California Wild Heritage Act of 2006
Latest action · Mar 24, 2006 Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 16, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
California Wild Heritage Act of 2006 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land and specified federally-owned rocks, islets, and islands that are off the coast of the King Range National Conservation Area 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) potential wilderness areas.
Releases specified wilderness study areas from further study for designation as wilderness.
Includes land identified as the King Range Conservation Area Additions within the survey and investigation area pertaining to such Area.
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.
Designates specified California rivers as wild and scenic 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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2006Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.
- Mar 24, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Mar 24, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 16, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2432 | California Wild Heritage Act of 2006 | Related bill | Mar 16, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- 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 law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- 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
- Old growth forests
- Outdoor recreation
- Planning
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 16, 2006Introduced in House
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