PUBLIC Lands Act
Latest action · Feb 12, 2020 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.
- IntroducedFeb 12, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act or the PUBLIC Lands Act
This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in California.
The bill establishes
- the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area,
- the California Public Lands Remediation Partnership,
- the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers,
- the Horse Mountain Special Management Area,
- the Elk Camp Ridge Recreation Trail,
- the Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area, and
- the Condor National Scenic Trail.
The bill designates
- specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
- the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness,
- specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas,
- specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and of a specified river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
- the Machesna Mountain and the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Areas,
- the Condor Ridge and Black Mountain Scenic Areas, and
- the San Gabriel National Recreation Area.
Also, the bill
- authorizes the utilization of certain forest residues for research and development of biobased products that result in net carbon sequestration,
- authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks,
- requires specified recreational studies and partnerships, and
- expands the boundaries of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 12, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 12, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Feb 12, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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.
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 7
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1109 | San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act | Related bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| S 1110 | Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act | Related bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| S 1111 | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act | Related bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| HR 2199 | Central Coast Heritage Protection Act | Related bill | Feb 4, 2020 |
| HR 2215 | San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act | Related bill | Feb 4, 2020 |
| HR 2250 | Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act | Related bill | Feb 4, 2020 |
| HR 2546 | Protecting America’s Wilderness Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2020 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the protection of and investment in certain Federal land in the State of California, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PUBLIC Lands Act
- Protecting Unique and Beautiful Landscapes by Investing in California Lands Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Central Coast Heritage Protection Act
- Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act
- San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Archaeology and anthropology
- California
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Ecology
- Electric power generation and transmission
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Military facilities and property
- Monuments and memorials
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Product development and innovation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public utilities and utility rates
- Research and development
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 12, 2020Introduced in Senate
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.
