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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 908 

To include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands in the California Coastal 

National Monument as a part of the National Landscape Conservation 

System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 12, 2015 

Ms. ESHOO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands in the 

California Coastal National Monument as a part of the 

National Landscape Conservation 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; DEFINITIONS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Red6 woods Expansion Act’’. 

7 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 


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1 (1) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the map 

2 created by the Bureau of Land Management, enti3 tled ‘‘Santa Cruz Redwoods California Coastal Na4 tional Monument Addition’’ and dated February 3, 

5 2015. 

6 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

7 means the California Coastal National Monument 

8 established by Presidential Proclamation 7264. 

9 (3) SANTA CRUZ REDWOODS PUBLIC LANDS.— 

10 The term ‘‘Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands’’ 

11 means the Federal land comprising approximately 

12 5,800 acres in Santa Cruz County, California, as 

13 generally depicted on the map. 

14 (4) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7264.—The 

15 term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 7264’’ means Pres16 idential Proclamation Number 7264, dated January 

17 11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821). 

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

19 the Secretary of the Interior. 

20 SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

22 (1) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands 

23 contain significant and diverse natural landscapes 

24 including six watersheds, redwood and riparian for25 ests, freshwater wetlands, and rolling coastal terrace 


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1 grasslands in the Santa Cruz Mountains that should 

2 be preserved for present and future generations; 

3 (2) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands are 

4 habitat for numerous wildlife populations including 

5 endangered and rare species such as the California 

6 red-legged frog, the American peregrine falcon, coho 

7 salmon, and steelhead trout; 

8 (3) the ocean and coastal ecosystems adjacent 

9 to and visible from the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public 

10 Lands are within the California Coastal Monument, 

11 and contain habitat for endangered and unique ma12 rine species including gray whales, sea otters, and 

13 harbor seals; 

14 (4) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands 

15 contain threatened vegetation communities such as 

16 purple needlegrass and riparian red alder forest; 

17 (5) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands and 

18 surrounding coastal lands have been used by humans 

19 since prehistoric times and were historically inhab20 ited by the native Ohlone people; 

21 (6) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands are 

22 historically associated with adjacent lands managed 

23 for the enjoyment of current and future generations, 

24 including Coast Dairies State Park and Wilder 

25 Ranch State Park; 


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1 (7) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands 

2 represent a model partnership where future manage3 ment can be successfully accomplished among the 

4 Federal Government, State of California, Santa 

5 Cruz County, local communities, and private land6 owners; 

7 (8) permanent protection of the Santa Cruz 

8 Redwoods Public Lands will provide important eco9 nomic benefits to surrounding communities, and has 

10 broad public support in the community; 

11 (9) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands will 

12 make a significant addition to the California Coastal 

13 National Monument and National Landscape Con14 servation System administered by the Bureau of 

15 Land Management of the Department of the Inte16 rior; and 

17 (10) statutory protection would ensure that the 

18 Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands remain a part 

19 of the historical, cultural, and natural heritage of 

20 the United States and a source of inspiration for the 

21 people of the United States. 

22 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to protect, 

23 conserve, and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of 

24 present and future generations the unique and nationally 

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1 cational, and scenic values of the Santa Cruz Redwoods 

2 Public Lands, while allowing certain recreational and re3 search activities to continue. 

4 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL 

5 MONUMENT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monument 

7 established by Presidential Proclamation 7264 is ex8 panded to include the Federal land shown on the map. 

9 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 shall create a map and boundary description of the 

13 land added to the Monument by this Act. 

14 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and bound15 ary description described under paragraph (1) shall 

16 have the same force and effect as if included in this 

17 Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 

18 minor errors in the map and boundary descriptions. 

19 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND BOUNDARY DE20 SCRIPTION.—The map and boundary description de21 scribed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 

22 available for public inspection in appropriate offices 

23 of the Bureau of Land Management. 


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1 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

3 the Secretary shall manage the land added to the Monu4 ment by this Act— 

5 (1) as a part of the Monument; 

6 (2) by allowing only such uses of the Monument 

7 as will further the purposes for which the Monument 

8 is established; and 

9 (3) in accordance with Presidential Proclama10 tion 7264. 

11 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

14 shall finalize an amendment to the Monument man15 agement plan for the long-term protection and man16 agement of the land added to the Monument by this 

17 Act. 

18 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan amendment 

19 shall— 

20 (A) be developed with an opportunity for 

21 full public participation; and 

22 (B) describe the appropriate uses and 

23 management of the land consistent with this 

24 Act. 

25 (c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.— 

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1 tive purposes, the use of motorized and mechanized vehi2 cles in the Monument shall be permitted only on roads 

3 and trails designated for their use. 

4 (d) INCORPORATION OF LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

5 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire 

6 non-Federal land or interests in land within or adja7 cent to the land added to the Monument by this Act 

8 only through exchange, donation, or purchase from 

9 a willing seller. 

10 (2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interests in 

11 land within or adjacent to the land added to the 

12 Monument by this Act acquired by the United States 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act shall be 

14 added to and administered as part of the Monument. 

15 (e) OVERFLIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act— 

16 (1) restricts or precludes overflights, including 

17 low-level overflights or military, commercial, and 

18 general aviation overflights that can be seen or 

19 heard within the land added to the Monument by 

20 this Act; 

21 (2) restricts or precludes the designation or cre22 ation of new units of special use airspace or the es23 tablishment of military flight training routes over 

24 the land added to the Monument by this Act; or 


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1 (3) modifies regulations governing low-level 

2 overflights above the adjacent Monterey Bay Na3 tional Marine Sanctuary. 

4 (f) RESTORATION.—Nothing in this Act affects the 

5 ongoing restoration and reclamation being performed pur6 suant to the December 2, 1968 lease between the Coast 

7 Dairies and Land Company and the Lone Star Cement 

8 Corporation, or under a renegotiation or renewal of that 

9 lease, as long as such restoration and reclamation furthers 

10 the purpose of the Monument described in section 2(b) 

11 and is performed in accordance with— 

12 (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 

13 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and 

14 (2) any other applicable law. 

15 (g) NATIVE AMERICAN USES.—Nothing in this Act 

16 enlarges, diminishes, or modifies the rights of any Indian 

17 Tribe or Indian religious community. 

18 (h) BUFFER ZONES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The expansion of the Monu20 ment is not intended to lead to the establishment of 

21 protective perimeters or buffer zones around the 

22 land included in the Monument by this Act. 

23 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE MONUMENT.— 

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1 ment by this Act shall not, of itself, preclude those 

2 activities or uses up to the boundary of the Monu3 ment. 

4 (i) GRAZING.—Nothing in this Act affects the grazing 

5 of livestock within the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public 

6 Lands. 

7 (j) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

8 all Federal land within the Santa Cruz Redwoods expan9 sion to the Monument is withdrawn from— 

10 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

11 public land laws; 

12 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

13 laws; and 

14 (3) leasing or disposition under all laws relating 

15 to— 

16 (A) minerals; and 

17 (B) operation of the mineral leasing, min18 eral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

19 (k) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS20 TEM.—The Secretary shall manage the Monument as part 

21 of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

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