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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1209 

To provide for the continued administration of Santa Rosa Island, Channel 

Islands National Park, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 25, 2007 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. BOXER) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To provide for the continued administration of Santa Rosa 

Island, Channel Islands National Park, in accordance 

with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the 

National Park Service, 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 ‘‘Channel Islands Na5 tional Park Management Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 


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1 (1) Channel Islands National Monument was 

2 designated in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roo3 sevelt under the authority of the Act of June 8, 

4 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 note); 

5 (2) the Monument was expanded to include ad6 ditional islands and redesignated as Channel Islands 

7 National Park in 1980 to protect the nationally sig8 nificant natural, scenic, wildlife, marine, ecological, 

9 archaeological, cultural, and scientific values of the 

10 Channel Islands in California; 

11 (3) Santa Rosa Island was acquired by the 

12 United States in 1986 for approximately 

13 $29,500,000 for the purpose of restoring the native 

14 ecology of the Island and making the Island avail15 able to the public for recreational uses; 

16 (4) Santa Rosa Island contains numerous pre17 historic and historic artifacts and provides important 

18 habitat for several threatened and endangered spe19 cies; 

20 (5) under a court-approved settlement, the non21 native elk and deer populations are scheduled to be 

22 removed from the Park by 2011 and the Island is 

23 to be restored to management consistent with other 

24 National Parks; and 


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1 (6) there have been recent proposals to remove 

2 Santa Rosa Island from the administration of the 

3 National Park Service or to direct the management 

4 of the Island in a manner inconsistent with existing 

5 legal requirements and the sound management of 

6 Park resources. 

7 SEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF SANTA ROSA ISLAND, CHANNEL 

8 ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi10 sion of law, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage 

11 Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park (re12 ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Park’’)— 

13 (1) in accordance with— 

14 (A) the National Park Service Organic Act 

15 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.); 

16 (B) title II of Public Law 96–199 (16 

17 U.S.C. 410ff et seq.); and 

18 (C) any other laws generally applicable to 

19 units of the National Park System; and 

20 (2) in a manner that ensures that— 

21 (A) the natural, scenic and cultural re22 sources of Santa Rosa Island are protected, re23 stored, and interpreted for the public; and 

24 (B) visitors to the Park are provided with 

25 a safe and enjoyable Park experience. 


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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1077(c) of 

2 Public Law 109–364 (120 Stat. 2406) is repealed. 

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