[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S206-S221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. REID (for Mrs. Feinstein):
  S. 138. A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation 
opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California 
Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce the 
California Desert Protection Act of 2011.
  This bill is an effort to plan for the competing uses--such as 
conservation, off-highway vehicle recreation, development, and military 
training--that are now being proposed for the desert. These uses of our 
public lands can coexist through comprehensive planning, but in the 
absence of such planning, it's quite possible that none will thrive.
  During the previous Congress I introduced similar legislation to help 
preserve pristine desert lands that were donated to the Federal 
Government for permanent conservation a decade ago, but that more 
recently have come under threat of development because of a flawed 
bureaucratic process that failed to protect them.
  Over the last year the bill was endorsed by more than 100 
organizations and agencies, and it had a hearing in the Energy and 
Natural Resources Committee.
  I am grateful to Senator Bingaman and his staff for working with me 
to prepare the bill for further action in the Energy and Natural 
Resources Committee. I believe we can revise the bill to address 
further the needs of renewable energy developers, the Department of 
Defense, off-road recreation enthusiasts, local government and others, 
and I look forward to continuing that effort in the new Congress.
  I strongly believe that conservation, renewable energy development 
and recreation can and must co-exist in the California Desert--and this 
legislation strikes a carefully conceived balance between these 
sometimes competing concerns.
  The key provisions of this bill would designate two new national 
monuments--the Mojave Trails and the Sand

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to Snow National Monuments; add adjacent lands to the Joshua Tree and 
Death Valley National Parks and the Mojave National Preserve; designate 
5 new BLM wilderness areas and protect 4 important waterways--including 
the Amargosa River and Deep Creek--as Wild and Scenic Rivers; and 
enhance recreational opportunities in the desert and ensure that the 
training needs of the military are met.
  This bill is the product of painstaking discussions with key 
stakeholders including environmental groups, local and State 
government, off-highway recreation enthusiasts, hunters, cattle 
ranchers, mining interests, the Department of Defense, wind and solar 
energy companies, California's public utility companies, and many 
others. I am grateful for all of their efforts.
  The previous version of my bill proposed specific improvements to the 
Department of the Interior's rules governing the development of 
renewable energy on public lands. I'm pleased that the Department has 
instituted a number of new policies over the last year which have 
greatly improved the process. Consequently, the current bill focuses 
primarily on conservation, recreation and other important uses of the 
California desert.
  However, I intend to work with my colleagues from the West on 
separate legislation to further expedite the development of wind and 
solar energy in California and the West.
  The California Desert Protection Act, which was enacted in 1994, was 
a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at conserving some of the most 
beautiful and ecologically significant lands in my home State.
  The law created Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park 
and the Mojave National Preserve, as well as 69 desert wilderness areas 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, BLM.
  Collectively, it protected more than 7 million acres of desert lands, 
making it the largest land conservation bill in the lower 48 States in 
U.S. history.
  To this day, it remains one of my proudest accomplishments since 
joining this body.
  Much has changed since the passage of the California Desert 
Protection Act. Many of the impediments that prevented conservation of 
other pristine desert lands in the area no longer exist.
  For example the Department of Defense concerns with designating some 
wilderness areas near Fort Irwin have been resolved; many mining areas 
inside national parks and potential wilderness have closed; grazing 
allotments on both BLM and National Park Service land have been retired 
by willing sellers; hundreds of thousands of acres of privately owned 
land have been donated to or acquired by the Federal Government.
  Yet even as these issues were resolved, new challenges have emerged. 
There are now competing demands over how best to manage hundreds of 
thousands of acres of public lands in the desert.
  Some believe the lands should be used for large-scale solar and wind 
facilities and transmission lines. Others would like to conserve 
critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.
  Some would like more acreage available for grazing or for off-road 
recreation.
  Finally, some would like to see additional lands made available for 
military training and base expansion.
  Two years ago, I learned that BLM had accepted applications to build 
vast solar and wind energy projects on former railroad lands previously 
owned by the Catellus Corporation. These lands had been donated to the 
Federal Government or acquired with taxpayer funds with the explicit 
goal of conservation.
  Approximately $45 million of private donations--including a $5 
million land discount from Catellus Corporation--and $18 million in 
Federal Land and Water Conservation grants was spent to purchase these 
lands, with the intent of conserving them in perpetuity.
  As the sponsor of the legislative provisions that helped secure the 
deal to acquire the roughly 600,000 acres of former private land, I 
found the BLM's actions unacceptable.
  We have an obligation to honor our commitment to conserve these 
lands--and I believe we can still accomplish that goal while also 
fulfilling California's commitment to develop a clean energy portfolio.
  I believe the development of these new cleaner energy sources is 
vital to addressing climate change, yet we must be careful about 
selecting where these facilities are located.
  I plan to work with senators from Western States to improve the 
renewable energy permitting process to allow quicker development of 
renewable energy projects on private and disturbed public land. This 
effort likely requires separate legislation and improved regulation.
  I applaud the Department of the Interior's efforts over the last year 
to address this problem, especially Interior's proposed designation of 
24 solar energy zones encompassing 677,000 acres of public land in 6 
Western States. By designating these zones in appropriate areas and 
streamlining the permitting process for projects proposed there, the 
Department has helped ensure that sensitive areas of the desert can be 
preserved.
  As BLM finalizes the creation of these Zones and its new Solar Energy 
Program, I will push BLM to create a development zone in the West 
Mojave, conduct sufficient study of zones to ensure projects in these 
locations can be permitted quickly, and establish the program's rules 
as expeditiously as possible.

  I will continue to suggest ways that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service can improve permitting on private lands, the Defense Department 
can welcome development on its bases, and the Forest Service can 
utilize its own lands. These matters may require legislation.
  There is enough land in California's desert to protect the most 
precious areas of the Mojave and aggressively develop renewable 
resources where permitting will be rapid. California must develop 
15,000 to 20,000 megawatts of renewable power to meet its climate goals 
by 2020, and the current permitting process will need to vastly improve 
for the state to meet this goal.
  First, this bill will ensure that hundreds of thousands of acres of 
land donated to the federal government for conservation will be 
protected by creating the Mojave Trails National Monument. This new 
monument would cover approximately 941,000 acres of federal land, which 
includes approximately 266,000 acres of the former Catellus-owned 
railroad lands along historic Route 66. I visited the area and was 
amazed by the beauty of the massive valleys, pristine dry lakes, and 
rugged mountains.
  In addition to its iconic sweeping desert vistas and majestic 
mountain ranges, this area of the Eastern Mojave also contains critical 
wildlife corridors linking Joshua Tree National Park and the Mojave 
National Preserve. It also encompasses hundreds of thousands of acres 
designated as areas of critical environmental concern, critical habitat 
for the threatened desert tortoise, and ancient lava bed flows and 
craters. It is surrounded by more than a dozen BLM wilderness areas.
  The BLM would be given the authority to both conserve the monument 
lands, and also to maintain existing recreational uses, including 
hunting, vehicular travel on open roads and trails, camping, horseback 
riding and rockhounding.
  The bill also creates an advisory committee to help develop and 
oversee the implementation of the monument management plan. It would be 
comprised of representatives from local, state and federal government, 
conservation and recreation groups, and local Native American tribes.
  Before I go on to the other conservation provisions in the bill, I 
would like to address one important issue--and that is what should be 
done about some of the proposed renewable energy development projects 
proposed for lands included in this monument.
  Although it is true that the monument will prevent further 
consideration of some applications to develop solar and wind energy 
projects on former Catellus lands or adjoining lands in the monument, 
it is important to note that of the proposals in question, not a single 
one has been granted a permit, nor is a single one under review at the 
California Energy Commission or under formal NEPA, National 
Environmental Policy Act, review at BLM.
  To ensure that creation of the monument does not unnecessarily harm 
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firms that worked in good faith and invested substantial time and 
resources to produce renewable energy in California, the legislation 
will offer these companies an opportunity to relocate their projects to 
federal renewable energy zones currently being developed by the 
Department of the Interior.
  Additionally, the monument would not prevent the construction or 
expansion of necessary transmission lines critical to linking renewable 
energy generation facilities with the electricity grid.
  Second, the bill would establish the ``Sand to Snow National 
Monument,'' encompassing 134,000 acres of land from the desert floor in 
the Coachella Valley up to the top of Mount San Gorgonio, the highest 
peak in Southern California.
  The boundaries of this second, smaller new monument would include two 
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern: Big Morongo Canyon and 
Whitewater Canyon, the BLM and U.S. Forest Service San Gorgonio 
Wilderness, the Wildlands Conservancy's Pipe's Canyon and Mission Creek 
Preserves, and additional public and private conservation lands, 
including two wildlife movement corridor areas connecting the 
Peninsular Ranges with the Transverse Ranges.
  This area is truly remarkable, and would arguably be the most 
environmentally diverse national monument in the country. It serves as 
the intersection of three converging ecological systems--the Mojave 
Desert, the Colorado Desert, and the San Bernardino mountains--and is 
one of the most important wildlife corridors in Southern California.
  This monument designation would protect 23.6 miles of the Pacific 
Crest Trail and the habitat for approximately 240 species of migrating 
and breeding birds, the second highest density of nesting birds in the 
United States. It also serves as a home and a crucial migration 
corridor for animals traveling between Joshua Tree National Park, the 
oasis at Big Morongo, and the higher elevations of the San Bernardino 
Mountains.
  I'd like to make one additional point, and that is that despite its 
ecological significance, this area is not particularly well-known--
largely because it is managed by a number of distinct entities, 
including the BLM, Forest Service, National Park Service and private 
preserves and conservation agencies. So, the monument designation would 
help to attract more attention to one of California's natural gems.
  Third, the bill establishes new wilderness areas and allows more 
appropriate use of lands currently designated as Wilderness Study 
Areas.
  The 1994 California Desert Protection Act extended wilderness 
protection to many areas in the desert, yet several areas near Fort 
Irwin were designated as wilderness study areas in order to allow the 
base to expand.
  Now that Fort Irwin's expansion is complete, it is time to consider 
these areas for permanent wilderness designation.
  The bill protects approximately 250,000 acres of BLM land as 
wilderness in five areas. These areas contain some of the most pristine 
and rugged landscapes in the California desert.
  Beyond Fort Irwin, the bill also expands wilderness areas in Death 
Valley National Park, 90,000 acres, and the San Bernardino National 
Forest, 4,300 acres, inside the Sand to Snow National Monument created 
by this bill.
  The bill also releases 126,000 acres of land from their existing 
wilderness study area designation in response to requests from local 
government and recreation users. This will allow the land to be made 
available for other purposes, including recreational off-highway 
vehicle use on designated routes.
  Fourth, this bill would create the Vinagre Wash Special Management 
Area.
  The agreed-upon designation for this area in Imperial County, near 
the Colorado River, was reached after careful discussion with key 
stakeholders.
  Although the land possesses some wilderness characteristics, there 
are also competing interests. The Navy Seals currently use some of this 
area for occasional training. Additionally, many local residents enjoy 
touring the rolling hills in the area by jeep.
  Through the combined efforts of conservation groups, local residents 
and county government, and the Department of Defense, a compromise 
conservation designation was developed.
  For the land known as the Vinagre Wash, the bill will create a 
``special management area'' covering 76,000 acres, including 12,000 
acres of former railroad lands donated to the federal government.
  Of these, 49,000 acres are designated as potential wilderness and 
only become permanent wilderness if and when the Department of Defense 
determines these lands are no longer needed for Navy Seal training.
  This designation will permit the area to continue to be accessed by 
vehicles and be used for camping, hiking, mountain biking, sightseeing, 
and off-highway vehicle use on designated routes and protect tribal 
cultural assets in the area.
  Fifth, the bill adds to or designates four new Wild and Scenic 
Rivers, totaling 76 miles in length. These designations will ensure the 
rivers remain clean and free-flowing and that their immediate 
environments are preserved. These beautiful waterways are Deep Creek 
and the Whitewater River in and near the San Bernardino National 
Forest, as well as the Amargosa River and Surprise Canyon Creek near 
Death Valley National Park.
  Sixth, the bill adds approximately 74,000 acres of adjacent lands to 
the three National Parks established by the 1994 California Desert 
Protection Act: 41,000 acres in Death Valley National Park. This 
includes former mining areas where the claims have been retired and a 
narrow strip of BLM land between National Park and Defense Department 
boundaries that has made BLM management difficult; almost 30,000 acres 
in the Mojave National Preserve. This land was not included in the 
original Monument because of the former Viceroy gold mine. However, the 
mining operations ceased several years ago and the reclamation process 
is nearly complete. Additionally, a 2007 analysis by the Interior 
Department recommended that this area would be suitable to add to the 
Preserve; 2,900 acres in Joshua Tree National Park. This includes 
multiple small parcels of BLM land identified for disposal on its 
periphery. Transferring this land to the Park Service would help 
protect Joshua Tree by preserving these undeveloped areas that border 
residential communities.
  Seventh, the bill designates new lands as Off-Highway Vehicle 
Recreation Areas.
  One of the key goals I have strived for in this bill is to find 
balance to ensure that the many different needs and uses in the desert 
are accommodated with the least possible conflict. Some of the most 
frequent visitors to the desert are the off-highway recreation 
enthusiasts.
  In California alone, there are over 1 million registered off-highway 
vehicles, many of which can be found exploring thousands of miles of 
desert trails or BLM designated open areas.
  However, in order to meet military training needs, the Marine Corps 
is studying the potential expansion of Marine Corps Air Ground Combat 
Center at Twentynine Palms into Johnson Valley, the largest OHV area in 
the country. I strongly support providing our troops with the best 
possible training, but if the Marines need to expand the base into 
Johnson Valley, this could have potentially resulted in the loss of 
tens of thousands of acres of OHV recreation lands.
  In 2009 I met with Major General Eugene Payne, Assistant Deputy 
Commandant for Installations and Logistics, and Brigadier General 
Melvin Spiese, Commanding General, Training and Education Command, to 
discuss this issue, and I am very grateful for their efforts to 
consider base expansion options that would preserve much of Johnson 
Valley for recreation.
  As the result of those meetings, the Marine Corps has committed to 
studying an alternative that would allow for a portion of Johnson 
Valley to be used exclusively for military training, another portion to 
be used exclusively for continued OHV recreation and a third area for 
joint use. While the environmental review process must first be 
completed, I am hopeful that this option will prevail for the benefit 
of the Marines and recreational users of Johnson Valley.
  The lesson learned from Johnson Valley is that, despite the vast size 
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few areas dedicated to OHV recreation, and even those areas face 
increasing competition from other types of uses. These areas are 
important not only to the hundreds of thousands visitors who enjoy 
them, but also to the local economy that depends on their tourist 
dollars. Additionally, by protecting these areas, we also protect 
conservation areas by providing appropriate places for OHV recreation.
  This bill will designate five existing OHV areas in the Mojave desert 
as permanent OHV areas, providing off-highway groups some certainty 
that these uses will be protected as much as conservation areas. 
Collectively, these areas could be as much as 314,000 acres, depending 
on what, if any, of Johnson Valley is ultimately needed by the Marines.
  This section of the bill also requires the Secretary of the Inerior 
to conduct a study to determine which, if any, lands adjacent to these 
recreation areas would be suitable for addition. This will help make up 
for some of the lost acres in Johnson Valley should the Marines decide 
to expand there.
  Finally, this bill includes other key provisions that address various 
challenges and opportunities in the California desert, including state 
land exchanges. There are currently about 370,000 acres of state lands 
spread across the California desert in isolated 640 acre parcels. 
Because many of these acres are inside national parks, wilderness, the 
proposed monuments or conservation areas, they are largely unusable. 
The bill seeks to remedy that problem by requiring the Department of 
the Interior to develop and implement a plan with the state to complete 
the exchange of these lands for other BLM or GSA owned property in the 
next ten years. These land exchanges will help consolidate the state 
lands into larger, more usable areas that could potentially provide the 
state with viable sites for renewable energy development, off-highway 
vehicle recreation or other commercial purposes.
  Military activities. The bill ensures the right of the Department of 
Defense to conduct low-level overflights over wilderness, national 
parks and national monuments.
  Climate change and wildlife corridors. The bill requires the 
Department of the Interior to study the impact of climate change on 
California desert species migration, incorporate the study's results 
and recommendations into land use management plans, and consider the 
study's findings when making decisions granting rights of way for 
projects on public lands.
  Tribal uses and interests. The bill requires the Secretary to ensure 
access for tribal cultural activities within national parks, monuments, 
wilderness and other areas designated within the bill. It also requires 
the Secretary to develop a cultural resources management plan to 
protect a sacred tribal trail along the Colorado River between southern 
Nevada and the California-Baja border.
  Prohibited uses of donated and acquired lands. In order to ensure 
that donated and acquired Catellus lands outside the Mojave Trails 
National Monument are maintained for conservation, the bill prohibits 
their use for development, mining, off-highway vehicle use, except 
designated routes, grazing, military training and other surface 
disturbing activities. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
make limited exceptions in cases where it is deemed in the public 
interest, but comparable lands would have to be purchased and donated 
to the federal government as mitigation for lost acreage.
  All of these provisions, when taken together, would serve to 
complement the lasting conservation established by the California 
Desert Protection Act--while ensuring that other important local uses 
are maintained in appropriate areas.
  Though I have lived in or near San Francisco for most of my life, 
over the years I have come to truly appreciate California's sweeping 
desert landscapes.
  I remember my first visits to the desert years ago. It was treated 
like a waste dump. It was full of abandoned cars. Old appliances 
littered the landscape.
  But we have worked very hard to clean it up.
  We have worked to make sure that the vast vistas and pristine desert 
habitat are respected by humanity, and that we give to our children a 
healthier, more beautiful desert than we inherited.
  But if we are to remain successful in the long run, we must not only 
protect the desert land itself, we must also protect the broader 
environment from the ravages of climate change, and we must offer 
economic opportunity to those who live in these areas.
  That is the purpose of this legislation. There are many places in the 
California desert where development and employment are essential and 
appropriate.
  But there are also places that future generations will thank us for 
setting aside.
  I have worked painstakingly with stakeholders to ensure that this 
legislation balances sometimes competing needs.
  This bill, if enacted, will have a positive and enduring impact on 
the landscape of the Southern California desert by conserving pristine 
areas while meeting the needs of all desert stakeholders.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be 
printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                 S. 138

       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 ``California 
     Desert Protection Act of 2011''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994.

             ``TITLE XIII--MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT

``Sec. 1301. Definitions.
``Sec. 1302. Establishment of the Mojave Trails National Monument.
``Sec. 1303. Management of the Monument.
``Sec. 1304. Uses of the monument.
``Sec. 1305. Acquisition of land.
``Sec. 1306. Advisory Committee.
``Sec. 1307. Renewable energy right-of-way applications.

              ``TITLE XIV--SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT

``Sec. 1401. Definitions.
``Sec. 1402. Establishment of the Sand to Snow National Monument.
``Sec. 1403. Management of the Monument.
``Sec. 1404. Uses of the Monument.
``Sec. 1405. Acquisition of land.
``Sec. 1406. Advisory Committee.

                         ``TITLE XV--WILDERNESS

``Sec. 1501. Designation of wilderness areas.
``Sec. 1502. Management.
``Sec. 1503. Release of wilderness study areas.

          ``TITLE XVI--DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA

``Sec. 1601. Definitions.
``Sec. 1602. Establishment of the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area.
``Sec. 1603. Management.
``Sec. 1604. Potential wilderness.

              ``TITLE XVII--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS

``Sec. 1701. Death Valley National Park boundary revision.
``Sec. 1702. Mojave National Preserve.
``Sec. 1703. Joshua Tree National Park boundary revision.
``Sec. 1704. Authorization of appropriations.

          ``TITLE XVIII--OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS

``Sec. 1801. Designation of off-highway vehicle recreation areas.

                       ``TITLE XIX--MISCELLANEOUS

``Sec. 1901. State land transfers and exchanges.
``Sec. 1902. Military activities.
``Sec. 1903. Climate change and wildlife corridors.
``Sec. 1904. Prohibited uses of donated and acquired land.
``Sec. 1905. Tribal uses and interests.
Sec. 3. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA DESERT PROTECTION ACT OF 
                   1994.

       (a) In General.--Public Law 103-433 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

             ``TITLE XIII--MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT

     ``SEC. 1301. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled `Boundary 
     Map, Mojave Trails National Monument' and dated November 19, 
     2009.
       ``(2) Monument.--The term `Monument' means the Mojave 
     Trails National Monument established by section 1302(a).

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       ``(3) Study area.--The term `study area' means the land 
     that--
       ``(A) is described in--
       ``(i) the notice of the Bureau of Land Management of 
     September 15, 2008 entitled `Notice of Proposed Legislative 
     Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California' 
     (73 Fed. Reg. 53269); or
       ``(ii) any subsequent notice in the Federal Register that 
     is related to the notice described in clause (i); and
       ``(B) has been segregated by the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.

     ``SEC. 1302. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is designated in the State the 
     Mojave Trails National Monument.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Monument are--
       ``(1) to preserve the nationally significant biological, 
     cultural, recreational, geological, educational, historic, 
     scenic, and scientific values--
       ``(A) in the Central and Eastern Mojave Desert; and
       ``(B) along historic Route 66; and
       ``(2) to secure the opportunity for present and future 
     generations to experience and enjoy the magnificent vistas, 
     wildlife, land forms, and natural and cultural resources of 
     the Monument.
       ``(c) Boundaries.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Monument shall consist of the Federal land and Federal 
     interests in land within the boundaries depicted on the map.
       ``(2) Exclusions.--
       ``(A) Study area.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the study 
     area shall be excluded from the Monument to permit the 
     Secretary of the Navy to study the land within the study area 
     for--
       ``(i) withdrawal in accordance with the Act of February 28, 
     1958 (43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.); and
       ``(ii) potential inclusion into the Marine Corps Air Ground 
     Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, for national 
     defense purposes.
       ``(B) Incorporation in monument.--After action by the 
     Secretary of Defense and Congress regarding the withdrawal 
     under subparagraph (A), any land within the study area that 
     is not withdrawn shall be incorporated into the Monument.
       ``(d) Map; Legal Descriptions.--
       ``(1) Legal description.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate legal descriptions of the Monument, 
     based on the map.
       ``(2) Corrections.--The map and legal descriptions of the 
     Monument shall have the same force and effect as if included 
     in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
     and typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions.
       ``(3) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of 
     the Bureau of Land Management.

     ``SEC. 1303. MANAGEMENT OF THE MONUMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) only allow uses of the Monument that--
       ``(A) further the purposes described in section 1302(b);
       ``(B) are included in the management plan developed under 
     subsection (g); and
       ``(C) do not interfere with the utility rights-of-way or 
     corridors authorized under section 1304(f); and
       ``(2) subject to valid existing rights, manage the Monument 
     to protect the resources of the Monument, in accordance 
     with--
       ``(A) this Act;
       ``(B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       ``(C) any other applicable provisions of law.
       ``(b) Cooperation Agreements; General Authority.--
     Consistent with the management plan and existing authorities 
     applicable to the Monument, the Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements and shared management arrangements 
     (including special use permits with any person (including 
     educational institutions and Indian tribes)), for the 
     purposes of interpreting, researching, and providing 
     education on the resources of the Monument.
       ``(c) Administration of Subsequently Acquired Land.--Any 
     land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 
     Monument that is acquired by the Secretary after the date of 
     enactment of this title shall be managed by the Secretary in 
     accordance with this title.
       ``(d) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Property rights.--The establishment of the Monument 
     does not--
       ``(A) affect--
       ``(i) any property rights of an Indian reservation, 
     individually held trust land, or any other Indian allotments;
       ``(ii) any land or interests in land held by the State, any 
     political subdivision of the State, or any special district; 
     or
       ``(iii) any private property rights within the boundaries 
     of the Monument; or
       ``(B) grant to the Secretary any authority on or over non-
     Federal land not already provided by law.
       ``(2) Authority.--The authority of the Secretary under this 
     title extends only to Federal land and Federal interests in 
     land included in the Monument.
       ``(e) Adjacent Management.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title creates any 
     protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Monument.
       ``(2) Activities outside monument.--The fact that an 
     activity or use on land outside the Monument can be seen or 
     heard within the Monument shall not preclude the activity or 
     use outside the boundary of the Monument.
       ``(3) No additional regulation.--Nothing in this title 
     requires additional regulation of activities on land outside 
     the boundary of the Monument.
       ``(f) Air and Water Quality.--Nothing in this title affects 
     the standards governing air or water quality outside the 
     boundary of the Monument.
       ``(g) Management Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this title, complete a management plan for the conservation 
     and protection of the Monument; and
       ``(B) on completion of the management plan--
       ``(i) submit the management plan to--

       ``(I) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(II) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate; and

       ``(ii) make the management plan available to the public.
       ``(2) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include 
     provisions that--
       ``(A) provide for the conservation and protection of the 
     Monument;
       ``(B) authorize the continued recreational uses of the 
     Monument (including hiking, camping, hunting, mountain 
     biking, sightseeing, off-highway vehicle recreation on 
     designated routes, rockhounding, and horseback riding), if 
     the recreational uses are consistent with this section and 
     any other applicable law;
       ``(C) address the need for and, as necessary, establish 
     plans for, the installation, construction, and maintenance of 
     public utility energy transport facilities within rights-of-
     way in the Monument, including provisions that require that 
     the activities be conducted in a manner that minimizes the 
     impact on Monument resources (including resources relating to 
     the ecological, cultural, historic, and scenic viewshed of 
     the Monument), in accordance with any other applicable law;
       ``(D) address the designation and maintenance of roads, 
     trails, and paths in the Monument;
       ``(E) address regional fire management planning and 
     coordination between the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, the Director of the National Park Service, and 
     San Bernardino County; and
       ``(F) address the establishment of a visitor center to 
     serve the Monument and adjacent public land.
       ``(3) Preparation and implementation.--
       ``(A) Applicable law.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
     implement the management plan in accordance with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
     any other applicable laws.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In preparing and implementing the 
     management plan, the Secretary shall periodically consult 
     with--
       ``(i) the advisory committee established under section 
     1306;
       ``(ii) interested private property owners and holders of 
     valid existing rights located within the boundaries of the 
     Monument; and
       ``(iii) representatives of the Fort Mojave Indian tribe, 
     the Colorado River Indian Tribe, the Chemehuevi Indian tribe, 
     and other Indian tribes with historic or cultural ties to 
     land within, or adjacent to, the Monument regarding the 
     management of portions of the Monument containing sacred 
     sites or cultural importance to the Indian tribes.
       ``(4) Interim management.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this Act, pending completion of the management plan for the 
     Monument, the Secretary shall manage any Federal land and 
     Federal interests in land within the boundary of the 
     Monument--
       ``(A) consistent with the existing permitted uses of the 
     land;
       ``(B) in accordance with the general guidelines and 
     authorities of the existing management plans of the Bureau of 
     Land Management for the land; and
       ``(C) in a manner consistent with--
       ``(i) the purposes described in section 1302(b);
       ``(ii) the provisions of the management plan under 
     paragraph (2); and
       ``(iii) applicable Federal law.
       ``(h) Effect of Section.--Nothing in this section 
     diminishes or alters existing authorities applicable to 
     Federal land included in the Monument.

     ``SEC. 1304. USES OF THE MONUMENT.

       ``(a) Use of Off-highway Vehicles.--
       ``(1) In general.--The use of off-highway vehicles in the 
     Monument (including the use of off-highway vehicles for 
     commercial touring) shall be permitted to continue on 
     designated routes, subject to all applicable law and and 
     authorized by the management plan.
       ``(2) Nondesignated routes.--Off-highway vehicle access 
     shall be permitted on nondesignated routes and trails in the 
     Monument--
       ``(A) for administrative purposes;
       ``(B) to respond to an emergency; or
       ``(C) as authorized under the management plan.
       ``(3) Inventory.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this title, the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management shall complete an inventory of all existing routes 
     in the Monument.
       ``(b) Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall permit hunting, trapping, and fishing within 
     the Monument in accordance with applicable Federal and State 
     laws (including regulations) in effect as of the date of 
     enactment of this title.
       ``(2) Trapping.--No amphibians or reptiles may be collected 
     within the Monument.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the California Department of Fish and Game, may issue 
     regulations designating zones where, and establishing periods 
     during which, no hunting, trapping, or fishing shall be 
     permitted in the Monument for reasons of public safety, 
     administration, resource protection, or public use and 
     enjoyment.
       ``(c) Grazing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title terminates any 
     valid existing grazing allotment within the Monument.
       ``(2) Effect on blair permit.--Nothing in this title 
     affects the Lazy Daisy grazing permit (permittee number 9076) 
     on land included in the Monument, including the transfer of 
     title to the grazing permit to the Secretary or to a private 
     party.
       ``(3) Permit retirement.--The Secretary may acquire base 
     property and associated grazing permits within the Monument 
     for purposes of permanently retiring the permit if--
       ``(A) the permittee is a willing seller;
       ``(B) the permittee and Secretary reach an agreement 
     concerning the terms and conditions of the acquisition; and
       ``(C) termination of the allotment would further the 
     purposes of the Monument described in section 1302(b).
       ``(d) Access to State and Private Land.--The Secretary 
     shall provide adequate access to each owner of non-Federal 
     land or interests in non-Federal land within the boundary of 
     the Monument to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of 
     the land or interest by the owner.
       ``(e) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Commercial enterprises.--Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), or as required for the maintenance, 
     upgrade, expansion, or development of energy transport 
     facilities in the corridors described in subsection (g), no 
     commercial enterprises shall be authorized within the 
     boundary of the Monument after the date of enactment of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Authorized exceptions.--The Secretary may authorize 
     exceptions to paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that 
     the commercial enterprises would further the purposes 
     described in section 1302(b).
       ``(3) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) transmission and telecommunication facilities that 
     are owned or operated by a utility subject to regulation by 
     the Federal Government or a State government or a State 
     utility with a service obligation (as those terms are defined 
     in section 217 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824q)); or
       ``(B) commercial vehicular touring enterprises within the 
     Monument that operate on designated routes.
       ``(f) Utility Rights-of-way.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title precludes, 
     prevents, or inhibits the maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or 
     development of energy transport facilities within the 
     Monument that are critical to reducing the effects of climate 
     change on the environment.
       ``(2) Authorization.--The Secretary shall, to the maximum 
     extent practicable--
       ``(A) permit rights-of-way and alignments that best protect 
     the values and resources of the Monument described in section 
     1302(b); and
       ``(B) ensure that existing rights-of-way and utility 
     corridors within the Monument are fully utilized before 
     permitting new rights-of-way or designating new utility 
     corridors within the Monument.
       ``(3) Effect on existing facilities and rights-of-way.--
     Nothing in this section terminates or limits--
       ``(A) any valid right-of-way within the Monument in 
     existence on the date of enactment of this title (including 
     customary operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement 
     activities in a right-of-way); or
       ``(B) a right-of-way authorization issued on the expiration 
     of an existing right-of-way authorization described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Upgrading and expansion of existing rights-of-way.--
     Nothing in this subsection prohibits the upgrading (including 
     the construction or replacement), expansion, or assignment of 
     an existing utility transmission line for the purpose of 
     increasing the capacity of--
       ``(A) a transmission line in existing rights-of-way; or
       ``(B) a right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the 
     Secretary that is contiguous or adjacent to existing 
     transmission line rights-of-way.
       ``(5) Interstate 40 transportation corridor.--For purposes 
     of underground utility rights-of-way under this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall consider the Interstate 40 transportation 
     corridor to be equivalent to an existing utility right-of-way 
     corridor.
       ``(6) New rights-of-way.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any new rights-of-way or new uses within 
     existing rights-of-way shall--
       ``(i) only be permitted in energy corridors or expansions 
     of energy corridors that are designated as of the date of 
     enactment of this title; and
       ``(ii) subject to subparagraph (B), require review and 
     approval under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(B) Approval.--New rights-of-way or uses or expansions of 
     existing corridors under subparagraph (A) shall only be 
     approved if the head of the applicable lead Federal agency, 
     in consultation with other agencies as appropriate, 
     determines that the new rights-of-way, uses, or expansions 
     are consistent with--
       ``(i) this title;
       ``(ii) other applicable laws;
       ``(iii) the purposes of the Monument described in section 
     1302(b); and
       ``(iv) the management plan for the Monument.
       ``(g) West Wide Energy Corridor.--
       ``(1) Alternative alignment.--Subject to paragraph (2), to 
     further the purposes of the Monument described in section 
     1302(b), the Secretary may require a realignment of the 
     energy right-of-way corridor numbered 27-41 and designated 
     under the energy corridor planning process established by 
     section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15926) if an alternative alignment within the Monument--
       ``(A) provides substantially similar energy transmission 
     capacity and reliability;
       ``(B) does not impair other existing rights-of-way; and
       ``(C) is compatible with military training requirements.
       ``(2) Consultation.--Before establishing an alternative 
     alignment of the energy right-of-way corridor under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall consult with--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Energy;
       ``(B) the Secretary of Defense;
       ``(C) the State, including the transmission permitting 
     agency of the State;
       ``(D) units of local government in the State; and
       ``(E) any entities possessing valid existing rights-of-way 
     within--
       ``(i) the energy corridor described in paragraph (1); or
       ``(ii) any potential alternative energy corridor.
       ``(3) Effect on energy transport corridors.--Nothing in 
     this subsection diminishes the utility of energy transport 
     corridors located within the Monument and identified under 
     section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15926), Energy Corridors E or I (as designated in the 
     California Desert Conservation Area Plan), or energy 
     corridors numbered 27-41 and 27-225 and designated by a 
     record of decision--
       ``(A) to provide locations for--
       ``(i) electric transmission facilities that improve 
     reliability, relieve congestion, and enhance the national 
     grid; and
       ``(ii) oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines; and
       ``(B) to provide locations for electric transmission 
     facilities that--
       ``(i) promote renewable energy generation;
       ``(ii) otherwise further the interest of the United States 
     if the transmission facilities are identified as critical--

       ``(I) in a Federal law; or
       ``(II) through a regional transmission planning process; or

       ``(iii) consist of high-voltage transmission facilities 
     critical to the purposes described in clause (i) or (ii).
       ``(4) Land use planning.--In conducting land use planning 
     for the Monument, the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall consider the existing locations of the 
     corridors described in paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (5), may amend the location of 
     any energy corridors to comply with purposes of the Monument 
     if the amended corridor--
       ``(i) provides connectivity across the landscape that is 
     equivalent to the connectivity provided by the existing 
     location;
       ``(ii) meets the criteria established by--

       ``(I) section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15926); and
       ``(II) the record of decision for the applicable corridor; 
     and

       ``(iii) does not impair or restrict the uses of existing 
     rights-of-way.
       ``(5) Consultation required.--Before amending a corridor 
     under paragraph (4)(B), the Secretary shall consult with all 
     interested parties (including the persons identified in 
     section 368(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15926(a))), in accordance with applicable laws (including 
     regulations).
       ``(h) Overflights.--Nothing in this title or the management 
     plan restricts or precludes--
       ``(1) overflights (including low-level overflights) of 
     military, commercial, and general aviation aircraft that can 
     be seen or heard within the Monument;
       ``(2) the designation or creation of new units of special 
     use airspace; or
       ``(3) the establishment of military flight training routes 
     over the Monument.
       ``(i) Withdrawals.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal land and 
     interests in Federal land included within the Monument are 
     withdrawn from--
       ``(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
     the public land laws;
       ``(B) location, entry, and patent under the public land 
     mining laws;
       ``(C) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, 
     and mineral materials laws; and
       ``(D) energy development and power generation.

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       ``(2) Exchange.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to an 
     exchange that the Secretary determines would further the 
     protective purposes of the Monument.
       ``(j) Access to Renewable Energy Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--On a determination that no reasonable 
     alternative access exists and subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary may allow new right-of-ways within the Monument to 
     provide vehicular access to renewable energy project sites 
     outside the boundaries of the Monument.
       ``(2) Restrictions.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     rights-of-way shall be designed and sited to be consistent 
     with the purposes of the Monument described in section 
     1302(b).

     ``SEC. 1305. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may acquire for inclusion 
     in the Monument any land or interests in land within the 
     boundary of the Monument owned by the State, units of local 
     government, Indian tribes, or private individuals only by--
       ``(1) donation;
       ``(2) exchange with a willing party; or
       ``(3) purchase from a willing seller for fair market value.
       ``(b) Use of Easements.--To the maximum extent practicable 
     and only with the approval of the landowner, the Secretary 
     may use permanent conservation easements to acquire an 
     interest in land in the Monument rather than acquiring fee 
     simple title to the land.
       ``(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests in 
     Land.--Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
     the Monument that is acquired by the United States after the 
     date of enactment of this title shall be added to and 
     administered as part of the Monument.
       ``(d) Donated and Acquired Land.--
       ``(1) In general.--All land within the boundary of the 
     Monument donated to the United States or acquired using 
     amounts from the land and water conservation fund established 
     under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) before, on, or after the date of 
     enactment of this title--
       ``(A) is withdrawn from mineral entry;
       ``(B) shall be managed in accordance with section 1904; and
       ``(C) shall be managed consistent with the purposes of the 
     Monument described in section 1302(b).
       ``(2) Effect on monument.--Land within the boundary of the 
     Monument that is contiguous to land donated to the United 
     States or acquired using amounts from the land and water 
     conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) shall 
     be managed in a manner consistent with conservation purposes, 
     subject to applicable law.

     ``SEC. 1306. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory committee for the Monument, the purpose of which is 
     to advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and 
     implementation of the management plan required by section 
     1303(g).
       ``(b) Membership.--To the extent practicable, the advisory 
     committee shall include the following members, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary:
       ``(1) A representative with expertise in natural science 
     and research selected from a regional university or research 
     institute.
       ``(2) A representative of the California Natural Resources 
     Agency.
       ``(3) A representative of the California Public Utilities 
     Commission.
       ``(4) A representative of the County of San Bernardino, 
     California.
       ``(5) A representative of each of the cities of Barstow, 
     Needles, Twentynine Palms, and Yucca Valley, California.
       ``(6) A representative of each of the Colorado River, Fort 
     Mojave, and the Chemehuevi Indian tribes.
       ``(7) A representative from the Department of Defense.
       ``(8) A representative of the Wildlands Conservancy.
       ``(9) A representative of a local conservation 
     organization.
       ``(10) A representative of a historical preservation 
     organization.
       ``(11) A representative from each of the following 
     recreational activities:
       ``(A) Off-highway vehicles.
       ``(B) Hunting.
       ``(C) Rockhounding.
       ``(c) Terms.--
       ``(1) In general.--In appointing members under paragraphs 
     (1) through (11) of subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     appoint 1 primary member and 1 alternate member that meets 
     the qualifications described in each of those paragraphs.
       ``(2) Vacancy.--
       ``(A) Primary member.--A vacancy on the advisory committee 
     with respect to a primary member shall be filled by the 
     applicable alternate member.
       ``(B) Alternate member.--The Secretary shall appoint a new 
     alternate members in the event of a vacancy with respect to 
     an alternate member of the advisory committee.
       ``(3) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term of all members of the advisory 
     committee shall terminate on the termination of the advisory 
     committee under subsection (g).
       ``(B) New advisory committee.--At the discretion of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may establish a new advisory 
     committee on the termination of the advisory committee under 
     subsection (g) to provide ongoing recommendations on the 
     management of the Monument.
       ``(d) Quorum.--A quorum of the advisory committee shall 
     consist of a majority of the primary members.
       ``(e) Chairperson and Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The advisory committee shall select a 
     chairperson and vice chairperson from among the primary 
     members of the advisory committee.
       ``(2) Duties.--The chairperson and vice chairperson 
     selected under paragraph (1) shall establish any rules and 
     procedures for the advisory committee that the chairperson 
     and vice-chairperson determine to be necessary or desirable.
       ``(f) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the 
     advisory committee shall serve without pay.
       ``(g) Termination.--The advisory committee shall cease to 
     exist on--
       ``(1) the date on which the management plan is officially 
     adopted by the Secretary; or
       ``(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, a later date 
     established by the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 1307. RENEWABLE ENERGY RIGHT-OF-WAY APPLICATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Applicants for rights-of-way for the 
     development of solar energy facilities that have been 
     terminated by the establishment of the Monument shall be 
     granted the right of first refusal to apply for replacement 
     sites that--
       ``(1) have not previously been encumbered by right-of-way 
     applications; and
       ``(2) are located within the Solar Energy Zones designated 
     by the Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact 
     Statement of the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Energy.
       ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a right of first 
     refusal under subsection (a), an applicant shall have, on or 
     before December 1, 2009--
       ``(1) submitted an application for a right-of-way to the 
     Bureau of Land Management;
       ``(2) completed a plan of development to develop a solar 
     energy facility on land within the Monument;
       ``(3) submitted cost recovery funds to the Bureau of Land 
     Management to assist with the costs of processing the right-
     of-way application;
       ``(4) successfully submitted an application for an 
     interconnection agreement with an electrical grid operator 
     that is registered with the North American Electric 
     Reliability Corporation; and
       ``(5)(A) secured a power purchase agreement; or
       ``(B) a financially and technically viable solar energy 
     facility project, as determined by the Director of the Bureau 
     of Land Management.
       ``(c) Equivalent Energy Production.--Each right-of-way for 
     a replacement site granted under this section shall--
       ``(1) authorize the same energy production at the 
     replacement site as had been applied for at the site that had 
     been the subject of the terminated application; and
       ``(2) have--
       ``(A) appropriate solar insolation and geotechnical 
     attributes; and
       ``(B) adequate access to existing transmission or feasible 
     new transmission.
       ``(d) Existing Rights-of-way Applications.--Nothing in this 
     section alters, affects, or displaces primary rights-of-way 
     applications within the Solar Energy Study Areas unless the 
     applications are otherwise altered, affected, or displaced as 
     a result of the Solar Energy Programmatic Environmental 
     Impact Statement of the Department of the Interior and the 
     Department of Energy.
       ``(e) Deadlines.--A right of first refusal granted under 
     this section shall only be exercisable by the later of--
       ``(1) the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this title; or
       ``(2) the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
     designation of the Solar Energy Zones under the Solar Energy 
     Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
       ``(f) Expedited Application Processing.--The Secretary 
     shall expedite the review of replacement site applications 
     from eligible applicants, as described in subsection (b).

              ``TITLE XIV--SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL MONUMENT

     ``SEC. 1401. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled `Boundary 
     Map, Sand to Snow National Monument' and dated October 26, 
     2009.
       ``(2) Monument.--The term `Monument' means the Sand to Snow 
     National Monument established by section 1402(a).
       ``(3) Secretaries.--The term `Secretaries' means the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     acting jointly.

     ``SEC. 1402. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAND TO SNOW NATIONAL 
                   MONUMENT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is designated in the State the 
     Sand to Snow National Monument.
       ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Monument are--
       ``(1) to preserve the nationally significant biological, 
     cultural, educational, geological, historic, scenic, and 
     recreational values at the convergence of the Mojave and 
     Colorado Desert and the San Bernardino Mountains; and
       ``(2) to secure the opportunity for present and future 
     generations to experience and enjoy the magnificent vistas, 
     wildlife, land forms, and natural and cultural resources of 
     the Monument.

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       ``(c) Boundaries.--The Monument shall consist of the 
     Federal land and Federal interests in land within the 
     boundaries depicted on the map.
       ``(d) Map; Legal Descriptions.--
       ``(1) Legal description.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate legal descriptions of the Monument, 
     based on the map.
       ``(2) Corrections.--The map and legal descriptions of the 
     Monument shall have the same force and effect as if included 
     in this title, except that the Secretary may correct clerical 
     and typographical errors in the map and legal descriptions.
       ``(3) Availability of map.--The map shall be on file and 
     available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the 
     Bureau of Land Management.

     ``SEC. 1403. MANAGEMENT OF THE MONUMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) only allow uses of the Monument that--
       ``(A) further the purposes described in section 1402(b);
       ``(B) are included in the management plan developed under 
     subsection (g); and
       ``(C) do not interfere with the utility rights-of-way 
     authorized under section 1405(e); and
       ``(2) subject to valid existing rights, manage the Monument 
     to protect the resources of the Monument, in accordance 
     with--
       ``(A) this title;
       ``(B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       ``(C) any other applicable provisions of law.
       ``(b) Cooperation Agreements; General Authority.--
     Consistent with the management plan and existing authorities 
     applicable to the Monument, the Secretary may enter into 
     cooperative agreements and shared management arrangements 
     (including special use permits with any person (including 
     educational institutions and Indian tribes)), for the 
     purposes of interpreting, researching, and providing 
     education on the resources of the Monument.
       ``(c) Administration of Subsequently Acquired Land.--Any 
     land or interest in land within the boundaries of the 
     Monument that is acquired by the Secretary of the Interior or 
     the Secretary of Agriculture after the date of enactment of 
     this title shall be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture 
     or the Secretary of the Interior, respectively, in accordance 
     with this title.
       ``(d) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Property rights.--The establishment of the Monument 
     does not--
       ``(A) affect--
       ``(i) any property rights of an Indian reservation, 
     individually held trust land, or any other Indian allotments;
       ``(ii) any land or interests in land held by the State, any 
     political subdivision of the State, or any special district; 
     or
       ``(iii) any private property rights within the boundaries 
     of the Monument; or
       ``(B) grant to the Secretary any authority on or over non-
     Federal land not already provided by law.
       ``(2) Authority.--The authority of the Secretary under this 
     title extends only to Federal land and Federal interests in 
     land included in the Monument.
       ``(e) Adjacent Management.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title creates any 
     protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Monument.
       ``(2) Activities outside monument.--The fact that an 
     activity or use on land outside the Monument can be seen or 
     heard within the Monument shall not preclude the activity or 
     use outside the boundary of the Monument.
       ``(3) No additional regulation.--Nothing in this title 
     requires additional regulation of activities on land outside 
     the boundary of the Monument.
       ``(f) Air and Water Quality.--Nothing in this title affects 
     the standards governing air or water quality outside the 
     boundary of the Monument.
       ``(g) Management Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretaries shall--
       ``(A) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this title, complete a management plan for the conservation 
     and protection of the Monument; and
       ``(B) on completion of the management plan--
       ``(i) submit the management plan to--

       ``(I) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(II) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate; and

       ``(ii) make the management plan available to the public.
       ``(2) Inclusions.--The management plan shall include 
     provisions that--
       ``(A) provide for the conservation and protection of the 
     Monument;
       ``(B) authorize the continued recreational uses of the 
     Monument (including hiking, camping, hunting, mountain 
     biking, sightseeing, off-highway vehicle recreation on 
     designated routes, rockhounding, and horseback riding), if 
     the recreational uses are consistent with this title and any 
     other applicable law;
       ``(C) address the need for and, as necessary, establish 
     plans for, the installation, construction, and maintenance of 
     public utility energy transport facilities within rights-of-
     way in the Monument outside of designated wilderness areas, 
     including provisions that require that--
       ``(i) the activities be conducted in a manner that 
     minimizes the impact on Monument resources (including 
     resources relating to the ecological, cultural, historic, and 
     scenic viewshed of the Monument), in accordance with any 
     other applicable law; and
       ``(ii) the facilities are consistent with this section and 
     any other applicable law;
       ``(D) address the designation and maintenance of roads, 
     trails, and paths in the Monument;
       ``(E) address regional fire management planning and 
     coordination between the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, the Chief of the Forest Service, Riverside 
     County, and San Bernardino County; and
       ``(F) address the establishment of a visitor center to 
     serve the Monument and adjacent public land.
       ``(3) Preparation and implementation.--
       ``(A) Applicable law.--The Secretary shall prepare and 
     implement the management plan in accordance with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
     any other applicable laws.
       ``(B) Consultation.--In preparing and implementing the 
     management plan, the Secretary shall periodically consult 
     with--
       ``(i) the advisory committee established under section 
     1406;
       ``(ii) interested private property owners and holders of 
     valid existing rights located within the boundaries of the 
     Monument; and
       ``(iii) representatives of the Morongo Band of Mission 
     Indians and other Indian tribes with historic or cultural 
     ties to land within, or adjacent to, the Monument regarding 
     the management of portions of the Monument that are of 
     cultural importance to the Indian tribes.
       ``(4) Interim management.--Except as otherwise prohibited 
     by this Act, pending completion of the management plan for 
     the Monument, the Secretary shall manage any Federal land and 
     Federal interests in land within the boundary of the 
     Monument--
       ``(A) consistent with the existing permitted uses of the 
     land;
       ``(B) in accordance with the general guidelines and 
     authorities of the existing management plans of the Bureau of 
     Land Management and the Forest Service for the land; and
       ``(C) in a manner consistent with--
       ``(i) the purposes described in section 1402(b);
       ``(ii) the provisions of the management plan under 
     paragraph (2); and
       ``(iii) applicable Federal law.
       ``(5) Effect of section.--Nothing in this section 
     diminishes or alters existing authorities applicable to 
     Federal land included in the Monument.

     ``SEC. 1404. USES OF THE MONUMENT.

       ``(a) Use of Off-highway Vehicles.--
       ``(1) In general.--The use of off-highway vehicles in the 
     Monument (including the use of off-highway vehicles for 
     commercial touring) shall be permitted to continue on 
     designated routes, subject to all applicable law and 
     authorized by the management plan.
       ``(2) Nondesignated routes.--Off-highway vehicle access 
     shall be permitted on nondesignated routes and trails in the 
     Monument--
       ``(A) for administrative purposes;
       ``(B) to respond to an emergency; or
       ``(C) as authorized under the management plan.
       ``(3) Inventory.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this title, the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management shall complete an inventory of all existing routes 
     in the Monument.
       ``(b) Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall permit hunting, trapping, and fishing within 
     the Monument in accordance with applicable Federal and State 
     laws (including regulations) as of the date of enactment of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Trapping.--No amphibians or reptiles may be collected 
     within the Monument.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the California Department of Fish and Game, may issue 
     regulations designating zones where, and establishing periods 
     during which, no hunting, trapping, or fishing shall be 
     permitted in the Monument for reasons of public safety, 
     administration, resource protection, or public use and 
     enjoyment.
       ``(c) Access to State and Private Land.--The Secretary 
     shall provide adequate access to each owner of non-Federal 
     land or interests in non-Federal land within the boundary of 
     the Monument to ensure the reasonable use and enjoyment of 
     the land or interest by the owner.
       ``(d) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Commercial enterprises.--Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3), or as required for the maintenance, 
     upgrade, expansion, or development of energy transport 
     facilities in the corridors described in subsection (e), no 
     commercial enterprises shall be authorized within the 
     boundary of the Monument after the date of enactment of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Authorized exceptions.--The Secretary may authorize 
     exceptions to paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that 
     the commercial enterprises would further the purposes 
     described in section 1402(b).
       ``(3) Transmission and telecommunication facilities.--This 
     subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) transmission and telecommunication facilities that 
     are owned or operated by a utility subject to regulation by 
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     Government or a State government or a State utility with a 
     service obligation (as those terms are defined in section 217 
     of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 824q)); or
       ``(B) commercial vehicular touring enterprises within the 
     Monument that operate on designated routes.
       ``(e) Utility Rights-of-way.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this Act precludes, prevents, 
     or inhibits the maintenance, upgrade, expansion, or 
     development of energy transport facilities within the 
     Monument that are critical to reducing the effects of climate 
     change on the environment.
       ``(2) Right-of-way.--To the maximum extent practicable--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall permit rights of way and 
     alignments that best protect the values and resources of the 
     Monument described in section 1402(b); and
       ``(B) the Secretary shall ensure that existing rights-of-
     way and utility corridors within the Monument are fully 
     utilized before permitting new rights-of-way or designating 
     new utility corridors within the Monument.
       ``(3) Effect on existing facilities and rights-of-way.--
     Nothing in this section terminates or limits--
       ``(A) any valid right-of-way in existence within the 
     Monument on the date of enactment of this title (including 
     customary operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement 
     activities in a right-of-way); or
       ``(B) a right-of-way authorization issued on the expiration 
     or the assignment of an existing right-of-way authorization 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Upgrading and expansion of existing rights-of-way.--
     Nothing in this subsection prohibits the upgrading (including 
     the construction or replacement), expansion, or assignment of 
     an existing utility transmission line for the purpose of 
     increasing the capacity of--
       ``(A) a transmission line in existing rights-of-way; or
       ``(B) a right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the 
     Secretary that is contiguous or adjacent to existing 
     transmission line rights-of-way.
       ``(5) New rights-of-way.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any new rights-of-way or new uses within 
     existing rights-of-way shall, subject to subparagraph (B), 
     require review and approval under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(B) Approval.--New uses under subparagraph (A) shall only 
     be approved if the head of the applicable lead Federal 
     agency, in consultation with other applicable agencies, 
     determine that the uses are consistent with--
       ``(i) this title;
       ``(ii) other applicable laws;
       ``(iii) the purposes of the Monument described in section 
     1402(b); and
       ``(iv) the management plan for the Monument.
       ``(6) Effect on energy transport corridors.--Nothing in 
     this subsection diminishes the utility of energy transport 
     corridors located within the Monument designated by a record 
     of decision--
       ``(A) to provide locations for--
       ``(i) electric transmission facilities that improve 
     reliability, relieve congestion, and enhance the national 
     grid; and
       ``(ii) oil, gas, and hydrogen pipelines; and
       ``(B) to provide locations for electric transmission 
     facilities that--
       ``(i) promote renewable energy generation;
       ``(ii) otherwise further the interest of the United States 
     if the transmission facilities are identified as critical in 
     law or through a regional transmission planning process; or
       ``(iii) consist of high-voltage transmission facilities 
     critical to the purposes described in clause (i) or (ii).
       ``(7) Land use planning.--In conducting land use planning 
     for the Monument, the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall consider the existing locations of the 
     corridors described in paragraph (6); and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (8), may amend the location of 
     any energy corridors to comply with purposes of the Monument 
     if the amended corridor--
       ``(i) provides connectivity across the landscape that is 
     equivalent to the connectivity provided by the existing 
     location;
       ``(ii) meets the criteria established by--

       ``(I) section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
     U.S.C. 15926); and
       ``(II) the record of decision for the applicable corridor; 
     and

       ``(iii) does not impair or restrict the uses of existing 
     rights-of-way.
       ``(8) Consultation required.--Before amending a corridor 
     under paragraph (7)(B), the Secretary shall consult with all 
     interested parties (including the persons identified in 
     section 368(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
     15926(a))), in accordance with applicable laws (including 
     regulations).
       ``(f) Overflights.--Nothing in this title or the management 
     plan restricts or precludes--
       ``(1) overflights (including low-level overflights) of 
     military, commercial, and general aviation aircraft that can 
     be seen or heard within the Monument;
       ``(2) the designation or creation of new units of special 
     use airspace; or
       ``(3) the establishment of military flight training routes 
     over the Monument.
       ``(g) Withdrawals.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), the Federal land and 
     interests in Federal land included within the Monument are 
     withdrawn from--
       ``(A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
     the public land laws;
       ``(B) location, entry, and patent under the public land 
     mining laws;
       ``(C) operation of the mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, 
     and mineral materials laws; and
       ``(D) energy development and power generation.
       ``(2) Exchange.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to an 
     exchange that the Secretary determines would further the 
     protective purposes of the Monument.
       ``(h) Access to Renewable Energy Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may allow new right-of-ways within the Monument to provide 
     reasonable vehicular access to renewable energy project sites 
     outside the boundaries of the Monument.
       ``(2) Restrictions.--To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     rights-of-way shall be designed and sited to be consistent 
     with the purposes of the Monument described in section 
     1402(b).

     ``SEC. 1405. ACQUISITION OF LAND.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may acquire for inclusion 
     in the Monument any land or interests in land within the 
     boundary of the Monument owned by the State, units of local 
     government, Indian tribes, or private individuals only by--
       ``(1) donation;
       ``(2) exchange with a willing party; or
       ``(3) purchase from a willing seller for fair market value.
       ``(b) Use of Easements.--To the maximum extent practicable 
     and only with the approval of the landowner, the Secretary 
     may use permanent conservation easements to acquire an 
     interest in land in the Monument rather than acquiring fee 
     simple title to the land.
       ``(c) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests in 
     Land.--Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of 
     the Monument that is acquired by the United States after the 
     date of enactment of this title shall be added to and 
     administered as part of the Monument.
       ``(d) Donated and Acquired Land.--
       ``(1) In general.--All land within the boundary of the 
     Monument donated to the United States or acquired using 
     amounts from the land and water conservation fund established 
     under section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act 
     of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) before, on, or after the date of 
     enactment of this title--
       ``(A) is withdrawn from mineral entry;
       ``(B) shall be managed in accordance with section 1904; and
       ``(C) shall be managed consistent with the purposes of the 
     Monument described in section 1402(b).
       ``(2) Effect on monument.--Land within the boundary of the 
     Monument that is contiguous to land donated to the United 
     States or acquired using amounts from the land and water 
     conservation fund established under section 2 of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) shall 
     be managed in a manner consistent with conservation purposes, 
     subject to applicable law.

     ``SEC. 1406. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     advisory committee for the Monument, the purpose of which is 
     to advise the Secretary with respect to the preparation and 
     implementation of the management plan required by section 
     1403(g).
       ``(b) Membership.--To the extent practicable, the advisory 
     committee shall include the following members, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary:
       ``(1) A representative with expertise in natural science 
     and research selected from a regional university or research 
     institute.
       ``(2) A representative of the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) A representative of the California Natural Resources 
     Agency.
       ``(4) A representative of each of San Bernardino and 
     Riverside Counties, California.
       ``(5) A representative of each of the cities of Desert Hot 
     Springs and Yucca Valley, California.
       ``(6) A representative of the Morongo Band of Mission 
     Indians.
       ``(7) A representative of the Friends of Big Morongo 
     Preserve.
       ``(8) A representative of the Wildlands Conservancy.
       ``(9) A representative of the Coachella Valley Mountains 
     Conservancy.
       ``(10) A representative of the San Gorgonio Wilderness 
     Association.
       ``(11) A representative of the Morongo Basin Community 
     Services District.
       ``(12) A representative from each of the following 
     recreational activities:
       ``(A) Off-highway vehicles.
       ``(B) Hunting.
       ``(C) Rockhounding.
       ``(c) Terms.--
       ``(1) In general.--In appointing members under paragraphs 
     (1) through (12) of subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     appoint 1 primary member and 1 alternate member that meets 
     the qualifications described in each of those paragraphs.
       ``(2) Vacancy.--
       ``(A) Primary member.--A vacancy on the advisory committee 
     with respect to a primary member shall be filled by the 
     applicable alternate member.
       ``(B) Alternate member.--The Secretary shall appoint a new 
     alternate members in the event of a vacancy with respect to 
     an alternate member of the advisory committee.

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       ``(3) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term of all members of the advisory 
     committee shall terminate on the termination of the advisory 
     committee under subsection (g).
       ``(B) New advisory committee.--At the discretion of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary may establish a new advisory 
     committee on the termination of the advisory committee under 
     subsection (g) to provide ongoing recommendations on the 
     management of the Monument.
       ``(d) Quorum.--A quorum of the advisory committee shall 
     consist of a majority of the primary members.
       ``(e) Chairperson and Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The advisory committee shall select a 
     chairperson and vice chairperson from among the primary 
     members of the advisory committee.
       ``(2) Duties.--The chairperson and vice chairperson 
     selected under paragraph (1) shall establish any rules and 
     procedures for the advisory committee that the chairperson 
     and vice-chairperson determine to be necessary or desirable.
       ``(f) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the 
     advisory committee shall serve without pay.
       ``(g) Termination.--The advisory committee shall cease to 
     exist on--
       ``(1) the date on which the management plan is officially 
     adopted by the Secretary; or
       ``(2) at the discretion of the Secretary, a later date 
     established by the Secretary.

                         ``TITLE XV--WILDERNESS

     ``SEC. 1501. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS.

       ``(a) Designation of Wilderness Areas to Be Administered by 
     the Bureau of Land Management.--In accordance with the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 
     603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1781, 1782), the following land in the State is 
     designated as wilderness areas and as components of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System:
       ``(1) Avawatz mountains wilderness.--Certain land in the 
     Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau 
     of Land Management, comprising approximately 86,614 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Avawatz Mountains 
     Proposed Wilderness' and dated July 15, 2009, to be known as 
     the `Avawatz Mountains Wilderness'.
       ``(2) Golden valley wilderness.--Certain land in the 
     Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau 
     of Land Management, comprising approximately 21,633 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Golden Valley 
     Proposed Wilderness' and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be 
     considered to be part of the `Golden Valley Wilderness'.
       ``(3) Great falls basin wilderness.--
       ``(A) In general.--Certain land in the Conservation Area 
     administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management, comprising approximately 7,871 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Great Falls Basin 
     Proposed Wilderness' and dated October 26, 2009, to be known 
     as the `Great Falls Basin Wilderness'.
       ``(B) Limitations.--Designation of the wilderness under 
     subparagraph (A) shall not establish a Class I Airshed under 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
       ``(4) Kingston range wilderness.--Certain land in the 
     Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, comprising approximately 53,321 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Kingston Range 
     Proposed Wilderness Additions' and dated July 15, 2009, which 
     shall be considered to be a part of as the `Kingston Range 
     Wilderness'.
       ``(5) Soda mountains wilderness.--Certain land in the 
     Conservation Area, administered by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, comprising approximately 79,376 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Soda Mountains 
     Proposed Wilderness' and dated October 26, 2009, to be known 
     as the `Soda Mountains Wilderness'.
       ``(b) Designation of Wilderness Areas to Be Administered by 
     the National Park Service.--In accordance with the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1781, 1782), the following land in the State is designated as 
     wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System:
       ``(1) Death valley national park wilderness additions.--
     Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the 
     Director of the National Park Service, comprising 
     approximately 59,264 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
     entitled `Death Valley National Park Additions' and dated 
     October 1, 2009, which shall be considered to be a part of 
     the Death Valley National Park Wilderness.
       ``(2) Bowling alley wilderness.--Certain land in the 
     Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau 
     of Land Management, comprising approximately 30,888 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Death Valley National 
     Park Proposed Wilderness Area', numbered 143/100080, and 
     dated June 2009, which shall be considered to be a part of 
     the Death Valley National Park Wilderness.
       ``(c) Designation of Wilderness Area to Be Administered by 
     the Forest Service.--
       ``(1) In general.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1781, 1782), the land in the State described in paragraph (2) 
     is designated as a wilderness area and as a component of the 
     National Wilderness Preservation System.
       ``(2) Description of land.--The land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is certain land in the San Bernardino National 
     Forest, comprising approximately 7,141 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `Proposed Sand to Snow National 
     Monument' and dated October 26, 2009, which shall considered 
     to be a part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness.

     ``SEC. 1502. MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Adjacent Management.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this title creates any 
     protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness 
     areas designated by section 1501.
       ``(2) Activities outside wilderness areas.--
       ``(A) In general.--The fact that an activity (including 
     military activities) or use on land outside a wilderness area 
     designated by section 1501 can be seen or heard within the 
     wilderness area shall not preclude or restrict the activity 
     or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area.
       ``(B) Effect on nonwilderness activities.--
       ``(i) In general.--In any permitting proceeding (including 
     a review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) conducted with respect to a project 
     described in clause (ii) that is formally initiated through a 
     notice in the Federal Register before December 31, 2013, the 
     consideration of any visual, noise, or other impacts of the 
     project on a wilderness area designated by section 1501 shall 
     be conducted based on the status of the area before 
     designation as wilderness.
       ``(ii) Description of projects.--A project referred to in 
     clause (i) is a renewable energy project--

       ``(I) for which the Bureau of Land Management has received 
     a right-of-way use application on or before the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       ``(II) that is located outside the boundary of a wilderness 
     area designated by section 1501.

       ``(3) No additional regulation.--Nothing in this title 
     requires additional regulation of activities on land outside 
     the boundary of the wilderness areas.
       ``(4) Effect on military operations.--Nothing in this Act 
     alters any authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct 
     any military operations at desert installations, facilities, 
     and ranges of the State that are authorized under any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(b) Maps; Legal Descriptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this title, the Secretary shall file a map and 
     legal description of each wilderness area and wilderness 
     addition designated by section 1501 with--
       ``(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.--A map and legal description filed 
     under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
     if included in this title, except that the Secretary may 
     correct errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
       ``(3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
     filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available 
     for public inspection in the appropriate office of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, 
     the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition 
     by section 1501 shall be administered by the Secretary in 
     accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the 
     effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the 
     date of enactment of this title.

     ``SEC. 1503. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.

       ``(a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for purposes of 
     section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782), any portion of a wilderness study area 
     described in subsection (b) that is not designated as a 
     wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1501 or any 
     other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this title 
     has been adequately studied for wilderness.
       ``(b) Description of Study Areas.--The study areas referred 
     to in subsection (a) are--
       ``(1) the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area;
       ``(2) the Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study Area; and
       ``(3) the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study Area.
       ``(c) Release.--Any portion of a wilderness study area 
     described in subsection (b) that is not designated as a 
     wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1501 is no 
     longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)).

          ``TITLE XVI--DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA

     ``SEC. 1601. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) Management area.--The term `Management Area' means 
     the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area.
       ``(2) Map.--The term `map' means the map entitled `Vinagre 
     Wash Special Management Area-Proposed' and dated November 10, 
     2009.
       ``(3) Public land.--The term `public land' has the meaning 
     given the term `public

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     lands' in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
       ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     ``SEC. 1602. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE VINAGRE WASH SPECIAL 
                   MANAGEMENT AREA.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the Vinagre Wash 
     Special Management Area in the State, to be managed by the El 
     Centro Field Office and the Yuma Field Office of the Bureau 
     of Land Management.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Management Area is to 
     conserve, protect, and enhance--
       ``(1) the plant and wildlife values of the Management Area; 
     and
       ``(2) the outstanding and nationally significant 
     ecological, geological, scenic, recreational, archaeological, 
     cultural, historic, and other resources of the Management 
     Area.
       ``(c) Boundaries.--The Management Area shall consist of the 
     public land in Imperial County, California, comprising 
     approximately 74,714 acres, as generally depicted on the map.
       ``(d) Map; Legal Description.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later 
     than 3 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall submit a map and legal description of the 
     Management Area to--
       ``(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.
       ``(2) Effect.--The map and legal description submitted 
     under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as 
     if included in this title, except that the Secretary may 
     correct any errors in the map and legal description.
       ``(3) Availability.--Copies of the map submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in--
       ``(A) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land 
     Management; and
       ``(B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land 
     Management in the State.

     ``SEC. 1603. MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall allow hiking, 
     camping, hunting, and sightseeing and the use of motorized 
     vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses on designated routes in 
     the Management Area in a manner that--
       ``(1) is consistent with the purpose of the Management Area 
     described in section 1602(b);
       ``(2) ensures public health and safety; and
       ``(3) is consistent with applicable law.
       ``(b) Off-highway Vehicle Use.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and 
     all other applicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles 
     shall be permitted on routes in the Management Area generally 
     depicted on the map.
       ``(2) Closure.--The Secretary may temporarily close or 
     permanently reroute a portion of a route described in 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) to prevent, or allow for restoration of, resource 
     damage;
       ``(B) to protect tribal cultural resources, including the 
     resources identified in the tribal cultural resources 
     management plan developed under section 1905(c);
       ``(C) to address public safety concerns; or
       ``(D) as otherwise required by law.
       ``(3) Designation of additional routes.--During the 3-year 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) shall accept petitions from the public regarding 
     additional routes for off-highway vehicles; and
       ``(B) may designate additional routes that the Secretary 
     determines--
       ``(i) would provide significant or unique recreational 
     opportunities; and
       ``(ii) are consistent with the purposes of the Management 
     Area.
       ``(c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     Federal land within the Management Area is withdrawn from--
       ``(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
     the public land laws;
       ``(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
     and
       ``(3) right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under all laws 
     relating to--
       ``(A) minerals; or
       ``(B) solar, wind, and geothermal energy.
       ``(d) No Buffers.--The establishment of the Management Area 
     shall not--
       ``(1) create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around 
     the Management Area; or
       ``(2) preclude uses or activities outside the Management 
     Area that are permitted under other applicable laws, even if 
     the uses or activities are prohibited within the Management 
     Area.
       ``(e) Notice of Available Routes.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that visitors to the Management Area have access to 
     adequate notice relating to the availability of designated 
     routes in the Management Area through--
       ``(1) the placement of appropriate signage along the 
     designated routes;
       ``(2) the distribution of maps, safety education materials, 
     and other information that the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate; and
       ``(3) restoration of areas that are not designated as open 
     routes, including vertical mulching.
       ``(f) Stewardship.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     Indian tribes and other interests, shall develop a program to 
     provide opportunities for monitoring and stewardship of the 
     Management Area to minimize environmental impacts and prevent 
     resource damage from recreational use, including volunteer 
     assistance with--
       ``(1) route signage;
       ``(2) restoration of closed routes;
       ``(3) protection of Management Area resources; and
       ``(4) recreation education.
       ``(g) Protection of Tribal Cultural Resources.--Not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary, in accordance with the National Historic 
     Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.) and any other 
     applicable law, shall--
       ``(1) prepare and complete a tribal cultural resources 
     survey of the Management Area; and
       ``(2) consult with the Quechan Indian Nation and other 
     Indian tribes demonstrating ancestral, cultural, or other 
     ties to the resources within the Management Area on the 
     development and implementation of the tribal cultural 
     resources survey under paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 1604. POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.

       ``(a) Protection of Wilderness Character.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Federal 
     land in the Management Area described in paragraph (2) in a 
     manner that preserves the character of the land for the 
     eventual inclusion of the land in the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System.
       ``(2) Description of land.--The Federal land described in 
     this paragraph is--
       ``(A) the approximately 9,160 acres of land, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `Indian Pass Wilderness 
     Additions-Proposed' and dated November 10, 2009;
       ``(B) the approximately 17,436 acres of land, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `Milpitas Wash Wilderness Area-
     Proposed' and dated November 10, 2009;
       ``(C) the approximately 13,647 acres of land, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `Buzzard Peak Wilderness Area-
     Proposed' and dated November 10, 2009; and
       ``(D) the approximately 8,090 acres of land, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `Palo Verde Mountain Wilderness 
     Additions-Proposed' and dated November 10, 2009.
       ``(3) Use of land.--
       ``(A) Military uses.--The Secretary shall manage the 
     Federal land in the Management Area described in paragraph 
     (2) in a manner that is consistent with the Wilderness Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that the Secretary may 
     authorize use of the land by the Secretary of the Navy for 
     Naval Special Warfare Tactical Training, including long-range 
     small unit training and navigation, vehicle concealment, and 
     vehicle sustainment training, in accordance with applicable 
     Federal laws.
       ``(B) Prohibited uses.--The following shall be prohibited 
     on the Federal land described in paragraph (2):
       ``(i) Permanent roads.
       ``(ii) Commercial enterprises.
       ``(iii) Except as necessary to meet the minimum 
     requirements for the administration of the Federal land and 
     to protect public health and safety--

       ``(I) the use of mechanized vehicles; and
       ``(II) the establishment of temporary roads.

       ``(4) Wilderness designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal land described in paragraph 
     (2) shall be designated as wilderness and as a component of 
     the National Wilderness Preservation System on the date on 
     which the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Defense, publishes a notice in the Federal Register that all 
     activities on the Federal land that are incompatible with the 
     Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have terminated.
       ``(B) Designation.--On designation of the Federal land 
     under clause (i)--
       ``(i) the land described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be 
     incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the 
     Indian Pass Wilderness;
       ``(ii) the land described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be 
     designated as the `Milpitas Wash Wilderness';
       ``(iii) the land described in paragraph (2)(C) shall be 
     designated as the `Buzzard Peak Wilderness'; and
       ``(iv) the land described in paragraph (2)(D) shall be 
     incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the 
     Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness.
       ``(b) Administration of Wilderness.--Subject to valid 
     existing rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a 
     wilderness addition by this title shall be administered by 
     the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).

              ``TITLE XVII--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS

     ``SEC. 1701. DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.

       ``(a) In General.--The boundary of Death Valley National 
     Park is adjusted to include--
       ``(1) the approximately 33,041 acres of Bureau of Land 
     Management land abutting the southern end of the Death Valley 
     National Park that lies between Death Valley National Park to 
     the north and Ft. Irwin Military Reservation to the south and 
     which runs approximately 34 miles from west to east, as 
     depicted on the map entitled `Death Valley National Park 
     Proposed Boundary Addition', numbered 143/100,080, and dated 
     June 2009;
       ``(2) the approximately 6,379 acres of Bureau of Land 
     Management land in Inyo County, California, located in the 
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     of Death Valley National Park that is within, and surrounded 
     by, land under the jurisdiction of the Director of the 
     National Park Service, as depicted on the map entitled 
     `Proposed Crater Mine Area Addition to Death Valley National 
     Park', numbered 143/100,079, and dated June 2009; and
       ``(3)(A) on transfer of title to the private land to the 
     National Park Service, the approximately 280 acres of private 
     land in Inyo County, California, located adjacent to the 
     southeastern boundary of Death Valley National Park, as 
     depicted on the map entitled `Proposed Ryan Camp Addition to 
     Death Valley National Park', numbered 143/100,097, and dated 
     June 2009; and
       ``(B) the approximately 1,040 acres of Bureau of Land 
     Management land contiguous to the private land described in 
     subparagraph (A), as depicted on the map entitled `Proposed 
     Ryan Camp Addition to Death Valley National Park', numbered 
     143/100,097, and dated June 2009.
       ``(b) Availability of Map.--The maps described in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be on 
     file and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
     offices of the National Park Service.
       ``(c) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     (referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall--
       ``(1) administer any land added to Death Valley National 
     Park under subsection (a)--
       ``(A) as part of Death Valley National Park; and
       ``(B) in accordance with applicable laws (including 
     regulations); and
       ``(2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
     of this title, develop a memorandum of understanding with 
     Inyo County, California, permitting ongoing access and use to 
     existing gravel pits along Saline Valley Road within Death 
     Valley National Park for road maintenance and repairs in 
     accordance with applicable laws (including regulations).

     ``SEC. 1702. MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE.

       ``(a) In General.--The boundary of the Mojave National 
     Preserve is adjusted to include--
       ``(1) the 29,221 acres of Bureau of Land Management land 
     that is surrounded by the Mojave National Preserve to the 
     northwest, west, southwest, south, and southeast and by the 
     Nevada State line on the northeast boundary, as depicted on 
     the map entitled `Proposed Castle Mountain Addition to the 
     Mojave National Preserve', numbered 170/100,075, and dated 
     August 2009; and
       ``(2) the 25 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in 
     Baker, California, as depicted on the map entitled `Mojave 
     National Preserve-Proposed Boundary Addition', numbered 170/
     100,199, and dated August 2009.
       ``(b) Availability of Maps.--The maps described in 
     subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service.
       ``(c) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer any 
     land added to Mojave National Preserve under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) as part of the Mojave National Preserve; and
       ``(2) in accordance with applicable laws (including 
     regulations).

     ``SEC. 1703. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.

       ``(a) In General.--The boundary of the Joshua Tree National 
     Park is adjusted to include the 2,879 acres of land managed 
     by Director of the Bureau of Land Management that are 
     contiguous at several different places to the northern 
     boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the northwest 
     section of the Park, as depicted on the map entitled `Joshua 
     Tree National Park Proposed Boundary Additions', numbered 
     156/100,007, and dated June 2009.
       ``(b) Availability of Map.--The map described in subsection 
     (a) and the map depicting the 25 acres described in 
     subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available for public 
     inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
     Service.
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer any land 
     added to the Joshua Tree National Park under subsection (a) 
     and the additional land described in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) as part of Joshua Tree National Park; and
       ``(B) in accordance with applicable laws (including 
     regulations).
       ``(2) Description of additional land.--The additional land 
     referred to in paragraph (1) is the 25 acres of land--
       ``(A) depicted on the map entitled `Joshua Tree National 
     Park Boundary Adjustment Map', numbered 156/80,049, and dated 
     April 1, 2003;
       ``(B) added to Joshua Tree National Park by the notice of 
     the Department Interior of August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 
     51799); and
       ``(C) more particularly described as lots 26, 27, 28, 33, 
     and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., San Bernardino Meridian.

     ``SEC. 1704. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out this title.

          ``TITLE XVIII--OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS

     ``SEC. 1801. DESIGNATION OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION 
                   AREAS.

       ``(a) Designation.--In accordance with the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) 
     and resource management plans developed under this title and 
     subject to valid existing rights, the following land within 
     the Conservation Area in San Bernardino County, California, 
     is designated as Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas:
       ``(1) El mirage off-highway vehicle recreation area.--
     Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation 
     Area, comprising approximately 25,600 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle 
     Recreation Area' and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be 
     known as the `El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area'.
       ``(2) Johnson valley off-highway vehicle recreation area.--
       ``(A) In general.--Certain Bureau of Land Management land 
     in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 180,000 
     acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled `Johnson 
     Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area' and dated July 
     15, 2009, which shall be known as the `Johnson Valley Off-
     Highway Vehicle Recreation Area'.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (iii), the land 
     described in clause (ii) shall be excluded from the Johnson 
     Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area to permit the 
     Secretary of the Navy to study the land for--

       ``(I) withdrawal in accordance with the Act of February 28, 
     1958 (43 U.S.C. 155 et seq.); and
       ``(II) potential inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground 
     Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, California, for national 
     defense purposes.

       ``(ii) Study area.--The land referred to in clause (i) is 
     the land that--

       ``(I) is described in--

       ``(aa) the notice of the Bureau of Land Management of 
     September 15, 2008 entitled `Notice of Proposed Legislative 
     Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California' 
     (73 Fed. Reg. 53269); or
       ``(bb) any subsequent notice in the Federal Register that 
     is related to the notice described in item (aa); and

       ``(II) has been segregated by the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.

       ``(iii) Incorporation in off-highway vehicle recreation 
     area.--After action by the Secretary of Defense and Congress 
     regarding the withdrawal under subparagraph (A), any land 
     within the study area that is not withdrawn shall be 
     incorporated into the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 
     Recreation Area.
       ``(C) Joint use of certain land.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall consider a potential joint use area within the Johnson 
     Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area as part of the 
     environmental impact statement of the Department of Defense 
     that would allow for continued recreational opportunities on 
     the joint use area during periods in which--
       ``(i) the joint use area is not needed for military 
     training activities; and
       ``(ii) public safety can be ensured.
       ``(D) Military access for administrative purposes.--In 
     cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary 
     of the Navy may, after notifying the Secretary of the 
     Interior, access the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle 
     Recreation Area for national defense purposes supporting 
     military training (including military range management and 
     exercise control activities).
       ``(3) Rasor off-highway vehicle recreation area.--Certain 
     Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, 
     comprising approximately 22,400 acres, as generally depicted 
     on the map entitled `Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
     Area' and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be known as the 
     `Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area'.
       ``(4) Spangler hills off-highway vehicle recreation area.--
     Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation 
     Area, comprising approximately 62,080 acres, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled `Spangler Hills Off-Highway 
     Vehicle Recreation Area' and dated July 15, 2009, which shall 
     be known as the `Spangler Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 
     Area'.
       ``(5) Stoddard valley off-highway vehicle recreation 
     area.--Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the 
     Conservation Area, comprising approximately 54,400 acres, as 
     generally depicted on the map entitled `Stoddard Valley Off-
     Highway Vehicle Recreation Area' and dated July 15, 2009, 
     which shall be known as the `Stoddard Valley Off-Highway 
     Vehicle Recreation Area'.
       ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the off-highway vehicle 
     recreation areas designated under subsection (a) is to 
     preserve and enhance the recreational opportunities within 
     the Conservation Area (including opportunities for off-
     highway vehicle recreation), while conserving the wildlife 
     and other natural resource values of the Conservation Area.
       ``(c) Maps and Descriptions.--
       ``(1) Preparation and submission.--As soon as practicable 
     after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary 
     shall file a map and legal description of each off-highway 
     vehicle recreation area designated by subsection (a) with--
       ``(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.
       ``(2) Legal effect.--The map and legal descriptions of the 
     off-highway vehicle recreation areas filed under paragraph 
     (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in 
     this title, except that the Secretary may correct errors in 
     the map and legal descriptions.
       ``(3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description 
     filed under paragraph (1) shall be filed and made available 
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     inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       ``(d) Use of the Land.--
       ``(1) Recreational activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall continue to 
     authorize, maintain, and enhance the recreational uses of the 
     off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection 
     (a), including off-highway recreation, hiking, camping, 
     hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, rockhounding, and 
     horseback riding, as long as the recreational use is 
     consistent with this section and any other applicable law.
       ``(B) Off-highway vehicle and off-highway recreation.--To 
     the extent consistent with applicable Federal law (including 
     regulations) and this section, any authorized recreation 
     activities and use designations in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this title and applicable to the off-highway 
     vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection (a) shall 
     continue, including casual off-highway vehicular use, racing, 
     competitive events, rock crawling, training, and other forms 
     of off-highway recreation.
       ``(2) Wildlife guzzlers.--Wildlife guzzlers shall be 
     allowed in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 
     designated by subsection (a) in accordance with applicable 
     Bureau of Land Management guidelines.
       ``(3) Prohibited uses.--Residential and commercial 
     development (including development of mining and energy 
     facilities, but excluding transmission line rights-of-way and 
     related telecommunication facilities) shall be prohibited in 
     the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated by 
     subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that the 
     development is incompatible with the purpose described in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(e) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the off-
     highway vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection (a) 
     in accordance with--
       ``(A) this title;
       ``(B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       ``(C) any other applicable laws (including regulations).
       ``(2) Management plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later 
     than 3 years after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) amend existing resource management plans applicable 
     to the land designated as off-highway vehicle recreation 
     areas under subsection (a); or
       ``(ii) develop new management plans for each off-highway 
     vehicle recreation area designated under that subsection.
       ``(B) Requirements.--All new or amended plans under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be designed to preserve and enhance 
     safe off-highway vehicle and other recreational opportunities 
     within the applicable recreation area consistent with--
       ``(i) the purpose described in subsection (b); and
       ``(ii) any applicable laws (including regulations).
       ``(C) Interim plans.--Pending completion of a new 
     management plan under subparagraph (A), the existing resource 
     management plans shall govern the use of the applicable off-
     highway vehicle recreation area.
       ``(f) Study.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later 
     than 2 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall complete a study to identify Bureau of Land 
     Management land adjacent to the off-highway vehicle 
     recreation areas designated by subsection (a) that is 
     suitable for addition to the off-highway vehicle recreation 
     areas.
       ``(2) Requirements.--In preparing the study under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) seek input from stakeholders, including--
       ``(i) the State;
       ``(ii) San Bernardino County, California;
       ``(iii) the public;
       ``(iv) recreational user groups; and
       ``(v) conservation organizations;
       ``(B) explore the feasibility of expanding the southern 
     boundary of the off-highway vehicle recreation area described 
     in subsection (a)(4) to include previously disturbed land;
       ``(C) identify and exclude from consideration any land 
     that--
       ``(i) is managed for conservation purposes;
       ``(ii) may be suitable for renewable energy development; or
       ``(iii) may be necessary for energy transmission; and
       ``(D) not recommend or approve expansion areas that 
     collectively would exceed the total acres administratively 
     designated for off-highway recreation within the Conservation 
     Area as of the date of enactment of this title.
       ``(3) Applicable law.--The Secretary shall consider the 
     information and recommendations of the study completed under 
     paragraph (1) to determine the impacts of expanding off-
     highway vehicle recreation areas designated by subsection (a) 
     on the Conservation Area, in accordance with--
       ``(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 applicable law.
       ``(4) Submission to congress.--On completion of the study 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the study 
     to--
       ``(A) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     Senate.
       ``(5) Authorization for expansion.--
       ``(A) In general.--On completion of the study under 
     paragraph (1) and in accordance with all applicable laws 
     (including regulations), the Secretary shall authorize the 
     expansion of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas 
     recommended under the study.
       ``(B) Management.--Any land within the expanded areas under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be managed in accordance with this 
     section.

                       ``TITLE XIX--MISCELLANEOUS

     ``SEC. 1901. STATE LAND TRANSFERS AND EXCHANGES.

       ``(a) Transfer of Land to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.--
       ``(1) In general.--On termination of all mining claims to 
     the land described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     transfer the land described in that paragraph to the State.
       ``(2) Description of land.--The land referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is certain Bureau of Land Management land in 
     San Diego County, California, comprising approximately 934 
     acres, as generally depicted on the 2 maps entitled `Anza-
     Borrego Desert State Park Additions-Table Mountain Wilderness 
     Study Area' and dated July 15, 2009.
       ``(3) Management.--
       ``(A) In general.--The land transferred under paragraph (1) 
     shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the 
     California Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code 
     sections 5093.30-5093.40).
       ``(B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the 
     land transferred under paragraph (1) is withdrawn from--
       ``(i) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
     the public land laws;
       ``(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
     and
       ``(iii) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
     geothermal leasing.
       ``(C) Reversion.--If the State ceases to manage the land 
     transferred under paragraph (1) as part of the State Park 
     System or in a manner inconsistent with the California 
     Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections 
     5093.30-5093.40), the land shall revert to the Secretary, to 
     be managed as a Wilderness Study Area.
       ``(b) Land Exchanges.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in consultation and 
     cooperation with the California State Lands Commission 
     (referred to in this section as the `Commission'), develop a 
     process to exchange isolated parcels of State land within the 
     Conservation Area for Federal land located in the 
     Conservation Area or other Federal land in the State that--
       ``(A) is consistent with the plans described in paragraph 
     (2); and
       ``(B) ensures that the conservation goals and objectives 
     identified in those plans are not adversely impacted.
       ``(2) Description of plans.--The plans referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       ``(A) the California Desert Renewable Energy Conservation 
     Plan;
       ``(B) the California Desert Conservation Area Plan;
       ``(C) the Northern and Eastern Colorado Desert Plan; and
       ``(D) any other applicable plans.
       ``(3) Requirements.--The process developed under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(A) apply to all State land within the Conservation Area 
     that is under the jurisdiction of the Commission;
       ``(B) prioritize the elimination of State land from units 
     of the National Park System, national monuments, and 
     wilderness areas;
       ``(C) provide the Commission with consolidated land 
     holdings sufficient to make the land viable for commercial or 
     recreation uses, including renewable energy development, off-
     highway vehicle recreation, or State infrastructure or 
     resource needs;
       ``(D) establish methods to ensure that--
       ``(i) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this title, the Secretary and the Commission complete an 
     inventory of Federal land and State land in the Conservation 
     Area under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and the 
     Commission, respectively, and any other Federal land and 
     property outside the Conservation Area that is determined to 
     be suitable for exchange consistent with paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) there is a public comment period of not less than 90 
     days with respect to--

       ``(I) the inventory of land under clause (i); and
       ``(II) any proposed land exchange under this section that 
     involves more than 5,000 acres of Federal land;

       ``(iii) in preparing the inventory of Federal land suitable 
     for exchange under clause (i), the Secretary shall use best 
     efforts to give priority to--

       ``(I) land that has the potential for commercial 
     development, including renewable energy development, such as 
     wind and solar energy development;
       ``(II) the land described in section 707(b)(2); and
       ``(III) land located outside the boundaries of the 
     Conservation Area (including closed military base land and 
     land identified as surplus by the Administrator of the 
     General Services Administration) to avoid, to the maximum 
     extent feasible, conflicts with conservation of desert land;

       ``(iv) the inventory under clause (i) is updated annually 
     by the Secretary and resubmitted to the Commission; and

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       ``(v) the land exchanges are completed by the date that is 
     10 years after the date of enactment of this title; and
       ``(E) provide for the submission of annual reports to 
     Congress that--
       ``(i) describe any progress or impediments to accomplishing 
     the goal described in subparagraph (D)(v); and
       ``(ii) any recommendations for legislation to accomplish 
     the goal.
       ``(4) Valuation.--Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) through 
     (5) of subsection (d) of section 206 of the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)), if, 
     within 180 days after the submission of an appraisal under 
     subsection (d)(1) of that section, the Secretary and the 
     Commission cannot agree to accept the findings of the 
     appraisal--
       ``(A) the Secretary and the Commission shall mutually agree 
     to employ a process of bargaining or some other process to 
     determine the values of the land involved in the exchange;
       ``(B) the appraisal shall be submitted to an arbiter 
     appointed by the Secretary from a list of arbitrators 
     submitted to the Secretary by the American Arbitration 
     Association for arbitration; and
       ``(C) although the decision of the arbiter under 
     subparagraph (B) shall be nonbinding, the decision may be 
     used by the Secretary and the Commission as a valid appraisal 
     for--
       ``(i) a period of 2 years; and
       ``(ii) on mutual agreement of the Secretary and the 
     Commission, an additional 2-year period; or
       ``(D) on mutual agreement of the Secretary and the 
     Commission, the valuation process shall be suspended or 
     modified.
       ``(5) Treatment of land use restrictions and pending 
     applications.--For the purposes of this title--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall not exclude parcels from 
     exchanges because the parcels are subject to designations or 
     pending land use applications, including applications for the 
     development of renewable energy;
       ``(B) all Federal land and State land proposed for exchange 
     or sale shall be valued--
       ``(i) according to fair market value;
       ``(ii) in accordance with section 206(d) of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(d)); 
     and
       ``(iii) without regard to--

       ``(I) pending land use applications;
       ``(II) renewable energy designations; or
       ``(III) any land use restrictions on adjacent land.

       ``(6) Cooperation agreements.--The Secretary may--
       ``(A) enter into such joint agreements with the General 
     Services Administration and the Commission as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary to facilitate land exchanges, 
     including agreements that establish accounting mechanisms--
       ``(i) to be used for tracking the differential in dollar 
     value of land conveyed in a series of transactions; and
       ``(ii) that, notwithstanding part 2200 of title 43, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), may carry 
     outstanding cumulative credit balances until the completion 
     of the land exchange process developed under paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(B) to the extent that the agreement does not conflict 
     with this section, continue using the agreement entitled 
     `Memorandum of Agreement Between California State Lands 
     Commission, General Services Administration, and the 
     Department of the Interior Regarding: Implementation of the 
     California Desert Protection Act', which became effective on 
     November 7, 1995.
       ``(7) Existing law.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, nothing in this section supersede or limits section 
     707.
       ``(8) State land leases.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall manage any State 
     land described in subparagraph (B) in accordance with the 
     terms and conditions of the applicable State lease agreement 
     for the duration of the lease, subject to applicable laws 
     (including regulations).
       ``(B) Description of state land.--The State land referred 
     to in subparagraph (A) is any State land within the 
     Conservation Area that is subject to a lease or permit on the 
     date of enactment of this title that is transferred to the 
     Federal Government.
       ``(C) Expiration of lease.--On the expiration of a State 
     lease referred to in subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
     provide lessees with the opportunity to seek Federal permits 
     to continue the existing use of the State land without 
     further action otherwise required under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       ``(D) Applicable law.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, any State land transferred to the United States 
     under this section shall be managed in accordance with all 
     laws (including regulations) and rules applicable to the 
     public land adjacent to the transferred State land.
       ``(c) Twentynine Palms Marine Corp Base.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation and in cooperation with the 
     California State Lands Commission, shall develop a process to 
     purchase or exchange parcels of State land within the area of 
     expansion and land use restrictions planned for the 
     Twentynine Palms Marine Corp Base.
       ``(2) Requirements.--The process developed under paragraph 
     (1) for exchanged parcels of State land shall provide the 
     California State Lands Commission with consolidated land 
     holdings sufficient to make the land viable for commercial or 
     recreational uses, including renewable energy development, 
     off-highway vehicle recreation, or State infrastructure or 
     resource needs.
       ``(3) Applicable law.--An exchange of land under this 
     subsection shall be subject to the requirements of subsection 
     (b).
       ``(d) Holtville Airport, Imperial County.--
       ``(1) In general.--On the submission of an application by 
     Imperial County, California, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall, in accordance with section 47125 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and section 2641.1 of title 43, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or successor regulations) seek a conveyance from 
     the Secretary of approximately 3,500 acres of Bureau of Land 
     Management land adjacent to the Imperial County Holtville 
     Airport (L04) for the purposes of airport expansion.
       ``(2) Segregation.--The Secretary (acting through the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management) shall, with 
     respect to the land to be conveyed under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) segregate the land; and
       ``(B) prohibit the appropriation of the land until--
       ``(i) the date on which a notice of realty action 
     terminates the application; or
       ``(ii) the date on which a document of conveyance is 
     published.
       ``(e) Needles Solar Reserve, San Bernardino County.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall grant to the 
     Commission a right of first refusal to exchange the State 
     land described in paragraph (2) for Bureau of Land Management 
     land identified for disposal.
       ``(2) Secondary right of refusal.--If the Commission 
     declines to exchange State land for Bureau of Land Management 
     land identified for disposal within the city limits of 
     Needles, California, the City of Needles shall have a 
     secondary right of refusal to acquire the land.

     ``SEC. 1902. MILITARY ACTIVITIES.

       ``Nothing in this Act--
       ``(1) restricts or precludes Department of Defense 
     motorized access by land or air--
       ``(A) to respond to an emergency within a wilderness area 
     designated by this Act; or
       ``(B) to control access to the emergency site;
       ``(2) prevents nonmechanized military training activities 
     previously conducted on wilderness areas designated by this 
     title that are consistent with--
       ``(A) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
       ``(B) all applicable laws (including regulations);
       ``(3) restricts or precludes low-level overflights of 
     military aircraft over the areas designated as wilderness, 
     national monuments, special management areas, or recreation 
     areas by this Act, including military overflights that can be 
     seen or heard within the designated areas;
       ``(4) restricts or precludes flight testing and evaluation 
     in the areas described in paragraph (3);
       ``(5) restricts or precludes the designation or creation of 
     new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of 
     military flight training routes, over the areas described in 
     paragraph (3); or

     ``SEC. 1903. CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDLIFE CORRIDORS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) assess the impacts of climate change on the 
     Conservation Area; and
       ``(2) establish policies and procedures to ensure the 
     preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate species 
     migration likely to occur due to climate change.
       ``(b) Study.--
       ``(1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later 
     than 2 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall complete a study regarding the impact of 
     global climate change on the Conservation Area.
       ``(2) Components.--The study under paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) identify the species migrating, or likely to migrate, 
     due to climate change;
       ``(B) examine the impacts and potential impacts of climate 
     change on--
       ``(i) plants, insects, and animals;
       ``(ii) soil;
       ``(iii) air quality;
       ``(iv) water quality and quantity; and
       ``(v) species migration and survival;
       ``(C) identify critical wildlife and species migration 
     corridors recommended for preservation; and
       ``(D) include recommendations for ensuring the biological 
     connectivity of public land managed by the Secretary and the 
     Secretary of Defense throughout the Conservation Area.
       ``(3) Rights-of-way.--The Secretary shall consider the 
     information and recommendations of the study under paragraph 
     (1) to determine the individual and cumulative impacts of 
     rights-of-way for projects in the Conservation Area, in 
     accordance with--
       ``(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 applicable law.
       ``(c) Land Management Plans.--The Secretary shall 
     incorporate into all land management plans applicable to the 
     Conservation Area the findings and recommendations of the 
     study completed under subsection (b).

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     ``SEC. 1904. PROHIBITED USES OF DONATED AND ACQUIRED LAND.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Acquired land.--The term `acquired land' means any 
     land acquired for the Conservation Area using amounts from 
     the Land and Water Conservation Fund established under 
     section 2 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 
     (16 U.S.C. 460l-5).
       ``(2) Donated land.--The term `donated land' means any 
     private land donated to the United States for conservation 
     purposes in the Conservation Area.
       ``(3) Donor.--The term `donor' means an individual or 
     entity that donates private land within the Conservation Area 
     to the United States.
       ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of 
     Land Management.
       ``(b) Prohibitions.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     there shall be prohibited with respect to donated land or 
     acquired land--
       ``(1) disposal; or
       ``(2) any land use authorization that would result in 
     appreciable damage or disturbance to the public lands, 
     including--
       ``(A) rights-of-way;
       ``(B) leases;
       ``(C) livestock grazing;
       ``(D) infrastructure development;
       ``(E) mineral entry;
       ``(F) off-highway vehicle use, except on--
       ``(i) designated routes;
       ``(ii) off-highway vehicle areas designated by law; and
       ``(iii) administratively-designated open areas; and
       ``(G) any other activities that would create impacts 
     contrary to the conservation purposes for which the land was 
     donated or acquired.
       ``(c) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Authorization by secretary.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary may authorize limited exceptions to 
     prohibited uses of donated land or acquired land in the 
     Conservation Area if--
       ``(A) an applicant has submitted a right-of-way use 
     application to the Bureau of Land Management proposing 
     renewable energy development on the donated land or acquired 
     land on or before December 1, 2009; or
       ``(B) after the completion of an analysis under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.), including full public participation in the analysis, 
     the Secretary has determined that--
       ``(i) the use of the donated land or acquired land is in 
     the public interest;
       ``(ii) the impacts of the use are fully and appropriately 
     mitigated; and
       ``(iii) the land was donated or acquired on or before 
     December 1, 2009.
       ``(2) Conditions.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary grants an exception to 
     the prohibition under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     require the permittee to acquire and donate comparable 
     private land to the United States to mitigate the use.
       ``(B) Approval.--The private land to be donated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be approved by the Secretary after 
     consultation, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
     donor of the private land proposed for non-conservation uses.
       ``(d) Existing Agreements.--Nothing in this section affects 
     permitted or prohibited uses of donated land or acquired land 
     in the Conservation Area established in any easements, deed 
     restrictions, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements 
     in existence on the date of enactment of this title.
       ``(e) Deed Restrictions.--The Secretary may accept deed 
     restrictions requested by donors for land donated to the 
     United States within the Conservation Area after the date of 
     enactment of this title.

     ``SEC. 1905. TRIBAL USES AND INTERESTS.

       ``(a) Access.--The Secretary shall ensure access to areas 
     designated under this Act by members of Indian tribes for 
     traditional cultural and religious purposes, consistent with 
     applicable law, including Public Law 95-341 (commonly known 
     as the ``American Indian Religious Freedom Act'') (42 U.S.C. 
     1996).
       ``(b) Temporary Closure.--
       ``(1) In general.--In accordance with applicable law, 
     including Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the ``American 
     Indian Religious Freedom Act'') (42 U.S.C. 1996), and subject 
     to paragraph (2), the Secretary, on request of an Indian 
     tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily close 
     to general public use any portion of an area designated as a 
     national monument, special management area, wild and scenic 
     river, or National Park System unit under this Act (referred 
     to in this subsection as a `designated area') to protect the 
     privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities in 
     the designated area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian 
     religious community.
       ``(2) Limitation.--In closing a portion of a designated 
     area under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall limit the 
     closure to the smallest practicable area for the minimum 
     period necessary for the traditional cultural and religious 
     activities.
       ``(c) Tribal Cultural Resources Management Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     develop and implement a tribal cultural resources management 
     plan to identify, protect, and conserve cultural resources of 
     Indian tribes associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail network 
     extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Mountain, Nevada) to 
     Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, California).
       ``(2) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult on the 
     development and implementation of the tribal cultural 
     resources management plan under paragraph (1) with--
       ``(A) each of--
       ``(i) the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe;
       ``(ii) the Hualapai Tribal Nation;
       ``(iii) the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe;
       ``(iv) the Colorado River Indian Tribes;
       ``(v) the Quechan Indian Tribe; and
       ``(vi) the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and
       ``(B) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
       ``(3) Resource protection.--The tribal cultural resources 
     management plan developed under paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) based on a completed tribal cultural resources 
     survey; and
       ``(B) include procedures for identifying, protecting, and 
     preserving petroglyphs, ancient trails, intaglios, sleeping 
     circles, artifacts, and other resources of cultural, 
     archaeological, or historical significance in accordance with 
     all applicable laws and policies, including--
       ``(i) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.);
       ``(ii) Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the `American 
     Indian Religious Freedom Act')(42 U.S.C. 1996);
       ``(iii) the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 
     (16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.);
       ``(iv) the Native American Graves Protection and 
     Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and
       ``(v) Public Law 103-141 (commonly known as the `Religious 
     Freedom Restoration Act of 1993')(42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.).
       ``(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all 
     Federal land within the area administratively withdrawn and 
     known as the `Indian Pass Withdrawal Area' is permanently 
     withdrawn from--
       ``(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
     the public laws;
       ``(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; 
     and
       ``(3) right-of-way leasing and disposition under all laws 
     relating to mineral, solar, wind, and geothermal energy.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Short title.--Section 1 of the California Desert 
     Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa note) is amended by 
     striking ``1 and 2, and titles I through IX'' and inserting 
     ``1, 2, and 3, titles I through IX, and titles XIII through 
     XIX''.
       (2) Definitions.--The California Desert Protection Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-433; 108 Stat. 4481) is amended by 
     inserting after section 2 the following:

     ``SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In titles XIII through XIX:
       ``(1) Conservation area.--The term `Conservation Area' 
     means the California Desert Conservation Area.
       ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means--
       ``(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior; and
       ``(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(3) State.--The term `State' means the State of 
     California.''.
       (3) Administration of wilderness areas.--Section 103 of the 
     California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-433; 
     108 Stat. 4481) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) No Buffer Zones.--
       ``(1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the 
     designation of wilderness areas by this Act--
       ``(A) to require the additional regulation of land adjacent 
     to the wilderness areas; or
       ``(B) to lead to the creation of protective perimeters or 
     buffer zones around the wilderness areas.
       ``(2) Nonwilderness activities.--Any nonwilderness 
     activities (including renewable energy projects, mining, 
     camping, hunting, and military activities) in areas 
     immediately adjacent to the boundary of a wilderness area 
     designated by this Act shall not be restricted or precluded 
     by this Act, regardless of any actual or perceived negative 
     impacts of the nonwilderness activities on the wilderness 
     area, including any potential indirect impacts of 
     nonwilderness activities conducted outside the designated 
     wilderness area on the viewshed, ambient noise level, or air 
     quality of wilderness area.'';
       (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``designated by this 
     title and'' inserting ``, potential wilderness areas, special 
     management areas, and national monuments designated by this 
     title or titles XIII through XIX''; and
       (C) in subsection (g), by inserting ``, a potential 
     wilderness area, a special management areas, or national 
     monument'' before ``by this Act''.
       (4) Mojave national preserve.--Title V of the California 
     Desert Protection Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa-41 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 520. NATIVE GROUNDWATER SUPPLIES.

       ``The Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall not 
     access or process any application for a right-of-way for 
     development projects that propose to use native groundwater 
     from aquifers adjacent to the Mojave National Preserve that 
     individually or collectively, in combination with proposed or 
     anticipated projects on private land, require the use of 
     native groundwater in excess of the estimated recharge rate 
     as determined by the United States Geological Survey.''.

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       (5) Amendments to the california military lands withdrawal 
     and overflights act of 1994.--
       (A) Findings.--Section 801(b)(2) of the California Military 
     Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 
     410aaa-82 note) is amended by inserting ``, national 
     monuments, special management areas, potential wilderness 
     areas,'' before ``and wilderness areas''.
       (B) Overflights; special airspace.--Section 802 of the 
     California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 
     1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa-82) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, national monuments, 
     or special management areas'' before ``designated by this 
     Act'';
       (ii) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, national 
     monuments, or special management areas'' before ``designated 
     by this Act''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Department of Defense Facilities.--Nothing in this 
     Act alters any authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct military operations at installations and ranges 
     within the California Desert Conservation Area that are 
     authorized under any other provision of law.''.

     SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.

       Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1274(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (196), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A)(i) The approximately 1.4-mile segment of the Amargosa 
     River in the State of California, from the private property 
     boundary in sec. 19, T. 22 N., R. 7 E., to 100 feet 
     downstream of Highway 178, to be administered by the 
     Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river as an addition to 
     the Amargosa Wild and Scenic River on publication by the 
     Secretary of the Interior of a notice in the Federal Register 
     that sufficient inholdings within the boundaries of the 
     segment have been acquired as scenic easements or in fee 
     title to establish a manageable addition to the Amargosa Wild 
     and Scenic River.
       ``(ii) The approximately 6.1-mile segment of the Amargosa 
     River in the State of California, from 100 feet downstream of 
     the State Highway 178 crossing to 100 feet upstream of the 
     Tecopa Hot Springs Road crossing, to be administered by the 
     Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(208) Surprise canyon creek, california.--
       ``(A) In general.--The following segments of Surprise 
     Canyon Creek in the State of California, to be administered 
     by the Secretary of the Interior:
       ``(i) The approximately 5.3 miles of Surprise Canyon Creek 
     from the confluence of Frenchman's Canyon and Water Canyon to 
     100-feet upstream of Chris Wicht Camp, as a wild river.
       ``(ii) The approximately 1.8 miles of Surprise Canyon Creek 
     from 100 feet upstream of Chris Wicht Camp to the southern 
     boundary of sec. 14, T. 21 N., R. 44 E., as a recreational 
     river.
       ``(B) Effect on historic mining structures.--Nothing in 
     this paragraph affects the historic mining structures 
     associated with the former Panamint Mining District.
       ``(209) Deep creek, california.--
       ``(A) In general.--The following segments of Deep Creek in 
     the State of California, to be administered by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture:
       ``(i) The approximately 6.5-mile segment from 0.125 mile 
     downstream of the Rainbow Dam site in sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 2 
     W., to 0.25-miles upstream of the Road 3N34 crossing, as a 
     wild river.
       ``(ii) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 mile upstream of the 
     Road 3N34 crossing to 0.25 mile downstream of the Road 3N34 
     crossing, as a scenic river.
       ``(iii) The 2.5-mile segment from 0.25 miles downstream of 
     the Road 3 N. 34 crossing to 0.25 miles upstream of the Trail 
     2W01 crossing, as a wild river.
       ``(iv) The 0.5-mile segment from 0.25 miles upstream of the 
     Trail 2W01 crossing to 0.25 mile downstream of the Trail 2W01 
     crossing, as a scenic river.
       ``(v) The 10-mile segment from 0.25 miles downstream of the 
     Trail 2W01 crossing to the upper limit of the Mojave dam 
     flood zone in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., as a wild river.
       ``(vi) The 11-mile segment of Holcomb Creek from 100 yards 
     downstream of the Road 3N12 crossing to .25 miles downstream 
     of Holcomb Crossing, as a recreational river.
       ``(vii) The 3.5-mile segment of the Holcomb Creek from 0.25 
     miles downstream of Holcomb Crossing to the Deep Creek 
     confluence, as a wild river.
       ``(B) Effect on ski operations.--Nothing in this paragraph 
     affects--
       ``(i) the operations of the Snow Valley Ski Resort; or
       ``(ii) the State regulation of water rights and water 
     quality associated with the operation of the Snow Valley Ski 
     Resort.
       ``(210) Whitewater river, california.--The following 
     segments of the Whitewater River in the State of California, 
     to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly:
       ``(A) The 5.8-mile segment of the North Fork Whitewater 
     River from the source of the River near Mt. San Gorgonio to 
     the confluence with the Middle Fork, as a wild river.
       ``(B) The 6.4-mile segment of the Middle Fork Whitewater 
     River from the source of the River to the confluence with the 
     South Fork, as a wild river.
       ``(C) The 1-mile segment of the South Fork Whitewater River 
     from the confluence of the River with the East Fork to the 
     section line between sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 2 E., as 
     a wild river.
       ``(D) The 1-mile segment of the South Fork Whitewater River 
     from the section line between sections 32 and 33, T. 1 S., R. 
     2 E., to the section line between sections 33 and 34, T. 1 
     S., R. 2 E., as a recreational river.
       ``(E) The 4.9-mile segment of the South Fork Whitewater 
     River from the section line between sections 33 and 34, T. 1 
     S., R. 2 E., to the confluence with the Middle Fork, as a 
     wild river.
       ``(F) The 5.4-mile segment of the main stem of the 
     Whitewater River from the confluence of the South and Middle 
     Forks to the San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary, as a wild 
     river.
       ``(G) The 2.7-mile segment of the main stem of the 
     Whitewater River from the San Gorgonio Wilderness boundary to 
     the southern boundary of section 26, T. 2 S., R. 3 E., as a 
     recreational river.''.
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