[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 704 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 704

     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the 
 suitability and feasibility of establishing the area known as the Rim 
of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
  Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2003

   Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Berman, Mr. Sherman, Ms. 
 Solis, and Mr. George Miller of California) introduced the following 
         bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the 
 suitability and feasibility of establishing the area known as the Rim 
of the Valley Corridor as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
  Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Rim of the Valley Corridor Study 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture (in this Act referred to as the ``Secretaries'') shall 
conduct a joint special resource study of the lands, waters, and 
interests of the area comprising the Rim of the Valley Corridor in 
Southern California, as depicted on the map entitled ``SANTA MONICA 
MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY ZONE--RIM OF THE VALLEY CORRIDOR Parklands and 
Open Space'' and dated July 30, 2002.
    (b) Study Topics.--The study shall evaluate the suitability and 
feasibility of establishing the area as a unit of the Santa Monica 
Mountains National Recreation Area.
    (c) Criteria.--In conducting the study authorized by this section, 
the Secretaries shall use the criteria for the study for areas for 
potential inclusion in the National Park System contained in section 
8(c) of Public Law 91-383 (16 U.S.C. 1a-5(c)).
    (d) Consultation.--In conducting the study authorized by this 
section, the Secretaries shall consult with appropriate State, county 
and local government entities.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

     There are authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.
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