Sec. 703. Management of Monument
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The Secretaries shall— only allow uses of the Monument that— further the purposes described in section 702(b); are included in the management plan developed under subsection (g); and do not interfere with the energy transport facility rights-of-way authorized under section 704(e); and subject to valid existing rights, manage the Monument to protect the resources of the Monument, in accordance with— this title; the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); and any other applicable provisions of law.
Consistent with the management plan and authorities applicable to the Monument, the Secretaries may enter into cooperative agreements (including special use permits with any person (including educational institutions and Indian tribes)), for the purposes of interpreting, researching, and providing education on the resources of the Monument. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to permit operationally feasible, ongoing access to the Monument for the placement and maintenance of water development projects as considered necessary for wildlife conservation.
Any land or interest in land within the boundaries of the Monument that is acquired by the Secretaries after the date of enactment of this Act shall be managed by the Secretary concerned in accordance with this title. The establishment of the Monument does not— affect— any land or interest in land held by the State, political subdivision of the State, or special district; any private property right (including a water development right) within the boundaries of the Monument; any land, interest in land, or customary operation, maintenance, repair, or replacement activity carried out on, over, or under land or within a right-of-way granted to, owned by, or controlled by the Metropolitan Water District or the Southern California Edison Company pursuant to law or legal right (including the Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 270)) included in the Monument and conducted in a manner that minimizes the impact on the resources of the Monument; or access to valid existing water rights and the operation and maintenance of water conveyance structures associated with the water rights; or grant to the Secretaries any authority on or over non-Federal land not already provided by law.
Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries, in consultation with the district and company referred to in subparagraph (A)(i)(III) shall publish plans for regular and emergency access to the land and rights-of-way owned or controlled by the company or district. The authority of the Secretaries under this title extends only to Federal land and Federal interests in land included in the Monument. Nothing in this title creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Monument.
The fact that an activity or use on land outside the Monument can be seen or heard within the Monument shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the Monument. Nothing in this title requires additional regulation of activities on land outside the boundary of the Monument. Nothing in this title affects the standards governing air or water quality outside the boundary of the Monument. The Secretaries shall— not later than three years after the date of enactment of this Act, complete a management plan for the conservation and protection of the Monument; and on completion of the management plan— submit the management plan to— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and make the management plan available to the public.
The management plan shall include provisions that— provide for the conservation and protection of the Monument; authorize the continued recreational uses of the Monument (including hiking, camping, hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, off-highway vehicle recreation on designated routes, rockhounding, sport shooting, and horseback riding), if the recreational uses are consistent with this title and any other applicable law; address the designation and maintenance of roads, trails, and paths in the Monument and take into consideration— connecting trails within the Monument to trails on other adjacent public land; and establishing a trailhead at Cabot’s Pueblo in the city of Desert Hot Springs, California; address regional fire management planning and coordination between the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, the Chief of the Forest Service, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County; address the establishment of a visitor center to serve the Monument and adjacent public land; provide for the maintenance of and access to energy transport facilities and rights-of-way within the Monument; and provide for the maintenance of and access to existing water conveyance systems and rights-of-way within the Monument.
The Secretaries shall prepare and implement the management plan in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) and any other applicable laws. In preparing and implementing the management plan, the Secretaries shall periodically consult with— the advisory committee established under section 706; interested private property owners and holders of valid rights located within the boundaries of the Monument; and representatives of the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and other Indian tribes with historic or cultural ties to land within, or adjacent to, the Monument regarding the management of portions of the Monument that are of cultural importance to the Indian tribes.
Except as otherwise prohibited by this Act, pending completion of the management plan for the Monument, the Secretaries shall manage any Federal land and Federal interests in land within the boundary of the Monument— in accordance with section 1.6D of the Bureau of Land Management manual numbered 6220, dated July 13, 2012, and entitled National Monuments, National Conservation Areas, and Similar Designations ; and consistent with the purposes of the Monument described in section 702(b).
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