[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 1676 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 88
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1676
[Report No. 113-123, Part I]
To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited
military use of the area, to provide for the transfer of the Southern
Study Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, and by recreational users, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 23, 2013
Mr. Cook (for himself and Mr. McKeon) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
June 24, 2013
Additional sponsor: Mr. Ruiz
June 24, 2013
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
June 24, 2013
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April
23, 2013]
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A BILL
To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited
military use of the area, to provide for the transfer of the Southern
Study Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, and by recreational users, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Johnson Valley National Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JOHNSON VALLEY NATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE
RECREATION AREA.
(a) Designation.--The approximately 188,000 acres of public land
and interests in land administered by the Secretary of the Interior
through the Bureau of Land Management in San Bernardino County,
California, as generally depicted as the ``Johnson Valley Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area'' on the map titled ``Johnson Valley National
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area and Transfer of the Southern Study
Area'' and dated April 11, 2013, are hereby designated as the ``Johnson
Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area''.
(b) Recreational and Conservation Use.--The Johnson Valley National
Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area is designated for the following
purposes:
(1) Public recreation (including off-highway vehicle use,
camping, and hiking) when the lands are not used for military
training as authorized by section 3.
(2) Natural resources conservation.
(c) Withdrawal.--The public land and interests in land included in
the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area are
hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal
leasing laws.
(d) Treatment of Existing Rights.--The designation of the Johnson
Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area and the withdrawal
of the public land and interests in land included in the Recreation
Area are subject to valid existing rights.
SEC. 3. LIMITED BIANNUAL MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER
TWENTYNINE PALMS USE OF JOHNSON VALLEY NATIONAL OFF-
HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA.
(a) Use for Military Purposes Authorized.--Subject to subsection
(b), the Secretary of the Interior shall authorize the Secretary of the
Navy to utilize portions of Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area twice in each calendar year for up to a total of 60
days per year for the following purposes:
(1) Sustained, combined arms, live-fire, and maneuver field
training for large-scale Marine air-ground task forces.
(2) Individual and unit live-fire training ranges.
(3) Equipment and tactics development.
(4) Other defense-related purposes consistent with the
purposes specified in the preceding paragraphs.
(b) Conditions on Military Use.--
(1) Consultation and public participation requirements.--
Before the Secretary of the Navy requests the two time periods
for military use of the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway
Vehicle Recreation Area in a calendar year, the Secretary of
the Navy shall--
(A) consult with the Secretary of the Interior
regarding the best times for military use to reduce
interference with or interruption of nonmilitary
activities authorized by section 2(b); and
(B) provide for public awareness of and
participation in the selection process.
(2) Public notice.--The Secretary of the Navy shall provide
advance, wide-spread notice before any closure of public lands
for military use under this section.
(3) Public safety.--Military use of the Johnson Valley
National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area during the
biannual periods authorized by subsection (a) shall be
conducted in the presence of sufficient range safety officers
to ensure the safety of military personnel and civilians.
(4) Certain types of ordnance prohibited.--The Secretary of
the Navy shall prohibit the use of dud-producing ordnance in
any military training conducted under subsection (a).
(c) Implementing Agreement.--
(1) Agreement required; required terms.--The Secretary of
the Interior and the Secretary of the Navy shall enter into a
written agreement to implement this section. The agreement
shall include a provision for periodic review of the agreement
for its adequacy, effectiveness, and need for revision.
(2) Additional terms.--The agreement may provide for--
(A) the integration of the management plans of the
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the
Navy;
(B) delegation to civilian law enforcement
personnel of the Department of the Navy of the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to enforce
the laws relating to protection of natural and cultural
resources and of fish and wildlife; and
(C) the sharing of resources in order to most
efficiently and effectively manage the lands.
(d) Duration.--Any agreement for the military use of the Johnson
Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area shall terminate not
later than March 31, 2039.
SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION, SOUTHERN STUDY AREA,
MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS,
CALIFORNIA.
(a) Transfer Required.--Not later than September 30, 2014, the
Secretary of the Interior shall transfer, without reimbursement, to the
administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Navy certain public
land administered by the Bureau of Land Management consisting of
approximately 20,000 acres in San Bernardino County, California, as
generally depicted as the ``Southern Study Area'' on the map referred
to in section 2.
(b) Use of Transferred Land.--Upon the receipt of the land under
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy shall include the land as
part of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms,
California, and authorize use of the land for military purposes.
(c) Legal Description and Map.--
(1) Preparation and publication.--The Secretary of the
Interior shall publish in the Federal Register a legal
description and map of the public land to be transferred under
subsection (a).
(2) Force of law.--The legal description and map filed
under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary of the Interior
may correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal
description and map.
(d) Reimbursement of Costs.--The Secretary of the Navy shall
reimburse the Secretary of the Interior for any costs incurred by the
Secretary of the Interior to carry out this section.
SEC. 5. WATER RIGHTS.
(a) Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed--
(1) to establish a reservation in favor of the United
States with respect to any water or water right on lands
transferred by this Act; or
(2) to authorize the appropriation of water on lands
transferred by this Act except in accordance with applicable
State law.
(b) Effect on Previously Acquired or Reserved Water Rights.--This
section shall not be construed to affect any water rights acquired or
reserved by the United States before the date of the enactment of this
Act.
Union Calendar No. 88
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1676
[Report No. 113-123, Part I]
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A BILL
To designate the Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation
Area in San Bernardino County, California, to authorize limited
military use of the area, to provide for the transfer of the Southern
Study Area to the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the
Navy for inclusion in the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, and by recreational users, and for other purposes.
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June 24, 2013
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
June 24, 2013
The Committee on Armed Services discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed