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111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6329 
To establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. THOMP-
SON of California, Ms. MATSUI, and Mr. MCNERNEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National 
Heritage Area. 
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 ‘‘Sacramento-San Joa-
quin Delta National Heritage Area Establishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA NATIONAL HER-
ITAGE AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) HERITAGE
AREA.—The term ‘‘Heritage 
Area’’ means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta 
Heritage Area established by this section. 
(2) HERITAGE AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN.—The 
term ‘‘Heritage Area management plan’’ means the 
plan developed and adopted by the management en-
tity under this section. 
(3) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The term ‘‘man-
agement entity’’ means the management entity for 
the Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(4). 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA HERITAGE 
AREA.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established the 
‘‘Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Heritage Area’’ in 
the State of California. 
(2) BOUNDARIES.—The boundaries of the Her-
itage Area shall be in the counties of Contra Costa, 
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, and Yolo in the 
State of California, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ‘‘Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National 
Heritage Area Proposed Boundary’’, numbered T27/ 
105,030, and dated September 2010. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map described 
in paragraph (2) shall be on file and available for 
public inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service and the Delta Protection 
Commission. 
(4) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The management 
entity for the Heritage Area shall be the Delta Pro-
tection Commission established by section 29735 of 
the California Public Resources Code. 
(5) ADMINISTRATION; MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(A) ADMINISTRATION.—For purposes of 
carrying out the Heritage Area management 
plan, the Secretary, acting through the manage-
ment entity, may use amounts made available 
under this section in accordance with section 
8001(c) of the Omnibus Public Land Manage-
ment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 
Stat. 991). 
(B) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the management entity shall submit to 
the Secretary for approval a proposed 
management plan for the Heritage Area in 
accordance with section 8001(d) of the 
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991). 
(ii) 
RESTRICTIONS.—The 
Heritage 
Area management plan submitted under 
this paragraph shall— 
(I) ensure participation by appro-
priate Federal, State, tribal, and local 
agencies, including the Delta Steward-
ship Council, special districts, natural 
and historical resource protection and 
agricultural organizations, educational 
institutions, businesses, recreational 
organizations, community residents, 
and private property owners; and 
(II) not be approved until the 
Secretary has received certification 
from the Delta Protection Commission 
that the Delta Stewardship Council 
has reviewed the Heritage Area man-
agement plan for consistency with the 
plan adopted by the Delta Steward-
ship Council pursuant to State law. 
(6) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES; PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 
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(A) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—The provisions of section 8001(e) 
of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 
shall apply to the Heritage Area. 
(B) PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the provisions of section 8001(f) of the 
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991) 
shall apply to the Heritage Area. 
(ii) OPT OUT.—An owner of private 
property within the Heritage Area may opt 
out of participating in any plan, project, 
program, or activity carried out within the 
Heritage Area under this section, if the 
property owner provides written notice to 
the management entity. 
(7) EVALUATION; REPORT.—The provisions of 
section 8001(g) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 
991) shall apply to the Heritage Area. 
(8) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—Nothing in this 
section— 
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(A) precludes the management entity from 
using Federal funds made available under other 
laws for the purposes for which those funds 
were authorized; or 
(B) affects any water rights or contracts. 
(9) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000, 
of 
which 
not 
more 
than 
$2,000,000 may be made available for any fis-
cal year. 
(B) COST-SHARING
REQUIREMENT.—The 
Federal share of the total cost of any activity 
under this section shall be determined by the 
Secretary, but shall be not more than 50 per-
cent. 
(C) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Fed-
eral share of the total cost of any activity under 
this section may be in the form of— 
(i) in-kind contributions of goods or 
services; or 
(ii) State or local government fees, 
taxes, or assessments. 
(10) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY.—If a pro-
posed management plan has not been submitted to 
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the Secretary by the date that is 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this title, the Heritage Area 
designation shall be rescinded. 
Æ 
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