[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[S. 1466 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 160
118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1466

                          [Report No. 118-76]

     To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
  Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 4, 2023

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

                             July 25, 2023

               Reported by Mr. Manchin, without amendment

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                                 A BILL


 
     To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
  Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, 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 
Preservation Act''.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 507(c) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 460kk(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(1) Boundary.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The recreation area shall 
                consist of--
                            ``(i) the land, water, and interests in 
                        land and water generally depicted as the 
                        recreation area on the map entitled `Santa 
                        Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and 
                        Santa Monica Mountains Zone, California, 
                        Boundary Map', numbered 80,047-C, and dated 
                        August 2001; and
                            ``(ii) the land, water, and interests in 
                        land and water, as generally depicted as 
                        `Proposed Addition' on the map entitled `Rim of 
                        the Valley Unit--Santa Monica Mountains 
                        National Recreation Area', numbered 638/
                        147,723, and dated April 2023.
                    ``(B) Availability of maps.--The maps described in 
                subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for 
                public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
                National Park Service.
                    ``(C) Revisions.--After advising the Committee on 
                Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the 
                Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 
                Representatives, in writing, of the proposed revision, 
                the Secretary may make minor revisions to the 
                boundaries of the recreation area by publication of a 
                revised drawing or other boundary description in the 
                Federal Register.''.

SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION.

    Any land or interest in land acquired by the Secretary of the 
Interior within the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be administered as 
part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (referred 
to in this Act as the ``National Recreation Area'') in accordance with 
the laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Recreation 
Area.

SEC. 4. UTILITIES AND WATER RESOURCE FACILITIES.

    The addition of the Rim of the Valley Unit to the National 
Recreation Area shall not affect the operation, maintenance, or 
modification of water resource facilities or public utilities within 
the Rim of the Valley Unit, except that any utility or water resource 
facility activities in the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be conducted in 
a manner that reasonably avoids or reduces the impact of the activities 
on resources of the Rim of the Valley Unit.
                                                       Calendar No. 160

118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                S. 1466

                          [Report No. 118-76]

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                                 A BILL

     To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
  Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for 
                            other purposes.

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                             July 25, 2023

                       Reported without amendment