A bill to establish the California Desert National Conservation Area.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] States that it is the purpose of this Act to provide for the immediate and future protection and administration of public lands in the California desert within the framework of a program of multiple use and maintenance of environmental quality. Establishes the California Desert Advisory Commission which shall consist of Federal and State representatives, representatives of the academic community, representatives of residents of the desert, environmentalists, and representatives of groups which make use of the desert and its resources for recreational, study, or business purposes. States that it shall be the function of the Commission to advise the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the preparation of the long-range program and plan for the management, use and protection of the California desert, which is required by this Act. Provides that such plan shall be completed and reported to Congress by June 30, 1979. States that the plan shall take into account the principles of multiple use, the maintenance of environmental quality of the area, and the possibility of selective acquisition and disposal of public lands in order to better carry out the purposes of this Act. Delays th…