,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #afgf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 ,cook 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,keon7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to designate the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area in ,san ,bernardino ,county1 ,california1 to authorize limited military use of the area1 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 ,palms1 and by recreational users1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area ,establishment ,act4 #b4 ,designation of ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area 7a7 ,designation ,the approximately #ahh1jjj acres of public land and interests in land administered by the ,secretary of the ,interior through the ,bureau of ,land ,management in ,san ,bernardino ,county1 ,california1 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 #aa1 #bjac1 are hereby designated as the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area4 7b7 ,recreational and conservation use ,the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area is designated for the following purposes3 7#a7 ,public recreation 7including off-highway vehicle use1 camping1 and hiking7 when the lands are not used for military training as authorized by section #c4 7#b7 ,natural resources conservation4 7c7 ,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and interests in land included in the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area are hereby withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws1 including the mining laws and the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws4 7d7 ,treatment of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 rights4 #c4 ,limited biannual ,marine ,corps ,air ,ground ,combat ,center ,twentynine ,palms use of ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area 7a7 ,use for military purposes authorized ,subject to subsection 7b71 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 #db days per year for the following purposes3 7#a7 ,sustained1 combined arms1 live-fire1 and maneuver field training for large-scale ,marine air-ground task forces4 7#b7 ,individual and unit live-fire training ranges4 7#c7 ,equipment and tactics development4 7#d7 ,other defense-related purposes consistent with the purposes specified in the preceding paragraphs4 7b7 ,conditions on military use 7#a7 ,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 year1 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall-- 7,a7 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 #b7;b72 and 7,b7 provide for public awareness of and participation in the selection process4 7#b7 ,public notice ,the ,secretary of the ,navy shall provide advance1 wide-spread notice before any closure of public lands for military use under this section4 7#c7 ,public safety ,military use of the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area during the biannual periods authorized by subsection 7a7 shall be conducted in the presence of sufficient range safety officers to ensure the safety of military personnel and civilians4 7#d7 ,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 7a74 7c7 ,implementing agreement 7#a7 ,agreement required2 required terms ,the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,navy shall enter into a written agreement to implement this section4 ,the agreement shall include a provision for periodic review of the agreement for its adequacy1 effectiveness1 and need for revision4 7#b7 ,additional terms ,the agreement may provide for-- 7,a7 the integration of the management plans of the ,secretary of the ,interior and the ,secretary of the ,navy2 7,b7 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 wildlife2 and 7,c7 the sharing of resources in order to most efficiently and effectively manage the lands4 7d7 ,duration ,any agreement for the military use of the ,johnson ,valley ,national ,off-,highway ,vehicle ,recreation ,area shall terminate not later than ,march #ca1 #bjci4 #d4 ,transfer of administrative jurisdiction1 ,southern ,study ,area1 ,marine ,corps ,air ,ground ,combat ,center ,twentynine ,palms1 ,california 7a7 ,transfer required ,not later than ,september #cj1 #bjad1 the ,secretary of the ,interior shall transfer1 without reimbursement1 to the administrative jurisdiction of the ,secretary of the ,navy certain public land administered by the ,bureau of ,land ,management consisting of approximately #bj1jjj acres in ,san ,bernardino ,county1 ,california1 as generally depicted as the ,southern ,study ,area on the map referred to in section #b4 7b7 ,use of transferred land ,upon the receipt of the land under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,navy shall include the land as part of the ,marine ,corps ,air ,ground ,combat ,center ,twentynine ,palms1 ,california1 and authorize use of the land for military purposes4 7c7 ,legal description 7#a7 ,preparation and publication ,the ,secretary of the ,interior shall publish in the ,federal ,register a legal description of the public land to be transferred under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,force of law ,the legal description filed under paragraph 7#a7 shall have the same force and effect as if included in this ,act1 except that the ,secretary of the ,interior may correct clerical and typographical errors in the legal description4 7d7 ,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 section4