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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION 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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 13, 2011 

Mr. FARR (for himself and Mr. DENHAM) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pinnacles National 

5 Park Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Pinnacles National Monument was estab9 lished by Presidential Proclamation 796 on January 

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1 mations, and expanded by Presidential Proclamation 

2 1660 of May 7, 1923; Presidential Proclamation 

3 1704 of July 2, 1924; Presidential Proclamation 

4 1948 of April 13, 1931; Presidential Proclamation 

5 2050 of July 11, 1933; Presidential Proclamation 

6 2528 of December 5, 1941; Public Law 94–567; and 

7 Presidential Proclamation 7266 of January 11, 

8 2000. 

9 (2) While the extraordinary geology of Pin10 nacles National Monument has attracted and en11 thralled visitors for well over a century, the ex12 panded Monument now serves a critical role in pro13 tecting other important natural and cultural re14 sources and ecological processes. This expanded role 

15 merits recognition through legislation. 

16 (3) Pinnacles National Monument provides the 

17 best remaining refuge for floral and fauna species 

18 representative of the central California coast and 

19 Pacific coast range, including 32 species holding spe20 cial Federal or State status, not only because of its 

21 multiple ecological niches but also because of its 

22 long-term protected status with 14,500 acres of Con23 gressionally designated wilderness. 

24 (4) Pinnacles National Monument encompasses 

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1 historic and historic Native Americans to the arrival 

2 of the Spanish, followed by 18th and 19th century 

3 settlers, including miners, cowboys, vaqueros, ranch4 ers, farmers, and homesteaders. 

5 (5) Pinnacles National Monument is the only 

6 National Park System site within the ancestral home 

7 range of the California Condor. The reintroduction 

8 of the condor to its traditional range in California 

9 is important to the survival of the species, and as a 

10 result, the scientific community with centers at the 

11 Los Angeles Zoo and San Diego Zoo in California 

12 and Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina looks to Pin13 nacles National Monument as a leader in California 

14 Condor recovery, and as an international partner for 

15 condor recovery in South America. 

16 (6) The preservation, enhancement, economic 

17 and tourism potential and management of the cen18 tral California coast and Pacific coast range’s impor19 tant natural and cultural resources requires coopera20 tion and partnerships among local property owners, 

21 Federal, State, and local government entities and 

22 the private sector. 


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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK. 

2 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is here3 by established Pinnacles National Park in the State of 

4 California for the purposes of— 

5 (1) preserving and interpreting for the benefit 

6 of future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue 

7 oak woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna eco8 systems of the area, the area’s geomorphology, ri9 parian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the 

10 ancestral and cultural history of native Americans, 

11 settlers and explorers; and 

12 (2) interpreting the recovery program for the 

13 California Condor and the international significance 

14 of the program. 

15 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of Pinnacles Na16 tional Park are as generally depicted on the map entitled 

17 ‘‘Pinnacles National Park Proposed Designation Change’’, 

18 numbered 114/111,724, and dated December 2011. The 

19 map shall be on file and available for public inspection 

20 in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

21 (c) ABOLISHMENT OF CURRENT PINNACLES NA22 TIONAL MONUMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—In light of the establishment 

24 of Pinnacles National Park, Pinnacles National 

25 Monument is hereby abolished and the lands and in26 terests therein are incorporated within and made 


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1 part of Pinnacles National Park. Any funds avail2 able for purposes of the monument shall be available 

3 for purposes of the park. 

4 (2) REFERENCES.—Any references in law 

5 (other than in this Act), regulation, document, 

6 record, map or other paper of the United States to 

7 Pinnacles National Monument shall be considered a 

8 reference to Pinnacles National Park. 

9 (d) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of the Interior 

10 shall administer Pinnacles National Park in accordance 

11 with this Act and laws generally applicable to units of the 

12 National Park System, including the National Park Serv13 ice Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4). 

14 (e) LAND ACQUISITION.—The Secretary of the Inte15 rior may acquire land or interests in land within the 

16 boundaries of Pinnacles National Park by donation, trans17 fer, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or ex18 change. 

19 SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF PINNACLES WILDERNESS AS 

20 HAIN WILDERNESS AND EXPANSION OF WIL21 DERNESS. 

22 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Subsection (i) of the first sec23 tion of Public Law 94–567 (90 Stat. 2693; 16 U.S.C. 

24 1132 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Pinnacles Wilderness’’ 

25 and inserting ‘‘Hain Wilderness’’. Any reference in a law, 


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1 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the 

2 United States to the Pinnacles Wilderness shall be deemed 

3 to be a reference to the Hain Wilderness. 

4 (b) EXPANSION.—Certain lands comprising approxi5 mately 2,905 acres, as generally depicted on a map enti6 tled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Additions to the Proposed Pin7 nacles National Park’’, numbered 114/106, 106, and 

8 dated November 2010, are hereby designated as wilder9 ness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wil10 derness Preservation System and are hereby incorporated 

11 in and shall be deemed to be a part of the Hain Wilder12 ness, as redesignated by subsection (a). 

13 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

14 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

15 as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this 

16 Act. 

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