[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H661-H702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT OF 2021
Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 147, I call
up the bill (H.R. 803) to designate certain lands in the State of
Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the
House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 147, an
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules
Committee Print 117-2, modified by the amendment printed in part A of
House Report 117-6, is adopted and the bill, as amended, is considered
read.
The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:
H.R. 803
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 ``Protecting
America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--COLORADO WILDERNESS
Sec. 101. Short title; definition.
Sec. 102. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System in the
State of Colorado.
Sec. 103. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 104. Water.
Sec. 105. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 106. Department of defense study on impacts that the expansion of
wilderness designations in the western united states
would have on the readiness of the armed forces of the
united states with respect to aviation training.
TITLE II--NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILDERNESS, RECREATION, AND WORKING
FORESTS
Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Definitions.
Subtitle A--Restoration and Economic Development
Sec. 211. South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area.
Sec. 212. Redwood National and State Parks restoration.
Sec. 213. California Public Lands Remediation Partnership.
Sec. 214. Trinity Lake visitor center.
Sec. 215. Del Norte County visitor center.
Sec. 216. Management plans.
Sec. 217. Study; partnerships related to overnight accommodations.
Subtitle B--Recreation
Sec. 221. Horse Mountain Special Management Area.
Sec. 222. Bigfoot National Recreation Trail.
Sec. 223. Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail.
Sec. 224. Trinity Lake Trail.
Sec. 225. Trails study.
Sec. 226. Construction of mountain bicycling routes.
Sec. 227. Partnerships.
Subtitle C--Conservation
Sec. 231. Designation of wilderness.
Sec. 232. Administration of wilderness.
Sec. 233. Designation of potential wilderness.
Sec. 234. Designation of wild and scenic rivers.
Sec. 235. Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area.
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Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
Sec. 241. Maps and legal descriptions.
Sec. 242. Updates to land and resource management plans.
Sec. 243. Pacific Gas and Electric Company Utility facilities and
rights-of-way.
TITLE III--WILD OLYMPICS WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Designation of olympic national forest wilderness areas.
Sec. 303. Wild and scenic river designations.
Sec. 304. Existing rights and withdrawal.
Sec. 305. Treaty rights.
TITLE IV--CENTRAL COAST HERITAGE PROTECTION
Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Definitions.
Sec. 403. Designation of wilderness.
Sec. 404. Designation of the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness.
Sec. 405. Administration of wilderness.
Sec. 406. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Sec. 407. Designation of the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness.
Sec. 408. Designation of scenic areas.
Sec. 409. Condor National Scenic Trail.
Sec. 410. Forest service study.
Sec. 411. Nonmotorized recreation opportunities.
Sec. 412. Use by members of Tribes.
TITLE V--SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS AND RIVERS PROTECTION
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Definition of State.
Subtitle A--San Gabriel National Recreation Area
Sec. 511. Purposes.
Sec. 512. Definitions.
Sec. 513. San Gabriel National Recreation Area.
Sec. 514. Management.
Sec. 515. Acquisition of non-Federal land within Recreation Area.
Sec. 516. Water rights; water resource facilities; public roads;
utility facilities.
Sec. 517. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council.
Sec. 518. San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership.
Sec. 519. Visitor services and facilities.
Subtitle B--San Gabriel Mountains
Sec. 521. Definitions.
Sec. 522. National Monument Boundary Modification.
Sec. 523. Designation of Wilderness Areas and Additions.
Sec. 524. Administration of Wilderness Areas and Additions.
Sec. 525. Designation of Wild and Scenic Rivers.
Sec. 526. Water rights.
TITLE VI--RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR PRESERVATION
Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration.
TITLE VII--COLORADO OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ECONOMY
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definition of State.
Subtitle A--Continental Divide
Sec. 711. Definitions.
Sec. 712. Colorado Wilderness additions.
Sec. 713. Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness.
Sec. 714. Tenmile Recreation Management Area.
Sec. 715. Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area.
Sec. 716. Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area.
Sec. 717. Camp Hale National Historic Landscape.
Sec. 718. White River National Forest boundary modification.
Sec. 719. Rocky Mountain National Park Potential Wilderness boundary
adjustment.
Sec. 720. Administrative provisions.
Subtitle B--San Juan Mountains
Sec. 731. Definitions.
Sec. 732. Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 733. Special management areas.
Sec. 734. Release of wilderness study areas.
Sec. 735. Administrative provisions.
Subtitle C--Thompson Divide
Sec. 741. Purposes.
Sec. 742. Definitions.
Sec. 743. Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area.
Sec. 744. Thompson Divide lease exchange.
Sec. 745. Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot
Program.
Sec. 746. Effect.
Subtitle D--Curecanti National Recreation Area
Sec. 751. Definitions.
Sec. 752. Curecanti National Recreation Area.
Sec. 753. Acquisition of land; boundary management.
Sec. 754. General management plan.
Sec. 755. Boundary survey.
TITLE VIII--GRAND CANYON PROTECTION
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Withdrawal of Certain Federal land in the State of Arizona.
TITLE I--COLORADO WILDERNESS
SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITION.
(a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Colorado
Wilderness Act of 2021''.
(b) Secretary Defined.--As used in this title, the term
``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate.
SEC. 102. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION
SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF COLORADO.
(a) Additions.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act
of 1993 (Public Law 103-77; 107 Stat. 756; 16 U.S.C. 1132
note) is amended by adding at the end the following
paragraphs:
``(23) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 316 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Maroon Bells Addition Proposed Wilderness', dated
July 20, 2018, which is hereby incorporated in and shall be
deemed to be a part of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
Area designated by Public Law 88-577.
``(24) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 38,217 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness', dated
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Redcloud Peak
Wilderness.
``(25) Certain lands managed by the Gunnison Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Grand
Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, which
comprise approximately 26,734 acres, as generally depicted on
a map titled `Redcloud & Handies Peak Proposed Wilderness',
dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Handies
Peak Wilderness.
``(26) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 16,481 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Table Mountain & McIntyre Hills Proposed Wilderness',
dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the McIntyre
Hills Wilderness.
``(27) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 10,282 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Grand Hogback Proposed Wilderness', dated October 16,
2019, which shall be known as the Grand Hogback Wilderness.
``(28) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 25,624 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Demaree Canyon Proposed Wilderness', dated October 9,
2019, which shall be known as the Demaree Canyon Wilderness.
``(29) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 28,279 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Little Books Cliff Proposed Wilderness', dated
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Little
Bookcliffs Wilderness.
``(30) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 14,886 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness', dated
January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Bull Gulch
Wilderness.
``(31) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 12,016 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled `Bull Gulch & Castle Peak Proposed Wilderness Areas',
dated January 29, 2020, which shall be known as the Castle
Peak Wilderness.''.
(b) Further Additions.--The following lands in the State of
Colorado administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the
United States Forest Service are hereby designated as
wilderness and, therefore, as components of the National
Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in
the White River National Forest, which comprise approximately
19,240 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled
``Assignation Ridge Proposed Wilderness'', dated November 12,
2019, which shall be known as the Assignation Ridge
Wilderness.
(2) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and
San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately
23,116 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Badger
Creek Proposed Wilderness'', dated November 7, 2019, which
shall be known as the Badger Creek Wilderness.
(3) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and
San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately
35,251 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Beaver
Creek Proposed Wilderness'', dated November 7, 2019, which
shall be known as the Beaver Creek Wilderness.
(4) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau of Reclamation
or located in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests, which
comprise approximately 32,884 acres, as generally depicted on
a map titled ``Grape Creek Proposed Wilderness'', dated
November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Grape Creek
Wilderness.
(5) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 13,351 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``North & South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness'',
dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the North
Bangs Canyon Wilderness.
(6) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 5,144 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``North & South Bangs Canyon Proposed Wilderness'',
dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the South
Bangs Canyon Wilderness.
(7) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 26,624 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilderness'', dated
October 9, 2019, which shall be known as The Palisade
Wilderness.
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(8) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the
Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, which
comprise approximately 19,776 acres, as generally depicted on
a map titled ``Unaweep & Palisade Proposed Wilderness'',
dated October 9, 2019, which shall be known as the Unaweep
Wilderness.
(9) Certain lands managed by the Grand Junction Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management and Uncompaghre Field
Office of the Bureau of Land Management and in the Manti-
LaSal National Forest, which comprise approximately 37,637
acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Sewemup Mesa
Proposed Wilderness'', dated November 7, 2019, which shall be
known as the Sewemup Mesa Wilderness.
(10) Certain lands managed by the Kremmling Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately
31 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Platte
River Addition Proposed Wilderness'', dated July 20, 2018,
and which are hereby incorporated in and shall be deemed to
be part of the Platte River Wilderness designated by Public
Law 98-550.
(11) Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 17,587 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``Roubideau Proposed Wilderness'', dated October 9,
2019, which shall be known as the Roubideau Wilderness.
(12) Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Grand
Mesa, Uncompaghre, and Gunnison National Forests, which
comprise approximately 12,102 acres, as generally depicted on
a map titled ``Norwood Canyon Proposed Wilderness'', dated
November 7, 2019, which shall be known as the Norwood Canyon
Wilderness.
(13) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately
24,475 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Papoose
& Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness'', and dated January 29,
2020, which shall be known as the Cross Canyon Wilderness.
(14) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately
21,220 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``McKenna
Peak Proposed Wilderness'', dated October 16, 2019, which
shall be known as the McKenna Peak Wilderness.
(15) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately
14,270 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Weber-
Menefee Mountain Proposed Wilderness'', dated October 9,
2019, which shall be known as the Weber-Menefee Mountain
Wilderness.
(16) Certain lands managed by the Uncompahgre and Tres Rios
Field Offices of the Bureau of Land Management or the Bureau
of Reclamation, which comprise approximately 33,351 acres, as
generally depicted on a map titled ``Dolores River Canyon
Proposed Wilderness'', dated November 7, 2019, which shall be
known as the Dolores River Canyon Wilderness.
(17) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management or located in the Pike and
San Isabel National Forests, which comprise approximately
17,922 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Browns
Canyon Proposed Wilderness'', dated October 9, 2019, which
shall be known as the Browns Canyon Wilderness.
(18) Certain lands managed by the San Luis Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise approximately
10,527 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``San
Luis Hills Proposed Wilderness'', dated October 9, 2019 which
shall be known as the San Luis Hills Wilderness.
(19) Certain lands managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 23,559 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``Table Mountain & McIntyre Hills Proposed
Wilderness'', dated November 7, 2019, which shall be known as
the Table Mountain Wilderness.
(20) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management or located in the San Juan
National Forest, which comprise approximately 10,844 acres,
as generally depicted on a map titled ``North & South
Ponderosa Gorge Proposed Wilderness'', and dated January 31,
2020, which shall be known as the North Ponderosa Gorge
Wilderness.
(21) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management or located in the San Juan
National Forest, which comprise approximately 12,393 acres,
as generally depicted on a map titled ``North & South
Ponderosa Gorge Proposed Wilderness'', and dated January 31,
2020 which shall be known as the South Ponderosa Gorge
Wilderness.
(22) Certain lands managed by the Little Snake Field Office
of the Bureau of Land Management which comprise approximately
33,168 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Diamond
Breaks Proposed Wilderness'', and dated February 4, 2020
which shall be known as the Diamond Breaks Wilderness.
(23) Certain lands managed by the Tres Rios Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management which comprises approximately
4,782 acres, as generally depicted on the map titled
``Papoose & Cross Canyon Proposed Wilderness' ''', and dated
January 29, 2020 which shall be known as the Papoose Canyon
Wilderness.
(c) West Elk Addition.--Certain lands in the State of
Colorado administered by the Gunnison Field Office of the
Bureau of Land Management, the United States National Park
Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation, which comprise
approximately 6,695 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``West Elk Addition Proposed Wilderness'', dated
October 9, 2019, are hereby designated as wilderness and,
therefore, as components of the National Wilderness
Preservation System and are hereby incorporated in and shall
be deemed to be a part of the West Elk Wilderness designated
by Public Law 88-577. The boundary adjacent to Blue Mesa
Reservoir shall be 50 feet landward from the water's edge,
and shall change according to the water level.
(d) Maps and Descriptions.--As soon as practicable after
the date of enactment of the Act, the Secretary shall file a
map and a boundary description of each area designated as
wilderness by this section with the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. Each map and
boundary description shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may
correct clerical and typographical errors in the map or
boundary description. The maps and boundary descriptions
shall be on file and available for public inspection in the
Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior, and in the Office of the Chief of
the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, as
appropriate.
(e) State and Private Lands.--Lands within the exterior
boundaries of any wilderness area designated under this
section that are owned by a private entity or by the State of
Colorado, including lands administered by the Colorado State
Land Board, shall be included within such wilderness area if
such lands are acquired by the United States. Such lands may
be acquired by the United States only as provided in the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
SEC. 103. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, lands
designated as wilderness by this title shall be managed by
the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and this title, except that, with
respect to any wilderness areas designated by this title, any
reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of the
Wilderness Act shall be deemed to be a reference to the date
of enactment of this Act.
(b) Grazing.--Grazing of livestock in wilderness areas
designated by this title shall be administered in accordance
with the provisions of section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4)), as further interpreted by section 108
of Public Law 96-560, and the guidelines set forth in
appendix A of House Report 101-405 of the 101st Congress.
(c) State Jurisdiction.--As provided in section 4(d)(7) of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this
title shall be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or
responsibilities of the State of Colorado with respect to
wildlife and fish in Colorado.
(d) Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this title creates a protective
perimeter or buffer zone around any area designated as
wilderness by this title.
(2) Activities outside wilderness.--The fact that an
activity or use on land outside the areas designated as
wilderness by this title can be seen or heard within the
wilderness shall not preclude the activity or use outside the
boundary of the wilderness.
(e) Military Helicopter Overflights and Operations.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this title restricts or
precludes--
(A) low-level overflights of military helicopters over the
areas designated as wilderness by this title, including
military overflights that can be seen or heard within any
wilderness area;
(B) military flight testing and evaluation;
(C) the designation or creation of new units of special use
airspace, or the establishment of military flight training
routes over any wilderness area; or
(D) helicopter operations at designated landing zones
within the potential wilderness areas established by
subsection (i)(1).
(2) Aerial navigation training exercises.--The Colorado
Army National Guard, through the High-Altitude Army National
Guard Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial navigation
training maneuver exercises over, and associated operations
within, the potential wilderness areas designated by this
Act--
(A) in a manner and degree consistent with the memorandum
of understanding dated August 4, 1987, entered into among the
Colorado Army National Guard, the Bureau of Land Management,
and the Forest Service; or
(B) in a manner consistent with any subsequent memorandum
of understanding entered into among the Colorado Army
National Guard, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Forest
Service.
(f) Running Events.--The Secretary may continue to
authorize competitive running events currently permitted in
the Redcloud Peak Wilderness Area and Handies Peak Wilderness
Area in a manner compatible with the preservation of such
areas as wilderness.
(g) Land Trades.--If the Secretary trades privately owned
land within the perimeter of the Redcloud Peak Wilderness
Area or the Handies Peak Wilderness Area in exchange for
Federal land, then such Federal land shall be located in
Hinsdale County, Colorado.
(h) Recreational Climbing.--Nothing in this title prohibits
recreational rock climbing activities in the wilderness
areas, such as the placement, use, and maintenance of fixed
anchors, including any fixed anchor established before the
date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
(i) Potential Wilderness Designations.--
(1) In general.--The following lands are designated as
potential wilderness areas:
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(A) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 7,376 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``Pisgah East & West Proposed Wilderness'' and dated
October 16, 2019, which, upon designation as wilderness under
paragraph (2), shall be known as the Pisgah East Wilderness.
(B) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, which comprise
approximately 6,828 acres, as generally depicted on a map
titled ``Pisgah East & West Proposed Wilderness'' and dated
October 16, 2019, which, upon designation as wilderness under
paragraph (2), shall be known as the Pisgah West Wilderness.
(C) Certain lands managed by the Colorado River Valley
Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management or located in
the White River National Forest, which comprise approximately
16,101 acres, as generally depicted on a map titled ``Flat
Tops Proposed Wilderness Addition'', dated October 9, 2019,
and which, upon designation as wilderness under paragraph
(2), shall be incorporated in and shall be deemed to be a
part of the Flat Tops Wilderness designated by Public Law 94-
146.
(2) Designation as wilderness.--Lands designated as a
potential wilderness area by subparagraphs (A) through (C) of
paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness on the date
on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a
notice that all nonconforming uses of those lands authorized
by subsection (e) in the potential wilderness area that would
be in violation of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.) have ceased. Such publication in the Federal Register
and designation as wilderness shall occur for the potential
wilderness area as the nonconforming uses cease in that
potential wilderness area and designation as wilderness is
not dependent on cessation of nonconforming uses in the other
potential wilderness area.
(3) Management.--Except for activities provided for under
subsection (e), lands designated as a potential wilderness
area by paragraph (1) shall be managed by the Secretary in
accordance with the Wilderness Act as wilderness pending the
designation of such lands as wilderness under this
subsection.
SEC. 104. WATER.
(a) Effect on Water Rights.--Nothing in this title--
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or
interest in water;
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional
water right in existence on the date of enactment of this
Act, including any water right held by the United States;
(3) affects any interstate water compact in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act;
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water
rights; and
(5) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction
of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United
States in the State of Colorado on or before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
(b) Midstream Areas.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to protect
for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future
generations--
(A) the unique and nationally important values of areas
designated as wilderness by section 102(b) (including the
geological, cultural, archaeological, paleontological,
natural, scientific, recreational, environmental, biological,
wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and
scenic resources of the public land); and
(B) the water resources of area streams, based on
seasonally available flows, that are necessary to support
aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities.
(2) Wilderness water rights.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that any water
rights within the wilderness designated by section 102(b)
required to fulfill the purposes of such wilderness are
secured in accordance with subparagraphs (B) through (G).
(B) State law.--
(i) Procedural requirements.--Any water rights for which
the Secretary pursues adjudication shall be appropriated,
adjudicated, changed, and administered in accordance with the
procedural requirements and priority system of State law.
(ii) Establishment of water rights.--
(I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), the
purposes and other substantive characteristics of the water
rights pursued under this paragraph shall be established in
accordance with State law.
(II) Exception.--Notwithstanding subclause (I) and in
accordance with this title, the Secretary may appropriate and
seek adjudication of water rights to maintain surface water
levels and stream flows on and across the wilderness
designated by section 102(b) to fulfill the purposes of such
wilderness.
(C) Deadline.--The Secretary shall promptly appropriate the
water rights required to fulfill the purposes of the
wilderness designated by section 102(b).
(D) Required determination.--The Secretary shall not pursue
adjudication for any instream flow water rights unless the
Secretary makes a determination pursuant to subparagraph
(E)(ii) or (F).
(E) Cooperative enforcement.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall not pursue
adjudication of any Federal instream flow water rights
established under this paragraph if--
(I) the Secretary determines, upon adjudication of the
water rights by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, that
the Board holds water rights sufficient in priority, amount,
and timing to fulfill the purposes of this subsection; and
(II) the Secretary has entered into a perpetual agreement
with the Colorado Water Conservation Board to ensure full
exercise, protection, and enforcement of the State water
rights within the wilderness to reliably fulfill the purposes
of this subsection.
(ii) Adjudication.--If the Secretary determines that the
provisions of clause (i) have not been met, the Secretary
shall adjudicate and exercise any Federal water rights
required to fulfill the purposes of the wilderness in
accordance with this paragraph.
(F) Insufficient water rights.--If the Colorado Water
Conservation Board modifies the instream flow water rights
obtained under subparagraph (E) to such a degree that the
Secretary determines that water rights held by the State are
insufficient to fulfill the purposes of this title, the
Secretary shall adjudicate and exercise Federal water rights
required to fulfill the purposes of this title in accordance
with subparagraph (B).
(G) Failure to comply.--The Secretary shall promptly act to
exercise and enforce the water rights described in
subparagraph (E) if the Secretary determines that--
(i) the State is not exercising its water rights consistent
with subparagraph (E)(i)(I); or
(ii) the agreement described in subparagraph (E)(i)(II) is
not fulfilled or complied with sufficiently to fulfill the
purposes of this title.
(3) Water resource facility.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, beginning on the date of enactment of this
Act, neither the President nor any other officer, employee,
or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize,
or issue a license or permit for development of any new
irrigation and pumping facility, reservoir, water
conservation work, aqueduct, canal, ditch, pipeline, well,
hydropower project, transmission, other ancillary facility,
or other water, diversion, storage, or carriage structure in
the wilderness designated by section 102(b).
(c) Access and Operation.--
(1) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term
``water resource facility'' means irrigation and pumping
facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts,
canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects,
transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water
diversion, storage, and carriage structures.
(2) Access to water resource facilities.--Subject to the
provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall allow
reasonable access to water resource facilities in existence
on the date of enactment of this Act within the areas
described in sections 102(b) and 102(c), including motorized
access where necessary and customarily employed on routes
existing as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) Access routes.--Existing access routes within such
areas customarily employed as of the date of enactment of
this Act may be used, maintained, repaired, and replaced to
the extent necessary to maintain their present function,
design, and serviceable operation, so long as such activities
have no increased adverse impacts on the resources and values
of the areas described in sections 102(b) and 102(c) than
existed as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(4) Use of water resource facilities.--Subject to the
provisions of this subsection and subsection (a)(4), the
Secretary shall allow water resource facilities existing on
the date of enactment of this Act within areas described in
sections 102(b) and 102(c) to be used, operated, maintained,
repaired, and replaced to the extent necessary for the
continued exercise, in accordance with Colorado State law, of
vested water rights adjudicated for use in connection with
such facilities by a court of competent jurisdiction prior to
the date of enactment of this Act. The impact of an existing
facility on the water resources and values of the area shall
not be increased as a result of changes in the adjudicated
type of use of such facility as of the date of enactment of
this Act.
(5) Repair and maintenance.--Water resource facilities, and
access routes serving such facilities, existing within the
areas described in sections 102(b) and 102(c) on the date of
enactment of this Act shall be maintained and repaired when
and to the extent necessary to prevent increased adverse
impacts on the resources and values of the areas described in
sections 102(b) and 102(c).
SEC. 105. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that military aviation training
on Federal public lands in Colorado, including the training
conducted at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation
Training Site, is critical to the national security of the
United States and the readiness of the Armed Forces.
SEC. 106. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON IMPACTS THAT THE
EXPANSION OF WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS IN THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES WOULD HAVE ON THE
READINESS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES WITH RESPECT TO AVIATION TRAINING.
(a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct
a study on the impacts that the expansion of wilderness
designations in the Western United States would have on the
readiness of the Armed Forces of the United States with
respect to aviation training.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
Representatives a report on the study required under
subsection (a).
TITLE II--NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA WILDERNESS, RECREATION, AND WORKING
FORESTS
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Northwest California
Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act''.
SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
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(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
(A) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(B) with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior.
(2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
California.
Subtitle A--Restoration and Economic Development
SEC. 211. SOUTH FORK TRINITY-MAD RIVER RESTORATION AREA.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Collaboratively developed.--The term ``collaboratively
developed'' means projects that are developed and implemented
through a collaborative process that--
(A) includes--
(i) appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies; and
(ii) multiple interested persons representing diverse
interests; and
(B) is transparent and nonexclusive.
(2) Plantation.--The term ``plantation'' means a forested
area that has been artificially established by planting or
seeding.
(3) Restoration.--The term ``restoration'' means the
process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem that has
been degraded, damaged, or destroyed by establishing the
composition, structure, pattern, and ecological processes
necessary to facilitate terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem
sustainability, resilience, and health under current and
future conditions.
(4) Restoration area.--The term ``restoration area'' means
the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area,
established by subsection (b).
(5) Shaded fuel break.--The term ``shaded fuel break''
means a vegetation treatment that effectively addresses all
project-generated slash and that retains: adequate canopy
cover to suppress plant regrowth in the forest understory
following treatment; the longest lived trees that provide the
most shade over the longest period of time; the healthiest
and most vigorous trees with the greatest potential for
crown-growth in plantations and in natural stands adjacent to
plantations; and all mature hardwoods, when practicable.
(6) Stewardship contract.--The term ``stewardship
contract'' means an agreement or contract entered into under
section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
(16 U.S.C. 6591c).
(7) Wildland-urban interface.--The term ``wildland-urban
interface'' has the meaning given the term by section 101 of
the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).
(b) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, there
is established the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration
Area, comprising approximately 871,414 acres of Federal land
administered by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``South
Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area'' and dated May 15,
2020, to be known as the South Fork Trinity-Mad River
Restoration Area.
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of the restoration area are
to--
(1) establish, restore, and maintain fire-resilient forest
structures containing late successional forest structure
characterized by large trees and multistoried canopies, as
ecologically appropriate;
(2) protect late successional reserves;
(3) enhance the restoration of Federal lands within the
restoration area;
(4) reduce the threat posed by wildfires to communities
within the restoration area;
(5) protect and restore aquatic habitat and anadromous
fisheries;
(6) protect the quality of water within the restoration
area; and
(7) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, recreational,
natural, cultural, and wildlife values of the restoration
area.
(d) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the restoration
area--
(A) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (c);
(B) in a manner that--
(i) in the case of the Forest Service, prioritizes
restoration of the restoration area over other nonemergency
vegetation management projects on the portions of the Six
Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests in Humboldt and
Trinity Counties; and
(ii) in the case of the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, establishes with the Forest Service an agreement for
cooperation to ensure timely completion of consultation
required by section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (15
U.S.C. 1536) on restoration projects within the restoration
area and agreement to maintain and exchange information on
planning schedules and priorities on a regular basis;
(C) in accordance with--
(i) the laws (including regulations) and rules applicable
to the National Forest System for land managed by the Forest
Service;
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management;
(iii) this title; and
(iv) any other applicable law (including regulations); and
(D) in a manner consistent with congressional intent that
consultation for restoration projects within the restoration
area is completed in a timely and efficient manner.
(2) Conflict of laws.--
(A) In general.--The establishment of the restoration area
shall not change the management status of any land or water
that is designated wilderness or as a wild and scenic river,
including lands and waters designated by this title.
(B) Resolution of conflict.--If there is a conflict between
the laws applicable to the areas described in subparagraph
(A) and this section, the more restrictive provision shall
control.
(3) Uses.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow uses of the
restoration area that the Secretary determines would further
the purposes described in subsection (c).
(B) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize restoration
activities within the restoration area.
(C) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall limit the
Secretary's ability to plan, approve, or prioritize
activities outside of the restoration area.
(4) Wildland fire.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this section prohibits the
Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and
local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire
operations in the restoration area, consistent with the
purposes of this section.
(B) Priority.--The Secretary may use prescribed burning and
managed wildland fire to the fullest extent practicable to
achieve the purposes of this section.
(5) Road decommissioning.--
(A) In general.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary
shall decommission unneeded National Forest System roads
identified for decommissioning and unauthorized roads
identified for decommissioning within the restoration area--
(i) subject to appropriations;
(ii) consistent with the analysis required by subparts A
and B of part 212 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations;
and
(iii) in accordance with existing law.
(B) Additional requirement.--In making determinations
regarding road decommissioning under subparagraph (A), the
Secretary shall consult with--
(i) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental
entities; and
(ii) members of the public.
(C) Definition.--As used in subparagraph (A), the term
``decommission'' means--
(i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
(ii) to restore any natural drainage, watershed function,
or other ecological processes that are disrupted or adversely
impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically
disconnecting the road prism.
(6) Vegetation management.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(D), the Secretary may conduct vegetation management projects
in the restoration area only where necessary to--
(i) maintain or restore the characteristics of ecosystem
composition and structure;
(ii) reduce wildfire risk to communities by promoting
forests that are fire resilient;
(iii) improve the habitat of threatened, endangered, or
sensitive species;
(iv) protect or improve water quality; or
(v) enhance the restoration of lands within the restoration
area.
(B) Additional requirements.--
(i) Shaded fuel breaks.--In carrying out subparagraph (A),
the Secretary shall prioritize, as practicable, the
establishment of a network of shaded fuel breaks within--
(I) the portions of the wildland-urban interface that are
within 150 feet from private property contiguous to Federal
land;
(II) 150 feet from any road that is open to motorized
vehicles as of the date of enactment of this Act--
(aa) except that, where topography or other conditions
require, the Secretary may establish shaded fuel breaks up to
275 feet from a road so long as the combined total width of
the shaded fuel breaks for both sides of the road does not
exceed 300 feet; and
(bb) provided that the Secretary shall include vegetation
treatments within a minimum of 25 feet of the road where
practicable, feasible, and appropriate as part of any shaded
fuel break; or
(III) 150 feet of any plantation.
(ii) Plantations; riparian reserves.--The Secretary may
undertake vegetation management projects--
(I) in areas within the restoration area in which fish and
wildlife habitat is significantly compromised as a result of
past management practices (including plantations); and
(II) within designated riparian reserves only where
necessary to maintain the integrity of fuel breaks and to
enhance fire resilience.
(C) Compliance.--The Secretary shall carry out vegetation
management projects within the restoration area--
(i) in accordance with--
(I) this section; and
(II) existing law (including regulations);
(ii) after providing an opportunity for public comment; and
(iii) subject to appropriations.
(D) Best available science.--The Secretary shall use the
best available science in planning and implementing
vegetation management projects within the restoration area.
(7) Grazing.--
(A) Existing grazing.--The grazing of livestock in the
restoration area, where established before the date of
enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue--
(i) subject to--
(I) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as
the Secretary considers necessary; and
(II) applicable law (including regulations); and
(ii) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (c).
(B) Targeted new grazing.--The Secretary may issue annual
targeted grazing permits for the grazing of livestock in the
restoration area, where not established before the date of
the enactment of this Act, to control noxious weeds,
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aid in the control of wildfire within the wildland-urban
interface, or to provide other ecological benefits subject
to--
(i) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as
the Secretary considers necessary; and
(ii) a manner consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (c).
(C) Best available science.--The Secretary shall use the
best available science when determining whether to issue
targeted grazing permits within the restoration area.
(e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
restoration area is withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(f) Use of Stewardship Contracts.--To the maximum extent
practicable, the Secretary shall--
(1) use stewardship contracts to implement this section;
and
(2) use revenue derived from such stewardship contracts for
restoration and other activities within the restoration area
which shall include staff and administrative costs to support
timely consultation activities for restoration projects.
(g) Collaboration.--In developing and implementing
restoration projects in the restoration area, the Secretary
shall consult with collaborative groups with an interest in
the restoration area.
(h) Environmental Review.--A collaboratively developed
restoration project within the restoration area may be
carried out in accordance with the provisions for hazardous
fuel reduction projects set forth in sections 104, 105, and
106 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
6514-6516), as applicable.
(i) Multiparty Monitoring.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall--
(1) in collaboration with the Secretary of the Interior and
interested persons, use a multiparty monitoring, evaluation,
and accountability process to assess the positive or negative
ecological, social, and economic effects of restoration
projects within the restoration area; and
(2) incorporate the monitoring results into the management
of the restoration area.
(j) Funding.--The Secretary shall use all existing
authorities to secure as much funding as necessary to fulfill
the purposes of the restoration area.
(k) Forest Residues Utilization.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with applicable law,
including regulations, and this section, the Secretary may
utilize forest residues from restoration projects, including
shaded fuel breaks, in the restoration area for research and
development of biobased products that result in net carbon
sequestration.
(2) Partnerships.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the
Secretary may enter into partnerships with universities,
nongovernmental organizations, industry, Tribes, and Federal,
State, and local governmental agencies.
SEC. 212. REDWOOD NATIONAL AND STATE PARKS RESTORATION.
(a) Partnership Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior
is authorized to undertake initiatives to restore degraded
redwood forest ecosystems in Redwood National and State Parks
in partnership with the State of California, local agencies,
and nongovernmental organizations.
(b) Compliance.--In carrying out any initiative authorized
by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall comply
with all applicable law.
SEC. 213. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC LANDS REMEDIATION PARTNERSHIP.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Partnership.--The term ``partnership'' means the
California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, established
by subsection (b).
(2) Priority lands.--The term ``priority lands'' means
Federal land within the State that is determined by the
partnership to be a high priority for remediation.
(3) Remediation.--The term ``remediation'' means to
facilitate the recovery of lands and waters that have been
degraded, damaged, or destroyed by illegal marijuana
cultivation or another illegal activity. Remediation includes
but is not limited to removal of trash, debris, and other
material, and establishing the composition, structure,
pattern, and ecological processes necessary to facilitate
terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem sustainability, resilience,
and health under current and future conditions.
(b) Establishment.--There is hereby established a
California Public Lands Remediation Partnership.
(c) Purposes.--The purposes of the partnership are to--
(1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, Tribal,
and local authorities, and the private sector, in the
remediation of priority lands in the State affected by
illegal marijuana cultivation or other illegal activities;
and
(2) use the resources and expertise of each agency,
authority, or entity in implementing remediation activities
on priority lands in the State.
(d) Membership.--The members of the partnership shall
include the following:
(1) The Secretary of Agriculture, or a designee of the
Secretary of Agriculture to represent the Forest Service.
(2) The Secretary of the Interior, or a designee of the
Secretary of the Interior, to represent the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and
National Park Service.
(3) The Director of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy, or a designee of the Director.
(4) The Secretary of the State Natural Resources Agency, or
a designee of the Secretary, to represent the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(5) A designee of the California State Water Resources
Control Board.
(6) A designee of the California State Sheriffs'
Association.
(7) One member to represent federally recognized Indian
Tribes, to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(8) One member to represent nongovernmental organizations
with an interest in Federal land remediation, to be appointed
by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(9) One member to represent local governmental interests,
to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(10) A law enforcement official from each of the following:
(A) The Department of the Interior.
(B) The Department of Agriculture.
(11) A scientist to provide expertise and advise on methods
needed for remediation efforts, to be appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(12) A designee of the National Guard Counter Drug Program.
(e) Duties.--To further the purposes of this section, the
partnership shall--
(1) identify priority lands for remediation in the State;
(2) secure resources from Federal and non-Federal sources
to apply to remediation of priority lands in the State;
(3) support efforts by Federal, State, Tribal, and local
agencies, and nongovernmental organizations in carrying out
remediation of priority lands in the State;
(4) support research and education on the impacts of, and
solutions to, illegal marijuana cultivation and other illegal
activities on priority lands in the State;
(5) involve other Federal, State, Tribal, and local
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and the public in
remediation efforts, to the extent practicable; and
(6) take any other administrative or advisory actions as
necessary to address remediation of priority lands in the
State.
(f) Authorities.--To implement this section, the
partnership may, subject to the prior approval of the
Secretary of Agriculture--
(1) make grants to the State, political subdivisions of the
State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
(2) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide
grants or technical assistance to, the State, political
subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal
agencies, and other interested parties;
(3) hire and compensate staff;
(4) obtain funds or services from any source, including
Federal and non-Federal funds, and funds and services
provided under any other Federal law or program;
(5) contract for goods or services; and
(6) support activities of partners and any other activities
that further the purposes of this section.
(g) Procedures.--The partnership shall establish such rules
and procedures as it deems necessary or desirable.
(h) Local Hiring.--The partnership shall, to the maximum
extent practicable and in accordance with existing law, give
preference to local entities and persons when carrying out
this section.
(i) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the
partnership shall serve without pay.
(j) Duties and Authorities of the Secretary of
Agriculture.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall convene
the partnership on a regular basis to carry out this section.
(2) Technical and financial assistance.--The Secretary of
Agriculture and Secretary of the Interior may provide
technical and financial assistance, on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis, as determined by the appropriate
Secretary, to the partnership or any members of the
partnership to carry out this title.
(3) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary of Agriculture
and Secretary of the Interior may enter into cooperative
agreements with the partnership, any members of the
partnership, or other public or private entities to provide
technical, financial, or other assistance to carry out this
title.
SEC. 214. TRINITY LAKE VISITOR CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting
through the Chief of the Forest Service, may establish, in
cooperation with any other public or private entities that
the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, a visitor
center in Weaverville, California--
(1) to serve visitors; and
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of the
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area.
(b) Requirements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is designed to
interpret the scenic, biological, natural, historical,
scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological,
wilderness, and cultural resources of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-
Trinity National Recreation Area and other nearby Federal
lands.
(c) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of Agriculture
may, in a manner consistent with this title, enter into
cooperative agreements with the State and any other
appropriate institutions and organizations to carry out the
purposes of this section.
SEC. 215. DEL NORTE COUNTY VISITOR CENTER.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture and Secretary
of the Interior, acting jointly or separately, may establish,
in cooperation with any other public or private entities that
the Secretaries determine to be appropriate, a visitor center
in Del Norte County, California--
(1) to serve visitors; and
(2) to assist in fulfilling the purposes of Redwood
National and State Parks, the Smith River
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National Recreation Area, and other nearby Federal lands.
(b) Requirements.--The Secretaries shall ensure that the
visitor center authorized under subsection (a) is designed to
interpret the scenic, biological, natural, historical,
scientific, paleontological, recreational, ecological,
wilderness, and cultural resources of Redwood National and
State Parks, the Smith River National Recreation Area, and
other nearby Federal lands.
SEC. 216. MANAGEMENT PLANS.
(a) In General.--In revising the land and resource
management plan for the Shasta-Trinity, Six Rivers, Klamath,
and Mendocino National Forests, the Secretary shall--
(1) consider the purposes of the South Fork Trinity-Mad
River Restoration Area established by section 211; and
(2) include or update the fire management plan for the
wilderness areas and wilderness additions established by this
title.
(b) Requirement.--In carrying out the revisions required by
subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
(1) develop spatial fire management plans in accordance
with--
(A) the Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland
Fire Management Policy dated February 13, 2009, including any
amendments to that guidance; and
(B) other appropriate policies;
(2) ensure that a fire management plan--
(A) considers how prescribed or managed fire can be used to
achieve ecological management objectives of wilderness and
other natural or primitive areas; and
(B) in the case of a wilderness area expanded by section
231, provides consistent direction regarding fire management
to the entire wilderness area, including the addition;
(3) consult with--
(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental
entities; and
(B) members of the public; and
(4) comply with applicable laws (including regulations).
SEC. 217. STUDY; PARTNERSHIPS RELATED TO OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATIONS.
(a) Study.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with interested Federal, State, Tribal, and local entities,
and private and nonprofit organizations, shall conduct a
study to evaluate the feasibility and suitability of
establishing overnight accommodations near Redwood National
and State Parks on--
(1) Federal land at the northern boundary or on land within
20 miles of the northern boundary; and
(2) Federal land at the southern boundary or on land within
20 miles of the southern boundary.
(b) Partnerships.--
(1) Agreements authorized.--If the study conducted under
subsection (a) determines that establishing the described
accommodations is suitable and feasible, the Secretary may
enter into agreements with qualified private and nonprofit
organizations for the development, operation, and maintenance
of overnight accommodations.
(2) Contents.--Any agreements entered into under paragraph
(1) shall clearly define the role and responsibility of the
Secretary and the private or nonprofit organization.
(3) Compliance.--The Secretary shall enter agreements under
paragraph (1) in accordance with existing law.
(4) Effect.--Nothing in this subsection--
(A) reduces or diminishes the authority of the Secretary to
manage land and resources under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary; or
(B) amends or modifies the application of any existing law
(including regulations) applicable to land under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary.
Subtitle B--Recreation
SEC. 221. HORSE MOUNTAIN SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, there
is established the Horse Mountain Special Management Area
(referred to in this section as the ``special management
area'') comprising approximately 7,482 acres of Federal land
administered by the Forest Service in Humboldt County,
California, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Horse
Mountain Special Management Area'' and dated May 15, 2020.
(b) Purposes.--The purpose of the special management area
is to enhance the recreational and scenic values of the
special management area while conserving the plants,
wildlife, and other natural resource values of the area.
(c) Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act and in accordance with paragraph (2),
the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the
long-term management of the special management area.
(2) Consultation.--In developing the management plan
required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult
with--
(A) appropriate State, Tribal, and local governmental
entities; and
(B) members of the public.
(3) Additional requirement.--The management plan required
under paragraph (1) shall ensure that recreational use within
the special management area does not cause significant
adverse impacts on the plants and wildlife of the special
management area.
(d) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the special
management area--
(A) in furtherance of the purposes described in subsection
(b); and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System;
(ii) this section; and
(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) Recreation.--The Secretary shall continue to authorize,
maintain, and enhance the recreational use of the special
management area, including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking,
hang gliding, sightseeing, nature study, horseback riding,
rafting, mountain biking, and motorized recreation on
authorized routes, and other recreational activities, so long
as such recreational use is consistent with the purposes of
the special management area, this section, other applicable
law (including regulations), and applicable management plans.
(3) Motorized vehicles.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the use of motorized vehicles in the special management area
shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for
the use of motorized vehicles.
(B) Use of snowmobiles.--The winter use of snowmobiles
shall be allowed in the special management area--
(i) during periods of adequate snow coverage during the
winter season; and
(ii) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
(4) New trails.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may construct new trails for
motorized or nonmotorized recreation within the special
management area in accordance with--
(i) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System;
(ii) this section; and
(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(B) Priority.--In establishing new trails within the
special management area, the Secretary shall--
(i) prioritize the establishment of loops that provide
high-quality, diverse recreational experiences; and
(ii) consult with members of the public.
(e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
special management area is withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of appropriation or disposal under the public
land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing.
SEC. 222. BIGFOOT NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL.
(a) Feasibility Study.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in
cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall submit
to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
of the Senate a study that describes the feasibility of
establishing a nonmotorized Bigfoot National Recreation Trail
that follows the route described in paragraph (2).
(2) Route.--The trail described in paragraph (1) shall
extend from the Ides Cove Trailhead in the Mendocino National
Forest to Crescent City, California, by roughly following the
route as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Bigfoot
National Recreation Trail--Proposed'' and dated July 25,
2018.
(3) Additional requirement.--In completing the study
required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture
shall consult with--
(A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local
agencies;
(B) private landowners;
(C) nongovernmental organizations; and
(D) members of the public.
(b) Designation.--
(1) In general.--Upon a determination that the Bigfoot
National Recreation Trail is feasible and meets the
requirements for a National Recreation Trail in section 1243
of title 16, United States Code, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall designate the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail in
accordance with--
(A) the National Trails System Act (Public Law 90-543);
(B) this title; and
(C) other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) Administration.--Upon designation by the Secretary of
Agriculture, the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail (referred
to in this section as the ``trail'') shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with--
(A) other Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local
agencies;
(B) private landowners; and
(C) other interested organizations.
(3) Private property rights.--
(A) In general.--No portions of the trail may be located on
non-Federal land without the written consent of the
landowner.
(B) Prohibition.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall not
acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside
the exterior boundary of any federally managed area without
the consent of the owner of the land or interest in the land.
(C) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(i) requires any private property owner to allow public
access (including Federal, State, or local government access)
to private property; or
(ii) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or local law
with respect to public access to or use of private land.
(c) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this section,
the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative
agreements with State, Tribal, and local government entities
and private entities to complete needed trail construction,
reconstruction, realignment, maintenance, or education
projects related to the Bigfoot National Recreation Trail.
(d) Map.--
(1) Map required.--Upon designation of the Bigfoot National
Recreation Trail, the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare
a map of the trail.
(2) Public availability.--The map referred to in paragraph
(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in
the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.
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SEC. 223. ELK CAMP RIDGE RECREATION TRAIL.
(a) Designation.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Agriculture after an opportunity for public
comment, shall designate a trail (which may include a system
of trails)--
(A) for use by off-highway vehicles or mountain bicycles,
or both; and
(B) to be known as the Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail.
(2) Requirements.--In designating the Elk Camp Ridge
Recreation Trail (referred to in this section as the
``trail''), the Secretary shall only include trails that
are--
(A) as of the date of enactment of this Act, authorized for
use by off-highway vehicles or mountain bikes, or both; and
(B) located on land that is managed by the Forest Service
in Del Norte County.
(3) Map.--A map that depicts the trail shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of
the Forest Service.
(b) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the trail--
(A) in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations);
(B) to ensure the safety of citizens who use the trail; and
(C) in a manner by which to minimize any damage to
sensitive habitat or cultural resources.
(2) Monitoring; evaluation.--To minimize the impacts of the
use of the trail on environmental and cultural resources, the
Secretary shall annually assess the effects of the use of
off-highway vehicles and mountain bicycles on--
(A) the trail;
(B) land located in proximity to the trail; and
(C) plants, wildlife, and wildlife habitat.
(3) Closure.--The Secretary, in consultation with the State
and Del Norte County, and subject to paragraph (4), may
temporarily close or permanently reroute a portion of the
trail if the Secretary determines that--
(A) the trail is having an adverse impact on--
(i) wildlife habitats;
(ii) natural resources;
(iii) cultural resources; or
(iv) traditional uses;
(B) the trail threatens public safety; or
(C) closure of the trail is necessary--
(i) to repair damage to the trail; or
(ii) to repair resource damage.
(4) Rerouting.--Any portion of the trail that is
temporarily closed by the Secretary under paragraph (3) may
be permanently rerouted along any road or trail--
(A) that is--
(i) in existence as of the date of the closure of the
portion of the trail;
(ii) located on public land; and
(iii) open to motorized or mechanized use; and
(B) if the Secretary determines that rerouting the portion
of the trail would not significantly increase or decrease the
length of the trail.
(5) Notice of available routes.--The Secretary shall ensure
that visitors to the trail have access to adequate notice
relating to the availability of trail routes through--
(A) the placement of appropriate signage along the trail;
and
(B) the distribution of maps, safety education materials,
and other information that the Secretary concerned determines
to be appropriate.
(c) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the ownership,
management, or other rights relating to any non-Federal land
(including any interest in any non-Federal land).
SEC. 224. TRINITY LAKE TRAIL.
(a) Trail Construction.--
(1) Feasibility study.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall study the
feasibility and public interest of constructing a
recreational trail for nonmotorized uses around Trinity Lake.
(2) Construction.--
(A) Construction authorized.--Subject to appropriations,
and in accordance with paragraph (3), if the Secretary
determines under paragraph (1) that the construction of the
trail described in such paragraph is feasible and in the
public interest, the Secretary may provide for the
construction of the trail.
(B) Use of volunteer services and contributions.--The trail
may be constructed under this section through the acceptance
of volunteer services and contributions from non-Federal
sources to reduce or eliminate the need for Federal
expenditures to construct the trail.
(3) Compliance.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall comply with--
(A) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System; and
(B) this title.
(b) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the ownership,
management, or other rights relating to any non-Federal land
(including any interest in any non-Federal land).
SEC. 225. TRAILS STUDY.
(a) In General.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in
accordance with subsection (b) and in consultation with
interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve
motorized and nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities
(including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as
wilderness within the portions of the Six Rivers, Shasta-
Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests located in Del Norte,
Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties.
(b) Consultation.--In carrying out the study required by
subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult
with the Secretary of the Interior regarding opportunities to
improve, through increased coordination, recreation trail
opportunities on land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary
of the Interior that shares a boundary with the national
forest land described in subsection (a).
SEC. 226. CONSTRUCTION OF MOUNTAIN BICYCLING ROUTES.
(a) Trail Construction.--
(1) Feasibility study.--Not later than 18 months after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall study the feasibility and public interest of
constructing recreational trails for mountain bicycling and
other nonmotorized uses on the routes as generally depicted
in the report entitled ``Trail Study for Smith River National
Recreation Area Six Rivers National Forest'' and dated 2016.
(2) Construction.--
(A) Construction authorized.--Subject to appropriations,
and in accordance with paragraph (3), if the Secretary
determines under paragraph (1) that the construction of one
or more routes described in such paragraph is feasible and in
the public interest, the Secretary may provide for the
construction of the routes.
(B) Modifications.--The Secretary may modify the routes as
necessary in the opinion of the Secretary.
(C) Use of volunteer services and contributions.--Routes
may be constructed under this section through the acceptance
of volunteer services and contributions from non-Federal
sources to reduce or eliminate the need for Federal
expenditures to construct the route.
(3) Compliance.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary shall comply with--
(A) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System; and
(B) this title.
(b) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the ownership,
management, or other rights relating to any non-Federal land
(including any interest in any non-Federal land).
SEC. 227. PARTNERSHIPS.
(a) Agreements Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to
enter into agreements with qualified private and nonprofit
organizations to undertake the following activities on
Federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte
Counties--
(1) trail and campground maintenance;
(2) public education, visitor contacts, and outreach; and
(3) visitor center staffing.
(b) Contents.--Any agreements entered into under subsection
(a) shall clearly define the role and responsibility of the
Secretary and the private or nonprofit organization.
(c) Compliance.--The Secretary shall enter into agreements
under subsection (a) in accordance with existing law.
(d) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(1) reduces or diminishes the authority of the Secretary to
manage land and resources under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary; or
(2) amends or modifies the application of any existing law
(including regulations) applicable to land under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary.
Subtitle C--Conservation
SEC. 231. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) In General.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are
designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Black butte river wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 11,155 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Black Butte Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated May
15, 2020, which shall be known as the Black Butte River
Wilderness.
(2) Chanchelulla wilderness additions.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 6,382 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Chanchelulla Wilderness Additions--Proposed'' and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Chanchelulla Wilderness, as designated
by section 101(a)(4) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1619).
(3) Chinquapin wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by
the Forest Service in the State, comprising approximately
27,164 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Chinquapin Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated May 15, 2020,
which shall be known as the Chinquapin Wilderness.
(4) Elkhorn ridge wilderness addition.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State,
comprising approximately 37 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``Proposed Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness
Additions'' and dated October 24, 2019, which is incorporated
in, and considered to be a part of, the Elkhorn Ridge
Wilderness, as designated by section 6(d) of Public Law 109-
362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2070).
(5) English ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Bureau of Land Management in the State, comprising
approximately 6,204 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``English Ridge Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated
March 29, 2019, which shall be known as the English Ridge
Wilderness.
(6) Headwaters forest wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the State,
comprising approximately 4,360 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Headwaters Forest Wilderness--
Proposed'' and dated October 15, 2019, which shall be known
as the Headwaters Forest Wilderness.
(7) Mad river buttes wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 6,097 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Mad River Buttes Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated
May 15, 2020, which shall be known as the Mad River Buttes
Wilderness.
(8) Mount lassic wilderness addition.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately
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1,288 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Mt.
Lassic Wilderness Additions--Proposed'' and dated May 15,
2020, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part
of, the Mount Lassic Wilderness, as designated by section
3(6) of Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat.
2065).
(9) North fork eel wilderness addition.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management in the State, comprising approximately 16,342
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``North Fork
Eel Wilderness Additions'' and dated May 15, 2020, which is
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the North
Fork Eel Wilderness, as designated by section 101(a)(19) of
the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
98 Stat. 1621).
(10) Pattison wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by
the Forest Service in the State, comprising approximately
29,451 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Pattison Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated May 15, 2020,
which shall be known as the Pattison Wilderness.
(11) Sanhedrin wilderness addition.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 112 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Sanhedrin Wilderness Addition--Proposed'' and
dated March 29, 2019, which is incorporated in, and
considered to be a part of, the Sanhedrin Wilderness, as
designated by section 3(2) of Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C.
1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065).
(12) Siskiyou wilderness addition.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 23,913 acres, as generally depicted on the maps
entitled ``Siskiyou Wilderness Additions--Proposed (North)''
and ``Siskiyou Wilderness Additions--Proposed (South)'' and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Siskiyou Wilderness, as designated by
section 101(a)(30) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by section
3(5) of Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat.
2065)).
(13) South fork eel river wilderness addition.--Certain
Federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the
State, comprising approximately 603 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``South Fork Eel River
Wilderness Additions--Proposed'' and dated October 24, 2019,
which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the
South Fork Eel River Wilderness, as designated by section
3(10) of Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat.
2066).
(14) South fork trinity river wilderness.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 26,115 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``South Fork Trinity River Wilderness Additions--
Proposed'' and dated May 15, 2020, which shall be known as
the South Fork Trinity River Wilderness.
(15) Trinity alps wilderness addition.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service in the State, comprising
approximately 61,187 acres, as generally depicted on the maps
entitled ``Trinity Alps Proposed Wilderness Additions EAST''
and ``Trinity Alps Wilderness Additions West--Proposed'' and
dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and considered
to be a part of, the Trinity Alps Wilderness, as designated
by section 101(a)(34) of the California Wilderness Act of
1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623) (as amended by
section 3(7) of Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120
Stat. 2065)).
(16) Underwood wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by
the Forest Service in the State, comprising approximately
15,068 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Underwood Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated May 15, 2020,
which shall be known as the Underwood Wilderness.
(17) Yolla bolly-middle eel wilderness additions.--Certain
Federal land managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of
Land Management in the State, comprising approximately 11,243
acres, as generally depicted on the maps entitled ``Yolla
Bolly Wilderness Proposed--NORTH'', ``Yolla Bolly Wilderness
Proposed--SOUTH'', and ``Yolla Bolly Wilderness Proposed--
WEST'' and dated May 15, 2020, which is incorporated in, and
considered to be a part of, the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel
Wilderness, as designated by section 3 of the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section 3(4) of Public Law
109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)).
(18) Yuki wilderness addition.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management in the State, comprising approximately 11,076
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Yuki
Wilderness Additions--Proposed'' and dated May 15, 2020,
which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the
Yuki Wilderness, as designated by section 3(3) of Public Law
109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065).
(b) Redesignation of North Fork Wilderness as North Fork
Eel River Wilderness.--Section 101(a)(19) of Public Law 98-
425 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1621) is amended by
striking ``North Fork Wilderness'' and inserting ``North Fork
Eel River Wilderness''. Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United
States to the North Fork Wilderness shall be deemed to be a
reference to the North Fork Eel River Wilderness.
(c) Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness Adjustments.--The boundary of
the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness established by section 6(d) of
Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is adjusted by
deleting approximately 30 acres of Federal land as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Elkhorn Ridge
Wilderness Additions'' and dated October 24, 2019.
SEC. 232. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas and wilderness additions established by
section 231 shall be administered by the Secretary in
accordance with this title and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), except that--
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective
date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the
date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) any reference in that Act to the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the
Secretary.
(b) Fire Management and Related Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may take such measures in a
wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by section
231 as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and
diseases in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report 98-40 of the 98th
Congress.
(2) Funding priorities.--Nothing in this title limits
funding for fire and fuels management in the wilderness areas
or wilderness additions designated by this title.
(3) Administration.--Consistent with paragraph (1) and
other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and
efficient response to fire emergencies in the wilderness
additions designated by this title, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall--
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, establish agency approval procedures (including
appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest
Supervisor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for
responding to fire emergencies; and
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate State or local
firefighting agencies.
(c) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in the wilderness
areas and wilderness additions designated by this title, if
established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall
be administered in accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)); and
(2)(A) for lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Agriculture, the guidelines set forth in the report of the
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress
(H. Rept. 96-617); or
(B) for lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
the Interior, the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the
report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of
the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101-405).
(d) Fish and Wildlife.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title
affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State
with respect to fish and wildlife on public land in the
State.
(2) Management activities.--In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.), the Secretary may conduct any management activities
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish, wildlife, and
plant populations and habitats in the wilderness areas or
wilderness additions designated by section 231, if the
management activities are--
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans;
and
(B) conducted in accordance with--
(i) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
(ii) appropriate policies, such as the policies established
in Appendix B of House Report 101-405.
(e) Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Congress does not intend for designation
of wilderness or wilderness additions by this title to lead
to the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones
around each wilderness area or wilderness addition.
(2) Activities or uses up to boundaries.--The fact that
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
within a wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude the
activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area.
(f) Military Activities.--Nothing in this title precludes--
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by
section 231;
(2) the designation of new units of special airspace over
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by
section 231; or
(3) the use or establishment of military flight training
routes over the wilderness areas or wilderness additions
designated by section 231.
(g) Horses.--Nothing in this title precludes horseback
riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle
or pack stock into, an area designated as a wilderness area
or wilderness addition by section 231--
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
(h) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by
section 231 are withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal
leasing laws.
(i) Use by Members of Indian Tribes.--
(1) Access.--In recognition of the past use of wilderness
areas and wilderness additions designated by this title by
members of Indian Tribes for traditional cultural and
religious purposes,
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the Secretary shall ensure that Indian Tribes have access to
the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by
section 231 for traditional cultural and religious purposes.
(2) Temporary closures.--
(A) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary, on request of an Indian Tribe, may temporarily
close to the general public one or more specific portions of
a wilderness area or wilderness addition to protect the
privacy of the members of the Indian Tribe in the conduct of
the traditional cultural and religious activities in the
wilderness area or wilderness addition.
(B) Requirement.--Any closure under subparagraph (A) shall
be made in such a manner as to affect the smallest
practicable area for the minimum period of time necessary for
the activity to be carried out.
(3) Applicable law.--Access to the wilderness areas and
wilderness additions under this subsection shall be in
accordance with--
(A) Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the American
Indian Religious Freedom Act) (42 U.S.C. 1996 et seq.); and
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(j) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land
within the boundary of a wilderness area or wilderness
addition designated by section 231 that is acquired by the
United States shall--
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is
located;
(2) be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (h); and
(3) be managed in accordance with this section, the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other
applicable law.
(k) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may authorize the installation and maintenance of
hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection
devices in the wilderness areas and wilderness additions
designated by section 231 if the Secretary determines that
the facilities and access to the facilities are essential to
flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation
activities.
(l) Authorized Events.--The Secretary may continue to
authorize the competitive equestrian event permitted since
2012 in the Chinquapin Wilderness established by section 231
in a manner compatible with the preservation of the area as
wilderness.
(m) Recreational Climbing.--Nothing in this title prohibits
recreational rock climbing activities in the wilderness
areas, such as the placement, use, and maintenance of fixed
anchors, including any fixed anchor established before the
date of the enactment of this Act--
(1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
SEC. 233. DESIGNATION OF POTENTIAL WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas
in the State are designated as potential wilderness areas:
(1) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 4,005 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Chinquapin Proposed Potential
Wilderness'' and dated May 15, 2020.
(2) Certain Federal land administered by the National Park
Service, compromising approximately 31,000 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Redwood National
Park--Potential Wilderness'' and dated October 9, 2019.
(3) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 5,681 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Siskiyou Proposed Potential
Wildernesses'' and dated May 15, 2020.
(4) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 446 acres, as generally depicted on
the map entitled ``South Fork Trinity River Proposed
Potential Wilderness'' and dated May 15, 2020.
(5) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 1,256 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Trinity Alps Proposed Potential
Wilderness'' and dated May 15, 2020.
(6) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 4,386 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Yolla Bolly Middle-Eel Proposed
Potential Wilderness'' and dated May 15, 2020.
(7) Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service,
comprising approximately 2,918 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Yuki Proposed Potential Wilderness''
and dated May 15, 2020.
(b) Management.--Except as provided in subsection (c) and
subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage
the potential wilderness areas designated by subsection (a)
(referred to in this section as ``potential wilderness
areas'') as wilderness until the potential wilderness areas
are designated as wilderness under subsection (d).
(c) Ecological Restoration.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of ecological restoration
(including the elimination of nonnative species, removal of
illegal, unused, or decommissioned roads, repair of skid
tracks, and any other activities necessary to restore the
natural ecosystems in a potential wilderness area and
consistent with paragraph (2)), the Secretary may use
motorized equipment and mechanized transport in a potential
wilderness area until the potential wilderness area is
designated as wilderness under subsection (d).
(2) Limitation.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall use the minimum tool or administrative
practice necessary to accomplish ecological restoration with
the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character
and resources.
(d) Eventual Wilderness Designation.--The potential
wilderness areas shall be designated as wilderness and as a
component of the National Wilderness Preservation System on
the earlier of--
(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the
Federal Register notice that the conditions in a potential
wilderness area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have been removed; or
(2) the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment
of this Act for potential wilderness areas located on lands
managed by the Forest Service.
(e) Administration as Wilderness.--
(1) In general.--On its designation as wilderness under
subsection (d), a potential wilderness area shall be
administered in accordance with section 232 and the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(2) Designation.--On its designation as wilderness under
subsection (d)--
(A) the land described in subsection (a)(1) shall be
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the
Chinquapin Wilderness established by section 231(a)(3);
(B) the land described in subsection (a)(3) shall be
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Siskiyou
Wilderness as designated by section 101(a)(30) of the
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98
Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(5) of Public Law 109-362
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section
231(a)(12));
(C) the land described in subsection (a)(4) shall be
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the South
Fork Trinity River Wilderness established by section
231(a)(14);
(D) the land described in subsection (a)(5) shall be
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Trinity
Alps Wilderness as designated by section 101(a)(34) of the
California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 98
Stat. 1623) (as amended by section 3(7) of Public Law 109-362
(16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by section
231(a)(15));
(E) the land described in subsection (a)(6) shall be
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Yolla
Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness as designated by section 3 of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1132) (as amended by section 3(4)
of Public Law 109-362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065)
and expanded by section 231(a)(17)); and
(F) the land described in subsection (a)(7) shall be
incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the Yuki
Wilderness as designated by section 3(3) of Public Law 109-
362 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 120 Stat. 2065) and expanded by
section 231(a)(18).
(f) Report.--Within 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, and every 3 years thereafter until the date upon
which the potential wilderness is designated wilderness under
subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit a report to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate on the status of ecological
restoration within the potential wilderness area and the
progress toward the potential wilderness area's eventual
wilderness designation under subsection (d).
SEC. 234. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.
Section 3(a) of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16
U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(231) South fork trinity river.--The following segments
from the source tributaries in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel
Wilderness, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture:
``(A) The 18.3-mile segment from its multiple source
springs in the Cedar Basin of the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel
Wilderness in section 15, T. 27 N., R. 10 W. to .25 miles
upstream of the Wild Mad Road, as a wild river.
``(B) The .65-mile segment from .25 miles upstream of Wild
Mad Road to the confluence with the unnamed tributary
approximately .4 miles downstream of the Wild Mad Road in
section 29, T. 28 N., R. 11 W., as a scenic river.
``(C) The 9.8-mile segment from .75 miles downstream of
Wild Mad Road to Silver Creek, as a wild river.
``(D) The 5.4-mile segment from Silver Creek confluence to
Farley Creek, as a scenic river.
``(E) The 3.6-mile segment from Farley Creek to Cave Creek,
as a recreational river.
``(F) The 5.6-mile segment from Cave Creek to the
confluence of the unnamed creek upstream of Hidden Valley
Ranch in section 5, T. 15, R. 7 E., as a wild river.
``(G) The 2.5-mile segment from unnamed creek confluence
upstream of Hidden Valley Ranch to the confluence with the
unnamed creek flowing west from Bear Wallow Mountain in
section 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river.
``(H) The 3.8-mile segment from the unnamed creek
confluence in section 29, T. 1 N., R. 7 E. to Plummer Creek,
as a wild river.
``(I) The 1.8-mile segment from Plummer Creek to the
confluence with the unnamed tributary north of McClellan
Place in section 6, T. 1 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river.
``(J) The 5.4-mile segment from the unnamed tributary
confluence in section 6, T. 1 N., R. 7 E. to Hitchcock Creek,
as a wild river.
``(K) The 7-mile segment from Eltapom Creek to the Grouse
Creek, as a scenic river.
``(L) The 5-mile segment from Grouse Creek to Coon Creek,
as a wild river.
``(232) East fork south fork trinity river.--The following
segments to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 8.4-mile segment from its source in the Pettijohn
Basin in the Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness in section 10,
T. 3 S., R. 10 W. to .25 miles upstream of the Wild Mad Road,
as a wild river.
``(B) The 3.4-mile segment from .25 miles upstream of the
Wild Mad Road to the South Fork Trinity River, as a
recreational river.
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``(233) Rattlesnake creek.--The 5.9-mile segment from the
confluence with the unnamed tributary in the southeast corner
of section 5, T. 1 S., R. 12 W. to the South Fork Trinity
River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as
a recreational river.
``(234) Butter creek.--The 7-mile segment from .25 miles
downstream of the Road 3N08 crossing to the South Fork
Trinity River, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture as a scenic river.
``(235) Hayfork creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 3.2-mile segment from Little Creek to Bear Creek,
as a recreational river.
``(B) The 13.2-mile segment from Bear Creek to the northern
boundary of section 19, T. 3 N., R. 7 E., as a scenic river.
``(236) Olsen creek.--The 2.8-mile segment from the
confluence of its source tributaries in section 5, T. 3 N.,
R. 7 E. to the northern boundary of section 24, T. 3 N., R. 6
E., to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a
scenic river.
``(237) Rusch creek.--The 3.2-mile segment from .25 miles
downstream of the 32N11 Road crossing to Hayfork Creek, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
recreational river.
``(238) Eltapom creek.--The 3.4-mile segment from Buckhorn
Creek to the South Fork Trinity River, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.
``(239) Grouse creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 3.9-mile segment from Carson Creek to Cow Creek,
as a scenic river.
``(B) The 7.4-mile segment from Cow Creek to the South Fork
Trinity River, as a recreational river.
``(240) Madden creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 6.8-mile segment from the confluence of Madden
Creek and its unnamed tributary in section 18, T. 5 N., R. 5
E. to Fourmile Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The 1.6-mile segment from Fourmile Creek to the South
Fork Trinity River, as a recreational river.
``(241) Canyon creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Interior:
``(A) The 6.6-mile segment from the outlet of lower Canyon
Creek Lake to Bear Creek upstream of Ripstein, as a wild
river.
``(B) The 11.2-mile segment from Bear Creek upstream of
Ripstein to the southern boundary of section 25, T. 34 N., R.
11 W., as a recreational river.
``(242) North fork trinity river.--The following segments
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 12-mile segment from the confluence of source
tributaries in section 24, T. 8 N., R. 12 W. to the Trinity
Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of Hobo Gulch, as a wild
river.
``(B) The .5-mile segment from where the river leaves the
Trinity Alps Wilderness to where it fully reenters the
Trinity Alps Wilderness downstream of Hobo Gulch, as a scenic
river.
``(C) The 13.9-mile segment from where the river fully
reenters the Trinity Alps Wilderness downstream of Hobo Gulch
to the Trinity Alps Wilderness boundary upstream of the
County Road 421 crossing, as a wild river.
``(D) The 1.3-mile segment from the Trinity Alps Wilderness
boundary upstream of the County Road 421 crossing to the
Trinity River, as a recreational river.
``(243) East fork north fork trinity river.--The following
segments to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 9.5-mile segment from the river's source north of
Mt. Hilton in section 19, T. 36 N., R. 10 W. to the end of
Road 35N20 approximately .5 miles downstream of the
confluence with the East Branch East Fork North Fork Trinity
River, as a wild river.
``(B) The 3.25-mile segment from the end of Road 35N20 to
.25 miles upstream of Coleridge, as a scenic river.
``(C) The 4.6-mile segment from .25 miles upstream of
Coleridge to the confluence of Fox Gulch, as a recreational
river.
``(244) New river.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 12.7-mile segment of Virgin Creek from its source
spring in section 22, T. 9 N., R. 7 E. to Slide Creek, as a
wild river.
``(B) The 2.3-mile segment of the New River where it begins
at the confluence of Virgin and Slide Creeks to Barron Creek,
as a wild river.
``(245) Middle eel river.--The following segment, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 37.7-mile segment from its source in Frying Pan
Meadow to Rose Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The 1.5-mile segment from Rose Creek to the Black
Butte River, as a recreational river.
``(C) The 10.5-mile segment of Balm of Gilead Creek from
its source in Hopkins Hollow to the Middle Eel River, as a
wild river.
``(D) The 13-mile segment of the North Fork Middle Fork Eel
River from the source on Dead Puppy Ridge in section 11, T.
26 N., R. 11 W. to the confluence of the Middle Eel River, as
a wild river.
``(246) North fork eel river, ca.--The 14.3-mile segment
from the confluence with Gilman Creek to the Six Rivers
National Forest boundary, to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture as a wild river.
``(247) Red mountain creek, ca.--The following segments to
be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 5.25-mile segment from its source west of Mike's
Rock in section 23, T. 26 N., R. 12 E. to the confluence with
Littlefield Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The 1.6-mile segment from the confluence with
Littlefield Creek to the confluence with the unnamed
tributary in section 32, T. 26 N., R. 8 E., as a scenic
river.
``(C) The 1.25-mile segment from the confluence with the
unnamed tributary in section 32, T. 4 S., R. 8 E. to the
confluence with the North Fork Eel River, as a wild river.
``(248) Redwood creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
``(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the confluence with Lacks
Creek to the confluence with Coyote Creek as a scenic river
on publication by the Secretary of a notice in the Federal
Register that sufficient inholdings within the boundaries of
the segments have been acquired in fee title to establish a
manageable addition to the system.
``(B) The 19.1-mile segment from the confluence with Coyote
Creek in section 2, T. 8 N., R. 2 E. to the Redwood National
Park boundary upstream of Orick in section 34, T. 11 N., R. 1
E. as a scenic river.
``(C) The 2.3-mile segment of Emerald Creek (also known as
Harry Weir Creek) from its source in section 29, T. 10 N., R.
2 E. to the confluence with Redwood Creek as a scenic river.
``(249) Lacks creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
``(A) The 5.1-mile segment from the confluence with two
unnamed tributaries in section 14, T. 7 N., R. 3 E. to Kings
Crossing in section 27, T. 8 N., R. 3 E. as a wild river.
``(B) The 2.7-mile segment from Kings Crossing to the
confluence with Redwood Creek as a scenic river upon
publication by the Secretary of a notice in the Federal
Register that sufficient inholdings within the segment have
been acquired in fee title or as scenic easements to
establish a manageable addition to the system.
``(250) Lost man creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
``(A) The 6.4-mile segment of Lost Man Creek from its
source in section 5, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. to .25 miles upstream
of the Prairie Creek confluence, as a recreational river.
``(B) The 2.3-mile segment of Larry Damm Creek from its
source in section 8, T. 11 N., R. 2 E. to the confluence with
Lost Man Creek, as a recreational river.
``(251) Little lost man creek.--The 3.6-mile segment of
Little Lost Man Creek from its source in section 6, T. 10 N.,
R. 2 E. to .25 miles upstream of the Lost Man Creek road
crossing, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a wild river.
``(252) South fork elk river.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior through a
cooperative management agreement with the State of
California:
``(A) The 3.6-mile segment of the Little South Fork Elk
River from the source in section 21, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to the
confluence with the South Fork Elk River, as a wild river.
``(B) The 2.2-mile segment of the unnamed tributary of the
Little South Fork Elk River from its source in section 15, T.
3 N., R. 1 E. to the confluence with the Little South Fork
Elk River, as a wild river.
``(C) The 3.6-mile segment of the South Fork Elk River from
the confluence of the Little South Fork Elk River to the
confluence with Tom Gulch, as a recreational river.
``(253) Salmon creek.--The 4.6-mile segment from its source
in section 27, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to the Headwaters Forest
Reserve boundary in section 18, T. 3 N., R. 1 E. to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river
through a cooperative management agreement with the State of
California.
``(254) South fork eel river.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
``(A) The 6.2-mile segment from the confluence with Jack of
Hearts Creek to the southern boundary of the South Fork Eel
Wilderness in section 8, T. 22 N., R. 16 W., as a
recreational river to be administered by the Secretary
through a cooperative management agreement with the State of
California.
``(B) The 6.1-mile segment from the southern boundary of
the South Fork Eel Wilderness to the northern boundary of the
South Fork Eel Wilderness in section 29, T. 23 N., R. 16 W.,
as a wild river.
``(255) Elder creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior through a
cooperative management agreement with the State of
California:
``(A) The 3.6-mile segment from its source north of Signal
Peak in section 6, T. 21 N., R. 15 W. to the confluence with
the unnamed tributary near the center of section 28, T. 22
N., R. 16 W., as a wild river.
``(B) The 1.3-mile segment from the confluence with the
unnamed tributary near the center of section 28, T. 22 N., R.
15 W. to the confluence with the South Fork Eel River, as a
recreational river.
``(C) The 2.1-mile segment of Paralyze Canyon from its
source south of Signal Peak in section 7, T. 21 N., R. 15 W.
to the confluence with Elder Creek, as a wild river.
``(256) Cedar creek.--The following segments to be
administered as a wild river by the Secretary of the
Interior:
``(A) The 7.7-mile segment from its source in section 22,
T. 24 N., R. 16 W. to the southern boundary of the Red
Mountain unit of the South Fork Eel Wilderness.
``(B) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork Cedar Creek from
its source in section 28, T. 24 N., R. 16 E. to the
confluence with Cedar Creek.
``(257) East branch south fork eel river.--The following
segments to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior
as a scenic river on publication by the Secretary of a notice
in the Federal Register that sufficient inholdings within the
boundaries of the segments have been acquired in fee title or
as scenic easements to establish a manageable addition to the
system:
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``(A) The 2.3-mile segment of Cruso Cabin Creek from the
confluence of two unnamed tributaries in section 18, T. 24
N., R. 15 W. to the confluence with Elkhorn Creek.
``(B) The 1.8-mile segment of Elkhorn Creek from the
confluence of two unnamed tributaries in section 22, T. 24
N., R. 16 W. to the confluence with Cruso Cabin Creek.
``(C) The 14.2-mile segment of the East Branch South Fork
Eel River from the confluence of Cruso Cabin and Elkhorn
Creeks to the confluence with Rays Creek.
``(D) The 1.7-mile segment of the unnamed tributary from
its source on the north flank of Red Mountain's north ridge
in section 2, T. 24 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with the
East Branch South Fork Eel River.
``(E) The 1.3-mile segment of the unnamed tributary from
its source on the north flank of Red Mountain's north ridge
in section 1, T. 24 N., R. 17 W. to the confluence with the
East Branch South Fork Eel River.
``(F) The 1.8-mile segment of Tom Long Creek from the
confluence with the unnamed tributary in section 12, T. 5 S.,
R. 4 E. to the confluence with the East Branch South Fork Eel
River.
``(258) Mattole river estuary.--The 1.5-mile segment from
the confluence of Stansberry Creek to the Pacific Ocean, to
be administered as a recreational river by the Secretary of
the Interior.
``(259) Honeydew creek.--The following segments to be
administered as a wild river by the Secretary of the
Interior:
``(A) The 5.1-mile segment of Honeydew Creek from its
source in the southwest corner of section 25, T. 3 S., R. 1
W. to the eastern boundary of the King Range National
Conservation Area in section 18, T. 3 S., R. 1 E.
``(B) The 2.8-mile segment of West Fork Honeydew Creek from
its source west of North Slide Peak to the confluence with
Honeydew Creek.
``(C) The 2.7-mile segment of Upper East Fork Honeydew
Creek from its source in section 23, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the
confluence with Honeydew Creek.
``(260) Bear creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior:
``(A) The 1.9-mile segment of North Fork Bear Creek from
the confluence with the unnamed tributary immediately
downstream of the Horse Mountain Road crossing to the
confluence with the South Fork, as a scenic river.
``(B) The 6.1-mile segment of South Fork Bear Creek from
the confluence in section 2, T. 5 S., R. 1 W. with the
unnamed tributary flowing from the southwest flank of Queen
Peak to the confluence with the North Fork, as a scenic
river.
``(C) The 3-mile segment of Bear Creek from the confluence
of the North and South Forks to the southern boundary of
section 11, T. 4 S., R. 1 E., as a wild river.
``(261) Gitchell creek.--The 3-mile segment of Gitchell
Creek from its source near Saddle Mountain to the Pacific
Ocean to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as
a wild river.
``(262) Big flat creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild
river:
``(A) The 4-mile segment of Big Flat Creek from its source
near King Peak in section 36, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the Pacific
Ocean.
``(B) The .8-mile segment of the unnamed tributary from its
source in section 35, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with
Big Flat Creek.
``(C) The 2.7-mile segment of North Fork Big Flat Creek
from the source in section 34, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the
confluence with Big Flat Creek.
``(263) Big creek.--The following segments to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior as wild rivers:
``(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Big Creek from its source in
section 26, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the Pacific Ocean.
``(B) The 1.9-mile unnamed southern tributary from its
source in section 25, T. 3 S., R. 1 W. to the confluence with
Big Creek.
``(264) Elk creek.--The 11.4-mile segment from its
confluence with Lookout Creek to its confluence with Deep
Hole Creek, to be jointly administered by the Secretaries of
Agriculture and the Interior, as a wild river.
``(265) Eden creek.--The 2.7-mile segment from the private
property boundary in the northwest quarter of section 27, T.
21 N., R. 12 W. to the eastern boundary of section 23, T. 21
N., R. 12 W., to be administered by the Secretary of the
Interior as a wild river.
``(266) Deep hole creek.--The 4.3-mile segment from the
private property boundary in the southwest quarter of section
13, T. 20 N., R. 12 W. to the confluence with Elk Creek, to
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild
river.
``(267) Indian creek.--The 3.3-mile segment from 300 feet
downstream of the jeep trail in section 13, T. 20 N., R. 13
W. to the confluence with the Eel River, to be administered
by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river.
``(268) Fish creek.--The 4.2-mile segment from the source
at Buckhorn Spring to the confluence with the Eel River, to
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild
river.''.
SEC. 235. SANHEDRIN SPECIAL CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT AREA.
(a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, there
is established the Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management
Area (referred to in this section as the ``conservation
management area''), comprising approximately 12,254 acres of
Federal land administered by the Forest Service in Mendocino
County, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area'' and dated May 15,
2020.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the conservation management
area are to--
(1) conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations the ecological,
scenic, wildlife, recreational, roadless, cultural,
historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of
the conservation management area;
(2) protect and restore late-successional forest structure,
oak woodlands and grasslands, aquatic habitat, and anadromous
fisheries within the conservation management area;
(3) protect and restore the wilderness character of the
conservation management area; and
(4) allow visitors to enjoy the scenic, natural, cultural,
and wildlife values of the conservation management area.
(c) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the
conservation management area--
(A) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (b); and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to the National Forest System;
(ii) this section; and
(iii) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) Uses.--The Secretary shall only allow uses of the
conservation management area that the Secretary determines
would further the purposes described in subsection (b).
(d) Motorized Vehicles.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
use of motorized vehicles in the conservation management area
shall be permitted only on existing roads, trails, and areas
designated for use by such vehicles as of the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) New or temporary roads.--Except as provided in
paragraph (3), no new or temporary roads shall be constructed
within the conservation management area.
(3) Exception.--Nothing in paragraph (1) or (2) prevents
the Secretary from--
(A) rerouting or closing an existing road or trail to
protect natural resources from degradation, or to protect
public safety, as determined to be appropriate by the
Secretary;
(B) designating routes of travel on lands acquired by the
Secretary and incorporated into the conservation management
area if the designations are--
(i) consistent with the purposes described in subsection
(b); and
(ii) completed, to the maximum extent practicable, within 3
years of the date of acquisition;
(C) constructing a temporary road on which motorized
vehicles are permitted as part of a vegetation management
project carried out in accordance with subsection (e);
(D) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for
administrative purposes; or
(E) responding to an emergency.
(4) Decommissioning of temporary roads.--
(A) Requirement.--The Secretary shall decommission any
temporary road constructed under paragraph (3)(C) not later
than 3 years after the date on which the applicable
vegetation management project is completed.
(B) Definition.--As used in subparagraph (A), the term
``decommission'' means--
(i) to reestablish vegetation on a road; and
(ii) to restore any natural drainage, watershed function,
or other ecological processes that are disrupted or adversely
impacted by the road by removing or hydrologically
disconnecting the road prism.
(e) Timber Harvest.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no
harvesting of timber shall be allowed within the conservation
management area.
(2) Exceptions.--The Secretary may authorize harvesting of
timber in the conservation management area--
(A) if the Secretary determines that the harvesting is
necessary to further the purposes of the conservation
management area;
(B) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (b); and
(C) subject to--
(i) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as
the Secretary determines appropriate; and
(ii) all applicable laws (including regulations).
(f) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in the conservation
management area, where established before the date of
enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue--
(1) subject to--
(A) such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as
the Secretary considers necessary; and
(B) applicable law (including regulations); and
(2) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (b).
(g) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--Consistent
with this section, the Secretary may take any measures within
the conservation management area that the Secretary
determines to be necessary to control fire, insects, and
diseases, including the coordination of those activities with
a State or local agency.
(h) Acquisition and Incorporation of Land and Interests in
Land.--
(1) Acquisition authority.--In accordance with applicable
laws (including regulations), the Secretary may acquire any
land or interest in land within or adjacent to the boundaries
of the conservation management area by purchase from willing
sellers, donation, or exchange.
(2) Incorporation.--Any land or interest in land acquired
by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be--
(A) incorporated into, and administered as part of, the
conservation management area; and
(B) withdrawn in accordance with subsection (i).
(i) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all
Federal land located in the conservation management area is
withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws;
and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
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Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
SEC. 241. MAPS AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS.
(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare maps and
legal descriptions of the--
(1) wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by
section 231;
(2) potential wilderness areas designated by section 233;
(3) South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area;
(4) Horse Mountain Special Management Area; and
(5) Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area.
(b) Submission of Maps and Legal Descriptions.--The
Secretary shall file the maps and legal descriptions prepared
under subsection (a) with--
(1) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
(c) Force of Law.--The maps and legal descriptions prepared
under subsection (a) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct any clerical and typographical errors in the maps and
legal descriptions.
(d) Public Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions
prepared under subsection (a) shall be on file and available
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park
Service.
SEC. 242. UPDATES TO LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLANS.
As soon as practicable, in accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations), the Secretary shall incorporate the
designations and studies required by this title into updated
management plans for units covered by this title.
SEC. 243. PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY UTILITY FACILITIES
AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
(a) Effect of Title.--Nothing in this title--
(1) affects any validly issued right-of-way for the
customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation
within an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other
authorized activity (including the use of any mechanized
vehicle, helicopter, and other aerial device) in a right-of-
way acquired by or issued, granted, or permitted to Pacific
Gas and Electric Company (including any predecessor or
successor in interest or assign) that is located on land
included in the South Fork Trinity--Mad River Restoration
Area, Bigfoot National Recreation Trail, Sanhedrin Special
Conservation Management Area, and Horse Mountain Special
Management Area; or
(2) prohibits the upgrading or replacement of any--
(A) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, including those utility facilities known on the date
of enactment of this Act within the--
(i) South Fork Trinity--Mad River Restoration Area known
as--
(I) Gas Transmission Line 177A or rights-of-way;
(II) Gas Transmission Line DFM 1312-02 or rights-of-way;
(III) Electric Transmission Line Bridgeville--Cottonwood
115 kV or rights-of-way;
(IV) Electric Transmission Line Humboldt--Trinity 60 kV or
rights-of-way;
(V) Electric Transmission Line Humboldt--Trinity 115 kV or
rights-of-way;
(VI) Electric Transmission Line Maple Creek--Hoopa 60 kV or
rights-of-way;
(VII) Electric Distribution Line--Willow Creek 1101 12 kV
or rights-of-way;
(VIII) Electric Distribution Line--Willow Creek 1103 12 kV
or rights-of-way;
(IX) Electric Distribution Line--Low Gap 1101 12 kV or
rights-of-way;
(X) Electric Distribution Line--Fort Seward 1121 12 kV or
rights-of-way;
(XI) Forest Glen Border District Regulator Station or
rights-of-way;
(XII) Durret District Gas Regulator Station or rights-of-
way;
(XIII) Gas Distribution Line 4269C or rights-of-way;
(XIV) Gas Distribution Line 43991 or rights-of-way;
(XV) Gas Distribution Line 4993D or rights-of-way;
(XVI) Sportsmans Club District Gas Regulator Station or
rights-of-way;
(XVII) Highway 36 and Zenia District Gas Regulator Station
or rights-of-way;
(XVIII) Dinsmore Lodge 2nd Stage Gas Regulator Station or
rights-of-way;
(XIX) Electric Distribution Line--Wildwood 1101 12kV or
rights-of-way;
(XX) Low Gap Substation;
(XXI) Hyampom Switching Station; or
(XXII) Wildwood Substation;
(ii) Bigfoot National Recreation Trail known as--
(I) Gas Transmission Line 177A or rights-of-way;
(II) Electric Transmission Line Humboldt--Trinity 115 kV or
rights-of-way;
(III) Electric Transmission Line Bridgeville--Cottonwood
115 kV or rights-of-way; or
(IV) Electric Transmission Line Humboldt--Trinity 60 kV or
rights-of-way;
(iii) Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area known
as, Electric Distribution Line--Willits 1103 12 kV or rights-
of-way; or
(iv) Horse Mountain Special Management Area known as,
Electric Distribution Line Willow Creek 1101 12 kV or rights-
of-way; or
(B) utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and Electric
Company in rights-of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the
Secretary adjacent to a utility facility referred to in
paragraph (1).
(b) Plans for Access.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this Act or the issuance of a new utility
facility right-of-way within the South Fork Trinity--Mad
River Restoration Area, Bigfoot National Recreation Trail,
Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area, and Horse
Mountain Special Management Area, whichever is later, the
Secretary, in consultation with the Pacific Gas and Electric
Company, shall publish plans for regular and emergency access
by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company to the rights-of-way
of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
TITLE III--WILD OLYMPICS WILDERNESS AND WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Wild Olympics Wilderness
and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act''.
SEC. 302. DESIGNATION OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST WILDERNESS
AREAS.
(a) In General.--In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following Federal land in the
Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington comprising
approximately 126,554 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Proposed Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act'' and dated April 8, 2019 (referred to in
this section as the ``map''), is designated as wilderness and
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Lost creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed by
the Forest Service, comprising approximately 7,159 acres, as
generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the
``Lost Creek Wilderness''.
(2) Rugged ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 5,956 acres,
as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the
``Rugged Ridge Wilderness''.
(3) Alckee creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 1,787 acres,
as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the
``Alckee Creek Wilderness''.
(4) Gates of the elwha wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 5,669
acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known
as the ``Gates of the Elwha Wilderness''.
(5) Buckhorn wilderness additions.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately
21,965 acres, as generally depicted on the map, is
incorporated in, and shall be managed as part of, the
``Buckhorn Wilderness'', as designated by section 3 of the
Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 98-339).
(6) Green mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 4,790
acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known
as the ``Green Mountain Wilderness''.
(7) The brothers wilderness additions.--Certain land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 8,625
acres, as generally depicted on the map, is incorporated in,
and shall be managed as part of, the ``The Brothers
Wilderness'', as designated by section 3 of the Washington
State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law
98-339).
(8) Mount skokomish wilderness additions.--Certain land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 8,933
acres, as generally depicted on the map, is incorporated in,
and shall be managed as part of, the ``Mount Skokomish
Wilderness'', as designated by section 3 of the Washington
State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law
98-339).
(9) Wonder mountain wilderness additions.--Certain land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately
26,517 acres, as generally depicted on the map, is
incorporated in, and shall be managed as part of, the
``Wonder Mountain Wilderness'', as designated by section 3 of
the Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132
note; Public Law 98-339).
(10) Moonlight dome wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 9,117
acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known
as the ``Moonlight Dome Wilderness''.
(11) South quinault ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately
10,887 acres, as generally depicted on the map, which shall
be known as the ``South Quinault Ridge Wilderness''.
(12) Colonel bob wilderness additions.--Certain Federal
land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately
353 acres, as generally depicted on the map, is incorporated
in, and shall be managed as part of, the ``Colonel Bob
Wilderness'', as designated by section 3 of the Washington
State Wilderness Act of 1984 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law
98-339).
(13) Sam's river wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 13,418 acres,
as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the
``Sam's River Wilderness''.
(14) Canoe creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land managed
by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 1,378 acres,
as generally depicted on the map, which shall be known as the
``Canoe Creek Wilderness''.
(b) Administration.--
(1) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the land
designated as wilderness by subsection (a) shall be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in
this section as the ``Secretary''), in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any
reference in that Act to the effective date of that Act shall
be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of
this Act.
(2) Map and description.--
(A) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary
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shall file a map and a legal description of the land
designated as wilderness by subsection (a) with--
(i) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives; and
(ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate.
(B) Effect.--Each map and legal description filed under
subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct
minor errors in the map and legal description.
(C) Public availability.--Each map and legal description
filed under subparagraph (A) shall be filed and made
available for public inspection in the appropriate office of
the Forest Service.
(c) Potential Wilderness.--
(1) In general.--In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land
managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 5,346
acres as identified as ``Potential Wilderness'' on the map,
is designated as potential wilderness.
(2) Designation as wilderness.--On the date on which the
Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice that any
nonconforming uses in the potential wilderness designated by
paragraph (1) have terminated, the potential wilderness shall
be--
(A) designated as wilderness and as a component of the
National Wilderness Preservation System; and
(B) incorporated into the adjacent wilderness area.
(d) Adjacent Management.--
(1) No protective perimeters or buffer zones.--The
designations in this section shall not create a protective
perimeter or buffer zone around any wilderness area.
(2) Nonconforming uses permitted outside of boundaries of
wilderness areas.--Any activity or use outside of the
boundary of any wilderness area designated under this section
shall be permitted even if the activity or use would be seen
or heard within the boundary of the wilderness area.
(e) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may take
such measures as are necessary to control fire, insects, and
diseases, in the wilderness areas designated by this section,
in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and subject to such terms and conditions
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
SEC. 303. WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(231) Elwha river, washington.--The approximately 29.0-
mile segment of the Elwha River and tributaries from the
source to Cat Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior as a wild river.
``(232) Dungeness river, washington.--The segment of the
Dungeness River from the headwaters to the State of
Washington Department of Natural Resources land in T. 29 N.,
R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture, except that portions of the river within the
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior, including the following
segments of the mainstem and major tributary the Gray Wolf
River, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 5.8-mile segment of the Dungeness
River from the headwaters to the 2870 Bridge, as a wild
river.
``(B) The approximately 2.1-mile segment of the Dungeness
River from the 2870 Bridge to Silver Creek, as a scenic
river.
``(C) The approximately 2.7-mile segment of the Dungeness
River from Silver Creek to Sleepy Hollow Creek, as a wild
river.
``(D) The approximately 6.3-mile segment of the Dungeness
River from Sleepy Hollow Creek to the Olympic National Forest
boundary, as a scenic river.
``(E) The approximately 1.9-mile segment of the Dungeness
River from the National Forest boundary to the State of
Washington Department of Natural Resources land in T. 29 N.,
R. 4 W., sec. 12, to be administered as a recreational river
through a cooperative management agreement between the State
of Washington and the Secretary of Agriculture as provided in
section 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C.
1281(e)).
``(F) The approximately 16.1-mile segment of the Gray Wolf
River from the headwaters to the 2870 Bridge, as a wild
river.
``(G) The approximately 1.1-mile segment of the Gray Wolf
River from the 2870 Bridge to the confluence with the
Dungeness River, as a scenic river.
``(233) Big quilcene river, washington.--The segment of the
Big Quilcene River from the headwaters to the City of Port
Townsend water intake facility, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 4.4-mile segment from the
headwaters to the Buckhorn Wilderness boundary, as a wild
river.
``(B) The approximately 5.3-mile segment from the Buckhorn
Wilderness boundary to the City of Port Townsend water intake
facility, as a scenic river.
``(C) Section 7(a), with respect to the licensing of dams,
water conduits, reservoirs, powerhouses, transmission lines,
or other project works, shall apply to the approximately 5-
mile segment from the City of Port Townsend water intake
facility to the Olympic National Forest boundary.
``(234) Dosewallips river, washington.--The segment of the
Dosewallips River from the headwaters to the private land in
T. 26 N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, to be administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, except that portions of the river
within the boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the
following classes:
``(A) The approximately 12.9-mile segment from the
headwaters to Station Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 6.8-mile segment from Station Creek
to the private land in T. 26 N., R. 3 W., sec. 15, as a
scenic river.
``(235) Duckabush river, washington.--The segment of the
Duckabush River from the headwaters to the private land in T.
25 N., R. 3 W., sec. 1, to be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture, except that portions of the river within the
boundaries of Olympic National Park shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 19.0-mile segment from the
headwaters to the Brothers Wilderness boundary, as a wild
river.
``(B) The approximately 1.9-mile segment from the Brothers
Wilderness boundary to the private land in T. 25 N., R. 3 W.,
sec. 1, as a scenic river.
``(236) Hamma hamma river, washington.--The segment of the
Hamma Hamma River from the headwaters to the eastern edge of
the NW1/4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 3.1-mile segment from the
headwaters to the Mt. Skokomish Wilderness boundary, as a
wild river.
``(B) The approximately 5.8-mile segment from the Mt.
Skokomish Wilderness boundary to Lena Creek, as a scenic
river.
``(C) The approximately 6.8-mile segment from Lena Creek to
the eastern edge of the NW1/4 sec. 21, T. 24 N., R. 3 W., to
be administered as a recreational river through a cooperative
management agreement between the State of Washington and the
Secretary of Agriculture as provided in section 10(e) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)).
``(237) South fork skokomish river, washington.--The
segment of the South Fork Skokomish River from the headwaters
to the Olympic National Forest boundary to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 6.7-mile segment from the
headwaters to Church Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 8.3-mile segment from Church Creek
to LeBar Creek, as a scenic river.
``(C) The approximately 4.0-mile segment from LeBar Creek
to upper end of gorge in the NW1/4 sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 5
W., as a recreational river.
``(D) The approximately 6.0-mile segment from the upper end
of the gorge to the Olympic National Forest boundary, as a
scenic river.
``(238) Middle fork satsop river, washington.--The
approximately 7.9-mile segment of the Middle Fork Satsop
River from the headwaters to the Olympic National Forest
boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,
as a scenic river.
``(239) West fork satsop river, washington.--The
approximately 8.2-mile segment of the West Fork Satsop River
from the headwaters to the Olympic National Forest boundary,
to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, as a
scenic river.
``(240) Wynoochee river, washington.--The segment of the
Wynoochee River from the headwaters to the head of Wynoochee
Reservoir to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,
except that portions of the river within the boundaries of
Olympic National Park shall be administered by the Secretary
of the Interior, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 2.5-mile segment from the
headwaters to the boundary of the Wonder Mountain Wilderness,
as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 7.4-mile segment from the boundary
of the Wonder Mountain Wilderness to the head of Wynoochee
Reservoir, as a recreational river.
``(241) East fork humptulips river, washington.--The
segment of the East Fork Humptulips River from the headwaters
to the Olympic National Forest boundary to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 7.4-mile segment from the
headwaters to the Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary, as a
wild river.
``(B) The approximately 10.3-mile segment from the
Moonlight Dome Wilderness boundary to the Olympic National
Forest boundary, as a scenic river.
``(242) West fork humptulips river, washington.--The
approximately 21.4-mile segment of the West Fork Humptulips
River from the headwaters to the Olympic National Forest
Boundary, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture,
as a scenic river.
``(243) Quinault river, washington.--The segment of the
Quinault River from the headwaters to private land in T. 24
N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, to be administered by the Secretary of
the Interior, in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 16.5-mile segment from the
headwaters to Graves Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 6.7-mile segment from Graves Creek
to Cannings Creek, as a scenic river.
``(C) The approximately 1.0-mile segment from Cannings
Creek to private land in T. 24 N., R. 8 W., sec. 33, as a
recreational river.
``(244) Queets river, washington.--The segment of the
Queets River from the headwaters to the Olympic National Park
boundary to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior,
except that portions of the river outside the boundaries of
Olympic National Park shall be administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture, including the following segments of the
mainstem and certain tributaries in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment of the Queets
River from the headwaters to the confluence with Sams River,
as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment of the Queets
River from the confluence with Sams
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River to the Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic
river.
``(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment of the Sams River
from the headwaters to the confluence with the Queets River,
as a scenic river.
``(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment of Matheny Creek
from the headwaters to the confluence with the Queets River,
to be administered as a scenic river through a cooperative
management agreement between the State of Washington and the
Secretary of Agriculture as provided in section 10(e) of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)).
``(245) Hoh river, washington.--The segment of the Hoh
River and the major tributary South Fork Hoh from the
headwaters to Olympic National Park boundary, to be
administered by the Secretary of the Interior, in the
following classes:
``(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment of the Hoh River
from the headwaters to Jackson Creek, as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment of the Hoh River
from Jackson Creek to the Olympic National Park boundary, as
a scenic river.
``(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment of the South Fork
Hoh River from the headwaters to the Olympic National Park
boundary, as a wild river.
``(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment of the South Fork
Hoh River from the Olympic National Park boundary to the
Washington State Department of Natural Resources boundary in
T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, to be administered as a
recreational river through a cooperative management agreement
between the State of Washington and the Secretary of
Agriculture as provided in section 10(e) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(e)).
``(246) Bogachiel river, washington.--The approximately
25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel River from the source to
the Olympic National Park boundary, to be administered by the
Secretary of the Interior, as a wild river.
``(247) South fork calawah river, washington.--The segment
of the South Fork Calawah River and the major tributary
Sitkum River from the headwaters to Hyas Creek to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, except those
portions of the river within the boundaries of Olympic
National Park shall be administered by the Secretary of the
Interior, including the following segments in the following
classes:
``(A) The approximately 15.7-mile segment of the South Fork
Calawah River from the headwaters to the Sitkum River, as a
wild river.
``(B) The approximately 0.9-mile segment of the South Fork
Calawah River from the Sitkum River to Hyas Creek, as a
scenic river.
``(C) The approximately 1.6-mile segment of the Sitkum
River from the headwaters to the Rugged Ridge Wilderness
boundary, as a wild river.
``(D) The approximately 11.9-mile segment of the Sitkum
River from the Rugged Ridge Wilderness boundary to the
confluence with the South Fork Calawah, as a scenic river.
``(248) Sol duc river, washington.--The segment of the Sol
Duc River from the headwaters to the Olympic National Park
boundary to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior,
including the following segments of the mainstem and certain
tributaries in the following classes:
``(A) The approximately 7.0-mile segment of the Sol Duc
River from the headwaters to the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs
Road, as a wild river.
``(B) The approximately 10.8-mile segment of the Sol Duc
River from the end of Sol Duc Hot Springs Road to the Olympic
National Park boundary, as a scenic river.
``(C) The approximately 14.2-mile segment of the North Fork
Sol Duc River from the headwaters to the Olympic Hot Springs
Road bridge, as a wild river.
``(D) The approximately 0.2-mile segment of the North Fork
Sol Duc River from the Olympic Hot Springs Road bridge to the
confluence with the Sol Duc River, as a scenic river.
``(E) The approximately 8.0-mile segment of the South Fork
Sol Duc River from the headwaters to the confluence with the
Sol Duc River, as a scenic river.
``(249) Lyre river, washington.--The approximately 0.2-mile
segment of the Lyre River from Lake Crescent to the Olympic
National Park boundary, to be administered by the Secretary
of the Interior as a scenic river.''.
(b) Effect.--The amendment made by subsection (a) does not
affect valid existing water rights.
(c) Updates to Land and Resource Management Plans.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not
later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall, with respect to the
designations made under subsection (a) on lands under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary, incorporate such designations
into updated management plans for units of the National
Forest System in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations).
(2) Exception.--The date specified in paragraph (1) shall
be 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act if the
Secretary of Agriculture--
(A) is unable to meet the requirement under such paragraph
by the date specified in such paragraph; and
(B) not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, includes in the Department of Agriculture annual
budget submission to Congress a request for additional sums
as may be necessary to meet the requirement of such
paragraph.
(3) Comprehensive management plan requirements.--Updated
management plans under paragraph (1) or (2) satisfy the
requirements under section 3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)).
SEC. 304. EXISTING RIGHTS AND WITHDRAWAL.
(a) In General.--In accordance with section 12(b) of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1283(b)),
nothing in this title or the amendment made by section 303(a)
affects or abrogates existing rights, privileges, or
contracts held by private parties, nor does this title in any
way modify or direct the management, acquisition, or
disposition of lands managed by the Washington Department of
Natural Resources on behalf of the State of Washington.
(b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments
designated by this title and the amendment made by section
303(a) is withdrawn from all forms of--
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
SEC. 305. TREATY RIGHTS.
Nothing in this title alters, modifies, diminishes, or
extinguishes the reserved treaty rights of any Indian tribe
with hunting, fishing, gathering, and cultural or religious
rights as protected by a treaty.
TITLE IV--CENTRAL COAST HERITAGE PROTECTION
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Central Coast Heritage
Protection Act''.
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.
In this title:
(1) Scenic areas.--The term ``scenic area'' means a scenic
area designated by section 408(a).
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--
(A) with respect to land managed by the Bureau of Land
Management, the Secretary of the Interior; and
(B) with respect to land managed by the Forest Service, the
Secretary of Agriculture.
(3) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of
California.
(4) Wilderness area.--The term ``wilderness area'' means a
wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by section
403(a).
SEC. 403. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) In General.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are
designated as wilderness areas and as components of the
National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office of the
Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 35,116
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed
Caliente Mountain Wilderness'' and dated November 13, 2019,
which shall be known as the ``Caliente Mountain Wilderness''.
(2) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office of the
Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 13,332
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed
Soda Lake Wilderness'' and dated June 25, 2019, which shall
be known as the ``Soda Lake Wilderness''.
(3) Certain land in the Bakersfield Field Office of the
Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 12,585
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed
Temblor Range Wilderness'' and dated June 25, 2019, which
shall be known as the ``Temblor Range Wilderness''.
(4) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 23,670 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Chumash Wilderness Area Additions--
Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be
incorporated into and managed as part of the Chumash
Wilderness as designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and
River Protection Act (Public Law 102-301; 106 Stat. 242).
(5) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 54,036 acres, as generally depicted
on the maps entitled ``Dick Smith Wilderness Area Additions--
Proposed Map 1 of 2 (Bear Canyon and Cuyama Peak Units)'' and
``Dick Smith Wilderness Area Additions--Proposed Map 2 of 2
(Buckhorn and Mono Units)'' and dated November 14, 2019,
which shall be incorporated into and managed as part of the
Dick Smith Wilderness as designated by the California
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-425; 16 U.S.C. 1132
note).
(6) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest and the
Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
comprising approximately 7,289 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Garcia Wilderness Area Additions--
Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be
incorporated into and managed as part of the Garcia
Wilderness as designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and
River Protection Act (Public Law 102-301; 106 Stat. 242).
(7) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest and the
Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
comprising approximately 8,774 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Machesna Mountain Wilderness--Proposed
Additions'' and dated October 30, 2019, which shall be
incorporated into and managed as part of the Machesna
Mountain Wilderness as designated by the California
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-425; 16 U.S.C. 1132
note).
(8) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 30,184 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Matilija Wilderness Area Additions--
Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be
incorporated into and managed as part of the Matilija
Wilderness as designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and
River Protection Act (Public Law 102-301; 106 Stat. 242).
(9) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 23,969 acres, as
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generally depicted on the map entitled ``San Rafael
Wilderness Area Additions--Proposed'' and dated February 2,
2021, which shall be incorporated into and managed as part of
the San Rafael Wilderness as designated by Public Law 90-271
(82 Stat. 51), the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public
Law 98-425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note), and the Los Padres Condor
Range and River Protection Act (Public Law 102-301; 106 Stat.
242).
(10) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 2,921 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Santa Lucia Wilderness Area Additions--
Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be
incorporated into and managed as part of the Santa Lucia
Wilderness as designated by the Endangered American
Wilderness Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-237; 16 U.S.C. 1132
note).
(11) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 14,313 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Sespe Wilderness Area Additions--
Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be
incorporated into and managed as part of the Sespe Wilderness
as designated by the Los Padres Condor Range and River
Protection Act (Public Law 102-301; 106 Stat. 242).
(12) Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest
comprising approximately 17,870 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled ``Diablo Caliente Wilderness Area--
Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall be known as
the ``Diablo Caliente Wilderness''.
(b) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file maps and
legal descriptions of the wilderness areas with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The maps and legal descriptions filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct any clerical and typographical errors in the maps and
legal descriptions.
(3) Public availability.--The maps and legal descriptions
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management.
SEC. 404. DESIGNATION OF THE MACHESNA MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL
WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the
Los Padres National Forest comprising approximately 2,359
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Machesna
Mountain Potential Wilderness'' and dated March 29, 2019, is
designated as the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness
Area.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and
legal description of the Machesna Mountain Potential
Wilderness Area (referred to in this section as the
``potential wilderness area'') with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct any clerical and typographical errors in the map and
legal description.
(3) Public availability.--The map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service.
(c) Management.--Except as provided in subsection (d) and
subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage
the potential wilderness area in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(d) Trail Use, Construction, Reconstruction, and
Realignment.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with paragraph (2), the
Secretary may reconstruct, realign, or reroute the Pine
Mountain Trail.
(2) Requirement.--In carrying out the reconstruction,
realignment, or rerouting under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall--
(A) comply with all existing laws (including regulations);
and
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, use the minimum tool
or administrative practice necessary to accomplish the
reconstruction, realignment, or rerouting with the least
amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and
resources.
(3) Motorized vehicles and machinery.--In accordance with
paragraph (2), the Secretary may use motorized vehicles and
machinery to carry out the trail reconstruction, realignment,
or rerouting authorized by this subsection.
(4) Motorized and mechanized vehicles.--The Secretary may
permit the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles on the
existing Pine Mountain Trail in accordance with existing law
(including regulations) and this subsection until such date
as the potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness
in accordance with subsection (h).
(e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land in the potential wilderness area is withdrawn
from all forms of--
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(f) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this section,
the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with
State, Tribal, and local governmental entities and private
entities to complete the trail reconstruction, realignment,
or rerouting authorized by subsection (d).
(g) Boundaries.--The Secretary shall modify the boundary of
the potential wilderness area to exclude any area within 150
feet of the centerline of the new location of any trail that
has been reconstructed, realigned, or rerouted under
subsection (d).
(h) Wilderness Designation.--
(1) In general.--The potential wilderness area, as modified
under subsection (g), shall be designated as wilderness and
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System
on the earlier of--
(A) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the
Federal Register notice that the trail reconstruction,
realignment, or rerouting authorized by subsection (d) has
been completed; or
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) Administration of wilderness.--On designation as
wilderness under this section, the potential wilderness area
shall be--
(A) incorporated into the Machesna Mountain Wilderness
Area, as designated by the California Wilderness Act of 1984
(Public Law 98-425; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) and expanded by
section 403; and
(B) administered in accordance with section 405 and the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas shall be administered by the Secretary in
accordance with this title and the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), except that--
(1) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.) to the effective date of that Act shall be considered
to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and
(2) any reference in the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.) to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to
be a reference to the Secretary that has jurisdiction over
the wilderness area.
(b) Fire Management and Related Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may take any measures in a
wilderness area as are necessary for the control of fire,
insects, and diseases in accordance with section 4(d)(1) of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and House Report
98-40 of the 98th Congress.
(2) Funding priorities.--Nothing in this title limits
funding for fire and fuels management in the wilderness
areas.
(3) Revision and development of local fire management
plans.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall amend the local information in
the Fire Management Reference System or individual
operational plans that apply to the land designated as a
wilderness area.
(4) Administration.--Consistent with paragraph (1) and
other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and
efficient response to fire emergencies in the wilderness
areas, the Secretary shall enter into agreements with
appropriate State or local firefighting agencies.
(c) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in the wilderness
areas, if established before the date of enactment of this
Act, shall be permitted to continue, subject to any
reasonable regulations as the Secretary considers necessary
in accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4));
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of House Report
101-405, accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress for
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior;
(3) the guidelines set forth in House Report 96-617,
accompanying H.R. 5487 of the 96th Congress for land under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(4) all other laws governing livestock grazing on Federal
public land.
(d) Fish and Wildlife.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this title
affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State
with respect to fish and wildlife on public land in the
State.
(2) Management activities.--In furtherance of the purposes
and principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et
seq.), the Secretary may conduct any management activities
that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife
populations and habitats in the wilderness areas, if the
management activities are--
(A) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans;
(B) conducted in accordance with appropriate policies, such
as the policies established in Appendix B of House Report
101-405; and
(C) in accordance with memoranda of understanding between
the Federal agencies and the State Department of Fish and
Wildlife.
(e) Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the
designation of wilderness areas by this title to lead to the
creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around each
wilderness area.
(2) Activities or uses up to boundaries.--The fact that
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
within a wilderness area shall not, of itself, preclude the
activities or uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area.
(f) Military Activities.--Nothing in this title precludes--
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
wilderness areas;
(2) the designation of new units of special airspace over
the wilderness areas; or
(3) the use or establishment of military flight training
routes over wilderness areas.
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(g) Horses.--Nothing in this title precludes horseback
riding in, or the entry of recreational saddle or pack stock
into, a wilderness area--
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and
(2) subject to any terms and conditions determined to be
necessary by the Secretary.
(h) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas are withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(i) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land
within the boundary of a wilderness area that is acquired by
the United States shall--
(1) become part of the wilderness area in which the land is
located; and
(2) be managed in accordance with--
(A) this section;
(B) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
(C) any other applicable law.
(j) Treatment of Existing Water Diversions in the San
Rafael Wilderness Additions.--
(1) Authorization for continued use.--The Secretary of
Agriculture may issue a special use authorization to the
owners of the 2 existing water transport or diversion
facilities, including administrative access roads (in this
subsection referred to as a ``facility''), located on
National Forest System land in the San Rafael Wilderness
Additions in the Moon Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs.
13 and 14) and the Peak Mountain unit (T. 10 N., R. 28 W.,
secs. 23 and 26) for the continued operation, maintenance,
and reconstruction of the facility if the Secretary
determines that--
(A) the facility was in existence on the date on which the
land on which the facility is located was designated as part
of the National Wilderness Preservation System (in this
subsection referred to as ``the date of designation'');
(B) the facility has been in substantially continuous use
to deliver water for the beneficial use on the non-Federal
land of the owner since the date of designation;
(C) the owner of the facility holds a valid water right for
use of the water on the non-Federal land of the owner under
State law, with a priority date that predates the date of
designation; and
(D) it is not practicable or feasible to relocate the
facility to land outside of the wilderness and continue the
beneficial use of water on the non-Federal land recognized
under State law.
(2) Terms and conditions.--
(A) Required terms and conditions.--In a special use
authorization issued under paragraph (1), the Secretary may--
(i) allow use of motorized equipment and mechanized
transport for operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of a
facility, if the Secretary determines that--
(I) the use is the minimum necessary to allow the facility
to continue delivery of water to the non-Federal land for the
beneficial uses recognized by the water right held under
State law; and
(II) the use of nonmotorized equipment and nonmechanized
transport is impracticable or infeasible; and
(ii) preclude use of the facility for the diversion or
transport of water in excess of the water right recognized by
the State on the date of designation.
(B) Discretionary terms and conditions.--In a special use
authorization issued under paragraph (1), the Secretary may
require or allow modification or relocation of the facility
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines necessary, to
reduce impacts to wilderness values set forth in section 2 of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131) if the beneficial use of
water on the non-Federal land is not diminished.
(k) Treatment of Existing Electrical Distribution Line in
the San Rafael Wilderness Additions.--
(1) Authorization for continued use.--The Secretary of
Agriculture may issue a special use authorization to the
owners of the existing electrical distribution line to the
Plowshare Peak communication site (in this subsection
referred to as a ``facility'') located on National Forest
System land in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions in the
Moon Canyon unit (T. 11 N., R. 30 W., secs. 2, 3 and 4) for
the continued operation, maintenance, and reconstruction of
the facility if the Secretary determines that--
(A) the facility was in existence on the date on which the
land on which the facility is located was designated as part
of the National Wilderness Preservation System (in this
subsection referred to as ``the date of designation'');
(B) the facility has been in substantially continuous use
to deliver electricity to the communication site; and
(C) it is not practicable or feasible to relocate the
distribution line to land outside of the wilderness.
(2) Terms and conditions.--
(A) Required terms and conditions.--In a special use
authorization issued under paragraph (1), the Secretary may
allow use of motorized equipment and mechanized transport for
operation, maintenance, or reconstruction of the electrical
distribution line, if the Secretary determines that the use
of nonmotorized equipment and nonmechanized transport is
impracticable or infeasible.
(B) Discretionary terms and conditions.--In a special use
authorization issued under paragraph (1), the Secretary may
require or allow modification or relocation of the facility
in the wilderness, as the Secretary determines necessary, to
reduce impacts to wilderness values set forth in section 2 of
the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131).
(l) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to terms
and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary
may authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic,
meteorologic, or climatological collection devices in the
wilderness areas if the Secretary determines that the
facilities and access to the facilities are essential to
flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation
activities.
SEC. 406. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.
(a) Indian Creek, Mono Creek, and Matilija Creek,
California.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
(16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(231) Indian creek, california.--The following segments
of Indian Creek in the State of California, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 9.5-mile segment of Indian Creek from its source
in sec. 19, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., to the Dick Smith Wilderness
boundary, as a wild river.
``(B) The 1-mile segment of Indian Creek from the Dick
Smith Wilderness boundary to 0.25 miles downstream of Road
6N24, as a scenic river.
``(C) The 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek from 0.25 miles
downstream of Road 6N24 to the southern boundary of sec. 32,
T. 6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river.
``(232) Mono creek, california.--The following segments of
Mono Creek in the State of California, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 4.2-mile segment of Mono Creek from its source in
sec. 1, T. 7 N., R. 26 W., to 0.25 miles upstream of Don
Victor Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a wild
river.
``(B) The 2.1-mile segment of Mono Creek from 0.25 miles
upstream of the Don Victor Fire Road in sec. 28, T. 7 N., R.
25 W., to 0.25 miles downstream of Don Victor Fire Road in
sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25 W., as a recreational river.
``(C) The 14.7-mile segment of Mono Creek from 0.25 miles
downstream of Don Victor Fire Road in sec. 34, T. 7 N., R. 25
W., to the Ogilvy Ranch private property boundary in sec. 22,
T. 6 N., R. 26 W., as a wild river.
``(D) The 3.5-mile segment of Mono Creek from the Ogilvy
Ranch private property boundary to the southern boundary of
sec. 33, T. 6 N., R. 26 W., as a recreational river.
``(233) Matilija creek, california.--The following segments
of Matilija Creek in the State of California, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 7.2-mile segment of the Matilija Creek from its
source in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 25 W., to the private property
boundary in sec. 9, T. 5 N., R. 24 W., as a wild river.
``(B) The 7.25-mile segment of the Upper North Fork
Matilija Creek from its source in sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 24 W.,
to the Matilija Wilderness boundary, as a wild river.''.
(b) Sespe Creek, California.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (142) and inserting the following:
``(142) Sespe creek, california.--The following segments of
Sespe Creek in the State of California, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 2.7-mile segment of Sespe Creek from the private
property boundary in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 24 W., to the
Hartman Ranch private property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N.,
R. 24 W., as a wild river.
``(B) The 15-mile segment of Sespe Creek from the Hartman
Ranch private property boundary in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 24
W., to the western boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., as
a recreational river.
``(C) The 6.1-mile segment of Sespe Creek from the western
boundary of sec. 6, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., to the confluence with
Trout Creek, as a scenic river.
``(D) The 28.6-mile segment of Sespe Creek from the
confluence with Trout Creek to the southern boundary of sec.
35, T. 5 N., R. 20 W., as a wild river.''.
(c) Sisquoc River, California.--Section 3(a) of the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by
striking paragraph (143) and inserting the following:
``(143) Sisquoc river, california.--The following segments
of the Sisquoc River and its tributaries in the State of
California, to be administered by the Secretary of
Agriculture:
``(A) The 33-mile segment of the main stem of the Sisquoc
River extending from its origin downstream to the Los Padres
Forest boundary, as a wild river.
``(B) The 4.2-mile segment of the South Fork Sisquoc River
from its source northeast of San Rafael Mountain in sec. 2,
T. 7 N., R. 28 W., to its confluence with the Sisquoc River,
as a wild river.
``(C) The 10.4-mile segment of Manzana Creek from its
source west of San Rafael Peak in sec. 4, T. 7 N., R. 28 W.,
to the San Rafael Wilderness boundary upstream of Nira
Campground, as a wild river.
``(D) The 0.6-mile segment of Manzana Creek from the San
Rafael Wilderness boundary upstream of the Nira Campground to
the San Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of the
confluence of Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river.
``(E) The 5.8-mile segment of Manzana Creek from the San
Rafael Wilderness boundary downstream of the confluence of
Davy Brown Creek to the private property boundary in sec. 1,
T. 8 N., R. 30 W., as a wild river.
``(F) The 3.8-mile segment of Manzana Creek from the
private property boundary in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., to
the confluence of the Sisquoc River, as a recreational river.
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``(G) The 3.4-mile segment of Davy Brown Creek from its
source west of Ranger Peak in sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to
300 feet upstream of its confluence with Munch Canyon, as a
wild river.
``(H) The 1.4-mile segment of Davy Brown Creek from 300
feet upstream of its confluence with Munch Canyon to its
confluence with Manzana Creek, as a recreational river.
``(I) The 2-mile segment of Munch Canyon from its source
north of Ranger Peak in sec. 33, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to 300
feet upstream of its confluence with Sunset Valley Creek, as
a wild river.
``(J) The 0.5-mile segment of Munch Canyon from 300 feet
upstream of its confluence with Sunset Valley Creek to its
confluence with Davy Brown Creek, as a recreational river.
``(K) The 2.6-mile segment of Fish Creek from 500 feet
downstream of Sunset Valley Road to its confluence with
Manzana Creek, as a wild river.
``(L) The 1.5-mile segment of East Fork Fish Creek from its
source in sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 29 W., to its confluence with
Fish Creek, as a wild river.''.
(d) Piru Creek, California.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (199) and inserting the following:
``(199) Piru creek, california.--The following segments of
Piru Creek in the State of California, to be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture:
``(A) The 9.1-mile segment of Piru Creek from its source in
sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 22 W., to the private property boundary
in sec. 4, T. 6 N., R. 21 W., as a wild river.
``(B) The 17.2-mile segment of Piru Creek from the private
property boundary in sec. 4, T. 6 N., R. 21 W., to 0.25 miles
downstream of the Gold Hill Road, as a scenic river.
``(C) The 4.1-mile segment of Piru Creek from 0.25 miles
downstream of Gold Hill Road to the confluence with Trail
Canyon, as a wild river.
``(D) The 7.25-mile segment of Piru Creek from the
confluence with Trail Canyon to the confluence with Buck
Creek, as a scenic river.
``(E) The 3-mile segment of Piru Creek from 0.5 miles
downstream of Pyramid Dam at the first bridge crossing to the
boundary of the Sespe Wilderness, as a recreational river.
``(F) The 13-mile segment of Piru Creek from the boundary
of the Sespe Wilderness to the boundary of the Sespe
Wilderness, as a wild river.
``(G) The 2.2-mile segment of Piru Creek from the boundary
of the Sespe Wilderness to the upper limit of Piru Reservoir,
as a recreational river.''.
(e) Effect.--The designation of additional miles of Piru
Creek under subsection (d) shall not affect valid water
rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
(f) Motorized Use of Trails.--Nothing in this section
(including the amendments made by this section) affects the
motorized use of trails designated by the Forest Service for
motorized use that are located adjacent to and crossing upper
Piru Creek, if the use is consistent with the protection and
enhancement of river values under the Wild and Scenic Rivers
Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.).
SEC. 407. DESIGNATION OF THE FOX MOUNTAIN POTENTIAL
WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the
Los Padres National Forest comprising approximately 41,082
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Fox
Mountain Potential Wilderness Area'' and dated November 14,
2019, is designated as the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness
Area.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
file a map and a legal description of the Fox Mountain
Potential Wilderness Area (referred to in this section as the
``potential wilderness area'') with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this title, except that the Secretary of
Agriculture may correct any clerical and typographical errors
in the map and legal description.
(3) Public availability.--The map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service.
(c) Management.--Except as provided in subsection (d) and
subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall manage
the potential wilderness area in accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(d) Trail Use Construction, Reconstruction, and
Realignment.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with paragraph (2), the
Secretary of Agriculture may--
(A) construct a new trail for use by hikers, equestrians,
and mechanized vehicles that connects the Aliso Park
Campground to the Bull Ridge Trail; and
(B) reconstruct or realign--
(i) the Bull Ridge Trail; and
(ii) the Rocky Ridge Trail.
(2) Requirement.--In carrying out the construction,
reconstruction, or alignment under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall--
(A) comply with all existing laws (including regulations);
and
(B) to the maximum extent practicable, use the minimum tool
or administrative practice necessary to accomplish the
construction, reconstruction, or alignment with the least
amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and
resources.
(3) Motorized vehicles and machinery.--In accordance with
paragraph (2), the Secretary may use motorized vehicles and
machinery to carry out the trail construction,
reconstruction, or realignment authorized by this subsection.
(4) Mechanized vehicles.--The Secretary may permit the use
of mechanized vehicles on the existing Bull Ridge Trail and
Rocky Ridge Trail in accordance with existing law (including
regulations) and this subsection until such date as the
potential wilderness area is designated as wilderness in
accordance with subsection (h).
(e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land in the potential wilderness area is withdrawn
from all forms of--
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(f) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this section,
the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with
State, Tribal, and local governmental entities and private
entities to complete the trail construction, reconstruction,
and realignment authorized by subsection (d).
(g) Boundaries.--The Secretary shall modify the boundary of
the potential wilderness area to exclude any area within 50
feet of the centerline of the new location of any trail that
has been constructed, reconstructed, or realigned under
subsection (d).
(h) Wilderness Designation.--
(1) In general.--The potential wilderness area, as modified
under subsection (g), shall be designated as wilderness and
as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System
on the earlier of--
(A) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the
Federal Register notice that the trail construction,
reconstruction, or alignment authorized by subsection (d) has
been completed; or
(B) the date that is 20 years after the date of enactment
of this Act.
(2) Administration of wilderness.--On designation as
wilderness under this section, the potential wilderness area
shall be--
(A) incorporated into the San Rafael Wilderness, as
designated by Public Law 90-271 (82 Stat. 51), the California
Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-425; 16 U.S.C. 1132
note), and the Los Padres Condor Range and River Protection
Act (Public Law 102-301; 106 Stat. 242), and section 403; and
(B) administered in accordance with section 405 and the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
SEC. 408. DESIGNATION OF SCENIC AREAS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, there
are established the following scenic areas:
(1) Condor ridge scenic area.--Certain land in the Los
Padres National Forest comprising approximately 18,666 acres,
as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Condor Ridge
Scenic Area--Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019, which shall
be known as the ``Condor Ridge Scenic Area''.
(2) Black mountain scenic area.--Certain land in the Los
Padres National Forest and the Bakersfield Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 16,216
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Black
Mountain Scenic Area--Proposed'' and dated March 29, 2019,
which shall be known as the ``Black Mountain Scenic Area''.
(b) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
file a map and legal description of the Condor Ridge Scenic
Area and Black Mountain Scenic Area with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The maps and legal descriptions filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this title, except that the Secretary of
Agriculture may correct any clerical and typographical errors
in the maps and legal descriptions.
(3) Public availability.--The maps and legal descriptions
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service and Bureau of Land Management.
(c) Purpose.--The purpose of the scenic areas is to
conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment
of present and future generations the ecological, scenic,
wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural,
educational, and scientific resources of the scenic areas.
(d) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall administer the scenic
areas--
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the
resources of the scenic areas, and in particular the scenic
character attributes of the scenic areas; and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) this section;
(ii) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) for land under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary of the Interior;
(iii) any laws (including regulations) relating to the
National Forest System, for land under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary of Agriculture; and
(iv) any other applicable law (including regulations).
(2) Uses.--The Secretary shall only allow those uses of the
scenic areas that the Secretary determines would further the
purposes described in subsection (c).
(e) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Federal land in the scenic areas is withdrawn from all forms
of--
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(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land
laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and
geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
(f) Prohibited Uses.--The following shall be prohibited on
the Federal land within the scenic areas:
(1) Permanent roads.
(2) Permanent structures.
(3) Timber harvesting except when necessary for the
purposes described in subsection (g).
(4) Transmission lines.
(5) Except as necessary to meet the minimum requirements
for the administration of the scenic areas and to protect
public health and safety--
(A) the use of motorized vehicles; or
(B) the establishment of temporary roads.
(6) Commercial enterprises, except as necessary for
realizing the purposes of the scenic areas.
(g) Wildfire, Insect, and Disease Management.--Consistent
with this section, the Secretary may take any measures in the
scenic areas that the Secretary determines to be necessary to
control fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of
those activities with the State or a local agency.
(h) Adjacent Management.--The fact that an otherwise
authorized activity or use can be seen or heard within a
scenic area shall not preclude the activity or use outside
the boundary of the scenic area.
SEC. 409. CONDOR NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL.
(a) In General.--The contiguous trail established pursuant
to this section shall be known as the ``Condor National
Scenic Trail'' named after the California condor, a
critically endangered bird species that lives along the
extent of the trail corridor.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of the Condor National Scenic
Trail are to--
(1) provide a continual extended hiking corridor that
connects the southern and northern portions of the Los Padres
National Forest, spanning the entire length of the forest
along the coastal mountains of southern and central
California; and
(2) provide for the public enjoyment of the nationally
significant scenic, historic, natural, and cultural qualities
of the Los Padres National Forest.
(c) Amendment.--Section 5(a) of the National Trails System
Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(31) Condor national scenic trail.--
``(A) In general.--The Condor National Scenic Trail, a
trail extending approximately 400 miles from Lake Piru in the
southern portion of the Los Padres National Forest to the
Bottchers Gap Campground in northern portion of the Los
Padres National Forest.
``(B) Administration.--The trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with--
``(i) other Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local
agencies;
``(ii) private landowners; and
``(iii) other interested organizations.
``(C) Recreational uses.--Notwithstanding section 7(c), the
use of motorized vehicles on roads or trails included in the
Condor National Scenic Trail on which motorized vehicles are
permitted as of the date of enactment of this paragraph may
be permitted.
``(D) Private property rights.--
``(i) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not acquire for the
trail any land or interest in land outside the exterior
boundary of any federally managed area without the consent of
the owner of land or interest in land.
``(ii) Effect.--Nothing in this paragraph--
``(I) requires any private property owner to allow public
access (including Federal, State, or local government access)
to private property; or
``(II) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or local
law with respect to public access to or use of private land.
``(E) Realignment.--The Secretary of Agriculture may
realign segments of the Condor National Scenic Trail as
necessary to fulfill the purposes of the trail.
``(F) Map.--The map referred to in subparagraph (A) shall
be on file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate offices of the Forest Service.''.
(d) Study.--
(1) Study required.--Not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, in accordance with this section,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study that--
(A) addresses the feasibility of, and alternatives for,
connecting the northern and southern portions of the Los
Padres National Forest by establishing a trail across the
applicable portions of the northern and southern Santa Lucia
Mountains of the southern California Coastal Range; and
(B) considers realignment of the trail or construction of
new trail segments to avoid existing trail segments that
currently allow motorized vehicles.
(2) Contents.--In carrying out the study required by
paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
(A) conform to the requirements for national scenic trail
studies described in section 5(b) of the National Trails
System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(b));
(B) provide for a continual hiking route through and
connecting the southern and northern sections of the Los
Padres National Forest;
(C) promote recreational, scenic, wilderness and cultural
values;
(D) enhance connectivity with the overall National Forest
trail system;
(E) consider new connectors and realignment of existing
trails;
(F) emphasize safe and continuous public access, dispersal
from high-use areas, and suitable water sources; and
(G) to the extent practicable, provide all-year use.
(3) Additional requirement.--In completing the study
required by paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall
consult with--
(A) appropriate Federal, State, Tribal, regional, and local
agencies;
(B) private landowners;
(C) nongovernmental organizations; and
(D) members of the public.
(4) Submission.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit
the study required by paragraph (1) 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) Additions and alterations to the condor national scenic
trail.--
(A) In general.--Upon completion of the study required by
paragraph (1), if the Secretary of Agriculture determines
that additional or alternative trail segments are feasible
for inclusion in the Condor National Scenic Trail, the
Secretary of Agriculture shall include those segments in the
Condor National Scenic Trail.
(B) Effective date.--Additions or alternations to the
Condor National Scenic Trail shall be effective on the date
the Secretary of Agriculture publishes in the Federal
Register notice that the additional or alternative segments
are included in the Condor National Scenic Trail.
(e) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this section
(including the amendments made by this section), the
Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooperative
agreements with State, Tribal, and local government entities
and private entities to complete needed trail construction,
reconstruction, and realignment projects authorized by this
section (including the amendments made by this section).
SEC. 410. FOREST SERVICE STUDY.
Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief
of the Forest Service) shall study the feasibility of opening
a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches or less,
connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the existing off-
highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Canyon off-
highway vehicle area.
SEC. 411. NONMOTORIZED RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.
Not later than 6 years after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with
interested parties, shall conduct a study to improve
nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including
mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness
within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger
districts.
SEC. 412. USE BY MEMBERS OF TRIBES.
(a) Access.--The Secretary shall ensure that Tribes have
access, in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131
et seq.), to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, and
potential wilderness areas designated by this title for
traditional cultural and religious purposes.
(b) Temporary Closures.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out this section, the
Secretary, on request of a Tribe, may temporarily close to
the general public one or more specific portions of a
wilderness area, scenic area, or potential wilderness area
designated by this title to protect the privacy of the
members of the Tribe in the conduct of traditional cultural
and religious activities.
(2) Requirement.--Any closure under paragraph (1) shall
be--
(A) made in such a manner as to affect the smallest
practicable area for the minimum period of time necessary for
the activity to be carried out; and
(B) be consistent with the purpose and intent of Public Law
95-341 (commonly known as the American Indian Religious
Freedom Act) (42 U.S.C. 1996) and the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
TITLE V--SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS AND RIVERS PROTECTION
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``San Gabriel Mountains
Foothills and Rivers Protection Act''.
SEC. 502. DEFINITION OF STATE.
In this title, the term ``State'' means the State of
California.
Subtitle A--San Gabriel National Recreation Area
SEC. 511. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this subtitle are--
(1) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations the ecological,
scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical,
natural, educational, and scientific resources of the
Recreation Area;
(2) to provide environmentally responsible, well-managed
recreational opportunities within the Recreation Area;
(3) to improve access to and from the Recreation Area;
(4) to provide expanded educational and interpretive
services to increase public understanding of, and
appreciation for, the natural and cultural resources of the
Recreation Area;
(5) to facilitate the cooperative management of the land
and resources within the Recreation Area, in collaboration
with the State and political subdivisions of the State,
historical, business, cultural, civic, recreational, tourism
and other nongovernmental organizations, and the public; and
(6) to allow the continued use of the Recreation Area by
all individuals, entities, and local government agencies in
activities relating to integrated water management, flood
protection, water conservation, water quality, water rights,
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water supply, groundwater recharge and monitoring, wastewater
treatment, public roads and bridges, and utilities within or
adjacent to the Recreation Area.
SEC. 512. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Adjudication.--The term ``adjudication'' means any
final judgment, order, ruling, or decree entered in any
judicial proceeding adjudicating or affecting water rights,
surface water management, or groundwater management.
(2) Advisory council.--The term ``Advisory Council'' means
the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory
Council established under section 517(a).
(3) Federal lands.--The term ``Federal lands'' means--
(A) public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
the Interior; and
(B) lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Defense, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
(4) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the management plan for the Recreation Area required under
section 514(d).
(5) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the San
Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership established by
section 518(a).
(6) Public water system.--The term ``public water system''
has the meaning given the term in 42 U.S.C. 300(f)(4) or in
section 116275 of the California Health and Safety Code.
(6) Recreation area.--The term ``Recreation Area'' means
the San Gabriel National Recreation Area established by
section 513(a).
(7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(8) Utility facility.--The term ``utility facility''
means--
(A) any electric substations, communication facilities,
towers, poles, and lines, ground wires, communication
circuits, and other structures, and related infrastructure;
and
(B) any such facilities associated with a public water
system.
(9) Water resource facility.--The term ``water resource
facility'' means irrigation and pumping facilities, dams and
reservoirs, flood control facilities, water conservation
works, including debris protection facilities, sediment
placement sites, rain gauges and stream gauges, water quality
facilities, recycled water facilities, water pumping,
conveyance and distribution systems, water storage tanks and
reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aqueducts,
canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, and
transmission and other ancillary facilities, groundwater
recharge facilities, water conservation, water filtration
plants, and other water diversion, conservation, groundwater
recharge, storage, and carriage structures.
SEC. 513. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
(a) Establishment; Boundaries.--Subject to valid existing
rights, there is established as a unit of the National Park
System in the State the San Gabriel National Recreation Area
depicted as the ``Proposed San Gabriel National Recreation
Area'' on the map entitled ``San Gabriel National Recreation
Area Proposed Boundary,'' numbered 503/152,737, and dated
July 2019.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and
a legal description of the Recreation Area with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this title, except that the Secretary may
correct any clerical or typographical error in the map or
legal description.
(3) Public availability.--The map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National
Park Service.
(c) Administration and Jurisdiction.--
(1) Public lands.--The public lands included in the
Recreation Area shall be administered by the Secretary,
acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
(2) Department of defense land.--Although certain Federal
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense are
included in the recreation area, nothing in this subtitle
transfers administration jurisdiction of such Federal lands
from the Secretary of Defense or otherwise affects Federal
lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.
(3) State and local jurisdiction.--Nothing in this subtitle
alters, modifies, or diminishes any right, responsibility,
power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitlement of the State,
a political subdivision of the State, including, but not
limited to courts of competent jurisdiction, regulatory
commissions, boards, and departments, or any State or local
agency under any applicable Federal, State, or local law
(including regulations).
SEC. 514. MANAGEMENT.
(a) National Park System.--Subject to valid existing
rights, the Secretary shall manage the public lands included
in the Recreation Area in a manner that protects and enhances
the natural resources and values of the public lands, in
accordance with--
(1) this subtitle;
(2) section 100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections
100751(a), 100752, 100753 and 102101 of title 54, United
States Code (formerly known as the ``National Park Service
Organic Act'');
(3) the laws generally applicable to units of the National
Park System; and
(4) other applicable law, regulations, adjudications, and
orders.
(b) Cooperation With Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary
shall cooperate with the Secretary of Defense to develop
opportunities for the management of the Federal land under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense included in the
Recreation Area in accordance with the purposes described in
section 511, to the maximum extent practicable.
(c) Treatment of Non-federal Land.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle--
(A) authorizes the Secretary to take any action that would
affect the use of any land not owned by the United States
within the Recreation Area;
(B) affects the use of, or access to, any non-Federal land
within the Recreation Area;
(C) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or local law
with respect to public access to, or use of, non-Federal
land;
(D) requires any owner of non-Federal land to allow public
access (including Federal, State, or local government access)
to private property or any other non-Federal land;
(E) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved
land use plan, or any other regulatory authority of any State
or local agency or unit of Tribal government;
(F) creates any liability, or affects any liability under
any other law, of any private property owner or other owner
of non-Federal land with respect to any person injured on the
private property or other non-Federal land;
(G) conveys to the Partnership any land use or other
regulatory authority;
(H) shall be construed to cause any Federal, State, or
local regulation or permit requirement intended to apply to
units of the National Park System to affect the federal lands
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense or non-
Federal lands within the boundaries of the recreation area;
or
(I) requires any local government to participate in any
program administered by the Secretary.
(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary is encouraged to work with
owners of non-Federal land who have agreed to cooperate with
the Secretary to advance the purposes of this subtitle.
(3) Buffer zones.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle establishes any
protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Recreation
Area.
(B) Activities or uses up to boundaries.--The fact that an
activity or use of land can be seen or heard from within the
Recreation Area shall not preclude the activity or land use
up to the boundary of the Recreation Area.
(4) Facilities.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
operation, maintenance, modification, construction,
destruction, removal, relocation, improvement or expansion of
any water resource facility or public water system, or any
solid waste, sanitary sewer, water or waste-water treatment,
groundwater recharge or conservation, hydroelectric,
conveyance distribution system, recycled water facility, or
utility facility located within or adjacent to the Recreation
Area.
(5) Exemption.--Section 100903 of title 54, United States
Code, shall not apply to the Puente Hills landfill, materials
recovery facility, or intermodal facility.
(d) Management Plan.--
(1) Deadline.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Advisory Council
shall establish a comprehensive management plan for the
Recreation Area that supports the purposes described in
section 511.
(2) Use of existing plans.--In developing the management
plan, to the extent consistent with this section, the
Secretary may incorporate any provision of a land use or
other plan applicable to the public lands included in the
Recreation Area.
(3) Incorporation of visitor services plan.--To the maximum
extent practicable, the Secretary shall incorporate into the
management plan the visitor services plan under section
519(a)(2).
(4) Partnership.--In developing the management plan, the
Secretary shall consider recommendations of the Partnership.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall
incorporate recommendations of the Partnership into the
management plan if the Secretary determines that the
recommendations are feasible and consistent with the purposes
in section 511, this subtitle, and applicable laws (including
regulations).
(e) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this subtitle affects
the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish or
wildlife located on public lands in the State.
SEC. 515. ACQUISITION OF NON-FEDERAL LAND WITHIN RECREATION
AREA.
(a) Limited Acquisition Authority.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary
may acquire non-Federal land within the boundaries of the
Recreation Area only through exchange, donation, or purchase
from a willing seller.
(2) Additional requirement.--As a further condition on the
acquisition of land, the Secretary shall make a determination
that the land contains important biological, cultural,
historic, or recreational values.
(b) Prohibition on Use of Eminent Domain.--Nothing in this
subtitle authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire land
or an interest in land.
(c) Treatment of Acquired Land.--Any land or interest in
land acquired by the United States within the boundaries of
the Recreation Area shall be--
(1) included in the Recreation Area; and
(2) administered by the Secretary in accordance with--
(A) this subtitle; and
(B) other applicable laws (including regulations).
SEC. 516. WATER RIGHTS; WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES; PUBLIC
ROADS; UTILITY FACILITIES.
(a) No Effect on Water Rights.--Nothing in this subtitle or
section 522--
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(1) shall affect the use or allocation, as in existence on
the date of the enactment of this Act, of any water, water
right, or interest in water (including potable, recycled,
reclaimed, waste, imported, exported, banked, or stored
water, surface water, groundwater, and public trust
interest);
(2) shall affect any public or private contract in
existence on the date of the enactment of this Act for the
sale, lease, loan, or transfer of any water (including
potable, recycled, reclaimed, waste, imported, exported,
banked, or stored water, surface water, and groundwater);
(3) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction
of any water rights reserved or appropriated by the United
States in the State on or before the date of the enactment of
this Act;
(4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water
right or expands water usage pursuant to any existing Federal
reserved, riparian or appropriative right;
(5) shall be considered a relinquishment or reduction of
any water rights (including potable, recycled, reclaimed,
waste, imported, exported, banked, or stored water, surface
water, and groundwater) held, reserved, or appropriated by
any public entity or other persons or entities, on or before
the date of the enactment of this Act;
(6) shall be construed to, or shall interfere or conflict
with the exercise of the powers or duties of any watermaster,
public agency, public water system, court of competent
jurisdiction, or other body or entity responsible for
groundwater or surface water management or groundwater
replenishment as designated or established pursuant to any
adjudication or Federal or State law, including the
management of the San Gabriel River watershed and basin, to
provide water supply or other environmental benefits;
(7) shall be construed to impede or adversely impact any
previously adopted Los Angeles County Drainage Area project,
as described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated
June 30, 1992, including any supplement or addendum to that
report, or any maintenance agreement to operate that project;
(8) shall interfere or conflict with any action by a
watermaster, water agency, public water system, court of
competent jurisdiction, or public agency pursuant to any
Federal or State law, water right, or adjudication, including
any action relating to water conservation, water quality,
surface water diversion or impoundment, groundwater recharge,
water treatment, conservation or storage of water, pollution,
waste discharge, the pumping of groundwater; the spreading,
injection, pumping, storage, or the use of water from local
sources, storm water flows, and runoff, or from imported or
recycled water, that is undertaken in connection with the
management or regulation of the San Gabriel River;
(9) shall interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay the
exercise of, or access to, any water right by the owner of a
public water system or any other individual or entity,
including the construction, operation, maintenance,
replacement, removal, repair, location, or relocation of any
well; pipeline; or water pumping, treatment, diversion,
impoundment, or storage facility; or other facility or
property necessary or useful to access any water right or
operate an public water system;
(10) shall require the initiation or reinitiation of
consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
under, or the application of any provision of, the Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) relating to any
action affecting any water, water right, or water management
or water resource facility in the San Gabriel River watershed
and basin; or
(11) authorizes any agency or employee of the United
States, or any other person, to take any action inconsistent
with any of paragraphs (1) through (10).
(b) Water Resource Facilities.--
(1) No effect on existing water resource facilities.--
Nothing in this subtitle or section 522 shall affect--
(A) the use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction,
destruction, removal, reconfiguration, expansion, improvement
or replacement of a water resource facility or public water
system within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or San
Gabriel Mountains National Monument; or
(B) access to a water resource facility within or adjacent
to the Recreation Area or San Gabriel Mountains National
Monument.
(2) No effect on new water resource facilities.--Nothing in
this subtitle or section 522 shall preclude the establishment
of a new water resource facility (including instream sites,
routes, and areas) within the Recreation Area or San Gabriel
Mountains National Monument if the water resource facility or
public water system is necessary to preserve or enhance the
health, safety, reliability, quality or accessibility of
water supply, or utility services to residents of Los Angeles
County.
(3) Flood control.--Nothing in this subtitle or section 522
shall be construed to--
(A) impose any new restriction or requirement on flood
protection, water conservation, water supply, groundwater
recharge, water transfers, or water quality operations and
maintenance; or
(B) increase the liability of an agency or public water
system carrying out flood protection, water conservation,
water supply, groundwater recharge, water transfers, or water
quality operations.
(4) Diversion or use of water.--Nothing in this subtitle or
section 522 shall authorize or require the use of water or
water rights in, or the diversion of water to, the Recreation
Area or San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
(c) Utility Facilities and Rights of Way.--Nothing in this
subtitle or section 522 shall--
(1) affect the use, operation, maintenance, repair,
construction, destruction, reconfiguration, expansion,
inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition,
relocation, improvement, removal, or replacement of a utility
facility or appurtenant right-of-way within or adjacent to
the Recreation Area or San Gabriel Mountains National
Monument;
(2) affect access to a utility facility or right-of-way
within or adjacent to the Recreation Area or San Gabriel
Mountains National Monument; or
(3) preclude the establishment of a new utility facility or
right-of-way (including instream sites, routes, and areas)
within the Recreation Area or San Gabriel Mountains National
Monument if such a facility or right-of-way is necessary for
public health and safety, electricity supply, or other
utility services.
(d) Roads; Public Transit.--
(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Public road.--The term ``public road'' means any paved
road or bridge (including any appurtenant structure and
right-of-way) that is--
(i) operated or maintained by a non-Federal entity; and
(ii)(I) open to vehicular use by the public; or
(II) used by a public agency or utility for the operation,
maintenance, improvement, repair, removal, relocation,
construction, destruction or rehabilitation of
infrastructure, a utility facility, or a right-of-way.
(B) Public transit.--The term ``public transit'' means any
transit service (including operations and rights-of-way) that
is--
(i) operated or maintained by a non-Federal entity; and
(ii)(I) open to the public; or
(II) used by a public agency or contractor for the
operation, maintenance, repair, construction, or
rehabilitation of infrastructure, a utility facility, or a
right-of-way.
(2) No effect on public roads or public transit.--Nothing
in this subtitle or section 522--
(A) authorizes the Secretary to take any action that would
affect the operation, maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation
of public roads or public transit (including activities
necessary to comply with Federal or State safety or public
transit standards); or
(B) creates any new liability, or increases any existing
liability, of an owner or operator of a public road.
SEC. 517. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PUBLIC
ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish
an advisory council, to be known as the ``San Gabriel
National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council''.
(b) Duties.--The Advisory Council shall advise the
Secretary regarding the development and implementation of the
management plan and the visitor services plan.
(c) Applicable Law.--The Advisory Council shall be subject
to--
(1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.); and
(2) all other applicable laws (including regulations).
(d) Membership.--The Advisory Council shall consist of 22
members, to be appointed by the Secretary after taking into
consideration recommendations of the Partnership, of whom--
(1) 2 shall represent local, regional, or national
environmental organizations;
(2) 2 shall represent the interests of outdoor recreation,
including off-highway vehicle recreation, within the
Recreation Area;
(3) 2 shall represent the interests of community-based
organizations, the missions of which include expanding access
to the outdoors;
(4) 2 shall represent business interests;
(5) 1 shall represent Indian Tribes within or adjacent to
the Recreation Area;
(6) 1 shall represent the interests of homeowners'
associations within the Recreation Area;
(7) 3 shall represent the interests of holders of
adjudicated water rights, public water systems, water
agencies, wastewater and sewer agencies, recycled water
facilities, and water management and replenishment entities;
(8) 1 shall represent energy and mineral development
interests;
(9) 1 shall represent owners of Federal grazing permits or
other land use permits within the Recreation Area;
(10) 1 shall represent archaeological and historical
interests;
(11) 1 shall represent the interests of environmental
educators;
(12) 1 shall represent cultural history interests;
(13) 1 shall represent environmental justice interests;
(14) 1 shall represent electrical utility interests; and
(15) 2 shall represent the affected public at large.
(e) Terms.--
(1) Staggered terms.--A member of the Advisory Council
shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except that, of the
members first appointed, 7 of the members shall be appointed
for a term of 1 year and 7 of the members shall be appointed
for a term of 2 years.
(2) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to serve on
the Advisory Council on the expiration of the term of service
of the member.
(3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Advisory Council shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment
was made.
(f) Quorum.--A quorum shall be ten members of the advisory
council. The operations of the advisory council shall not be
impaired by the fact that a member has not yet been appointed
as long as a quorum has been attained.
(g) Chairperson; Procedures.--The Advisory Council shall
elect a chairperson and establish such rules and procedures
as the advisory council considers necessary or desirable.
(h) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the Advisory
Council shall serve without pay.
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(i) Termination.--The Advisory Council shall cease to
exist--
(1) on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the
management plan is adopted by the Secretary; or
(2) on such later date as the Secretary considers to be
appropriate.
SEC. 518. SAN GABRIEL NATIONAL RECREATION AREA PARTNERSHIP.
(a) Establishment.--There is established a Partnership, to
be known as the ``San Gabriel National Recreation Area
Partnership''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Partnership are to--
(1) coordinate the activities of Federal, State, Tribal,
and local authorities and the private sector in advancing the
purposes of this subtitle; and
(2) use the resources and expertise of each agency in
improving management and recreational opportunities within
the Recreation Area.
(c) Membership.--The Partnership shall include the
following:
(1) The Secretary (or a designee) to represent the National
Park Service.
(2) The Secretary of Defense (or a designee) to represent
the Corps of Engineers.
(3) The Secretary of Agriculture (or a designee) to
represent the Forest Service.
(4) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency of the
State (or a designee) to represent--
(A) the California Department of Parks and Recreation; and
(B) the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
(5) 1 designee of the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors.
(6) 1 designee of the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation
Authority.
(7) 4 designees of the San Gabriel Council of Governments,
of whom 1 shall be selected from a local land conservancy.
(8) 1 designee of the San Gabriel Valley Economic
Partnership.
(9) 1 designee of the Los Angeles County Flood Control
District.
(10) 1 designee of the San Gabriel Valley Water
Association.
(11) 1 designee of the Central Basin Water Association.
(12) 1 designee of the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster.
(13) 1 designee of a public utility company, to be
appointed by the Secretary.
(14) 1 designee of the Watershed Conservation Authority.
(15) 1 designee of the Advisory Council for the period
during which the Advisory Council remains in effect.
(16) 1 designee of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Community Collaborative.
(d) Duties.--To advance the purposes described in section
511, the Partnership shall--
(1) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the
development and implementation of the management plan;
(2) review and comment on the visitor services plan under
section 519(a)(2), and facilitate the implementation of that
plan;
(3) assist units of local government, regional planning
organizations, and nonprofit organizations in advancing the
purposes of the Recreation Area by--
(A) carrying out programs and projects that recognize,
protect, and enhance important resource values within the
Recreation Area;
(B) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits and
programs within the Recreation Area;
(C) developing recreational and educational opportunities
in the Recreation Area in accordance with the purposes of
this subtitle;
(D) increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for,
natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources of the
Recreation Area;
(E) ensuring that signs identifying points of public access
and sites of interest are posted throughout the Recreation
Area;
(F) promoting a wide range of partnerships among
governments, organizations, and individuals to advance the
purposes of the Recreation Area; and
(G) ensuring that management of the Recreation Area takes
into consideration--
(i) local ordinances and land-use plans; and
(ii) adjacent residents and property owners;
(4) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the
appointment of members to the Advisory Council; and
(5) carry out any other actions necessary to achieve the
purposes of this subtitle.
(e) Authorities.--Subject to approval by the Secretary, for
the purposes of preparing and implementing the management
plan, the Partnership may use Federal funds made available
under this section--
(1) to make grants to the State, political subdivisions of
the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons;
(2) to enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide
grants or technical assistance to, the State, political
subdivisions of the State, nonprofit organizations, Federal
agencies, and other interested parties;
(3) to hire and compensate staff;
(4) to obtain funds or services from any source, including
funds and services provided under any other Federal law or
program;
(5) to contract for goods or services; and
(6) to support activities of partners and any other
activities that--
(A) advance the purposes of the Recreation Area; and
(B) are in accordance with the management plan.
(f) Terms of Office; Reappointment; Vacancies.--
(1) Terms.--A member of the Partnership shall be appointed
for a term of 3 years.
(2) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to serve on
the Partnership on the expiration of the term of service of
the member.
(3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the Partnership shall be filled
in the same manner in which the original appointment was
made.
(g) Quorum.--A quorum shall be eleven members of the
Partnership. The operations of the Partnership shall not be
impaired by the fact that a member has not yet been appointed
as long as a quorum has been attained.
(h) Chairperson; Procedures.--The Partnership shall elect a
chairperson and establish such rules and procedures as it
deems necessary or desirable.
(i) Service Without Compensation.--A member of the
Partnership shall serve without compensation.
(j) Duties and Authorities of Secretary.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall convene the
Partnership on a regular basis to carry out this subtitle.
(2) Technical and financial assistance.--The Secretary may
provide to the Partnership or any member of the Partnership,
on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, such technical
and financial assistance as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate to carry out this subtitle.
(3) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into a
cooperative agreement with the Partnership, a member of the
Partnership, or any other public or private entity to provide
technical, financial, or other assistance to carry out this
subtitle.
(4) Construction of facilities on non-federal land.--
(A) In general.--In order to facilitate the administration
of the Recreation Area, the Secretary is authorized, subject
to valid existing rights, to construct administrative or
visitor use facilities on land owned by a non-profit
organization, local agency, or other public entity in
accordance with this title and applicable law (including
regulations).
(B) Additional requirements.--A facility under this
paragraph may only be developed--
(i) with the consent of the owner of the non-Federal land;
and
(ii) in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and
local laws (including regulations) and plans.
(5) Priority.--The Secretary shall give priority to actions
that--
(A) conserve the significant natural, historic, cultural,
and scenic resources of the Recreation Area; and
(B) provide educational, interpretive, and recreational
opportunities consistent with the purposes of the Recreation
Area.
(k) Committees.--The Partnership shall establish--
(1) a Water Technical Advisory Committee to advise the
Secretary regarding water-related issues relating to the
Recreation Area; and
(2) a Public Safety Advisory Committee to advise the
Secretary regarding public safety issues relating to the
Recreation Area.
SEC. 519. VISITOR SERVICES AND FACILITIES.
(a) Visitor Services.--
(1) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to
facilitate the development of an integrated visitor services
plan to improve visitor experiences in the Recreation Area
through expanded recreational opportunities and increased
interpretation, education, resource protection, and
enforcement.
(2) Visitor services plan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop and
carry out an integrated visitor services plan for the
Recreation Area in accordance with this paragraph.
(B) Contents.--The visitor services plan shall--
(i) assess current and anticipated future visitation to the
Recreation Area, including recreation destinations;
(ii) consider the demand for various types of recreation
(including hiking, picnicking, horseback riding, and the use
of motorized and mechanized vehicles), as permissible and
appropriate;
(iii) evaluate the impacts of recreation on natural and
cultural resources, water rights and water resource
facilities, public roads, adjacent residents and property
owners, and utilities within the Recreation Area, as well as
the effectiveness of current enforcement and efforts;
(iv) assess the current level of interpretive and
educational services and facilities;
(v) include recommendations to--
(I) expand opportunities for high-demand recreational
activities, in accordance with the purposes described in
section 511;
(II) better manage Recreation Area resources and improve
the experience of Recreation Area visitors through expanded
interpretive and educational services and facilities, and
improved enforcement; and
(III) better manage Recreation Area resources to reduce
negative impacts on the environment, ecology, and integrated
water management activities in the Recreation Area;
(vi) in coordination and consultation with affected owners
of non-Federal land, assess options to incorporate
recreational opportunities on non-Federal land into the
Recreation Area--
(I) in manner consistent with the purposes and uses of the
non-Federal land; and
(II) with the consent of the non-Federal landowner;
(vii) assess opportunities to provide recreational
opportunities that connect with adjacent National Forest
System land; and
(viii) be developed and carried out in accordance with
applicable Federal, State, and local laws and ordinances.
(C) Consultation.--In developing the visitor services plan,
the Secretary shall--
(i) consult with--
(I) the Partnership;
(II) the Advisory Council;
(III) appropriate State and local agencies; and
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(IV) interested nongovernmental organizations; and
(ii) involve members of the public.
(b) Visitor Use Facilities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may construct visitor use
facilities in the Recreation Area.
(2) Requirements.--Each facility under paragraph (1) shall
be developed in accordance with applicable Federal, State,
and local--
(A) laws (including regulations); and
(B) plans.
(c) Donations.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may accept and use donated
funds, property, in-kind contributions, and services to carry
out this subtitle.
(2) Prohibition.--The Secretary may not use the authority
provided by paragraph (1) to accept non-Federal land that has
been acquired after the date of the enactment of this Act
through the use of eminent domain.
(d) Cooperative Agreements.--In carrying out this subtitle,
the Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative
agreements with, units of State, Tribal, and local
governments and private entities to conduct research, develop
scientific analyses, and carry out any other initiative
relating to the management of, and visitation to, the
Recreation Area.
Subtitle B--San Gabriel Mountains
SEC. 521. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(2) Wilderness area or addition.--The term ``wilderness
area or addition'' means any wilderness area or wilderness
addition designated by section 523(a).
SEC. 522. NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
(a) In General.--The San Gabriel Mountains National
Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 9194 (54
U.S.C. 320301 note) (referred to in this section as the
``Monument'') is modified to include the approximately
109,167 acres of additional National Forest System land
depicted as the ``Proposed San Gabriel Mountains National
Monument Expansion'' on the map entitled ``Proposed San
Gabriel Mountains National Monument Expansion'' and dated
June 26, 2019.
(b) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the San
Gabriel Mountains National Monument, including the lands
added by subsection (a), in accordance with--
(1) Presidential Proclamation 9194, as issued on October
10, 2014 (54 U.S.C. 320301 note);
(2) the laws generally applicable to the Monument; and
(3) this subtitle.
(c) Management Plan.--Within 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with State
and local governments and the interested public to update the
existing San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Plan to
provide management direction and protection for the lands
added to the Monument by subsection (a).
SEC. 523. DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND ADDITIONS.
(a) Designation.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following parcels of National
Forest System land in the State are designated as wilderness
and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation
System:
(1) Condor peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land in the
Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 8,207
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Condor
Peak Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated June 6, 2019, which
shall be known as the ``Condor Peak Wilderness''.
(2) San gabriel wilderness additions.--Certain Federal land
in the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately
2,032 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``San
Gabriel Wilderness Additions'' and dated June 6, 2019, which
is incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the San
Gabriel Wilderness designated by Public Law 90-318 (16 U.S.C.
1132 note; 82 Stat. 131).
(3) Sheep mountain wilderness additions.--Certain Federal
land in the Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately
13,726 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Sheep Mountain Wilderness Additions'' and dated June 6,
2019, which is incorporated in, and considered to be a part
of, the Sheep Mountain Wilderness designated by section
101(a)(29) of the California Wilderness Act of 1984 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; 98 Stat. 1623; Public Law 98-425).
(4) Yerba buena wilderness.--Certain Federal land in the
Angeles National Forest, comprising approximately 6,694
acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Yerba
Buena Wilderness--Proposed'' and dated June 6, 2019, which
shall be known as the ``Yerba Buena Wilderness''.
(b) Map and Legal Description.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and
a legal description of the wilderness areas and additions
with--
(A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Force of law.--The map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may
correct any clerical or typographical error in the map or
legal description.
(3) Public availability.--The map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service.
SEC. 524. ADMINISTRATION OF WILDERNESS AREAS AND ADDITIONS.
(a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas and additions shall be administered by the
Secretary in accordance with this section and the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in
that Act to the effective date of that Act shall be
considered to be a reference to the date of the enactment of
this Act.
(b) Fire Management and Related Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may take such measures in a
wilderness area or addition designated in section 523 as are
necessary for the control of fire, insects, or diseases in
accordance with--
(A) section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(1)); and
(B) House Report 98-40 of the 98th Congress.
(2) Funding priorities.--Nothing in this subtitle limits
funding for fire or fuels management in a wilderness area or
addition.
(3) Revision and development of local fire management
plans.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall amend, as
applicable, any local fire management plan that applies to a
wilderness area or addition designated in section 523.
(4) Administration.--In accordance with paragraph (1) and
any other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and
efficient response to a fire emergency in a wilderness area
or addition, the Secretary shall--
(A) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment
of this Act, establish agency approval procedures (including
appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest
Supervisor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for
responding to fire emergencies; and
(B) enter into agreements with appropriate State or local
firefighting agencies.
(c) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock in a wilderness area
or addition, if established before the date of the enactment
of this Act, shall be administered in accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)); and
(2) the guidelines contained in Appendix A of the report of
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress
(H. Rept. 101-405).
(d) Fish and Wildlife.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7)), nothing in this
subtitle affects the jurisdiction or responsibility of the
State with respect to fish or wildlife on public land in the
State.
(2) Management activities.--
(A) In general.--In furtherance of the purposes and
principles of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.),
the Secretary may conduct any management activity that are
necessary to maintain or restore fish or wildlife populations
or habitats in the wilderness areas and wilderness additions
designated in section 523, if the management activities are--
(i) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans;
and
(ii) conducted in accordance with appropriate policies,
such as the policies established in Appendix B of the report
of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House
of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st
Congress (H. Rept. 101-405).
(B) Inclusions.--A management activity under subparagraph
(A) may include the occasional and temporary use of motorized
vehicles, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would
promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed
wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values
while causing the minimum impact necessary to accomplish
those tasks.
(C) Existing activities.--In accordance with section
4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)) and
appropriate policies (such as the policies established in
Appendix B of House Report 101-405, the State may use
aircraft (including helicopters) in a wilderness area or
addition to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, or provide
water for a wildlife population, including bighorn sheep.
(e) Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Congress does not intend for the
designation of wilderness areas or wilderness additions by
section 523 to lead to the creation of protective perimeters
or buffer zones around each wilderness area or wilderness
addition.
(2) Activities or uses up to boundaries.--The fact that a
nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from
within a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by
section 523 shall not, of itself, preclude the activities or
uses up to the boundary of the wilderness area or addition.
(f) Military Activities.--Nothing in this title precludes--
(1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over the
wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by
section 523;
(2) the designation of new units of special airspace over
the wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by
section 523; or
(3) the use or establishment of military flight training
routes over wilderness areas or wilderness additions
designated by section 523.
(g) Horses.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes horseback
riding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle
or pack stock into, an area designated as a wilderness area
or wilderness addition by section 523--
(1) in accordance with section 4(d)(5) of the Wilderness
Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(5)); and
(2) subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
determines to be necessary.
(h) Law Enforcement.--Nothing in this subtitle precludes
any law enforcement or drug interdiction effort within the
wilderness areas or wilderness additions designated by
section 523 in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.).
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(i) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
wilderness areas and additions designated by section 523 are
withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral materials and geothermal
leasing laws.
(j) Incorporation of Acquired Land and Interests.--Any land
within the boundary of a wilderness area or addition that is
acquired by the United States shall--
(1) become part of the wilderness area or addition in which
the land is located; and
(2) be managed in accordance with this section, the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), and any other
applicable laws (including regulations).
(k) Climatological Data Collection.--In accordance with the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may authorize the installation and maintenance of
hydrologic, meteorologic, or climatological collection
devices in a wilderness area or addition if the Secretary
determines that the facilities and access to the facilities
is essential to a flood warning, flood control, or water
reservoir operation activity.
(l) Authorized Events.--The Secretary of Agriculture may
authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive running event to
continue in substantially the same manner and degree in which
this event was operated and permitted in 2015 within
additions to the Sheep Mountain Wilderness in section 523 of
this title and the Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness Area
designated by section 1802 of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009, provided that the event is authorized
and conducted in a manner compatible with the preservation of
the areas as wilderness.
SEC. 525. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS.
(a) Designation.--Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
``(__) East fork san gabriel river, california.--The
following segments of the East Fork San Gabriel River, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following
classes:
``(A) The 10-mile segment from the confluence of the
Prairie Fork and Vincent Gulch to 100 yards upstream of the
Heaton Flats trailhead and day use area, as a wild river.
``(B) The 2.7-mile segment from 100 yards upstream of the
Heaton Flats trailhead and day use area to 100 yards upstream
of the confluence with Williams Canyon, as a recreational
river.
``(__) North fork san gabriel river, california.--The 4.3-
mile segment of the North Fork San Gabriel River from the
confluence with Cloudburst Canyon to 0.25 miles upstream of
the confluence with the West Fork San Gabriel River, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a
recreational river.
``(__) West fork san gabriel river, california.--The
following segments of the West Fork San Gabriel River, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following
classes:
``(A) The 6.7-mile segment from 0.25 miles downstream of
its source near Red Box Gap in sec. 14, T. 2 N., R. 12 W., to
the confluence with the unnamed tributary 0.25 miles
downstream of the power lines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W.,
as a recreational river.
``(B) The 1.6-mile segment of the West Fork from 0.25 miles
downstream of the powerlines in sec. 22, T. 2 N., R. 11 W.,
to the confluence with Bobcat Canyon, as a wild river.
``(__) Little rock creek, california.--The following
segments of Little Rock Creek and tributaries, to be
administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following
classes:
``(A) The 10.3-mile segment from its source on Mt.
Williamson in sec. 6, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., to 100 yards upstream
of the confluence with the South Fork Little Rock Creek, as a
wild river.
``(B) The 6.6-mile segment from 100 yards upstream of the
confluence with the South Fork Little Rock Creek to the
confluence with Santiago Canyon, as a recreational river.
``(C) The 1-mile segment of Cooper Canyon Creek from 0.25
miles downstream of Highway 2 to 100 yards downstream of
Cooper Canyon Campground, as a scenic river.
``(D) The 1.3-mile segment of Cooper Canyon Creek from 100
yards downstream of Cooper Canyon Campground to the
confluence with Little Rock Creek, as a wild river.
``(E) The 1-mile segment of Buckhorn Creek from 100 yards
downstream of the Buckhorn Campground to its confluence with
Cooper Canyon Creek, as a wild river.''.
(b) Water Resource Facilities; and Water Use.--
(1) Water resource facilities.--
(A) Definition.--In this section, the term ``water resource
facility'' means irrigation and pumping facilities, dams and
reservoirs, flood control facilities, water conservation
works and facilities, including debris protection facilities,
sediment placement sites, rain gauges and stream gauges,
water quality facilities, recycled water facilities and water
pumping, conveyance distribution systems, water storage tanks
and reservoirs, and water treatment facilities, aqueducts,
canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, and
transmission and other ancillary facilities, groundwater
recharge facilities, water conservation, water filtration
plants, and other water diversion, conservation, groundwater
recharge, storage, and carriage structures.
(B) No effect on existing water resource facilities.--
Nothing in this section shall alter, modify, or affect--
(i) the use, operation, maintenance, repair, construction,
destruction, reconfiguration, expansion, relocation or
replacement of a water resource facility downstream of a wild
and scenic river segment designated by this section, provided
that the physical structures of such facilities or reservoirs
shall not be located within the river areas designated in
this section; or
(ii) access to a water resource facility downstream of a
wild and scenic river segment designated by this section.
(C) No effect on new water resource facilities.--Nothing in
this section shall preclude the establishment of a new water
resource facilities (including instream sites, routes, and
areas) downstream of a wild and scenic river segment.
(2) Limitation.--Any new reservation of water or new use of
water pursuant to existing water rights held by the United
States to advance the purposes of the National Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) shall be for
nonconsumptive instream use only within the segments
designated by this section.
(3) Existing law.--Nothing in this section affects the
implementation of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
SEC. 526. WATER RIGHTS.
(a) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this title, and no
action to implement this title--
(1) shall constitute an express or implied reservation of
any water or water right, or authorizing an expansion of
water use pursuant to existing water rights held by the
United States, with respect to the San Gabriel Mountains
National Monument, the land designated as a wilderness area
or wilderness addition by section 523 or land adjacent to the
wild and scenic river segments designated by the amendment
made by section 525;
(2) shall affect, alter, modify, or condition any water
rights in the State in existence on the date of the enactment
of this Act, including any water rights held by the United
States;
(3) shall be construed as establishing a precedent with
regard to any future wilderness or wild and scenic river
designations;
(4) shall affect, alter, or modify the interpretation of,
or any designation, decision, adjudication or action made
pursuant to, any other Act; or
(5) shall be construed as limiting, altering, modifying, or
amending any of the interstate compacts or equitable
apportionment decrees that apportions water among or between
the State and any other State.
(b) State Water Law.--The Secretary shall comply with
applicable procedural and substantive requirements of the law
of the State in order to obtain and hold any water rights not
in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act with
respect to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument,
wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by
section 523, and the wild and scenic rivers designated by
amendment made by section 525.
TITLE VI--RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR PRESERVATION
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor
Preservation Act''.
SEC. 602. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; LAND ACQUISITION;
ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 507(c)(1) of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460kk(c)(1)) is
amended in the first sentence by striking ``, which shall''
and inserting `` and generally depicted as `Rim of the Valley
Unit Proposed Addition' on the map entitled `Rim of the
Valley Unit--Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
Area', numbered 638/147,723, and dated September 2018. Both
maps shall''.
(b) Rim of the Valley Unit.--Section 507 of the National
Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460kk) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(u) Rim of the Valley Unit.--(1) Not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the
Secretary shall update the general management plan for the
recreation area to reflect the boundaries designated on the
map referred to in subsection (c)(1) as the `Rim of the
Valley Unit' (hereafter in the subsection referred to as the
`Rim of the Valley Unit'). Subject to valid existing rights,
the Secretary shall administer the Rim of the Valley Unit,
and any land or interest in land acquired by the United
States and located within the boundaries of the Rim of the
Valley Unit, as part of the recreation area in accordance
with the provisions of this section and applicable laws and
regulations.
``(2) The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land within the
boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit only through
exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller.
Nothing in this subsection authorizes the use of eminent
domain to acquire land or interests in land.
``(3) Nothing in this subsection or the application of the
management plan for the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be
construed to--
``(A) modify any provision of Federal, State, or local law
with respect to public access to or use of non-Federal land;
``(B) create any liability, or affect any liability under
any other law, of any private property owner or other owner
of non-Federal land with respect to any person injured on
private property or other non-Federal land;
``(C) affect the ownership, management, or other rights
relating to any non-Federal land (including any interest in
any non-Federal land);
``(D) require any local government to participate in any
program administered by the Secretary;
``(E) alter, modify, or diminish any right, responsibility,
power, authority, jurisdiction, or entitlement of the State,
any political subdivision of the State, or any State or local
agency under existing Federal, State, and local law
(including regulations);
``(F) require the creation of protective perimeters or
buffer zones, and the fact that certain
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activities or land can be seen or heard from within the Rim
of the Valley Unit shall not, of itself, preclude the
activities or land uses up to the boundary of the Rim of the
Valley Unit;
``(G) require or promote use of, or encourage trespass on,
lands, facilities, and rights-of-way owned by non-Federal
entities, including water resource facilities and public
utilities, without the written consent of the owner;
``(H) affect the operation, maintenance, modification,
construction, or expansion of any water resource facility or
utility facility located within or adjacent to the Rim of the
Valley Unit;
``(I) terminate the fee title to lands or customary
operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement activities on
or under such lands granted to public agencies that are
authorized pursuant to Federal or State statute;
``(J) interfere with, obstruct, hinder, or delay the
exercise of any right to, or access to any water resource
facility or other facility or property necessary or useful to
access any water right to operate any public water or utility
system;
``(K) require initiation or reinitiation of consultation
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service under, or
the application of provisions of, the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), or division A of
subtitle III of title 54, United States Code, concerning any
action or activity affecting water, water rights or water
management or water resource facilities within the Rim of the
Valley Unit; or
``(L) limit the Secretary's ability to update applicable
fire management plans, which may consider fuels management
strategies including managed natural fire, prescribed fires,
non-fire mechanical hazardous fuel reduction activities, or
post-fire remediation of damage to natural and cultural
resources.
``(4) The activities of a utility facility or water
resource facility shall take into consideration ways to
reasonably avoid or reduce the impact on the resources of the
Rim of the Valley Unit.
``(5) For the purpose of paragraph (4)--
``(A) the term `utility facility' means electric
substations, communication facilities, towers, poles, and
lines, ground wires, communications circuits, and other
structures, and related infrastructure; and
``(B) the term `water resource facility' means irrigation
and pumping facilities; dams and reservoirs; flood control
facilities; water conservation works, including debris
protection facilities, sediment placement sites, rain gauges,
and stream gauges; water quality, recycled water, and pumping
facilities; conveyance distribution systems; water treatment
facilities; aqueducts; canals; ditches; pipelines; wells;
hydropower projects; transmission facilities; and other
ancillary facilities, groundwater recharge facilities, water
conservation, water filtration plants, and other water
diversion, conservation, groundwater recharge, storage, and
carriage structures.''.
TITLE VII--COLORADO OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ECONOMY
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Colorado Outdoor
Recreation and Economy Act''.
SEC. 702. DEFINITION OF STATE.
In this title, the term ``State'' means the State of
Colorado.
Subtitle A--Continental Divide
SEC. 711. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Covered area.--The term ``covered area'' means any area
designated as wilderness by the amendments to section 2(a) of
the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 103-77) made by section 712(a).
(2) Historic landscape.--The term ``Historic Landscape''
means the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape designated by
section 717(a).
(3) Recreation management area.--The term ``Recreation
Management Area'' means the Tenmile Recreation Management
Area designated by section 714(a).
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(5) Wildlife conservation area.--The term ``Wildlife
Conservation Area'' means, as applicable--
(A) the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area
designated by section 715(a); and
(B) the Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area
designated by section 716(a).
SEC. 712. COLORADO WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.
(a) Designation.--Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``1993,'' and inserting
``1993, and certain Federal land within the White River
National Forest that comprises approximately 6,896 acres, as
generally depicted as `Proposed Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
Additions' on the map entitled `Proposed Ptarmigan Peak
Wilderness Additions' and dated June 24, 2019,''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(23) Holy cross wilderness addition.--Certain Federal
land within the White River National Forest that comprises
approximately 3,866 acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed
Megan Dickie Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Holy
Cross Wilderness Addition Proposal' and dated June 24, 2019,
which shall be incorporated into, and managed as part of, the
Holy Cross Wilderness designated by section 102(a)(5) of
Public Law 96-560 (94 Stat. 3266).
``(24) Hoosier ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land
within the White River National Forest that comprises
approximately 5,235 acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed
Hoosier Ridge Wilderness' on the map entitled `Tenmile
Proposal' and dated June 24, 2019, which shall be known as
the `Hoosier Ridge Wilderness'.
``(25) Tenmile wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the
White River National Forest that comprises approximately
7,624 acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed Tenmile
Wilderness' on the map entitled `Tenmile Proposal' and dated
June 24, 2019, which shall be known as the `Tenmile
Wilderness'.
``(26) Eagles nest wilderness additions.--Certain Federal
land within the White River National Forest that comprises
approximately 9,670 acres, as generally depicted as `Proposed
Freeman Creek Wilderness Addition' and `Proposed Spraddle
Creek Wilderness Addition' on the map entitled `Eagles Nest
Wilderness Additions Proposal' and dated June 24, 2019, which
shall be incorporated into, and managed as part of, the
Eagles Nest Wilderness designated by Public Law 94-352 (90
Stat. 870).''.
(b) Applicable Law.--Any reference in the Wilderness Act
(16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) to the effective date of that Act
shall be considered to be a reference to the date of
enactment of this Act for purposes of administering a covered
area.
(c) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)),
the Secretary may carry out any activity in a covered area
that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control
of fire, insects, and diseases, subject to such terms and
conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(d) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock on a covered area,
if established before the date of enactment of this Act,
shall be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable
regulations as are considered to be necessary by the
Secretary, in accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)); and
(2) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of
the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of
Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress
(H. Rept. 101-405).
(e) Coordination.--For purposes of administering the
Federal land designated as wilderness by paragraph (26) of
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) (as added by subsection
(a)(2)), the Secretary shall, as determined to be appropriate
for the protection of watersheds, coordinate the activities
of the Secretary in response to fires and flooding events
with interested State and local agencies, including
operations using aircraft or mechanized equipment.
SEC. 713. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS.
(a) Designation.--In furtherance of the purposes of the
Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain Federal land
in the White River National Forest in the State, comprising
approximately 8,036 acres, as generally depicted as
``Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness'' on the map
entitled ``Williams Fork Mountains Proposal'' and dated June
24, 2019, is designated as a potential wilderness area.
(b) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights and
except as provided in subsection (d), the potential
wilderness area designated by subsection (a) shall be managed
in accordance with--
(1) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and
(2) this section.
(c) Livestock Use of Vacant Allotments.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, in accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations), the Secretary shall publish a
determination regarding whether to authorize livestock
grazing or other use by livestock on the vacant allotments
known as--
(A) the ``Big Hole Allotment''; and
(B) the ``Blue Ridge Allotment''.
(2) Modification of allotments.--In publishing a
determination pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may
modify or combine the vacant allotments referred to in that
paragraph.
(3) Permit or other authorization.--Not later than 1 year
after the date on which a determination of the Secretary to
authorize livestock grazing or other use by livestock is
published under paragraph (1), if applicable, the Secretary
shall grant a permit or other authorization for that
livestock grazing or other use in accordance with applicable
laws (including regulations).
(d) Range Improvements.--
(1) In general.--If the Secretary permits livestock grazing
or other use by livestock on the potential wilderness area
under subsection (c), the Secretary, or a third party
authorized by the Secretary, may use any motorized or
mechanized transport or equipment for purposes of
constructing or rehabilitating such range improvements as are
necessary to obtain appropriate livestock management
objectives (including habitat and watershed restoration).
(2) Termination of authority.--The authority provided by
this subsection terminates on the date that is 2 years after
the date on which the Secretary publishes a positive
determination under subsection (c)(3).
(e) Designation as Wilderness.--
(1) Designation.--The potential wilderness area designated
by subsection (a) shall be designated as wilderness, to be
known as the ``Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness''--
(A) effective not earlier than the date that is 180 days
after the date of enactment this Act; and
(B) on the earliest of--
(i) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the
Federal Register a notice that the construction or
rehabilitation of range improvements under subsection (d) is
complete;
(ii) the date described in subsection (d)(2); and
(iii) the effective date of a determination of the
Secretary not to authorize livestock grazing or other use by
livestock under subsection (c)(1).
(2) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Secretary shall manage the Williams
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Fork Mountains Wilderness in accordance with--
(A) the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132
note; Public Law 103-77); and
(B) this subtitle.
SEC. 714. TENMILE RECREATION MANAGEMENT AREA.
(a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 17,122 acres of Federal land in the White River
National Forest in the State, as generally depicted as
``Proposed Tenmile Recreation Management Area'' on the map
entitled ``Tenmile Proposal'' and dated June 24, 2019, are
designated as the ``Tenmile Recreation Management Area''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Recreation Management
Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit
and enjoyment of present and future generations the
recreational, scenic, watershed, habitat, and ecological
resources of the Recreation Management Area.
(c) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Recreation
Management Area--
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances--
(i) the purposes of the Recreation Management Area
described in subsection (b); and
(ii) recreation opportunities, including mountain biking,
hiking, fishing, horseback riding, snowshoeing, climbing,
skiing, camping, and hunting; and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
(ii) any other applicable laws (including regulations); and
(iii) this section.
(2) Uses.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow such uses
of the Recreation Management Area as the Secretary determines
would further the purposes described in subsection (b).
(B) Vehicles.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (iii), the
use of motorized vehicles in the Recreation Management Area
shall be limited to the roads, vehicle classes, and periods
authorized for motorized vehicle use on the date of enactment
of this Act.
(ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as provided in clause
(iii), no new or temporary road shall be constructed in the
Recreation Management Area.
(iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) prevents
the Secretary from--
(I) rerouting or closing an existing road or trail to
protect natural resources from degradation, as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate;
(II) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for
administrative purposes or roadside camping;
(III) constructing temporary roads or permitting the use of
motorized vehicles to carry out pre- or post-fire watershed
protection projects;
(IV) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles to carry out
any activity described in subsection (d), (e)(1), or (f); or
(V) responding to an emergency.
(C) Commercial timber.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), no project shall
be carried out in the Recreation Management Area for the
purpose of harvesting commercial timber.
(ii) Limitation.--Nothing in clause (i) prevents the
Secretary from harvesting or selling a merchantable product
that is a byproduct of an activity authorized under this
section.
(d) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may carry
out any activity, in accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations), that the Secretary determines to be
necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, insects, or
disease in the Recreation Management Area, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(e) Water.--
(1) Effect on water management infrastructure.--Nothing in
this section affects the construction, repair,
reconstruction, replacement, operation, maintenance, or
renovation within the Recreation Management Area of--
(A) water management infrastructure in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act; or
(B) any future infrastructure necessary for the development
or exercise of water rights decreed before the date of
enactment of this Act.
(2) Applicable law.--Section 3(e) of the James Peak
Wilderness and Protection Area Act (Public Law 107-216; 116
Stat. 1058) shall apply to the Recreation Management Area.
(f) Regional Transportation Projects.--Nothing in this
section precludes the Secretary from authorizing, in
accordance with applicable laws (including regulations), the
use or leasing of Federal land within the Recreation
Management Area for--
(1) a regional transportation project, including--
(A) highway widening or realignment; and
(B) construction of multimodal transportation systems; or
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety measure
associated with the implementation or use of a facility
constructed under paragraph (1).
(g) Applicable Law.--Nothing in this section affects the
designation of the Federal land within the Recreation
Management Area for purposes of--
(1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; or
(2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code.
(h) Permits.--Nothing in this section alters or limits--
(1) any permit held by a ski area or other entity; or
(2) the acceptance, review, or implementation of associated
activities or facilities proposed or authorized by law or
permit outside the boundaries of the Recreation Management
Area.
SEC. 715. PORCUPINE GULCH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA.
(a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 8,287 acres of Federal land located in the
White River National Forest, as generally depicted as
``Proposed Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area'' on
the map entitled ``Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area
Proposal'' and dated June 24, 2019, are designated as the
``Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area'' (referred to
in this section as the ``Wildlife Conservation Area'').
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation
Area are--
(1) to conserve and protect a wildlife migration corridor
over Interstate 70; and
(2) to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and
enjoyment of present and future generations the wildlife,
scenic, roadless, watershed, and ecological resources of the
Wildlife Conservation Area.
(c) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Wildlife
Conservation Area--
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the
purposes described in subsection (b); and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
(ii) any other applicable laws (including regulations); and
(iii) this section.
(2) Uses.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow such uses
of the Wildlife Conservation Area as the Secretary determines
would further the purposes described in subsection (b).
(B) Recreation.--The Secretary may permit such recreational
activities in the Wildlife Conservation Area that the
Secretary determines are consistent with the purposes
described in subsection (b).
(C) Motorized vehicles and mechanized transport; new or
temporary roads.--
(i) Motorized vehicles and mechanized transport.--Except as
provided in clause (iii), the use of motorized vehicles and
mechanized transport in the Wildlife Conservation Area shall
be prohibited.
(ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as provided in clause
(iii) and subsection (e), no new or temporary road shall be
constructed within the Wildlife Conservation Area.
(iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) prevents
the Secretary from--
(I) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles or mechanized
transport for administrative purposes;
(II) constructing temporary roads or permitting the use of
motorized vehicles or mechanized transport to carry out pre-
or post-fire watershed protection projects;
(III) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles or
mechanized transport to carry out activities described in
subsection (d) or (e); or
(IV) responding to an emergency.
(D) Commercial timber.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), no project shall
be carried out in the Wildlife Conservation Area for the
purpose of harvesting commercial timber.
(ii) Limitation.--Nothing in clause (i) prevents the
Secretary from harvesting or selling a merchantable product
that is a byproduct of an activity authorized under this
section.
(d) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may carry
out any activity, in accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations), that the Secretary determines to be
necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, insects, or
disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(e) Regional Transportation Projects.--Nothing in this
section or section 720(f) precludes the Secretary from
authorizing, in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations), the use or leasing of Federal land within the
Wildlife Conservation Area for--
(1) a regional transportation project, including--
(A) highway widening or realignment; and
(B) construction of multimodal transportation systems; or
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety measure
associated with the implementation or use of a facility
constructed under paragraph (1).
(f) Applicable Law.--Nothing in this section affects the
designation of the Federal land within the Wildlife
Conservation Area for purposes of--
(1) section 138 of title 23, United States Code; or
(2) section 303 of title 49, United States Code.
(g) Water.--Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilderness and
Protection Area Act (Public Law 107-216; 116 Stat. 1058)
shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area.
SEC. 716. WILLIAMS FORK MOUNTAINS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AREA.
(a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 3,528 acres of Federal land in the White River
National Forest in the State, as generally depicted as
``Proposed Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation
Area'' on the map entitled ``Williams Fork Mountains
Proposal'' and dated June 24, 2019, are designated as the
``Williams Fork Mountains Wildlife Conservation Area''
(referred to in this section as the ``Wildlife Conservation
Area'').
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Wildlife Conservation
Area are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit
and enjoyment of present and future generations the wildlife,
scenic, roadless, watershed, recreational, and ecological
resources of the Wildlife Conservation Area.
(c) Management.--
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(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Wildlife
Conservation Area--
(A) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the
purposes described in subsection (b); and
(B) in accordance with--
(i) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
(ii) any other applicable laws (including regulations); and
(iii) this section.
(2) Uses.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall only allow such uses
of the Wildlife Conservation Area as the Secretary determines
would further the purposes described in subsection (b).
(B) Motorized vehicles.--
(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (iii), the
use of motorized vehicles in the Wildlife Conservation Area
shall be limited to designated roads and trails.
(ii) New or temporary roads.--Except as provided in clause
(iii), no new or temporary road shall be constructed in the
Wildlife Conservation Area.
(iii) Exceptions.--Nothing in clause (i) or (ii) prevents
the Secretary from--
(I) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles for
administrative purposes;
(II) authorizing the use of motorized vehicles to carry out
activities described in subsection (d); or
(III) responding to an emergency.
(C) Bicycles.--The use of bicycles in the Wildlife
Conservation Area shall be limited to designated roads and
trails.
(D) Commercial timber.--
(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), no project shall
be carried out in the Wildlife Conservation Area for the
purpose of harvesting commercial timber.
(ii) Limitation.--Nothing in clause (i) prevents the
Secretary from harvesting or selling a merchantable product
that is a byproduct of an activity authorized under this
section.
(E) Grazing.--The laws (including regulations) and policies
followed by the Secretary in issuing and administering
grazing permits or leases on land under the jurisdiction of
the Secretary shall continue to apply with regard to the land
in the Wildlife Conservation Area, consistent with the
purposes described in subsection (b).
(d) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--The Secretary may carry
out any activity, in accordance with applicable laws
(including regulations), that the Secretary determines to be
necessary to prevent, control, or mitigate fire, insects, or
disease in the Wildlife Conservation Area, subject to such
terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate.
(e) Regional Transportation Projects.--Nothing in this
section or section 720(f) precludes the Secretary from
authorizing, in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations), the use or leasing of Federal land within the
Wildlife Conservation Area for--
(1) a regional transportation project, including--
(A) highway widening or realignment; and
(B) construction of multimodal transportation systems; or
(2) any infrastructure, activity, or safety measure
associated with the implementation or use of a facility
constructed under paragraph (1).
(f) Water.--Section 3(e) of the James Peak Wilderness and
Protection Area Act (Public Law 107-216; 116 Stat. 1058)
shall apply to the Wildlife Conservation Area.
SEC. 717. CAMP HALE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE.
(a) Designation.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 28,676 acres of Federal land in the White River
National Forest in the State, as generally depicted as
``Proposed Camp Hale National Historic Landscape'' on the map
entitled ``Camp Hale National Historic Landscape Proposal''
and dated June 24, 2019, are designated the ``Camp Hale
National Historic Landscape''.
(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Historic Landscape are--
(1) to provide for--
(A) the interpretation of historic events, activities,
structures, and artifacts of the Historic Landscape,
including with respect to the role of the Historic Landscape
in local, national, and world history;
(B) the historic preservation of the Historic Landscape,
consistent with--
(i) the designation of the Historic Landscape as a national
historic site; and
(ii) the other purposes of the Historic Landscape;
(C) recreational opportunities, with an emphasis on the
activities related to the historic use of the Historic
Landscape, including skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling,
hiking, horseback riding, climbing, other road- and trail-
based activities, and other outdoor activities; and
(D) the continued environmental remediation and removal of
unexploded ordnance at the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense
Site and the Camp Hale historic cantonment area; and
(2) to conserve, protect, restore, and enhance for the
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the
scenic, watershed, and ecological resources of the Historic
Landscape.
(c) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Historic
Landscape in accordance with--
(A) the purposes of the Historic Landscape described in
subsection (b); and
(B) any other applicable laws (including regulations).
(2) Management plan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a
management plan for the Historic Landscape.
(B) Contents.--The management plan prepared under
subparagraph (A) shall include plans for--
(i) improving the interpretation of historic events,
activities, structures, and artifacts of the Historic
Landscape, including with respect to the role of the Historic
Landscape in local, national, and world history;
(ii) conducting historic preservation and veteran outreach
and engagement activities;
(iii) managing recreational opportunities, including the
use and stewardship of--
(I) the road and trail systems; and
(II) dispersed recreation resources;
(iv) the conservation, protection, restoration, or
enhancement of the scenic, watershed, and ecological
resources of the Historic Landscape, including--
(I) conducting the restoration and enhancement project
under subsection (d);
(II) forest fuels, wildfire, and mitigation management; and
(III) watershed health and protection;
(v) environmental remediation and, consistent with
subsection (e)(2), the removal of unexploded ordnance; and
(vi) managing the Historic Landscape in accordance with
subsection (g).
(3) Explosive hazards.--The Secretary shall provide to the
Secretary of the Army a notification of any unexploded
ordnance (as defined in section 101(e) of title 10, United
States Code) that is discovered in the Historic Landscape.
(d) Camp Hale Restoration and Enhancement Project.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a restoration
and enhancement project in the Historic Landscape--
(A) to improve aquatic, riparian, and wetland conditions in
and along the Eagle River and tributaries of the Eagle River;
(B) to maintain or improve recreation and interpretive
opportunities and facilities; and
(C) to conserve historic values in the Camp Hale area.
(2) Coordination.--In carrying out the project described in
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall coordinate with, and
provide the opportunity to collaborate on the project to--
(A) the Corps of Engineers;
(B) the Camp Hale-Eagle River Headwaters Collaborative
Group;
(C) the National Forest Foundation;
(D) the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment;
(E) the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office;
(F) the Colorado Department of Natural Resources;
(G) units of local government; and
(H) other interested organizations and members of the
public.
(e) Environmental Remediation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army shall continue
to carry out the projects and activities of the Department of
the Army in existence on the date of enactment of this Act
relating to cleanup of--
(A) the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense Site; or
(B) the Camp Hale historic cantonment area.
(2) Removal of unexploded ordnance.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary of the Army may remove
unexploded ordnance (as defined in section 101(e) of title
10, United States Code) from the Historic Landscape, as the
Secretary of the Army determines to be appropriate in
accordance with applicable law (including regulations).
(B) Action on receipt of notice.--On receipt from the
Secretary of a notification of unexploded ordnance under
subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of the Army may remove the
unexploded ordnance in accordance with--
(i) the program for environmental restoration of formerly
used defense sites under section 2701 of title 10, United
States Code;
(ii) the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.); and
(iii) any other applicable provision of law (including
regulations).
(3) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection
modifies any obligation in existence on the date of enactment
of this Act relating to environmental remediation or removal
of any unexploded ordnance located in or around the Camp Hale
historic cantonment area, the Camp Hale Formerly Used Defense
Site, or the Historic Landscape, including such an obligation
under--
(A) the program for environmental restoration of formerly
used defense sites under section 2701 of title 10, United
States Code;
(B) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or
(C) any other applicable provision of law (including
regulations).
(f) Interagency Agreement.--The Secretary and the Secretary
of the Army shall enter into an agreement--
(1) to specify--
(A) the activities of the Secretary relating to the
management of the Historic Landscape; and
(B) the activities of the Secretary of the Army relating to
environmental remediation and the removal of unexploded
ordnance in accordance with subsection (e) and other
applicable laws (including regulations); and
(2) to require the Secretary to provide to the Secretary of
the Army, by not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act and periodically thereafter, as
appropriate, a management plan for the Historic Landscape for
purposes of the removal activities described in subsection
(e).
(g) Effect.--Nothing in this section--
(1) affects the jurisdiction of the State over any water
law, water right, or adjudication or administration relating
to any water resource;
(2) affects any water right in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act, or the exercise of such a water right,
including--
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(A) a water right subject to an interstate water compact
(including full development of any apportionment made in
accordance with such a compact);
(B) a water right decreed within, above, below, or through
the Historic Landscape;
(C) a change, exchange, plan for augmentation, or other
water decree with respect to a water right, including a
conditional water right, in existence on the date of
enactment of this Act--
(i) that is consistent with the purposes described in
subsection (b); and
(ii) that does not result in diversion of a greater flow
rate or volume of water for such a water right in existence
on the date of enactment of this Act;
(D) a water right held by the United States;
(E) the management or operation of any reservoir, including
the storage, management, release, or transportation of water;
and
(F) the construction or operation of such infrastructure as
is determined to be necessary by an individual or entity
holding water rights to develop and place to beneficial use
those rights, subject to applicable Federal, State, and local
law (including regulations);
(3) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the
United States of any reserved or appropriative water right;
(4) alters or limits--
(A) a permit held by a ski area;
(B) the implementation of activities governed by a ski area
permit; or
(C) the authority of the Secretary to modify or expand an
existing ski area permit;
(5) prevents the Secretary from closing portions of the
Historic Landscape for public safety, environmental
remediation, or other use in accordance with applicable laws;
or
(6) affects--
(A) any special use permit in effect on the date of
enactment of this Act; or
(B) the renewal of a permit described in subparagraph (A).
(h) Funding.--
(1) In general.--There is established in the general fund
of the Treasury a special account, to be known as the ``Camp
Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund''.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Camp Hale Historic Preservation and
Restoration Fund $10,000,000, to be available to the
Secretary until expended, for activities relating to historic
interpretation, preservation, and restoration carried out in
and around the Historic Landscape.
(i) Designation of Overlook.--The interpretive site located
beside United States Route 24 in the State, at 39.431N
106.323W, is designated as the ``Sandy Treat Overlook''.
SEC. 718. WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
(a) In General.--The boundary of the White River National
Forest is modified to include the approximately 120 acres
comprised of the SW\1/4\, the SE\1/4\, and the NE\1/4\ of the
SE\1/4\ of sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 80 W., 6th Principal Meridian,
in Summit County in the State.
(b) Land and Water Conservation Fund.--For purposes of
section 200306 of title 54, United States Code, the
boundaries of the White River National Forest, as modified by
subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of
the White River National Forest as in existence on January 1,
1965.
SEC. 719. ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK POTENTIAL WILDERNESS
BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.
(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide for
the ongoing maintenance and use of portions of the Trail
River Ranch and the associated property located within Rocky
Mountain National Park in Grand County in the State.
(b) Boundary Adjustment.--Section 1952(b) of the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-11; 123
Stat. 1070) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Boundary adjustment.--The boundary of the Potential
Wilderness is modified to exclude the area comprising
approximately 15.5 acres of land identified as `Potential
Wilderness to Non-wilderness' on the map entitled `Rocky
Mountain National Park Proposed Wilderness Area Amendment'
and dated January 16, 2018.''.
SEC. 720. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this subtitle affects
the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with respect
to fish and wildlife in the State.
(b) No Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle or an amendment
made by this subtitle establishes a protective perimeter or
buffer zone around--
(A) a covered area;
(B) a wilderness area or potential wilderness area
designated by section 713;
(C) the Recreation Management Area;
(D) a Wildlife Conservation Area; or
(E) the Historic Landscape.
(2) Outside activities.--The fact that a nonwilderness
activity or use on land outside of an area described in
paragraph (1) can be seen or heard from within the applicable
area described in paragraph (1) shall not preclude the
activity or use outside the boundary of the applicable area
described in paragraph (1).
(c) Tribal Rights and Uses.--
(1) Treaty rights.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
treaty rights of an Indian Tribe.
(2) Traditional tribal uses.--Subject to any terms and
conditions that the Secretary determines to be necessary and
in accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall allow
for the continued use of the areas described in subsection
(b)(1) by members of Indian Tribes--
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and
(B) as a source of traditional plants and other materials.
(d) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file maps and
legal descriptions of each area described in subsection
(b)(1) 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.--Each map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary may
correct any typographical errors in the maps and legal
descriptions.
(3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest
Service.
(e) Acquisition of Land.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any land or
interest in land within the boundaries of an area described
in subsection (b)(1) only through exchange, donation, or
purchase from a willing seller.
(2) Management.--Any land or interest in land acquired
under paragraph (1) shall be incorporated into, and
administered as a part of, the wilderness area, Recreation
Management Area, Wildlife Conservation Area, or Historic
Landscape, as applicable, in which the land or interest in
land is located.
(f) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act, the areas described in
subsection (b)(1) are withdrawn from--
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public
land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
(g) Military Overflights.--Nothing in this subtitle or an
amendment made by this subtitle restricts or precludes--
(1) any low-level overflight of military aircraft over any
area subject to this subtitle or an amendment made by this
subtitle, including military overflights that can be seen,
heard, or detected within such an area;
(2) flight testing or evaluation over an area described in
paragraph (1); or
(3) the use or establishment of--
(A) any new unit of special use airspace over an area
described in paragraph (1); or
(B) any military flight training or transportation over
such an area.
(h) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
military aviation training on Federal public land in the
State, including the training conducted at the High-Altitude
Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, is critical to
the national security of the United States and the readiness
of the Armed Forces.
Subtitle B--San Juan Mountains
SEC. 731. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means--
(A) land designated as wilderness under paragraphs (27)
through (29) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act
of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) (as added by
section 732); and
(B) a Special Management Area.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(3) Special management area.--The term ``Special Management
Area'' means each of--
(A) the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area designated
by section 723(a)(1); and
(B) the Liberty Bell East Special Management Area
designated by section 723(a)(2).
SEC. 732. ADDITIONS TO NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION
SYSTEM.
Section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) (as amended by section
722(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(27) Lizard head wilderness addition.--Certain Federal
land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National
Forests comprising approximately 3,141 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled `Proposed Wilson, Sunshine,
Black Face and San Bernardo Additions to the Lizard Head
Wilderness' and dated September 6, 2018, which is
incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the
Lizard Head Wilderness.
``(28) Mount sneffels wilderness additions.--
``(A) Liberty bell and last dollar additions.--Certain
Federal land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison
National Forests comprising approximately 7,235 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled `Proposed Liberty Bell
and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness,
Liberty Bell East Special Management Area' and dated
September 6, 2018, which is incorporated in, and shall be
administered as part of, the Mount Sneffels Wilderness.
``(B) Whitehouse additions.--Certain Federal land in the
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests
comprising approximately 12,465 acres, as generally depicted
on the map entitled `Proposed Whitehouse Additions to the Mt.
Sneffels Wilderness' and dated September 6, 2018, which is
incorporated in, and shall be administered as part of, the
Mount Sneffels Wilderness.
``(29) Mckenna peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land in
the State of Colorado comprising approximately 8,884 acres of
Bureau of Land Management land, as generally depicted on the
map entitled `Proposed McKenna Peak Wilderness Area' and
dated September 18, 2018, to be known as the `McKenna Peak
Wilderness'.''.
SEC. 733. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.
(a) Designation.--
(1) Sheep mountain special management area.--The Federal
land in the Grand Mesa,
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Uncompahgre, and Gunnison and San Juan National Forests in
the State comprising approximately 21,663 acres, as generally
depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Sheep Mountain
Special Management Area'' and dated September 19, 2018, is
designated as the ``Sheep Mountain Special Management Area''.
(2) Liberty bell east special management area.--The Federal
land in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National
Forests in the State comprising approximately 792 acres, as
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Liberty
Bell and Last Dollar Additions to the Mt. Sneffels
Wilderness, Liberty Bell East Special Management Area'' and
dated September 6, 2018, is designated as the ``Liberty Bell
East Special Management Area''.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Special Management Areas
is to conserve and protect for the benefit and enjoyment of
present and future generations the geological, cultural,
archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific,
recreational, wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical,
educational, and scenic resources of the Special Management
Areas.
(c) Management.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall manage the Special
Management Areas in a manner that--
(A) conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and
values of the Special Management Areas described in
subsection (b);
(B) subject to paragraph (3), maintains or improves the
wilderness character of the Special Management Areas and the
suitability of the Special Management Areas for potential
inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System; and
(C) is in accordance with--
(i) the National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.
1600 et seq.);
(ii) this subtitle; and
(iii) any other applicable laws.
(2) Prohibitions.--The following shall be prohibited in the
Special Management Areas:
(A) Permanent roads.
(B) Except as necessary to meet the minimum requirements
for the administration of the Federal land, to provide access
for abandoned mine cleanup, and to protect public health and
safety--
(i) the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, or
mechanical transport (other than as provided in paragraph
(3)); and
(ii) the establishment of temporary roads.
(3) Authorized activities.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may allow any activities
(including helicopter access for recreation and maintenance
and the competitive running event permitted since 1992) that
have been authorized by permit or license as of the date of
enactment of this Act to continue within the Special
Management Areas, subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary may require.
(B) Permitting.--The designation of the Special Management
Areas by subsection (a) shall not affect the issuance of
permits relating to the activities covered under subparagraph
(A) after the date of enactment of this Act.
(C) Bicycles.--The Secretary may permit the use of bicycles
in--
(i) the portion of the Sheep Mountain Special Management
Area identified as ``Ophir Valley Area'' on the map entitled
``Proposed Sheep Mountain Special Management Area'' and dated
September 19, 2018; and
(ii) the portion of the Liberty Bell East Special
Management Area identified as ``Liberty Bell Corridor'' on
the map entitled ``Proposed Liberty Bell and Last Dollar
Additions to the Mt. Sneffels Wilderness, Liberty Bell East
Special Management Area'' and dated September 6, 2018.
(d) Applicable Law.--Water and water rights in the Special
Management Areas shall be administered in accordance with
section 8 of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (Public Law
103-77; 107 Stat. 762), except that, for purposes of this
subtitle--
(1) any reference contained in that section to ``the lands
designated as wilderness by this Act'', ``the Piedra,
Roubideau, and Tabeguache areas identified in section 9 of
this Act, or the Bowen Gulch Protection Area or the Fossil
Ridge Recreation Management Area identified in sections 5 and
6 of this Act'', or ``the areas described in sections 2, 5,
6, and 9 of this Act'' shall be considered to be a reference
to ``the Special Management Areas''; and
(2) any reference contained in that section to ``this Act''
shall be considered to be a reference to ``the Colorado
Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act''.
SEC. 734. RELEASE OF WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS.
(a) Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area.--Subtitle E of
title II of Public Law 111-11 is amended--
(1) by redesignating section 2408 (16 U.S.C. 460zzz-7) as
section 2409; and
(2) by inserting after section 2407 (16 U.S.C. 460zzz-6)
the following:
``SEC. 2408. RELEASE.
``(a) In General.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of
section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the portions of the Dominguez
Canyon Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by
this subtitle have been adequately studied for wilderness
designation.
``(b) Release.--Any public land referred to in subsection
(a) that is not designated as wilderness by this subtitle--
``(1) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c));
and
``(2) shall be managed in accordance with this subtitle and
any other applicable laws.''.
(b) McKenna Peak Wilderness Study Area.--
(1) In general.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of
section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the portions of the McKenna Peak
Wilderness Study Area in San Miguel County in the State not
designated as wilderness by paragraph (29) of section 2(a) of
the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 103-77) (as added by section 732) have been
adequately studied for wilderness designation.
(2) Release.--Any public land referred to in paragraph (1)
that is not designated as wilderness by paragraph (29) of
section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) (as added by section
732)--
(A) is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c));
and
(B) shall be managed in accordance with applicable laws.
SEC. 735. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this subtitle affects
the jurisdiction or responsibility of the State with respect
to fish and wildlife in the State.
(b) No Buffer Zones.--
(1) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle establishes a
protective perimeter or buffer zone around covered land.
(2) Activities outside wilderness.--The fact that a
nonwilderness activity or use on land outside of the covered
land can be seen or heard from within covered land shall not
preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the
covered land.
(c) Tribal Rights and Uses.--
(1) Treaty rights.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
treaty rights of any Indian Tribe, including rights under the
Agreement of September 13, 1873, ratified by the Act of April
29, 1874 (18 Stat. 36, chapter 136).
(2) Traditional tribal uses.--Subject to any terms and
conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and in
accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall allow for
the continued use of the covered land by members of Indian
Tribes--
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and
(B) as a source of traditional plants and other materials.
(d) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--
(1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary or the Secretary of the
Interior, as appropriate, shall file a map and a legal
description of each wilderness area designated by paragraphs
(27) through (29) of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness
Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) (as
added by section 732) and the Special Management Areas 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.--Each map and legal description filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as
if included in this subtitle, except that the Secretary or
the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, may correct
any typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
(3) Public availability.--Each map and legal description
filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of
Land Management and the Forest Service.
(e) Acquisition of Land.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary or the Secretary of the
Interior, as appropriate, may acquire any land or interest in
land within the boundaries of a Special Management Area or
the wilderness designated under paragraphs (27) through (29)
of section 2(a) of the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16
U.S.C. 1132 note; Public Law 103-77) (as added by section
732) only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a
willing seller.
(2) Management.--Any land or interest in land acquired
under paragraph (1) shall be incorporated into, and
administered as a part of, the wilderness or Special
Management Area in which the land or interest in land is
located.
(f) Grazing.--The grazing of livestock on covered land, if
established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall
be permitted to continue subject to such reasonable
regulations as are considered to be necessary by the
Secretary with jurisdiction over the covered land, in
accordance with--
(1) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1133(d)(4)); and
(2) the applicable guidelines set forth in Appendix A of
the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the
101st Congress (H. Rept. 101-405) or H.R. 5487 of the 96th
Congress (H. Rept. 96-617).
(g) Fire, Insects, and Diseases.--In accordance with
section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)),
the Secretary with jurisdiction over a wilderness area
designated by paragraphs (27) through (29) of section 2(a) of
the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note;
Public Law 103-77) (as added by section 732) may carry out
any activity in the wilderness area that the Secretary
determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects,
and diseases, subject to such terms and conditions as the
Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(h) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act, the covered land and the
approximately 6,590 acres generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Proposed Naturita Canyon Mineral Withdrawal Area''
and dated September 6, 2018, is withdrawn from--
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public
land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
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Subtitle C--Thompson Divide
SEC. 741. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this subtitle are--
(1) subject to valid existing rights, to withdraw certain
Federal land in the Thompson Divide area from mineral and
other disposal laws in order to protect the agricultural,
ranching, wildlife, air quality, recreation, ecological, and
scenic values of the area; and
(2) to promote the capture of fugitive methane emissions
that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere--
(A) to reduce methane gas emissions; and
(B) to provide--
(i) new renewable electricity supplies and other beneficial
uses of fugitive methane emissions; and
(ii) increased royalties for taxpayers.
SEC. 742. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Fugitive methane emissions.--The term ``fugitive
methane emissions'' means methane gas from the Federal land
in Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, or Pitkin County in the State,
as generally depicted on the pilot program map as ``Fugitive
Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program Area'', that would leak
or be vented into the atmosphere from an active, inactive, or
abandoned underground coal mine.
(2) Pilot program.--The term ``pilot program'' means the
Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot
Program established by section 745(a)(1).
(3) Pilot program map.--The term ``pilot program map''
means the map entitled ``Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive
Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program Area'' and dated June 17,
2019.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(5) Thompson divide lease.--
(A) In general.--The term ``Thompson Divide lease'' means
any oil or gas lease in effect on the date of enactment of
this Act within the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection
Area.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``Thompson Divide lease'' does
not include any oil or gas lease that--
(i) is associated with a Wolf Creek Storage Field
development right; or
(ii) before the date of enactment of this Act, has expired,
been cancelled, or otherwise terminated.
(6) Thompson divide map.--The term ``Thompson Divide map''
means the map entitled ``Greater Thompson Divide Area Map''
and dated June 13, 2019.
(7) Thompson divide withdrawal and protection area.--The
term ``Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area'' means
the Federal land and minerals generally depicted on the
Thompson Divide map as the ``Thompson Divide Withdrawal and
Protection Area''.
(8) Wolf creek storage field development right.--
(A) In general.--The term ``Wolf Creek Storage Field
development right'' means a development right for any of the
Federal mineral leases numbered COC 007496, COC 007497, COC
007498, COC 007499, COC 007500, COC 007538, COC 008128, COC
015373, COC 0128018, COC 051645, and COC 051646, as generally
depicted on the Thompson Divide map as ``Wolf Creek Storage
Agreement''.
(B) Exclusions.--The term ``Wolf Creek Storage Field
development right'' does not include any storage right or
related activity within the area described in subparagraph
(A).
SEC. 743. THOMPSON DIVIDE WITHDRAWAL AND PROTECTION AREA.
(a) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act, the Thompson Divide
Withdrawal and Protection Area is withdrawn from--
(1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public
land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
(b) Surveys.--The exact acreage and legal description of
the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area shall be
determined by surveys approved by the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture.
(c) Grazing.--Nothing in this title affects the
administration of grazing in the Thompson Divide Withdrawal
and Protection Area.
SEC. 744. THOMPSON DIVIDE LEASE EXCHANGE.
(a) In General.--In exchange for the relinquishment by a
leaseholder of all Thompson Divide leases of the leaseholder,
the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder credits for any
bid, royalty, or rental payment due under any Federal oil or
gas lease on Federal land in the State, in accordance with
subsection (b).
(b) Amount of Credits.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of
the credits issued to a leaseholder of a Thompson Divide
lease relinquished under subsection (a) shall--
(A) be equal to the sum of--
(i) the amount of the bonus bids paid for the applicable
Thompson Divide leases;
(ii) the amount of any rental paid for the applicable
Thompson Divide leases as of the date on which the
leaseholder submits to the Secretary a notice of the decision
to relinquish the applicable Thompson Divide leases; and
(iii) the amount of any expenses incurred by the
leaseholder of the applicable Thompson Divide leases in the
preparation of any drilling permit, sundry notice, or other
related submission in support of the development of the
applicable Thompson Divide leases as of January 28, 2019,
including any expenses relating to the preparation of any
analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
(B) require the approval of the Secretary.
(2) Exclusion.--The amount of a credit issued under
subsection (a) shall not include any expenses paid by the
leaseholder of a Thompson Divide lease for legal fees or
related expenses for legal work with respect to a Thompson
Divide lease.
(c) Cancellation.--Effective on relinquishment under this
section, and without any additional action by the Secretary,
a Thompson Divide lease--
(1) shall be permanently cancelled; and
(2) shall not be reissued.
(d) Conditions.--
(1) Applicable law.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, each exchange under this section shall be conducted
in accordance with--
(A) this title; and
(B) other applicable laws (including regulations).
(2) Acceptance of credits.--The Secretary shall accept
credits issued under subsection (a) in the same manner as
cash for the payments described in that subsection.
(3) Applicability.--The use of a credit issued under
subsection (a) shall be subject to the laws (including
regulations) applicable to the payments described in that
subsection, to the extent that the laws are consistent with
this section.
(4) Treatment of credits.--All amounts in the form of
credits issued under subsection (a) accepted by the Secretary
shall be considered to be amounts received for the purposes
of--
(A) section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191);
and
(B) section 20 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30
U.S.C. 1019).
(e) Wolf Creek Storage Field Development Rights.--
(1) Conveyance to secretary.--As a condition precedent to
the relinquishment of a Thompson Divide lease, any
leaseholder with a Wolf Creek Storage Field development right
shall permanently relinquish, transfer, and otherwise convey
to the Secretary, in a form acceptable to the Secretary, all
Wolf Creek Storage Field development rights of the
leaseholder.
(2) Limitation of transfer.--An interest acquired by the
Secretary under paragraph (1)--
(A) shall be held in perpetuity; and
(B) shall not be--
(i) transferred;
(ii) reissued; or
(iii) otherwise used for mineral extraction.
SEC. 745. GREATER THOMPSON DIVIDE FUGITIVE COAL MINE METHANE
USE PILOT PROGRAM.
(a) Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program.--
(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Bureau of
Land Management a pilot program, to be known as the ``Greater
Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot
Program''.
(2) Purpose.--The purpose of the pilot program is to
promote the capture, beneficial use, mitigation, and
sequestration of fugitive methane emissions--
(A) to reduce methane emissions;
(B) to promote economic development;
(C) to produce bid and royalty revenues;
(D) to improve air quality; and
(E) to improve public safety.
(3) Plan.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan--
(i) to complete an inventory of fugitive methane emissions
in accordance with subsection (b);
(ii) to provide for the leasing of fugitive methane
emissions in accordance with subsection (c); and
(iii) to provide for the capping or destruction of fugitive
methane emissions in accordance with subsection (d).
(B) Coordination.--In developing the plan under this
paragraph, the Secretary shall coordinate with--
(i) the State;
(ii) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, and Pitkin Counties in the
State;
(iii) lessees of Federal coal within the counties referred
to in clause (ii);
(iv) interested institutions of higher education in the
State; and
(v) interested members of the public.
(b) Fugitive Methane Emission Inventory.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete an
inventory of fugitive methane emissions.
(2) Conduct.--The Secretary may conduct the inventory under
paragraph (1) through, or in collaboration with--
(A) the Bureau of Land Management;
(B) the United States Geological Survey;
(C) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(D) the United States Forest Service;
(E) State departments or agencies;
(F) Garfield, Gunnison, Delta, or Pitkin County in the
State;
(G) the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District;
(H) institutions of higher education in the State;
(I) lessees of Federal coal within a county referred to in
subparagraph (F);
(J) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(K) the National Center for Atmospheric Research; or
(L) other interested entities, including members of the
public.
(3) Contents.--The inventory under paragraph (1) shall
include--
(A) the general location and geographic coordinates of each
vent, seep, or other source producing significant fugitive
methane emissions;
(B) an estimate of the volume and concentration of fugitive
methane emissions from each
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source of significant fugitive methane emissions, including
details of measurements taken and the basis for that
emissions estimate;
(C) an estimate of the total volume of fugitive methane
emissions each year;
(D) relevant data and other information available from--
(i) the Environmental Protection Agency;
(ii) the Mine Safety and Health Administration;
(iii) the Colorado Department of Natural Resources;
(iv) the Colorado Public Utility Commission;
(v) the Colorado Department of Health and Environment; and
(vi) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement; and
(E) such other information as may be useful in advancing
the purposes of the pilot program.
(4) Public participation; disclosure.--
(A) Public participation.--The Secretary shall provide
opportunities for public participation in the inventory under
this subsection.
(B) Availability.--The Secretary shall make the inventory
under this subsection publicly available.
(C) Disclosure.--Nothing in this subsection requires the
Secretary to publicly release information that--
(i) poses a threat to public safety;
(ii) is confidential business information; or
(iii) is otherwise protected from public disclosure.
(5) Use.--The Secretary shall use the inventory in carrying
out--
(A) the leasing program under subsection (c); and
(B) the capping or destruction of fugitive methane
emissions under subsection (d).
(c) Fugitive Methane Emission Leasing Program.--
(1) In general.--Subject to valid existing rights and in
accordance with this section, not later than 1 year after the
date of completion of the inventory required under subsection
(b), the Secretary shall carry out a program to encourage the
use and destruction of fugitive methane emissions.
(2) Fugitive methane emissions from coal mines subject to
lease.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall authorize the holder
of a valid existing Federal coal lease for a mine that is
producing fugitive methane emissions to capture for use, or
destroy by flaring, the fugitive methane emissions.
(B) Conditions.--The authority under subparagraph (A) shall
be subject to--
(i) valid existing rights; and
(ii) such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
require.
(C) Limitations.--The program carried out under paragraph
(1) shall only include fugitive methane emissions that can be
captured for use, or destroyed by flaring, in a manner that
does not--
(i) endanger the safety of any coal mine worker; or
(ii) unreasonably interfere with any ongoing operation at a
coal mine.
(D) Cooperation.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall work cooperatively
with the holders of valid existing Federal coal leases for
mines that produce fugitive methane emissions to encourage--
(I) the capture of fugitive methane emissions for
beneficial use, such as generating electrical power,
producing usable heat, transporting the methane to market, or
transforming the fugitive methane emissions into a different
marketable material; or
(II) if the beneficial use of the fugitive methane
emissions is not feasible, the destruction of the fugitive
methane emissions by flaring.
(ii) Guidance.--In furtherance of the purposes of this
paragraph, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance for the
implementation of Federal authorities and programs to
encourage the capture for use, or destruction by flaring, of
fugitive methane emissions, while minimizing impacts on
natural resources or other public interest values.
(E) Royalties.--The Secretary shall determine whether any
fugitive methane emissions used or destroyed pursuant to this
paragraph are subject to the payment of a royalty under
applicable law.
(3) Fugitive methane emissions from abandoned coal mines.--
(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
section, notwithstanding section 743, subject to valid
existing rights, and in accordance with section 21 of the
Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 241) and any other applicable
law, the Secretary shall--
(i) authorize the capture for use, or destruction by
flaring, of fugitive methane emissions from abandoned coal
mines on Federal land; and
(ii) make available for leasing such fugitive methane
emissions from abandoned coal mines on Federal land as the
Secretary considers to be in the public interest.
(B) Source.--To the maximum extent practicable, the
Secretary shall offer for lease each significant vent, seep,
or other source of fugitive methane emissions from abandoned
coal mines.
(C) Bid qualifications.--A bid to lease fugitive methane
emissions under this paragraph shall specify whether the
prospective lessee intends--
(i) to capture the fugitive methane emissions for
beneficial use, such as generating electrical power,
producing usable heat, transporting the methane to market, or
transforming the fugitive methane emissions into a different
marketable material;
(ii) to destroy the fugitive methane emissions by flaring;
or
(iii) to employ a specific combination of--
(I) capturing the fugitive methane emissions for beneficial
use; and
(II) destroying the fugitive methane emission by flaring.
(D) Priority.--
(i) In general.--If there is more than 1 qualified bid for
a lease under this paragraph, the Secretary shall select the
bid that the Secretary determines is likely to most
significantly advance the public interest.
(ii) Considerations.--In determining the public interest
under clause (i), the Secretary shall take into
consideration--
(I) the size of the overall decrease in the time-integrated
radiative forcing of the fugitive methane emissions;
(II) the impacts to other natural resource values,
including wildlife, water, and air; and
(III) other public interest values, including scenic,
economic, recreation, and cultural values.
(E) Lease form.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and provide to
prospective bidders a lease form for leases issued under this
paragraph.
(ii) Due diligence.--The lease form developed under clause
(i) shall include terms and conditions requiring the leased
fugitive methane emissions to be put to beneficial use or
flared by not later than 1 year after the date of issuance of
the lease.
(F) Royalty rate.--The Secretary shall develop a minimum
bid and royalty rate for leases under this paragraph to
advance the purposes of this section, to the maximum extent
practicable.
(d) Sequestration.--If, by not later than 4 years after the
date of enactment of this Act, any significant fugitive
methane emissions from abandoned coal mines on Federal land
are not leased under subsection (c)(3), the Secretary shall,
in accordance with applicable law, take all reasonable
measures--
(1) to cap those fugitive methane emissions at the source
in any case in which the cap will result in the long-term
sequestration of all or a significant portion of the fugitive
methane emissions; or
(2) if sequestration under paragraph (1) is not feasible,
destroy the fugitive methane emissions by flaring.
(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 4 years after the
date of enactment of this Act the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate
and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a report detailing--
(1) the economic and environmental impacts of the pilot
program, including information on increased royalties and
estimates of avoided greenhouse gas emissions; and
(2) any recommendations of the Secretary on whether the
pilot program could be expanded geographically to include
other significant sources of fugitive methane emissions from
coal mines.
SEC. 746. EFFECT.
Except as expressly provided in this subtitle, nothing in
this subtitle--
(1) expands, diminishes, or impairs any valid existing
mineral leases, mineral interest, or other property rights
wholly or partially within the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and
Protection Area, including access to the leases, interests,
rights, or land in accordance with applicable Federal, State,
and local laws (including regulations);
(2) prevents the capture of methane from any active,
inactive, or abandoned coal mine covered by this subtitle, in
accordance with applicable laws; or
(3) prevents access to, or the development of, any new or
existing coal mine or lease in Delta or Gunnison County in
the State.
Subtitle D--Curecanti National Recreation Area
SEC. 751. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Curecanti National Recreation Area, Proposed Boundary'',
numbered 616/100,485C, and dated August 11, 2016.
(2) National recreation area.--The term ``National
Recreation Area'' means the Curecanti National Recreation
Area established by section 752(a).
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 752. CURECANTI NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.
(a) Establishment.--Effective beginning on the earlier of
the date on which the Secretary approves a request under
subsection (c)(2)(B)(i)(I) and the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act, there shall be established
as a unit of the National Park System the Curecanti National
Recreation Area, in accordance with this title, consisting of
approximately 50,667 acres of land in the State, as generally
depicted on the map as ``Curecanti National Recreation Area
Proposed Boundary''.
(b) Availability of Map.--The map 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 the
National Recreation Area in accordance with--
(A) this subtitle; and
(B) the laws (including regulations) generally applicable
to units of the National Park System, including section
100101(a), chapter 1003, and sections 100751(a), 100752,
100753, and 102101 of title 54, United States Code.
(2) Dam, power plant, and reservoir management and
operations.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle affects or
interferes with the authority of the Secretary--
(i) to operate the Uncompahgre Valley Reclamation Project
under the reclamation laws;
(ii) to operate the Wayne N. Aspinall Unit of the Colorado
River Storage Project under the
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Act of April 11, 1956 (commonly known as the ``Colorado River
Storage Project Act'') (43 U.S.C. 620 et seq.); or
(iii) under the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (16
U.S.C. 460l-12 et seq.).
(B) Reclamation land.--
(i) Submission of request to retain administrative
jurisdiction.--If, before the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of
Reclamation submits to the Secretary a request for the
Commissioner of Reclamation to retain administrative
jurisdiction over the minimum quantity of land within the
land identified on the map as ``Lands withdrawn or acquired
for Bureau of Reclamation projects'' that the Commissioner of
Reclamation identifies as necessary for the effective
operation of Bureau of Reclamation water facilities, the
Secretary may--
(I) approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove the
request; and
(II) if the request is approved under subclause (I), make
any modifications to the map that are necessary to reflect
that the Commissioner of Reclamation retains management
authority over the minimum quantity of land required to
fulfill the reclamation mission.
(ii) Transfer of land.--
(I) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the land
identified on the map as ``Lands withdrawn or acquired for
Bureau of Reclamation projects'', as modified pursuant to
clause (i)(II), if applicable, shall be transferred from the
Commissioner of Reclamation to the Director of the National
Park Service by not later than the date that is 1 year after
the date of enactment of this Act.
(II) Access to transferred land.--
(aa) In general.--Subject to item (bb), the Commissioner of
Reclamation shall retain access to the land transferred to
the Director of the National Park Service under subclause (I)
for reclamation purposes, including for the operation,
maintenance, and expansion or replacement of facilities.
(bb) Memorandum of understanding.--The terms of the access
authorized under item (aa) shall be determined by a
memorandum of understanding entered into between the
Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the National
Park Service not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
(3) Management agreements.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary may enter into management
agreements, or modify management agreements in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act, relating to the authority
of the Director of the National Park Service, the
Commissioner of Reclamation, the Director of the Bureau of
Land Management, or the Chief of the Forest Service to manage
Federal land within or adjacent to the boundary of the
National Recreation Area.
(B) State land.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
management agreements for any land administered by the State
that is within or adjacent to the National Recreation Area,
in accordance with the cooperative management authority under
section 101703 of title 54, United States Code.
(4) Recreational activities.--
(A) Authorization.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the Secretary shall allow boating, boating-related
activities, hunting, and fishing in the National Recreation
Area in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws.
(B) Closures; designated zones.--
(i) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Superintendent of the National Recreation Area, may designate
zones in which, and establish periods during which, no
boating, hunting, or fishing shall be permitted in the
National Recreation Area under subparagraph (A) for reasons
of public safety, administration, or compliance with
applicable laws.
(ii) Consultation required.--Except in the case of an
emergency, any closure proposed by the Secretary under clause
(i) shall not take effect until after the date on which the
Superintendent of the National Recreation Area consults
with--
(I) the appropriate State agency responsible for hunting
and fishing activities; and
(II) the Board of County Commissioners in each county in
which the zone is proposed to be designated.
(5) Landowner assistance.--On the written request of an
individual that owns private land located not more than 3
miles from the boundary of the National Recreation Area, the
Secretary may work in partnership with the individual to
enhance the long-term conservation of natural, cultural,
recreational, and scenic resources in and around the National
Recreation Area--
(A) by acquiring all or a portion of the private land or
interests in private land located not more than 3 miles from
the boundary of the National Recreation Area by purchase,
exchange, or donation, in accordance with section 753;
(B) by providing technical assistance to the individual,
including cooperative assistance;
(C) through available grant programs; and
(D) by supporting conservation easement opportunities.
(6) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid rights in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act, all Federal land within
the National Recreation Area is withdrawn from--
(A) entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public
land laws;
(B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(C) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
(7) Grazing.--
(A) State land subject to a state grazing lease.--
(i) In general.--If State land acquired under this subtitle
is subject to a State grazing lease in effect on the date of
acquisition, the Secretary shall allow the grazing to
continue for the remainder of the term of the lease, subject
to the related terms and conditions of user agreements,
including permitted stocking rates, grazing fee levels,
access rights, and ownership and use of range improvements.
(ii) Access.--A lessee of State land may continue to use
established routes within the National Recreation Area to
access State land for purposes of administering the lease if
the use was permitted before the date of enactment of this
Act, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary
may require.
(B) State and private land.--The Secretary may, in
accordance with applicable laws, authorize grazing on land
acquired from the State or private landowners under section
753, if grazing was established before the date of
acquisition.
(C) Private land.--On private land acquired under section
753 for the National Recreation Area on which authorized
grazing is occurring before the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the lessee, may
allow the continuation and renewal of grazing on the land
based on the terms of acquisition or by agreement between the
Secretary and the lessee, subject to applicable law
(including regulations).
(D) Federal land.--The Secretary shall--
(i) allow, consistent with the grazing leases, uses, and
practices in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act,
the continuation and renewal of grazing on Federal land
located within the boundary of the National Recreation Area
on which grazing is allowed before the date of enactment of
this Act, unless the Secretary determines that grazing on the
Federal land would present unacceptable impacts (as defined
in section 1.4.7.1 of the National Park Service document
entitled ``Management Policies 2006: The Guide to Managing
the National Park System'') to the natural, cultural,
recreational, and scenic resource values and the character of
the land within the National Recreation Area; and
(ii) retain all authorities to manage grazing in the
National Recreation Area.
(E) Termination of leases.--Within the National Recreation
Area, the Secretary may--
(i) accept the voluntary termination of a lease or permit
for grazing; or
(ii) in the case of a lease or permit vacated for a period
of 3 or more years, terminate the lease or permit.
(8) Water rights.--Nothing in this subtitle--
(A) affects any use or allocation in existence on the date
of enactment of this Act of any water, water right, or
interest in water;
(B) affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional
water right in existence on the date of enactment of this
Act, including any water right held by the United States;
(C) affects any interstate water compact in existence on
the date of enactment of this Act;
(D) shall be considered to be a relinquishment or reduction
of any water right reserved or appropriated by the United
States in the State on or before the date of enactment of
this Act; or
(E) constitutes an express or implied Federal reservation
of any water or water rights with respect to the National
Recreation Area.
(9) Fishing easements.--
(A) In general.--Nothing in this subtitle diminishes or
alters the fish and wildlife program for the Aspinall Unit
developed under section 8 of the Act of April 11, 1956
(commonly known as the ``Colorado River Storage Project
Act'') (70 Stat. 110, chapter 203; 43 U.S.C. 620g), by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of
Reclamation, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife (including
any successor in interest to that division) that provides for
the acquisition of public access fishing easements as
mitigation for the Aspinall Unit (referred to in this
paragraph as the ``program'').
(B) Acquisition of fishing easements.--The Secretary shall
continue to fulfill the obligation of the Secretary under the
program to acquire 26 miles of class 1 public fishing
easements to provide to sportsmen access for fishing within
the Upper Gunnison Basin upstream of the Aspinall Unit,
subject to the condition that no existing fishing access
downstream of the Aspinall Unit shall be counted toward the
minimum mileage requirement under the program.
(C) Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan for
fulfilling the obligation of the Secretary described in
subparagraph (B) by the date that is 10 years after the date
of enactment of this Act.
(D) Reports.--Not later than each of 2 years, 5 years, and
8 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes
the progress made in fulfilling the obligation of the
Secretary described in subparagraph (B).
(d) Tribal Rights and Uses.--
(1) Treaty rights.--Nothing in this subtitle affects the
treaty rights of any Indian Tribe.
(2) Traditional tribal uses.--Subject to any terms and
conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and in
accordance with applicable law, the Secretary shall allow for
the continued use of the National Recreation Area by members
of Indian Tribes--
(A) for traditional ceremonies; and
(B) as a source of traditional plants and other materials.
SEC. 753. ACQUISITION OF LAND; BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT.
(a) Acquisition.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire any land or
interest in land within the boundary of the National
Recreation Area.
(2) Manner of acquisition.--
(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), land
described in paragraph (1) may be acquired under this
subsection by--
(i) donation;
(ii) purchase from willing sellers with donated or
appropriated funds;
(iii) transfer from another Federal agency; or
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(iv) exchange.
(B) State land.--Land or interests in land owned by the
State or a political subdivision of the State may only be
acquired by purchase, donation, or exchange.
(b) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
(1) Forest service land.--
(A) In general.--Administrative jurisdiction over the
approximately 2,560 acres of land identified on the map as
``U.S. Forest Service proposed transfer to the National Park
Service'' is transferred to the Secretary, to be administered
by the Director of the National Park Service as part of the
National Recreation Area.
(B) Boundary adjustment.--The boundary of the Gunnison
National Forest shall be adjusted to exclude the land
transferred to the Secretary under subparagraph (A).
(2) Bureau of land management land.--Administrative
jurisdiction over the approximately 5,040 acres of land
identified on the map as ``Bureau of Land Management proposed
transfer to National Park Service'' is transferred from the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management to the Director of
the National Park Service, to be administered as part of the
National Recreation Area.
(3) Withdrawal.--Administrative jurisdiction over the land
identified on the map as ``Proposed for transfer to the
Bureau of Land Management, subject to the revocation of
Bureau of Reclamation withdrawal'' shall be transferred to
the Director of the Bureau of Land Management on
relinquishment of the land by the Bureau of Reclamation and
revocation by the Bureau of Land Management of any withdrawal
as may be necessary.
(c) Potential Land Exchange.--
(1) In general.--The withdrawal for reclamation purposes of
the land identified on the map as ``Potential exchange
lands'' shall be relinquished by the Commissioner of
Reclamation and revoked by the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management and the land shall be transferred to the National
Park Service.
(2) Exchange; inclusion in national recreation area.--On
transfer of the land described in paragraph (1), the
transferred land--
(A) may be exchanged by the Secretary for private land
described in section 752(c)(5)--
(i) subject to a conservation easement remaining on the
transferred land, to protect the scenic resources of the
transferred land; and
(ii) in accordance with the laws (including regulations)
and policies governing National Park Service land exchanges;
and
(B) if not exchanged under subparagraph (A), shall be added
to, and managed as a part of, the National Recreation Area.
(d) Addition to National Recreation Area.--Any land within
the boundary of the National Recreation Area that is acquired
by the United States shall be added to, and managed as a part
of, the National Recreation Area.
SEC. 754. GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are
made available to carry out this subtitle, the Director of
the National Park Service, in consultation with the
Commissioner of Reclamation, shall prepare a general
management plan for the National Recreation Area in
accordance with section 100502 of title 54, United States
Code.
SEC. 755. BOUNDARY SURVEY.
The Secretary (acting through the Director of the National
Park Service) shall prepare a boundary survey and legal
description of the National Recreation Area.
TITLE VIII--GRAND CANYON PROTECTION
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Grand Canyon Protection
Act''.
SEC. 802. WITHDRAWAL OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND IN THE STATE OF
ARIZONA.
(a) Definition Of Map.--In this title, the term ``Map''
means the map prepared by the Bureau of Land Management
entitled ``Grand Canyon Protection Act'' and dated January
22, 2021.
(b) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in the State of
Arizona, generally depicted on the Map as ``Federal Mineral
Estate to be Withdrawn'', including any land or interest in
land that is acquired by the United States after the date of
the enactment of this Act, are hereby withdrawn from--
(1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under
the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials,
and geothermal leasing laws.
(c) Availability Of Map.--The Map shall be kept on file and
made available for public inspection in the appropriate
offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for
1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
The gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse) and the gentleman from
Arkansas (Mr. Westerman) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.
General Leave
Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks
and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 803.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Colorado?
There was no objection.
Mr. NEGUSE. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 5 minutes.
Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 803, the Protecting
America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
I first want to thank Chairman Grijalva for his incredible leadership
of the House Natural Resources Committee, and for bringing his Grand
Canyon Protection Act to the floor today as part of the bill that we
will be considering.
I have been honored to work alongside Chair Grijalva on the Natural
Resources Committee and I am looking forward to continuing that work as
the chair of the National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee
this Congress.
The bill that we are considering today unifies eight standalone
proposals as H.R. 803, the Protecting America's Wilderness and Public
Lands Act. Representative DeGette, who is the primary sponsor,
Representative Huffman, Representative Chu, Representative Carbajal,
Representative Schiff, and Representative Kilmer, have all worked
tirelessly to advocate for the places in this bill, and I am looking
forward to hearing more from them during today's debate.
Now, before I get carried away with the beauty of Colorado, I would
like to acknowledge the product of our combined efforts: 1.5 million
acres of wilderness; 1,200 miles of protected wild and scenic rivers;
permanent mineral withdrawals for the Grand Canyon and Colorado's
Thompson Divide.
Each title of this bill considers how best to protect public lands
and provide for local considerations. Together, they will improve
access to clean water, clean air, outdoor recreation and, yes, they
will even support jobs and our economy.
Protecting public lands is a key part of the climate solution, and I
am proud to say that we continue those protections here today with the
formal support of the Biden administration.
My contribution to this bill is the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and
Economy Act, or the CORE Act. Through collaboration, consultation,
negotiation, local elected officials, community members, businesses,
outdoor recreation and conservation groups, ranchers, sportsmen, they
have all come together to protect the outdoor areas in Colorado that we
love.
In many cases, Coloradans have been asking Congress to protect these
areas for a decade or longer. In total, the CORE Act would conserve
more than 400,000 acres of public land, and each the CORE Act's four
sections were separately crafted by Coloradans.
Camp Hale is one of the special places protected by the CORE Act.
High on Colorado's Continental Divide, surrounded by the White River
National Forest, the CORE Act would designate the first-ever National
Historic Landscape at Camp Hale to honor the storied legacy of the
Army's 10th Mountain Division.
The soldiers that trained at Camp Hale led our Nation to victory in
World War II, then went on to create the modern outdoor industry, which
today contributes billions to Colorado's growing outdoor recreation
economy.
To similar ends, the CORE Act formally establishes numerous
boundaries, also a handful of National Park Service units without a
formal designation by Congress, which would be in this bill. This long
overdue designation will provide new fishing access, for example, for
sportsmen in the Gunnison River basin.
And in yet another win for Colorado sportsmen, the CORE Act protects
Colorado's only migration corridor over Interstate 70 for elk, mule
deer, and other wildlife.
These areas are just a small sampling, Mr. Speaker, of the many non-
wilderness and locally supported protections included in this bill
today.
Additionally, the CORE Act makes a contribution of 73,000 acres to
our National Wilderness Preservation System. The CORE Act wilderness
protects some of Colorado's most iconic peaks, including two
fourteeners: Wilson Peak and Mount Sneffels.
And of the 400,000 acres of public lands covered by the CORE Act,
about half is for the withdrawal and protection of the Thompson Divide.
The Thompson Divide, through ranching and outdoor recreation,
contributes $30 million a year to Colorado's statewide economy. It is
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our most treasured landscapes and an area that is simply too valuable
to drill for oil and gas.
The thoughtful input and collaboration put into the CORE Act is
apparent in each title of the Protecting America's Wilderness and
Public Lands Act.
Now, my colleagues may have ideological differences when it comes to
protecting our public lands, but what we can all agree on is that the
United States is blessed with some of the most beautiful landscapes in
the world. And it is thanks to the careful consideration of the
legislators that came before us and the legislators that are gathered
here today on the floor that we are able to enjoy them today, and that
our children will be able to enjoy them tomorrow.
So I urge my colleagues to consider the decades of work that have
gone into the bill that is before us and to recognize the chance that
we all have to vote to protect these places.
Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote, and I reserve the balance of my
time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
I rise today in opposition to H.R. 803, the Protecting America's
Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
Contrary to the name, this bill will damage our environment, while
simultaneously killing jobs in rural America.
The proponents of this bill will say it is broadly supported. Listen
to the Members who represent the districts most affected by this bill.
They don't want it.
Listen to the groups opposed: American Farm Bureau, American Forest
Resource Council, or the Grand Junction, Colorado, Chamber of Commerce.
They don't want this bill.
This bill creates nearly 1.5 million of acres of new wilderness,
withdraws 1.2 million acres from mineral production, and designates
over 1,200 miles of wild scenic and recreational rivers. For
perspective, the wilderness designated in this bill is the same size as
President Biden's home State of Delaware.
This Chamber has bypassed the committee process and circumvented the
will of Members who represent districts directly impacted by this
legislation. It was scheduled for the floor before the Committee was
ever organized.
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The consequences of this bill on the four Western States it impacts
will be far-reaching. For example, if you live in Colorado and you
enjoy recreating on mountain biking and ATV trails like the people
pictured here on the Tabeguache Trail, this bill will shut down your
ability to recreate on those lands. The same goes for snowmobilers, OHV
users, and parents with strollers.
It is very concerning that these wilderness areas will now be off-
limits to active forest management. 2020 was sadly another record-
breaking fire season. We have a problem on our national forests that is
not going to be solved with handsaws and shovels. Now is not the time
to rely on century-old management techniques stipulated by wilderness
designations when over 80 million acres of U.S. Forest Service land is
in desperate need of treatment.
If that wasn't enough, this bill also designates lands as wilderness
in the wildland-urban interface. This is a matter of life and death.
Mr. Speaker, I want to clear up some misconceptions about the last
title of this bill, the Grand Canyon Protection Act. Nobody is mining
in the Grand Canyon; nobody wants to mine in the Grand Canyon; and
nobody will mine in the Grand Canyon--ever. Proponents of the bill
would have you believe that this is happening right near the Colorado
River. In fact, there are already buffer zones in place. It is called
the Grand Canyon National Park.
The only saving this bill will do is saving Chinese and Russian
uranium mining jobs. In 2019, we only produced 0.5 percent of the
domestic uranium needed for commercial reactors. This bill goes far
beyond the park's boundaries and the boundaries of the sponsor's home
district to simply kill jobs to the direct benefit of our adversaries.
This bill will make us more dependent on hostile nations like Russia,
Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, and Chinese-owned mines in Namibia.
In conclusion, I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this terrible,
horrible, no-good, very bad bill.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, before I yield, I would be remiss if I
didn't say with respect to Colorado in particular, and with much
respect to the ranking member, the Outdoor Alliance sent a letter to
Chairman Grijalva just a few days ago in support of this bill. It was
signed by the CEO of the International Mountain Bicycling Association,
so I think they would have much to disagree with, with respect to some
of the statements that were made.
Finally, I will also say, every bill that is a component of this
measure was marked up in the last Congress, heard in the last Congress,
and passed the last Congress twice.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from
Colorado (Ms. DeGette).
Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I am so proud to rise in support of H.R.
803, and I am so proud to be the primary sponsor of this beautiful
legislation, Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
The bill seeks to protect some of our Nation's most treasured public
lands. Not only will it help protect the air we breathe and the water
we drink but also the wildlife that call these untouched areas home and
the world-class recreation opportunities they provide.
In all, this legislation preserves almost 3 million acres of public
land across Colorado, California, Arizona, and Washington State. It
designates 1.49 million acres of public land as wilderness, giving
these areas the permanent protection that they deserve. It also
protects an additional 1.2 million vulnerable acres from the threat of
future uranium mining claims in Arizona, and it adds a thousand miles
of river to the National Wild and Scenic River System.
Preserving our Nation's public lands is about more than just
protecting our environment. It is about protecting our economy and our
way of life as well. In my home State of Colorado alone, our public
lands support a $12 billion--that is a b--a $12 billion outdoor
recreation economy and hundreds of thousands of jobs across the whole
State.
Perhaps most importantly, what this bill will do is to jump-start our
commitment to protecting 30 percent of our Nation's lands by 2030 to
help combat the climate crisis.
This package includes eight separate public lands bills, as you heard
from Mr. Neguse. All of those bills were heard in committee, marked up,
and passed by this Chamber two times last year.
I know that each of the individual bill sponsors plans to say a few
words, so I would like to talk about title I of the legislation, which
contains my bill, the Colorado Wilderness Act.
This is legislation I have been working on for more than two decades
to permanently protect about 660,000 acres of wilderness in 36 unique
areas in Colorado. Most of these areas are low-lying canyon country,
BLM areas that have been managed as wilderness study areas for almost
40 years now.
As a fourth-generation Coloradan, I know how important these lands
are to the people of my State, from the dramatic ridgeline of Grand
Hogback to the sprawling plateaus of Little Book Cliffs, from the
stunning red cliffs of the Dolores River Canyon to the winding
riverways of Browns Canyon, the areas in this bill are some of the most
beautiful and irreplaceable landscapes that our State has to offer. It
is why the bill has received such unbelievable support from residents,
businesses, and groups across the State.
You heard from Mr. Neguse about the support. More than 14,000 people
have written letters of support, and over 350 businesses. Now, I
personally have visited most of the areas in the bill. I have gone on
foot, and I have gone on horseback. I even went on raft to see them for
myself.
I met with landowners and ranchers and business owners to get their
feedback. And when necessary, I adjusted the boundaries to address
their concerns.
As I said, the Colorado Wilderness Act is just one of eight bills in
this legislation included in the package, and I want to thank each of
my colleagues who are here today--Representatives Huffman, Carbajal,
Chu, Schiff, Kilmer, Neguse, and also, of course, Chairman Grijalva--
for their unwavering support and for all the work that
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they have done to get this package to the floor. I want to thank all
the staff from the Natural Resources Committee and our personal staffs,
too.
I just want to say that we have worked tirelessly on this
legislation. It is so important not just for us but for the future
generations who will come to these very special places, who will see
the petroglyphs that I saw the last time I went out, who will see the
Book Cliffs and the beautiful canyons.
I think that protecting our untouched wilderness is so important. It
is my number one priority in this Congress, and I know all my
cosponsors feel the same way. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the
aisle to vote ``yes'' on this important legislation.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I include for the Record the following
letters from multiple organizations in opposition to H.R. 803.
Independent Petroleum Association
of America,
Washington, DC, February 23, 2021.
Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Madam Speaker: The Independent Petroleum Association of
America (IPAA) is opposed to H.R. 803, the ``Protecting
America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.'' This bill
creates nearly 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and
permanently withdraws 1.2 million acres from mineral
production. It is in direct opposition to the multiple use
mandate given to the Department of the Interior to manage the
federal estate. Many of the local communities impacted by
this measure, including Garfield County in Colorado which has
existing mineral leases and planned for further development,
have raised significant concerns due to the elimination of
multiple use of the land and the overall threat to local
economies and rural jobs.
Further, many of the lands under consideration in H.R. 803
do not meet the basic characteristics for consideration as
wilderness. Instead, the legislation arbitrarily designates
areas as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers despite
official testimony provided by the relevant land management
agencies to previous Congresses that many of these
designations are inappropriate and not recommended. To
declare areas that do not possess these characteristics
undermines the integrity of the Wilderness Act and the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act.
The process by which H.R 803 is coming to the House floor
is also concerning. The bill did not go through regular
order, receiving no hearings or mark-ups in the 117th
Congress. In fact, the bill was scheduled for floor
consideration before the Natural Resources Committee had even
organized. Local input, especially with regards to managing
active mineral leases which affect jobs, should have been
solicited in an effort to allow the House to better
understand the broad impacts of the bill.
For these reasons, IPAA is strongly opposed to H.R. 803.
Sincerely,
Dan Naatz,
Senior Vice President of Government Relations and
Political Affairs, Independent Producers Association of
America.
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February 23, 2021.
Hon. Raul Grijalva,
Chairman, House Natural Resources Committee, Washington, DC.
Hon. Bruce Westerman,
Ranking Member, House Natural Resources Committee,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Grijalva and Ranking Member Westerman: The
signatories to this letter urge you to vote in opposition to
the ``Grand Canyon Protection Act'' (H.R. 1052), as stand-
alone legislation or as part of the Protecting America's
Wilderness and Public Lands Act under consideration in the
U.S. House of Representatives this week. H.R. 1052
perpetuates false claims of mining in one of our nation's
most beautiful national parks. It also fails to acknowledge
our nation's alarming reliance on foreign sources of minerals
and would further weaken the already vulnerable supply chains
for key U.S. industry sectors, including manufacturing,
infrastructure, energy, and defense.
Federal lands--predominantly in the western U.S.--are the
source of much of our nation's mineral endowment. Of these
federal lands, half are either off limits or under
restrictions to mineral development. While mining is
certainly not appropriate on all federal lands, maintaining
responsible access to the very resources that drive
innovation, feed economic growth and improve our nation's
quality of life is essential. Given the vast amount of
federal lands already closed to mining operations, caution
should be exercised when determining whether additional lands
should be placed off limits.
H.R. 1052 targets more than a million acres of mineral rich
lands, including world-class uranium ore deposits that are
located well outside the boundaries of the Grand Canyon
National Park. The park, as created, already includes a
built-in buffer zone to protect park resources from
activities taking place outside the park boundaries and an
additional million-acre buffer zone is not justified. H.R.
1052 deliberately disregards our dangerous dependence on
countries like Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to meet our
nation's need for uranium to fuel our nuclear Navy and supply
20 percent of our nation's electricity.
Furthermore, H.R. 1052 ignores not only the comprehensive
framework of federal, state, and local environmental
regulations that govern every aspect of mining, but the
findings of the Department of the Interior that the park was
not at risk from mining given these existing protections. In
fact, the U.S. Geological Survey recently concluded that the
nine uranium mines that have operated in northern Arizona
since the 1970s (since modern environmental laws took effect)
have caused no adverse impact to environmental or health.
This unwise and unwarranted mineral withdrawal is bad public
policy that ignores the vast sectors of our economy that
depend upon a reliable and secure supply chain of responsibly
sourced minerals and metals. It also puts President Biden's
renewable goals at a risk, forcing domestic manufacturers of
clean energy technologies to rely on increased imports of
these materials.
Access to our nation's vast and diverse resources and fair
regulatory policies that promote certainty in the mine
permitting process are the elements of sound public policy
that should be considered when addressing resource
development on federal lands. We urge you to vote against
this misguided bill and support policies that promote
responsible resource development.
Sincerely,
American Exploration & Mining Association, Arizona Chamber
of Commerce & Industry, Arizona Mining Association, National
Mining Association, Women's Mining Coalition, Wyoming Mining
Association.
____
NSSGA, National Stone,
Sand & Gravel Association,
February 19, 2020.
Hon. Raul Grijalva,
Chairman, House Committee on Natural Resources, Washington,
DC.
Hon. Bruce Westerman,
Ranking Member, House Committee on Natural Resources,
Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Grijalva and Ranking Member Westerman: On
behalf of the 400 members of the National Stone, Sand &
Gravel Association (NSSGA), I am writing to express our
concern with certain provisions included in H.R. 803, the
``Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act''. Our
members take extraordinary strides to responsibly produce
construction materials and we oppose legislation that
arbitrarily and permanently prohibit the development of
aggregates operations on millions of acres of federal lands.
NSSGA represents aggregates producers and those who
manufacture equipment and services that support the
construction industry. Our members are essential to the work
of this country, and we represent more than 90 percent of the
crushed stone and 70 percent of the sand and gravel consumed
annually in the United States. Our members employ more than
100,000 hard-working men and women and are responsible for
the essential raw materials found in every home, building,
road, bridge and public works project.
NSSGA is most concerned with Section 802 that would
permanently ban aggregate production on millions of acres of
land in Arizona. Such a ban would severely diminish the
ability for communities to access key resources that are
necessary for building roads, bridges, schools, hospitals,
homes and businesses. Allowing this ban to proceed would have
a significant impact on the cost of public works projects due
to the necessity for stone, sand and gravel required to
develop and repair infrastructure and buildings to be
imported into the area. These products are expensive to
transport and would further strain the budgets of local
communities and federal entities that are seeking to make
infrastructure investments in Arizona including improvements
to National Parks like the Grand Canyon.
Further, permanently banning aggregate operations on these
federal lands would greatly impact the region and our
nation's energy development. Industrial sand is a key
component in energy production. Under the proposal access to
these essential materials would be limited, driving up
production costs that would likely be passed along to
customers--families and businesses that are facing
uncertainty during the pandemic.
While this legislation will clearly create a competitive
disadvantage that has negative economic impacts for the
families in the impacted communities, it will also have
significant environmental impacts. Delaying and increasing
the cost of improvements to congested roads or eliminating
access to a material that is needed to develop a new clean
water project and cleaner energy sources will have real
environmental impacts on establishing cleaner air and water
and access to public lands.
Instead of taking broad, unilateral actions to withdraw
access to these lands, NSSGA urges Congress to consult with
local stakeholders and communities to find more tailored
approaches to preserve treasured lands.
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NSSGA members strongly promote conservation in both their
business practices and personal lives. Our member companies
have advanced award-winning environmental stewardship
projects to build critical habitats, promote biodiversity and
drive greatest access to recreational activities. Further, as
most NSSGA member quarries and plants have literally served
as the bedrock of their communities of decades, they take
great pride in engagement and are actively involved to giving
back to their local communities.
Rather than rushing through the legislative process to
advance H.R. 803 on the floor of the House of
Representatives, NSSGA urges the Committee to move this large
public lands package through regular order in order to allow
more input, dialoged and discussion of these important issues
from all involved stakeholders.
We appreciate your consideration of our views and please do
not hesitate to reach out if NSSGA may be of any assistance.
Sincerely,
Michael W. Johnson,
President and CEO,
National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association.
____
February 25, 2021.
House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Representative: On behalf of the nearly six million
Farm Bureau member families across the United States, we
write in strong opposition to H.R. 803, the Protecting
America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act. Collectively this
package of bills impacts lands in California, Colorado,
Arizona and Washington by creating nearly 1.5 million acres
of new wilderness, the most restrictive federal land use
classification. Additionally, it would designate 1,200 miles
of wild and scenic rivers and create 110,000 acres of
National Monument expansion. Further, many of the wilderness
and wild and scenic river designations contained in this bill
are not suitable for these restrictive designations. To
declare areas that do not possess these characteristics
undermines the integrity of the Wilderness Act and the Wild
and Scenic Rivers Act as well as the lands that possess those
features.
Farmers and ranchers rely on federal forests and rangelands
for economic and recreational opportunities. Livestock
grazing on federal lands forms an integral part of ranching
operations across the United States, especially in the West.
But farmers also use national forests and rangelands
throughout the United States in a variety of other ways.
Federal lands throughout the country are important components
of our nation's watersheds that provide water to a large
number of Americans. Active land management practices such as
timber production and livestock grazing are critical to
protect against wildland fires which devastate range
resources, damage watersheds, threaten wildlife and put rural
communities at great risk.
American farmers and ranchers have a genuine interest in
healthy and productive federal forest and rangelands. At the
same time, we have a genuine interest in seeing lands managed
in an environmentally sound manner. Farmers and ranchers
understand and appreciate that active management of our
federal lands is critical to the long-term viability of the
ecosystem, the resource, and the communities they support.
Designations included in H.R. 803 threaten multiple use areas
by prohibiting the employment of motorized tools and
mechanized vehicles in watershed management, trail
maintenance, soil treatment, noxious weed control, waste
management and fire protection.
Our nation's federal forests are facing serious threats
from fires, insects and disease due to a lack of active
forest management. The poor health of our federal forests
also threatens wildlife populations and neighboring non-
federal lands, as well as the vitality of rural, forested
communities across the country. A vibrant livestock and
forest products industry helps diversify rural economies in
ways that compliment ranching and agricultural operations.
Wilderness and National Monument designations eliminate
federal land management agencies ability to effectively
protect against the threat of catastrophic wildland fire.
Farmers, landowners, and grazing permitees should be fully
involved as affected partners in any process to execute
federal land use designations which restrict public use and
access. Federal land use designations that lack local
stakeholder input from agricultural and resource management
professionals often generates significant controversy and
economic hardship at the local level. The detrimental effects
of a federal land use designation frequently causes
residents, elected state and county officials, and local
stakeholders significant reductions in economic activity and
the loss of jobs in rural communities. Past designations have
also affected water rights, public lands grazing and access
to State and private lands.
Farm Bureau supports the multiple-use concept of federal
lands, recognizing that definable land areas have dominant-
use capability, which should be recognized with the concept
of multiple uses without the total exclusion of other uses.
The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act
stands in clear violation of AFBF policy. Additionally, the
California, Colorado, Arizona and Washington Farm Bureau's
oppose passage of this legislation.
Farm Bureau urges you to oppose passage of H.R. 803, the
Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
Sincerely,
American Farm Bureau Federation, Arizona Farm Bureau,
California Farm Bureau, Colorado Farm Bureau, Washington Farm
Bureau.
____
Raul Grijalva,
Chairman, House Natural Resources Committee, Washington, DC.
Bruce Westerman,
Ranking Member, House Natural Resources Committee,
Washington, DC.
Chairman Grijalva and Ranking Member Westerman:
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the American
Sheep Industry Association and the Public Lands Council are
deeply concerned about the potential immediate and long-term
impacts of H.R. 803, the Colorado Wilderness Act. NCBA is the
nation's largest and oldest trade association representing
America's cattle producers, with other 250,000 producers
represented directly and through its 46 state affiliate
associations. Since 1865, ASI has been the national trade
organization representing the interests of more than 100,000
sheep producers located throughout the country who produce
America's lamb and wool. The Public Lands is the only
national organization dedicated solely to representing the
roughly 22,000 ranchers who hold federal grazing permits and
operate on federal lands. H.R. 803 's passage would be
detrimental to public lands ranchers who utilize federal
grazing permits.
While this bill obviously seeks to appeal to the desire to
protect a landscape's natural state, the impact of
designating lands as wilderness, especially such vast swaths,
significantly compromises long-term ecological health.
Currently, federal lands managed for multiple use provide
valuable opportunity for livestock grazing, which is a tool
to manage fuels that contribute to the risk of catastrophic
wildfire. Further, grazing helps to cultivate landscapes that
are more suitable and healthier wildlife habitat. The
objectives the sponsors profess that they seek to achieve are
immediately undermined by designating these millions of acres
of wilderness. Designations limit management options, making
it more difficult for land managers and stewards to protect
these landscapes and their valuable attributes.
Like ``wilderness,'' ``preservation'' is often a term used
to convey the prioritization of maintaining an area's natural
state, regardless of impact. While preservation may seem
optimal, federal lands provide significantly greater benefit
to all who utilize it when the conservation of resources is
prioritized. While preservation seeks protection of nature
from any use or change, conservation seeks the proper use of
nature, providing opportunity for ecological enhancement.
Grazing, for example, is a vital conservation tool to curb
invasive species growth, promote improved soil and forage
health, and reduce wildfire fuel load.
Beyond general concerns about promoting wilderness
designations as a land management tool, H.R. 803 fails to
follow established criteria for ``wilderness,'' instead
arbitrarily designating areas as ``wilderness'' and ``wild
and scenic rivers'' despite official testimony from relevant
land management agencies. At a minimum, wilderness
determinations must be grounded in science and fact.
As Congress continues to develop natural resources and
federal lands policy, it must prioritize legislation that
recognizes that conservation, not preservation, is the key to
effective land management and continued enjoyment for future
generations. We urge you to oppose H.R. 803, the Colorado
Wilderness Act, and seek more engaged, thoughtful management
of our precious natural resources.
Sincerely,
American Sheep Industry Association,
National Cattlemen's Beef Association,
Public Lands Council.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Gohmert).
Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, this package is a massive land-removal
bill. It basically takes 2.7 million acres away from meaningful
production.
The one good thing I can say is, it is consistent with this majority
and this administration's actions that make us more reliant on China
and will enrich China. That is the one good thing; it is at least
consistent.
Now, the majority feels that people in this town know better than the
people who are losing this land for the different uses for which they
could have it. I know we are hearing today on the floor: Oh, we have
all these people who want this bill passed.
It should have gone through committee so we could do the motions, we
could have witnesses, and we could find out for ourselves. After 3
years of the Russia hoax, we really need to hear from the sources.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Huffman), the distinguished chairman of the Water,
Oceans, and Wildlife Subcommittee.
Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am excited to be one of the sponsors of
this great legislation, and I am grateful that it includes, as title
II, my bill, the
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Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act.
This bill addresses some lands in my district that are some of the
most biodiverse ecosystems and exciting outdoor recreation
opportunities you will find anywhere in California. These areas are
home to old-growth trees critical for carbon sequestration, rivers that
provide fish habitat and unparalleled recreation, and mountain trails
that offer hiking, biking, and other unique experiences.
Being active in the outdoors and experiencing wild places is a way of
life in my district. Over the past year, with lockdowns and isolation,
we have seen how important getting outside has been for our well-being.
We all depend on the ecological, economic, and mental health benefits
that our public lands provide, and that is why my legislation takes a
multifaceted approach to public land management.
First, it includes an ambitious restoration plan to improve forest
health, promote fire resilience, and protect communities.
Second, it recognizes the importance of the outdoor recreation
economy by increasing recreational opportunities and tourism. Investing
in our public lands means we are also investing in communities near our
public lands, and that is why there is so much broad support in my
district for this bill.
Then, finally, this legislation protects important wild places. These
areas include critical habitat and ecosystems as well as some of the
best fishing, hiking, and white water runs in the State. It takes
conservation seriously because it is urgently needed for the future of
our planet.
I would also like to explain the process. I believe good process
leads to good policy, and we have worked very hard on this bill,
starting when I first got to Congress. We have asked stakeholders about
policy issues that should be addressed in public lands legislation. The
legislation was further refined over more than 5 years of work. I have
repeatedly sat down with constituents at public meetings and otherwise.
We have discussed all the concerns that were addressed by local
officials.
I believe that this comprehensive, carefully developed bill reflects
that good process in the fact that we have such broad support,
including conservation organizations, outdoor recreation groups, dozens
of businesses, community leaders, adjacent landowners, and former and
current elected officials from all the affected counties. It also drew
bipartisan support in the Natural Resources Committee, which is a rare
thing for a wilderness-related bill.
This bill is focused on a future for northwest California, where
public lands are resilient and our outdoor recreation economy grows
while we preserve environmental values for future generations.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Colorado (Mr. Lamborn).
Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I oppose this highly partisan and divisive
legislation.
In Colorado alone, this bill puts 700,000 acres into the most
restrictive land use category of all--wilderness. I know the intent of
the sponsors is to protect the land, but in practice, the use of land
under wilderness designation is so restrictive, hardly anyone can use
it.
Do you dream of taking your kids or grandkids for a bike ride on
wilderness land someday? Forget about it. Bicycles are prohibited by
BLM in wilderness land as well as motorized vehicles, roads,
wheelbarrows, and carts. The land is locked away from future
generations.
I prefer public lands with many uses, and that is where this bill
fails our children. You can't even take a baby onto wilderness land in
a stroller.
Do you care about the health of our forests? Then don't vote for this
bill. The most basic types of preventive maintenance are illegal under
wilderness designation. You can't take a chain saw and cut away fire
traps, and you can't trim branches or overgrown timber stands and
underbrush.
Colorado has had too many forest fires, and with beetle kill, parts
of Colorado are a tinderbox. Should this become law, with its
restrictions on fire prevention, we are going to see bigger and hotter
fires in Colorado than ever before. I don't want to see Colorado burn
up. That is why I am voting ``no'' on this bill.
Many county commissioners, individual citizens, and even the U.S.
Representative for western Colorado oppose this bill. Like me, they
don't want to see the public lose access to wilderness areas, and they
don't want to see our forests go up in flames. Vote ``no'' on this
bill.
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Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Washington (Mr. Kilmer).
Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I was born and raised on the Olympic Peninsula of
Washington State, and I know firsthand how special our region is and
how our public lands contribute to the fabric of who we are.
In our region, we understand that protecting our public lands isn't
just about saving these unforgettable places for future generations. It
also means protecting high-quality jobs for the next generation as
well.
That is important to me, as someone who grew up on the peninsula and
as someone who worked in economic development professionally for over a
decade.
I have seen how our natural resources contribute to our economic
vitality. Each year, millions of people and families travel to our
State and contribute roughly $22 billion in economic impact and support
200,000 jobs in Washington's outdoor economy.
Our national treasures have helped create opportunities for local
entrepreneurs who started restaurants, guided tour companies, hotels,
and B&Bs, and other small businesses. That is why it makes sense to
protect these special places, and that is why I am proud that the House
is considering this comprehensive package, including a bill I
introduced called the Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act.
That bill protects some of our most environmentally sensitive areas
by establishing a new wilderness area to protect the last remaining
old-growth stands on the peninsula and designating 19 rivers and
tributaries as wild and scenic rivers to protect critical salmon
spawning habitats.
This proposal has evolved through extensive public engagement with
Tribes, conservation groups, timber communities, business leaders,
shellfish growers, and everybody in-between, to create a bill that
works for our local communities.
It is because of that outreach that this bill is now formally
supported by more than 800 community leaders, Republicans and
Democrats, businessowners, sportsmen, mayors, county commissioners, and
Tribal leaders, all of whom agree this proposal moves our region in the
right direction.
In addition to protecting recreational access and supporting our
outdoor economy, the bill bolsters our region's efforts to protect
sources of clean drinking water, supporting critical salmon and
steelhead habitats, and protecting key waterways that are vital to our
shellfish industry.
But just as important are all the things this bill will not do. This
proposal will not close, decommission, or otherwise restrict access to
any Forest Service roads or trailheads. It will not impact any
harvestable timber base in the Olympic National Forest. I am doing a
whole bunch of other work to increase the harvest through other
avenues.
This bill will not affect any private property rights. It will not
impact how the Washington Department of Natural Resources manages
State-owned lands, which is why it has gained support of the Washington
commissioner of public lands.
We know that our region's future depends on building a strong and
diversified economy, and after years of collaboration, I think this
bill we are considering today represents a clear win-win for the
communities I represent.
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the senior Senator from Washington,
Senator Murray, for her partnership in this effort. I want to thank the
lead sponsor and the Natural Resources Committee. I encourage my
colleagues to vote in favor of this legislation.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from
California (Mr. McClintock).
Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, everything we touch in our daily lives,
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everything that makes our existence possible, everything that makes us
more comfortable and more prosperous, everything we see in this Chamber
comes to us in only two ways. It is either grown or it is mined. That
is a universal truth.
Everything we enjoy on this planet is either grown or mined.
Fortunately, nature has given us a super abundance of resources and
left it to us to responsibly reap and to manage this bounty.
But it is precisely these resources that the left has waged war
against for an entire generation. The very things that make us
prosperous and comfortable are the things the left attempts to place
off limits.
Is it any wonder that the more they extend their domain, the worse
the human conditions that they produce?
This bill declares another 1.5 million acres of public lands, mostly
forests, an area about the size of Delaware, a wilderness area, off
limits to forest management, timber harvesting, and even many forms of
public recreation. An untended forest is like an untended garden. It
will grow until it chokes itself to death and succumbs to disease,
pestilence, and, ultimately, catastrophic wildfire.
These restrictions have abandoned our forests to neglect and produced
the paradox of a severe national lumber shortage while the government
sits on vast timber reserves.
This bill places 1,200 more miles of rivers under similar
restrictions that create water shortages in some of the most water-
abundant regions of our country.
It prevents mineral extraction and energy production from another 1.2
million acres, killing jobs, crushing the economy, and empowering our
international adversaries. At a time when the Federal Government's bad
management practices have created a $12 billion maintenance backlog,
this bill takes another half million acres of land into Federal
mismanagement.
Understand what that means to local communities. This is land that is
producing no taxes and little commerce. Much is being seized over local
objections in States where the Federal Government already controls more
than half of their entire land area.
Mr. Speaker, this is a direct attack on working Americans who depend
on the resources of our Nation to put food on their tables and a roof
over their heads. It is an attack on the prosperity and security of our
people, and it is what we have come to expect from the greens gone wild
on the other side of the aisle.
The result will be more dead forests, more water shortages,
increasing costs for energy and consumer goods, lower wages, and fewer
jobs.
These policies always produce want from plenty, and I am afraid they
will continue until the American people finally demand that we restore
the nation of abundance that we once took for granted.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from California (Mr. Carbajal).
Mr. CARBAJAL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I am humbled to represent the central coast of
California, one of the most beautiful districts in the Nation, if not
the most beautiful. Places like Los Padres National Forest and the
Carrizo Plain National Monument contain some of the most stunning and
diverse ecosystems found anywhere in North America.
Today, I am pleased to support H.R. 803, the Protecting America's
Wilderness and Public Lands Act. This bill would preserve the natural
beauty and recreational activities available to communities in my
district and beyond.
This measure includes my legislation, H.R. 973, the Central Coast
Heritage Protection Act. I am proud to have worked with Chairman
Grijalva, Representative Brownley, Representative Panetta, and local
stakeholders to ensure that California's central coast was included in
this bill.
In particular, I want to thank the Carrizo Plain Conservancy, Los
Padres Forest Watch, Condor Trail Association, CalWild, Pew Charitable
Trusts, and the Sierra Club for their support and advocacy on behalf of
our public lands.
Title IV of this environmental package would designate nearly 250,000
acres of public land within the Los Padres National Forest and the
Carrizo Plain National Monument as wilderness areas, the highest form
of Federal protection available. It also creates a 400-mile Condor
National Scenic Trail stretching from Los Angeles to Monterey County.
This bill is the culmination of years of collaboration with local
stakeholders and community members. It has garnered support from nearly
500 central coast landowners, businesses, farmers, and local officials;
a testament that protecting our environment and growing our economy are
not mutually exclusive. In fact, they go hand in hand.
In California alone, the outdoor recreation economy is worth $92
billion and employs over 650,000 people. Jobs in manufacturing, retail,
and tourism rely on access to the great outdoors. Climate change poses
a serious threat to this sector of our economy and communities like
mine will bear the brunt of this crisis.
Nearly 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from oil drilling.
That is one reason I am glad the Biden administration has set an
ambitious goal to protect 30 percent of our public lands by 2030. This
bill will help us get there.
Our public lands are an essential asset to our environment and
tourism economy. Passing this bill means we can protect both for
generations to come.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from
Louisiana (Mr. Graves).
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman
from Arkansas for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, we have listened to our friends on the other side of the
aisle talk about their desire for protecting wilderness areas and our
natural resources, and I want to commend them for that. I agree with
them, we need to do a better job doing that.
As we have had an opportunity to talk in the past, Mr. Speaker, in a
previous life I taught mountaineering courses, I led climbing trips, I
led mountain biking trips, kayaking, and was a river guide. I spent
more time out in these very areas that they are talking about than
every single one of them sitting there combined. It is what I did. It
is how I lived for years.
And, Mr. Speaker, listening to this talk, I see an extraordinary
disconnect, and let me be very clear. I have heard people saying that
this is going to promote economic development and promote recreational
opportunity. Mr. Speaker, that is not true. It is not fact.
As a matter of fact, what happens under this legislation in these
designations is that those very recreational opportunities that create
economic activity are actually eliminated. They are prohibited under
this act.
You cannot do things like mountain biking. I will say, they finally
came back and made some adjustments on wilderness areas where you can
leave descending devices--thank you--but you can't do these things.
So how in the world are you going to make more money and have more
economic activity?
Are they going to offer unicorn rides?
You can't do that. This doesn't work. It doesn't make sense. We are
not following the regular process you do to evaluate wilderness areas.
What happened last Congress--we have a new Member of Congress who
represents three-quarters of this area and she wasn't given an
opportunity to be consulted. Amendments to allow local governments and
maybe the citizens were rejected. Let them make a decision here.
Mr. Speaker, why were those ideas rejected?
I had an amendment that simply said that we should allow best
practices in wildfire management. That was prohibited. We have had
seven million acres of this very area burned and we are prohibiting the
best practices in wildfire management.
Mr. Speaker, I want to know what they are going to tell their
constituents and other people's constituents when these areas burn
because of their irresponsible activities.
Mr. Speaker, I urge rejection of this legislation.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, with much respect to my colleague from
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Louisiana--and I enjoy working with him--I just want to assure him,
because he spent a great deal of time in Colorado, that he is still
going to be able to enjoy the wonderful outdoor recreation that our
State has under this bill.
If anything, his ability to do so will only increase. And that is why
the American Whitewater Association, the American Canoe Association,
the International Mountain Bicycling Association, The American Alpine
Club, and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers all support this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman
from California (Ms. Chu).
Ms. CHU. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 803, the
Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
This legislation includes the text of my bill, H.R. 693, the San
Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, which is the
result of decades of grassroots advocacy and community engagement to
improve protections and access for these treasured lands of southern
California.
The San Gabriel Mountains provide 30 percent of the Los Angeles area
water, comprise 70 percent of the county's open space, and are home to
historic habitats of species like the California condor and Nelson's
bighorn sheep.
This immense natural beauty exists right in the backyard of one of
the densest urban areas of our country, offering recreation
opportunities like hiking, fishing, and camping to the more than 15
million Americans that live nearby. That is so important because the
Los Angeles region is among the most park-poor areas in the country,
which means that too many communities are deprived of the well-
documented public and mental health benefits that result from access to
outdoor recreation opportunities in their own neighborhood.
After President Obama granted my request to designate the San Gabriel
Mountains a national monument in 2014, we immediately began to see
cleaner rivers; improved facilities, like picnic areas; safer hiking
trails; and more rangers to interact with visitors.
Most importantly, it brought the entire community together to develop
a management plan for the monument with over 40 Members representing a
variety of stakeholders, such as water agencies, local governments, the
business community, and environmental advocates.
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That is why this same level of protection is needed throughout the
mountains and in the communities that serve as their gateway.
This legislation would make that a reality by expanding the
Monument's boundaries to include the western Angeles National Forest,
establishing new and expanded wilderness areas, and protecting more
than 45 miles of wild and scenic rivers. It would also establish the
new San Gabriel Mountains National Recreation area to bolster the
connection between urban and wild spaces.
Mr. Speaker, for nearly two decades, so many stakeholders have worked
together with a common vision of a community seamlessly connected to
the beautiful wild lands in its backyard. Today, we have an opportunity
to realize that vision.
Mr. Speaker, I urge support for this legislation.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman
from Washington (Mr. Newhouse), the chair of the Western Caucus.
Mr. NEWHOUSE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr.
Westerman).
Mr. Speaker, this morning, I joined my Congressional Western Caucus
colleagues, Representatives Chris Stewart and Yvette Herrell, to hear
from community leaders in their States about the severe funding
shortfalls they are now facing due to President Biden's moratorium on
oil and gas leases on Federal lands.
We heard from county commissioners and education officials, including
one who shared--in tears--the heartbreaking stories of students
experiencing mental health challenges, who have attempted suicide due
to the challenges facing our Nation's students. The last thing these
communities need is to face budgetary deficiencies that threaten the
support systems within our public schools. Yet, this legislation before
us will contribute to those very budget shortfalls.
By further preventing responsible energy and resource production on
Federal lands, we are harming our Nation's energy industry, but we are
also harming our workers by destroying their jobs. We are harming our
students by cutting their public school funding. We are harming our
communities by slashing their State and local budget.
Mr. Speaker, you see, we are siloing off the effects of the pandemic
from the actions and consequences of the Federal government regulatory
mandates. The combinations of COVID-19, the Biden ban on Federal
leasing, and now this massive land-grab legislation is simply going to
devastate rural communities in the West.
Mr. Speaker, these consequences don't take place in a silo. They take
a toll.
I can list many other concerning consequences--from harming our
energy independence, restricting public access to our public lands, to
increasing the poor health of our Nation's forest. But more than
anything, I hope my colleagues will pause to think of the human impacts
these actions will have on our neighbors, our fellow Americans, and the
toll it will take after one of the most challenging years in our
lifetimes.
Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on this legislation.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from California (Mr. Schiff), the chairman.
Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Protecting
America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act.
Those unfamiliar with Los Angeles may think it is a series of
communities interconnected only by freeways. But in fact, the opposite
is true. It is connected by the wildlife and open spaces that bridge
our communities and bring us together.
Mr. Speaker, for nearly 20 years, I have worked with my constituents
to expand, preserve, and protect the space that surrounds the L.A.
Basin, known as the Rim of the Valley. My legislation, which is
included in H.R. 803, is the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation
Act, and it would expand the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation
area to include these pristine lands. The legislation will protect
almost 200,000 acres of open space for generations to come.
Los Angeles is one of the most park-poor regions in the country. And
during the pandemic, while many of us are stuck in our homes, it has
caused us to reevaluate our priorities and consider what matters most.
For me and many Angelenos, it has been spending time with family and
getting outdoors--hikes through Griffith Park, runs through the
Verdugos, or walks in the Arroyo. Trails are full on weekends, and that
won't change after the pandemic ends.
By expanding the national recreation area, the National Park Service
will have the authority to make capital improvements, like repairing
hiking trails and maintaining facilities for public enjoyment, studying
wildlife and its habitats, and participating in cooperative
conservation with local landowners. It will help ensure that wildlife
corridors that allow Los Angelenos to witness mountain lions, like P-22
and P-96, black bears we have come to know, like Meatball, and other
precious wildlife are still present in our own backyards.
This package of bills will also support the Biden administration's
commitment to conserving public lands and waters, as well as protecting
communities from the effects of climate change.
Like the last Congress, it is my hope that the House can pass this
bill with bipartisan support, and we will finally see this legislation
through to the finish line.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that we have a willing partner with
President Biden, who strongly supports H.R. 803.
I thank Chairman Grijalva, Representative DeGette, and my other
colleagues who have bills in this package, for all the work they did on
this legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 803.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
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Minnesota (Mr. Stauber), the ranking member on the Subcommittee on
Energy and Mineral Resources.
Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R.
803, a package of Democrat land-grab bills that were not marked up in
the Committee on Natural Resources and are opposed by several members
and the constituents they serve.
H.R. 803 is a 330-page partisan package containing 8 different bills.
Not one bill or one page was marked up or heard in committee this
Congress. Unfortunately, Democrats on the Committee on Natural
Resources have waived responsibility. There have been zero markups or
committee hearings this Congress.
Mr. Speaker, we have 8 new Republican members on our committee, and 3
on the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources alone, a committee
which I lead. Our membership deserves to debate these bills and mark
them up. Let's have our new members hear from the stakeholders and make
decisions based on the evidence presented. We need to end this practice
of just giving away committee jurisdiction and jamming through
legislation.
H.R. 803 dovetails with the Biden/Harris agenda and puts America last
by outsourcing our supply of critical minerals and endangering our
national security. Our submarines and aircraft carriers are powered
with clean nuclear energy.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Carson). The time of the gentleman has
expired.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the
gentleman.
Mr. STAUBER. Mr. Speaker, nuclear power is a huge contributor to our
electric grid. By withdrawing areas from uranium and other mineral
development, it furthers our reliance on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and
Russia--who I assure you, do not have the labor or environmental
standards that we demand in our country and who do not have our best
interests at heart.
Mr. Speaker, I oppose this legislation.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time each side has
remaining?
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Colorado has 6 minutes
remaining. The gentleman from Arkansas has 15 minutes remaining.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. LaMalfa).
Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Arkansas. I
appreciate the time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 803.
In my Northern California district, we are devastated year after year
after year, as we are all over the West by wildfire and unmanaged
forests. Adding 1.5 million more acres of untouchable lands because of
wilderness designation does not help. It will merely make the problem
worse.
What is the purpose of a new wilderness designation? What does it
achieve?
It isn't needed to prevent a new highway or a new mine, oil and gas
operations, or a new dam. Those are already difficult things to get
permitted, taking years and years.
So why do we have to have this designation? We are already so far
behind on forest management that I don't know when we will ever get out
of it, because every year--every year--we have devastating fires
affecting our public lands, the access to those lands, the private
lands that are near them, and the towns of the people that live nearby
them as well.
The economy has already been devastated in those areas because of
regulatory ideas that come out of Washington, D.C., and California to
stop the type of work that needs to be done for those logging
communities.
Mr. Speaker, this is wrongheaded legislation and is unnecessary.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the distinguished
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. O'Halleran).
Mr. O'HALLERAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Colorado for
yielding me the time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in favor of H.R. 803, an important
package of public interest land protections.
Within this comprehensive legislation is the Grand Canyon Protection
Act. Tomorrow, the Grand Canyon celebrates 102 years as a National
Park, making a century of welcoming visitors from all over the country
and the world, to this First District and to America. It is recognized
as one of the world's greatest natural wonders.
There is no doubt that this is a special, sacred place that must be
protected. That is why my colleagues and I introduced the Grand Canyon
Protection Act, commonsense legislation, that would permanently ban
uranium mining around the Grand Canyon.
It was stated no one is mining near the Grand Canyon. There is a mine
six miles right outside the South Gate.
Somebody stated that there is nothing nearby that would impact the
Grand Canyon. There are 500-plus abandoned uranium mines just outside
the Navajo Nation, and just outside the East Gate of the Grand Canyon,
and numerous streams and creeks and washes run from the east land into
the Grand Canyon.
The Grand Canyon is the base of a $1 billion-a-year tourism industry
for the Northern Arizona region.
Rural and Tribal communities throughout Northern Arizona are still
grappling with the toxic waste that has been there for over almost--I
should say, 80 years--80 years it has been there and caused health
problems. Too many Tribal families in our district continue to fight
the cancers and the disease caused by radiation exposures over those
decades.
Expanding uranium mining in the area would not only aggravate these
serious health conditions and risks, but also make the Colorado rivers
susceptible to uranium mining pollution. Currently, the river and
nearby aquifers are the main water source for over 12 million people in
the Colorado River Basin.
Above all else, the Grand Canyon is a place of deep spiritual
significance to many Native communities in the southwest, a home to the
Havasupai Tribe. We must protect these lands for those who know them as
sacred.
Also, in today's package, are measures I have championed, including
the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Boundary Modification and the
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Boundary Adjustment.
In a typical year, the Casa Grande Ruins attracts tens of thousands
of visitors; but more importantly, it also is a sacred place and the
past home of the Hohokam irrigation projects throughout the southern
part of Arizona.
This boundary modification will also ensure that the San Carlos
Irrigation Project has access to critical irrigation infrastructure.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt once said, ``There is nothing so
American as our national parks. The fundamental idea behind the parks
is that the country belongs to the people, that it is in the process of
making for the enrichment of the lives of all of us.''
I don't understand how we could stand here and say that we should not
protect one of the greatest national wonders of the world.
Over the course of this pandemic, we have seen just how vital our
treasured public lands and outdoor spaces have become for families
across this country. An opportunity to get outside and celebrate what
it is to be an American.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Utah (Mr. Moore).
Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my concern
with this lands package.
I was elected just this past November, with many of my freshmen
colleagues, and I am sincere in my commitment to work with my
Democratic colleagues on the Committee on Natural Resources. However,
the majority is pushing legislation with significant environmental and
economic costs for the American people without a markup or hearing.
The work that was done in the 116th Congress or before is great. We
are in the 117th Congress now, and I sincerely would like to have had
that opportunity. I was excited to be able to put forth some amendments
to this.
This package disregards input from local and State officials, puts
our lands at greater risk for wildfires, and threatens livelihoods for
those who work in extractive industries at a time when our country is
financially hurting from the pandemic.
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Mr. Speaker, this style of policymaking is unsustainable, and it has
major ramifications for Utahns. The policies that result from H.R. 803
will impact jobs and recreation and restrict local input over our
lands.
Mr. Speaker, for these reasons, I oppose H.R. 803. But I stand here
hopeful that we can come together and find common ground.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from
New Mexico (Ms. Herrell).
Ms. HERRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this
partisan wilderness package before us today.
This bill is yet another example of the majority taking steps to
prevent the creation of high-wage jobs and access to our public lands
all while ceding our energy independence to foreign adversaries.
This bill also contains provisions affecting Members' districts
without the support of those Members. These include the permanent ban
on mineral development on over 1 million acres of public lands in Mr.
Gosar's district in Northern Arizona, something he strongly opposes.
Also included, are countless new land designations in Mrs. Boebert's
and Mr. Lamborn's districts in Colorado--again, without their support.
The delays in permitting, coupled with the mismanagement of our
Natural Resources, our forests, and handing this all over to the
Federal Government for management, is a mistake.
We need more cooperation with the management of public lands with the
States and those that live on, in, or around or make their living from
these lands, Mr. Speaker.
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Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Idaho (Mr. Fulcher), the ranking member on the Public Lands
Subcommittee.
Mr. FULCHER. Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Westerman for yielding
me the time.
Mr. Speaker, as has been mentioned, this bill would add 1.5 million
new acres of wilderness area, monument expansion, and scenic rivers.
That sounds pretty good. Now, here is the rest of the story, and it is
coming from someone whose home State is two-thirds federally owned.
This bill also comes with a critical mineral ban on things like
uranium. China and Russia will thank us for that.
This bill also comes with a ban on any active land management, which
is a welcome mat for wildfires. It is simple. If we don't manage, a
lightning strike will. Now, that is too bad for wildlife, the
environment, and productive use, but at least we get the privilege of
spending taxpayer dollars for fire suppression.
Mr. Speaker, we can't rationalize the contents in this bill to the
objective American taxpayer, but that is what happens when legislation
gets rammed through without one markup or adequate bipartisan review.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Tiffany).
Mr. TIFFANY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose H.R. 803, the western
wildfire bill.
Make no mistake, while some seek preservation, what we need is
management. It always seems like those who seek to preserve, they go to
the places that are most well managed. These places now will suffer as
a result of that.
But I want to emphasize three things that all Americans are going to
lose with this bill.
Job security: We have already seen 11,000 jobs jeopardized by the
abrogation of a contract by President Biden in regard to the Keystone
XL pipeline.
Economic security: Lumber prices continue to rise. Taking timber off
the marketplace is not going to make the cost of building a home any
cheaper. You want to get kids out of their parents' basement? You are
not going to do it this way, by raising the price of being able to
build a home.
National security: We have become an energy-independent country here
over the last 10 years, and it has gotten us out of the forever wars in
the Middle East. This jeopardizes those achievements.
Job security, economic security, national security are all at stake
here with this bill.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Colorado (Mrs. Boebert), whose district is more affected by this bill
than anyone else.
Mrs. BOEBERT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. I
rise today to oppose the latest Democrat land grab, in the form of H.R.
803.
This bill, which is actually eight bills piled into one, adds nearly
1.5 million acres of new wilderness and permanently withdraws 1.2
million acres from mineral production. Seriously? This is the approach
we are taking?
Democrats want to stop mineral production, lock up our lands, and
depend on our enemies in Russia, Saudi Arabia, and China for our
energy, all while pretending to be green.
It is unacceptable to outsource our energy development to countries
that often use child and slave labor. We literally have children mining
in Congo with their bare hands to appease these not-in-my-backyard
extremists.
Speaking of backyards, Mr. Speaker, the sponsor of title I in this
bill doesn't have a single acre designated as new wilderness in her
district, yet title I alone locks up 510,000 acres in my district. The
Grand Junction Chamber sent me a letter opposing this, stating: These
are lands that are literally in our backyard in Mesa County, yet
Congresswoman DeGette continues to ignore us, does not meet with us,
and does not even consider the consequences of her bill on the
hardworking families of our district.
Could anyone here imagine me legislating away any part of Denver or
Boulder? The Member who authored title I's attack on my district simply
responds to doubts and concerns by inviting D.C. swampers to my
district on horseback to look at the pretty views, and then they call
it a day.
Dolores County is mentioned several times in this massive land grab.
The locals, elected officials, and experts have expressed their disdain
for this bill repeatedly over the years, with no regard from the bill's
sponsors.
After the past year of statewide lockdowns, the last thing
communities in my district need is further restrictions imposed by the
Federal Government on what they can do on public lands. Mr. Speaker,
the majority is silencing the people of my district in order to ram
through a 3 million-acre land grab.
Have supporters of this legislation considered the disastrous
wildfires that will result from the new wilderness designation and
other land grabs in this bill? Wilderness is the most restrictive land
use designation possible. It prevents active management of our forests,
which is critical for mitigation against catastrophic wildfires. If we
don't manage our forests, Mother Nature will continue to manage them
for us.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, there is quite a lot to respond to. I will
just respond to a couple of quick points.
Virtually all the BLM wilderness land that was referenced with
respect to title I has been managed as wilderness essentially for the
better part of the last 40 years.
With respect to wildfires, I would encourage my colleague to read the
Wilderness Act because section 4(d) of the Wilderness Act says: ``Such
measures may be taken as may be necessary in the control of fire,
insects, and diseases.'' That is the law.
Finally, I have to say, with respect to the reference to constituent
support, with respect to the CORE Act, the bill that we introduced as
part of this component bill, Gunnison County, Pitkin County, San Juan
County, Ouray County, San Miguel County, Eagle County, they all support
the bill.
Mr. Speaker, I would encourage my colleagues again to follow the lead
of the folks and the voices at the local level who are imploring us to
pass this bill. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how much time is left on
both sides.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Arkansas has 7 minutes
remaining. The gentleman from Colorado has 1 minute remaining.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Montana (Mr. Rosendale).
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Mr. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
I rise in opposition to this bill and the precedent it will set for
public lands, especially in the great State of Montana, where we do
treasure them. In our State, we take a balanced use approach, where
conservation and public access go hand in hand. It is a good approach,
and it is used in other States as well.
This bill would replace that conversation with a mandate coming out
of Washington that will unilaterally lock up an area nearly the size of
Cascade County, Montana. This bill would completely eliminate
recreation, resource development, and responsible forest management on
1.5 million acres for an indefinite period of time. A bottom-up,
balanced approach almost always works better than a top-down, command-
and-control method that the majority is trying to impose on us here.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill.
Mr. NEGUSE. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
California (Mr. Obernolte).
Mr. OBERNOLTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 803.
This bill, while well intentioned, will unfortunately result in over
a million acres being subjected to less efficient forestry management
services and less fuel reduction. I represent the State of California,
which, last year, experienced the worst fire season in recorded State
history. Over 4 million acres of State land was burned last year.
The year before that, we had the destructive and catastrophic Camp
Fire that totally destroyed the town of Paradise, almost 100 lives
lost, almost 20,000 structures destroyed. I had the unfortunate
experience of walking through that town and witnessing that
devastation, and it was catastrophic.
To my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, I have read the
``Wilderness Management Manual,'' and I direct their attention to the
BLM manual for the management of wilderness areas that says that
``fuels reduction is only allowed in very rare circumstances.''
This will result in more fire damage throughout the Western United
States. Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might
consume.
Mr. Speaker, if we adopt the motion to recommit, we will instruct the
Committee on Natural Resources to consider our cancel the Biden ban
amendment to H.R. 803.
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the
amendment in the Record immediately prior to the vote on the motion to
recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Arkansas?
There was no objection.
Mr. WESTERMAN. The amendment is simple. It will nullify Executive
Order No. 14008 and Secretarial Order No. 3395 issued during the
President's first weeks in office.
The Biden administration wasted no time in imposing their extremist
environmental agenda. On day one, political appointees created a
nightmare for our energy operators and a never-ending bottleneck for
approvals necessary to keep our energy economy running.
Just a few days later, President Biden halted all new energy
production on our Federal lands and waters, jeopardizing the
livelihoods of thousands of Americans in the middle of a pandemic and
economic crisis.
The administration has tried to downplay the impact of these actions,
but we are already feeling the consequences of what I like to call the
Biden ban. The economic impact of the decisions will be far-reaching,
impacting thousands of companies, many of which are small businesses.
Recent studies have concluded that a long-term ban on onshore leasing
would cost 72,000 jobs annually, and a long-term ban on offshore
drilling would cost 145,000 jobs.
Federal energy development represents a sizable portion of State
budgets. Can we afford to cut off this crucial source of revenue as our
communities are struggling to recover from the pandemic? Our schools
need funding to buy PPE that they need to reopen. Yet, the Biden ban
would disrupt a critical source of revenue that our K-12 schools rely
on.
In addition, these actions will bankrupt programs like the Land and
Water Conservation Fund.
The ramifications of these actions by the Biden administration will
be devastating to our rural communities. Americans who work hard every
day to keep the lights on and our gas prices low deserve better than a
pink slip from out-of-touch political appointees.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to support this amendment, recommit
H.R. 803 to the Natural Resources Committee, and put Americans back to
work.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. WESTERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, today we heard concerns from our Members, including
Members most affected by this legislation.
Tomorrow, we will debate amendments that include 15 new unrelated
matters to make the total amount of bills in this one bill 23. This
will make this bill three times worse after we consider amendments.
I believe we have the responsibility to leave our environment better
than we found it. We talk about the economy so often that many people
think that we forget about the environment. That couldn't be further
from the truth, we all breathe the air and drink the water.
H.R. 803 would attempt to preserve our resources, locking them up and
throwing away the key. Congress' focus should be on conservation and
conserving these resources instead, using them in sustainable,
responsible ways that every American can enjoy.
Since we weren't given any opportunity to debate this bill in
committee, I would like to remind my colleagues that this bill will
harm the environment; it will kill jobs; it will limit access to
outdoor recreation; it will hurt State water rights; it will imperil
our national security and American energy independence; it will impede
necessary forest management; and make us more reliant on hostile
foreign nations.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to oppose this
legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. NEGUSE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, I want to say thank you again to Chairman Grijalva, and
to each of my colleagues, Representative DeGette, Representative
Schiff, Representative Huffman, and all of my fellow Members who we
heard from today who worked so hard on this important legislation.
Mr. Speaker, I have to repeat this because it is important. Every
title of this bill was heard in the 116th Congress, I was at those
hearings. Every title was marked up. I attended those mark-ups with the
ranking member. Every single title of this bill passed in committee,
passed on the floor twice, many of them in bipartisan fashion.
I agree with the ranking member. At the end of the day we have an
obligation to leave our environment better than when we found it. That
is what this bill is all about. Protecting the most iconic and
beautiful places in the United States of America so that my children,
your children, Mr. Speaker, and the ranking member's children can
continue to enjoy these incredible places in our country.
Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues will vote ``yes'' on this
important legislation and join us in this effort.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Mrvan). All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration of H.R.
803 is postponed.
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