[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
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[H.R. 6843 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6843

 To provide for increased recreation, conservation, economic use, and 
          sound balanced management of lands in northern Utah.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2018

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for increased recreation, conservation, economic use, and 
          sound balanced management of lands in northern Utah.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Utah Lands Management 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                DIVISION A--PUBLIC LANDS RECREATION ACT

                   TITLE I--MCCOY FLATS TRAIL SYSTEM

Sec. 101. Establishment.
Sec. 102. Map and legal description.
Sec. 103. General provisions.
Sec. 104. Additional provisions.
      TITLE II--ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL RECREATION AND GEOLOGIC AREA

Sec. 201. Ashley Karst National Recreation and Geologic Area.
Sec. 202. Map and legal description.
Sec. 203. Administration.
Sec. 204. Additional provisions.
                       TITLE III--LAND CONVEYANCE

Sec. 301. Land conveyance.
                  TITLE IV--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

Sec. 401. National conservation area.
Sec. 402. Map and legal description.
Sec. 403. Administration of National Conservation Area.
Sec. 404. General provisions.
               TITLE V--JONES HOLE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

Sec. 501. Conveyance of Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery to the State 
                            of Utah.
               DIVISION B--UTAH MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

             TITLE I--BIG SAND WASH PROJECT TITLE TRANSFER

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.
Sec. 103. Conveyance of facilities and land.
Sec. 104. Relationship to Uinta Basin Replacement Project.
Sec. 105. Report.
                  TITLE II--HYDE PARK LAND CONVEYANCE

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Sec. 203. Land conveyance, City of Hyde Park, Utah.
               TITLE III--GOLDEN SPIKE 150TH ANNIVERSARY

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Definitions.
Sec. 303. Redesignation.
Sec. 304. Transcontinental railroad network.
Sec. 305. Agreements affecting certain historical crossings.
Sec. 306. Invasive species control.
Sec. 307. Funding clarification.
            TITLE IV--NATIONAL BEAR RIVER HERITAGE AREA ACT

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Purpose.
Sec. 403. Definitions.
Sec. 404. Designation of the Bear River National Heritage Area.
Sec. 405. Designation of local coordinating entity.
Sec. 406. Management plan.
Sec. 407. Relationship to Tribal governments.
Sec. 408. Relationship to other Federal agencies.
Sec. 409. Private property and regulatory protections.
Sec. 410. Evaluation; report.
Sec. 411. Termination of authority.

                DIVISION A--PUBLIC LANDS RECREATION ACT

                   TITLE I--MCCOY FLATS TRAIL SYSTEM

SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT.

    Subject to valid existing rights, there is established the McCoy 
Flats Trail System, comprised of certain Federal land administered by 
the Bureau of Land Management in Uintah County, Utah, as identified in 
the October 2012 Decision Record for the McCoy Flats Trail System.

SEC. 102. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year from the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and legal 
description of the trail system established by this title with the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (b) Force and Effect.--The map and legal description submitted 
under this title shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this title, except that the Secretary of the Interior may make any 
minor modifications of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
or legal description.
    (c) Public Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 103. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        administer the trail system established by section 101 in 
        accordance with--
                    (A) this title;
                    (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et. seq.);
                    (C) the 2012 Decision Record for Environmental 
                Assessment DOI-BLM G010-2012-0057 McCoy Flats Trail 
                System; and
                    (D) other applicable laws.
            (2) Uses.--In administering the McCoy Flats Trails System, 
        the Secretary of the Interior shall--
                    (A) coordinate and consult with Uintah County, 
                Utah;
                    (B) provide for new route and trail construction 
                for mountain biking to further recreational 
                opportunities; and
                    (C) minimize conflict between non-motorized 
                recreation and off-highway vehicle use (only on 
                designated routes).
    (b) Management of McCoy Flats Trail System.--The Secretary of the 
Interior shall manage the trail system in a manner that--
            (1) is consistent with the 2012 Decision Record for the 
        McCoy Flats Trail System;
            (2) allows for adjustment to the travel management plan 
        within the regular amendment process; and
            (3) allows for the construction of new mountain biking 
        trails.

SEC. 104. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Management Plan.--
            (1) Plan required.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        develop a management plan for the long-term management of the 
        trail system.
            (2) Recommendations and consultation.--The Secretary of the 
        Interior shall prepare the management plan in consultation and 
        coordination with Uintah County, Utah.
    (b) Fees.--The United States Department of Interior is prohibited 
from the collecting or requiring fees for access or day use of the 
trail system or related parking areas.
    (c) Trail Expansion.--The Secretary shall within 5 years of the 
date of enactment of this Act acquire non-Federal lands and minerals 
within the trail system from willing sellers through exchange or 
purchase. Any acquired lands shall be added to the McCoy Flats Trail 
System and be managed in accordance with the management plan for the 
trail system.

      TITLE II--ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL RECREATION AND GEOLOGIC AREA

SEC. 201. ASHLEY KARST NATIONAL RECREATION AND GEOLOGIC AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
approximately 173,163 acres generally depicted on the map entitled 
``Uintah County, Utah Federal Lands Conservation and Management Act 
Map'' and dated ____, are hereby established as the ``Ashley Karst 
National Recreation and Geologic Area''.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Ashley Karst National Recreation 
and Geologic Area (referred to in this title as the Area) are to 
provide recreational opportunities, protect and manage water resources, 
utilize commercial forest products, and withdraw minerals from 
development.

SEC. 202. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and legal 
description of the Area with the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate.
    (b) Effect.--The map and legal description prepared under 
subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
this title, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct minor 
errors in the map or legal description.
    (c) Public Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the United States Forest Service.

SEC. 203. ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) Administration.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        administer the Area in accordance with--
                    (A) the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 
                U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
                    (B) this title; and
                    (C) other applicable laws.
            (2) Management plan.--
                    (A) Plan required.--Not later than 2 years after 
                the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
                Agriculture shall develop a management plan for the 
                long-term management of the Area.
                    (B) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
                shall prepare the management plan in consultation and 
                coordination with Uintah County, Utah.
                    (C) Uses.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall allow 
                only such uses of the Area that would further the 
                purposes of the Area as described in section 201(b), 
                and in consultation and coordination with Uintah 
                County, Utah. The Secretary of Agriculture shall--
                            (i) provide for recreational opportunities 
                        including snowmobiling, designated trails for 
                        motorcycle riding, roads, and off-highway 
                        vehicle use, camping, and other recreational 
                        activities consistent with this title;
                            (ii) provide for appropriate forest 
                        management, utilizing commercial harvesting for 
                        hazardous fuels reduction, wildland fire 
                        control, control of insects and disease, and 
                        ensure watershed health;
                            (iii) prohibit mineral development;
                            (iv) provide for the continuation of 
                        communication towers including technological 
                        improvements; and
                            (v) promote the long-term protection and 
                        management of the water resources and 
                        underground karst system.

SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Off-Highway Vehicle and Mechanized Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--The use of vehicle, off-highway vehicle 
        and mechanized vehicles shall be permitted within the Area on 
        designated routes.
            (2) Management.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
                designate existing routes in a manner that--
                            (i) utilizes Forest Service roads existing 
                        as of the date of enactment of this Act;
                            (ii) minimizes conflict with sensitive 
                        habitat or cultural or historical resources; 
                        and
                            (iii) does not interfere with private 
                        property or water rights.
                    (B) Closure or rerouting.--
                            (i) In general.--A designated route may be 
                        temporarily closed or rerouted, for a period 
                        not to exceed two years, if the Secretary of 
                        Agriculture, in consultation with the State of 
                        Utah and Uintah County, determines that--
                                    (I) the designated route is 
                                damaging cultural resources or 
                                historical resources;
                                    (II) temporary closure of the 
                                designated route is necessary to repair 
                                the designated route or protect public 
                                safety;
                                    (III) modification of the 
                                designated route would not 
                                significantly affect access within the 
                                Area;
                                    (IV) all other options, other than 
                                a temporary closure or rerouting, have 
                                been exhausted; and
                                    (V) an alternative route has been 
                                provided.
                            (ii) Notice.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
                        shall provide information to the public 
                        regarding any designated routes that are open, 
                        have been rerouted, or are temporarily closed 
                        through--
                                    (I) use of appropriate signage 
                                within the Area; and
                                    (II) use of the internet and web 
                                resources.
                    (C) Whiterocks lake.--Motorized access shall be 
                allowed for the Forest Service, State of Utah and local 
                governments, and water companies to access Whiterocks 
                Lake for general and emergency maintenance purposes.
            (3) Trail construction.--Nothing in this title prohibits 
        new trail construction.
    (b) No Effect on Non-Federal Land or Interests in Non-Federal 
Land.--Nothing in this title affects ownership, management, or other 
rights relating to non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land 
located within the Area.
    (c) Oversnow Vehicles.--Where allowed prior to the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall authorize the 
use of snowmobiles and other over snow vehicles within the Area when 
there is at least 6 inches of snow coverage.
    (d) Fire, Insects, and Disease.--In accordance with this title, the 
Secretary of Agriculture may--
            (1) carry out any measures to manage wildland fire and 
        treat hazardous fuels, insects, and diseases in the Area; and
            (2) coordinate those measures with the appropriate State or 
        local agencies.
    (e) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this title precludes a 
Federal, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire management 
operations (including operations using aircraft or mechanized 
equipment) or interferes with the authority of the Secretary of 
Agriculture to authorize mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush to 
prevent or control the spread of wildfires or the use of mechanized 
equipment for wildfire pre-suppression and suppression, and to improve 
water quality.
    (f) Livestock Grazing.--
            (1) [__].--The grazing of livestock in the Area, if 
        established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be 
        allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, 
        policies, and practices as the Secretary of the Agriculture 
        considers to be necessary in accordance with existing laws and 
        regulations and Appendix A of the report of the Committee on 
        Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives 
        accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-
        405).
            (2) Utah department of agriculture.--In instances in which 
        historic grazing areas, access, or use is disputed by the 
        permittee, data and information provided by the Utah Department 
        of Agriculture shall be given priority consideration by the 
        Secretary of the Agriculture to establish historic grazing 
        areas, access, or use.
    (g) Existing Easements and Rights-of-Way.--Nothing in this title 
precludes the Secretary of Agriculture from renewing easements or 
rights-of-way in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in 
accordance with this title and existing law.
    (h) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this title creates a protective 
        perimeter or buffer zone around the Area.
            (2) Activities outside area.--The fact that an activity or 
        use on land outside the Area can be seen, heard, or smelled 
        within the Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside 
        the boundary of the Area.
    (i) Outfitting and Guide Activities.--Commercial services 
(including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the Area 
are authorized.
    (j) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this title affects the 
jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect to the management of 
fish and wildlife on Federal land in the State, including the 
regulation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and use of helicopters to 
maintain healthy wildlife populations within the Area.
    (k) Access.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide the owner 
of State or private property within the Area access to State or private 
property.
    (l) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Structures and 
facilities, including future structures and facilities, for wildlife 
water development projects (including guzzlers) in the Area are 
authorized.
    (m) Hunting and Fishing.--Hunting and fishing on lands and waters 
owned or managed by the Department of the Agriculture shall continue in 
the Area designated by section 201, if these activities were authorized 
before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (n) Water Rights.--
            (1) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) shall constitute either an express or implied 
                reservation by the United States of any water rights 
                with respect to the Area designated by this section;
                    (B) affects any water rights in the State;
                    (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
                future designations.
                    (D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 
                diversion of water rights held under Utah State law nor 
                shall any claim of resource damages arise due to the 
                rightful diversion or depletion of streams or rivers 
                affecting the Area.
            (2) Utah water law.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        follow the procedural and substantive requirements of Utah 
        State law to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence 
        on the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to the 
        Area.
            (3) Effects on state water rights.--The Secretary of 
        Agriculture shall not take any action that adversely affects--
                    (A) any water rights granted by the State;
                    (B) the authority of the State in adjudicating 
                water rights;
                    (C) definitions established by the State with 
                respect to the term ``beneficial use'' or ``priority of 
                rights'';
                    (D) terms and conditions for groundwater 
                withdrawal;
                    (E) the use of groundwater resources that are in 
                accordance with State law; or
                    (F) other rights or obligations of the State as 
                established under State law.
            (4) Existing water infrastructure.--
                    (A) Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
                limit off-highway vehicle access and road maintenance 
                by the State of Utah or local governments for those 
                maintenance activities necessary to guarantee the 
                continued viability of water resource facilities that 
                currently exist or which may be necessary in the future 
                to prevent the degradation of the water supply in the 
                Area.
                    (B) Nothing in this title shall be construed to 
                encumber, transfer, impair, or limit any water right, 
                or recognized beneficial use, including access to, 
                development, and use of livestock water rights as 
                defined by State law.
    (o) Vegetation Management.--Nothing in this title prevents the 
Secretary of Agriculture from conducting vegetation management projects 
to improve water quality within the Area.
    (p) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Federal land within the Area is withdrawn 
from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under 
        the Federal land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.
    (q) Fees.--Except for improved campgrounds, within the Area the 
United States Forest Service is prohibited from the collecting or 
requiring fees for access or use.

                       TITLE III--LAND CONVEYANCE

SEC. 301. LAND CONVEYANCE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the land use planning requirements 
of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), upon the request of Uintah County, the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture as 
appropriate shall convey the following Federal land to that entity, 
without consideration:
            [(1) Ashley spring property.--The approximately 1,103 acres 
        generally depicted on the map entitled ``Uintah County, Utah 
        Federal Lands Conservation and Management Act Map'', and dated 
        _____ as ``Ashley Spring Property'' to Uintah County, Utah, for 
        public use, drinking water development, and non-motorized 
        recreation.]
    (b) Map and Legal Descriptions.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior and the 
        Secretary of Agriculture shall file a map and legal description 
        of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a) with the 
        Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, 
        the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 
        and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
        the Senate.
            (2) Force and effect.--Each map and legal description 
        submitted under this section shall have the same force and 
        effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary 
        of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture as appropriate 
        may make any minor modifications of any clerical or 
        typographical errors in the map or legal description.
            (3) Public availability.--A copy of the map and legal 
        description shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
        Management or the United States Forest Service, as appropriate.

                  TITLE IV--NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA

[SEC. 401. NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

    Subject to valid existing rights, the following area in the State 
of Utah is hereby established as a National Conservation Area:]
            [(1) John wesley powell.--Certain Federal land, comprising 
        approximately 29,868 acres administered by the Bureau of Land 
        Management in Uintah County, Utah, as generally depicted on the 
        map entitled ``Uintah County, Utah Federal Lands Conservation 
        and Management Act Map'', and dated _____, to be known as the 
        ``John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area''.]

SEC. 402. MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year from the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall file a map and legal 
description of the National Conservation Area established by this title 
with the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
    (b) Force and Effect.--The map and legal description submitted 
under this section shall have the same force and effect as if included 
in this title, except that the Secretary of the Interior may make any 
minor modifications of any clerical or typographical errors in the map 
or legal description.
    (c) Public Availability.--A copy of the map and legal description 
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
office of the Bureau of Land Management.

SEC. 403. ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA.

    (a) Purposes.--In accordance with this title, the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and other 
applicable laws, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage the 
National Conservation Area established by this title in a manner that--
            (1) protects, conserves, and enhances the unique and 
        nationally important historic, cultural, scientific, scenic, 
        recreational, archaeological, flora and fauna, and educational 
        resources of the National Conservation Areas;
            (2) maintains and enhances cooperative and innovative 
        management practices between resource managers, private 
        landowners, and the public in the National Conservation Areas;
            (3) recognizes and maintains to the extent practicable uses 
        authorized or allowed on the day prior to the date of enactment 
        of this Act within the National Conservation Areas; and
            (4) maintain and improve Greater sage-grouse habitat.
    (b) Management Plans.--
            (1) Plan required.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
        develop a management plan for the long-term management of the 
        national conservation area.
            (2) Consultation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
        prepare the management plan in consultation and coordination 
        with the State of Utah and Uintah County, Utah.

SEC. 404. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Withdrawals.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal 
land within the National Conservation Area established under this 
title, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the 
United States within the national conservation area after the date of 
enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--
            (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land 
        laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, 
        and geothermal leasing laws.
    (b) Fire, Insects, and Disease.--The Secretary of the Interior may 
take such measures in the National Conservation Area established under 
this title as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and 
diseases (including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the 
coordination of the activities with a State or local agency).
    (c) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this title precludes a 
Federal, State, or local agency from conducting wildfire management 
operations (including operations using aircraft or mechanized 
equipment) in the National Conservation Area established under this 
title subject to reasonable regulations as prescribed by the Secretary.
    (d) Livestock Grazing.--
            (1) [__].--The grazing of livestock in the National 
        Conservation Area established by this title, if established 
        before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to 
        continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
        practices as the Secretary of the Interior considers to be 
        necessary in accordance with existing laws and regulations and 
        Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and 
        Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying 
        H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101-405).
            (2) Utah department of agriculture.--In instances in which 
        historic grazing areas, access, or use is disputed by the 
        permittee, data and information provided by the Utah Department 
        of Agriculture shall be given priority consideration by the 
        Secretary of Interior to establish historic grazing areas, 
        access, or use.
    (e) Access.--The Secretary of the Interior shall provide in the 
management plan of the National Conservation Area reasonable and 
adequate motorized access to and within the National Conservation Area 
to further the purposes of this title and promote public access to and 
within the National Conservation Area; utilizing existing roads and 
disturbances as reasonably practicable.
    (f) Existing Easements and Rights-of-Way.--Nothing in this title 
precludes the Secretary of the Interior from renewing easements or 
rights-of-way in the National Conservation Area established under this 
title in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, in accordance 
with this Act and existing law.
    (g) Adjacent Management.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this title creates a protective 
        perimeter or buffer zone around the National Conservation Area 
        designated by this title.
            (2) Activities outside conservation area.--The fact that an 
        activity or use on land outside the National Conservation Area 
        established under this title can be seen, heard, or smelled 
        within the National Conservation Area shall not preclude the 
        activity or use outside the boundary of the National 
        Conservation Area.
    (h) Outfitting and Guide Activities.--Commercial services 
(including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the 
National Conservation Area established under this title are authorized.
    (i) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this title affects the 
jurisdiction of the State of Utah with respect to the management of 
fish and wildlife on Federal land in the State, including the 
regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping and use of helicopters to 
maintain healthy wildlife populations, within the National Conservation 
Area established under this title.
    (j) Access.--The Secretary of the Interior shall provide the owner 
of State or private property within the boundary of a conservation area 
established under this Act reasonable access to the owner's property.
    (k) Wildlife Water Development Projects.--Structures and 
facilities, including future and existing structures and facilities, 
for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the 
National Conservation Area established under this title are authorized.
    (l) Hunting and Fishing.--Within the National Conservation Area 
established under this title, hunting and fishing in areas where 
hunting and fishing has been allowed on lands and waters owned or 
managed by the Department of the Interior before the date of enactment 
of this Act, shall continue.
    (m) Water Rights.--
            (1) Statutory construction.--Nothing in this title--
                    (A) shall constitute either an express or implied 
                reservation by the United States of any water rights 
                with respect to the National Conservation Area 
                designated by this title;
                    (B) affects any water rights in the State of Utah 
                existing on the date of enactment of this Act, 
                including any water rights held by the United States;
                    (C) establishes a precedent with regard to any 
                future National Conservation Area designations.
                    (D) shall restrict or prohibit the upstream 
                diversion of water rights held under Utah State law nor 
                shall any claim of resource damages arise due to the 
                rightful diversion or depletion of streams or rivers 
                affecting the Area.
            (2) Existing water infrastructure.--Nothing in this title 
        shall be construed to limit motorized access and road 
        maintenance by local municipalities and water right holders for 
        those maintenance activities necessary to guarantee the 
        continued viability of water resource facilities that currently 
        exist or which may be necessary in the future to prevent the 
        degradation of the water supply in the National Conservation 
        Area designated by this title subject to such reasonable 
        regulations deemed necessary by the Secretary of Interior.
    (n) Wilderness Release.--
            (1) Congress finds that the Federal lands comprising the 
        National Conservation Area designated in this title have been 
        adequately studied for wilderness character and wilderness 
        designation pursuant to section 603 of the Federal Land Policy 
        and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782) and are no longer 
        subject to the requirement of subsection (c) of such section 
        pertaining to the management of wilderness study areas in a 
        manner that does not impair the suitability of such areas for 
        preservation as wilderness.
            (2) The Secretary of the Interior may not promulgate or 
        issue any system-wide regulation, directive, instruction 
        memorandum or order that would direct management of the Federal 
        lands designated as National Conservation Area in this title in 
        a manner contrary to this title.
    (o) Vegetation Management.--Nothing in this title prevents the 
Secretary of the Interior from conducting vegetation management 
projects within the National Conservation Area established under and 
consistent with this title.
    (p) Off-Highway Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--Except in cases in which off-highway 
        vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, including 
        project construction and maintenance, or to respond to an 
        emergency, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be permitted 
        only on designated routes within the National Conservation Area 
        designated by this title.
            (2) Designated routes.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior 
                shall manage existing designated routes in a manner 
                that--
                            (i) is consistent with off-highway vehicle 
                        and mechanized use of the designated routes 
                        under existing laws and regulations established 
                        one day prior to enactment of this Act;
                            (ii) minimizes conflict with sensitive 
                        habitat or cultural or historical resources; 
                        and
                            (iii) does not interfere with private 
                        property or water rights.
                    (B) Closure or rerouting.--
                            (i) In general.--A designated route may be 
                        temporarily closed or rerouted, for a period 
                        not to exceed two years, if the Secretary of 
                        the Interior, in consultation with the State of 
                        Utah, and relevant local government within the 
                        State determines that--
                                    (I) the designated route is 
                                damaging cultural resources or 
                                historical resources;
                                    (II) temporary closure of the 
                                designated route is necessary to repair 
                                the designated route or protect public 
                                safety;
                                    (III) modification of the 
                                designated route would not 
                                significantly affect access within the 
                                conservation area;
                                    (IV) all other options, other than 
                                a temporary closure or rerouting, have 
                                been exhausted; and
                                    (V) an alternative route has been 
                                provided, which may include routes 
                                previously closed.
                            (ii) If temporary closure and rerouting 
                        options as outlined in clause (i) have been 
                        exhausted, and the designated route continues 
                        to damage sensitive habitat or cultural or 
                        historical resources, the minimum track of the 
                        designated route necessary to protect those 
                        resources may be permanently closed.
                    (C) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
                provide information to the public regarding any 
                designated routes that are open, have been rerouted, or 
                are temporarily or permanently closed through--
                            (i) use of appropriate signage within the 
                        National Conservation Area as designated by 
                        this title; and
                            (ii) use of the internet and web resources.
            (3) Permanent road construction.--After the date of 
        enactment of this Act, except as necessary for administrative 
        purposes or to respond to an emergency, the Secretary of the 
        Interior shall not construct any new permanent road within the 
        National Conservation Area designated under this title.
    (q) No Effect on Non-Federal Land or Interests in Non-Federal 
Land.--Nothing in this title affects ownership, management, or other 
rights relating to non-Federal land or interests in non-Federal land.
    (r) Research and Interpretive Facilities.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Interior may establish 
        facilities for--
                    (A) the conduct of scientific research; and
                    (B) the interpretation of the historical, cultural, 
                scientific, archeological, natural and educational 
                resources of the National Conservation Area designated 
                by this title.
            (2) Grants; cooperative agreements.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Interior may make grants 
        to, or enter into cooperative agreements with the State of 
        Utah, local governmental entities, other institutions and 
        organizations, and private entities to conduct research, 
        develop scientific analyses, and carry out any other initiative 
        relating to the restoration or conservation of the National 
        Conservation Area established by this title.
    (s) Partnerships.--In recognition of the value of collaboration to 
foster innovation and enhance research and development efforts, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall encourage partnerships, including 
public-private partnerships, between and among Federal, State and local 
agencies, academic institutions, non-profit organizations and private 
entities.
    (t) Recreation.--The Secretary of the Interior shall continue to 
authorize, maintain, and enhance the recreational use of the National 
Conservation Area designated by this title, including hunting, fishing, 
camping, hiking, backpacking, cross-country skiing, hang gliding, 
paragliding, rock climbing, canyoneering, sightseeing, nature study, 
horseback riding, mountain biking, rafting, off-highway vehicle 
recreation on authorized routes, and other recreational activities, so 
long as such recreational use is consistent with the purposes of the 
national conservation area, this section, and applicable management 
plans.
    (u) Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior as 
        appropriate may acquire land or interest in land within the 
        boundaries of the National Conservation Area designated by this 
        title only by donation, exchange, transfer from another Federal 
        agency, or purchase from a willing seller.
            (2) No condemnation.--Within the National Conservation Area 
        designated by this title, the use of eminent domain or 
        condemnation shall be prohibited.
            (3) Incorporation in national conservation area.--Any land 
        or interest in land located inside the boundary of a National 
        Conservation Area designated by this title that is acquired by 
        the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall 
        be added to and administered as part of the National 
        Conservation Area.
            (4) School trust lands.--Upon request of the Utah School 
        and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, the Secretary 
        shall within five years of the date of enactment of this act 
        acquire lands and minerals owned by the Utah School and 
        Institutional Trust Lands Administration within the National 
        Conservation Area through exchange or purchase. Any acquired 
        lands shall be added to the National Conservation Area and 
        shall be managed in accordance with the management plan of the 
        area.
    (v) [__].--Nothing in this title shall affect existing or future 
sage grouse conservation projects, including the management of 
vegetation through mechanical means within the John Wesley Powell 
National Conservation Area established under this title.
    (w) Fees.--Except for improved campgrounds, within the National 
Conservation Area the United States Department of Interior is 
prohibited from the collecting or requiring fees for access or use.

               TITLE V--JONES HOLE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

SEC. 501. CONVEYANCE OF JONES HOLE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY TO THE STATE 
              OF UTAH.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Property.--The term ``Property'' means the 
        approximately 390 acres known as the ``Jones Hole National Fish 
        Hatchery'', which--
                    (A) is located at 24495 East Jones Hole Hatchery 
                Road, Vernal, Utah, as established under section 8 of 
                the Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956 (Public 
                Law 84-485); and
                    (B) includes--
                            (i) all improvements and related personal 
                        property under the jurisdiction of the 
                        Secretary that are located on that land, 
                        including buildings, structures, equipment;
                            (ii) all easements and leases related to 
                        that land; and
                            (iii) all water rights relating to that 
                        land.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of Utah.
    (b) Conveyance.--At the request of the governor of the State and 
subject to subsection (c), the Secretary shall convey to the State, 
without reimbursement, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the Property, for use by the Utah Division of Wildlife 
Resources as a component of the State's fish culture program.
    (c) Conditions.--The Secretary shall convey the Property not more 
than 180 days after each of the following have occurred:
            (1) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service repairs the 
        spring development and sanitary sewer system of the Property.
            (2) The State enters into an agreement to operate and 
        maintain the fish hatchery on the Property at the State's 
        expense.

               DIVISION B--UTAH MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

             TITLE I--BIG SAND WASH PROJECT TITLE TRANSFER

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Big Sand Wash Project Title 
Transfer Act''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Acquired lands.--The term ``Acquired Lands'' means 
        those lands that were acquired by the Central Utah Water 
        Conservancy District with Federal and District funds for the 
        purpose of water storage and conveyance in the Big Sand Wash 
        Facilities.
            (2) Association.--The term ``Association'' means the Moon 
        Lake Water Users Association, an association of 8 irrigation 
        companies in Utah.
            (3) Big sand wash facilities.--The term ``Big Sand Wash 
        Facilities''--
                    (A) means the following features that are part of 
                the Uinta Basin Replacement Project authorized by the 
                Central Utah Project Completion Act (Public Law 102-
                575)--
                            (i) the Big Sand Wash Dam, including the 
                        enlarged reservoir and outlet works;
                            (ii) the Feeder Pipeline;
                            (iii) the Feeder Diversion;
                            (iv) the Roosevelt Pipeline; and
                            (v) the Big Sand Wash Facilities; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) the Moon Lake Dam and Reservoir; and
                            (ii) the modified outlet works.
            (4) District.--The term ``District'' means the Central Utah 
        Water Conservancy District, a political subdivision of the 
        State of Utah with certain responsibilities for the 
        implementation of the Central Utah Project Completion Act.
            (5) Duchesne county.--The term ``Duchesne County'' means 
        the Duchesne County Water Conservancy District in Duchesne 
        County, Utah.
            (6) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal Lands'' means 
        parcels of federally owned lands and easements acquired for the 
        expansion of the Big Sand Wash Facilities, and includes those 
        original, Association lands deeded to the United States in 
        November 2001 as a permanent easement for the conveyance and 
        storage of water and the right of ingress and egress.
            (7) Feeder diversion.--The term ``Feeder Diversion'' means 
        the diversion structure and appurtenances constructed in the 
        Lake Fork River to divert water into the Big Sand Wash Project, 
        and includes the property acquired by easement for the 
        diversion structure and rights of egress and ingress to the 
        property.
            (8) Feeder pipeline.--The term ``Feeder Pipeline'' means 
        the pipeline and appurtenances constructed from the Feeder 
        Diversion to the Big Sand Wash Reservoir, and includes the 
        property acquired by easement for the pipeline.
            (9) Roosevelt pipeline.--The term ``Roosevelt Pipeline'' 
        means the pipeline and appurtenances constructed to deliver 
        project and non-project water from the Big Sand Wash Facilities 
        for the Association and Duchesne County, and includes the 
        property acquired by easement for the pipeline.
            (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior or a designee of the Secretary.
            (11) Uinta basin replacement project.--The term ``Uinta 
        Basin Replacement Project'' applies to the project that was 
        authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act to 
        enlarge the Big Sand Wash Dam and Reservoir, construct the 
        Feeder Diversion, construct the Feeder Pipeline, construct the 
        Roosevelt Pipeline, modify the Moon Lake outlet works, develop 
        mitigation lands, and develop other facilities as required to 
        complete project purposes.

SEC. 103. CONVEYANCE OF FACILITIES AND LAND.

    (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b) and in consideration of 
the District assuming from the United States all liability for 
administration, operation, and maintenance of the Big Sand Wash 
Facilities, the Secretary shall convey to the District all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the Acquired Lands, 
the Federal Lands, and the Big Sand Wash Facilities in existence on the 
date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall not be 
completed until all of the following occur:
            (1) The District pays to the Secretary the net present 
        value of the remaining repayment obligations identified in the 
        Water Service Contract, Supplement No. 2, Contract No. 14-06-
        400-4286 and Block Notice Number UBRP1, as determined by Office 
        of Management and Budget Circular A-129 (in effect on the date 
        of the enactment of this Act). Such prepayment shall not affect 
        the contract to deliver water between the District and Duchesne 
        County and shall remedy all outstanding issues relating to the 
        District's expenditure of Federal funds for land acquisition.
            (2) The Association, the District, and Duchesne County 
        enter into an agreement, only as mutually deemed necessary by 
        the Parties, reflecting as much as possible the existing 
        operating agreement, Agreement No. 01-07-40-R7020 dated 
        November 15, 2001, that provides for the future operation of 
        and delivery of water from the Big Sand Wash Facilities.
            (3) The Association and the District enter into an 
        agreement to convey Acquired Lands, Federal Lands, the Feeder 
        Diversion, and the Feeder Pipeline to the Association.
            (4) The Association and the District enter into an 
        agreement that ensures the minimum stream flow requirements 
        contained in the Final Environmental Assessment, section 
        203(a), Uinta Basin Replacement Project, dated October 2001.
            (5) The District and the United States enter into an 
        agreement that ensures the minimum stream flow requirements 
        contained in the Final Environmental Assessment, section 
        203(a), Uinta Basin Replacement Project, dated October 2001.
            (6) The District enters into an agreement to convey 
        Acquired Lands and Federal Lands to the Utah Department of 
        Transportation.
            (7) The District enters into an agreement to convey the 
        Roosevelt Pipeline to Duchesne County.
    (c) Prepayment Authority.--The District is hereby granted authority 
to prepay, at net present value as determined by Office of Management 
and Budget Circular A-129 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act), all irrigation block notices associated with the Bonneville 
Unit of the Central Utah Project.
    (d) Payment of Costs.--The District shall pay any necessary and 
reasonable administrative and real estate transfer costs incurred by 
the Secretary in carrying out the conveyance authorized by subsection 
(a).
    (e) Compliance With Environmental Laws.--
            (1) In general.--Before conveying land and facilities under 
        subsection (a), the Secretary shall comply with all applicable 
        requirements under--
                    (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);
                    (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.); and
                    (C) any other law applicable to the land and 
                facilities.
            (2) Effect.--Nothing in this title modifies or alters any 
        obligations under--
                    (A) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
                (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); or
                    (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
                1531 et seq.).

SEC. 104. RELATIONSHIP TO UINTA BASIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

    After the conveyance authorized under section 103(a), the United 
States shall not be liable for damages arising out of any act, 
omission, or occurrence relating to the Big Sand Wash Facilities, 
Acquired Lands, and Federal Lands, except for damages caused by acts of 
negligence committed by the United States or by any employee or agent 
of the United States before the date of the conveyance, consistent with 
chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code.

SEC. 105. REPORT.

    If the conveyance authorized by section 103(a) is not completed by 
the date that is 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the status of the conveyance;
            (2) describes any obstacles to completing the conveyance; 
        and
            (3) specifies an anticipated date for completion of the 
        conveyance.

                  TITLE II--HYDE PARK LAND CONVEYANCE

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act''.

SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this title:
            (1) City.--The term ``City'' means the City of Hyde Park, 
        Utah.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 203. LAND CONVEYANCE, CITY OF HYDE PARK, UTAH.

    (a) Conveyance Required.--Subject to valid existing rights, if the 
City submits a written request to the Secretary not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act requesting the conveyance of 
the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b) for 
public purposes, the Secretary shall convey, without consideration and 
by quitclaim deed, to the City all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to the parcel of land, including improvements 
thereon, described in subsection (b).
    (b) Description of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The parcel of Bureau of Land Management 
        land and any improvements to be conveyed under subsection (a) 
        is the approximately 80-acre parcel identified on the map 
        entitled ``Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act'' and dated October 
        23, 2017.
            (2) Availability of map.--The map referred to in paragraph 
        (1) shall be kept on file and available for public inspection 
        in the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. The 
        Secretary may correct minor errors in the map.
    (c) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the Bureau 
of Land Management land to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
    (d) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition for the conveyance under 
subsection (a), all costs associated with such conveyance shall be paid 
by the City.
    (e) Time for Completion of Conveyance.--The Secretary shall 
complete the conveyance under subsection (a) not later than one year 
after the date on which the City submits the written request described 
in such subsection.

               TITLE III--GOLDEN SPIKE 150TH ANNIVERSARY

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Golden Spike 150th Anniversary 
Act''.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Adjacent landowner.--The term ``adjacent landowner'' 
        means the non-Federal owner of property that directly abuts the 
        Park boundaries.
            (2) Historical crossing.--The term ``historical crossing'' 
        means a corridor with a maximum width of 30 feet across former 
        railroad rights-of-way within the Park--
                    (A) that has been used by adjacent landowners in an 
                open manner multiple times in more than 1 of the past 
                10 years for vehicle, farm machinery, or livestock 
                travel; or
                    (B) where existing utility or pipelines have been 
                placed.
            (3) Network.--The term ``Network'' means the 
        Transcontinental Railroad Network established under section 4.
            (4) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Golden Spike 
        National Historical Park designated under section 3.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National 
        Park Service.
            (6) Transcontinental railroad.--The term ``Transcontinental 
        Railroad'' means the approximately 1,912-mile continuous 
        railroad constructed between 1863 and 1869 from Council Bluffs, 
        Iowa, to San Francisco, California.

SEC. 303. REDESIGNATION.

    (a) Redesignation.--The Golden Spike National Historic Site 
designated April 2, 1957, and placed under the administration of the 
National Park Service under the Act of July 10, 1965 (79 Stat. 426), 
shall be known and designated as the ``Golden Spike National Historical 
Park''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Golden Spike 
National Historic Site shall be considered a reference to the ``Golden 
Spike National Historical Park''.
    (c) Network.--The Park shall be part of the Network.

SEC. 304. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD NETWORK.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish, within the National 
Park Service, the Transcontinental Railroad Network. The Network shall 
not include properties used in active freight railroad operations (or 
other ancillary purposes) or reasonably anticipated to be used for 
freight railroad operations in the future.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) inventory National Park Service sites, facilities, and 
        programs; and
            (2) identify other sites, facilities, and programs,
to determine their suitability for inclusion in the Network, as 
delineated under subsection (e).
    (c) Duties of the Secretary.--In carrying out the Network, the 
Secretary shall--
            (1) produce and disseminate appropriate education materials 
        relating to the history, construction, and legacy of the 
        Transcontinental Railroad, such as handbooks, maps, 
        interpretive guides, or electronic information;
            (2) identify opportunities to enhance the recognition of 
        immigrant laborers' contributions to the history, construction, 
        and legacy of the Transcontinental Railroad;
            (3) enter into appropriate cooperative agreements and 
        memoranda of understanding to provide technical assistance 
        under subsection (d); and
            (4) create and adopt an official, uniform symbol or device 
        for the Network and issue guidance for the use of such symbol 
        or device.
    (d) Elements.--The Network shall encompass the following elements:
            (1) All units and programs of the National Park Service 
        that are determined by the Secretary to relate to the history, 
        construction, and legacy of the Transcontinental Railroad.
            (2) With the consent of each person owning any legal 
        interest in the property, other Federal, State, local, and 
        privately owned properties that have a verifiable connection to 
        the history, construction, and legacy of the Transcontinental 
        Railroad and are included in, or determined by the Secretary to 
        be eligible for inclusion in, the National Register of Historic 
        Places.
            (3) Other governmental and nongovernmental programs of an 
        educational, research, or interpretive nature that are directly 
        related to the history, construction, and legacy of the 
        Transcontinental Railroad.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding.--To 
achieve the purposes of this section and to ensure effective 
coordination of the Federal and non-Federal elements of the Network 
described in subsection (d) with National Park System units and 
programs of the National Park Service, the Secretary may enter into 
cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding with, and provide 
technical assistance to, the heads of other Federal agencies, States, 
units of local government, regional governmental bodies, and private 
entities.

SEC. 305. AGREEMENTS AFFECTING CERTAIN HISTORICAL CROSSINGS.

    (a) Programmatic Agreement.--No later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall enter into a 
Programmatic Agreement with the Utah State Historic Preservation Office 
and other consulting parties to add certain undertakings in the Park to 
the list of those eligible for streamlined review under section 106 of 
the Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (54 U.S.C. 306108). In the 
development of the Programmatic Agreement, the Secretary shall 
collaborate with adjacent landowners, Tribes, and other consulting 
parties.
    (b) Process for Approval.--After the completion of the Programmatic 
Agreement under subsection (a), an adjacent landowner shall give the 
Secretary notice of proposed certain undertakings. Within 30 days of 
the receipt of the notice, the Secretary shall review and approve the 
proposed certain undertakings if consistent with the Programmatic 
Agreement.
    (c) Definition of Certain Undertakings.--As used in this section, 
the term ``certain undertakings'' means those activities that take 
place on, within, or under a historical crossing and--
            (1) will last less than 1 month and will have limited 
        physical impact on the surface of the historical crossing;
            (2) have been implemented by an adjacent landowner or other 
        adjacent landowners in the past; or
            (3) is the subject of a categorical exclusion under the 
        National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
        seq.).

SEC. 306. INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL.

    At the request of an adjacent landowner, within 30 days of such a 
request, the Secretary shall authorize the adjacent landowner to 
participate in the eradication of invasive species in the Park for a 
period of up to 10 years, subject to renewal. Such an authorization 
shall provide--
            (1) that the invasive species proposed for eradication is 
        identified as such by the National Park Service;
            (2) that the method, timing, and location of the 
        eradication must be approved by the Secretary; and
            (3) appropriate indemnification of the adjacent landowner.

SEC. 307. FUNDING CLARIFICATION.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this title. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise authorized.

            TITLE IV--NATIONAL BEAR RIVER HERITAGE AREA ACT

SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``National Bear River Heritage Area 
Act''.

SEC. 402. PURPOSE.

    The purposes of this title include--
            (1) to foster a close working relationship with all levels 
        of government, Tribes, the private sector, residents, business 
        interests, and local communities in the States of Idaho and 
        Utah;
            (2) to empower communities in the States of Idaho and Utah 
        to exercise stewardship of their heritage while strengthening 
        future economic opportunities;
            (3) to interpret, develop, and encourage stewardship of the 
        historic, cultural, and recreational resources within the 
        Heritage Area and the natural and scenic features of which they 
        are a part; and
            (4) to expand, foster, and develop heritage businesses and 
        products relating to the cultural heritage of the Heritage 
        Area.

SEC. 403. DEFINITIONS.

    In this title:
            (1) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Bear River 
        Heritage Area Council, which includes representatives of all 
        signers of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for the Bear 
        River Heritage Area, administered by the Bear River Association 
        of Governments.
            (2) Executive committee.--The term ``Executive Committee'' 
        means the Executive Committee of the Council.
            (3) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the 
        National Bear River Heritage Area established by section 
        404(a).
            (4) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local 
        coordinating entity'' means the local coordinating entity for 
        the Heritage Area designated by section 405(a).
            (5) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Heritage Area required under 
        section 405.
            (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (7) States.--The term ``States'' means the States of Idaho 
        and Utah.
            (8) Tribe or tribal.--The terms ``Tribe'' or ``Tribal'' 
        mean any federally recognized Indian Tribe with cultural 
        heritage and historic interests within the proposed Bear River 
        National Heritage Area.

SEC. 404. DESIGNATION OF THE BEAR RIVER NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the States the National 
Bear River Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--The boundaries of the Heritage Area shall 
        include--
                    (A) areas in the States that are within the main 
                drainage area of the Bear River;
                    (B) Bear Lake, Caribou, Franklin, and Oneida 
                Counties in the State of Idaho;
                    (C) Box Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties in the 
                State of Utah;
                    (D) the following communities in the State of 
                Idaho: Malad, Clifton, Dayton, Franklin, Preston, 
                Oxford, Weston, Bancroft, Soda Springs, Grace, 
                Bloomington, Paris, Georgetown, Montpelier, and St. 
                Charles; and
                    (E) the following communities in that State of 
                Utah: Bear River, Brigham City, Corinne, Deweyville, 
                Elwood, Fielding, Garland, Honeyville, Howell, Mantua, 
                Perry, Plymouth, Portage, Snowville, Tremonton, 
                Willard, Amalga, Clarkston, Cornish, Hyde Park, Hyrum, 
                Lewiston, Logan, Mendon, Millville, Newton, Nibley, 
                North Logan, Paradise, Providence, Richmond, River 
                Heights, Smithfield, Trenton, Wellsville, Garden City, 
                Laketown, Randolph, and Woodruff.
            (2) Map.--The Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage 
        Area, which shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the office of the Director of the National Park 
        Service.
            (3) Notice to local and tribal governments.--The Council 
        shall provide to the government of each City, Town, County, or 
        Tribe that has jurisdiction over property proposed to be 
        included in the Heritage Area written notice of the proposed 
        inclusion.
    (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be administered in 
accordance with this title.

SEC. 405. DESIGNATION OF LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITY.

    (a) Local Coordinating Entity.--The Council shall be the management 
entity for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Authorities of Local Coordinating Entity.--The local 
coordinating entity may, for purposes of preparing and implementing the 
management plan--
            (1) prepare reports, studies, interpretive exhibits and 
        programs, historic preservation projects, and other activities 
        recommended in the management plan for the Heritage Area;
            (2) make grants to the States, political subdivisions of 
        the States, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
            (3) enter into cooperative agreements with the States, 
        political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, 
        and other organizations;
            (4) hire and compensate staff;
            (5) obtain funds or services from any source, including 
        funds and services provided under any Federal program or law, 
        in which case the Federal share of the cost of any activity 
        assisted using Federal funds provided for National Heritage 
        Areas shall not be more than 50 percent; and
            (6) contract for goods and services.
    (c) Duties of Local Coordinating Entity.--To further the purposes 
of the Heritage Area, the local coordinating entity shall--
            (1) prepare a management plan for the Heritage Area in 
        accordance with section 405;
            (2) give priority to the implementation of actions, goals, 
        and strategies set forth in the management plan, including 
        assisting units of government, Tribes, and other persons in--
                    (A) carrying out programs and projects that 
                recognize and protect important resource values in the 
                Heritage Area;
                    (B) encouraging economic viability in the Heritage 
                Area in accordance with the goals of the management 
                plan;
                    (C) establishing and maintaining interpretive 
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                    (D) developing heritage-based recreational and 
                educational opportunities for residents and visitors in 
                the Heritage Area;
                    (E) increasing public awareness of and appreciation 
                for the natural, historic, cultural, Tribal, scenic, 
                and recreational resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (F) restoring historic buildings that are--
                            (i) located in the Heritage Area; and
                            (ii) related to the themes of the Heritage 
                        Area; and
                    (G) installing throughout the Heritage Area clear, 
                consistent, and appropriate signs identifying public 
                access points and sites of interest;
            (3) consider the interests of diverse units of government, 
        Tribes, businesses, tourism officials, private property owners, 
        and nonprofit groups within the Heritage Area in developing and 
        implementing the management plan;
            (4) conduct public meetings at least semiannually regarding 
        the development and implementation of the management plan; and
            (5) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds provided 
        for National Heritage Areas are expended for the Heritage 
        Area--
                    (A) submit to the Secretary an annual report that 
                describes--
                            (i) the accomplishments of the local 
                        coordinating entity;
                            (ii) the expenses and income of the local 
                        coordinating entity; and
                            (iii) the entities to which the local 
                        coordinating entity made any grants;
                    (B) make available for audit all records relating 
                to the expenditure of the Federal funds and any 
                matching funds; and
                    (C) require, with respect to all agreements 
                authorizing the expenditure of Federal funds by other 
                organizations, that the receiving organizations make 
                available for audit all records relating to the 
                expenditure of the Federal funds.
    (d) Prohibition on Acquisition of Real Property.--
            (1) In general.--The local coordinating entity shall not 
        use Federal funds provided for National Heritage Areas to 
        acquire real property or any interest in real property.
            (2) Other sources.--Nothing in this title precludes the 
        local coordinating entity from using funds from other sources 
        for authorized purposes, including the acquisition of real 
        property or any interest in real property.
    (e) Delegation.--
            (1) In general.--The Council may delegate the 
        responsibilities and actions under this section for each area 
        identified in section 404(b)(1).
            (2) Review.--All delegated responsibilities and actions are 
        subject to review and approval by the Council.

SEC. 406. MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which 
funds are first made available to carry out this title, the local 
coordinating entity shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a 
management plan for the Heritage Area.
    (b) Contents.--The management plan for the Heritage Area shall--
            (1) include comprehensive policies, strategies, and 
        recommendations for the conservation, funding, management, and 
        development of the Heritage Area;
            (2) include a description of actions and commitments that 
        governments, private organizations, and citizens will take to 
        protect, enhance, and interpret the natural, historic, 
        cultural, scenic, Tribal, educational, and recreational 
        resources of the Heritage Area;
            (3) describe a program of implementation for the management 
        plan that includes--
                    (A) performance goals and ongoing performance 
                evaluation;
                    (B) plans for resource protection, enhancement and 
                interpretation; and
                    (C) specific commitments for implementation that 
                have been made by the local coordinating entity or any 
                government, Tribe, organization, business or 
                individual;
            (4) include an interpretative plan for the Heritage Area;
            (5) take into consideration existing State, county, local, 
        and Tribal plans;
            (6) specify the existing and potential sources of funding 
        to protect, manage, and develop the Heritage Area;
            (7) include an inventory of the natural, historic, 
        cultural, scenic, Tribal, educational, and recreational 
        resources of the Heritage Area relating to the themes of the 
        Heritage Area that should be preserved, restored, managed, 
        developed, or maintained; and
            (8) include an analysis of, and recommendations for, ways 
        in which Federal, State, local, and Tribal government programs, 
        may best be coordinated to further the purposes of this title, 
        including recommendations for the role of the National Park 
        Service in the Heritage Area.
    (c) Approval and Disapproval of Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
        which the local coordinating entity submits the management plan 
        to the Secretary, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
        States, affected counties, and Tribal governments, shall 
        approve or disapprove the proposed management plan.
            (2) Considerations.--In determining whether to approve or 
        disapprove the management plan, the Secretary shall consider 
        whether--
                    (A) the local coordinating entity is representative 
                of the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, 
                including governments, natural and historic resource 
                preservation organizations, Tribes, educational 
                institutions, businesses, and recreational 
                organizations;
                    (B) the local coordinating entity has provided 
                adequate opportunities (including public meetings) for 
                public, Tribal, and governmental involvement in the 
                preparation of the management plan;
                    (C) the resource protection and interpretation 
                strategies contained in the management plan, if 
                implemented, would adequately protect the natural, 
                historic, Tribal, cultural, and recreational resources 
                of the Heritage Area; and
                    (D) the management plan is supported by the 
                appropriate State, local, and Tribal officials, the 
                cooperation of which is needed to ensure the effective 
                implementation of the State, local, and Tribal aspects 
                of the management plan.
            (3) Disapproval and revisions.--
                    (A) In general.--If the Secretary disapproves a 
                proposed management plan, the Secretary shall--
                            (i) advise the local coordinating entity, 
                        in writing, of the reasons for the disapproval; 
                        and
                            (ii) make recommendations for revision of 
                        the proposed management plan.
                    (B) Approval or disapproval.--The Secretary shall 
                approve or disapprove a revised management plan not 
                later than 180 days after the date on which the revised 
                management plan is submitted.
    (d) Approval of Amendments.--The Secretary shall review and approve 
or disapprove substantial amendments to the management plan in 
accordance with subsection (c).

SEC. 407. RELATIONSHIP TO TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.

    Nothing in this title shall construe, define, waive limit, or 
affect any rights of any federally recognized Indian Tribe and Federal 
trust responsibility.

SEC. 408. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title affects the authority of a 
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any 
other law.
    (b) Consultation and Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency 
planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage 
Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the 
Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the extent practicable.
    (c) Other Federal Agencies.--Nothing in this title--
            (1) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation 
        authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the 
        jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
            (2) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to 
        implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of 
        the Heritage Area; or
            (3) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of 
        Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency.

SEC. 409. PRIVATE PROPERTY AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.

    Nothing in this title--
            (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether 
        public or private), including the right to refrain from 
        participating in any plan, project, program, or activity 
        conducted within the Heritage Area;
            (2) requires any property owner to permit public access 
        (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the 
        property of the property owner, or to modify public access or 
        use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, 
        State, or local law;
            (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved 
        land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, 
        State, Tribal or local agency, or conveys any land use or other 
        regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity;
            (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation 
        of water or water rights;
            (5) affects the licensing or relicensing of facilities by 
        the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission within the proposed 
        Heritage Area;
            (6) diminishes the authority of the States to manage fish 
        and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting 
        within the Heritage Area or the authority of Tribes to regulate 
        their members with respect to such matters in the exercise of 
        Tribal treaty rights; or
            (7) creates any liability, or affects any liability under 
        any other law, of any private property owner with respect to 
        any person injured on the private property.

SEC. 410. EVALUATION; REPORT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years before the date specified 
under section 411, the Secretary shall--
            (1) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the 
        Heritage Area; and
            (2) prepare a report in accordance with subsection (c).
    (b) Evaluation.--An evaluation conducted under subsection (a)(1) 
shall--
            (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity 
        with respect to--
                    (A) accomplishing the purposes of this title for 
                the Heritage Area; and
                    (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the 
                approved management plan for the Heritage Area;
            (2) analyze the Federal, State, local, Tribal, and private 
        investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage and 
        impact of the investments; and
            (3) review the management structure, partnership 
        relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for purposes of 
        identifying the critical components for sustainability of the 
        Heritage Area.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Based on the evaluation conducted under 
        subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall prepare a report that 
        includes recommendations for the future role of the National 
        Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage Area.
            (2) Submission to congress.--On completion of the report, 
        the Secretary shall submit the report to--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
                of Representatives.

SEC. 411. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.

    The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this 
title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of 
enactment of this title.
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