title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1761 et seq.) and under the jurisdiction of the Renewable Energy Coordination
Offices described in section 365(j) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15924(j));</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4a77ec0a439c406dbc23bdd16cb2c280"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
coordination and processing of permits, consultations, and habitat conservation
plans under the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of
1973</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) by the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service that are necessary to build renewable energy projects on private land
in the States described in paragraph (2)(A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID74e3edc62a0d4610963321ee24cabf28"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the coordination
and processing of necessary permits required for wind and solar energy projects
participating in the Mitigation Bank Program established under section
205(d)(1) of the <short-title>California Desert
Conservation, Recreation, and Renewable Energy Act</short-title>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDf3534e26d7a449f58a087f17024b9562"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header><text>For the purposes of coordination and processing of
renewable energy permits required for renewable energy projects described in
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of
funds from the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund as necessary to—</text>
<clause id="IDe2310dc2cc4f417884a8017cbff164f0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe8c89adb0226464891a0563fa1986f83"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Bureau of
Indian Affairs;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDebceb4e52fa948f6912a406e3b820587"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Forest
Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDde03d4830534452b940a8d27fd4c2eff"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the
Environmental Protection Agency;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9190f64f3c90447699a74995748b7234"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Corps of
Engineers; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID92f6cc055a71482d8dae93e32d44bb50"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the States of
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon,
Utah, and Wyoming (for costs incurred by the States relating to the permitting
process).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section id="ID621ba8b4cd20450aaf74f380b0826188"><enum>202.</enum><header>Deadlines for
consideration of applications for wind and solar energy right-of-way use
authorizations</header>
<subsection id="IDba8ed3cf595648fbb439dd007c71095d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="id540BBEC32B584270B9EDFFF014E3F0BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to eliminate
expeditiously the backlog of right-of-way use applications that propose wind
and solar energy development on land located in the western region of the
United States;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idCBB381D931A24118AD5D6A6EC8587421"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a
procedure for focusing the resources of the Federal Government on the most
economically and environmentally viable renewable energy development proposals;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idA57724CDD89042FD95615F449679418D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to provide
guidance to the Department of the Interior to dismiss or defer renewable energy
development proposals that are not viable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idD8777207D31C43A4BA2581E5C5873910"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application
process</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the later of the date of
enactment of this Act or the date on which the Secretary of the Interior
(referred to in this section as the <term>Secretary</term>) receives a
right-of-way application for an authorization to construct a wind or solar
electricity generation facility in the State of Arizona, California, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, or Wyoming, the Secretary
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID1f9894d4bd484f61bba5666e8a0d34fc"><enum>(1)</enum><text>notify the
applicant that the application—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6590EB4D18F046B4A34FC4952700DB5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is complete;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD89D63AFF3B24D77A4B76D327BB918EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has met the
requirements necessary for the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id672C0B726B7C4CA09AC8EBFE93E825CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
issue a notice of intent to evaluate the project under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or</text>
</clause><clause id="id88F23BEDEABF4EA2A2F49F9C72D047E2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
evaluate the project under that Act under provisions of law that do not require
a notice to be issued; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id86BCE434C5094566934CE5AE5753829A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide to the
applicant a notice—</text>
<subparagraph id="id3D809891B11B451DAD0734E78AB8AD9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to inform the
applicant that the review of the application of the applicant under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) has been deferred because the
application of the applicant is incomplete; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id383E937065094730AE333072E9EAD0EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that contains a
description of the information that is required by the Secretary to consider
the application to be complete, including—</text>
<clause id="id03454AA0CE70436AA086A9CEBF2D4E42"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of each action that the applicant may take (including any
applicable time line or deadline for completing each action in a manner
acceptable to the Secretary) for the right-of-way use authorization application
to be considered complete for purposes of evaluation under subparagraph (A),
including—</text>
<subclause id="id60B4E6A386E44A198EA1F131850AC4FC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the adequate
completion of any necessary cultural or biological survey, as necessary
under—</text>
<item id="id6A7369861AA84C6EAFA5A2DDADB3E811"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text>
</item><item id="id8911F05402BD4069B2C86466C6276DFD"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.); and</text>
</item><item id="id7F8769E200ED4FD0A7FA51AFB5973CFD"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>the
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.);</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id5F6217D005454F488925E23B640DFA4B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the filing of a
plan of development adequate for the initiation of environmental review;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id38EB19F7FF354536A1C4F6E2C6E49660"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the acceptance
of an application for an interconnection agreement with an electrical grid
operator that is registered with the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1092934247A7434EB397A42B938CE846"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the
establishment of an adequate plan that contains a description of the manner by
which the applicant will obtain sufficient water for the project that is the
subject of the application; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idEC7CF8AC6DB5439AB38E246DF7CD7B37"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a
description of each action that the Bureau of Land Management (as lead Federal
permitting agency) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall take
to achieve compliance with each applicable law (including regulations),
including any applicable time line or deadline for completing each
action.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID33c5684e633e46b2a57da2db5417e8c5"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Requirements
for deferred applications</header><text>If the Secretary provides to an
applicant a notice under subsection (b)(2), not later than 30 days after the
date of receipt of the notice by the applicant or 30 days after each deadline
established in the notice to the applicant (whichever is applicable), the
applicant shall complete, in a manner acceptable to the Secretary, each
requirement specified by the Secretary (including submitting to the Secretary
any information that the Secretary determines to be necessary to achieve
compliance with the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idF871436335694B4DA5A1560215FBB20D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Issuance of
notice regarding evaluation</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date
on which an applicant for a right-of-way use authorization described in
subsection (b) has submitted to the Secretary a complete application, the
Secretary shall issue a notice of intent to evaluate the right-of-way use
authorization application under—</text>
<paragraph id="idB190F410873F49BF9AC697945D3AE852"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id74E89BFCA6BD4E619A41DA3E2374CBE8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other
applicable environmental law (including regulations)</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb4bb7e3edd974adf81f84da80b97caf2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Requirements
for environmental review</header>
<paragraph id="idACC3148629484D14B93408AA623CDE5C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Environmental
review</header>
<subparagraph id="idB83ADB22E7F44D3CBEEED38256290B04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), if the Secretary issues a
notice of intent under subsection (d) to evaluate the right-of-way use
authorization application of an applicant under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), not later than 15 months after the
date on which the notice of intent is issued, the Secretary shall issue a final
environmental impact statement or an environmental assessment regarding the
right-of-way use authorization application.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbbd0c1b5afa04c80934df3fc925b74c8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>Subject
to subparagraph (C), if the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land
Management, issues a notice of intent under subsection (d) to evaluate the
right-of-way use authorization application of an applicant, the Bureau of Land
Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall complete
consultation in compliance with the deadlines established under section 7(b) of
the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16
U.S.C. 1536(b)).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id126AE87E03A6481FACE04A5F16AEC2ED"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Determination
of Secretary</header><text>If the Secretary determines that compliance with the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other applicable law
(including regulations) cannot been achieved by the date described in
subparagraph (A) or (B), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="id146CD9436C994FF3B8FC9CE1A84EA04E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall inform the
applicant (in reasonable detail) of the reasons for the delay; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC95BF77CDE6844A18683AE222F567594"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may issue the
environmental impact statement or environmental assessment on a later
date.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID68a09a355dd4446d9fb95f5828185c95"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Issuance of
decision on right-of-way use authorization application</header><text>Not later
than 90 days after the date of completion by the Secretary of an environmental
impact statement or environmental assessment of a right-of-way use
authorization application under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall accept or
deny the right-of-way use authorization application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="idBE8C44E1BF734E9790D5682EA1E248EE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Denial of
right-of-Way use authorization applications</header>
<paragraph id="id8F8A2F8BC7E44C1EBD9FAA7191028C48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall deny the
right-of-way use authorization application of an applicant if the
applicant—</text>
<subparagraph id="id520F20D037634A9DBD85549299FB66C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fails to meet any
deadline established by the Secretary under this section;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc9595d2f72fd44b7a394d2c1bb8f97c2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>submits materials
that, as determined by the Secretary, are inadequate to process the application
expeditiously;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID06095b0f66104dd6b863921753ef0296"><enum>(C)</enum><text>proposes
development in an area that the Secretary determines—</text>
<clause id="id861B78E75B5D4682BA33F4754ADBCCC0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
not open to multiple uses; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idF067D63D708048668CD2A359B03FE414"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>is
a low priority area for development; or</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6770C298CF79443AB6451E586DD08594"><enum>(D)</enum><text>fails to comply
with any applicable law (including regulations).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC3DB9B06D6A540A08DC9FBFFF91BEB09"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Weather events;
acts of God</header><text>The Secretary may grant extensions to applications
subject to denial under paragraph (1) if the failure of the applicant resulted
from an administrative action, weather event, or other act of God that the
Secretary determines to be beyond the control of the applicant.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e2dd98c42bd4f71bdfff123adc58782"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority to
deny or prioritize right of way authorization applications based on site
conflicts</header>
<subparagraph id="ID5df6cd9065cf4b688db4101a26162c4b"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of
high public resource conflict</header><text>In this paragraph, the term
<term>high public resource conflict</term> means an expected impact to public
resource values (including wilderness quality land (other than visual and noise
impacts), threatened and endangered species and habitat of the species,
State-listed species, sensitive species listed by the Bureau of Land
Management, ground water resources, and cultural and historic resources) that,
as determined by the Secretary, cannot be addressed through the use of best
management practices or other measures.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3F05000A07AA481FB55B497EB01F60B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>At
any time after a right-of-way use authorization application has been filed, the
Secretary may—</text>
<clause id="IDb1035663ab8a4ce4a2109808c5524f08"><enum>(i)</enum><text>deny a
right-of-way use authorization application that proposes development in an area
in which the proposed development will result in a high public resource
conflict (based on the best available information); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfcfcc365703a41f69e4348e811f7492b"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prioritize a
right-of-way use authorization application that proposes renewable energy
development in an area in which the proposed development will not result in a
high public resource conflicts (based on the best available information) and
will access existing electric transmission and utility corridor
rights-of-way.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID11d1d9e37614484db11ac5bc4a72d0d7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Relationship to
goals</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph affects the goals established
under section 211 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–58; 119
Stat. 660).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id269713C34F2247B4886708B472EB70F1"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Biannual
reports</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act and twice a year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that, for the period covered by the
report, contains—</text>
<paragraph id="id88BD0C7B2E92426795D9700857CF24C7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of
each right-of-way use authorization application for which the applicant or the
Secretary failed to meet a deadline under this section; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id50C4F5E899484B429F72551F775D0EF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to
each application included under paragraph (1), a justification for why—</text>
<subparagraph id="id93767A68B07A4FC7B7D48FD7CC7107DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary
failed to meet a deadline under this section; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8E8BFCE4FB314628B843806BAB51787A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has
not rejected the application as a result of the applicant of the application
failing to meet a deadline established by the Secretary under subsection
(e).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf821ba40a4524e3dbc286223aae49e8b"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Fees</header>
<paragraph id="IDefe95259a5d24abaa2bf19a24edb8810"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Upon acceptance of an initial right-of-way use
authorization application to construct a wind or solar facility on Federal
land, the Secretary shall require the applicant to transfer to the Secretary a
refundable deposit of an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the amount
that the Secretary estimates to be necessary for the Bureau of Land Management
and United States Fish and Wildlife Service to complete the review of the
right-of-way use authorization application.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDc899430dc22c470ba393b4bbe81dc23b"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Return of
funds</header><text>If an applicant withdraws a right-of-way use authorization
application accepted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transfer to the
applicant the amount of the refundable deposit that the Secretary has not used
as of the date of the withdrawal of the application.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDbb7e4ecb40ef40a3973ab1b448eb04ca"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Nonapplication
to royalty or leasing pilot program land</header><text>This section shall not
apply to wind or solar development proposals for land designated as part of a
pilot program established by the Secretary of the Interior to lease Federal
land without pending right-of-way use authorizations or require royalty
payments in place of fair market rental fees.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID0ed0739a7d514659aab1af411f0ae0d1"><enum>203.</enum><header>Programmatic
environmental impact statements and land use planning</header>
<subsection id="ID375ce18b3cb84704a24254b984103b56"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Public
land</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID9c88b318591c4017b5584ca8ecd08da5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete a
programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA73F6B03EDD24BCA9240525CD08FEB08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to analyze the
potential impacts of—</text>
<clause id="IDa95aa854385f45a0abdab9b562b0004a"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
program to develop solar energy on land administered by the Secretary, acting
through the Bureau of Land Management;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID48d31d76639245b781163c48f8b72ef3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the designation
and full environmental evaluation of low conflict zones in which solar energy
project development may be permitted after completion of a project level
environmental assessment under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2879d7c72aac4d228b2e4e2b994e4d87"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any necessary
amendments to land use plans for the land; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID7e147ef8a5854f97a083ccdfec4b62e2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>which shall
include an assessment of the optimal size, acreage, and technology of solar
projects; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC9CC2741C8D046F19A538794B8FBBCFC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>amend any land
use plans as appropriate to provide for the development of renewable energy in
areas considered appropriate by the Secretary, consistent with the programmatic
environmental impact statements for wind and solar power completed by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf8c0680a0d7f4e71b829ba65ad5c6a32"><enum>(b)</enum><header>National forest
system land</header><text>As soon as practicable but not later than 18 months
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID8c41a07fc22d458594c7225a482bee42"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete a
programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to analyze the potential impacts
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID3513c80579a646d991138d59b43b1371"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a program to
develop solar, biomass, and wind energy on National Forest System land
administered by the Secretary; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0ece709d867f4d109c66046602669cae"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any necessary
amendments to land use plans for the land; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc4c214c9973f4391a1c8808f10968d22"><enum>(2)</enum><text>amend any land
use plans as appropriate to provide for the development of renewable energy in
areas considered appropriate by the Secretary immediately on completion of the
programmatic environmental impact statement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID12609a3756bc417b8108c3cea7ab13bc"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Military
installations</header><text>As soon as practicable, but not later than 18
months, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="ID5b913f7fd7b944ca9755dc3713b50771"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete a
programmatic environmental impact statement in accordance with the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to analyze the potential impacts
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID689b8b4404a3477c9f67277c3d0fe37c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a program—</text>
<clause id="id578EB1FA5CBD4F1BBE4ED28EB3B0B866"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
develop solar, wind, and geothermal energy, and associated electric
transmission capacity, on military installations administered by the Secretary
of Defense in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts of the States of Arizona,
California, and Nevada, including withdrawn land; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id383ADC11838444B099447C482E5B148C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that is
consistent with the training and other military needs of the Department of
Defense; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3fe91d13cd714cc98300208e099696b9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any necessary
amendments to base management plans or policies for the land; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID27b12a4446a44363813b818b760a1bec"><enum>(2)</enum><text>upon completion
of the programmatic environmental impact statement under paragraph (1), amend
any base management plan or policy that the Secretary of Defense determines to
be appropriate to provide for the development of renewable energy in areas that
the Secretary considers to be appropriate and consistent with the military
mission of the Department of Defense.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="IDa8332c41197b41528e6bd9cd5ced8dac"><enum>204.</enum><header>Military
installations study</header>
<subsection id="idFA2DDB84F6454B48BAEA2536CDD99214"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance with subsection (b), the
Secretary of Defense (referred to in this section as the
<term>Secretary</term>) shall complete a study to analyze the potential impacts
of a program to develop large-scale renewable electricity generation projects
on land within the borders of a military installation under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts of the States of California
and Nevada.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA66C367BBF394C2D9E36C71401DBE9F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Required
components</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out
the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="IDa6453dbf8eea4d0699d54b2c8fe22575"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the
extent to which renewable energy generation at military installations could be
conducted in a manner consistent with the military mission of the
installations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe97be1abdeed41c3895471d72513c50d"><enum>(2)</enum><text>estimate the
solar energy generation potential at each military installation in the study
area on parcels of land that do not interfere with the military mission of the
installation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7152cd194a7a42f0a90c76d0675ba513"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describe current
and proposed large-scale solar energy generation projects, the capacity of
which are not less than 5 megawatts, on military installations located in the
Mojave and Colorado Deserts of the States of California and Nevada (including a
time line for the completion of each project);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID833f5f6b89f344afaf3b25ef9c88d0db"><enum>(4)</enum><text>determine if
energy generation at a military installation would require significant new or
upgraded electricity transmission capacity within the boundaries of the
installation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36b7f2de996448efa01af9013ef13361"><enum>(5)</enum><text>complete an
assessment of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id136D2403539548E8889A5B355C079FB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the net
financial, environmental, national security, and other benefits of renewable
energy development (including cost savings to the Department of
Defense);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id53DDB521839244C7A491283042959C36"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the benefits of
secure energy production at a military installation; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8A84A5DC5592430A832F5CAC84FE0BED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the impacts of
renewable energy development on training and testing areas at a military
installation;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDcc569dc046d5411897cdafb7ea5b6479"><enum>(6)</enum><text>outline existing
standards and requirements for on-installation solar development, and if
practicable, develop uniform procedures, for all facilities of the Department
of Defense;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3639226c25b0439f9f878fed3db91a89"><enum>(7)</enum><text>identify
differences among solar energy development on—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2B0539FCEA8045A3A08128B31CF5F7E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>land under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6B9769B2DEA74901B260803ABEE84B4D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Federal land
other than the land described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id73137C03F5A14E62A6D7F380925641D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>private
land;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9e6543ece4524ad6b5ed0438162e8112"><enum>(8)</enum><text>identify Federal
and State statutory and regulatory constraints to on-installation generation
for off-installation use; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0bc80573894746aaa0066975b1ea1430"><enum>(9)</enum><text>develop
recommendations to facilitate and incentivize large-scale solar development on
appropriate land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, to be implemented by
individual installations and services and the Office of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="ID7c9fd20345eb452881220945d5e6aa50"><enum>205.</enum><header>Habitat
mitigation zones</header>
<subsection id="ID1d6f74fde7fa483694e22c4d4a040d8d"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section:</text>
<paragraph id="idA338E92844A34B7E86B3D47389823F9B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate
committees of Congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of
Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="idA105DE0227E8475ABD01028BCFA300C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D81C6F2E9DB421E9BBD97349B63936F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id34F2D9DB1B804B0EAB28D0104660772F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Committee on
Environment and Public Works of the Senate;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id45CB7336560E461995F681C2BD5D1280"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE6F91958A7FE462AA02E10A4A1EFDF49"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the Committee on
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDd471c6f73e0c4b44ad0a9b15ad1712a3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The
term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id97A7BC7F7547435BA125FA99EB219B69"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible
land</header><text>The term <term>eligible land</term> means land—</text>
<subparagraph id="id6E400CFB320B4D7184F894FE1F4C86F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that is—</text>
<clause id="id29890ADBAAD7485788985FAA119851D3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Federal land open
to uses deleterious to the conservation of endangered or threatened species on
the land; or</text>
</clause><clause id="ID49d84b1f222e4e2e847e0334d905424f"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>owned by a
non-Federal entity; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCFE48C3C69274357A7341DF6686B48A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that is in the
California Desert Conservation Area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE3C5858C1C2648839619DFD1FD1E6AFA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>on which the
Secretary determines that active management or additional investments in the
restoration of the land would improve the existing habitat quality for the
benefit of an endangered or threatened species that would not likely occur in
the absence of the measures carried out under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id320594B69DA34B73BA0DC8C027B97BFB"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Endangered or
threatened species</header><text>The term <term>endangered or threatened
species</term> means a species that is listed as a threatened or endangered
species on the list of species published under section 4(c)(1) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)(1)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id018DC9170DAD43F6AF348426AB57A930"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The
term <term>Fund</term> means the California Desert Mitigation Fund established
by subsection (e).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDe6aa550bedce482caafe21c66c4aeeab"><enum>(6)</enum><header>High conflict
area</header><text>The term <term>high conflict area</term> means an area, as
determined by the Secretary, in which conflicts between renewable energy
development and the conservation of natural resources, including critical
habitat, wildlife corridors, wetland, and other important environmental
attributes, or other cultural resources are likely to be comparatively
high.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDf9ef21d60ce44266963163b764f4c8d5"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Mitigation
Council</header><text>The term <term>Mitigation Council</term> means the
science advisory council established by the Secretary under subsection
(e)(7).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd1ee899d91364a34a93cdc40c9615ad2"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Natural
resources</header><text>The term <term>natural resources</term> means the land,
fish, wildlife, plants, biota, natural communities, air, water, groundwater,
drinking water supplies, and other such resources belonging to or otherwise
controlled by the United States or the State of California.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id590B26D553674364A1998C4F1F53226C"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Potential
mitigation zone</header><text>The term <term>potential mitigation zone</term>
means a parcel of eligible land that is proposed to be designated by the
Secretary under subsection (c)(1) in order to address threats to endangered or
threatened species.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id77818156163E4C4EA06E7574E8EAE22C"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
term <term>program</term> means the California Desert Mitigation Bank Pilot
Program established under subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDcda7e18244e14bc09676d29b6b6c16d5"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Qualified
renewable energy project</header><text>The term <term>qualified renewable
energy project</term> means a project that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID5ae9b4d25d664737b88fccf312cd6e2a"><enum>(A)</enum><text>located on
non-Federal land;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID4af073e1408547b096430524be9b3682"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not located in a
high conflict area; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9ab23a19b715430aa7a4c04b7e6211d2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determined by the
Secretary to be eligible for inclusion in the California Desert Mitigation Bank
Pilot Program established under subsection (d).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id1BC533E77BBC4E3DB1D2F9590F575853"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The
term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa11af8b0d70d4b67b4f53cd2f3bf6f9e"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The
purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="IDf5ca026f7afe43968b08f4772a94a5ac"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to establish a
coordinated method to mitigate the impact of qualified renewable energy
projects on endangered or threatened species and the habitat of the
species;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1c9d62d1f3fb4e6fa35594fb513b7759"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to establish a
mechanism under which the mitigation of impacts to endangered or threatened
species and the habitat of the species from individual renewable energy
projects results in the conservation of large-scale blocks of land that provide
species protection benefits superior to the piecemeal mitigation that results
from project-by-project mitigation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1d6712d3bdce4d52a37744f47d9c2e7d"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to direct
mitigation funds to those areas and actions that provide the greatest benefit
to endangered or threatened species, including improved management of existing
habitat.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id39863D084DF449219ECB0D05F0116A11"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Potential
mitigation zones</header>
<paragraph id="id991770F36A114E9BADEFF256C5F45B2F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary shall
identify not less than 200,000 acres of eligible land for use as potential
mitigation zones that the Secretary may establish and make available to
mitigate the impacts of qualified renewable energy projects on endangered or
threatened species that can be mitigated most effectively through management
actions undertaken on the eligible land, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF4AED0B378AC4E7B95DC0B684C556B7B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enhanced
stewardship;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD0175463FB124BA39E846B490785953A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restoration
actions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id945A1DC5A0104D978A36687183552E34"><enum>(C)</enum><text>invasive species
control;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2276BD0CE6424B2A8A2356FA70297E28"><enum>(D)</enum><text>use of dedicated
funding to facilitate enhanced levels of active management and law
enforcement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID18f7608ecb6d42a2bf4016951cb89820"><enum>(E)</enum><text>increased habitat
connectivity; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90311e09b75a41cd911941abd7477fa2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other actions, as
determined by the Secretary and approved by the applicable Scientific Advisory
Council through the management planning process.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4518b70aebec46a5b69359aa12f7e6de"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority
land</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, identify parcels of land that—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1A4AFA9E42C34B9397F8FCFA6DFDD5D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are capable of
serving the habitat needs of multiple endangered or threatened species in the
California Desert Conservation Area;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id783B9919F95C47B59E5495D6DE14915C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not have
unusually high renewable energy production potential;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id23F2D2ED711E405F9429C42AAF62F91C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>are not being
managed (as the date of enactment of this Act) exclusively for biodiversity
conservation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA3803B7698494A64836359AC48984C4A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>are not likely to
be managed for conservation purposes in the absence of the program; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCA6E977BDF244F9792CCC8B7BD9DE9E9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>will be important
to place into long-term conservation in order to achieve objectives established
in Federal biodiversity conservation plans (such as recovery plans and habitat
conservation plans established under the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.)) and similar plans established by the State of California in
accordance with endangered species protection laws of the State.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID028943c519574d5f879dd4b4aeeb3946"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In
carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, identify parcels of land in consultation with the Mitigation
Council and the State of California.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf38434228f5745bcbdd7395b122eff6a"><enum>(d)</enum><header>California
Desert Mitigation Bank Pilot Program</header>
<paragraph id="ID3b1e99a3d6374d358841dd88e82e30b5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="idFB953B210ED546EABDA9268D27041DC2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>For
fiscal years 2010 through 2015, the Secretary shall establish and administer a
program to be known as the <quote>California Desert Mitigation Bank Pilot
Program</quote> under which parcels of land identified as potential mitigation
zones shall be made available to serve as mitigation, in accordance with the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for the development of renewable energy projects on
parcels of non-Federal land that are located in the California Desert
Conservation Area.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc7aedd0abc114c15a61be46290b766bf"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Withdrawal from
use</header><text>Notwithstanding any limitations on the authority of the
Secretary to permanently withdraw land under the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Secretary shall make land
available as a mitigation zone under this subsection by permanently withdrawing
the required acreage, as determined under paragraph (3)(B), located in a
potential mitigation zone from availability for uses that could negatively
impact the conservation of endangered or threatened species on the
acreage.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID40a4fbbf55d94a90a74387f5d5694837"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Use of
Fund</header><text>The Secretary may use funds in the Fund—</text>
<clause id="ID858767a8feb24b4d935d81b8e2264ba9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to
acquire interests in non-Federal acres within a potential mitigation zone from
willing sellers for addition to the mitigation zone; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID35d3c7f86df943b4907e55d10679e0cc"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to
actively manage the land withdrawn under subparagraph (B) or purchased under
clause (i) to protect and improve habitat quality in compliance with a zone
management plan established pursuant to paragraph (4).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID66ea1184826747fd89aeefc4a230cdea"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>The
Secretary shall determine whether a qualified renewable energy project that has
applied for inclusion in the program is eligible for the program based on
whether—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID317bd1d2629045519aaa380a35122841"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applicant has
made sufficient efforts to avoid and minimize impacts to endangered or
threatened species; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID0d651ac569e041a0b685a360df4a20c3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the mitigation
from the program will effectively offset all remaining impacts to endangered or
threatened species.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDfb9b96a9226e4470a414a732a7e3fedc"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements of
program</header>
<subparagraph id="IDc7eee03e26034f2bbe2832bd8f2ab634"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<clause id="id0CE43F4624B144B897C587256D1C062F"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The approval by the Secretary of an application to
participate in the program with respect to any qualified renewable energy
project shall constitute a Federal action subject to the consultation
requirements of section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1536).</text>
</clause><clause id="id93CC41B65AE64721B064190A2276ED86"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
scope of the consultation carried out with respect to the approval—</text>
<subclause id="id995D402497F34A6EB30FAD5F7EF0FBD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text>shall include the
effects of the construction and operation of the qualified renewable energy
project on endangered or threatened species and the critical habitat of the
endangered or threatened species; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idD9A0535FB149484AB87F2AFE7E5C7FBA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>shall not be
limited to the quantification of required mitigation acreage.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id120830119E474E188F266AB4D32115E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Required
acreage</header><text>The Secretary, in accordance with the consultation
required under subparagraph (A), shall determine the required number of acres
of specified quality with respect to the conservation of the affected
endangered or threatened species necessary to mitigate the impacts on those
endangered or threatened species and the habitat of the endangered or
threatened species of each qualified renewable energy project accepted in the
program.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4E0C6CBE26F34086A1231C974427E87E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Payment</header><text>Each
applicant accepted by the Secretary for participation in the program shall
deposit in the Fund an amount, or provide a letter of credit for an amount, as
determined by the Secretary, that will mitigate impacts (as required by section
7 of the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of
1973</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1536)) and is the higher of—</text>
<clause id="ID48af888c9e1048c7939f5d32b2f521cb"><enum>(i)</enum><text>75
percent of the estimated fair market cost of purchasing the required acreage
from a non-Federal landowner (based on statistics of the National Agricultural
Statistical Service), as determined by the Secretary; or</text>
</clause><clause id="IDad36fd5db0dd4a01b1279a70955db88a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the cost, as
determined by the Secretary, of managing a parcel of eligible land of a size
equal to the required acreage in a manner consistent with the needs of
endangered or threatened species.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe07a825008a54a1e9f0a02d01c408ff5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management
plans</header>
<subparagraph id="idA4026CC3716545EAAD642CFBEFE52766"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>As soon as practicable after the establishment of a
mitigation zone, the Secretary shall develop a mitigation zone management plan,
in consultation with the Mitigation Council.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD2A021E7170544D4800AC4DA6D2B802A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The
management plan shall include—</text>
<clause id="id8D09D5F3C3EA47DEBB926237E156E6F6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
description of—</text>
<subclause id="IDc18d49a55fef4acc933e04d0797ce4e3"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the habitat and
species values for which the land is being conserved;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID4f24d9f2a3654ed8ab45b18765e3feb5"><enum>(II)</enum><text>measurable goals
and objectives for habitat and species enhancement;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDeb02a6ab2be14eabbe4349dc5abeeacc"><enum>(III)</enum><text>proposed
strategies for achieving goals and objectives; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDd66097fa0a1848609c500725c5bb5e69"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>monitoring and
observation plans capable of assessing progress towards goals and objectives on
at least an annual basis;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID3e68da8227294747ac1e2f850e0006e6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>recommendations
for how and to whom disbursements from the Fund should be made;</text>
</clause><clause id="id316FEB933DF74B28B475BC8BE7E55C60"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an annual
evaluation of progress towards achieving goals and objectives, including
quantitative and qualitative analysis; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID4c1e7ecab9874175a4d74fcd4c61f5b5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a
description of a process for adapting management and strategy to incorporate
knowledge gained as a result of the annual evaluation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id44DFBCB7A7C742CD9A46101AED616723"><enum>(e)</enum><header>California
Desert Mitigation Fund</header>
<paragraph id="ID6801e696508b442290ec98afcac4dbfe"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header>
<subparagraph id="id2BB08B9A08FF479199A873AFDE67BACC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The
Secretary may enter into an agreement with an organization that promotes fish
and wildlife conservation to accept, receive, hold, transfer, solicit, and
administer funds received or made available, including funds received in the
form of a gift or donation, for a <quote>California Desert Mitigation
Fund</quote> under this Act the purpose of which is to provide resources for
administration of the mitigation zones authorized by this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbe5f129f6bd445bbaa31f20919227f8d"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Investment of
funds</header><text>An organization that enters into an agreement described in
subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="ID2d984159519147e88e3d531506c020c0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>invest, reinvest,
and otherwise administer funds described in subparagraph (A); and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc8f649a679f943b3b90035c2b8e4c5a9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>ensure that the
funds and any interest or revenues earned on the funds are placed in a separate
interest-bearing account that is—</text>
<subclause id="ID371ae15daf4b430187a8b703071571e6"><enum>(I)</enum><item commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="idE33441D222164ED1AC90E13E23DDF297"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>in an insured
depository institution (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)); or</text>
</item><item id="id23CE4B81DB304C1AA451A9A9A18E635A" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in an insured credit union (as
defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C.
1752));</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID47efd196e6fa4a2dad6e10e7c0686276"><enum>(II)</enum><text>established by
the organization solely to support the activities authorized by this section
and that further the purposes of this Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDe316f140d0764904a4d513ea04cf463a"><enum>(III)</enum><text>maintained in
an amount that will assure the continued existence of the account.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe281f0d9db79423ebc7301071cc78521"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The
agreement shall—</text>
<clause id="id4DF530E8983146B9B26E7AB75EC029A8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensure that the
Secretary retains final authority for determining what amounts will be
disbursed from the Fund; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF6BC6BAC3E044739B9F89D786316E598"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>contain such
other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure
efficient and effective implementation of the program.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID652a496a9ffd4bb68d2fec3e4d2dc1e8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contributions
to Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="id1F7AAFC83B314E0E8BAE045249710D2C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In addition to the funds described in paragraph (3)(C),
the Fund may accept funds appropriated directly into the Fund on the behalf of
the Secretary and, as considered appropriate by the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="IDbb1a9d4167924a0baa62ea84ed192cdc"><enum>(i)</enum><text>funds associated
with the settlement of related judicial or administrative actions;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5997e4bdc6cb470eaed8fa77d7c15d59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>monetary
contributions and donated funds from individuals and public or private
organizations; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe2dcf8cc1daa44cdb23fa9e9715cbdd0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>permitting
fees.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfa86ce41750f4833b176532bf60ea2fc"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds</header><text>For purposes of carrying out this subsection, the Secretary
may transfer any funds appropriated to the Secretary to carry out activities
under this section to an organization that has entered into an agreement under
paragraph (1).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID88f53f1ee0d447d8b91db092a2f308c0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expenditures
from Fund</header>
<subparagraph id="ID3fc9019ccc5248e384c3ed680e3780a4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in subparagraph (C), all allocations
from the Fund shall be—</text>
<clause id="ID19d97173cbe54a35b5b5530f7212a433"><enum>(i)</enum><text>made pursuant to
the terms of this subsection and the agreement under paragraph (1);</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5e49e1a4f08f460f8d4fa9f72c4574a7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>made consistent
with a management plan developed under subsection (d)(4); and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID67741b5ae10941c2b6b9e868cbeaea30"><enum>(iii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4A54724CE5DF45E79B97D1FAAABFEBC4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the case of expenses
related to acquisition of interests in non-Federal land, disbursed to the
Secretary from of the corpus of the Fund; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idA9D54562781D487DBF9570B3D37347D3" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the case of expenses related to
operational and management activities taken pursuant to this section on public
and non-Federal land, disbursed to the Secretary from interest and revenue
generated by the Fund.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa37c88e5c53d46ef8117bc3eb3979b5f"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Administrative
expenses</header><text>The agreement under paragraph (1) shall provide for the
payment from the Fund of appropriate fees for the administration and management
of the Fund.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID414cb6162fe642869189c8237be2cc04"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Supplemental
authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to cover any shortfall
in funds if, for any fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this
Act, amounts deposited into the Fund are not adequate to cover necessary
management activities under this Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8EBF2D7F676D41F282DE19D27ECB870B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Use of
Funds</header><text>Amounts from the Fund shall be used to carry out the
following activities in mitigation zones for the benefit of threatened and
endangered species:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID31aadaf0c6384bcb8d12e4cf02bd207c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Enhanced
stewardship.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID09c4c75ba5aa41ad96d2db581bb8ebd6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Restoration
actions.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8c4aa5c8a74f495596f1b3e17315ac2b"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The mitigation of
abandoned mines.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6b046ec116ea4da1a45a2b3124ad8f8d"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The conduct of
surveys of certain species.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1F6714E285DE40E8B3EF6C0CBD6EC88E"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Monitoring the
effectiveness of mitigation activities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6551F9B6A6B44C9C95419EE2DD08D529"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Invasive species
control.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8d88e199ac6a4cbeb125fc4bedd9d552"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Law enforcement
initiatives.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDfbbc2b2c19b949a4a9f2e59386c8ec6b"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Acquisition from
willing sellers of non-Federal acres within a potential mitigation zone for
inclusion in the mitigation zone.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd501bdb0a7d140a2867bb4bc4f1422cf"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Acquisition from
willing sellers of an interest in non-Federal acres within a potential
mitigation zone through use of permanent conservation easements.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe0cdcf0333924feea395d1cf2988be16"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Other active
endangered species protection and management initiatives, as reflected in the
zone management plan and adaptive management program.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb83312ec0fae437c89e7a9f40d881acd"><enum>(5)</enum><header>No matching
requirement</header><text>No matching requirements shall apply to funds
expended under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1eeceb7bb3204d739befc56c4c7d802a"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Review of
performance</header>
<subparagraph id="id24955551D38043259B89251CED16D203"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Effective beginning in fiscal year 2011 and biennially
thereafter, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause id="idC60C082A9A08423B9FFF3F8E5978EC6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct a review
of any fund and related activities administered by an organization under this
subsection; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idFF061E66A661442DB707D30FD9BD98CC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the
review.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID892600e8dd13492ab24c0936090a3966"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Organization</header><text>As
soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, an organization
administering funds under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary and the
appropriate committees of Congress a report that provides a full and complete
statement of the receipts, expenditures, and investments of funds received by
the organization during for that fiscal year.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID9d0eeb5f57934060893b84b831343536"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Mitigation
Council</header>
<subparagraph id="ID0bac5603efe84b31b4ad919840c70d6e"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>As
soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall establish a Mitigation Council to—</text>
<clause id="IDbf22251d9af949e5b41a1fa856e2a999"><enum>(i)</enum><text>consult with the
Secretary on development of a management plan for mitigation zones;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe9ec16794dad416d93d043d3d89083fa"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make
recommendations on the most effective distribution of the amounts expended
under paragraph (3) and on the proposed use of funds under this subsection;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID197ba7e50cc2430bb8d0ae87ecd6be11"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>review written
documents provided by the Secretary not later than 60 days after the date of
receipt.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDd31a627234294f6f9dedbc8057842221"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Mitigation Council shall be composed of—</text>
<clause id="id4A12B750EDA34041A03005D0B16AAFF6"><enum>(i)</enum><text>2
third-party scientists selected by the Secretary, in consultation with the
Director and the National Academy of Sciences, who are experts in desert
ecology, wildlife biology, or botany and have a strong knowledge of endangered
species, threatened species, or natural resources in the California Desert
Conservation Area;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDc04d9f606f98485095857d5946f38751"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1
representative of the California Department of Fish and Game, selected by the
Governor;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf4fb043ef87e4597b649905647fcff5e"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1
representative of the Department of Defense, selected by the Secretary of
Defense;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID2a3715423bdb4790b4ddf297bc7ccb00"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>2
representatives of nonprofit organizations whose mission is to protect the
ecology, botany, or land of the California desert, selected by the
Secretary;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf208b94d89da4192bd928744c282f63f"><enum>(v)</enum><text>2
representatives of the renewable energy industry with a background in
permitting under the <act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of
1973</act-name> (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), selected by the Secretary; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID5c4a7165ec6f4092a9c5606f46b13cbd"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>1
representative of the county government in which the zone is located, selected
by the appropriate county board of supervisors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDb9b93165983146ff8857ab3ce90b7aa4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Application
evaluation</header>
<paragraph id="idFEC78AB2C39A4B5EB18B10832B83A616"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out environmental reviews
(including any review required under the <act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of 1969</act-name> (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) for applications for qualified renewable energy projects
under the program.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8D93A0FBBD4C4E6EAFA82151048E1C9E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Renewable
Energy Coordination Offices</header><text>The evaluation of a renewable energy
project under the program shall be conducted by the appropriate Renewable
Energy Coordination Office designated under section 365(j)(2) of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924(j)(2)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id4671DC5DAA6E437E93650E98F4452CD4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadlines</header><text>The
Secretary shall evaluate each qualified renewable energy project under the
program in accordance with each deadline, reporting requirement, and other
procedure described in section 202.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe442071b7c1048b38244af46fdb53556"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cooperative
agreements</header><text>The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements
with non-Federal landowners to carry out this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID952ebd08a85b459a8065cc723ddc4403"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry this section such sums as are necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID6e2f1f4eb9174930b0370fe7ffb2776a"><enum>206.</enum><header>Bonding</header>
<subsection id="ID5335a729f3b94864a34029bc5350e335"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall require all energy projects on
Federal land to provide a secure bond or other financial mechanism, to address
future decommissioning and other costs associated with the restoration of
public land.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID64ae57f686074f9296c6e085b780cd1d"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amount</header>
<paragraph id="id6CE0AF3B95EF49FCBF8881BF11786676"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the secure bond or other
financial mechanism is of sufficient size in order to address potential
reclamation and administrative costs to the Bureau of Land Management, the
Forest Service, the Department of Defense, and any other Federal agency
responsible for administering the right-of-way.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4eb06b47cab249b2b43a64f1d982bbe5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basis</header><text>The
amount of the required bond shall be determined during the right-of-way
authorization process on the basis of site-specific and project-specific
factors.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID03220861350343cebb8c0da59ea1cc16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>Acceptable
bond instruments under this section shall include cash, cashier’s or certified
checks, certificate or book entry deposits, negotiable Treasury bonds equal in
value to the bond amount, or surety bonds from the approved list of sureties
under the Department of the Treasury Circular No. 570 payable to the Federal
agency responsible for administering the right-of-way.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDbd4094af47bc46558d9184fe8bac329c"><enum>207.</enum><header>Meteorological
site testing and monitoring categorical exclusion</header>
<subsection id="ID747886f2962b46859cd465bf219c34f9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of
meteorological site testing and monitoring project</header><text>In this
section, the term <term>meteorological site testing and monitoring
project</term> means a project carried out on land administered by the Bureau
of Land Management to test or monitor weather (including wind and solar energy)
using towers or other devices that—</text>
<paragraph id="ID327e018caad041459935570271d38574"><enum>(1)</enum><text>causes—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD531697F08504A019E361DE4A7555ACE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>less than 1 acre
of soil or vegetation disruption at the location of each meteorological tower
or other device; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB98558678ADA4110B936CE3F9F7F3191"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not more than 5
acres of soil or vegetation disruption within the proposed right-of-way;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf2ac66cfa1614594860ca754635fbd75"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is
installed—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDa499a8d1b2ca42e8a5c24223d98e695c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum
extent practicable, using existing access roads;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID5d9af7168b754502bc35df90c1ea1e10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a manner that
does not require off-road motorized access other than 1 installation activity
and 1 decommissioning activity along an identified off-road route approved by
the Bureau of Land Management;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8946a16691124eb28409f2f46bdb3cc1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>without
construction of new roads other than upgrading of existing minor drainage
crossings for safety purposes; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDbeee21949fba4535aa5d8284b72bdda9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>without the use
of digging or drilling equipment vehicles other than rubber-tired vehicles with
gross weight ratings under 8,500 pounds; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID574a22db59e54f47908f6e14db8016b2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is decommissioned
not more than 5 years after the date of commencement of the project,
including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id33F0ABB151A74B4CB107BDB1B4C82227"><enum>(A)</enum><text>removal of any
towers or devices from the site; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C06C3C9F84E4D94A415AF15460710E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>restoration of
the site to the original condition of the site.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID955a6fa98b8348c48e9927ae69bf5a9b"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Categorical
exclusion</header><text>A meteorological site testing and monitoring project
may be categorically excluded from documentation in an environmental impact
statement or environmental assessment under the
<act-name parsable-cite="NEPA69">National Environmental Policy Act of
1969</act-name> (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID78cb75b5094b4e18b9894898682373b0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>A
meteorological site testing and monitoring project categorically excluded under
subsection (b) shall be subject to the extraordinary circumstances procedures
established by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 1508.4 of
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="IDb104f5bd3d0b4df4a634ccc5afa9e16f"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relationship to
other authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority
provided under this section is supplemental to, does not supplant, any
authority provided under any other law.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID691d81437f9e4b34a674f59c7570b781"><enum>208.</enum><header>Report on
renewable energy permitting in Western States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress (as defined in section 205(a)) a
report on—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7a15e87082c0442ba595df8d3da95b94"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the work of the
Renewable Energy Coordination Offices established under section 365(j)(2) of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924(j)(2)), including staffing
levels, the relevant expertise of staff, and a status report on each renewable
energy project under review;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID703e03fe79f94adf8178b77da5babb6e"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the allocation of
resources from the BLM Permit Processing Improvement Fund described in section
35(c) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191(c)) to ensure that renewable
energy-related work of applicable agencies within the Department of the
Interior (including the Bureau of Land Management and the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service) is completed in accordance with timelines established
under this Act and the amendments made by this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID42ca4378f2484d25a527aac013e72f89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a review of
permitting policies, including recommended changes that would improve
permitting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID076a2243e9bb4c11afb430f33263da0e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>coordination with
other Federal agencies (including the Forest Service, the Corp of Engineers,
and the Department of Defense) as necessary and consistent with the memorandum
of understanding entered into under section 365(j)(3) of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15924(j)(3));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDebdaaf5f00a540019363d3410f41acc3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>coordination with
State offices on the renewable energy permitting processes of the State
offices, particularly State agencies that are responsible for permitting power
plants and State agencies that are responsible for enforcing State endangered
species protections;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID36880f28455a42dfaec906a250552a22"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the establishment
of a process to resolve disputes, problems, or inconsistencies in permitting
renewable energy projects efficiently and fairly;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID06d44d5f5c2d433db9b62e49b547bf1d"><enum>(7)</enum><text>coordination with
any State-level counterpart appointed by a Governor or Legislature; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID59f9f3f0ec644d07b87c52d60432adb7"><enum>(8)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id4199EA2849CF484C8733701F08F4B4BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each right-of-way use
authorization application or permit application under the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESA">Endangered Species Act of 1973</act-name> (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for which the applicant or the Secretary failed to meet a
deadline or requirement under this Act or an amendment made by this Act;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idF1BDEE3730BA4D589BBC78D595FE8007" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with respect to each application and
deadline described in subparagraph (A), why—</text>
<clause id="id3973493785BB47F5A12F25D6ED32B3C3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary failed to meet the
deadline; or</text>
</clause><clause id="idCADEA7B29E764977AFEEEAB46CFA9233"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary has not rejected the
application as a result of the failure of the applicant to meet the deadline;
and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id3857128A165B4567A5CC75010C24E08E" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>each right-of-way use authorization
application or permit application under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) that has received an authorization to build or a permit
consistent with the deadlines and requirements of this Act, including the
number of megawatts, acres of development and mitigation land set aside, and
other relevant materials.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section id="ID4d75e199fecd4dcfa5db7253f5e76fe7"><enum>209.</enum><header>Support for
qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plants, qualified high
efficiency transmission property, and qualified advanced electric transmission
property</header>
<subsection id="id5AA6E4C97E484174903C1A4D2EF590FB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>Section
1701 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16511) is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id59DE7B5BCDEF43E299D582EDEFA1E73F" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID5201e89c65b041658a184e12b30105a4"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Qualified
advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant</header><text>The term
<term>qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant</term> means
any industrial facility located in the United States that can be equipped,
re-equipped, expanded, or established to produce, in whole or in part,
qualified advanced electric transmission property or qualified high efficiency
transmission property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id59C07963E4CF47D381B303861E1DA584"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Qualified
advanced electric transmission property</header>
<subparagraph id="ID278d199123bb478d94c48ec029623ffb"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified advanced electric transmission
property</term> means any high voltage electric transmission cable, related
substation, converter station, or other integrated facility that—</text>
<clause id="ID1b05620f9b6146f0b1079f932a600afe"><enum>(i)</enum><text>uses advanced
technology, such as ultra-low resistance superconductive material or other
advanced technology that has been determined by the Secretary as—</text>
<subclause id="ID873f1370e9254f47bc9da9408a8ed25d"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reasonably likely
to be commercially viable within 10 years after the date of enactment of this
paragraph; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID1da8b5ee149645f7ae4fda66c826a81a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>capable of
reliably transmitting at least 1.5 gigawatts of high-voltage electric energy
for distances greater than 80 miles with energy losses substantially below
losses on transmission lines using conventional aluminum conductors and steel
reinforced conductors;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID547d848ba3cf487ca916fbcecd772ec0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been
determined by an appropriate energy regulatory body, on application, to be in
the public interest and eligible for inclusion in regulated rates; and</text>
</clause><clause id="IDe0d0b75e1bd44127a0506f0ed09c002c"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>can be located
safely and economically in a permanent underground right-of-way not to exceed
25 feet in width.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1359B5074F914DB8B69458EC3C2731DA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>qualified advanced electric transmission property</term> does not
include any property placed in service after December 31, 2016.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id8DE89D099AB448C08DF40D04A43C5484"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Qualified high
efficiency transmission property</header>
<subparagraph id="ID88994f3f247844519eee73fbfd5e6957"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The term <term>qualified high efficiency transmission
property</term> means any high voltage overhead electric transmission line,
related substation, or other integrated facility that—</text>
<clause id="IDb3b4ee4ebaf94eeb94c073536c40054c"><enum>(i)</enum><text>uses advanced
conductor core technology that—</text>
<subclause id="ID2470accadc8e493fb405e5cc7326e301"><enum>(I)</enum><text>has been
determined by the Secretary as reasonably likely to be commercially viable
within 10 years after the date of enactment of this paragraph;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID347eb9660dd744ae8f54f66db71d7cec"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is suitable for
use on transmission lines up to 500 kilovolts;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8d8e3d9a0c314f5ea3276d990fd4c95f"><enum>(III)</enum><text>exhibits power
losses at least 30 percent lower than that of transmission lines using
conventional Aluminum Conductors Steel Reinforced conductors (referred in this
paragraph as <quote>conventional ACSR conductors</quote>); and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID99b3648889534a5d846012b3f4c478af"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is capable of
increasing the capacity of existing transmission rights-of-way using existing
tower infrastructure;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID896322af9a344ea59998e6c5e5a70ada"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>has been
determined by an appropriate energy regulatory body, on application, to be in
the public interest and eligible for inclusion in regulated rates; and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID60afa4fabf364e6c839caceb93e57d06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>can be located
safely and economically in a right-of-way not to exceed that used by
conventional ACSR conductors.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idBCD70D7441794C719389F8583BBADD91"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The
term <term>qualified high efficiency transmission property</term> does not
include any property placed in service after December 31,
2016.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="ID36731d84ec1349de8b9fef37dc0ccb29"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible
projects</header><text>Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
16513) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="id75C13671515A4C8BA398CD954D293D9D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection
(b), by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id6D1276F4DE72476EB8F2CB8F9E3B7D32" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6c00870e99a94c82b1bfbba99c56c858"><enum>(11)</enum><text>The development,
construction, acquisition, retrofitting, or engineering integration of a
qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant or the
construction of a qualified high efficiency transmission property or qualified
advanced electric transmission property (whether by construction of a new
facility or the modification of an existing
facility).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB075589AB2FF4A10A0C7C1BBC7363263"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the
end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id9C6026F3EC1F4C878537E8EB96589F83" style="OLC">
<subsection id="IDe9897d32d2b440beb8530ed0fa6a37b3"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Grants for
qualified advanced electric transmission property</header>
<paragraph id="id625210A7F0C84C8BB8A1F29AC4761EAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may
provide grants, on a competitive basis, to cover not more than 50 percent of
the costs incurred in connection with the development, construction,
acquisition of components for, or engineering of qualified advanced electric
transmission property.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id8A5E792A2EC54D779DF38614CEB9834E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>First
project</header><text>Grants may be made under this subsection only for the
first project that described in paragraph (1) that is approved by the
Secretary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idEC4E3A5AF27048DBA0B385B3E715EF53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ownership
interest</header><text>The United States shall take no equity or other
ownership interest in the qualified advanced electric transmission
manufacturing plant or qualified advanced electric transmission property for
which funding is provided under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id173E4CF6A2994EA28BB89307C67C9BE2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this subsection $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and
2012.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf9c29e4eea9f456c8ca744e616a5ccfe"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Corridor
priority</header><text>In carrying out subsections (b)(11) and (f) and section
1705(b)(4), the Secretary shall give priority to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id7A9F8A7ED4404D329B4BC8EA94D19BA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a project
proposed to be carried out in a national interest electric transmission
corridor designated under section 216(a) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C.
824p(a)); or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id27EC6E5DDD3C421281EA17E2F64D151B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a project
proposed to be carried out in an energy right-of-way corridor on Federal land
designated under section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
15926).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="id19521B322EC14067BE3D9E2E8CE414AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Temporary
program for rapid deployment of renewable energy and electric power
transmission projects</header><text>Section 1705(b) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id1A40CAF642EA40418273F93CD4DA74F3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="ID505b9e5daab443b199cc25a57bb7ae5e"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The development,
construction, acquisition, retrofitting, or engineering integration of a
qualified advanced electric transmission manufacturing plant or the
construction of qualified high efficiency transmission property or qualified
advanced electric transmission property (whether by construction of a new
facility or the modification of an existing
facility).</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section>