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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 12, 2015
California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act
Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Santa Cruz Redwoods public lands comprising approximately 5,800 acres in Santa Cruz County, California.
Requires the Department of the Interior to manage such lands: (1) in accordance with such Proclamation, (2) as part of the Monument, and (3) by allowing only such uses of the Monument as will further the purposes for which it is being established.
Instructs 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 management of the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.
People & committees
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D–CA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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