3.0.0 1459 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z Senate S 2021-04-29 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2021-10-19T18:30:04Z Referred to 2021-04-29T17:50:25Z Central Coast Heritage Protection Act 117 973 HR 2021-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Related bill CRS 2021-10-19 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. Committee 2021-04-29 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2359) IntroReferral 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2021-04-29 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Atmospheric science and weather California Electric power generation and transmission Federal-Indian relations Fires Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Historical and cultural resources Hydrology and hydrography Lakes and rivers Land use and conservation Monuments and memorials Motor vehicles Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Pedestrians and bicycling Public-private cooperation Religion Right of privacy Roads and highways Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-17T14:58:22Z 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.
]]> Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act Display Title Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act 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 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 PUBLIC Lands Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s1459is/xml/BILLS-117s1459is.xml 2021-10-19 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. 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.