3.0.0 496 2023-01-11T13:29:02Z 2023-01-11T13:29:02Z House HR 2015-01-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 11 (Thursday, January 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COOK:H.R. 496.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H533]]]> sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-05-24T19:24:07Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2016-03-15T21:34:25Z Referred to 2015-03-02T19:40:20Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2016-03-15T21:34:14Z Hearings by 2015-06-16T19:19:50Z Referred to 2015-03-02T19:40:07Z Reported by 2016-05-19T17:21:22Z Markup by 2016-03-16T21:08:29Z Referred to 2015-01-22T14:05:15Z H. Rept. 114-575 2016-05-24 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2016-05-23 15:06:42 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2016-05-23 15:06:40 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2892-2893) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2016-05-23 15:06:40 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2892-2893) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2016-05-23 15:01:27 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 496. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2016-05-23 15:01:26 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2892-2894) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2016-05-23 15:01:15 Mr. Cook moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2016-05-19 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 445. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00445 2016-05-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-575. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-05-19 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-575. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2016-03-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2016-03-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-03-15 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. Committee 2016-03-15 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. Committee 2016-03-15 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-06-16 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-03-02 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Committee 2015-03-02 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 N 2016-05-18T21:01:31Z H.R. 496, Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51600 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 16, 2016 Public Lands and Natural Resources California Federal-Indian relations Gambling Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Land use and conservation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-01-22 Introduced in House 2015-08-25T14:57:01Z Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act

Establishes the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprised of approximately 18,610 acres of land in Inyo County, California. Directs the Department of the Interior to manage the area as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System. Permits Interior to acquire non-federal land within the area only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller. Withdraws the federal land within the area from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Directs Interior to take approximately 132 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Lone-Pine Paiute Shoshone Tribe, excluding a specified right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles. Prohibits gaming on such land.

Transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 40 acres of specified federal land from the U.S. Forest Service to the Bureau of Land Management.

Authorizes Interior to sell the surface estate of specified federal land to Reginald Cook.

]]> 17 2016-05-19 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2016-05-24T20:16:07Z Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes in Inyo County, California, the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprising approximately 18,610 acres of land.

The Department of the Interior shall manage the Area as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.

Interior shall allow existing recreational uses of the Area to continue, including hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, and appropriate authorized motorized vehicle use.

The use of motorized vehicles in the Area shall be permitted only on:

  • roads and trails designated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use of such vehicles as part of a management plan sustaining a semi-primitive motorized experience, or
  • on county-maintained roads.

Nothing in this bill creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the National Scenic Area.

Interior shall continue to provide private landowners with adequate access to inholdings in the Area.

Livestock grazing already established in the Area, including grazing under the Alabama Hills and the George Creek allotments, shall continue.

The federal land within the area is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Interior may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state, tribal, and local governmental and private entities to conduct research, interpretation, or public education or to carry out any other initiative related to the restoration, conservation, or management of the Area.

The management plan shall establish plans for maintenance of public utility and other rights of way within the Area.

(Sec. 4) Interior shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Area.

In developing this plan, Interior shall:

  • consult with appropriate state, tribal, and local governmental entities, including Inyo County and the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe; and
  • seek input from investor-owned utilities (including the Southern California Edison Company), the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group, members of the public, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

In developing the management plan, Interior shall allow, in perpetuity, casual-use mining limited to the use of hand tools, metal detectors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, small sluices, and similar items.

(Sec. 5) Interior shall take approximately 132 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Lone-Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, which shall be considered part of the Tribe's reservation, excluding a specified right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles.

Gaming shall not be allowed on such trust land.

(Sec. 6) The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 56 acres of specified federal land from the U.S. Forest Service to the BLM.

(Sec. 7) Valid, existing, commercial permits for guided recreational opportunities for the public may continue.

]]> 36 2016-05-23 Passed House amended 2016-05-25T20:55:41Z Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes in Inyo County, California, the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area, comprising approximately 18,610 acres of land.

The Department of the Interior shall manage the Area as a component of the National Landscape Conservation System.

Interior shall allow existing recreational uses of the Area to continue, including hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, sightseeing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, and appropriate authorized motorized vehicle use.

The use of motorized vehicles in the Area shall be permitted only on:

  • roads and trails designated by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for use of such vehicles as part of a management plan sustaining a semi-primitive motorized experience, or
  • on county-maintained roads.

Nothing in this bill creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the National Scenic Area.

Interior shall continue to provide private landowners with adequate access to inholdings in the Area.

Livestock grazing already established in the Area, including grazing under the Alabama Hills and the George Creek allotments, shall continue.

The federal land within the area is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Interior may make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, state, tribal, and local governmental and private entities to conduct research, interpretation, or public education or to carry out any other initiative related to the restoration, conservation, or management of the Area.

The management plan shall establish plans for maintenance of public utility and other rights of way within the Area.

(Sec. 4) Interior shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the Area.

In developing this plan, Interior shall:

  • consult with appropriate state, tribal, and local governmental entities, including Inyo County and the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe; and
  • seek input from investor-owned utilities (including the Southern California Edison Company), the Alabama Hills Stewardship Group, members of the public, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

In developing the management plan, Interior shall allow, in perpetuity, casual-use mining limited to the use of hand tools, metal detectors, hand-fed dry washers, vacuum cleaners, gold pans, small sluices, and similar items.

(Sec. 5) Interior shall take approximately 132 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Lone-Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe, which shall be considered part of the Tribe's reservation, excluding a specified right-of-way granted to the City of Los Angeles.

Gaming shall not be allowed on such trust land.

(Sec. 6) The bill transfers administrative jurisdiction of approximately 56 acres of specified federal land from the U.S. Forest Service to the BLM.

(Sec. 7) Valid, existing, commercial permits for guided recreational opportunities for the public may continue.

(Sec. 8) No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of this bill, which shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

]]> Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act Display Title Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act Official Title as Introduced To establish the Alabama Hills National Scenic Area in the State of California, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act Short Titles as Reported to House Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act H House Referred in Senate 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr496rfs/xml/BILLS-114hr496rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr496eh/xml/BILLS-114hr496eh.xml Reported in House 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr496rh/xml/BILLS-114hr496rh.xml Introduced in House 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr496ih/xml/BILLS-114hr496ih.xml 2016-05-24 Received in the Senate and 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.