[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. PADILLA:
  S. 4851. A bill to adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area to include the Scarper Ridge property; to the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources.
  Mr. PADILLA. Madam President, I rise to introduce the Scarper Ridge 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, 
straightforward, uncontroversial bill to adjust the boundary of the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
  This bill would modify the boundary of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area, GGNRA, to include the approximately 896-acre Scarper 
Ridge property. This land is currently owned by the Peninsula Open 
Space Trust, who would like to sell this land to the National Park 
Service to include within the GGNRA.
  The GGNRA is one of the world's largest urban national parks, 
spanning three counties and more than 82,000 acres of coastal and urban 
lands. According to the National Park Service, the GGNRA is an 
assemblage of military, private, and public lands which altogether 
offer vast skylines, natural beauty, and diverse histories to locals 
and visitors alike. The GGNRA welcomes over 15 million visitors each 
year, and strives to be an accessible recreational area for all people.
  Thanks to continuing efforts by the Peninsula Open Space Trust, local 
partners, Congresswoman Eshoo, and my predecessors in the Senate, 
Congress has previously awarded funding from the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund to purchase additional land to be included within the 
GGNRA. However, the lands included in my bill--known as the Scarper 
Ridge property--require a minor legislative boundary adjustment in 
order for the National Park Service to use future Land and Water 
Conservation Fund dollars to purchase this property and include it 
within the park.
  I look forward to working with my colleagues to advance this 
commonsense, straightforward boundary adjustment bill as soon as 
possible.

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