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Union Calendar No. 450 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3641 

[Report No. 112–626] 

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 

JULY 26, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on December 13, 2011] 


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A BILL 

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

other purposes. 


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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 Park 

5 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 

10 16, 1908, for the purposes of protecting its rock for11 mations, and expanded by Presidential Proclamation 

12 1660 of May 7, 1923; Presidential Proclamation 1704 

13 of July 2, 1924; Presidential Proclamation 1948 of 

14 April 13, 1931; Presidential Proclamation 2050 of 

15 July 11, 1933; Presidential Proclamation 2528 of De16 cember 5, 1941; Public Law 94–567; and Presidential 

17 Proclamation 7266 of January 11, 2000. 

18 (2) While the extraordinary geology of Pinnacles 

19 National Monument has attracted and enthralled visi20 tors for well over a century, the expanded Monument 

21 now serves a critical role in protecting other impor22 tant natural and cultural resources and ecological 

23 processes. This expanded role merits recognition 

24 through legislation. 


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1 (3) Pinnacles National Monument provides the 

2 best remaining refuge for floral and fauna species 

3 representative of the central California coast and Pa4 cific coast range, including 32 species holding special 

5 Federal or State status, not only because of its mul6 tiple ecological niches but also because of its long-term 

7 protected status with 14,500 acres of Congressionally 

8 designated wilderness. 

9 (4) Pinnacles National Monument encompasses a 

10 unique blend of California heritage from prehistoric 

11 and historic Native Americans to the arrival of the 

12 Spanish, followed by 18th and 19th century settlers, 

13 including miners, cowboys, vaqueros, ranchers, farm14 ers, and homesteaders. 

15 (5) Pinnacles National Monument is the only 

16 National Park System site within the ancestral home 

17 range of the California Condor. The reintroduction of 

18 the condor to its traditional range in California is 

19 important to the survival of the species, and as a re20 sult, the scientific community with centers at the Los 

21 Angeles Zoo and San Diego Zoo in California and 

22 Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina looks to Pinnacles 

23 National Monument as a leader in California Condor 

24 recovery, and as an international partner for condor 

25 recovery in South America. 


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1 (6) The preservation, enhancement, economic 

2 and tourism potential and management of the central 

3 California coast and Pacific coast range’s important 

4 natural and cultural resources requires cooperation 

5 and partnerships among local property owners, Fed6 eral, State, and local government entities and the pri7 vate sector. 

8 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is hereby 

10 established Pinnacles National Park in the State of Cali11 fornia for the purposes of— 

12 (1) preserving and interpreting for the benefit of 

13 future generations the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak 

14 woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna eco15 systems of the area, the area’s geomorphology, ripar16 ian watersheds, unique flora and fauna, and the an17 cestral and cultural history of native Americans, set18 tlers and explorers; and 

19 (2) interpreting the recovery program for the 

20 California Condor and the international significance 

21 of the program. 

22 (b) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of Pinnacles Na23 tional Park are as generally depicted on the map entitled 

24 ‘‘Proposed: Pinnacles National Park Designation Change’’, 

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


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1 shall be on file and available for public inspection in the 

2 appropriate offices of the National Park Service. 

3 (c) ABOLISHMENT OF CURRENT PINNACLES NATIONAL

4 MONUMENT.— 

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

6 of Pinnacles National Park, Pinnacles National 

7 Monument is hereby abolished and the lands and in8 terests therein are incorporated within and made part 

9 of Pinnacles National Park. Any funds available for 

10 purposes of the monument shall be available for pur11 poses of the park. 

12 (2) REFERENCES.—Any references in law (other 

13 than in this Act), regulation, document, record, map 

14 or other paper of the United States to Pinnacles Na15 tional Monument shall be considered a reference to 

16 Pinnacles National Park. 

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

18 shall administer Pinnacles National Park in accordance 

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

20 National Park System, including the National Park Service 

21 Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1, 2–4). 

22 SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF PINNACLES WILDERNESS AS 

23 HAIN WILDERNESS. 

24 Subsection (i) of the first section of Public Law 94– 

25 567 (90 Stat. 2693; 16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by 


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1 striking ‘‘Pinnacles Wilderness’’ and inserting ‘‘Hain Wil2 derness’’. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, docu3 ment, paper, or other record of the United States to the Pin4 nacles Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the 

5 Hain Wilderness. 


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Union Calendar No. 450 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3641 

[Report No. 112–626] 

A BILL 

To establish Pinnacles National Park in the State 

tem, and for other purposes. of California as a unit of the National Park SysJULY 26, 2012 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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