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Calendar No. 647 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2156 

[Report No. 115–360] 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 12, 2017 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

AN ACT 

To provide for the establishment of a national memorial 

and national monument to commemorate those killed 

by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 

12, 1928, 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 ‘‘Saint Francis Dam 

5 Disaster National Memorial Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) On March 12, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam 

4 located in the northern portion of Los Angeles Coun5 ty, California, breached, resulting in a devastating 

6 flood that caused the death of approximately 425 in7 dividuals. 

8 (2) The residents of Santa Clarita Valley, San 

9 Francisquito Canyon, Castaic Junction, Santa Clara 

10 River Valley, Piru, Fillmore, Bardsdale, Saticoy, and 

11 Santa Paula were directly impacted and suffered 

12 greatly from the worst flood in the history of the 

13 State of California. 

14 (3) The disaster resulted in a tremendous loss 

15 of human life, property, and the livelihood of local 

16 residents, and was surpassed in the level of destruc17 tion in the 20th century only by the great San Fran18 cisco earthquake of 1906. 

19 (4) The collapse of the dam may represent 

20 America’s worst civil engineering failure in the 20th 

21 century. 

22 (5) The site of the disaster is subject to the 

23 theft of historic artifacts, graffiti, and other van24 dalism. 

25 (6) It is right to pay homage to the citizens 

26 who were killed, injured, or dislocated due to the 


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1 flood, and to educate the public about this important 

2 historical event. 

3 (7) It is appropriate that the site of the Saint 

4 Francis Dam and surrounding areas be specially 

5 designated and protected to commemorate this trag6 ic event. 

7 SEC. 3. SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMO8 RIAL. 

9 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary is authorized 

10 to establish a memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in 

11 the County of Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of 

12 honoring the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster 

13 of March 12, 1928. 

14 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Memorial shall be— 

15 (1) known as the Saint Francis Dam Disaster 

16 National Memorial; and 

17 (2) managed by the Forest Service. 

18 (c) DONATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized to ac19 cept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, 

20 or bequest of real or personal property made to the Sec21 retary for purposes of developing, designing, constructing, 

22 and managing the Memorial. 


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1 SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMORIAL. 

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

3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub4 mit to Congress recommendations regarding— 

5 (1) the planning, design, construction, and 

6 long-term management of the Memorial; 

7 (2) the proposed boundaries of the Memorial; 

8 (3) a visitor center and educational facilities at 

9 the Memorial; and 

10 (4) ensuring public access to the Memorial. 

11 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the recommenda12 tions required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 

13 consult with— 

14 (1) appropriate Federal agencies; 

15 (2) State, tribal, and local governments, includ16 ing the Santa Clarita City Council; and 

17 (3) the public. 

18 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER 

19 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a na21 tional monument in the State, certain National Forest 

22 System land administered by the Secretary in the County 

23 of Los Angeles comprising approximately 440 acres, as 

24 generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed Saint 

25 Francis Dam Disaster National Monument’’, created on 


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1 June 14, 2016, to be known as the Saint Francis Dam 

2 Disaster National Monument. 

3 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Monument is to 

4 conserve and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of the 

5 public the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, 

6 educational, and recreational resources and values of the 

7 Monument. 

8 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO 

9 MONUMENT. 

10 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 

12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall develop a management plan for the Monument. 

14 (2) CONSULTATION.—The management plan 

15 shall be developed in consultation with— 

16 (A) appropriate Federal agencies; 

17 (B) State, tribal, and local governments; 

18 and 

19 (C) the public. 

20 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing and im21 plementing the management plan, the Secretary 

22 shall, with respect to methods of protecting and pro23 viding access to the Monument, consider the rec24 ommendations of the Saint Francis Disaster Na25 tional Memorial Foundation, the Santa Clarita ValVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:00 Nov 14, 2018 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6401 E:\BILLS\H2156.RS H2156

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1 ley Historical Society, and the Community Hiking 

2 Club of Santa Clarita. 

3 (b) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

4 Monument— 

5 (1) in a manner that conserves and enhances 

6 the cultural and historic resources of the Monument; 

7 and 

8 (2) in accordance with— 

9 (A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

10 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 

11 1600 et seq.) and the laws generally applicable 

12 to the National Forest System; 

13 (B) this Act; and 

14 (C) any other applicable laws. 

15 (c) USES.— 

16 (1) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The use of 

17 motorized vehicles within the Monument may be per18 mitted only— 

19 (A) on roads designated for use by motor20 ized vehicles in the management plan required 

21 under subsection (a); 

22 (B) for administrative purposes; or 

23 (C) for emergency responses. 


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1 (2) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall permit 

2 grazing within the Monument, where established be3 fore the date of the enactment of this Act— 

4 (A) subject to all applicable laws (including 

5 regulations and Executive orders); and 

6 (B) consistent with the purpose described 

7 in section 5(b). 

8 SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION ON FUNDING. 

9 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 

10 requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car11 ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 

12 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act: 

14 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

15 the Saint Frances Dam Disaster National Memorial 

16 authorized under section 3(a). 

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

18 means the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National 

19 Monument established under section 5(a). 

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

21 of California. 


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1 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

2 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Dis5 aster National Memorial Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 

9 the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial 

10 authorized under section 3(a). 

11 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ means 

12 the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument 

13 established by section 5(a). 

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

15 the Secretary of Agriculture. 

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

17 of California. 

18 SEC. 3. SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMO19 RIAL. 

20 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish a 

21 memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in the county of 

22 Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of honoring the vic23 tims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. 

24 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Memorial shall be— 


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1 (1) known as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Disaster 

2 National Memorial’’; and 

3 (2) managed by the Forest Service. 

4 (c) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept, hold, ad5 minister, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest of 

6 real or personal property made to the Secretary for pur7 poses of developing, designing, constructing, and managing 

8 the Memorial. 

9 SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMORIAL. 

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

11 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 

12 to Congress recommendations regarding— 

13 (1) the planning, design, construction, and long14 term management of the Memorial; 

15 (2) the proposed boundaries of the Memorial; 

16 (3) a visitor center and educational facilities at 

17 the Memorial; and 

18 (4) ensuring public access to the Memorial. 

19 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the recommenda20 tions required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall con21 sult with— 

22 (1) appropriate Federal agencies; 

23 (2) State, Tribal, and local governments, includ24 ing the Santa Clarita City Council; and 

25 (3) the public. 


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1 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER 

2 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a na4 tional monument in the State certain National Forest Sys5 tem land administered by the Secretary in the county of 

6 Los Angeles, California, comprising approximately 353 

7 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 

8 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument’’ and 

9 dated September 12, 2018, to be known as the ‘‘Saint 

10 Francis Dam Disaster National Monument’’. 

11 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Monument is to 

12 conserve and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of the 

13 public the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, 

14 educational, and recreational resources and values of the 

15 Monument. 

16 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO 

17 MONUMENT. 

18 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

21 develop a management plan for the Monument. 

22 (2) CONSULTATION.—The management plan 

23 shall be developed in consultation with— 

24 (A) appropriate Federal agencies; 

25 (B) State, Tribal, and local governments; 

26 and 


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1 (C) the public. 

2 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing and imple3 menting the management plan, the Secretary shall, 

4 with respect to methods of protecting and providing 

5 access to the Monument, consider the recommenda6 tions of the Saint Francis Disaster National Memo7 rial Foundation, the Santa Clarita Valley Historical 

8 Society, and the Community Hiking Club of Santa 

9 Clarita. 

10 (b) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 

11 Monument— 

12 (1) in a manner that conserves and enhances the 

13 cultural and historic resources of the Monument; and 

14 (2) in accordance with— 

15 (A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 

16 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 

17 et seq.); 

18 (B) the laws generally applicable to the Na19 tional Forest System; 

20 (C) this Act; and 

21 (D) any other applicable laws. 

22 (c) USES.— 

23 (1) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The use of 

24 motorized vehicles within the Monument may be per25 mitted only— 


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1 (A) on roads designated for use by motor2 ized vehicles in the management plan required 

3 under subsection (a); 

4 (B) for administrative purposes; or 

5 (C) for emergency responses. 

6 (2) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall permit graz7 ing within the Monument, where established before the 

8 date of enactment of this Act— 

9 (A) subject to all applicable laws (including 

10 regulations and Executive orders); and 

11 (B) consistent with the purpose described in 

12 section 5(b). 

13 SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION ON FUNDING. 

14 (a) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.—This Act shall be car15 ried out using amounts otherwise made available to the Sec16 retary. 

17 (b) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds are 

18 authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. 


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Calendar No. 647 

115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2156 

[Report No. 115–360] 

AN ACT 

To provide for the establishment of a national meDam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis morial and national monument to commemorate 

NOVEMBER 14, 2018 

Reported with an amendment 


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