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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6329 

To establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National 

Heritage Area. 

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 ‘‘Sacramento-San Joa5 quin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NATIONAL HER7 ITAGE AREA. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 (1) HERITAGE AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 

2 Area’’ means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 

3 Heritage Area established by this section. 

4 (2) HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The 

5 term ‘‘Heritage Area management plan’’ means the 

6 plan developed and adopted by the management en7 tity under this section. 

8 (3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man9 agement entity’’ means the management entity for 

10 the Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(4). 

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

12 the Secretary of the Interior. 

13 (b) SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA HERITAGE

14 AREA.— 

15 (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 

16 ‘‘Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Heritage Area’’ in 

17 the State of California. 

18 (2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Her19 itage Area shall be in the counties of Contra Costa, 

20 Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo in the 

21 State of California, as generally depicted on the map 

22 entitled ‘‘Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National 

23 Heritage Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T27/ 

24 105,030, and dated September 2010. 


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1 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described 

2 in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for 

3 public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 

4 National Park Service and the Delta Protection 

5 Commission. 

6 (4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management 

7 entity for the Heritage Area shall be the Delta Pro8 tection Commission established by section 29735 of 

9 the California Public Resources Code. 

10 (5) ADMINISTRATION; MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

11 (A) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of 

12 carrying out the Heritage Area management 

13 plan, the Secretary, acting through the manage14 ment entity, may use amounts made available 

15 under this section in accordance with section 

16 8001(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage17 ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 

18 Stat. 991). 

19 (B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

20 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

21 (ii), the management entity shall submit to 

22 the Secretary for approval a proposed 

23 management plan for the Heritage Area in 

24 accordance with section 8001(d) of the 


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1 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

2 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991). 

3 (ii) RESTRICTIONS.—The Heritage 

4 Area management plan submitted under 

5 this paragraph shall— 

6 (I) ensure participation by appro7 priate Federal, State, tribal, and local 

8 agencies, including the Delta Steward9 ship Council, special districts, natural 

10 and historical resource protection and 

11 agricultural organizations, educational 

12 institutions, businesses, recreational 

13 organizations, community residents, 

14 and private property owners; and 

15 (II) not be approved until the 

16 Secretary has received certification 

17 from the Delta Protection Commission 

18 that the Delta Stewardship Council 

19 has reviewed the Heritage Area man20 agement plan for consistency with the 

21 plan adopted by the Delta Steward22 ship Council pursuant to State law. 

23 (6) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN24 CIES; PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 


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1 (A) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL

2 AGENCIES.—The provisions of section 8001(e) 

3 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 

4 of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 

5 shall apply to the Heritage Area. 

6 (B) PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

8 (ii), the provisions of section 8001(f) of the 

9 Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 

10 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 

11 shall apply to the Heritage Area. 

12 (ii) OPT OUT.—An owner of private 

13 property within the Heritage Area may opt 

14 out of participating in any plan, project, 

15 program, or activity carried out within the 

16 Heritage Area under this section, if the 

17 property owner provides written notice to 

18 the management entity. 

19 (7) EVALUATION; REPORT.—The provisions of 

20 section 8001(g) of the Omnibus Public Land Man21 agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 

22 991) shall apply to the Heritage Area. 

23 (8) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—Nothing in this 

24 section— 


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1 (A) precludes the management entity from 

2 using Federal funds made available under other 

3 laws for the purposes for which those funds 

4 were authorized; or 

5 (B) affects any water rights or contracts. 

6 (9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

7 (A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 

8 be appropriated to carry out this section 

9 $20,000,000, of which not more than 

10 $2,000,000 may be made available for any fis11 cal year. 

12 (B) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—The 

13 Federal share of the total cost of any activity 

14 under this section shall be determined by the 

15 Secretary, but shall be not more than 50 per16 cent. 

17 (C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed18 eral share of the total cost of any activity under 

19 this section may be in the form of— 

20 (i) in-kind contributions of goods or 

21 services; or 

22 (ii) State or local government fees, 

23 taxes, or assessments. 

24 (10) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—If a pro25 posed management plan has not been submitted to 


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1 the Secretary by the date that is 5 years after the 

2 date of enactment of this title, the Heritage Area 

3 designation shall be rescinded. 

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