San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
- Last Action
- 2/4/2020
Actions
- 2020-02-04Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.
- 2020-02-04Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-385.
- 2020-02-04Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-385.
- 2019-11-20Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
- 2019-11-20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2019-11-20Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- 2019-07-10Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2019-04-25Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2019-04-10Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
- 2019-04-10Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2020-02-04 (07)
San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, consisting of 49,387 acres of federal lands and interests in land.
The Department of the Interior must (1) cooperate with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop opportunities for the management of the federal lands under DOD jurisdiction that are included within the recreation area, (2) create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area, and (3) develop an integrated visitor services plan for the recreation area.
The bill establishes (1) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council to advise Interior on the development and implementation of the management plan and the visitor services plan, and (2) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership to coordinate activities of governmental and private entities in advancing the purposes of this bill and to improve management and recreational opportunities within the recreation area.
The Department of Agriculture must modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California to include 109,167 acres of additional, identified National Forest System lands and administer those lands as part of the monument.
The bill designates (1) specified areas as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and (2) specified river and creek segments as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Cosponsors (20)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Katie Hill (D-CA)
- LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD (D-CA)
- Linda Sánchez (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
- Ted Lieu (D-CA)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- Jared Huffman (D-CA)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Alan Lowenthal (D-CA)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- California
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Military facilities and property
- Monuments and memorials
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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