Sec. 101. California Desert conservation and recreation

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Public Law 103–433 ( 16 U.S.C. 410aaa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1781 , 1782), the following land in the State is designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 87,700 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Avawatz Mountains Proposed Wilderness and dated September 9, 2014, to be known as the Avawatz Mountains Wilderness .

Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 1,250 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Golden Valley Proposed Wilderness Additions and dated February 20, 2016, which shall be considered to be part of the Golden Valley Wilderness . Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 7,870 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Great Falls Basin Proposed Wilderness and dated October 26, 2009, to be known as the Great Falls Basin Wilderness .

Designation of the wilderness under subparagraph

(A)shall not establish a Class I Airshed under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 53,320 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Kingston Range Proposed Wilderness Additions and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be considered to be a part of the Kingston Range Wilderness . Certain land in the Conservation Area, administered by the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 79,990 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Soda Mountains Proposed Wilderness and dated September 12, 2014, to be known as the Soda Mountains Wilderness . In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) and sections 601 and 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1781 , 1782), the following land in the State is designated as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 11,496 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-North Eureka Valley , numbered 143/100,082C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 23,650 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Ibex , numbered 143/100,081C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 4,807 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Panamint Valley , numbered 143/100,083C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 10,485 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Warm Spring Canyon/Galena Canyon , numbered 143/100,084C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the National Park Service, comprising approximately 8,638 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Axe Head , numbered 143/100,085C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. Certain land in the Conservation Area administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, comprising approximately 32,520 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Wilderness Area-Bowling Alley , numbered 143/100,086C, and dated October 7, 2014, which shall be considered to be a part of the Death Valley National Park Wilderness. In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the land in the State described in paragraph

(2)is designated as a wilderness area and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The land referred to in paragraph

(1)is certain land in the San Bernardino National Forest, comprising approximately 7,141 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Sand to Snow National Monument and dated August 29, 2014, which shall considered to be a part of the San Gorgonio Wilderness. The Secretary may carry out such activities in the wilderness area designated by paragraph

(1)as are necessary for the control of fire, insects, and disease, 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. Nothing in this subsection limits the provision of any funding for fire or fuel management in the wilderness area designated by paragraph (1). As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall amend the local fire management plans that apply to the wilderness area designated by paragraph (1). In accordance with subparagraph

(A)and other applicable Federal law, to ensure a timely and efficient response to fire emergencies in the wilderness area designated by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title, establish agency approval procedures (including appropriate delegations of authority to the Forest Supervisor, District Manager, or other agency officials) for responding to fire emergencies in the wilderness area designated by paragraph (1); and enter into agreements with appropriate State or local firefighting agencies relating to that wilderness area. Nothing in this title creates any protective perimeter or buffer zone around the wilderness areas designated by section 1301. The fact that an activity (including military activities) or use on land outside a wilderness area designated by section 1301 can be seen or heard within the wilderness area shall not preclude or restrict the activity or use outside the boundary of the wilderness area. In any permitting proceeding (including a review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.)) conducted with respect to a project described in clause

(ii)that is formally initiated through a notice in the Federal Register before December 31, 2013, the consideration of any visual, noise, or other impacts of the project on a wilderness area designated by section 1301 shall be conducted based on the status of the area before designation as wilderness. A project referred to in clause

(i)is a renewable energy project or associated energy transport facility project— for which the Bureau of Land Management has received a right-of-way use application on or before the date of enactment of this title; and that is located outside the boundary of a wilderness area designated by section 1301. Nothing in this title requires additional regulation of activities on land outside the boundary of the wilderness areas. Nothing in this title alters any authority of the Secretary of Defense to conduct any military operations at desert installations, facilities, and ranges of the State that are authorized under any other provision of law. Subject to paragraph (2), nothing in this title terminates or precludes the renewal or reauthorization of any valid existing right-of-way or customary operation, maintenance, repair, upgrading, or replacement activities in a right-of-way, issued, granted, or permitted to the Southern California Edison Company or predecessors, successors, or assigns of the Southern California Edison Company that is located on land included in the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area or the Sand to Snow National Monument. The activities described in subparagraph

(A)shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the impact of the activities resources of the San Gorgonio Wilderness Area or the Sand to Snow National Monument. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), any approval required for an increase in the voltage of the Coachella distribution circuit shall require consideration of alternative alignments, including alignments adjacent to State Route 62. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each wilderness area and wilderness addition designated by section 1301 with— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. A map and legal description filed under paragraph

(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct errors in the maps and legal descriptions. Each map and legal description filed under paragraph

(1)shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary. Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition by section 1301 shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this title. Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782 ), any portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection

(b)that is not designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1301 or any other Act enacted before the date of enactment of this title has been adequately studied for wilderness. The study areas referred to in subsection

(a)are— the Cady Mountains Wilderness Study Area; the Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area; the Avawatz Mountain Wilderness Study Area; the Death Valley National Park Boundary and Wilderness 17 Wilderness Study Area; the Great Falls Basin Wilderness Study Area; and the Soda Mountains Wilderness Study Area. Any portion of a wilderness study area described in subsection

(b)that is not designated as a wilderness area or wilderness addition by section 1301 is no longer subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1782(c) ). In this section, the term cherry-stemmed road means a road or trail, as generally depicted on the maps described in section 1301, that is— excluded from a wilderness area or wilderness addition designated by that section; and within a nonwilderness corridor having designated wilderness on both sides. The Secretary shall not— close any cherry-stemmed road that is open to the public as of the date of enactment of this title; prohibit motorized access on a cherry-stemmed road that is open to the public for motorized access as of the date of enactment of this title; or prohibit mechanized access on a cherry-stemmed road that is open to the public for mechanized access as of the date of enactment of this title. Subsection

(b)shall not apply to a cherry-stemmed road if the Secretary determines that a closure or traffic restriction of the cherry-stemmed road is necessary for purposes of significant resource protection or public safety. In this title: The term Management Area means the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area. The term map means the map entitled Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management Area and dated November 10, 2009. The term public land has the meaning given the term public lands in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 ). The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. There is established the Vinagre Wash Special Management Area in the State, to be managed by the El Centro Field Office and the Yuma Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. The purpose of the Management Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance— the plant and wildlife values of the Management Area; and the outstanding and nationally significant ecological, geological, scenic, recreational, archaeological, cultural, historic, and other resources of the Management Area. The Management Area shall consist of the public land in Imperial County, California, comprising approximately 81,880 acres, as generally depicted on the map. As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall submit a map and legal description of the Management Area to— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The map and legal description submitted under paragraph

(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct any errors in the map and legal description. Copies of the map submitted under paragraph

(1)shall be on file and available for public inspection in— the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management in the State. The Secretary shall allow hiking, camping, hunting, and sightseeing and the use of motorized vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses on designated routes in the Management Area in a manner that— is consistent with the purpose of the Management Area described in section 1402(b); ensures public health and safety; and is consistent with all applicable laws (including regulations) and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Subject to paragraphs

(2)and

(3)and all other applicable laws, the use of off-highway vehicles shall be permitted on routes in the Management Area generally depicted on the map. The Secretary may temporarily close or permanently reroute a portion of a route described in paragraph (1)— to prevent, or allow for restoration of, resource damage; to protect tribal cultural resources, including the resources identified in the tribal cultural resources management plan developed under section 1805(c); to address public safety concerns; or as otherwise required by law. During the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary— shall accept petitions from the public regarding additional routes for off-highway vehicles; and may designate additional routes that the Secretary determines— would provide significant or unique recreational opportunities; and are consistent with the purposes of the Management Area. Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Management Area is withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and right-of-way, leasing, or disposition under all laws relating to— minerals; or solar, wind, and geothermal energy. The establishment of the Management Area shall not— create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Management Area; or preclude uses or activities outside the Management Area that are permitted under other applicable laws, even if the uses or activities are prohibited within the Management Area. The Secretary shall ensure that visitors to the Management Area have access to adequate notice relating to the availability of designated routes in the Management Area through— the placement of appropriate signage along the designated routes; the distribution of maps, safety education materials, and other information that the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and restoration of areas that are not designated as open routes, including vertical mulching. The Secretary, in consultation with Indian tribes and other interests, shall develop a program to provide opportunities for monitoring and stewardship of the Management Area to minimize environmental impacts and prevent resource damage from recreational use, including volunteer assistance with— route signage; restoration of closed routes; protection of Management Area resources; and recreation education. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary, in accordance with chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, and any other applicable law, shall— prepare and complete a tribal cultural resources survey of the Management Area; and consult with the Quechan Indian Nation and other Indian tribes demonstrating ancestral, cultural, or other ties to the resources within the Management Area on the development and implementation of the tribal cultural resources survey under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall manage the Federal land in the Management Area described in paragraph

(2)in a manner that preserves the character of the land for the eventual inclusion of the land in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The Federal land described in this paragraph is— the approximately 10,860 acres of land, as generally depicted as the Indian Pass Additions on the map entitled Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management Area and dated November 10, 2009; the approximately 17,250 acres of land, as generally depicted as Milpitas Wash Potential Wilderness on the map entitled Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management Area and dated November 10, 2009; the approximately 11,840 acres of land, as generally depicted as Buzzards Peak Potential Wilderness on the map entitled Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management Area and dated November 10, 2009; and the approximately 9,350 acres of land, as generally depicted as Palo Verde Mountains Potential Wilderness on the map entitled Vinagre Wash Proposed Special Management Area and dated November 10, 2009. The Secretary shall manage the Federal land in the Management Area described in paragraph

(2)in a manner that is consistent with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that the Secretary may authorize use of the land by the Secretary of the Navy for Naval Special Warfare Tactical Training, including long-range small unit training and navigation, vehicle concealment, and vehicle sustainment training, in accordance with applicable Federal laws. The following shall be prohibited on the Federal land described in paragraph (2): Permanent roads. Commercial enterprises. Except as necessary to meet the minimum requirements for the administration of the Federal land and to protect public health and safety— the use of mechanized vehicles; and the establishment of temporary roads. The Federal land described in paragraph

(2)shall be designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System on the date on which the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, publishes a notice in the Federal Register that all activities on the Federal land that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have terminated. On designation of the Federal land under clause (i)— the land described in paragraph (2)(A) shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Indian Pass Wilderness; the land described in paragraph (2)(B) shall be designated as the Milpitas Wash Wilderness ; the land described in paragraph (2)(C) shall be designated as the Buzzard Peak Wilderness ; and the land described in paragraph (2)(D) shall be incorporated in, and shall be considered to be a part of, the Palo Verde Mountains Wilderness. Subject to valid existing rights, the land designated as wilderness or as a wilderness addition by this title shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with this Act and the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). The boundary of Death Valley National Park is adjusted to include— the approximately 33,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Inyo County, California, abutting the southern end of the Death Valley National Park that lies between Death Valley National Park to the north and Ft. Irwin Military Reservation to the south and which runs approximately 34 miles from west to east, as depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary Addition-Bowling Alley , numbered 143/100,080C, and dated October 7, 2014; and the approximately 6,369 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Inyo County, California, located in the northeast area of Death Valley National Park that is within, and surrounded by, land under the jurisdiction of the Director of the National Park Service, as depicted on the map entitled Death Valley National Park Proposed Boundary Addition-Crater , numbered 143/100,079C, and dated October 7, 2014. The maps described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection

(a)shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this title as the Secretary ) shall— administer any land added to Death Valley National Park under subsection (a)— as part of Death Valley National Park; and in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations); and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this title, develop a memorandum of understanding with Inyo County, California, permitting ongoing access and use to existing gravel pits along Saline Valley Road within Death Valley National Park for road maintenance and repairs in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). The boundary of the Mojave National Preserve is adjusted to include the 25 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Baker, California, as depicted on the map entitled Mojave National Preserve Proposed Boundary Addition , numbered 170/100,199, and dated August 2009. The boundary of the Joshua Tree National Park is adjusted to include— the 2,879 acres of land managed by Director of the Bureau of Land Management that are contiguous at several different places to the northern boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the map entitled Joshua Tree National Park Proposed Boundary Additions , numbered 156/100,077, and dated August 2009; and the 1,639 acres of land to be acquired from the Mojave Desert Land Trust that are contiguous at several different places to the northern boundaries of Joshua Tree National Park in the northwest section of the Park, as depicted on the map entitled Mojave Desert Land Trust National Park Service Additions , numbered 156/126,376, and dated September 2014. The map described in subsection

(a)and the map depicting the 25 acres described in subsection (c)(2) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. The Secretary shall administer any land added to the Joshua Tree National Park under subsection

(a)and the additional land described in paragraph (2)— as part of Joshua Tree National Park; and in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). The additional land referred to in paragraph

(1)is the 25 acres of land— depicted on the map entitled Joshua Tree National Park Boundary Adjustment Map , numbered 156/80,049, and dated April 1, 2003; added to Joshua Tree National Park by the notice of the Department of the Interior of August 28, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 51799); and more particularly described as lots 26, 27, 28, 33, and 34 in sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., San Bernardino Meridian. Nothing in this title terminates any valid right-of-way for the customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy transport facility activities in a right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to the Southern California Edison Company or the predecessors, successors, or assigns of the Southern California Edison Company that is located on land described in paragraphs

(1)and

(2)of subsection (a), including, at a minimum, the use of mechanized vehicles, helicopters, or other aerial devices. Nothing in this title prohibits the upgrading or replacement of— Southern California Edison Company energy transport facilities, including the energy transport facilities referred to as the Jellystone, Burnt Mountain, Whitehorn, Allegra, and Utah distribution circuits rights-of-way; or an energy transport facility in rights-of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Secretary adjacent to Southern California Edison Joshua Tree Utility Facilities. Not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this title or the issuance of a new energy transport facility right-of-way within the Joshua Tree National Park, whichever is earlier, the Secretary, in consultation with the Southern California Edison Company, shall publish plans for regular and emergency access by the Southern California Edison Company to the rights-of-way of the Southern California Edison Company within Joshua Tree National Park. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this title. In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and resource management plans developed under this title and subject to valid rights, the following land within the Conservation Area in San Bernardino County, California, is designated as Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Areas: Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 7,630 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Dumont Dunes Proposed National OHV Recreation Area and dated January 5, 2015, which shall be known as the Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 14,930 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled El Mirage Proposed National OHV Recreation Area and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be known as the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 23,910 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Rasor Proposed National OHV Recreation Area and dated July 15, 2009, which shall be known as the Rasor Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 56,140 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Spangler Hills Proposed National OHV Recreation Area and dated February 19, 2016, which shall be known as the Spangler Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . Certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 40,110 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Stoddard Valley Proposed National OHV Recreation Area and dated July 16, 2009, which shall be known as the Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area . The Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area designated by section 2945 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 1038)— is redesignated as the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area ; and is expanded to include certain land as generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Additions and dated September 27, 2016. The redesignation of the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area as the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area does not alter or interfere with the rights and obligations of the Navy regarding the use of portions of the Recreation Area as provided in subtitle C of title XXIX of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 1034). Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area shall be deemed to be a reference to the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. The purpose of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded under subsection

(a)is to preserve and enhance the recreational opportunities within the Conservation Area (including opportunities for off-highway vehicle recreation), while conserving the wildlife and other natural resource values of the Conservation Area. As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each off-highway vehicle recreation area designated or expanded by subsection

(a)with— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. The map and legal descriptions of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas filed under paragraph

(1)shall have the same force and effect as if included in this title, except that the Secretary may correct errors in the map and legal descriptions. Each map and legal description filed under paragraph

(1)shall be filed and made available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. The Secretary shall continue to authorize, maintain, and enhance the recreational uses of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection (a), including off-highway recreation, hiking, camping, hunting, mountain biking, sightseeing, rockhounding, and horseback riding, as long as the recreational use is consistent with this section and any other applicable law. To the extent consistent with applicable Federal law (including regulations) and this section, any authorized recreation activities and use designations in effect on the date of enactment of this title and applicable to the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection

(a)shall continue, including casual off-highway vehicular use, racing, competitive events, rock crawling, training, and other forms of off-highway recreation. Wildlife guzzlers shall be allowed in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection

(a)in accordance with— applicable Bureau of Land Management guidelines; and State law. Commercial development (including development of mining and energy facilities, but excluding energy transport facilities, rights-of-way, and related telecommunication facilities) shall be prohibited in the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection

(a)if the Secretary determines that the development is incompatible with the purpose described in subsection (b). The Secretary shall administer the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection

(a)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 laws (including regulations). As soon as practicable, but not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall— amend existing resource management plans applicable to the off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection (a); or develop new management plans for each off-highway vehicle recreation area designated or expanded under that subsection. All new or amended plans under subparagraph

(A)shall be designed to preserve and enhance safe off-highway vehicle and other recreational opportunities within the applicable recreation area consistent with— the purpose described in subsection (b); and any applicable laws (including regulations). Pending completion of a new management plan under subparagraph (A), the existing resource management plans shall govern the use of the applicable off-highway vehicle recreation area. As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study to identify Bureau of Land Management land within the Conservation Area that is suitable for addition to the national off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection (a). The study required under paragraph

(1)shall include— certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 41,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Spangler Hills Proposed Expansion Study Area and dated January 23, 2015; certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 680 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled El Mirage Proposed Expansion Study Area and dated January 21, 2015; and certain Bureau of Land Management land in the Conservation Area, comprising approximately 51,600 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Johnson Valley Proposed Expansion Study Area and dated September 27, 2016. In preparing the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— seek input from stakeholders, including— the State, including— the California Public Utilities Commission; and the California Energy Commission; San Bernardino County, California; the public; recreational user groups; conservation organizations; the Southern California Edison Company; the Pacific Gas and Electric Company; and other Federal agencies, including the Department of Defense; explore the feasibility of— expanding the southern boundary of the off-highway vehicle recreation area described in subsection (a)(1)(C) to include previously disturbed land; and establishing a right-of-way for off-highway vehicle use in the areas identified in paragraph

(2)to the extent necessary to connect the noncontiguous areas of the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; identify and exclude from consideration any land that— is managed for conservation purposes; may be suitable for renewable energy development; or may be necessary for energy transmission; and not recommend or approve expansion of national off-highway recreation areas within the Conservation Area that collectively would exceed the total acres administratively designated for off-highway recreation within the Conservation Area as of the day before the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 672). The Secretary shall consider the information and recommendations of the study completed under paragraph

(1)to determine the impacts of expanding off-highway vehicle recreation areas designated or expanded by subsection

(a)on the Conservation Area, in accordance with— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and any other applicable law (including regulations), plan, and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. On completion of the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit the study to— the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. On completion of the study under paragraph

(1)and in accordance with all applicable laws (including regulations), the Secretary shall authorize the expansion of the off-highway vehicle recreation areas recommended under the study. Any land within the expanded areas under subparagraph

(A)shall be managed in accordance with this section. Nothing in this title— terminates any validly issued right-of-way for the customary operation, maintenance, upgrade, repair, relocation within an existing right-of-way, replacement, or other authorized energy transport facility activities (including the use of any mechanized vehicle, helicopter, and other aerial device) in a right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted to Southern California Edison Company (including any predecessor or successor in interest or assign) that is located on land included in— the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; the Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or the Stoddard Valley National Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; affects the application, siting, route selection, right-of-way acquisition, or construction of the Coolwater-Lugo transmission project, as may be approved by the California Public Utilities Commission and the Bureau of Land Management; or prohibits the upgrading or replacement of any Southern California Edison Company— utility facility, including such a utility facility known on the date of enactment of this title as— Gale-PS 512 transmission lines or rights-of-way ; or Patio, Jack Ranch, and Kenworth distribution circuits or rights-of-way ; or energy transport facility in a right-of-way issued, granted, or permitted by the Secretary adjacent to a utility facility referred to in clause (i). The Secretary, in consultation with the Southern California Edison Company, shall publish plans for regular and emergency access by the Southern California Edison Company to the rights-of-way of the Company by the date that is 1 year after the later of— the date of enactment of this title; and the date of issuance of a new energy transport facility right-of-way within— the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; the Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or the Stoddard Valley National Off Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. Nothing in this title— terminates 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 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 Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area; or prohibits the upgrading or replacement of any— utility facilities of the Pacific Gas and Electric Company, including those utility facilities known on the date of enactment of this title as— Gas Transmission Line 311 or rights-of-way ; or Gas Transmission Line 372 or rights-of-way ; or 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 clause (i). Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title or the issuance of a new utility facility right-of-way within the Spangler Hills National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation 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. In this title: The term management plan means the management plan for the National Scenic Area developed under section 1703(a). The term Map means the map entitled Proposed Alabama Hills National Scenic Area and dated September 8, 2014. The term motorized vehicle means a motorized or mechanized vehicle and includes, when used by a utility, mechanized equipment, a helicopter, and any other aerial device necessary to maintain electrical or communications infrastructure. The term National Scenic Area means the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area established by section 1702(a). The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term State means the State of California. The term Tribe means the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. The term utility facility means any existing or future— water system facility, including aqueducts, streams, ditches, and canals; water facility, including flow measuring stations, gauges, gates, valves, piping, conduits, fencing, and electrical power and communications devices and systems; electric generation facility, electric storage facility, or overhead or underground electrical supply system or communication system, consisting of electric substations, electric lines, poles and towers made of various materials, H frame structures, guy wires and anchors, crossarms, wires, underground conduits, cables, vaults, manholes, handholes, above-ground enclosures, markers and concrete pads, or other fixtures, appliances, or communication circuits; or other fixture, appliance, or appurtenance that is— connected with a facility or system described in subparagraph (C); necessary or convenient for the construction, operation, regulation, control, grounding, and maintenance of electric generation, storage, lines, and communication circuits; or used for the purpose of— transmitting information relating to this title; or generating, storing, distributing, regulating, or controlling electric energy to be used for light, heat, power, communication, or other purposes. Subject to valid existing rights, there is established in Inyo County, California, the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, to be comprised of the approximately 18,610 acres generally depicted on the Map as National Scenic Area . The purpose of the National Scenic Area is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit, use, and enjoyment of present and future generations the nationally significant scenic, cultural, geological, educational, biological, historical, recreational, cinematographic, and scientific resources of the National Scenic Area managed consistent with section 302(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1732(a) ). As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall file a map and a legal description of the National Scenic Area with— the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. The map 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 map and legal descriptions. 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 and the Bureau of Land Management. The Secretary shall manage the National Scenic Area— as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System; so as not to impact the future continuing operation and maintenance of any activities associated with valid, existing rights, including water rights; in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and values of the National Scenic Area described in subsection (b); and in accordance with— the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); this title; and any other applicable laws. The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the National Scenic Area as the Secretary determines would support the purposes of the National Scenic Area as described in subsection (b). Except as otherwise provided in this title or other applicable law, or as the Secretary determines to be necessary for public health and safety, the Secretary shall allow existing recreational uses of the National Scenic Area to continue, including hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, and appropriate authorized motorized vehicle use. Except as otherwise specified in this title, or as necessary for administrative purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized vehicles in the National Scenic Area shall be permitted only on— roads and trails designated by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management for use of motorized vehicles as part of a management plan sustaining a semiprimitive motorized experience; or county-maintained roads in accordance with applicable State and county laws. Nothing in this title creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the National Scenic Area. The fact that an activity or use on land outside the National Scenic Area can be seen or heard within the National Scenic Area shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundaries of the National Scenic Area. The Secretary shall continue to provide private landowners adequate access to inholdings in the National Scenic Area. Nothing in this title prohibits filming (including commercial film production, student filming, and still photography) within the National Scenic Area— subject to— such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary; and applicable law; and in a manner consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). Nothing in this title affects the jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and wildlife. The grazing of livestock in the National Scenic Area, including grazing under the Alabama Hills allotment and the George Creek allotment, as established before the date of enactment of this title, shall be permitted to continue— subject to— such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary; and applicable law; and in a manner consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). Nothing in this title restricts or precludes flights over the National Scenic Area or overflights that can be seen or heard within the National Scenic Area, including— transportation, sightseeing and filming flights, general aviation planes, helicopters, hang gliders, and balloonists, for commercial or recreational purposes; low-level overflights of military aircraft; flight testing and evaluation; the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the National Scenic Area; and the use, including take-off and landing, of helicopters and other aerial devices within valid rights-of-way to construct or maintain energy transport facilities. Subject to the provisions of this title and valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this title, including rights established by prior withdrawals, the Federal land within the National Scenic Area is withdrawn from all forms of— entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Nothing in this title prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in the National Scenic Area, consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b). The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental entities and private entities to conduct research, interpretation, or public education or to carry out any other initiative relating to the restoration, conservation, or management of the National Scenic Area. Nothing in this title modifies any standard governing air or water quality outside of the boundaries of the National Scenic Area. Nothing in this title— affects the existence, use, operation, maintenance (including vegetation control), repair, construction, reconfiguration, expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, alteration, addition, relocation, improvement, funding, removal, or replacement of any utility facility or appurtenant right-of-way within or adjacent to the National Scenic Area; subject to subsection (e), affects necessary or efficient access to utility facilities or rights-of-way within or adjacent to the National Scenic Area; and precludes the Secretary from authorizing the establishment of new utility facility rights-of-way (including instream sites, routes, and areas) within the National Scenic Area in a manner that minimizes harm to the purpose of the National Scenic Area as described in subsection (b)— in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any other applicable law; subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and that are determined by the Secretary to be the only technical or feasible location, following consideration of alternatives within existing rights-of-way or outside of the National Scenic Area. Consistent with this title, the Management Plan shall establish plans for maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way within the National Scenic Area. Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this title, in accordance with subsections

(b)and (c), the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the National Scenic Area. In developing the management plan, the Secretary shall consult with— appropriate State, tribal, and local governmental entities, including Inyo County, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and the Tribe; investor-owned utilities, including Southern California Edison Company; the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group; and members of the public. In accordance with this title, the management plan shall establish plans for maintenance of public utility and other rights-of-way within the National Scenic Area. In developing the management plan, in accordance with this section, the Secretary shall allow, in perpetuity, casual use mining limited to the use of hand tools, metal detectors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, small sluices, and similar items. Pending completion of the management plan, the Secretary shall manage the National Scenic Area in accordance with section 1702(b). As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall take the approximately 132 acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Reservation Addition into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, subject to the conditions that— the land shall be subject to all easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, withdrawals, and other matters of record in existence on the date of enactment of this title; and the Federal land over which the right-of-way for the Los Angeles Aqueduct is located, generally described as the 250-foot-wide right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles pursuant to the Act of June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 801, chapter 3926), shall not be taken into trust for the Tribe. The land taken into trust pursuant to subsection

(a)shall be considered to be a part of the reservation of the Tribe. Land taken into trust under subsection

(a)shall not be eligible, or considered to have been taken into trust, for gaming (within the meaning of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.)). Administrative jurisdiction over the approximately 40 acres of Federal land depicted on the Map as USFS Transfer to BLM is transferred from the Forest Service to the Bureau of Land Management. Nothing in this title limits the provision of any commercial service for existing or historic recreation use, as authorized by the permit process of the Bureau of Land Management. Any valid existing commercial permit to exercise guided recreational opportunities for the public may continue as authorized on the day before the date of enactment of this title. In this section: The term authorized offer period means the 120-day period beginning on the date on which the required appraisal of the Federal land is completed under subsection (c). The term Federal land means the smallest parcel of land that— the Secretary determines can be reasonably described in legal language and administered; and encompasses construction completed by Reginald Cook as of January 15, 2015, within the approximately 4 acres of Bureau of Land Management land identified on the map as the Conveyance Area . The term map means the map titled Proposed Conveyance Property , dated January 15, 2015, and on file in the appropriate office of the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. The term Reginald Cook means Mr. Reginald Cook, the owner of property adjacent to the land identified on the map as the Conveyance Area . If, before the end of the authorized offer period, Reginald Cook submits to the Secretary an offer to acquire the Federal land consistent with subsections

(d)and (e), the Secretary shall convey to Reginald Cook, subject to valid existing rights and on payment of the required consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface estate of the Federal land. Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall complete an appraisal of the Federal land in accordance with— the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. As consideration for the conveyance of the Federal land, Reginald Cook shall pay to the United States, for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury, an amount equal to the appraised value of the Federal land determined under subsection (c). Reginald Cook shall cover any administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance of the Federal land, including the costs of any required environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources study. As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land, Reginald Cook shall agree in writing to release and indemnify the United States from any claims or liabilities that may arise from use of the Federal land by the United States or Reginald Cook before the date of the conveyance. The Secretary shall continue to provide to Reginald Cook access to the property of Reginald Cook, subject to part 2800 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). On termination of all mining claims to the land described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall transfer the land described in that subsection to the State. The land referred to in subsection

(a)is certain Bureau of Land Management land in San Diego County, California, comprising approximately 934 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area Proposed Transfer to the State and dated July 15, 2009. The land transferred under subsection

(a)shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of the California Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections 5093.30–5093.40). Subject to valid existing rights, the land transferred under subsection

(a)is withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing. If the State ceases to manage the land transferred under subsection

(a)as part of the State Park System or in a manner inconsistent with the California Wilderness Act (California Public Resources Code sections 5093.30–5093.40), the land shall revert to the Secretary at the discretion of the Secretary, to be managed as a Wilderness Study Area. Nothing in this title— restricts or precludes Department of Defense motorized access by land or air— to respond to an emergency within a wilderness area designated by this Act; or to control access to the emergency site; prevents nonmechanized military training activities previously conducted on wilderness areas designated by this title that are consistent with— the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.); and all applicable laws (including regulations); restricts or precludes low-level overflights of military aircraft over the areas designated as wilderness, national monuments, special management areas, or recreation areas by this Act, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the designated areas; restricts or precludes flight testing and evaluation in the areas described in paragraph (3); or restricts or precludes the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the areas described in paragraph (3). The Secretary shall— assess the impacts of climate change on the Conservation Area; and establish policies and procedures to ensure the preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate species migration likely to occur due to climate change. As soon as practicable, but not later than 2 years, after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall complete a study regarding the impact of global climate change on the Conservation Area. The study under paragraph

(1)shall— identify the species migrating, or likely to migrate, due to climate change; examine the impacts and potential impacts of climate change on— plants, insects, and animals; soil; air quality; water quality and quantity; and species migration and survival; identify critical wildlife and species migration corridors recommended for preservation; and include recommendations for ensuring the biological connectivity of public land managed by the Secretary and the Secretary of Defense throughout the Conservation Area. The Secretary shall consider the information and recommendations of the study under paragraph

(1)to determine the individual and cumulative impacts of rights-of-way for projects in the Conservation Area, in accordance with— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and any other applicable law. The Secretary shall incorporate into all land management plans applicable to the Conservation Area the findings and recommendations of the study completed under subsection (b). In this section: The term acquired land means any land acquired within the Conservation Area using amounts from the land and water conservation fund established under section 200302 of title 54, United States Code. The term conservation land means any land within the Conservation Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general conservation plan, or State natural communities conservation plan, including— national conservation land established pursuant to section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D) ); and areas of critical environmental concern established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3) ). The term donated land means any private land donated to the United States for conservation purposes in the Conservation Area. The term donor means an individual or entity that donates private land within the Conservation Area to the United States. The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management. Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall not authorize the use of acquired land, conservation land, or donated land within the Conservation Area for any activities contrary to the conservation purposes for which the land was acquired, designated, or donated, including— disposal; rights-of-way; leases; livestock grazing; infrastructure development, except as provided in subsection (c); mineral entry; and off-highway vehicle use, except on— designated routes; off-highway vehicle areas designated by law; and administratively designated open areas. Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may authorize limited exceptions to prohibited uses of acquired land or donated land in the Conservation Area if— a right-of-way application for a renewable energy development project or associated energy transport facility on acquired land or donated land was submitted to the Bureau of Land Management on or before December 1, 2009; or after the completion and consideration of an analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Secretary has determined that proposed use is in the public interest. If the Secretary grants an exception to the prohibition under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall require the permittee to donate private land of comparable value located within the Conservation Area to the United States to mitigate the use. The private land to be donated under subparagraph

(A)shall be approved by the Secretary after— consultation, to the maximum extent practicable, with the donor of the private land proposed for nonconservation uses; and an opportunity for public comment regarding the donation. Nothing in this section affects permitted or prohibited uses of donated land or acquired land in the Conservation Area established in any easements, deed restrictions, memoranda of understanding, or other agreements in existence on the date of enactment of this title. Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this title, within the Conservation Area, the Secretary may— accept deed restrictions requested by landowners for land donated to, or otherwise acquired by, the United States; and consistent with existing rights, create deed restrictions, easements, or other third-party rights relating to any public land determined by the Secretary to be necessary— to fulfill the mitigation requirements resulting from the development of renewable resources; or to satisfy the conditions of— a habitat conservation plan or general conservation plan established pursuant to section 10 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1539 ); or a natural communities conservation plan approved by the State. The Secretary shall ensure access to areas designated under this Act by members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and religious purposes, consistent with applicable law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act ) ( 42 U.S.C. 1996 ). In accordance with applicable law, including Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act ) ( 42 U.S.C. 1996 ), and subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary, on request of an Indian tribe or Indian religious community, shall temporarily close to general public use any portion of an area designated as a national monument, special management area, wild and scenic river, area of critical environmental concern, or National Park System unit under this Act (referred to in this subsection as a designated area ) to protect the privacy of traditional cultural and religious activities in the designated area by members of the Indian tribe or Indian religious community. In closing a portion of a designated area under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall limit the closure to the smallest practicable area for the minimum period necessary for the traditional cultural and religious activities. Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Interior shall develop and implement a tribal cultural resources management plan to identify, protect, and conserve cultural resources of Indian tribes associated with the Xam Kwatchan Trail network extending from Avikwaame (Spirit Mountain, Nevada) to Avikwlal (Pilot Knob, California). The Secretary shall consult on the development and implementation of the tribal cultural resources management plan under paragraph

(1)with— each of— the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe; the Hualapai Tribal Nation; the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe; the Colorado River Indian Tribes; the Quechan Indian Tribe; and the Cocopah Indian Tribe; and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. The tribal cultural resources management plan developed under paragraph

(1)shall— be based on a completed tribal cultural resources survey; and include procedures for identifying, protecting, and preserving petroglyphs, ancient trails, intaglios, sleeping circles, artifacts, and other resources of cultural, archaeological, or historical significance in accordance with all applicable laws and policies, including— chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code; Public Law 95–341 (commonly known as the American Indian Religious Freedom Act ) ( 42 U.S.C. 1996 ); the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 ( 16 U.S.C. 470aa et seq.); the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act ( 25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.); and Public Law 103–141 (commonly known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 ) ( 42 U.S.C. 2000bb et seq.). Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the area administratively withdrawn and known as the Indian Pass Withdrawal Area is permanently withdrawn from— all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and right-of-way leasing and disposition under all laws relating to minerals or solar, wind, or geothermal energy. In this section: The term 1932 Act means the Act of June 18, 1932 (47 Stat. 324, chapter 270). The term District means the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Subject to valid existing claims perfected prior to the effective date of the 1932 Act and the reservation of minerals set forth in the 1932 Act, the Secretary shall release, convey, or otherwise quitclaim to the District, in a form recordable in local county records, and subject to the approval of the District, after consultation and without monetary consideration, all right, title, and remaining interest of the United States in and to the land that was conveyed to the District pursuant to the 1932 Act or any other law authorizing conveyance subject to restrictions or reversionary interests retained by the United States, on request by the District. A conveyance authorized by subsection

(b)shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: The District shall cover, or reimburse the Secretary for, the costs incurred by the Secretary to make the conveyance, including title searches, surveys, deed preparation, attorneys’ fees, and similar expenses. By accepting the conveyances, the District agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United States with regard to any boundary dispute relating to any parcel conveyed under this section. . Section 2945 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 1038) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting after National ; Valley in subsection (a), by inserting National after Valley in the matter preceding paragraph (1); and in subsections (b), (c), and (d), by inserting National after Valley each place it appears. Section 2942(c)(3) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 1037) is amended by inserting National after Valley .

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