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Introduced
03/13/2019
03/13/2019
In Committee
11/20/2019
11/20/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes. This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit.
AI Summary
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California to include the Rim of the Valley Unit, a newly designated area. The Department of the Interior may only acquire non-federal land within the Rim of the Valley Unit through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller, and cannot use eminent domain. The bill outlines several provisions to protect private property rights and existing uses, such as water resource facilities and utilities, within the Rim of the Valley Unit. The Secretary of the Interior must update the general management plan for the recreation area to reflect the new boundaries and manage the Rim of the Valley Unit as part of the recreation area.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (18)
Adam Schiff (D)*,
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Julia Brownley (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Gil Cisneros (D),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Jimmy Gomez (D),
Katie Hill (D),
Ted Lieu (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Harley Rouda (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Brad Sherman (D),
Last Action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309. (on 02/04/2020)
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