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HR 4871 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Government studies and investigations Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Parks, recreation areas, trails

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

Introduced: March 23, 2016 Introduced by: Lieu, Ted Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 29, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mar 23, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 23, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the lands, waters, and interests of the coastline and specified areas adjacent to the Santa Monica Bay in California to evaluate a range of alternatives for protecting the study area's resources, including:

  • expanding and redesignating the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area as the "Santa Monica Mountains and Coastal Recreation Area," or
  • creating a new coastal recreation area designated as the "Los Angeles Coastal Recreation Area."
What's happening now March 29, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 26, 2016
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 23, 2016
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 23, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4871: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4871/
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"H.R. 4871: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4871/.
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