A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes.
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019
This bill provides for conservation, additional recreational opportunities, and renewable energy development in the California Desert Conservation Area.
Specifically, the bill, among other things
Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center.
The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands and designates specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Became Public Law No: 116-9.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S104-105)
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