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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 468 

Supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, 

including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including 

regulations) and policies of the National Park Service. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 4, 2006 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. BOXER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands 

National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies 

of the National Park Service. 

Whereas Channel Islands National Monument was designated 

in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt under the 

authority of the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 

note); 

Whereas the Monument was expanded to include additional 

islands and redesignated as Channel Islands National 

Park in 1980 to protect the nationally significant natural, scenic, wildlife, marine, ecological, archaeological, 

cultural, and scientific values of the Channel Islands in 

California; 


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Whereas Santa Rosa Island was acquired by the United 

States in 1986 for approximately $29,500,000 for the 

purpose of restoring the native ecology of the Island and 

making the Island available to the public for recreational 

uses; 

Whereas Santa Rosa Island contains numerous prehistoric 

and historic artifacts and provides important habitat for 

several threatened and endangered species; 

Whereas under a court-approved settlement, the nonnative 

elk and deer populations are scheduled to be removed 

from the Park by 2011 and the Island is to be restored 

to management consistent with other National Parks; 

and 

Whereas there have been recent proposals to remove Santa 

Rosa Island from the administration of the National 

Park Service or to direct the management of the Island 

in a manner inconsistent with existing legal requirements 

and the sound management of Park resources: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) Channel Islands National Park, including 

3 Santa Rosa Island, should continue to be adminis4 tered by the National Park Service in accordance 

5 with the National Park Service Organic Act (16 

6 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) and other applicable laws; 

7 (2) the National Park Service should manage 

8 Santa Rosa Island in a manner that ensures that— 


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1 (A) the natural, scenic, and cultural re2 sources of the Island are properly protected, re3 stored, and interpreted for the public; and 

4 (B) visitors to the Park are provided with 

5 a safe and enjoyable Park experience; and 

6 (3) the National Park Service should not be di7 rected to manage Santa Rosa Island in a manner— 

8 (A) that would result in the public being 

9 denied access to significant portions of the Is10 land; or 

11 (B) that is inconsistent with the responsi12 bility of the National Park Service to protect 

13 native resources within the Park, including 

14 threatened and endangered species. 

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