[House Report 112-626]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     112-626

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                      PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK ACT

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 July 26, 2012.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 3641]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred 
the bill (H.R. 3641) to establish Pinnacles National Park in 
the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, 
and for other purposes, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the bill 
as amended do pass.
    The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Pinnacles National Park Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

  The Congress makes the following findings:
          (1) Pinnacles National Monument was established by 
        Presidential Proclamation 796 on January 16, 1908, for the 
        purposes of protecting its rock formations, and expanded by 
        Presidential Proclamation 1660 of May 7, 1923; Presidential 
        Proclamation 1704 of July 2, 1924; Presidential Proclamation 
        1948 of April 13, 1931; Presidential Proclamation 2050 of July 
        11, 1933; Presidential Proclamation 2528 of December 5, 1941; 
        Public Law 94-567; and Presidential Proclamation 7266 of 
        January 11, 2000.
          (2) While the extraordinary geology of Pinnacles National 
        Monument has attracted and enthralled visitors for well over a 
        century, the expanded Monument now serves a critical role in 
        protecting other important natural and cultural resources and 
        ecological processes. This expanded role merits recognition 
        through legislation.
          (3) Pinnacles National Monument provides the best remaining 
        refuge for floral and fauna species representative of the 
        central California coast and Pacific coast range, including 32 
        species holding special Federal or State status, not only 
        because of its multiple ecological niches but also because of 
        its long-term protected status with 14,500 acres of 
        Congressionally designated wilderness.
          (4) Pinnacles National Monument encompasses a unique blend of 
        California heritage from prehistoric and historic Native 
        Americans to the arrival of the Spanish, followed by 18th and 
        19th century settlers, including miners, cowboys, vaqueros, 
        ranchers, farmers, and homesteaders.
          (5) Pinnacles National Monument is the only National Park 
        System site within the ancestral home range of the California 
        Condor. The reintroduction of the condor to its traditional 
        range in California is important to the survival of the 
        species, and as a result, the scientific community with centers 
        at the Los Angeles Zoo and San Diego Zoo in California and 
        Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina looks to Pinnacles National 
        Monument as a leader in California Condor recovery, and as an 
        international partner for condor recovery in South America.
          (6) The preservation, enhancement, economic and tourism 
        potential and management of the central California coast and 
        Pacific coast range's important natural and cultural resources 
        requires cooperation and partnerships among local property 
        owners, Federal, State, and local government entities and the 
        private sector.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK.

  (a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is hereby established Pinnacles 
National Park in the State of California for the purposes of--
          (1) preserving and interpreting for the benefit of future 
        generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, and 
        majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the area, the area's 
        geomorphology, riparian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and 
        the ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, 
        settlers and explorers; and
          (2) interpreting the recovery program for the California 
        Condor and the international significance of the program.
  (b) Boundaries.--The boundaries of Pinnacles National Park are as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed: Pinnacles National 
Park Designation Change'', numbered 114/111,724, and dated December 
2011. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in 
the appropriate offices of the National Park Service.
  (c) Abolishment of Current Pinnacles National Monument.--
          (1) In general.--In light of the establishment of Pinnacles 
        National Park, Pinnacles National Monument is hereby abolished 
        and the lands and interests therein are incorporated within and 
        made part of Pinnacles National Park. Any funds available for 
        purposes of the monument shall be available for purposes of the 
        park.
          (2) References.--Any references in law (other than in this 
        Act), regulation, document, record, map or other paper of the 
        United States to Pinnacles National Monument shall be 
        considered a reference to Pinnacles National Park.
  (d) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior shall administer 
Pinnacles National Park in accordance with this Act and laws generally 
applicable to units of the National Park System, including the National 
Park Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4).

SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF PINNACLES WILDERNESS AS HAIN WILDERNESS.

  Subsection (i) of the first section of Public Law 94-567 (90 Stat. 
2693; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by striking ``Pinnacles 
Wilderness'' and inserting ``Hain Wilderness''. Any reference in a law, 
map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States 
to the Pinnacles Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
Hain Wilderness.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 3641, as ordered reported, is to 
establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as 
a unit of the National Park System.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 3641 redesignates Pinnacles National Monument in 
Paicines, California, as Pinnacles National Park. Pinnacles was 
designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore 
Roosevelt under the authority of the Antiquities Act. 
Proponents aim to raise the profile of Pinnacles National 
Monument through this name change.
    With the enactment of H.R. 3641, it is anticipated that 
management would not change dramatically, as the area is 
already under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service. 
Additionally, the bill redesignates existing wilderness as the 
Hain Wilderness in honor of the role played in the 
establishment of Pinnacles National Monument by immigrant 
homesteaders from Michigan who first arrived at the Pinnacles 
in 1886. In 1893, Schuyler Hain conceived the idea of 
designating the Pinnacles as a public park or even a national 
park.
    During Full Committee consideration of H.R. 3647, the 
Committee adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Rob 
Bishop (R-UT) to strike a nearly 3,000-acre wilderness 
expansion, to remove unnecessary land acquisition authority and 
to eliminate the uncapped authorization of appropriations.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 3641 was introduced on December 13, 2011, by 
Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA). The bill was referred to the House 
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. On 
June 8, 2012, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the bill. On July 11, 2012, the 
Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands was 
discharged by unanimous consent. Congressman Rob Bishop (R-UT) 
offered en bloc amendment designated #1 to the bill; the 
amendment was adopted by unanimous consent. The bill, as 
amended, was then adopted and ordered favorably reported to the 
House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and 
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and 
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be 
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B) 
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when 
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted 
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has 
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:

H.R. 3641--Pinnacles National Park Act

    H.R. 3641 would redesignate the Pinnacles National Monument 
in California as the Pinnacles National Park. Based on 
information provided by the National Park Service, CBO 
estimates that the bill would have no significant impact on the 
federal budget. CBO expects that the proposed change in 
designation would have no significant effect on the costs of 
operating and maintaining the affected lands. Enacting H.R. 
3641 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, 
pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
    H.R. 3641 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Martin von 
Gnechten. The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
    2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required 
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget 
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. Based on 
information provided by the National Park Service, CBO 
estimates that the bill would have no significant impact on the 
federal budget. CBO expects that the proposed change in 
designation would have no significant effect on the costs of 
operating and maintaining the affected lands.
    3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by 
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or 
objective of this bill, as ordered reported, is to establish 
Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of 
the National Park System.

                           Earmark Statement

    This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks, 
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined 
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                           PUBLIC LAW 94-567

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in 
accordance with section 3(c) of the Wilderness Act (78 Stat. 
890; 16 U.S.C. 1132(c)), the following lands are hereby 
designated as wilderness, and shall be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the applicable 
provisions of the Wilderness Act:
  (a) * * *

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  (i) Pinnacles National Monument, California, wilderness 
comprising twelve thousand nine hundred and fifty-two acres, 
and potential wilderness additions comprising nine hundred and 
ninety acres, depicted on a map entitled ``Wilderness Plan, 
Pinnacles National Monument, California'', numbered 114-20,010-
D and dated September 1975, to be known as the [Pinnacles 
Wilderness] Hain Wilderness.

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