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113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 113–139 

CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONUMENT 

EXPANSION ACT OF 2013 

JULY 8, 2013.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 

the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, from the Committee on Natural 

Resources, submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H.R. 1411] 

[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] 

The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the 

bill (H.R. 1411) to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands 

in the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation 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; DEFINITIONS. 

(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Coastal National 

Monument Expansion Act of 2013’’. 

(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

(1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map created by the Bureau of Land 

Management, entitled ‘‘California Coastal National Monument Addition’’ and 

dated September 15, 2012. 

(2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means the California Coastal National Monument established by Presidential Proclamation 7264. 

(3) POINT ARENA-STORNETTA PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘Point Arena-Stornetta 

Public Lands’’ means the Federal land comprising approximately 1,255 acres in 

Mendocino County, California, as generally depicted on the map. 

(4) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7264.—The term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 

7264’’ means Presidential Proclamation Number 7264, dated January 11, 2000 

(65 Fed. Reg. 2821). 

(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 

SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

The purpose of this Act is to protect, conserve, and enhance for the benefit and 

enjoyment of present and future generations the unique and nationally important 

historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, economic and recreational 

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reational, research and traditional ecomomic activities or uses, such as grazing, to 

continue. 

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monument established by Presidential 

Proclamation 7264 is expanded to include the Federal land shown on the map. 

(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall file with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House 

of Representatives a map and boundary description of land added to the Monument by this Act. 

(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and boundary description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

that the Secretary may correct any minor errors in the map and boundary descriptions. 

(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION.—The map and boundary description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public 

inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. 

SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the land added to the Monument 

by this Act— 

(1) as a part of the Monument; and 

(2) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7264, except that— 

(A) traditional economic activities and existing uses, such as grazing and 

the maintenance of existing structures that are used for grazing, shall not 

be restricted; and 

(B) lands and interests in land within the proposed land addition not 

owned by the United States shall not be part of the monument and the future acquisition of those lands and interests in lands by the United States 

may occur only through donation or exchange with the written consent of 

the landowner. 

(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 

Act, the Secretary shall finalize an amendment to the Monument management 

plan for the long-term protection and management of the land added to the 

Monument by this Act. 

(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan amendment shall— 

(A) be developed with an opportunity for full public participation; and 

(B) describe the appropriate uses and management of the land consistent 

with this Act. 

(c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.—Except as needed for emergency or 

authorized administrative purposes, the use of motorized and mechanized vehicles 

in the Monument shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for that 

use. 

(d) INCORPORATION OF LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land or interests in 

land within or adjacent to the land added to the Monument by this Act only 

through exchange, or donation with the written consent of the landowner, and 

such non-Federal land shall not be included within the boundaries of the Monument absent written consent of the landowner. 

(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interests in land within or adjacent to the 

land added to the Monument by this Act acquired by the United States after 

the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part 

of the Monument. 

(3) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The addition of lands under this Act to the 

Monument may not result in a lack of or restricted access by motorized vehicle 

to any non-Federal lands within the Monument. 

(e) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act— 

(1) restricts or precludes overflights, including low-level overflights or military, commercial, and general aviation overflights that can be seen or heard 

within the land added to the Monument by this Act; 

(2) restricts or precludes the designation or creation of new units of special 

use airspace or the establishment of military flight training routes over the land 

added to the Monument by this Act; or 

(3) modifies regulations governing low-level overflights above the adjacent 

Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. 

(f) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this Act effects the law enforcement authorities of the Department of Homeland Security. 


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(g) NATIVE AMERICAN USES.—Nothing in this Act enlarges, diminishes, or modifies the rights of any Indian tribe or Indian religious community. 

(h) BUFFER ZONES.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The expansion of the Monument is not intended to lead to 

the establishment of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the land included in the Monument by this Act. 

(2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE MONUMENT.—The fact that activities outside the 

Monument can be seen or heard within the land added to the Monument by this 

Act shall not, of itself, preclude those activities or uses up to the boundary of 

the Monument. 

(i) GRAZING.—Nothing in this Act affects the grazing of livestock and the maintenance of existing structures that are used for grazing with the Point ArenaStornetta Public Lands or the Monument. 

(j) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM.—The Secretary shall manage 

the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

PURPOSE OF THE BILL

The purpose of H.R. 1411 is to include the Point Arena-Stornetta 

Public Lands in the California Coastal National Monument as a 

part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

H.R. 1411 adds 1,255 acres of Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) land in Mendocino County, California, known as the Point 

Arena-Stornetta Public Lands, to the California Coastal National 

Monument, which was created by Presidential Proclamation 7264 

on January 11, 2000. In 2004, the BLM acquired about 1,100 of 

these acres through donation. In 2011, the BLM acquired approximately 123 acres of additional lands from the Cypress Abbey Corporation through a combination of donation and acquisition using 

the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). 

The legislation adds and requires the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands to be managed as part of the California Coastal National 

Monument. An amendment to the management plan for the area 

would be required within two years after an undefined, non-National Environmental Policy Act public input period. The Stornetta 

family currently grazes cattle in this area and the bill ensures that 

traditional economic activities and uses, like grazing, will continue 

within the monument. The bill prevents restrictions on military or 

commercial low-level overflights and training activities and also on 

Department of Homeland Security law enforcement activities. 

Other routine provisions protecting activities outside of the monument and preventing the creation of buffer zones are included in 

the bill. 

During Full Committee consideration of the bill, the Committee 

adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Rob Bishop (R– 

UT) to reduce taxpayer costs, protect private property and allow 

grazing and other traditional economic activities to continue. The 

amendment curtailed the broad acquisition authority that would 

have proven costly to taxpayers. It also provided additional private 

property protections through the guarantee of motorized access and 

written consent requirements for private property owners. Finally, 

the amendment ensures that the grazing of livestock and the maintenance of existing structures that are used for grazing within the 

Point-Arena-Stornetta public lands or the Monument will continue 

unfettered, including the management of grazing by the local BLM 

office, by confirming its compatibility with the purposes of the 

Monument and the proposed expansion. 


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COMMITTEE ACTION

H.R. 1411 was introduced on April 9, 2013, by Congressman 

Jared Huffman (D–CA). The bill was referred to the Committee on 

Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee 

on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. On May 9, 2013, 

the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation 

held a hearing on the bill. On June 12, 2013, the Full Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on 

Public Lands and Environmental Regulation was discharged by 

unanimous consent. Congressman Rob Bishop (R–UT) offered an 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. 1411—California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act 

of 2013 

H.R. 1411 would expand the boundary of the California Coastal 

National Monument to include 1,255 acres of federal land known 

as the Point Arena-Stornetta public lands; the new land is currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The 

bill would require BLM to manage that land as part of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

Based on information provided by BLM, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on the 

federal budget. BLM currently has a management plan for the 

Point Arena-Stornetta public lands, and that plan would not be altered under the bill. Thus, CBO expects that implementing the legislation would not significantly affect BLM’s operating costs. Enacting H.R. 1411 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply. 

H.R. 1411 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would 

not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments. 


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The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Maggie Morrissey 

and Jeff LaFave. 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 BLM, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget. 

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 is to include the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands in 

the California Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation 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. 

COMPLIANCE WITH H. RES. 5

Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that this 

bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any specific 

rule-making proceedings. 

Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not establish or 

reauthorize a program of the federal government known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was not included in 

any report from the Government Accountability Office to Congress 

pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111–139 or identified in the 

most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act (Public Law 95–220, 

as amended by Public Law 98–169) as relating to other programs. 

PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW

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

CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing law. 

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