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House Bill 2887
118th Congress(2023-2024)
HIKE Act
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Introduced in House on Apr 26, 2023
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Introduced in House 
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H. R. 2887 (Introduced-in-House)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2887


To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 26, 2023

Mr. Mike Garcia of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources


A BILL

To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Helping Invest in Key Environments Act” or the “HIKE Act”.

SEC. 2. Boundary adjustment.

Section 507(c) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 460kk(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:

“(1) BOUNDARY.—

“(A) IN GENERAL.—The recreation area shall consist of—

“(i) the land, water, and interests in land and water generally depicted as the recreation area on the map entitled ‘Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Santa Monica Mountains Zone, California, Boundary Map’, numbered 80,047–C, and dated August 2001; and

“(ii) the land, water, and interests in land and water, as generally depicted as ‘Proposed Addition’ on the map entitled ‘Rim of the Valley Unit—Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area’, numbered 638/147,723, and dated March, 2022.

“(B) AVAILABILITY OF MAPS.—The maps described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.

“(C) REVISIONS.—After advising the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, in writing, of the proposed revision, the Secretary may make minor revisions to the boundaries of the recreation area by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register.”.

SEC. 3. Administration.

Any land or interest in land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior within the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be administered as part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (referred to in this Act as the “National Recreation Area”) in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Recreation Area.

SEC. 4. Utilities and water resource facilities.

The addition of the Rim of the Valley Unit to the National Recreation Area shall not affect the operation, maintenance, or modification of water resource facilities or public utilities within the Rim of the Valley Unit, except that any utility or water resource facility activities in the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be conducted in a manner that reasonably avoids or reduces the impact of the activities on resources of the Rim of the Valley Unit.