--- kind: "diff" citation: "H.R. 1487" bill: "116-hr-1487" heading: "Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act" from: "ih" from_label: "Introduced in House" to: "rh" to_label: "Reported in House" sections_amended: 1 sections_added: 0 sections_removed: 0 url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/hr/1487/changes/rh" --- # H.R. 1487 — what changed H.R. 1487, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Study Act — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House. Edits are marked `struck` and `inserted`. ## Sec. 2 Resource study of the Los Angeles coastal area, California - (a) Definition of Study required—Area— The Secretary of In this section, the Interior shall conduct a special resource study of term “study area” means the lands, waters, coastline and interests of adjacent areas to the study area Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to evaluate a range Torrance Beach, including the areas in and around Ballona Creek and the Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of alternatives for protecting resources the City of Los Angeles, excluding the study area, including—Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue. - (b) Special Resource Study— - (1) Study— The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the study area. - (1) expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and redesignating the area as the “Santa Monica Mountains and Los Angeles Coast National Recreation Area”; or - (2) creating a new coastal recreation area designated as the “Los Angeles Coast National Recreation Area”. - (b) Study topics— In conducting the study, the Secretary shall evaluate alternatives that accomplish, to the extent practicable, the following objectives: - (2) Contents— Preserving and restoring beaches, coastal uplands, and waterways.In conducting the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— - (A) evaluate the national significance of the study area; - (B) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a unit of the National Park System; - (C) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the study area by the Federal Government, State or local government entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; - (D) consult with interested Federal agencies, State or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or any other interested individuals; and - (E) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. - (3) Applicable Law— Connecting, coordinating, and preserving State, county, and local government parks and other publicly owned lands to enhance the potential for public recreation use.The study required under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. - (4) Report— Developing and protecting historic sites, significant landscapes, districts, sites, structures, Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and recreation areas in connection therewith, including parks, picnic areas, scenic overlooks, hiking trails, bicycle trails, the Committee on Energy and equestrian trails.Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— - (A) the results of the study; and - (B) any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary. - (4) Creating open spaces for parks and recreational use along the coastline adjoining the Ballona Wetlands, in the City of Santa Monica, adjacent to and along State and county beaches of Los Angeles along the north Santa Monica Bay down through Dockweiler State Beach up and around the Ballona Creek and Wetlands, Baldwin Hills, and along the coastline in the San Pedro section of the City of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue. - (5) Protecting wildlife populations in the designated area by preserving and restoring the Ballona Creek and Wetlands. - (6) Establishing connections along the trail systems in the designated areas with the aim of creating or maintaining single contiguous trails along the Santa Monica Bay coastline and through Ballona Creek into the Baldwin Hills and encompassing major feeder trails connecting adjoining communities and regional transit to the trail system. - (7) Preserving recreational opportunities and facilitating access to open space for a variety of recreational users. - (8) Protecting rare, threatened, or endangered plant and animal species, and rare or unusual plant communities and habitats. - (c) Private property— The study shall include an analysis of— - (1) the impact that establishment of all or a portion of the Ballona Creek and Wetlands, Baldwin Hills, and the San Pedro coastline as a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is likely to have on— - (A) land within or bordering the area that is privately owned at the time the study is conducted; and - (B) leaseholders of publicly owned, developed lands; and - (2) the concerns of private landowners within the existing boundaries of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. - (d) Consultation— The Secretary shall conduct the study in consultation with the appropriate Federal, State, county, and local government departments and entities, elected officials, community groups, and nonprofits, including those that serve the following areas: - (1) North Santa Monica Bay Coastline: City of Santa Monica, County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles communities of Pacific Palisades, Brentwood, and Venice. - (2) Ballona Creek, Wetlands, and central Santa Monica Bay: City of Culver City, County of Los Angeles Marina Del Rey community, City of Los Angeles communities of Palms, Playa Vista, Del Rey, Palms, and Westchester. - (3) Baldwin Hills and Ballona Creek headwaters: County of Los Angeles communities of Baldwin Hills, Windsor Hills, and Ladera Heights, and City of Los Angeles communities of View Park and Faircrest Heights. - (4) Santa Monica Bay Coastline South: City of El Segundo, City of Manhattan Beach, City of Hermosa Beach, City of Redondo Beach, and City of Torrance. - (5) Port of Los Angeles: City of Los Angeles, community of San Pedro. - (e) Study criteria— In addition to the special considerations specified in this section, the Secretary shall conduct the study in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. - (f) Transmission of Study— Not later than 3 years after funds are first made available for the study, the Secretary shall transmit a report containing the results of the study to the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate. - (g) Definitions— For the purposes of this Act: - (1) Secretary— The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. - (2) Study— The term study means the study required by subsection (a). - (3) Study area— The term study area means 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 the Baldwin Hills and the San Pedro section of the City of Los Angeles, excluding the Port of Los Angeles north of Crescent Avenue.