Bill Sponsor
House Bill 693
117th Congress(2021-2022)
San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 2, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 2, 2021
Latest Action
Mar 1, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
693
Congress
117
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
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California
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California
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California
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Hawaii
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, consisting of 49,387 acres of federal lands and interests in land.

The Department of the Interior must (1) cooperate with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop opportunities for the management of the federal lands under DOD jurisdiction that are included within the recreation area, (2) create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area, and (3) develop an integrated visitor services plan for the recreation area.

The bill establishes (1) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council to advise Interior on the development and implementation of the management plan and the visitor services plan, and (2) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership to coordinate activities of governmental and private entities in advancing the purposes of this bill and to improve management and recreational opportunities within the recreation area.

The Department of Agriculture must modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California to include 109,167 acres of additional, identified National Forest System lands and administer those lands as part of the monument.

The bill designates (1) specified areas as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and (2) specified river and creek segments as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Text (1)
February 2, 2021
Actions (3)
03/01/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
02/02/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
02/02/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:35 PM