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HR 1411 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Land transfers Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013

Introduced: April 9, 2013 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 23, 2013
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 22, 2013
Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 22, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 22, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4833-4834)
Jul 22, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4833-4834)
Jul 22, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1411.
Jul 22, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4833-4836)
Jul 8, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-139.
Jul 8, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.
Jun 12, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 12, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 12, 2013
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
May 9, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 15, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Apr 9, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 9, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 8, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013 - 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 in accordance with such Proclamation, and as part of the Monument, except that: (1) traditional economic activities and existing uses, such as grazing and maintenance of existing structures used for grazing, shall not be restricted; and (2) lands and interests in land within the proposed land addition not owned by the federal government shall not become part of the Monument, and the future acquisition of such lands and interests by the government may only occur through donation or exchange with the landowner's written consent.

Instructs the Secretary of the Interior to finalize an amendment to the Monument's management plan for the long-term protection and management of the lands added to the Monument under this Act. Requires the plan amendment to be developed with an opportunity for full public participation.

Permits the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles in the Monument only on roads and trails designated for such use, except as needed for emergency or authorized administrative purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire non-federal land or interests within or adjacent to the land added to the Monument only through exchange, or donation with the landowner's written consent. Bars the inclusion of non-federal land within the boundaries of the Monument without such consent. Requires any such acquired land or interests to be added to and administered as part of the Monument.

Prohibits the addition of lands to the Monument under this Act from resulting in a lack of or restricted access by motorized vehicle to any non-federal lands within the Monument.

Declares that nothing in this Act: (1) restricts or precludes low-level military, commercial, and general aviation overflights; (2) affects law enforcement authorities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); (3) enlarges, diminishes, or modifies the rights of any Indian tribes and Indian religious communities; or (4) affects livestock grazing and the maintenance of existing structures used for grazing with the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands or the Monument.

States that: (1) the expansion of the Monument is not intended to lead to the establishment of protective perimeters and buffer zones around the land included in the Monument by this Act; and (2) the fact that activities outside the Monument can be seen or heard within the land added to the Monument by this Act shall not, of itself, preclude those activities or uses up to the Monument's boundary.

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

What's happening now July 23, 2013

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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