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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1971 

To expand the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

AUGUST 5, 2015 

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 expand the boundary of the California Coastal National 

Monument, 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 ‘‘California Coastal Na5 tional Monument Expansion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 

8 (1) Presidential Proclamation Number 7264, 

9 dated January 11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821), des10 ignated over 20,000 islands, rocks, and pinnacles 


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1 along the 1,100-mile California coastline as the Cali2 fornia Coastal National Monument to protect the bi3 ological treasures situated offshore on thousands of 

4 unappropriated or unreserved areas of land owned or 

5 controlled by the Federal Government within 12 

6 nautical miles of the shoreline; 

7 (2) Presidential Proclamation Number 9089, 

8 dated March 11, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 14603), ex9 panded the boundary of the Monument to include 

10 1,665 acres of Federal land administered by the Bu11 reau of Land Management along the Northern Cali12 fornia coastline in Mendocino County, commonly 

13 known as the ‘‘Point Arena-Stornetta Unit’’; 

14 (3) the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit is the first 

15 onshore expansion of the Monument; and 

16 (4) numerous governmental entities, community 

17 organizations, businesses, and individuals have made 

18 significant contributions to maintain the unique 

19 character, management, and preservation of the in20 dividual parcels of Federal land along the California 

21 coast. 

22 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 

23 (1) to protect, conserve, and enhance for the 

24 benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera25 tions the nationally significant historical, natural, 


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1 cultural, scientific, educational, and scenic values of 

2 the Federal land along and adjacent to the shoreline 

3 of the State of California, and for the purposes for 

4 which the Monument was designated; and 

5 (2) further to support the land management 

6 partnerships of the Bureau of Land Management 

7 with the State of California, local governments, com8 munities, and stakeholders, and to enhance the rela9 tionships those entities have with the Bureau of 

10 Land Management and Federal land, as appropriate. 

11 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

12 In this Act: 

13 (1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 

14 means— 

15 (A) the Federal land comprising 13 acres 

16 in Humboldt County, California, that is identi17 fied as ‘‘Trinidad Head’’ on the map; 

18 (B) the Federal land comprising 440 acres 

19 in Humboldt County, California, that is identi20 fied as ‘‘Lost Coast Headlands’’ on the map; 

21 (C) the Federal land comprising approxi22 mately 5,780 acres in Santa Cruz County, Cali23 fornia, that is identified as ‘‘Cotoni-Coast 

24 Dairies Public Land’’ on the map; 


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1 (D) the Federal land comprising approxi2 mately 20 acres in San Luis Obispo County, 

3 California, that is identified as ‘‘Piedras Blan4 cas Light Station Outstanding Natural Area’’ 

5 on the map; and 

6 (E) the Federal land comprising approxi7 mately 8 acres in Humboldt County, California, 

8 that is identified as ‘‘Lighthouse Ranch’’ on the 

9 map. 

10 (2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the Bureau 

11 of Land Management map entitled ‘‘California 

12 Coastal National Monument Addition’’ and dated 

13 July 24, 2015. 

14 (3) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 

15 means the California Coastal National Monument 

16 established by Presidential Proclamation 7264. 

17 (4) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7264.—The 

18 term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 7264’’ means Pres19 idential Proclamation Number 7264, dated January 

20 11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821), creating the Monu21 ment. 

22 (5) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 9089.—The 

23 term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 9089’’ means Pres24 idential Proclamation Number 9089, dated March 


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1 11, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 14603), expanding the 

2 Monument. 

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

4 the Secretary of the Interior. 

5 SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL 

6 MONUMENT. 

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

8 is expanded to include the Federal land. 

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 develop a map and boundary description of the 

13 Federal land added to the Monument by this Act. 

14 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and bound15 ary description developed 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 veloped 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. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 

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

3 and deed restrictions in place as of the date of enactment 

4 of this Act, the Secretary shall manage the Federal land 

5 added to the Monument by this Act— 

6 (1) as part of the Monument; and 

7 (2) in accordance with Presidential Proclama8 tions 7264 and 9089. 

9 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

11 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 shall finalize an amendment, or multiple amend13 ments as applicable for the individual Federal land 

14 areas, to the Monument management plan for the 

15 long-term protection and management of the Federal 

16 land added to the Monument by this Act. 

17 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan amendment 

18 under paragraph (1) shall— 

19 (A) be developed in consultation with, at a 

20 minimum— 

21 (i) affected State, tribal, and local 

22 governments; 

23 (ii) the public; and 

24 (iii) interested Federal agencies; 


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1 (B) describe the appropriate uses and 

2 management of the Federal land, consistent 

3 with this Act; 

4 (C) contain individual plans and consider5 ations specific to each individual Federal land 

6 area; 

7 (D) take into consideration existing uses of 

8 the Federal land; 

9 (E) include components regarding steward10 ship, visitor services, facilities management and 

11 maintenance, public access, traffic, public safe12 ty, emergency services, and law enforcement; 

13 (F) include a component regarding poten14 tial education and interpretation activities, with 

15 recognition of the specific character and history 

16 of each Federal land area; and 

17 (G) include a component regarding Native 

18 American cultural resources management, with 

19 emphasis on the preservation of resources with20 in the individual Federal land areas. 

21 (3) INTERIM MANAGEMENT.—During the period 

22 beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 

23 ending on the date of completion of the management 

24 plan, the Secretary shall manage the Federal land in 


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1 accordance with the purposes described in section 

2 2(b). 

3 (c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.— 

4 Except as needed for emergency or authorized administra5 tive purposes, in the Monument— 

6 (1) motorized vehicle use shall be permitted 

7 only on designated roads; and 

8 (2) mechanized vehicle use shall be permitted 

9 only on roads and trails designated for the use of 

10 those vehicles. 

11 (d) INCORPORATION OF LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

12 (1) AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in para13 graph (3), the Secretary may acquire non-Federal 

14 land or interests in land within or adjacent to the 

15 Federal land added to the Monument by this Act 

16 only through exchange, donation, or purchase from 

17 a willing seller. 

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

19 land within or adjacent to the Federal land added to 

20 the Monument by this Act acquired by the United 

21 States after the date of enactment of this Act shall 

22 be— 

23 (A) added to and administered as part of 

24 the Monument; and 


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1 (B) with respect to inclusion in the man2 agement plan, taken into consideration through 

3 an appropriate amendment to that plan. 

4 (3) EXCEPTION.—An addition to the Cotoni5 Coast Dairies unit of Federal land referred to in sec6 tion 3(1)(C) shall be limited to the acreage con7 tained within the boundary of the Monument, as es8 tablished by this Act. 

9 (e) EXISTING COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AGREE10 MENTS.—Any cooperative management agreement in ex11 istence on the date of enactment of this Act between the 

12 Federal land areas and other land management entities 

13 shall not be affected due to the enactment of this Act. 

14 (f) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL GOV15 ERNMENTS AND ENTITIES.—To better implement the 

16 management plan and to continue the successful partner17 ships with local communities and land administered by the 

18 State of California and other partners, the Secretary may 

19 enter into cooperative agreements with the appropriate 

20 Federal, State, and local agencies and organizations pur21 suant to section 307(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 

22 Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1737(b)). 

23 (g) WITHDRAWALS.—Subject to valid existing rights, 

24 all Federal land within the Monument and all land and 

25 interests in land acquired for the Monument by the United 


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1 States after the date of the enactment of this Act are with2 drawn from— 

3 (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal 

4 under the public land laws; 

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

6 laws; and 

7 (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral 

8 materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 

9 (h) NATIVE AMERICAN USES AND INTERESTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, to the 

11 maximum extent permitted by law and in consulta12 tion with affected Indian tribes, ensure the protec13 tion of Indian sacred sites and traditional cultural 

14 properties in the Monument and provide access by 

15 members of Indian tribes for traditional cultural and 

16 customary uses, consistent with Public Law 95–341 

17 (commonly known as the ‘‘American Indian Reli18 gious Freedom Act’’) (42 U.S.C. 1996) and Execu19 tive Order 13007 (42 U.S.C. 1996 note; relating to 

20 Indian sacred sites). 

21 (2) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER RIGHTS.—Not22 withstanding paragraph (1), nothing in this Act en23 larges, diminishes, or modifies the rights of any In24 dian tribe or Indian religious community. 

25 (i) BUFFER ZONES.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The expansion of the Monu2 ment by this Act is not intended to lead to the es3 tablishment of protective perimeters or buffer zones 

4 around the Federal land included in the Monument 

5 by this Act. 

6 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE MONUMENT.—The 

7 fact that activities outside the Monument can be 

8 seen or heard within the Federal land added to the 

9 Monument by this Act shall not, of itself, preclude 

10 those activities or uses up to the boundary of the 

11 Monument. 

12 (j) GRAZING.—Nothing in this Act affects the grazing 

13 of livestock within the Federal land described in section 

14 3(1)(C). 

15 (k) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS16 TEM.—The Secretary shall manage the Monument as part 

17 of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

18 SEC. 6. ADVISORY COUNCILS. 

19 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not less than 180 days after 

20 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall es21 tablish an advisory council for each unit of Federal land 

22 described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 

23 3(1) within the Monument. 

24 (b) DUTIES.—The advisory councils shall advise the 

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1 tion of the management plan under section 5(b) (or 

2 amendments to an existing applicable management plan) 

3 for each relevant unit of Federal land. 

4 (c) APPLICABLE LAW.—The advisory councils shall 

5 be subject to— 

6 (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

7 U.S.C. App.); 

8 (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management 

9 Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and 

10 (3) all other applicable laws (including regula11 tions). 

12 (d) MEMBERS.—Each advisory council shall include 

13 7 members, to be appointed by the Secretary, of whom, 

14 to the maximum extent practicable— 

15 (1) 1 shall be appointed after taking into con16 sideration the recommendations of the local county 

17 board of supervisors of the applicable unit of Fed18 eral land; and 

19 (2) 6 shall— 

20 (A) reside within a reasonable proximity to 

21 the applicable unit of Federal land; and 

22 (B) demonstrate experience that reflects— 

23 (i) the purposes for which the Monu24 ment was established; and 


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1 (ii) the interest of the stakeholders 

2 that are affected by the planning and man3 agement of the unit of Federal land, which 

4 may include stakeholders representing pri5 vate land-ownership, Native American in6 terests, environmental, recreational, eco7 nomic, or other non-Federal land interests. 

8 (e) REPRESENTATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 

9 that the memberships of the advisory councils are fairly 

10 balanced with respect to the points of view represented, 

11 and the functions to be performed, by each advisory coun12 cil. 

13 (f) QUORUM.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—4 members of an advisory 

15 council shall constitute a quorum. 

16 (2) UNAPPOINTED MEMBERS.—The operation 

17 of an advisory committee shall not be affected if— 

18 (A) a member has not yet been appointed 

19 to the advisory committee; but 

20 (B) a quorum has been attained. 

21 (g) CHAIRPERSON AND PROCEDURES.—Each advi22 sory council shall— 

23 (1) elect a chairperson from among the mem24 bers of the advisory council; and 


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1 (2) establish such rules and procedures as the 

2 advisory council determines to be necessary or ap3 propriate. 

4 (h) SERVICE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.—The mem5 bers of each advisory council shall serve without pay. 

6 (i) TERMINATION.—The advisory councils shall ter7 minate— 

8 (1) on the date that is 2 years after the date 

9 on which the management plan (or amendment to 

10 an existing management plan) is officially adopted 

11 by the Secretary; or 

12 (2) on such later date as the Secretary con13 siders to be appropriate. 

14 (j) EXISTING ADVISORY BODIES.—The Secretary 

15 may elect not to establish an advisory council for a unit 

16 of Federal land if a regularly scheduled, organized public 

17 forum or entity exists— 

18 (1) of which the Bureau of Land Management 

19 is an active or leading participant; and 

20 (2) that fulfills the duties described in sub21 section (b). 

22 SEC. 7. ROCKS AND SMALL ISLANDS ALONG COAST OF OR23 ANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. 

24 (a) CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONUMENT.— 

25 The Act of February 18, 1931 (46 Stat. 1172, chapter 


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1 226), is amended by striking ‘‘be, and the same are here2 by, temporarily reserved’’ and all that follows through 

3 ‘‘United States’’ and inserting ‘‘are part of the California 

4 Coastal National Monument and shall be administered as 

5 part of the Monument’’. 

6 (b) REPEAL OF RESERVATION.—Section 31 of the 

7 Act of May 28, 1935 (49 Stat. 309, chapter 155), is re8 pealed. 

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