[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3054]
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SA 876. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 10____. BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT
BOUNDARY MODIFICATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board on
Geographic Names established by section 2 of the Act of July
25, 1947 (61 Stat. 456, chapter 330; 43 U.S.C. 364a).
(2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled
``Proposed Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition Berryessa Snow
Mountain National Monument'' and dated October 26, 2021.
(3) Molok luyuk.--The term ``Molok Luyuk'' means Condor
Ridge (in the Patwin language).
(4) National monument.--The term ``National Monument''
means the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
established by Presidential Proclamation 9298, dated July 10,
2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 41975), including all land, interests in
the land, and objects on the land identified in that
Presidential Proclamation.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
(6) Walker ridge (molok luyuk) addition.--The term ``Walker
Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition'' means the approximately 3,925
acres of Federal land (including any interests in, or objects
on, the land) administered by the Bureau of Land Management
in Lake County, California, and identified as ``Proposed
Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk) Addition'' on the Map.
(b) Boundary Modification.--The boundary of the National
Monument is modified to include the Walker Ridge (Molok
Luyuk) Addition.
(c) Map.--
(1) Corrections.--The Secretary may make clerical and
typographical corrections to the Map.
(2) Public availability; effect.--The Map and any
corrections to the Map under paragraph (1) shall--
(A) be publicly available on the website of the Bureau of
Land Management; and
(B) have the same force and effect as if included in this
section.
(d) Administration.--Subject to valid existing rights, the
Secretary shall administer the Walker Ridge (Molok Luyuk)
Addition--
(1) as part of the National Monument;
(2) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9298,
dated July 10, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 41975); and
(3) in accordance with applicable laws (including
regulations).
(e) Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall jointly develop a comprehensive management
plan for the National Monument in accordance with, and in a
manner that fulfills the purposes described in, Presidential
Proclamation 9298, dated July 10, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 41975).
(2) Tribal consultation.--The Secretary and the Secretary
of Agriculture shall consult with affected federally
recognized Indian Tribes in--
(A) the development of the management plan under paragraph
(1); and
(B) making management decisions relating to the National
Monument.
(3) Continued engagement with indian tribes.--The
management plan developed under paragraph (1) shall set forth
parameters for continued meaningful engagement with affected
federally recognized Indian Tribes in the implementation of
the management plan.
(4) Effect.--Nothing in this section affects the conduct of
fire mitigation or suppression activities at the National
Monument, including through the use of existing agreements.
(f) Agreements and Partnerships.--To the maximum extent
practicable and in accordance with applicable laws, on
request of an affected federally recognized Indian Tribe, the
Secretary (acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land
Management) and the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through
the Chief of the Forest Service) shall enter into agreements,
contracts, and other cooperative and collaborative
partnerships with the federally recognized Indian Tribe
regarding management of the National Monument under relevant
Federal authority, including--
(1) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.);
(2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
(3) the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5361
et seq.);
(4) the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 (25 U.S.C.
3115a et seq.);
(5) the good neighbor authority under section 8206 of the
Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 2113a);
(6) Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to
consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal
governments);
(7) Secretarial Order 3342, issued by the Secretary on
October 21, 2016 (relating to identifying opportunities for
cooperative and collaborative partnerships with federally
recognized Indian Tribes in the management of Federal lands
and resources); and
(8) Joint Secretarial Order 3403, issued by the Secretary
and the Secretary of Agriculture on November 15, 2021
(relating to fulfilling the trust responsibility to Indian
Tribes in the stewardship of Federal lands and waters).
(g) Designation of Condor Ridge (Molok Luyuk) in Lake and
Colusa Counties, California.--
(1) In general.--The parcel of Federal land administered by
the Bureau of Land Management located in Lake and Colusa
Counties in the State of California and commonly referred to
as ``Walker Ridge'' shall be known and designated as ``Condor
Ridge (Molok Luyuk)''.
(2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
parcel of Federal land described in paragraph (1) shall be
deemed to be a reference to ``Condor Ridge (Molok Luyuk)''.
(3) Map and legal description.--
(A) Preparation.--
(i) Initial map.--The Board shall prepare a map and legal
description of the parcel of Federal land designated by
paragraph (1).
(ii) Corrections.--The Board and the Director of the Bureau
of Land Management may make clerical and typographical
corrections to the map and legal description prepared under
clause (i).
(B) Consultation.--In preparing the map and legal
description under subparagraph (A)(i), the Board shall
consult with--
(i) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and
(ii) affected federally recognized Indian Tribes.
(C) Public availability; effect.--The map and legal
description prepared under subparagraph (A)(i) and any
correction to the map or legal description made under
subparagraph (A)(ii) shall--
(i) be publicly available on the website of the Board, the
Bureau of Land Management, or both;
(ii) be subject to a public notice and comment period of
not less than 30 days; and
(iii) have the same force and effect as if included in this
section.
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