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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 3079

To protect the integrity of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden

Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEPTEMBER 14, 1993

Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. BEILENSON, Mr. BERMAN, Mr.

BROWN of California, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Ms.

ESHOO, Mr. FARR, Mr. FAZIO, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HAMBURG, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. MATSUI, Mr. MILLER of California, Mr. MINETA, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. SCHENK, Mr. STARK, Mr.

TORRES, Mr. TUCKER, Ms. WATERS, and Mr. WAXMAN) introduced the

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To protect the integrity of the Point Reyes National Seashore

and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area

(GGNRA), 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. PURPOSES.

4 The purposes of this Act are to—

5 (1) furnish watershed and environmental pro6 tection for the Tomales Bay;
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1 (2) maintain the relatively undeveloped nature

2 of the land surrounding Tomales Bay by providing

3 guarantees of nondevelopment;

4 (3) protect the pastoral nature of the land adja5 cent to the Point Reyes National Seashore and

6 GGNRA; and

7 (4) preserve productive long-term agriculture in

8 the region.

9 SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE

10 AND ACQUISITION OF DEVELOPMENT

11 RIGHTS.

12 (a) EXPANSION.—Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An

13 Act to establish the Point Reyes National Seashore in the

14 State of California, and for other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C.

15 459c–1) is amended by adding at the end the following:

16 ‘‘(c) The Point Reyes National Seashore shall also

17 include the area depicted on the map numbered

18 and dated . Such map shall be on

19 file and available for public inspection in the Offices of

20 the National Park Service, Department of the Interior,

21 Washington, District of Columbia.’’.

22 (b) ACQUISITION.—Section 3 of such Act (16 U.S.C.

23 459c–2) is amended by adding at the end the following:

24 ‘‘(d)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (c)

25 of this section, the Secretary, within the area depicted on
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1 the map referred to in section 2(c) of this Act, may ac2 quire lands or interests in lands from the owners thereof

3 only by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated

4 funds, or exchange, except as provided in paragraph (4).

5 The Secretary shall give a priority to acquiring interests

6 in lands (including development rights and conservation

7 easements) and to acquiring such interests from nonprofit

8 corporations.

9 ‘‘(2) In acquiring lands under this subsection, the

10 Secretary may negotiate for the acquisition of lands spe11 cifically for trail purposes.

12 ‘‘(3) Lands or interests in lands may not be acquired

13 under this subsection without the consent of the owner

14 thereof, unless the Secretary determines that, in his judg15 ment the lands are subject to, or threatened with, uses

16 which are having, or would have, an adverse impact on

17 the area.

18 ‘‘(4) Lands, and interests in lands, within the area

19 referred to in paragraph (1) which are owned by the State

20 of California, or any political subdivision thereof, may be

21 acquired only by donation or exchange.

22 ‘‘(5) Section 5 does not apply with respect to lands

23 and interests in lands acquired under this subsection.’’.

24 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

25 9 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 459c–7) is amended by adding
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1 at the end the following: ‘‘In addition to the sums author2 ized to be appropriated by this section before the date of

3 the enactment of this Act, there is authorized to be appro4 priated such sums as may be necessary for the acquisition

5 of lands and interests in lands under section 3(d).’’.

6 SEC. 3. ADDITION TO GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECRE7 ATION AREA.

8 Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to establish

9 the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State

10 of California, and for other purposes’’ (16 U.S.C. 460bb11 1(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘map entitled ‘Point Reyes

12 and GGNRA Amendments and dated October 25, 1979’.’’

13 and inserting ‘‘map entitled ‘ ’ and dated

14 .’’. The Secretary of the Interior shall—

15 (1) revise the boundary of Golden Gate Na16 tional Recreation Area to reflect the amendment

17 made by this section; and

18 (2) prepare and make available a map display19 ing such boundary revision in accordance with sec20 tion 2(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 460bb–1(b)).

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