Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
Latest action · Oct 18, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
This bill designates specified lands in the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and in the Lost Padres National Forest in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
It also designates certain land in Los Padres National Forest as the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area.
Specified segments of the Indian, Mono, Matilija, Sespe, and Piru Creeks and Sisquoc River in California are designated as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest in California is designated as the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the San Rafael Wilderness.
This bill designates specified land: (1) in Los Padres National Forest as the Condor Ridge Scenic Area; and (2) in Los Padres National Forest and in the BLM Bakersfield Field Office as the Black Mountain Scenic Area.
The Department of Agriculture shall: (1) study connecting the northern and southern parts of the Los Padres National Forest using a trail corridor across parts of the Northern and Southern Santa Lucia Mountains of the Southern California Coastal Range; (2) designate the Condor National Recreation Trail, extending from Lake Piru to the Botchers Gap Campground in the Monterey County corridor in California; and (3) conduct a study to improve nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger districts.
The Forest Service shall study the feasibility of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches or less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the existing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Canyon off-highway vehicle area.
Indian tribes shall be assured access to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, and potential wilderness areas designated by this bill for traditional cultural and religious purposes.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 16, 2017 to Apr 24, 2018; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Oct 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Oct 16, 2017 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Nov 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Nov 8, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Nov 8, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Nov 28, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Dec 14, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Apr 24, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 24, 2018 |
Committees 1
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 Oct 16, 2017 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Oct 18, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 18, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Oct 16, 2017Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 166, October 16, 2017, page H8037.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1959 | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act | Identical bill | Aug 22, 2018 |
| HR 2199 | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 4, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate certain Federal land in the State of California as wilderness, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- California
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Federal-Indian relations
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Historical and cultural resources
- Lakes and rivers
- Motor vehicles
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pedestrians and bicycling
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Religion
- Right of privacy
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 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.
