3.0.0 3288 2022-02-08T23:22:57Z 2022-02-08T23:22:57Z Senate S 2020-02-12 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-02-13T00:01:55Z Central Coast Heritage Protection Act 116 2199 HR 2020-02-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313. Related bill CRS San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act 116 2215 HR 2020-02-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308. Related bill CRS Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act 116 2250 HR 2020-02-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312. Related bill CRS Protecting America's Wilderness Act 116 2546 HR 2020-02-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act 116 1109 S 2019-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act 116 1110 S 2019-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Central Coast Heritage Protection Act 116 1111 S 2019-04-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS 2020-02-12 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2020-02-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2020-02-12 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Air quality Archaeology and anthropology California Climate change and greenhouse gases Ecology Electric power generation and transmission Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Military facilities and property Monuments and memorials Parks, recreation areas, trails Product development and innovation Public utilities and utility rates Research and development Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-02-12 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-15T16:01:56Z Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act or the PUBLIC Lands Act

This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in California.

The bill establishes

  • the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area,
  • the California Public Lands Remediation Partnership,
  • the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers,
  • the Horse Mountain Special Management Area,
  • the Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail,
  • the Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area, and
  • the Condor National Scenic Trail.

The bill designates

  • specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
  • the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness,
  • specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas,
  • specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and of a specified river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
  • the Machesna Mountain and the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Areas,
  • the Condor Ridge and Black Mountain Scenic Areas, and
  • the San Gabriel National Recreation Area.

Also, the bill

  • authorizes the utilization of certain forest residues for research and development of biobased products that result in net carbon sequestration,
  • authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks,
  • requires specified recreational studies and partnerships, and
  • expands the boundaries of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
]]> PUBLIC Lands Act Display Title PUBLIC Lands Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PUBLIC Lands Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Central Coast Heritage Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3288is/xml/BILLS-116s3288is.xml 2020-02-12 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.