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HR 5571 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act

Introduced: October 15, 2021 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Oct 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 12, 2021
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Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area.

The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether such counties have an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that (1) represent distinctive aspects of the heritage of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.

What's happening now October 15, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5571: Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5571/
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"H.R. 5571: Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5571/.
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H.R. 5571, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5571/.
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