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PUBLIC LAW 116–9—MAR. 12, 2019 JOHN D. DINGELL, JR. CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND RECREATION ACT VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:14 Oct 17, 2019 Jkt 099139 PO 00009 Frm 00001 Fmt 6579 Sfmt 6579 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL009.116 PUBL009 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 580 PUBLIC LAW 116–9—MAR. 12, 2019 Public Law 116–9 116th Congress An Act To provide for the management of the natural resources of the United States, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act’’. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. TITLE I—PUBLIC LAND AND FORESTS Subtitle A—Land Exchanges and Conveyances Sec. 1001. Crags land exchange, Colorado. Sec. 1002. Arapaho National Forest boundary adjustment. Sec. 1003. Santa Ana River Wash Plan land exchange. Sec. 1004. Udall Park land exchange. Sec. 1005. Confirmation of State land grants. Sec. 1006. Custer County Airport conveyance. Sec. 1007. Pascua Yaqui Tribe land conveyance. Sec. 1008. La Paz County land conveyance. Sec. 1009. Lake Bistineau land title stability. Sec. 1010. Lake Fannin land conveyance. Sec. 1011. Land conveyance and utility right-of-way, Henry’s Lake Wilderness Study Area, Idaho. Sec. 1012. Conveyance to Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation. Sec. 1013. Public purpose conveyance to City of Hyde Park, Utah. Sec. 1014. Juab County conveyance. Sec. 1015. Black Mountain Range and Bullhead City land exchange. Sec. 1016. Cottonwood land exchange. Sec. 1017. Embry-Riddle Tri-City land exchange. Subtitle B—Public Land and National Forest System Management Sec. 1101. Bolts Ditch access. Sec. 1102. Clarification relating to a certain land description under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005. Sec. 1103. Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area. Sec. 1104. Maintenance or replacement of facilities and structures at Smith Gulch. Sec. 1105. Repeal of provision limiting the export of timber harvested from certain Kake Tribal Corporation land. Sec. 1106. Designation of Fowler and Boskoff Peaks. Sec. 1107. Coronado National Forest land conveyance. Sec. 1108. Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area boundary ad- justment, Oregon. Sec. 1109. Maintenance of Federal mineral leases based on extraction of helium. Sec. 1110. Small miner waivers to claim maintenance fees. Sec. 1111. Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and National Monu- ment. John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act. 16 USC 1 note. Mar. 12, 2019 [S. 47] VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:14 Oct 17, 2019 Jkt 099139 PO 00009 Frm 00002 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL009.116 PUBL009 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 581 PUBLIC LAW 116–9—MAR. 12, 2019 Sec. 1112. Owyhee Wilderness Areas boundary modifications. Sec. 1113. Chugach Region land study. Sec. 1114. Wildfire technology modernization. Sec. 1115. McCoy Flats Trail System. Sec. 1116. Technical corrections to certain laws relating to Federal land in the State of Nevada. Sec. 1117. Ashley Karst National Recreation and Geologic Area. Sec. 1118. John Wesley Powell National Conservation Area. Sec. 1119. Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment. Sec. 1120. Red River gradient boundary survey. Sec. 1121. San Juan County settlement implementation. Sec. 1122. Rio Puerco Watershed management program. Sec. 1123. Ashley Springs land conveyance. Subtitle C—Wilderness Designations and Withdrawals PART I—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 1201. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks conservation. Sec. 1202. Cerro del Yuta and Rı´o San Antonio Wilderness Areas. Sec. 1203. Methow Valley, Washington, Federal land withdrawal. Sec. 1204. Emigrant Crevice withdrawal. Sec. 1205. Oregon Wildlands. PART II—EMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LAND MANAGEMENT Sec. 1211. Definitions. Sec. 1212. Administration. Sec. 1213. Effect on water rights. Sec. 1214. Savings clause. SUBPART A—SAN RAFAEL SWELL RECREATION AREA Sec. 1221. Establishment of Recreation Area. Sec. 1222. Management of Recreation Area. Sec. 1223. San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council. SUBPART B—WILDERNESS AREAS Sec. 1231. Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sec. 1232. Administration. Sec. 1233. Fish and wildlife management. Sec. 1234. Release. SUBPART C—WILD AND SCENIC RIVER DESIGNATION Sec. 1241. Green River wild and scenic river designation. SUBPART D—LAND MANAGEMENT AND CONVEYANCES Sec. 1251. Goblin Valley State Park. Sec. 1252. Jurassic National Monument. Sec. 1253. Public land disposal and acquisition. Sec. 1254. Public purpose conveyances. Sec. 1255. Exchange of BLM and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administra- tion land. Subtitle D—Wild and Scenic Rivers Sec. 1301. Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook wild and scenic river. Sec. 1302. Wood-Pawcatuck watershed wild and scenic river segments. Sec. 1303. Nashua wild and scenic rivers, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Subtitle E—California Desert Protection and Recreation Sec. 1401. Definitions. PART I—DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT CONSERVATION AREA Sec. 1411. California desert conservation and recreation. PART II—DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREA Sec. 1421. Vinagre Wash Special Management Area. PART III—NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM ADDITIONS Sec. 1431. Death Valley National Park boundary revision. Sec. 1432. Mojave National Preserve. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:14 Oct 17, 2019 Jkt 099139 PO 00009 Frm 00003 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL009.116 PUBL009 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 582 PUBLIC LAW 116–9—MAR. 12, 2019 Sec. 1433. Joshua Tree National Park. PART IV—OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREAS Sec. 1441. Off-highway vehicle recreation areas. PART V—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 1451. Transfer of land to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Sec. 1452. Wildlife corridors. Sec. 1453. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land. Sec. 1454. Tribal uses and interests. Sec. 1455. Release of Federal reversionary land interests. Sec. 1456. California State school land. Sec. 1457. Designation of wild and scenic rivers. Sec. 1458. Conforming amendments. Sec. 1459. Juniper Flats. Sec. 1460. Conforming amendments to California Military Lands Withdrawal and Overflights Act of 1994. Sec. 1461. Desert tortoise conservation center. TITLE II—NATIONAL PARKS Subtitle A—Special Resource Studies Sec. 2001. Special resource study of James K. Polk presidential home. Sec. 2002. Special resource study of Thurgood Marshall school. Sec. 2003. Special resource study of President Street Station. Sec. 2004. Amache special resource study. Sec. 2005. Special resource study of George W. Bush Childhood Home. Subtitle B—National Park System Boundary Adjustments and Related Matters Sec. 2101. Shiloh National Military Park boundary adjustment. Sec. 2102. Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park boundary. Sec. 2103. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park boundary. Sec. 2104. Fort Frederica National Monument, Georgia. Sec. 2105. Fort Scott National Historic Site boundary. Sec. 2106. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument boundary. Sec. 2107. Voyageurs National Park boundary adjustment. Sec. 2108. Acadia National Park boundary. Sec. 2109. Authority of Secretary of the Interior to accept certain properties, Mis- souri. Sec. 2110. Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. Subtitle C—National Park System Redesignations Sec. 2201. Designation of Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park. Sec. 2202. Redesignation of Robert Emmet Park. Sec. 2203. Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park. Sec. 2204. Reconstruction Era National Historical Park and Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. Sec. 2205. Golden Spike National Historical Park. Sec. 2206. World War II Pacific sites. Subtitle D—New Units of the National Park System Sec. 2301. Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Sec. 2302. Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument. Sec. 2303. Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument. Subtitle E—National Park System Management Sec. 2401. Denali National Park and Preserve natural gas pipeline. Sec. 2402. Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation pro- gram reauthorized. Sec. 2402A. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. Sec. 2403. Authorizing cooperative management agreements between the District of Columbia and the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 2404. Fees for Medical Services. Sec. 2405. Authority to grant easements and rights-of-way over Federal lands with- in Gateway National Recreation Area. Sec. 2406. Adams Memorial Commission. Sec. 2407. Technical corrections to references to the African American Civil Rights Network. Sec. 2408. Transfer of the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory. Sec. 2409. Bows in parks. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:14 Oct 17, 2019 Jkt 099139 PO 00009 Frm 00004 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL009.116 PUBL009 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 583 PUBLIC LAW 116–9—MAR. 12, 2019 Sec. 2410. Wildlife management in parks. Sec. 2411. Pottawattamie County reversionary interest. Sec. 2412. Designation of Dean Stone Bridge. Subtitle F—National Trails and Related Matters Sec. 2501. North Country Scenic Trail Route adjustment. Sec. 2502. Extension of Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Sec. 2503. American Discovery Trail signage. Sec. 2504. Pike National Historic Trail study. TITLE III—CONSERVATION AUTHORIZATIONS Sec. 3001. Reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund. Sec. 3002. Conservation incentives landowner education program. TITLE IV—SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS AND RELATED MATTERS Subtitle A—National Policy Sec. 4001. Congressional declaration of national policy. Subtitle B—Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land Sec. 4101. Definitions. Sec. 4102. Federal land open to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Sec. 4103. Closure of Federal land to hunting, fishing, and recreational shooting. Sec. 4104. Shooting ranges. Sec. 4105. Identifying opportunities for recreation, hunting, and fishing on Federal land. Subtitle C—Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Sec. 4201. Federal action transparency. Subtitle D—Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Sec. 4301. Federal closing date for hunting of ducks, mergansers, and coots. Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Sec. 4401. Respect for treaties and rights. Sec. 4402. No priority. Sec. 4403. State authority for fish and wildlife. TITLE V—HAZARDS AND MAPPING Sec. 5001. National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System. Sec. 5002. Reauthorization of National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992. TITLE VI—NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAS Sec. 6001. National Heritage Area designations. Sec. 6002. Adjustment of boundaries of Lincoln National Heritage Area. Sec. 6003. Finger Lakes National Heritage Area study. Sec. 6004. National Heritage Area amendments. TITLE VII—WILDLIFE HABITAT AND CONSERVATION Sec. 7001. Wildlife habitat and conservation. Sec. 7002. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. Sec. 7003. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. TITLE VIII—WATER AND POWER Subtitle A—Reclamation Title Transfer Sec. 8001. Purpose. Sec. 8002. Definitions. Sec. 8003. Authorization of transfers of title to eligible facilities. Sec. 8004. Eligibility criteria. Sec. 8005. Liability. Sec. 8006. Benefits. Sec. 8007. Compliance with other laws. Subtitle B—Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Sec. 8101. Extension of authorization for annual base funding of fish recovery pro- grams; removal of certain reporting requirement. Sec. 8102. Report on recovery implementation programs. Subtitle C—Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Sec. 8201. Authorization of phase III. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:14 Oct 17, 2019 Jkt 099139 PO 00009 Frm 00005 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6582 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL009.116 PUBL009 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS 133 STAT. 584 PUBLIC LAW 116–9—MAR. 12, 2019 Sec. 8202. Modification of purposes and definitions. Sec. 8203. Yakima River Basin Water Conservation Program. Sec. 8204. Yakima Basin water projects, operations, and authorizations. Subtitle D—Bureau of Reclamation Facility Conveyances Sec. 8301. Conveyance of Maintenance Complex and District Office of the Arbuckle Project, Oklahoma. Sec. 8302. Contra Costa Canal transfer. Subtitle E—Project Authorizations Sec. 8401. Extension of Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project. Subtitle F—Modifications of Existing Programs Sec. 8501. Watersmart. Subtitle G—Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Sec. 8601. Definitions. Sec. 8602. Asset Management Report enhancements for reserved works. Sec. 8603. Asset Management Report enhancements for transferred works. TITLE IX—MISCELLANEOUS Sec. 9001. Every Kid Outdoors Act. Sec. 9002. Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act. Sec. 9003. John S. McCain III 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act. Sec. 9004. National Nordic Museum Act. Sec. 9005. Designation of National George C. Marshall Museum and Library. Sec. 9006. 21st Century Respect Act. Sec. 9007. American World War II Heritage Cities. Sec. 9008. Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. Sec. 9009. Designation of National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York. Sec. 9010. John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System. SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY. In this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. TITLE I—PUBLIC LAND AND FORESTS Subtitle A—Land Exchanges and Conveyances SEC. 1001. CRAGS LAND EXCHANGE, COLORADO. (a) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— (1) to authorize, direct, expedite and facilitate the land exchange set forth herein; and (2) to promote enhanced public outdoor recreational and natural resource conservation opportunities in the Pike National Forest near Pikes Peak, Colorado, via acquisition of the non-Federal land and trail easement. (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) BHI.—The term ‘‘BHI’’ means Broadmoor Hotel, Inc., a Colorado corporation. (2) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ means all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approxi- mately 83 acres of land within the Pike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado, together with a nonexclusive perpetual access easement to BHI to and from such land on Forest Service Road 371, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Crags Land Exchange–Federal Parcel–Emerald Valley Ranch’’ and dated March 2015. 16 USC 1 note. VerDate Sep 11 2014 15:14 Oct 17, 2019 Jkt 099139 PO 00009 Frm 00006 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E [Text truncated for display. Full text available on Congress.gov.]

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