IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 639 
Honoring the success of the more-than-a-decade-long process by Southern 
California locals to create the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2017 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO (for herself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mrs. TORRES, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, and Ms. BARRAGA´N) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the success of the more-than-a-decade-long process 
by Southern California locals to create the San Gabriel 
Mountains National Monument. 
Whereas in the early 2000s conservation organizations 
pushed for greater protections of the San Gabriel Moun-
tains; 
Whereas out of this grew the San Gabriel Mountains Forever 
Group (now known as Nature for All), which organized 
extensive public outreach campaigns and coordination ef-
forts among State agencies, local officials, and other rel-
evant stakeholders; 
Whereas, in 2003, Congresswoman Hilda Solis introduced 
legislation that required the National Park Service to de-
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termine if the area of the San Gabriel Mountains was na-
tionally significant and to determine if a special designa-
tion would benefit the San Gabriel Mountains; 
Whereas Solis’ legislation generated over 10,000 favorable 
comments and received the backing of water agencies and 
the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments; 
Whereas Republican Congressman David Dreier, in 2011, 
and Democratic Congresswoman Judy Chu, in 2014, in-
troduced bipartisan legislation to further protect the 
mountains; 
Whereas top officials from the Department of the Interior 
and the Department of Agriculture held listening sessions 
in the area of the San Gabriel Mountains in 2010 and 
a town hall in 2014; 
Whereas, in October 2014, President Barack Obama perma-
nently protected the San Gabriel Mountains by desig-
nating it as a National Monument under the authority 
granted by the Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. 
320301 et seq.); 
Whereas the San Gabriel Mountains attract millions of visi-
tors each year and provide two-thirds of the open space 
within the densely populated Los Angeles County; 
Whereas the San Gabriel Mountains are some of the steepest 
and most rugged mountains in the United States; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument aimed to preserve miles of streams 
and hiking trails for people to enjoy for decades to come; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument protects significant natural features, 
such as— 
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(1) approximately 300 California species and sub-
species, including Pierson’s lupine and San Gabriel bed-
straw, that occur only in the San Gabriel range; 
(2) 53 plants listed as sensitive by the Forest Serv-
ice; and 
(3) one of the very few habitats of the critically en-
dangered California condor; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument protects significant scientific fea-
tures, such as— 
(1) the Mount Wilson Observatory, where Edwin 
Hubble observed that the Universe extends beyond the 
Milky Way; 
(2) a convenient access point to study earthquake 
data from the San Andreas Fault; and 
(3) the San Dimas Experimental Forest which is 
used to document and quantify the water cycle in semi- 
arid steeplands; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument protects significant cultural features, 
such as more than 600 known archaeological sites, in-
cluding several on the National Register of Historic 
Places; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument has helped San Gabriel Valley com-
munities leverage additional Federal dollars and private 
donations to help to clean up and restore green space; 
Whereas, prior to the designation of the San Gabriel Moun-
tains as a National Monument, the San Gabriel Moun-
tains were already part of the federally managed Angeles 
National Forest; 
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Whereas, concurrently with the 2014 designation of the San 
Gabriel Mountains as a National Monument, the San Ga-
briel Mountains Community Collaborative was launched 
to maintain an open line of communication and partner-
ship with the Forest Service; 
Whereas the San Gabriel Mountains Community Collabo-
rative includes water companies, local elected officials, 
county officials, recreation groups, and residents; 
Whereas the monument designation was supported by mem-
bers of its Congressional Delegation and State elected of-
ficials; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument was supported by the cities of Los 
Angeles and Pasadena and local elected officials from Al-
hambra, Baldwin Park, Covina, Claremont, El Monte, La 
Puente, Monterey Park, Rancho Cucamonga, Rosemead, 
San Dimas, San Gabriel, Santa Clarita, South El Monte, 
and West Covina; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument was supported by water organiza-
tions members from the San Gabriel Valley Municipal 
Water District, Upper San Gabriel Municipal Water Dis-
trict, and the Valley County Water District; 
Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument was supported by educators and 
school board members from Alhambra Unified School 
District, Bassett Unified School District, El Monte Union 
High School District, Hacienda La Puente Unified 
School District, and Mt. San Antonio College; 
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Whereas the designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a 
National Monument was supported by numerous local 
businesses and community support groups; 
Whereas, on April 26, 2017, President Donald Trump signed 
the Executive order entitled ‘‘Review of Designations 
Under the Antiquities Act’’ to conduct a review of all 
Presidential national monument designations since 1996 
that cover more than 100,000 acres, which included the 
350,000-acre area protected by the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument; 
Whereas, after the review was announced— 
(1) numerous organizations and residents submitted 
letters of support for the San Gabriel Mountains Na-
tional Monument, including the County of Los Angeles 
Board of Supervisors, San Gabriel Valley Council of Gov-
ernments, City of El Monte, City of Glendora, San Ga-
briel Valley Economic Partnership, and City of Baldwin 
Park; and 
(2) the San Gabriel Mountains Community Collabo-
rative submitted a letter stating that the San Gabriel 
Mountains National Monument was properly designated 
under the Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. 320301 et 
seq.); and 
Whereas only Congress has the authority to change the 
boundary of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monu-
ment: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the San Gabriel Mountains Na-
tional Monument’s significant natural, cultural, and 
scientific features; 
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(2) commends the residents of Southern Cali-
fornia for their more-than-a-decade-long push to fur-
ther protect the San Gabriel Mountains; and 
(3) acknowledges the 3-year anniversary of the 
October 2014 designation of the San Gabriel Moun-
tains National Monument. 
Æ 
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