Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
Latest action · Jul 12, 2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in California to promote environmentally responsible off-highway vehicle recreation and support other public recreational uses, including hunting, hiking, and rock and gem collecting.
(Sec. 4) The Department of the Interior shall:
- prioritize environmentally responsible off-highway vehicle recreation and also facilitate hunting, hiking, gem collecting, and the use of motorized vehicles, mountain bikes, and horses;
- issue special recreation permits for motorized and nonmotorized events; and
- reopen the Clear Creek Management Area to such uses.
Interior shall use the 2006 Clear Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan Amendment and Route Designation Record of Decision, as modified by this bill or by Interior, to incorporate natural resource protection information unavailable in 2006 as the basis for an interim management plan to govern off-highway vehicle recreation in the recreation area.
Interior shall create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area, which shall include:
- a hazards education program to inform people entering the recreation area of the asbestos-related risks associated with various activities within the recreation area, including off-highway vehicle recreation; and
- a user fee program for motorized vehicle use and guidelines for the use of the funds collected for the management and improvement of the recreation area.
Interior may acquire by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange:
- lands adjacent to the recreation area, and
- lands or interests in land to improve public safety in allowing access to the recreation area.
Landowners must be given adequate access to inholdings within the recreation area. Private land adjacent to the recreation area to which there is no practicable access except through the recreation area shall be managed as an inholding.
Nothing in this bill:
- creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the recreation area,
- constitutes a reservation by the United States of any water or water rights,
- limits hunting or fishing, or
- affects state authority to manage or regulated fish and resident wildlife.
The use of motorized vehicles on public land in the recreation area shall be permitted only on roads, trails, and areas designated by the management plan.
Livestock grazing shall be allowed to continue in certain parts of the recreation area.
The bill withdraws all federal land within the recreation area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriations, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patenting under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan shall not apply to Interior's management of asbestos exposure risks faced by the public when recreating within the recreation area.
(Sec. 5) The bill designates approximately 21,000 acres of identified federal lands in Fresno and San Benito Counties, California, as the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
(Sec. 6) The bill also releases the San Benito Mountain Wilderness Study Area from specified requirements applicable to public lands subject to a wilderness review.
(Sec. 7) No additional funds are authorized to carry out this bill's requirements, and those requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 5, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Apr 5, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 5, 2017Markup Jun 27, 2017Reported Jul 11, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 17, 2017 | |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2017 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jul 11, 2017Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-209.
- Jul 11, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 146.
- Jul 11, 2017Mr. LaHood moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 11, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5409-5411)
- Jul 11, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1913.
- Jul 11, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5409-5410)
- Jul 11, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 27, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 27, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
- Apr 5, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5409–H5411Text printed H5409 | Darin LaHood R-IL, Jimmy Panetta D-CA | Jul 11, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 11, 2017H.R. 1913, Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 27, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 59, April 5, 2017, page H2754.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-228 | NOMINATION OF TOM PRICE TO SERVE AS SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES117 pages | Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | Jan 18, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 403 | Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 5, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in San Benito and Fresno Counties, California, to designate the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness in such counties, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2017Referred in Senate
- Jul 11, 2017Engrossed in House
- Jul 11, 2017Reported in House
- Apr 5, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
