Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-401.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 25, 2011
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act - Establishes the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area in California.
Designates the Delta Protection Commission as the management entity for the Heritage Area.
Requires the Commission to submit a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval.
Bars approval of the management plan until the Secretary has received certification from the Commission that the Delta Stewardship Council has reviewed such plan for consistency with the plan adopted by the Council pursuant to state law.
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