3.0.0 3375 2020-01-29T20:34:55Z 2020-01-29T20:34:55Z Senate S S 2012-07-11 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-07-11T19:27:50Z Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act 112 5545 HR 2012-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Identical bill CRS 2012-07-11 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2012-07-11 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4895) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA N Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies California Land use and conservation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2012-08-21T17:58:29Z Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act - Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area, to comprise approximately 319,300 acres of federal land within Napa, Lake, Mendocino, and Yolo Counties in California.

States that the purpose of the Conservation Area is the conservation, protection, and enhancement of the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and scientific resources of the lands included in the Area for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Continues to provide private landowners with adequate access to inholdings in the Conservation Area.

Allows only those uses of the Conservation Area that would further the purposes for which it is established.

Requires a comprehensive plan for the protection and management of the federal lands included within the Conservation Area. Requires such plan to: (1) assess the impacts of climate change, (2) include a comprehensive weed management strategy, and (3) include a plan to address the public safety and environmental clean-up issues associated with illegal marijuana production.

Permits grazing in the Conservation Area: (1) where established before this Act's enactment, or (2) through issuing annual permits for non-commercial grazing to control noxious weeds.

Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise with respect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan. Requires the appointment of one Council member to represent Native American Tribes.

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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act Short Titles as Introduced Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act Display Title Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3375is/xml/BILLS-112s3375is.xml 2012-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.