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H.R. 1676 — what changed

Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 2 sections amended and 1 added between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 3 Limited biannual Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms use of Johnson Valley National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area

(a)
changed 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 42 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)
changed Legal description—description and map—
(1)
changed 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)
changed 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.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

added
(a)
added Water rights— Nothing in this Act shall be construed—
(1)
added 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)
added to authorize the appropriation of water on lands transferred by this Act except in accordance with applicable State law.
(b)
added 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.