3.0.0 3153 2023-01-11T13:30:27Z 2023-01-11T13:30:27Z House HR 2015-07-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KNIGHT:H.R. 3153.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18, relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress.[Page H5403]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-31T20:37:41Z Referred to 2015-07-22T14:01:40Z Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act 114 5244 HR 2016-07-06 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2015-08-31 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 N B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2015-07-22 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Atmospheric science and weather California Dams and canals Floods and storm protection Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Hydrology and hydrography Monuments and memorials Water storage Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-07-22 Introduced in House 2015-10-28T19:03:38Z Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act

This bill establishes: (1) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928; (2) the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified land administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in Los Angeles County; and (3) the Saint Francis Dam Advisory Commission.

The Commission must: (1) report recommendations for the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial; and (2) advise the Department of the Interior on the development of a management plan for the Memorial site.

The Memorial shall be administered as a unit of the National Park System.

The Department of Agriculture shall: (1) manage the Monument in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances its cultural, historic, and ecological resources; and (2) develop a management plan for the Monument.

This bill designates approximately 620 acres of specified public land in California as a potential wilderness area and requires such land to be designated as the Castaic Wilderness on the earlier of: (1) the date Interior publishes notice that conditions in the area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act have been removed, or (2) the date that is five years after the date of enactment of this Act.

The Monument and the Castaic Wilderness shall be administered as components of the National Landscape Conservation System.

The bill designates an additional 69,812 acres of land in Los Angeles County as the Castaic Wilderness. The Secretary may: (1) take necessary measures to control fire, insects, and diseases in such Wilderness; (2) conduct management activities necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and habitats and to maintain water sources for wildlife in such Wilderness; and (3) authorize the installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, or climatological collection devices that are essential to flood warning, flood control, or water reservoir operation activities in such Wilderness. The Wilderness area is withdrawn from:

  • all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
  • location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
  • disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
]]> Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act Display Title Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize a national memorial to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act Introduced in House 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3153ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3153ih.xml 2015-08-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. 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.