Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
Latest action · Feb 4, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
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 10, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
This bill designates specified land within the Bakersfield Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management and in the Los Padres National Forest in California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The bill designates certain land in the Los Padres National Forest as
- the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, to be incorporated into the Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area;
- the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, to be incorporated into the San Rafael Wilderness;
- the Condor Ridge Scenic Area;
- the Black Mountain Scenic Area; and
- the Condor National Scenic Trail.
The bill also designates specified segments of the Indian, Mono, Matilija, Sespe, and Piru Creeks and Sisquoc River in California as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and requires studies of new trails for recreation opportunities in California.
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 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Katie Hill | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jul 15, 2019 |
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 Apr 10, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019Reported Feb 4, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2019Hearings Jul 10, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-390.
- Feb 4, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 313.
- Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
- Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
- Jul 10, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 10, 2019Referred 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 5, 2020H.R. 2199, Central Coast Heritage Protection ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 20, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, page H3256.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R41610 | Wilderness: Issues and Legislation | Report | Oct 12, 2022 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1111 | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act | Identical bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| HR 2546 | Protecting America’s Wilderness Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2020 |
| S 3288 | PUBLIC Lands Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2020 |
| HR 4072 | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act | Reintroduction of | Oct 18, 2017 |
Titles 3
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 Title(s) as Introduced
- Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2020Reported in House
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced 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.
