HOUSE 1487116th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

Last Action: 11/21/2019

Actions

2019-11-21Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2019-11-20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-11-20On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9088)
2019-11-20Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9088)
2019-11-20DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1487.
2019-11-20Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9088-9089)
2019-11-20Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-11-15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
2019-11-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-293.
2019-11-15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-293.
2019-09-25Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2019-09-25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-09-25Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
2019-05-22Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-04-01Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-11-20 (53)

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.

Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

Cosponsors (6)

Karen Bass (D-CA)
Julia Brownley (D-CA)
GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)
Nanette Barragan (D-CA)

Subjects

California
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Parks, recreation areas, trails

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