HR 2215 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

Latest action · Feb 4, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 10, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, consisting of 49,387 acres of federal lands and interests in land.

The Department of the Interior must (1) cooperate with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop opportunities for the management of the federal lands under DOD jurisdiction that are included within the recreation area, (2) create a comprehensive management plan for the recreation area, and (3) develop an integrated visitor services plan for the recreation area.

The bill establishes (1) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council to advise Interior on the development and implementation of the management plan and the visitor services plan, and (2) the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership to coordinate activities of governmental and private entities in advancing the purposes of this bill and to improve management and recreational opportunities within the recreation area.

The Department of Agriculture must modify the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument in California to include 109,167 acres of additional, identified National Forest System lands and administer those lands as part of the monument.

The bill designates (1) specified areas as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and (2) specified river and creek segments as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Jan 29, 2020; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalApr 10, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeMay 1, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarMay 3, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyMay 14, 2019
D-CAKatie PorterMay 30, 2019
D-HIEd CaseJun 27, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 18, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoSep 25, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenOct 1, 2019
D-CATj CoxOct 4, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOct 8, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOct 17, 2019
D-CARo KhannaNov 26, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaDec 3, 2019
D-CABrad ShermanJan 24, 2020
D-CAKaren BassJan 28, 2020
D-CANorma J. TorresJan 28, 2020
D-CAJackie SpeierJan 29, 2020
D-CAMaxine WatersJan 29, 2020
D-CAMike ThompsonJan 29, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019Reported Feb 4, 2020
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Apr 25, 2019Hearings Jul 10, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-385.
  2. Feb 4, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.
  3. Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
  4. Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.

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

  1. Feb 4, 2020H.R. 2215, San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 20, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 62, April 10, 2019, page H3257.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
116-56FORCE OF NATURE: THE POWER OF SMALL BUSINESSES IN AMERICA'S RECREATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE57 pagesSmall Business CommitteeOct 30, 2019
Serial No. 116-2CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-RELATED BUSINESSES360 pagesFinancial Services CommitteeFeb 13, 2019

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41610Wilderness: Issues and LegislationReportOct 12, 2022

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 693San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection ActReintroduced BillMar 1, 2021
S 1109San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection ActIdentical billApr 10, 2019
HR 2546Protecting America’s Wilderness ActRelated billFeb 13, 2020
S 3288PUBLIC Lands ActRelated billFeb 12, 2020

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To establish as a unit of the National Park System the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2020Reported in House
  2. Apr 10, 2019Introduced in House

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