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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4716 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Ballona Bluff, located in Los Angeles, California, 

as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 25, 2004 

Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Resources 

A BILL 

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating Ballona Bluff, located in Los Angeles, California, as a unit of the National Park 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ballona Bluff Protec5 tion Act’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE STUDY REGARDING 

2 BALLONA BLUFF IN LOS ANGELES, CALI3 FORNIA. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Ballona Bluff is the last undeveloped bluff 

6 top of the Ballona Escarpment, a natural formation 

7 that stretches approximately 3.5 miles from Santa 

8 Monica Bay to the Centinela Pass. 

9 (2) Ballona Bluff is the last undeveloped upland 

10 habitat of the Ballona wetlands system. 

11 (3) Ballona Bluff provides foraging, nesting, 

12 and resting habitat for many species of birds and 

13 other wildlife. 

14 (4) Human occupation of Ballona Bluff began 

15 at least 6500 years ago. 

16 (5) Ballona Bluff contained a site determined 

17 to be eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

18 of Historic Places. 

19 (6) Human remains and grave-associated arti20 facts have been discovered on Ballona Bluff. 

21 (7) Ballona Bluff possesses commanding views 

22 of the Los Angeles Basin from Santa Monica Bay 

23 to the San Gabriel Mountains. 

24 (8) The public has enjoyed the passive rec25 reational use of Ballona Bluff for half a century. 
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1 These recreational activities have included hiking, 

2 jogging, and viewing wildlife. 

3 (b) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section: 

4 (1) BALLONA BLUFF.—The term ‘‘Ballona 

5 Bluff’’ means the approximately 44 acres of land 

6 known by that name and also known as ‘‘West 

7 Bluffs’’ and located west of Lincoln Boulevard be8 tween Marina del Rey and Los Angeles International 

9 Airport in Los Angeles, California. 

10 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

11 the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di12 rector of the National Park Service. 

13 (c) STUDY.—The Secretary shall, in consultation 

14 with the State of California— 

15 (1) carry out a study regarding the suitability 

16 and feasibility of designating Ballona Bluff as a unit 

17 of the National Park System; and 

18 (2) consider management alternatives for 

19 Ballona Bluff. 

20 (d) STUDY PROCESS AND COMPLETION.—Except as 

21 provided by subsection (e) of this section, section 8(c) of 

22 Public Law 91–383 (16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c)) shall apply to the 

23 conduct and completion of the study required by this sec24 tion. 
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1 (e) SUBMISSION OF STUDY RESULTS.—Not later 

2 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, 

3 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Resources 

4 of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 

5 Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report de6 scribing the results of the study. 

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