Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act 2019-11-20 Passed House Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.

Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

]]> 2019-11-15 Reported to House Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.

Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

]]> 2019-03-04 Introduced in House Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the lands, waters, and interests of the coastline and other specified areas adjacent to the Santa Monica Bay in California to evaluate a range of alternatives for protecting the study area's resources. Alternatives to be evaluated shall include

  • expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and redesignating it as the "Santa Monica Mountains and Coastal Recreation Area," or
  • creating a new coastal recreation area designated as the "Los Angeles Coast National Recreation Area."
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