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Calendar No. 20 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 153 

[Report No. 109–9] 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of the 

Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the resources of the Corridor, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25, 2005 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

FEBRUARY 23, 2005 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of February 17, 2005, 

by Mr. DOMENICI, without amendment 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource 

study of the Rim of the Valley Corridor in the State 

of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the 

resources of the Corridor, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor3 ridor Study Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

5 In this Act: 

6 (1) CORRIDOR.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ 

8 means the land, water, and interests of the area 

9 in the State known as the ‘‘Rim of the Valley 

10 Corridor’’. 

11 (B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Corridor’’ 

12 includes the mountains surrounding the San 

13 Fernando, La Crescenta, Santa Clarita, Simi, 

14 and Conejo valleys in the State. 

15 (2) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘Recreation 

16 Area’’ means the Santa Monica Mountains National 

17 Recreation Area in the State. 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

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

21 of California. 

22 SEC. 3. RESOURCE STUDY OF THE RIM OF THE VALLEY 

23 CORRIDOR, CALIFORNIA. 

24 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a re25 source study of the Corridor to evaluate various alter26 natives for protecting the resources of the Corridor, in-
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1 cluding designating all or a portion of the Corridor as a 

2 unit of the Recreation Area. 

3 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 

4 subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 

5 (1) seek to achieve the objectives of— 

6 (A) protecting wildlife populations in the 

7 Recreation Area by preserving habitat linkages 

8 and wildlife movement corridors between large 

9 blocks of habitat in adjoining regional open 

10 space; 

11 (B) establishing connections along the 

12 State-designated Rim of the Valley Trail Sys13 tem for the purposes of— 

14 (i) creating a single contiguous Rim of 

15 the Valley Trail; and 

16 (ii) encompassing major feeder trails 

17 connecting adjoining communities and re18 gional transit to the Rim of the Valley 

19 Trail System; 

20 (C) preserving recreational opportunities; 

21 (D) facilitating access to open space for a 

22 variety of recreational users; 

23 (E) protecting— 

24 (i) rare, threatened, or endangered 

25 plant and animal species; and 
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1 (ii) rare or unusual plant communities 

2 and habitats; 

3 (F) protecting historically significant land4 scapes, districts, sites, and structures; and 

5 (G) respecting the needs of communities 

6 in, or in the vicinity of, the Corridor; 

7 (2) analyze the potential impact of each alter8 native on staffing and other potential costs to Fed9 eral, State, and local agencies and other organiza10 tions; and 

11 (3) analyze the potential impact that desig12 nating all or a portion of the Corridor as a unit of 

13 the Recreation Area would have on land in or bor14 dering the area that is privately owned as of the 

15 date on which the study is conducted. 

16 (c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 

17 Secretary shall consult with appropriate Federal, State, 

18 county, and local government entities. 

19 (d) APPLICABLE LAW.—Section 8(c) of Public Law 

20 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to the conduct 

21 and completion of the study required by subsection (a). 

22 SEC. 4. REPORT. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 

24 date on which funds are first made available for the study, 

25 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
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1 and Natural Resources of the Senate and to the Com2 mittee on Resources of the House of Representatives a re3 port that describes the results of the study conducted 

4 under section 3. 

5 (b) INCLUSION.—The report submitted under sub6 section 4(a) shall include the concerns of private land7 owners within the boundaries of the Recreation Area. 
Calendar No. 20 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 153 

[Report No. 109–9] 

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 

ridor, and for other purposes. natives for protecting the resources of the Corridor in the State of California to evaluate altera resource study of the Rim of the Valley CorFEBRUARY 23, 2005 

Reported without amendment