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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1241 

To establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area consisting of 

certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management 

in Tehama and Shasta Counties, California, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 28, 2007 

Mr. HERGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area 

consisting of certain public lands administered by the 

Bureau of Land Management in Tehama and Shasta 

Counties, California, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

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

5 ‘‘Sacramento River National Recreation Area Establish6 ment Act of 2007’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Findings. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

Sec. 4. Sacramento River National Recreation Area, California. 

Sec. 5. Purpose and management of recreation area. 

Sec. 6. Sacramento River National Recreation Area Advisory Council. 

Sec. 7. Recreational facilities. 

Sec. 8. Hunting and fishing. 

Sec. 9. Use of motorized vehicles. 

Sec. 10. Water rights exclusion. 

Sec. 11. Private property. 

Sec. 12. Grazing. 

Sec. 13. State and local jurisdiction. 

Sec. 14. Limitation on fees. 

Sec. 15. Activities outside recreation area. 

1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Outdoors recreational opportunities avail4 able on public lands at the Sacramento River Bend 

5 Area in Northern California are abundant and di6 verse and have made these lands a destination point 

7 for the recreating public. 

8 (2) Statutory protection of the use and enjoy9 ment of these lands is needed to ensure that they 

10 continue to be a source of enjoyment and inspiration 

11 for all Americans. 

12 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act: 

14 (1) RECREATION AREA.—The term ‘‘recreation 

15 area’’ means the Sacramento River National Recre16 ation Area established by this Act. 

17 (2) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘advisory 

18 council’’ means the Sacramento River National 

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1 Recreation Area Advisory Council established by this 

2 Act. 

3 (3) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The term ‘‘manage4 ment plan’’ means the management plan for the 

5 recreation area, as developed and implemented pur6 suant to this Act. 

7 (4) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 

8 has the meaning given that term in section 103(e) 

9 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 

10 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). 

11 (5) REDDING FIELD OFFICE.—The term ‘‘Red12 ding Field Office’’ means the Redding, California, 

13 Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management. 

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

15 the Secretary of the Interior. 

16 SEC. 4. SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION 

17 AREA, CALIFORNIA. 

18 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—In order to preserve and en19 hance recreational opportunities on public lands described 

20 in subsection (b) and to promote local economic develop21 ment through recreation involving these lands, there is 

22 hereby established the Sacramento River National Recre23 ation Area. 

24 (b) AREA.—The recreation area consists of approxi25 mately 17,000 acres of public lands adjacent to the Sacmstockstill on PROD1PC66 with BILLS

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1 ramento River, and between its tributaries of Battle Creek 

2 and Seven Mile Creek, in Tehama and Shasta Counties, 

3 California, as generally depicted on the map entitled 

4 ‘‘Tehama County, California, Board of Supervisors Pro5 posed Sacramento River NRA Boundary Map’’ and dated 

6 December 1, 2006. 

7 (c) LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS; CORRECTION OF ER8 RORS.— 

9 (1) PREPARATION.—The Secretary of the Inte10 rior, in consultation with the advisory council, shall 

11 prepare a final map and legal descriptions of the 

12 boundaries of the recreation area. 

13 (2) SUBMISSION.—The map and legal descrip14 tions shall be submitted to the Committee on Re15 sources of the House of Representatives and to the 

16 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 

17 Senate as soon as practicable, but in no event later 

18 than two years after the date of the enactment of 

19 this Act. 

20 (3) LEGAL EFFECT.—The map and legal de21 scriptions of the recreation area shall have the same 

22 force and effect as if included in this Act, except 

23 that the Secretary may correct clerical and typo24 graphical errors in the map and legal descriptions. 

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1 spection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of 

2 Land Management. 

3 SEC. 5. PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION 

4 AREA. 

5 (a) MANAGEMENT PURPOSES.—The Secretary, act6 ing through the Redding Field Office, shall manage the 

7 recreation area for the following purposes: 

8 (1) To enhance managed recreational opportu9 nities, including hiking, camping, equestrian activi10 ties, mountain biking, picnicking, wildlife viewing, 

11 hunting, fishing, geo-caching, marksmanship, swim12 ming, archery, rafting, canoeing, kayaking, and 

13 boating. 

14 (2) To promote local economic development 

15 through recreation. 

16 (b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 

17 (1) DEVELOPMENT.—Not later than three 

18 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

19 Secretary shall complete a management plan for the 

20 recreation area to further the management purposes 

21 specified in subsection (a). As provided in section 6, 

22 the Secretary shall utilize the Sacramento River Na23 tional Recreation Area Advisory Council in the de24 velopment of the management plan and in making 

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1 any amendment to the management plan under 

2 paragraph (3). 

3 (2) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—On an annual 

4 basis, the Secretary shall submit to the advisory 

5 council a report on the implementation of the man6 agement plan. As part of the report, the Secretary 

7 may suggest such amendments to the management 

8 plan as the Secretary considers necessary to further 

9 the management purposes. 

10 (3) AMENDMENTS.—The Secretary may make 

11 such amendments to the management plan as the 

12 Secretary considers necessary to further the man13 agement purposes. 

14 (c) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In the development 

15 and amendment of the management plan, the Secretary 

16 shall encourage and solicit participation of the public at 

17 large, including landowners in the vicinity of the recre18 ation area, interested individuals, organizations, elected 

19 officials of local jurisdictions, and government agencies. 

20 SEC. 6. SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 

21 ADVISORY COUNCIL. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—There is es23 tablished an advisory committee to be known as the ‘‘Sac24 ramento River National Recreation Area Advisory Coun25 cil’’ for the purpose of— 

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1 (1) ensuring public involvement in the manage2 ment of the recreation area; 

3 (2) providing advice, guidance, and rec4 ommendations to the Secretary pertaining to the de5 velopment, implementation, and amendment of the 

6 management plan; and 

7 (3) improving collaborative relationships among 

8 persons and entities interested in the management of 

9 the recreation area. 

10 (b) COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.—The advisory coun11 cil shall consist of the following members: 

12 (1) The Governor of California or the designee 

13 of the Governor. 

14 (2) Three individuals who represent Tehama 

15 County, California, appointed by the Board of Su16 pervisors of Tehama County. 

17 (3) One individual who represents Shasta Coun18 ty, California, appointed by the Board of Super19 visors of Shasta County. 

20 (4) Five individuals who reside within the juris21 dictional boundaries of the Redding Field Office and 

22 represent the recreation community, appointed as 

23 provided in paragraph (2). 

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1 (5) One individual who represents the interests 

2 of private landowners in Bend, California, appointed 

3 as provided in paragraph (2). 

4 (6) One individual who represents the interests 

5 of agriculture in Tehama County, California, ap6 pointed as provided in paragraph (2). 

7 (7) One individual who resides within the juris8 dictional boundaries of the Redding Field Office and 

9 represents the conservation community, appointed as 

10 provided in paragraph (2). 

11 (c) TERMS.—Members of the advisory council ap12 pointed under subsection (b) shall serve a term of three 

13 3 years and may be reappointed, except that— 

14 (1) one-third of the members initially appointed 

15 shall be appointed for a term of one year; and 

16 (2) one-third of the members initially appointed 

17 shall be appointed for a term of two years. 

18 (d) CHAIRPERSON.—The members of the advisory 

19 council shall elect a chairperson. The chairperson shall 

20 serve a term of one year and may be reelected. 

21 (e) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 

22 with the advisory council on a periodic basis to discuss 

23 matters relating to the development and implementation 

24 of the management plan for the recreation area. 

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1 (f) MEETINGS.—The advisory council shall meet at 

2 the pleasure of the Secretary, though it shall meet no 

3 fewer than four times annually while the management plan 

4 is being developed, unless such meetings are determined 

5 by a majority of members of the advisory council to be 

6 unnecessary. Meetings of the advisory council shall be 

7 open to the public, and the advisory council shall provide 

8 interested persons a reasonable opportunity at a meeting 

9 to comment on the management of the recreation area. 

10 The Secretary shall provide appropriate notice of the time, 

11 date, and location of each meeting of the advisory council. 

12 (g) COMPENSATION.—Members of the advisory coun13 cil shall serve without pay. 

14 (h) EXEMPTION FROM FACA.—The Federal Advi15 sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to 

16 the advisory council. 

17 SEC. 7. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. 

18 The Secretary may develop public recreational facili19 ties to further the management purposes of the recreation 

20 area specified in section 5(a). Such facilities may include 

21 trails, restrooms, parking areas, road pullouts, signs, 

22 campgrounds, stream crossings, interpretive centers, and 

23 administrative facilities reasonably appurtenant to rec24 reational facilities. 

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1 SEC. 8. HUNTING AND FISHING. 

2 Nothing in this Act shall be construed— 

3 (1) to require or authorize the Secretary to di4 minish or prohibit hunting and fishing in the recre5 ation area; or 

6 (2) to authorize the Secretary to supercede 

7 State law as it pertains to hunting and fishing. 

8 SEC. 9. USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES. 

9 (a) LIMITED TO DESIGNATED ROADWAYS.—Except 

10 as provided in subsection (b), motorized vehicle use on 

11 lands within the boundaries of the recreation area shall 

12 be permitted only on designated roadways. 

13 (b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 

14 the use of motorized vehicles in the recreation area author15 ized by the Secretary— 

16 (1) for maintenance or construction undertaken 

17 to further the management purposes of the recre18 ation area specified in section 5(a); or 

19 (2) for emergency or other authorized adminis20 trative purposes. 

21 SEC. 10. WATER RIGHTS EXCLUSION. 

22 Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing 

23 the Secretary to acquire water rights to further the pur24 poses of this Act. 

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1 SEC. 11. PRIVATE PROPERTY. 

2 (a) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—The Secretary 

3 shall provide any owner of private property within the 

4 boundaries of the recreation area access to the property 

5 to ensure the use and enjoyment of the property by the 

6 owner. 

7 (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Noth8 ing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or dimin9 ishing the rights of any owner of private property within 

10 or adjacent to the recreation area, or any owner of an 

11 easement or right of way over public lands included in the 

12 recreation area that is used to provide access to privately 

13 held land located within or adjacent to the boundaries of 

14 the recreation area, to undertake improvements or en15 hancements to such property to ensure the continued use 

16 and enjoyment thereof. 

17 SEC. 12. GRAZING. 

18 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit, 

19 limit, or restrict the grazing of livestock within the recre20 ation area. 

21 SEC. 13. STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION. 

22 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish, 

23 enlarge, or modify any right of the State of California or 

24 any political subdivision of the State, to carry out State 

25 or local laws, rules, and regulations within the boundaries 

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1 of the recreation area for the purposes of ensuring public 

2 safety and the general welfare of the public. 

3 SEC. 14. LIMITATION ON FEES. 

4 The Secretary shall not charge any fee for same-day 

5 access to, or use of, the recreation area, unless a signifi6 cant service is provided, as required by the Federal Lands 

7 Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.). 

8 SEC. 15. ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE RECREATION AREA. 

9 The establishment of the recreation area shall not be 

10 construed to— 

11 (1) create a protective perimeter or buffer zone 

12 around the recreation area; or 

13 (2) preclude uses or activities outside the recre14 ation area that are permitted under other applicable 

15 laws, even if the uses or activities are prohibited 

16 within the recreation area. 

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