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This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive study assessing the potential designation of a new Monterey Bay National Heritage Area in California. The study will focus on four specific counties - Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo - and may potentially include additional adjacent California areas with similar heritage characteristics. The Secretary will collaborate with various stakeholders during the study, including the State of California, local governmental agencies, tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership. The study will be conducted according to existing federal guidelines outlined in section 120103(a) of title 54 of the United States Code, which provides standard protocols for evaluating potential national heritage areas. The goal of the study is to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing this new heritage area, which would likely recognize and help preserve the unique cultural, historical, and natural qualities of the specified California coastal region.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3194/all-info