[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3895 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3895

To establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in the State 
                             of California.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 14, 2006

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in the State 
                             of California.

    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 ``Sacramento River National Recreation 
Area Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means 
        the management plan for the Recreation Area prepared under 
        section 4(b).
            (2) Recreation area.--The term ``Recreation Area'' means 
        the Sacramento River National Recreation Area.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

    (a) In General.--To conserve, protect, and enhance the riparian and 
associated areas described in subsection (b) (including the outstanding 
ecological, geological, scenic, recreational, cultural, and historic 
resources, the fish and wildlife values, and other resources of the 
areas), there is established the Sacramento River National Recreation 
Area in the State, to be managed by the Redding Field Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) Boundaries.--The Recreation Area shall consist of the public 
land in Tehama County and Shasta County, California, comprising 
approximately 17,000 acres adjacent to the Sacramento River, lower 
Battle Creek, and lower Paynes Creek, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Sacramento River National Recreation Area'' and dated May 
2002.
    (c) Map.--
            (1) In general.--As soon as practicable, but not later than 
        3 years, after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall submit a map and legal description of the Recreation Area 
        to--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Effect.--The map and legal description submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if 
        included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
        clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal 
        description.
            (3) Availability.--Copies of the map submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in--
                    (A) the Office of the Director of the Bureau of 
                Land Management; and
                    (B) the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land 
                Management in California.

SEC. 4. MANAGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall manage the Recreation Area in 
a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the resources and 
values of the Recreation Area (including the resources described in 
section 3(a)), in accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (3) any other applicable law.
    (b) Recreation Area Management Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a 
        comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management 
        of the Recreation Area to--
                    (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
                of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
                Representatives.
            (2) Contents of plan.--The management plan--
                    (A) shall describe the appropriate uses and 
                management of the Recreation Area in accordance with 
                this Act;
                    (B) may incorporate any appropriate decisions, as 
                determined by the Secretary, that are contained in any 
                management or activity plan for the area completed 
                before the date of enactment of this Act;
                    (C) may incorporate appropriate wildlife habitat 
                management plans or other plans prepared for the land 
                within or adjacent to the Recreation Area before the 
                date of enactment of this Act;
                    (D) shall be prepared in consultation with--
                            (i) appropriate Federal, State, and local 
                        agencies (including Tehama County and Shasta 
                        County, California);
                            (ii) adjacent landowners; and
                            (iii) other stakeholders; and
                    (E) may use information developed under any studies 
                of land within or adjacent to the Recreation Area 
                carried out before the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land 
within the Recreation Area is withdrawn from--
            (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under 
        the public land laws;
            (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
            (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and 
        geothermal leasing.
    (d) Hunting and Fishing.--The Secretary shall allow hunting and 
fishing within the Recreation Area in accordance with any applicable 
Federal and State laws (including regulations).
    (e) Motorized Vehicles.--The use of motorized vehicles on public 
land in the Recreation Area shall be limited to established roadways.
    (f) Motorized Boats.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act restricts the use of 
        motorized boats on the Sacramento River.
            (2) Regulation.--Tehama County and Shasta County, 
        California, and the California Department of Boating and 
        Waterways shall retain authority to regulate motorized boating 
        for the purpose of ensuring public safety and environmental 
        protection.
    (g) Grazing.--The Secretary may permit the grazing of livestock to 
continue on any public land in the Recreation Area in which grazing is 
permitted on the date of enactment of this Act--
            (1) subject to any regulations, policies, and practices 
        that the Secretary determines to be necessary; and
            (2) consistent with--
                    (A) this Act;
                    (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
                1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
                    (C) any regulations promulgated by the Secretary, 
                acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
                Management.
    (h) Acquisition of Property.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire, by donation, 
        transfer, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or 
        exchange, any land or interests in land within the boundaries 
        of the Recreation Area depicted on the map prepared under 
        section 3(c).
            (2) Consent.--No land or interest in land may be acquired 
        under paragraph (1) without the consent of the owner of the 
        land.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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