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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. 

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 

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. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

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1 posed Pinnacles National Park’’, numbered 114/ 

2 106,106, and dated November 2010. 

3 (2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means the Pin4 nacles National Park established by section 3(a). 

5 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

6 the Secretary of the Interior. 

7 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

8 of California. 

9 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK. 

10 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 

11 State the Pinnacles National Park. 

12 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Park are— 

13 (1) to preserve and interpret for the benefit of 

14 future generations— 

15 (A) the chaparral, grasslands, blue oak 

16 woodlands, and majestic valley oak savanna eco17 systems of the area; 

18 (B) the geomorphology, riparian water19 sheds, and unique flora and fauna of the area; 

20 and 

21 (C) the ancestral and cultural history of 

22 Native Americans, settlers, and explorers; and 

23 (2) to interpret the recovery program for the 

24 California Condor, including the international sig25 nificance of the program. 


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1 (c) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Park shall 

2 consist of the areas generally depicted on the Map. 

3 (d) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The Map shall be on file 

4 and available for public inspection in the appropriate of5 fices of the National Park Service. 

6 (e) ABOLISHMENT OF CURRENT PINNACLES NA7 TIONAL MONUMENT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Pinnacles National 

9 Monument is abolished. 

10 (2) INCORPORATION OF LAND.—The land and 

11 any interests in the land that comprise the Pinnacles 

12 National Monument are incorporated in, and shall 

13 be considered to be part of, the Park. 

14 (3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Any funds avail15 able for the Pinnacles National Monument shall be 

16 available for the Park. 

17 (4) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

18 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

19 the United States to ‘‘Pinnacles National Monu20 ment’’ shall be considered to be a reference to ‘‘Pin21 nacles National Park’’. 

22 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary shall admin23 ister the Park in accordance with— 

24 (1) this Act; and 


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1 (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the 

2 National Park System, including the National Park 

3 Service Organic Act (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). 

4 (g) LAND ACQUISITION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may acquire 

6 land or interests in land within the boundaries of the 

7 Park by purchase from a willing seller with donated 

8 or appropriated funds, donation, or exchange. 

9 (2) ACQUISITION OF ROCK SPRINGS RANCH.— 

10 (A) ACQUISITION AUTHORIZED.—The Sec11 retary may acquire, by purchase from a willing 

12 seller, donation, or exchange, the approximately 

13 18,200 acres of land in San Benito County, 

14 California, known as the ‘‘Rock Springs Ranch 

15 Tract’’. 

16 (B) INCLUSION WITHIN NATIONAL PARK.— 

17 On acquisition of the land described in subpara18 graph (A), the Secretary shall modify the 

19 boundaries of the Park to include the acquired 

20 land. 

21 (C) MAP.—Not later than 120 days after 

22 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

23 shall file a map depicting the land described in 

24 subparagraph (A) with— 


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1 (i) the Committee on Natural Re2 sources of the House of Representatives; 

3 and 

4 (ii) the Committee on Energy and 

5 Natural Resources of the Senate. 

6 SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF PINNACLES WILDERNESS AS 

7 HAIN WILDERNESS AND EXPANSION OF WIL8 DERNESS. 

9 (a) REDESIGNATION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of the first 

11 section of Public Law 94–567 (16 U.S.C. 1132 

12 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Pinnacles Wilderness’’ 

13 and inserting ‘‘Hain Wilderness.’’ 

14 (2) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, 

15 map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of 

16 the United States to the ‘‘Pinnacles Wilderness’’ 

17 shall be considered to be a reference to the ‘‘Hain 

18 Wilderness’’. 

19 (b) EXPANSION.—Certain land comprising approxi20 mately 2,715 acres, as generally depicted on the map enti21 tled ‘‘Proposed Wilderness Additions to the Proposed Pin22 nacles National Park’’, numbered 114/106,106, and dated 

23 November 2010, is— 

24 (1) designated as wilderness and a component 

25 of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and 


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1 (2) incorporated in, and considered to be a part 

2 of, the Hain Wilderness. 

3 SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

5 as are necessary to carry out this Act. 

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