US Congress House Bill 1865 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on April 16 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Central Coast Heritage Protection Act This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest System lands in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also designates certain land in Los Padres National Forest in California, comprising approximately 2,174 acres, as the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area. Specified segments of the Indian, Mono, Matilija, Sespe, and Piru Creeks and Sisquoc River in California are designated as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest in California, comprising approximately 41,617 acres, is designated as the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the San Rafael Wilderness. This bill designates specified land: (1) in Los Padres National Forest, comprising approximately 18,666 acres, as the Condor Ridge Scenic Area; and (2) in Los Padres National Forest and in the BLM Bakersfield Field Office, comprising approximately 15,846 acres, as the Black Mountain Scenic Area. The Condor Trail in Monterey County, California, is designated as the Condor National Recreation Trail. The Department of Agriculture shall study: (1) connecting the northern and southern parts of the Los Padres National Forest using a trail corridor across parts of the Northern and Southern Santa Lucia Mountains of the Southern California Coastal Range; and (2) nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness by this Act within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger districts. The Forest Service shall study the feasibility of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches or less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the existing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Canyon off-highway vehicle area. Indian tribes shall be assured access to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, and potential wilderness areas designated by this Act for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

Central Coast Heritage Protection Act

Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-04-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-04-16	House	Introduced in House

SB1423 (Same As) 2016-04-21 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1865/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1865/BILLS-114hr1865ih.pdf