text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  
      (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Alabama Hills 
  National Scenic Area Establishment Act''.
      (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
  follows:
  
  Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
  Sec. 2. Definitions.
  Sec. 3. Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, California.
  Sec. 4. Management plan.
  Sec. 5. Land taken into trust for Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone 
                              Reservation.
  Sec. 6. Transfer of administrative jurisdiction.
  Sec. 7. Protection of services and recreational opportunities.
  Sec. 8. Clarification regarding funding.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
          the management plan for the National Scenic Area developed 
          under section 4(a).
              (2) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map titled ``Proposed 
          Alabama Hills National Scenic Area'', dated September 8, 2014.
              (3) Motorized vehicles.--The term ``motorized vehicles'' 
          means motorized or mechanized vehicles and includes, when used 
          by utilities, mechanized equipment, helicopters, and other 
          aerial devices necessary to maintain electrical or 
          communications infrastructure.
              (4) National scenic area.--The term ``National Scenic 
          Area'' means the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area established 
          by section 3(a).
              (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of the Interior.
              (6) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
          California.
              (7) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Lone Pine Paiute-
          Shoshone.
              (8) Utility facility.--The term ``utility facility'' means 
          any and all existing and future water system facilities 
          including aqueducts, streams, ditches, and canals; water 
          facilities including, but not limited to, flow measuring 
          stations, gauges, gates, values, piping, conduits, fencing, and 
          electrical power and communications devices and systems; and 
          any and all existing and future electric generation facilities, 
          electric storage facilities, overhead and/or underground 
          electrical supply systems and communication systems 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 and other fixtures, appliances and 
          communication circuits, and other fixtures, appliances and 
          appurtenances connected therewith necessary or convenient for 
          the construction, operation, regulation, control, grounding and 
          maintenance of electric generation, storage, lines and 
          communication circuits, for the purpose of transmitting 
          intelligence and generating, storing, distributing, regulating 
          and controlling electric energy to be used for light, heat, 
          power, communication, and other purposes.
  
  SEC. 3. ALABAMA HILLS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA, CALIFORNIA.
  
      (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid, existing rights, there is 
  established in Inyo County, California, the Alabama Hills National 
  Scenic Area. The National Scenic Area shall be comprised of the 
  approximately 18,610 acres generally depicted on the Map as ``National 
  Scenic Area''.
      (b) Purpose.--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)).
      (c) Map; Legal Descriptions.--
              (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of 
          enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and a 
          legal description of the National 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 map and legal descriptions filed 
          under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
          included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
          clerical and typographical errors in the map 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 and Bureau of Land Management.
      (d) Administration.--The Secretary shall manage the National Scenic 
  Area--
              (1) as a component of the National Landscape Conservation 
          System;
              (2) so as not to impact the future continuing operations 
          and maintenance of any activities associated with valid, 
          existing rights, including water rights;
              (3) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the 
          resources and values of the National Scenic Area described in 
          subsection (b); and
              (4) in accordance with--
                      (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
                  1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
                      (B) this Act; and
                      (C) any other applicable laws.
      (e) Management.--
              (1) In general.--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).
              (2) Recreational activities.--Except as otherwise provided 
          in this Act 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.
              (3) Motorized vehicles.--Except as specified within this 
          Act and/or in cases in which motorized vehicles are needed for 
          administrative purposes, or to respond to an emergency, the use 
          of motorized vehicles in the National Scenic Area shall be 
          permitted only on--
                      (A) 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 
                  semi-primitive motorized experience; or
                      (B) on county-maintained roads in accordance with 
                  applicable State and county laws.
      (f) No Buffer Zones.--
              (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act creates a protective 
          perimeter or buffer zone around the National Scenic Area.
              (2) Activities outside 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.
      (g) Access.--The Secretary shall continue to provide private 
  landowners adequate access to inholdings in the National Scenic Area.
      (h) Filming.--Nothing in this Act prohibits filming (including 
  commercial film production, student filming, and still photography) 
  within the National Scenic Area--
              (1) subject to--
                      (A) such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
                  practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary; 
                  and
                      (B) applicable law; and
              (2) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in 
          subsection (b).
      (i) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the 
  jurisdiction or responsibilities of the State with respect to fish and 
  wildlife.
      (j) Livestock.--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 Act, shall be permitted to continue--
              (1) subject to--
                      (A) such reasonable regulations, policies, and 
                  practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary; 
                  and
                      (B) applicable law; and
              (2) in a manner consistent with the purposes described in 
          subsection (b).
      (k) Overflights.--Nothing in this Act restricts or precludes 
  flights over the National Scenic Area or overflights that can be seen 
  or heard within the National Scenic Area, including--
              (1) transportation, sightseeing and filming flights, 
          general aviation planes, helicopters, hang-gliders, and 
          balloonists, for commercial or recreational purposes;
              (2) low-level overflights of military aircraft;
              (3) flight testing and evaluation; or
              (4) the designation or creation of new units of special use 
          airspace, or the establishment of military flight training 
          routes, over the National Scenic Area.
      (l) Withdrawal.--Subject to this Act's provisions and valid rights 
  in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including rights 
  established by prior withdrawals, the Federal land within the National 
  Scenic 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.
      (m) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this Act 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).
      (n) Grants; Cooperative Agreements.--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.
      (o) Air and Water Quality.--Nothing in this Act modifies any 
  standard governing air or water quality outside of the boundaries of 
  the National Scenic Area.
      (p) Utility Facilities and Rights of Way.--
              (1) Nothing in this Act shall--
                      (A) affect the existence, use, operation, 
                  maintenance (including but not limited to vegetation 
                  control), repair, construction, reconfiguration, 
                  expansion, inspection, renewal, reconstruction, 
                  alteration, addition, relocation, improvement, funding, 
                  removal, or replacement of utility facilities or 
                  appurtenant rights of way within or adjacent to the 
                  National Scenic Area;
                      (B) affect necessary or efficient access to utility 
                  facilities or rights of way within or adjacent to the 
                  National Scenic Area subject to subsection (e);
                      (C) preclude 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)--
                              (i) with the National Environmental Policy 
                          Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and any 
                          other applicable law; and
                              (ii) subject to such terms and conditions 
                          as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
              (2) Management plan.--Consistent with this Act, the 
          Management Plan shall establish plans for maintenance of public 
          utility and other rights of way within the National Scenic 
          Area.
  
  SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
  of this Act, in accordance with subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
  develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the 
  National Scenic Area.
      (b) Consultation.--In developing the management plan, the Secretary 
  shall--
              (1) consult with appropriate State, tribal, and local 
          governmental entities, including Inyo County and the Tribe; and
              (2) seek input from--
                      (A) investor-owned utilities, including Southern 
                  California Edison Company;
                      (B) the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group;
                      (C) members of the public; and
                      (D) the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
      (c) Incorporation of Management Plan.--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.
      (d) Interim Management.--Pending completion of the management plan, 
  the Secretary shall manage the National Scenic Area in accordance with 
  section 3.
  
  SEC. 5. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR LONE PINE PAIUTE-SHOSHONE 
                RESERVATION.
  
      (a) Trust Land.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
  enactment of this Act, 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 following:
              (1) Conditions.--The land shall be subject to all 
          easements, covenants, conditions, restrictions, withdrawals, 
          and other matters of record on the date of the enactment of 
          this Act.
              (2) Exclusion.--The Federal lands 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 (Chap. 
          3926), shall not be taken into trust for the Tribe.
      (b) Reservation Land.--The land taken into trust pursuant to 
  subsection (a) shall be considered part of the reservation of the 
  Tribe.
      (c) Gaming Prohibition.--Gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
  Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) shall not be allowed on the land taken 
  into trust pursuant to subsection (a).
  
  SEC. 6. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION.
  
      Administrative jurisdiction of the approximately 56 acres of 
  Federal land depicted on the Map as ``USFS Transfer to BLM'' is hereby 
  transferred from the Forest Service under the Secretary of Agriculture 
  to the Bureau of Land Management under the Secretary.
  
  SEC. 7. PROTECTION OF SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
  
      Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit commercial services 
  for existing and historic recreation uses as authorized by the Bureau 
  of Land Management's permit process. Valid, existing, commercial 
  permits to exercise guided recreational opportunities for the public 
  may continue as authorized on the day before the date of the enactment 
  of this Act.
  
  SEC. 8. CLARIFICATION REGARDING FUNDING.
  
      No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
  this Act and the amendments made by
  
  
                
  
   this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
  otherwise authorized.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2016.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                   KAREN L. HAAS,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in Inyo County, California, the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprising approximately 18,610 acres of land.  The Department of the Interior shall manage the Area as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.  Interior shall allow existing recreational uses of the Area to continue, including hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, and appropriate authorized motorized vehicle use.  The use of motorized vehicles in the Area shall be permitted only on:  roads and trails designated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use of such vehicles as part of a management plan sustaining a semi-primitive motorized experience, or  on county-maintained roads.   Nothing in this bill creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the National Scenic Area. Interior shall continue to provide private landowners with adequate access to inholdings in the Area.  Livestock grazing already established in the Area, including grazing under the Alabama Hills and the George Creek allotments, shall continue.  The federal land within the area is withdrawn from: (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.  Interior may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state, tribal, and local governmental and private entities to conduct research, interpretation, or public education or to carry out any other initiative related to the restoration, conservation, or management of the Area.  The management plan shall establish plans for maintenance of public utility and other rights of way within the Area. (Sec. 4) Interior shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Area.  In developing this plan, Interior shall:  consult with appropriate state, tribal, and local governmental entities, including Inyo County and the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe; and seek input from investor-owned utilities (including the Southern California Edison Company), the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group, members of the public, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.   In developing the management plan, Interior 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.  (Sec. 5) Interior shall take approximately 132 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Lone-Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, which shall be considered part of the Tribe's reservation, excluding a specified right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles.   Gaming shall not be allowed on such trust land.  (Sec. 6) The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 56 acres of specified federal land from the U.S. Forest Service to the BLM.  (Sec. 7) Valid, existing, commercial permits for guided recreational opportunities for the public may continue.  (Sec. 8) No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill, which shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
feat_title: Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act