IIB 

113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1411 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 23, 2013 

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

Resources 

AN ACT 

To include the Point Arena-Stornetta 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS. 

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

3 ‘‘California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 

4 2013’’. 

5 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

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

7 created by the Bureau of Land Management, enti8 tled ‘‘California Coastal National Monument Addi9 tion’’ and dated September 15, 2012. 

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

11 means the California Coastal National Monument 

12 established by Presidential Proclamation 7264. 

13 (3) POINT ARENA-STORNETTA PUBLIC

14 LANDS.—The term ‘‘Point Arena-Stornetta Public 

15 Lands’’ means the Federal land comprising approxi16 mately 1,255 acres in Mendocino County, California, 

17 as generally depicted on the map. 

18 (4) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7264.—The 

19 term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 7264’’ means Pres20 idential Proclamation Number 7264, dated January 

21 11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821). 

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

23 the Secretary of the Interior. 

24 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

25 The purpose of this Act is to protect, conserve, and 

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1 ture generations the unique and nationally important his2 torical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, 

3 economic and recreational values of the Point Arena4 Stornetta Public Lands, while allowing certain rec5 reational, research and traditional ecomomic activities or 

6 uses, such as grazing, to continue. 

7 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL 

8 MONUMENT. 

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

10 established by Presidential Proclamation 7264 is ex11 panded to include the Federal land shown on the map. 

12 (b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 

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

14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

15 shall file with the Committee on Energy and Natural 

16 Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Nat17 ural Resources of the House of Representatives a 

18 map and boundary description of land added to the 

19 Monument by this Act. 

20 (2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and bound21 ary description filed under paragraph (1) shall have 

22 the same force and effect as if included in this Act, 

23 except that the Secretary may correct any minor er24 rors in the map and boundary descriptions. 


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1 (3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND BOUNDARY DE2 SCRIPTION.—The map and boundary description 

3 filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and avail4 able for public inspection in appropriate offices of 

5 the Bureau of Land Management. 

6 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall manage the 

8 land added to the Monument by this Act— 

9 (1) as a part of the Monument; and 

10 (2) in accordance with Presidential Proclama11 tion 7264, except that— 

12 (A) traditional economic activities and ex13 isting uses, such as grazing and the mainte14 nance of existing structures that are used for 

15 grazing, shall not be restricted; and 

16 (B) lands and interests in land within the 

17 proposed land addition not owned by the United 

18 States shall not be part of the monument and 

19 the future acquisition of those lands and inter20 ests in lands by the United States may occur 

21 only through donation or exchange with the 

22 written consent of the landowner. 

23 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

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

25 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 


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1 shall finalize an amendment to the Monument man2 agement plan for the long-term protection and man3 agement of the land added to the Monument by this 

4 Act. 

5 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan amendment 

6 shall— 

7 (A) be developed with an opportunity for 

8 full public participation; and 

9 (B) describe the appropriate uses and 

10 management of the land consistent with this 

11 Act. 

12 (c) MOTORIZED AND MECHANIZED TRANSPORT.— 

13 Except as needed for emergency or authorized administra14 tive purposes, the use of motorized and mechanized vehi15 cles in the Monument shall be permitted only on roads 

16 and trails designated for that use. 

17 (d) INCORPORATION OF LAND AND INTERESTS.— 

18 (1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire 

19 non-Federal land or interests in land within or adja20 cent to the land added to the Monument by this Act 

21 only through exchange, or donation with the written 

22 consent of the landowner, and such non-Federal land 

23 shall not be included within the boundaries of the 

24 Monument absent written consent of the landowner. 


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

2 land within or adjacent to the land added to the 

3 Monument by this Act acquired by the United States 

4 after the date of enactment of this Act shall be 

5 added to and administered as part of the Monument. 

6 (3) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The addi7 tion of lands under this Act to the Monument may 

8 not result in a lack of or restricted access by motor9 ized vehicle to any non-Federal lands within the 

10 Monument. 

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

12 (1) restricts or precludes overflights, including 

13 low-level overflights or military, commercial, and 

14 general aviation overflights that can be seen or 

15 heard within the land added to the Monument by 

16 this Act; 

17 (2) restricts or precludes the designation or cre18 ation of new units of special use airspace or the es19 tablishment of military flight training routes over 

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

21 (3) modifies regulations governing low-level 

22 overflights above the adjacent Gulf of the Farallones 

23 National Marine Sanctuary. 


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1 (f) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—Nothing in this Act effects 

2 the law enforcement authorities of the Department of 

3 Homeland Security. 

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

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

6 tribe or Indian religious community. 

7 (h) BUFFER ZONES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—The expansion of the Monu9 ment is not intended to lead to the establishment of 

10 protective perimeters or buffer zones around the 

11 land included in the Monument by this Act. 

12 (2) ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE MONUMENT.— 

13 The fact that activities outside the Monument can 

14 be seen or heard within the land added to the Monu15 ment by this Act shall not, of itself, preclude those 

16 activities or uses up to the boundary of the Monu17 ment. 

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

19 of livestock and the maintenance of existing structures 

20 that are used for grazing within the Point Arena-Stornetta 

21 Public Lands or the Monument. 


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1 (j) NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYS2 TEM.—The Secretary shall manage the Monument as part 

3 of the National Landscape Conservation System. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2013. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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