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HR 4969 112th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Monuments and memorials

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012

Introduced: April 27, 2012 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 2, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Apr 27, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 27, 2012
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012 - Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands in Mendocino County, California.

Requires management of such lands: (1) under the provisions of such Proclamation, and (2) as part of the Monument.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize an amendment to the management of the Monument for the long-term protection and management of the lands added to the Monument under this Act.

Permits the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles in the Monument only on roads and trails designated for their use.

Specifies this Act's effect on: (1) aviation overflights, special use airspace, or military flight training routes; (2) low-level overflights above the adjacent Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary; (3) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) law enforcement authorities; (4) the rights of Indian tribes and Indian religious communities; and (5) protective perimeters and buffer zones.

Requires management of the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.

What's happening now September 11, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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