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[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 161 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 161

 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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

 Mrs. Boxer (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map entitled 
        ``Proposed Wilderness Additions to the Proposed Pinnacles 
        National Park'', numbered 114/106,106, and dated November 2010.
            (2) Park.--The term ``Park'' means the Pinnacles National 
        Park established by section 3(a).
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        California.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State the Pinnacles 
National Park.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Park are--
            (1) to preserve and interpret for the benefit of future 
        generations--
                    (A) the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak woodlands, 
                and majestic valley oak savanna ecosystems of the area;
                    (B) the geomorphology, riparian watersheds, and 
                unique flora and fauna of the area; and
                    (C) the ancestral and cultural history of Native 
                Americans, settlers, and explorers; and
            (2) to interpret the recovery program for the California 
        Condor, including the international significance of the 
        program.
    (c) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the Park shall consist of the 
areas generally depicted on the Map.
    (d) Availability of Map.--The Map shall be on file and available 
for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park 
Service.
    (e) Abolishment of Current Pinnacles National Monument.--
            (1) In general.--The Pinnacles National Monument is 
        abolished.
            (2) Incorporation of land.--The land and any interests in 
        the land that comprise the Pinnacles National Monument are 
        incorporated in, and shall be considered to be part of, the 
        Park.
            (3) Availability of funds.--Any funds available for the 
        Pinnacles National Monument shall be available for the Park.
            (4) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to 
        ``Pinnacles National Monument'' shall be considered to be a 
        reference to ``Pinnacles National Park''.
    (f) Administration.--The Secretary shall administer the Park in 
accordance with--
            (1) this Act; and
            (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National 
        Park System, including the National Park Service Organic Act 
        (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
    (g) Land Acquisition.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may acquire land or 
        interests in land within the boundaries of the Park by purchase 
        from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, 
        donation, or exchange.
            (2) Acquisition of rock springs ranch.--
                    (A) Acquisition authorized.--The Secretary may 
                acquire, by purchase from a willing seller, donation, 
                or exchange, the approximately 18,200 acres of land in 
                San Benito County, California, known as the ``Rock 
                Springs Ranch Tract''.
                    (B) Inclusion within national park.--On acquisition 
                of the land described in subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary shall modify the boundaries of the Park to 
                include the acquired land.
                    (C) Map.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
                enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map 
                depicting the land described in subparagraph (A) with--
                            (i) the Committee on Natural Resources of 
                        the House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Energy and Natural 
                        Resources of the Senate.

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

    (a) Redesignation.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (i) of the first section of 
        Public Law 94-567 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note) is amended by striking 
        ``Pinnacles Wilderness'' and inserting ``Hain Wilderness.''
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        ``Pinnacles Wilderness'' shall be considered to be a reference 
        to the ``Hain Wilderness''.
    (b) Expansion.--Certain land comprising approximately 2,715 acres, 
as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Proposed Wilderness 
Additions to the Proposed Pinnacles National Park'', numbered 114/
106,106, and dated November 2010, is--
            (1) designated as wilderness and a component of the 
        National Wilderness Preservation System; and
            (2) incorporated in, and considered to be a part of, the 
        Hain Wilderness.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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