H.R. 1487 — Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act | PoliFocus

H.R. 1487116th Congress

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of portions of the Los Angeles coastal area in the State of California to evaluate alternatives for protecting the resources of the coastal area, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas to the Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.

Interior shall (1) evaluate the national significance of the study area, and (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System.

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Legislative Actions

2019-03-04
Introduced in House
2019-03-04
Introduced in House
2019-03-04
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-04-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-05-22
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-09-25
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
2019-09-25
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-09-25
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2019-11-15
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-293.
2019-11-15
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-293.
2019-11-15
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 236.
2019-11-20
Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-11-20
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9088-9089)
2019-11-20
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1487.
2019-11-20
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9088)
2019-11-20
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9088)
2019-11-20
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-11-21
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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