[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4858 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4858

To establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area as a unit of the 
    National Park System in the State of California, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2014

  Ms. Chu (for herself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Cardenas) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the San Gabriel National Recreation Area as a unit of the 
    National Park System in the State of California, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``San Gabriel 
National Recreation Area Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.
Sec. 3. Establishment of San Gabriel National Recreation Area.
Sec. 4. Management.
Sec. 5. Non-Federal lands.
Sec. 6. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads; utility 
                            facilities.
Sec. 7. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council.
Sec. 8. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership.
Sec. 9. Access and visitor services.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Adjudication.--The term ``adjudication'' means any 
        final judgment, order, ruling, or decree entered in any 
        judicial proceeding adjudicating or affecting water rights, 
        surface water management, or groundwater management.
            (2) Advisory council.--The term ``advisory council'' means 
        the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory 
        Council established by section 7(a).
            (3) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' includes 
        lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or 
        the Secretary of the Interior.
            (4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the San Gabriel National Recreation 
        Area required by section 4(e).
            (5) Park lands.--The term ``park lands'' means Federal 
        lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and administered 
        as part of the National Park System.
            (6) Partnership.--The term ``partnership'' means the San 
        Gabriel National Recreation Partnership established by section 
        8(a).
            (7) Recreation area.--The term ``recreation area'' means 
        the San Gabriel National Recreation Area established by section 
        3(b).
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (9) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the 
        Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
        acting jointly.
            (10) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.
            (11) Utility facility.--The term ``utility facility'' means 
        electric substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, 
        and lines, ground wires, communication circuits, and other 
        structures, and related infrastructure.
            (12) Water resource facility.--The term ``water resource 
        facility'' means irrigation and pumping facilities, dams and 
        reservoirs, flood control facilities, water conservation works, 
        including debris protection facilities, sediment placement 
        sites, rain gauges, and stream gauges, water quality 
        facilities, recycled water facilities and water pumping, 
        conveyance distribution systems, and water treatment 
        facilities, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, 
        hydropower projects, and transmission and other ancillary 
        facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, water 
        conservation, water filtration plants, and other water 
        diversion, conservation, groundwater recharge, storage, and 
        carriage structures.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and 
        enjoyment of present and future generations the ecological, 
        scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, 
        educational, and scientific resources of the recreation area;
            (2) to provide environmentally responsible, well-managed 
        recreational opportunities within the recreation area, and 
        improve access to and from the recreation area;
            (3) to provide expanded educational and interpretive 
        services that will increase public understanding of and 
        appreciation for the natural and cultural resources of the 
        recreation area;
            (4) to facilitate the cooperative management of the lands 
        and resources within the recreation area, in collaboration with 
        the State and political subdivisions of the State, historical, 
        business, cultural, civic, recreational, tourism and other 
        nongovernmental organizations, and the public; and
            (5) to allow the continued use of the recreation area by 
        all persons, entities, and local government agencies in 
        activities relating to integrated water management, flood 
        protection, water conservation, water quality, water rights, 
        water supply, groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater 
        treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities within or 
        adjacent to the recreation area.
    (b) Establishment and Boundaries.--Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is hereby designated the San Gabriel National Recreation 
Area in the State, which shall consist of approximately 615,245 acres 
of Federal lands and interests in land in the State as depicted on the 
map titled ``San Gabriel National Recreation Area'' and dated June 12, 
2014.
    (c) Map and Legal Description.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a 
        legal description of the recreation area with--
                    (A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate.
            (2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed 
        under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal 
        description.
            (3) Public availability.--The map and legal description 
        filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for 
        public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest 
        Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior.
    (d) Administration and Jurisdiction.--
            (1) National forest system lands.--The National Forest 
        System lands within the recreation area shall be administered 
        by the Secretary of Agriculture.
            (2) National park system lands.--The park lands shall be 
        administered by the Secretary as a unit of the National Park 
        System.
            (3) No change in jurisdiction.--Nothing in this Act 
        transfers administrative jurisdiction of Federal lands from the 
        Secretary of Defense or Secretary of Agriculture to the 
        Secretary.
            (4) State and local jurisdiction.--Nothing in this Act 
        alters, modifies, or diminishes any right, responsibility, 
        power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitlement of the State, 
        any political subdivision thereof, or any State, or local 
        agency under existing Federal, State, and local law (including 
        regulations).
            (5) Military jurisdiction.--Nothing in this Act affects 
        lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.
            (6) Applicable law.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
        to apply the laws (including regulations) generally applicable 
        to units of the National Park System to the National Forest 
        System lands in the recreation area.
            (7) Administrative transfer.--Administrative jurisdiction 
        over the approximately 2,987 acres of land administered by the 
        Bureau of Land Management that is identified as ``BLM lands for 
        transfer'' on the map entitled ``San Gabriel National 
        Recreation Area,'' and dated June 12, 2014, is transferred from 
        the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) National Forest System.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall manage the National Forest System lands 
within the recreation area in a manner that protects, and enhances 
their natural resources and values, in accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) the laws, regulations, and rules applicable to the 
        National Forest System;
            (3) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
            (4) other applicable law (including Federal, State, or 
        local law, and regulations).
    (b) National Park System.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
Secretary shall manage the park lands in a manner that protects, and 
enhances their natural resources and values, in accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System, including the National Park Service Organic Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); and
            (3) other applicable law (including Federal, State, or 
        local law, and regulations).
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
shall consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding opportunities to 
manage, to the maximum extent practicable, the Army Corps of Engineers 
lands within the recreation area in accordance with the purposes 
described in section 3(a).
    (d) Uses.--
            (1) National forest system.--Subject to valid existing 
        rights, the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
                    (A) allow such uses of the National Forest System 
                lands as the Secretary of Agriculture determines would 
                further the purposes described in section 3(a).
                    (B) continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance 
                the recreational use of National Forest System lands 
                within the recreation area, including hunting, fishing, 
                swimming, bicycling, camping, hiking, hang gliding, 
                sightseeing, nature study, horseback riding, rafting, 
                motorized recreation on authorized routes and in 
                authorized areas, and other recreational activities 
                that are feasible and consistent with--
                            (i) the purposes described in section 3(a);
                            (ii) this section; and
                            (iii) any other applicable Federal, State, 
                        and local laws, ordinances, and plans.
            (2) Non-federal lands.--Nothing in this Act shall--
                    (A) authorize the Secretary or the Secretary of 
                Agriculture to take any action that would affect the 
                use of any land not owned by the United States;
                    (B) affect the use of, or access to, any non-
                Federal land within the recreation area;
                    (C) modify any provision of Federal, State, or 
                local law with respect to public access to or use of 
                non-Federal land;
                    (D) require any owner of non-Federal land to allow 
                public access (including Federal, State, or local 
                government access) to private property or any other 
                non-Federal land;
                    (E) alter any duly adopted land use regulation, 
                approved land use plan, or any other regulatory 
                authority of any State, or local agency, or tribal 
                government;
                    (F) create any liability, or affects any liability 
                under any other law, of any private property owner or 
                other owner of non-Federal land with respect to any 
                person injured on private property or other non-Federal 
                land;
                    (G) convey any land use or other regulatory 
                authority to the partnership;
                    (H) be construed to cause any Federal, State, or 
                local regulations or permit requirements intended to 
                apply to units of the National Park System, to affect 
                the Federal lands outside of park lands or non-Federal 
                lands of the recreation area; or
                    (I) require any city to participate in any program 
                administered by the Secretary or Secretary of 
                Agriculture.
            (3) Cooperation.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture are encouraged to work with owners of non-Federal 
        land who have agreed to cooperate with the Secretary and the 
        Secretary of Agriculture to further the purposes of this Act.
            (4) Buffer zones.--
                    (A) In general.--Congress does not intend for 
                designation of the recreation area to lead to the 
                creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones 
                around the recreation area.
                    (B) Activities or uses up to boundaries.--The fact 
                that certain activities or land can be seen or heard 
                from within the recreation area shall not, of itself, 
                preclude the activities or land uses up to the boundary 
                of the recreation area.
            (5) Facilities.--Nothing in this Act shall affect the 
        operation, maintenance, modification, construction, or 
        expansion of any water resource facility or any solid waste, 
        sanitary sewer, water or wastewater treatment, groundwater 
        recharge or conservation, hydroelectric, conveyance 
        distribution system, recycled water facility, or utility 
        facility located within or adjacent to the recreation area.
            (6) Exemption.--Section 5(c) of Public Law 90-401 (16 
        U.S.C. 460l-22(c)) shall not apply to the Puente Hills 
        landfill, materials recovery facility, or intermodal facility.
    (e) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries and the advisory council shall 
create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area that 
fulfills the purposes described in section 3(a).
            (1) In general.--In developing the management plan required 
        by this section, and to the extent consistent with this 
        section, the Secretaries may incorporate any provision from a 
        land and resource management plan, or any other plan applicable 
        to the recreation area.
            (2) Access and visitor services.--The Secretaries shall, to 
        the maximum extent practicable, incorporate the visitor 
        services plan and access study required by section 9 into the 
        management plan required by this subsection.
            (3) Partnership.--In developing the management plan, the 
        Secretaries shall consider recommendations of the partnership. 
        To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall 
        incorporate recommendations of the partnership into the 
        management plan, where such recommendations are feasible and 
        consistent with the purposes in section 3(a), this Act, and 
        applicable laws (including regulations).
    (f) Fish and Wildlife.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
        jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife 
        located on public land in the State.
            (2) Hunting.--The Secretary of Agriculture may permit 
        hunting on National Forest System lands within the recreation 
        area, consistent with applicable Federal, State, and local 
        laws.
    (g) Motorized Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        motorized vehicle use on National Forest System lands within 
        the recreation area shall be permitted only on roads and trails 
        designated by the management plan for use by motorized 
        vehicles.
            (2) Exception.--The Secretary of Agriculture may permit the 
        use of motorized vehicles off roads and trails designated for 
        use by motorized vehicles--
                    (A) to respond to an emergency;
                    (B) for administrative purposes;
                    (C) within the--
                            (i) Little Rock Off-Highway Vehicle Area; 
                        and
                            (ii) San Gabriel Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle 
                        Area; or
                    (D) as necessary to permit local government 
                agencies and electrical or communication utilities to 
                perform activities relating to fire management, law 
                enforcement, integrated water management, flood 
                protection and water conservation (including debris 
                control and sediment management), water replenishment, 
                water rights, water supply, public roads and bridges, 
                utility facility, including the operation, maintenance, 
                and construction of any utility facility or right-of-
                way.
    (h) Withdrawal.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
        Federal land within the recreation area is withdrawn from--
                    (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
                public land laws;
                    (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
                laws; and
                    (C) leasing or disposition under all laws relating 
                to--
                            (i) minerals; and
                            (ii) operation of the mineral leasing, 
                        mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
            (2) Additional land.--If the Secretary of Agriculture or 
        the Secretary acquires additional land, in accordance with 
        section 5(a), that is located within or adjacent to the 
        recreation area after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
        the land is withdrawn from operation of the laws referred to in 
        paragraph (1) on the date of acquisition of the land.
    (i) Grazing.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall permit grazing on 
the National Forest System lands within the recreation area, where 
established before the date of the enactment of this Act--
            (1) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations);
            (2) consistent with the purposes described in subsection 
        3(a); and
            (3) subject to such reasonable regulations as the Secretary 
        of Agriculture deems necessary.
    (j) Wildland Fire Operations.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this section prohibits the 
        Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with other Federal, 
        State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting 
        wildland fire operations, consistent with the purposes 
        described in section 3(a).
            (2) Consultation and revision of plans.--As soon as 
        practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary shall, in consultation with appropriate State or 
        local firefighting agencies, amend the local fire management 
        plans that apply to the recreation area.
    (k) Native American Cultural and Religious Uses.--Nothing in this 
Act diminishes--
            (1) the rights of any Indian tribe; or
            (2) any tribal rights regarding access to Federal land for 
        tribal activities, including spiritual, cultural, and 
        traditional food-gathering activities.

SEC. 5. NON-FEDERAL LANDS.

    (a) Incorporation and Limitation on Acquired Lands and Interests.--
            (1) Authority.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture may acquire non-Federal land within the boundaries 
        of the recreation area only through exchange, donation, or 
        purchase from a willing seller.
            (2) Eminent domain.--Nothing in this Act authorizes the use 
        of eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land.
            (3) Management.--
                    (A) In general.--Any land or interest in land 
                acquired by the United States and located within the 
                recreation area shall--
                            (i) be part of the recreation area; and
                            (ii) be administered in accordance with--
                                    (I) this section; and
                                    (II) any other applicable law 
                                (including regulations).
                    (B) Administration.--
                            (i) Any land or interest in land that is 
                        located within the recreation area that is 
                        acquired by the Forest Service shall be 
                        administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
                            (ii) Any land or interest in land that is 
                        located within the recreation area that is 
                        acquired by the National Park Service shall be 
                        incorporated into the park lands and 
                        administered by the Secretary.
    (b) Additional Requirement.--Any land acquired by the Secretary or 
Secretary of Agriculture shall, in the opinion of the appropriate 
Secretary, contain important biological, cultural, historic, or 
recreational values.

SEC. 6. WATER RIGHTS; WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; PUBLIC ROADS; UTILITY 
              FACILITIES.

    (a) No Effect on Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act--
            (1) shall affect the use or allocation, in existence on the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, 
        or interest in water (including potable, recycled, reclaimed, 
        waste, imported, exported, banked, stored water, surface water, 
        groundwater, and public trust interests);
            (2) shall affect any public or private contract in 
        existence on the date of the enactment of this Act for the 
        sale, lease, or loan of any water (including potable, recycled, 
        reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, stored water, 
        surface water, and groundwater);
            (3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction 
        of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United 
        States in the State on or before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act;
            (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water 
        rights or expands water usage pursuant to any existing Federal 
        reserved riparian or appropriative rights;
            (5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction 
        of any water rights (including potable, recycled, reclaimed, 
        waste, imported, exported, banked, stored water, surface water 
        and groundwater) held, reserved or appropriated by any public 
        entity, or other person or entities, on or before the date of 
        the enactment of this Act;
            (6) shall be construed to, or shall interfere or conflict 
        with the exercise of the powers or duties of any watermaster, 
        public agency, or other body or entity responsible for 
        groundwater or surface water management or groundwater 
        replenishment as designated or established pursuant to any 
        adjudication, or Federal or State statute including, without 
        limitation, the management of the San Gabriel River watershed 
        and basin, to provide water supply and other environmental 
        benefits as described in--
                    (A) the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Management 
                Plan San Gabriel River--Morris Reservoir to Santa Fe 
                Dam dated September 2012; or
                    (B) the Long-Term Management Plan: West Fork San 
                Gabriel River dated May 8, 1989;
            (7) shall be construed to, or shall interfere or conflict 
        with any provision of any judgment or court order issued, or 
        rule or regulation adopted, pursuant to any adjudication 
        affecting water, water rights or water management in the San 
        Gabriel River or Lytle Creek watersheds and basins;
            (8) shall be construed to impede or adversely impact any 
        previously adopted Los Angeles County Drainage Area project, as 
        described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated June 
        30, 1992, including any supplement or addendum to that report, 
        or any maintenance agreement to operate the project;
            (9) shall interfere or conflict with any action by a 
        watermaster or public agency that is authorized pursuant to 
        Federal or State statute, water right or adjudication, 
        including, but not limited to, actions relating to water 
        conservation, water quality, surface water diversion or 
        impoundment, groundwater recharge, water treatment, 
        conservation or storage of water, pollution, waste discharge, 
        the pumping of groundwater; the spreading, injection, pumping, 
        storage, or the use of water from local sources, storm water 
        flows, and runoff, or from imported or recycled water, that is 
        undertaken in connection with the management or regulation of 
        the San Gabriel River or Lytle Creek watersheds and groundwater 
        basins;
            (10) shall interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay the 
        exercise of, or access to, any water right by the owner of a 
        public water system, or other person or entity, including, but 
        not limited to, the construction, operation, maintenance, 
        replacement, repair, location, or relocation of any well; 
        pipeline; or water pumping, treatment, diversion, impoundment, 
        or storage facility; or other facility or property necessary or 
        useful to access any water right or operate any public water 
        system;
            (11) shall require initiation or reinitiation of 
        consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
        under, or the application of provisions of, the Endangered 
        Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) concerning--
                    (A) the plans described in paragraph 6(A) or 6(B); 
                or
                    (B) any action or activity affecting water, water 
                rights or water management or water resource facilities 
                in the San Gabriel River or Lytle Creek watersheds and 
                basins; or
            (12) authorizes any agency or employee of the United 
        States, or any other person, to take any action inconsistent 
        with paragraphs (1) through (11).
    (b) Definition.--As used in this section, ``adjudication'' means 
any final judgment, order, ruling, or decree entered in any judicial 
proceeding adjudicating or affecting water rights, surface water 
management, or groundwater management.
    (c) Water Resource Facilities.--
            (1) No effect on existing water resource facilities.--
        Nothing in this Act shall affect--
                    (A) the use, operation, maintenance, repair, 
                construction, reconfiguration, expansion, or 
                replacement of a water resource facility within or 
                adjacent to the recreation area; or
                    (B) access to a water resource facility within or 
                adjacent to the recreation area.
            (2) No effect on new water resource facilities.--Nothing in 
        this Act shall preclude the establishment of new water resource 
        facilities (including instream sites, routes, and areas) within 
        the recreation area if such facilities are necessary to 
        preserve or enhance the health, safety, water supply, or 
        utility services to residents of Los Angeles or San Bernardino 
        Counties.
            (3) Flood control.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
        to--
                    (A) impose new restrictions or requirements on 
                flood protection, water conservation, water supply, 
                groundwater recharge, water transfers, or water quality 
                operations; or
                    (B) increase the liability of agencies carrying out 
                flood protection, water conservation, water supply, 
                groundwater recharge, water transfers, or water quality 
                operations.
            (4) Diversion or use of water.--Nothing in this Act shall 
        authorize or require the use of water in or the diversion of 
        water to the recreation area or the park lands.
    (d) Utility Facilities and Rights of Way.--Nothing in this Act 
shall--
            (1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, repair, 
        construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, 
        reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation, improvement, 
        removal, or replacement of utility facilities or appurtenant 
        rights of way within or adjacent to the recreation area;
            (2) affect access to utility facilities or rights of way 
        within or adjacent to the recreation area; or
            (3) preclude the establishment of new utility facilities or 
        rights of way (including instream sites, routes, and areas) 
        within the recreation area if such facilities are necessary for 
        public health and safety, electricity supply, or other utility 
        services.
    (e) Roads; Public Transit.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Public roads.--the term ``public roads'' means 
                any paved road or bridge (including any appurtenant 
                structures and rights of way) that is operated or 
                maintained by a non-Federal entity and is--
                            (i) open to vehicular use by the public; or
                            (ii) used by public agencies or utilities 
                        for the operation, maintenance, repair, 
                        construction, and rehabilitation of 
                        infrastructure, utility facility, or right-of-
                        way.
                    (B) Public transit.--The term ``public transit'' 
                means transit services (including operations and rights 
                of way) that are operated or maintained by a non-
                Federal entity and are--
                            (i) open to the public; or
                            (ii) used by public agencies or contractors 
                        for the operation, maintenance, repair, 
                        construction, and rehabilitation of 
                        infrastructure, utility facility, or right-of-
                        way.
            (2) No effect on public roads or public transit.--Nothing 
        in this Act--
                    (A) authorizes the Secretary or Secretary of 
                Agriculture to take any action that would affect the 
                operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of 
                public roads or public transit (including activities 
                necessary to comply with Federal and State safety 
                standards or public transit); or
                    (B) creates any new liability, or increases any 
                existing liability, of any owner of operator of public 
                roads.

SEC. 7. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUBLIC ADVISORY COUNCIL.

    (a) Establishment.--Not more than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall establish a public 
advisory council, to be known as the ``San Gabriel National Recreation 
Area Public Advisory Council''.
    (b) Duties.--The public advisory council shall--
            (1) advise the Secretaries on the development and 
        implementation of the management plan; and
            (2) advise the Secretary on the development and 
        implementation of the visitor services plan and access study 
        required by section 3.
    (c) Applicable Law.--The public advisory council shall be subject 
to--
            (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);
            (2) all other applicable law (including regulations).
    (d) Members.--
            (1) Size of public advisory council.--The public advisory 
        council shall include 21 members.
            (2) Makeup of public advisory council.--After considering 
        the recommendations of the partnership, the Secretaries shall 
        appoint members of the public advisory council to represent the 
        following interests--
                    (A) two members to represent local, regional, or 
                national environmental organizations;
                    (B) two members to represent the interests of 
                outdoor recreation, including off-highway vehicle 
                recreation, within the recreation area;
                    (C) two members to represent the interests of 
                community-based organizations whose mission includes 
                expanding access to the outdoors;
                    (D) two members to represent business interests;
                    (E) one member to represent Native American tribes 
                within or adjacent to the recreation area;
                    (F) one member to represent the interests of 
                homeowners' associations within the recreation area;
                    (G) three members to represent the interests of 
                holders of adjudicated water rights, water agencies, 
                wastewater and sewer agencies, recycled water 
                facilities, and water replenishment entities;
                    (H) one member to represent energy and mineral 
                development interests;
                    (I) one member to represent owners of Federal 
                grazing permits, or other land use permits within the 
                recreation area;
                    (J) one member to represent archaeological and 
                historical interests;
                    (K) one member to represent the interests of 
                environmental educators;
                    (L) one member to represent cultural history 
                interests;
                    (M) one member to represent environmental justice 
                interests;
                    (N) one member to represent electrical utility 
                interests; and
                    (O) two members to represent the affected public at 
                large.
    (e) Terms.--
            (1) Staggered terms.--Members of the public advisory 
        council shall be appointed for terms of 3 years, except that, 
        of the members first appointed, 6 of the members shall be 
        appointed for a term of 1 year and 6 of the members shall be 
        appointed for a term of 2 years.
            (2) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to serve on 
        the public advisory council upon the expiration of the member's 
        current term.
            (3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the public advisory council 
        shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
    (f) Quorum.--A quorum shall be ten members of the public advisory 
council. The operations of the advisory council shall not be impaired 
by the fact that a member has not yet been appointed as long as a 
quorum has been attained.
    (g) Chairperson and Procedures.--The public advisory council shall 
elect a chairperson and establish such rules and procedures as it deems 
necessary or desirable.
    (h) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the public advisory 
council shall serve without pay.
    (i) Termination.--The public advisory council shall cease to 
exist--
            (1) on the date that is five years after the date on which 
        the management plans are officially adopted by the Secretaries; 
        or
            (2) on such later date as the Secretaries consider 
        appropriate.

SEC. 8. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--There is hereby established the San Gabriel 
National Recreation Area Partnership.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the partnership are to--
            (1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, tribal, 
        and local authorities, and the private sector, in fulfilling 
        the purposes of this Act; and
            (2) use the resources and expertise of each agency in 
        improving the management and recreational opportunities within 
        the recreation area.
    (c) Membership.--The members of the partnership shall include the 
following:
            (1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee of the 
        Secretary, to represent the Forest Service.
            (2) The Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, to 
        represent the National Park Service and Bureau of Land 
        Management.
            (3) The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of the 
        Secretary, to represent the Army Corps of Engineers.
            (4) The Secretary of the State Natural Resources Agency, or 
        a designee of the Secretary, to represent the California 
        Department of Parks and Recreation and the Rivers and Mountains 
        Conservancy.
            (5) A designee of the Los Angeles County Board of 
        Supervisors.
            (6) A designee of the San Bernardino County Board of 
        Supervisors.
            (7) A designee of the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation 
        Authority.
            (8) Four designees of the San Gabriel Council of 
        Governments, one of whom is to be elected from a local land 
        conservancy.
            (9) Two designees of the San Bernardino Associated 
        Governments.
            (10) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley Economic 
        Partnership.
            (11) A designee of the Los Angeles County Flood Control 
        District.
            (12) A designee of the San Gabriel Valley Water 
        Association.
            (13) A designee of the Central Basin Water Association.
            (14) A designee of the Six Basins Watermaster.
            (15) A designee of a public utility company, to be 
        appointed by the Secretary.
            (16) A designee of the Watershed Conservation Authority.
            (17) A designee of the public advisory council so long as 
        the public advisory council remains in effect.
    (d) Duties.--To further the purposes of this Act, and in a manner 
consistent with the purposes described in section 3(a), the partnership 
shall--
            (1) make recommendations to the Secretaries on the 
        development and implementation of the management plan;
            (2) advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the provision 
        and management of recreational opportunities, and improvement 
        of visitor services and education on the National Forest System 
        lands within the recreation area;
            (3) review and comment on the visitor services plan and 
        access study required by section 103;
            (4) seek opportunities to facilitate the implementation of 
        the visitor services plan and access study required by section 
        9;
            (5) assist units of local government, regional planning 
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations in fulfilling the 
        purposes of the recreation area by--
                    (A) carrying out programs and projects that 
                recognize, protect, and enhance important resource 
                values within the recreation area;
                    (B) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits and programs within the recreation area;
                    (C) developing recreational and educational 
                opportunities in the recreation area, consistent with 
                the purposes of this Act;
                    (D) increasing public awareness of, and 
                appreciation for, natural, historic, scenic, and 
                cultural resources of the recreation area;
                    (E) ensuring that signs identifying points of 
                public access and sites of interest are posted 
                throughout the recreation area;
                    (F) promoting a wide range of partnerships among 
                governments, organizations, and individuals to further 
                the purposes of the recreation area; and
                    (G) ensuring that management of the recreation area 
                takes into account local ordinances and land-use plans, 
                as well as adjacent residents and property owners;
            (6) make recommendations to the Secretaries on members to 
        be appointed to the advisory council; and
            (7) undertake any other action necessary to fulfill the 
        purposes of this Act.
    (e) Authorities.--The partnership may, subject to the prior 
approval of the Secretary, for the purposes of preparing and 
implementing the management plans, use Federal funds made available 
under this section to--
            (1) make grants to the State, political subdivisions of the 
        State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
            (2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide 
        grants or technical assistance to, the State, political 
        subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal 
        agencies, and other interested parties;
            (3) hire and compensate staff;
            (4) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
        funds and services provided under any other Federal law or 
        program;
            (5) contract for goods or services; and
            (6) support activities of partners and any other activities 
        that further the purposes of the recreation area and are 
        consistent with the approved management plans.
    (f) Terms of Office; Reappointment; Vacancies.--
            (1) Terms.--Members of the partnership shall be appointed 
        for terms of 3 years.
            (2) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to serve on 
        the partnership upon the expiration of the member's current 
        term.
            (3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the partnership shall be filled 
        in the same manner as the original appointment.
    (g) Quorum.--A quorum shall be eleven members of the partnership. 
The operations of the partnership shall not be impaired by the fact 
that a member has not yet been appointed as long as a quorum has been 
attained.
    (h) Chairperson and Procedures.--The partnership shall elect a 
chairperson and establish such rules and procedures as it deems 
necessary or desirable.
    (i) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the partnership shall 
serve without pay.
    (j) Duties and Authorities of the Secretary.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convene the 
        partnership on a regular basis to carry out this Act.
            (2) Visitor services and access.--The Secretary is 
        authorized to carry out the visitor services plan required by 
        section 9(a)(2) and access study required by section 9(c)(2).
            (3) Technical and financial assistance.--The Secretary may 
        provide technical and financial assistance, on a reimbursable 
        or non-reimbursable basis, as determined by the Secretary, to 
        the partnership or any members of the partnership to carry out 
        this Act.
            (4) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the partnership, any members of the 
        partnership, or other public or private entities to provide 
        technical, financial or other assistance to carry out this Act.
            (5) Construction of facilities on non-federal lands.--
                    (A) In general.--In order to facilitate the 
                administration of the recreation area, the Secretary is 
                authorized, subject to valid existing rights, to 
                construct administrative or visitor use facilities on 
                non-Federal public lands within the recreation area.
                    (B) Additional requirement.--Such facilities may 
                only be developed--
                            (i) with the consent of the owner of the 
                        non-Federal public land; and
                            (ii) in accordance with applicable Federal, 
                        State, and local laws, regulations, and plans.
            (6) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to actions 
        that--
                    (A) conserve the significant natural, historic, 
                cultural, and scenic resources of the recreation area; 
                and
                    (B) provide educational, interpretive, and 
                recreational opportunities consistent with the purposes 
                of the recreation area.
    (k) Committees.--The partnership shall establish--
            (1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to advise the 
        Secretaries on water-related issues relating to the recreation 
        area; and
            (2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to advise the 
        Secretaries on public safety issues relating to the recreation 
        area.

SEC. 9. ACCESS AND VISITOR SERVICES.

    (a) Visitor Services.--
            (1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to 
        facilitate the development of an integrated visitor services 
        plan that will improve visitor experiences within the 
        recreation area through expanded recreational opportunities, 
        and increased interpretation, education, resource protection, 
        and enforcement.
            (2) Plan required.--Not later than three years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and in accordance with this 
        subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
        of Agriculture and the Partnership, shall develop an integrated 
        visitor services plan for the recreation area.
            (3) Contents.--The visitor services plan required by this 
        subsection shall--
                    (A) assess current and anticipated future 
                visitation to the recreation area, including recreation 
                destinations;
                    (B) consider the demand for various types of 
                recreation (including hiking, picnicking, horseback 
                riding, and the use of motorized and mechanized 
                vehicles) where permissible and appropriate;
                    (C) evaluate the impacts of recreation on natural 
                and cultural resources, water resource facilities, 
                public roads, adjacent residents and property owners, 
                and utilities within the recreation area, as well as 
                the effectiveness of current enforcement efforts;
                    (D) assess the current level of interpretive and 
                educational services and facilities;
                    (E) include recommendations to--
                            (i) expand opportunities for high-demand 
                        recreational activities, consistent with the 
                        purposes described in section 3(a);
                            (ii) better manage recreation area 
                        resources and improve the experience of 
                        recreation area visitors through expanded 
                        interpretive and educational services and 
                        facilities, and improved enforcement; and
                            (iii) better manage recreation area 
                        resources to reduce negative impacts on the 
                        environment, ecology, and integrated water 
                        management activities in the area;
                    (F) in coordination and consultation with owners of 
                non-Federal land, assess options to incorporate 
                recreational opportunities on non-Federal land into the 
                recreation area--
                            (i) in a manner consistent with the 
                        purposes and uses of the non-Federal land; and
                            (ii) with the consent of the non-Federal 
                        land owner;
                    (G) assess opportunities to provide recreational 
                opportunities that connect the San Gabriel River to the 
                National Forest System lands; and
                    (H) be developed and carried out in accordance with 
                applicable Federal, State, and local laws and 
                ordinances.
            (4) Consultation.--In developing the plan required by this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) consult with--
                            (i) the Secretary of Agriculture and other 
                        appropriate Federal agencies;
                            (ii) the partnership;
                            (iii) the public advisory council;
                            (iv) appropriate State and local agencies; 
                        and
                            (v) interested nongovernmental 
                        organizations; and
                    (B) involve members of the public.
    (b) Visitor Facilities.--The Secretary and Secretary of Agriculture 
are authorized to construct visitor use facilities, within the 
recreation area. Such facilities shall be developed in conformance with 
all existing Federal, State, and local laws (including regulations) and 
applicable Federal, State, and local plans.
    (c) Access Study.--
            (1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to assess 
        the feasibility of improving the accessibility of the 
        recreation area.
            (2) Study required.--Not later than three years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, and in accordance with this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
        accessibility of the recreation area.
            (3) Contents.--The access study required by this subsection 
        shall--
                    (A) evaluate the means by which members of the 
                public access various locations within the recreation 
                area;
                    (B) consider alternatives to sustainably improve 
                the recreational access of the National Forest System 
                from the San Gabriel River;
                    (C) provide options and recommendations for 
                improving the accessibility of the recreation area, 
                consistent with the purposes described in section 3(a); 
                and
                    (D) be developed and carried out in accordance with 
                applicable Federal, State, and local laws and 
                ordinances.
            (4) Consultation.--In developing the study required by this 
        subsection, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) consult with--
                            (i) the Secretary of Agriculture and other 
                        appropriate Federal agencies;
                            (ii) the partnership;
                            (iii) the public advisory council;
                            (iv) appropriate State and local agencies; 
                        and
                            (v) interested nongovernmental 
                        organizations; and
                    (B) involve members of the public.
    (d) Donations.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
        Agriculture may accept and use donated funds, property, in-kind 
        contributions, and services to carry out this Act.
            (2) Prohibition.--The Secretary or Secretary of Agriculture 
        may not accept non-Federal land that has been acquired through 
        use of eminent domain after the date of the enactment of this 
        Act.
    (e) Coordination.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the 
        Secretary shall coordinate in carrying out this Act.
            (2) Cooperative agreements.--In carrying out this Act, the 
        Secretary and Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to, or 
        enter into cooperative agreements with, State, tribal, and 
        local governmental entities and private entities to conduct 
        research, develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other 
        initiative relating to the management of and visitation to the 
        recreation area.
            (3) Coordination between federal agencies.--
                    (A) Agreement required.--Not later than 18 months 
                after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
                Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an agreement 
                with the Secretary to carry out this Act on National 
                Forest System lands within the recreation area.
                    (B) Required components.--The agreement required by 
                subparagraph (A) shall address, at a minimum, in a 
                manner consistent with the purposes for which the 
                recreation area has been established--
                            (i) sharing of resources between the 
                        Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary;
                            (ii) improved visitor services, education, 
                        and enforcement;
                            (iii) enhanced resource protection within 
                        the recreation area; and
                            (iv) better connecting the National Forest 
                        System lands and park lands.
                    (C) National park service.--The Secretary may share 
                resources such as management, research, planning, 
                interpretation, visitor services, and enforcement with 
                any unit of the National Park System.
                    (D) Angeles national forest.--The Secretary may 
                share resources such as management, research, planning, 
                interpretation, visitor services, and enforcement with 
                the Angeles National Forest in order to fulfill the 
                purposes of the recreation area.
            (4) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may provide 
        technical assistance to interested public agencies, private 
        landowners, and organizations, to carry out the purposes of 
        this Act.
    (f) Diversion or Use of Water.--Nothing in this Act shall authorize 
or require the use of water in or the diversion of water to the 
recreation area or the park lands.
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