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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3565 
To expand the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 
Mrs. CAPPS (for herself, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To expand the boundary of the California Coastal National 
Monument, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘California Coastal Na-
tional Monument Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Presidential Proclamation Number 7264, 
dated January 11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821), des-
ignated over 20,000 islands, rocks, and pinnacles 
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along the approximtely 1,100-mile California coast-
line as the California Coastal National Monument to 
protect the biological treasures situated offshore on 
thousands of unappropriated or unreserved areas of 
land owned or controlled by the Federal Government 
within 12 nautical miles of the shoreline. 
(2) Presidential Proclamation Number 9089, 
dated March 11, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 14603), ex-
panded the boundary of the Monument to include 
1,665 acres of Federal land administered by the Bu-
reau of Land Management along the Northern Cali-
fornia coastline in Mendocino County, commonly 
known as the ‘‘Point Arena-Stornetta Unit’’. 
(3) The Point Arena-Stornetta Unit is the first 
onshore expansion of the Monument. 
(4) Numerous governmental entities, commu-
nity organizations, businesses, and individuals have 
made significant contributions to maintain the 
unique character, management, and preservation of 
the individual parcels of Federal land along the Cali-
fornia coast. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to protect, conserve, and enhance for the 
benefit and enjoyment of present and future genera-
tions the nationally significant historical, natural, 
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cultural, scientific, educational, and scenic values of 
the Federal land along and adjacent to the shoreline 
of the State of California, and for the purposes for 
which the Monument was designated; and 
(2) to support the land management partner-
ships of the Bureau of Land Management with the 
State of California, local governments, communities, 
and stakeholders, and to enhance the relationships 
those entities have with the Bureau of Land Man-
agement and Federal land, as appropriate. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) FEDERAL LAND.—The term ‘‘Federal land’’ 
means— 
(A) the Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 13 acres in Humboldt County, Cali-
fornia, identified as ‘‘Trinidad Head’’ on the 
map; 
(B) the Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 5,780 acres in Santa Cruz County, Cali-
fornia, identified as ‘‘Cotoni-Coast Dairies Pub-
lic Land’’ on the map; 
(C) the Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 20 acres in San Luis Obispo County, 
California, identified as ‘‘Piedras Blancas Light 
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Station Outstanding Natural Area’’ on the 
map; and 
(D) the Federal land comprising approxi-
mately 8 acres in Humboldt County, California, 
identified as ‘‘Lighthouse Ranch’’ on the map. 
(2) MAP.—The term ‘‘map’’ means the Bureau 
of Land Management map entitled ‘‘California 
Coastal National Monument Addition’’ and dated 
July 24, 2015. 
(3) 
MONUMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘Monument’’ 
means the California Coastal National Monument 
established by Presidential Proclamation 7264. 
(4) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 7264.—The 
term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 7264’’ means Pres-
idential Proclamation Number 7264, dated January 
11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. 2821), creating the Monu-
ment. 
(5) PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 9089.—The 
term ‘‘Presidential Proclamation 9089’’ means Pres-
idential Proclamation Number 9089, dated March 
11, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 14603), expanding the 
Monument. 
(6) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL 
MONUMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The boundary of the Monument 
is expanded to include the Federal land. 
(b) MAP AND LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall develop a map and boundary description of the 
Federal land added to the Monument by this Act. 
(2) FORCE AND EFFECT.—The map and bound-
ary description developed under paragraph (1) shall 
have the same force and effect as if included in this 
Act, except that the Secretary may correct any 
minor errors in the map and boundary descriptions. 
(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP AND BOUNDARY DE-
SCRIPTION.—The map and boundary description de-
veloped under paragraph (1) shall be on file and 
available for public inspection in appropriate offices 
of the Bureau of Land Management. 
SEC. 5. ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to valid existing rights 
and deed restrictions in place as of the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall manage the Federal land 
added to the Monument by this Act— 
(1) as part of the Monument; and 
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(2) in accordance with Presidential Proclama-
tions 7264 and 9089. 
(b) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall finalize an amendment, or multiple amend-
ments as applicable for the individual Federal land 
areas, to the Monument management plan for the 
long-term protection and management of the Federal 
land added to the Monument by this Act. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any amendment under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be developed in consultation with, at a 
minimum— 
(i) affected State, tribal, and local 
governments; 
(ii) the public; and 
(iii) interested Federal agencies; 
(B) describe the appropriate uses and 
management of the Federal land, consistent 
with this Act; 
(C) contain individual plans and consider-
ations specific to each individual Federal land 
area; 
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