[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3304 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3304

 To designate the North Palisade in the Sierra Nevada in the State of 
  California as ``Brower Palisade'' in honor of the late David Brower.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 22, 2008

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) 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 designate the North Palisade in the Sierra Nevada in the State of 
  California as ``Brower Palisade'' in honor of the late David Brower.

    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 ``Brower Palisade Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) David Brower dedicated his life to environmental 
        advocacy and was 1 of the most notable environmental stewards 
        of the United States;
            (2) former Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall referred 
        to David Brower as the ``giant of 20th Century conservation in 
        the United States'';
            (3) David Brower was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 3 
        times;
            (4) David Brower was named the first executive director of 
        the Sierra Club, 1 of the most prominent environmental and 
        conservation organizations in the United States;
            (5) the efforts of David Brower led to the creation of many 
        units of the National Park System, including North Cascades 
        National Park, Redwood National Park, and Point Reyes National 
        Seashore;
            (6) the leadership of David Brower helped protect the Grand 
        Canyon National Park and Dinosaur National Monument;
            (7) David Brower played a important role in drafting the 
        Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), which has protected 
        much of the Sierra Nevada;
            (8) David Brower revolutionized rock-climbing and 
        mountaineering in the United States and is credited with more 
        than 70 first ascents of Sierra Nevada peaks;
            (9) David Brower made the first winter ascent of North 
        Palisade and the first ascent of the Northwest Ridge of the 
        peak; and
            (10) the Palisade group of peaks, on the border of Kings 
        Canyon National Park and Inyo National Forest, was David 
        Brower's favorite part of the Sierra Nevada.

SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF BROWER PALISADE.

    (a) Designation.--The North Palisade, a prominent peak in the 
Palisade group of peaks in the Sierra Nevada bordering Kings Canyon 
National Park and the Inyo National Forest in the State of California, 
shall be known and designated as the ``Brower Palisade''.
    (b)  References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the peak 
described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Brower Palisade.
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