California Wild Heritage Act of 2007

Bill: 110-s-493
Sponsor: Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Introduced: 2007-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Air routes
Animals
Armed Forces and National Security
Boats and boating
Boundaries
California
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Commemorations
Commerce
Community development
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Delegation of powers
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Environmental law enforcement
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire prevention
Fishery management
Fishing
Forest conservation
Forest fires
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Governmental investigations
Grants-in-aid
Grazing
Habitat conservation
Horses
Hunting
Islands
Job creation
Land transfers
Landowners
Maps
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Military aviation
Minorities
Motor vehicles
National forests
National monuments
National parks
National recreation areas
Native Americans
Natural areas
Natural monuments
Old growth forests
Outdoor recreation
Planning
Religion
Restoration ecology
Right of property
Roads and highways
Salmon
Sports and Recreation
Tourism
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Water Resources Development
Wild rivers
Wilderness areas
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife management

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: 
California Wild Heritage Act of 2007 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in California as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System). Requires such areas to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, whichever has current administrative jurisdiction over each area. 
 
Designates specified California public land as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) a potential wilderness area. 
 
Releases any parts of a specified wilderness study area from further study for designation as wilderness. 
 
Designates specified California national park lands as wilderness areas and components of the System, requiring such lands to be managed by the National Park Service (NPS). 
 
Designates specified land in Joshua Tree National Park as potential wilderness, which shall be managed by the Secretary of the Interior.
 
Designates specified California rivers as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers. Requires the review of one additional California river to determine its suitability as a wild, scenic, or recreational river. 
 
Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area. Permits the Secretary concerned to acquire land or interests within the boundaries of the Area. Requires the development of a comprehensive plan for the long-range protection and management of such Area. 
 
Establishes the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest for public enjoyment and scientific study. Requires the development of a comprehensive management plan for such Forest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate