Sacramento River National Recreation Area Act of 2007 - Establishes the Sacramento River National Recreation Area in California, consisting of specified public land in Tehama and Shasta Counties. Requires the development of a a management plan for such Area to: (1) enhance managed recreational opportunities, including hiking, camping, mountain biking, picnicking, wildlife viewing hunting, fishing, swimming, and boating; and (2) promote local economic development through recreation.
[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1241 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1241
To establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area consisting
of certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management
in Tehama and Shasta Counties, California, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 28, 2007
Mr. Herger introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area consisting
of certain public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management
in Tehama and Shasta Counties, California, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Sacramento River
National Recreation Area Establishment Act of 2007''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Sacramento River National Recreation Area, California.
Sec. 5. Purpose and management of recreation area.
Sec. 6. Sacramento River National Recreation Area Advisory Council.
Sec. 7. Recreational facilities.
Sec. 8. Hunting and fishing.
Sec. 9. Use of motorized vehicles.
Sec. 10. Water rights exclusion.
Sec. 11. Private property.
Sec. 12. Grazing.
Sec. 13. State and local jurisdiction.
Sec. 14. Limitation on fees.
Sec. 15. Activities outside recreation area.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Outdoors recreational opportunities available on public
lands at the Sacramento River Bend Area in Northern California
are abundant and diverse and have made these lands a
destination point for the recreating public.
(2) Statutory protection of the use and enjoyment of these
lands is needed to ensure that they continue to be a source of
enjoyment and inspiration for all Americans.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Recreation area.--The term ``recreation area'' means
the Sacramento River National Recreation Area established by
this Act.
(2) Advisory council.--The term ``advisory council'' means
the Sacramento River National Recreation Area Advisory Council
established by this Act.
(3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means
the management plan for the recreation area, as developed and
implemented pursuant to this Act.
(4) Public lands.--The term ``public lands'' has the
meaning given that term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).
(5) Redding field office.--The term ``Redding Field
Office'' means the Redding, California, Field Office of the
Bureau of Land Management.
(6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
SEC. 4. SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA.
(a) Establishment.--In order to preserve and enhance recreational
opportunities on public lands described in subsection (b) and to
promote local economic development through recreation involving these
lands, there is hereby established the Sacramento River National
Recreation Area.
(b) Area.--The recreation area consists of approximately 17,000
acres of public lands adjacent to the Sacramento River, and between its
tributaries of Battle Creek and Seven Mile Creek, in Tehama and Shasta
Counties, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Tehama County, California, Board of Supervisors Proposed Sacramento
River NRA Boundary Map'' and dated December 1, 2006.
(c) Legal Descriptions; Correction of Errors.--
(1) Preparation.--The Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the advisory council, shall prepare a final
map and legal descriptions of the boundaries of the recreation
area.
(2) Submission.--The map and legal descriptions shall be
submitted to the Committee on Resources of the House of
Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate as soon as practicable, but in no event
later than two years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(3) Legal effect.--The map and legal descriptions of the
recreation area shall have the same force and effect as if
included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct
clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal
descriptions. The map shall be on file and available for public
inspection in appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land
Management.
SEC. 5. PURPOSE AND MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION AREA.
(a) Management Purposes.--The Secretary, acting through the Redding
Field Office, shall manage the recreation area for the following
purposes:
(1) To enhance managed recreational opportunities,
including hiking, camping, equestrian activities, mountain
biking, picnicking, wildlife viewing, hunting, fishing, geo-
caching, marksmanship, swimming, archery, rafting, canoeing,
kayaking, and boating.
(2) To promote local economic development through
recreation.
(b) Management Plan.--
(1) Development.--Not later than three years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete a
management plan for the recreation area to further the
management purposes specified in subsection (a). As provided in
section 6, the Secretary shall utilize the Sacramento River
National Recreation Area Advisory Council in the development of
the management plan and in making any amendment to the
management plan under paragraph (3).
(2) Reporting requirement.--On an annual basis, the
Secretary shall submit to the advisory council a report on the
implementation of the management plan. As part of the report,
the Secretary may suggest such amendments to the management
plan as the Secretary considers necessary to further the
management purposes.
(3) Amendments.--The Secretary may make such amendments to
the management plan as the Secretary considers necessary to
further the management purposes.
(c) Public Participation.--In the development and amendment of the
management plan, the Secretary shall encourage and solicit
participation of the public at large, including landowners in the
vicinity of the recreation area, interested individuals, organizations,
elected officials of local jurisdictions, and government agencies.
SEC. 6. SACRAMENTO RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA ADVISORY COUNCIL.
(a) Establishment and Purpose.--There is established an advisory
committee to be known as the ``Sacramento River National Recreation
Area Advisory Council'' for the purpose of--
(1) ensuring public involvement in the management of the
recreation area;
(2) providing advice, guidance, and recommendations to the
Secretary pertaining to the development, implementation, and
amendment of the management plan; and
(3) improving collaborative relationships among persons and
entities interested in the management of the recreation area.
(b) Composition of Council.--The advisory council shall consist of
the following members:
(1) The Governor of California or the designee of the
Governor.
(2) Three individuals who represent Tehama County,
California, appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Tehama
County.
(3) One individual who represents Shasta County,
California, appointed by the Board of Supervisors of Shasta
County.
(4) Five individuals who reside within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the Redding Field Office and represent the
recreation community, appointed as provided in paragraph (2).
(5) One individual who represents the interests of private
landowners in Bend, California, appointed as provided in
paragraph (2).
(6) One individual who represents the interests of
agriculture in Tehama County, California, appointed as provided
in paragraph (2).
(7) One individual who resides within the jurisdictional
boundaries of the Redding Field Office and represents the
conservation community, appointed as provided in paragraph (2).
(c) Terms.--Members of the advisory council appointed under
subsection (b) shall serve a term of three 3 years and may be
reappointed, except that--
(1) one-third of the members initially appointed shall be
appointed for a term of one year; and
(2) one-third of the members initially appointed shall be
appointed for a term of two years.
(d) Chairperson.--The members of the advisory council shall elect a
chairperson. The chairperson shall serve a term of one year and may be
reelected.
(e) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the advisory
council on a periodic basis to discuss matters relating to the
development and implementation of the management plan for the
recreation area.
(f) Meetings.--The advisory council shall meet at the pleasure of
the Secretary, though it shall meet no fewer than four times annually
while the management plan is being developed, unless such meetings are
determined by a majority of members of the advisory council to be
unnecessary. Meetings of the advisory council shall be open to the
public, and the advisory council shall provide interested persons a
reasonable opportunity at a meeting to comment on the management of the
recreation area. The Secretary shall provide appropriate notice of the
time, date, and location of each meeting of the advisory council.
(g) Compensation.--Members of the advisory council shall serve
without pay.
(h) Exemption From FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the advisory council.
SEC. 7. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
The Secretary may develop public recreational facilities to further
the management purposes of the recreation area specified in section
5(a). Such facilities may include trails, restrooms, parking areas,
road pullouts, signs, campgrounds, stream crossings, interpretive
centers, and administrative facilities reasonably appurtenant to
recreational facilities.
SEC. 8. HUNTING AND FISHING.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed--
(1) to require or authorize the Secretary to diminish or
prohibit hunting and fishing in the recreation area; or
(2) to authorize the Secretary to supercede State law as it
pertains to hunting and fishing.
SEC. 9. USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.
(a) Limited to Designated Roadways.--Except as provided in
subsection (b), motorized vehicle use on lands within the boundaries of
the recreation area shall be permitted only on designated roadways.
(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the use of
motorized vehicles in the recreation area authorized by the Secretary--
(1) for maintenance or construction undertaken to further
the management purposes of the recreation area specified in
section 5(a); or
(2) for emergency or other authorized administrative
purposes.
SEC. 10. WATER RIGHTS EXCLUSION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing the Secretary
to acquire water rights to further the purposes of this Act.
SEC. 11. PRIVATE PROPERTY.
(a) Access to Private Property.--The Secretary shall provide any
owner of private property within the boundaries of the recreation area
access to the property to ensure the use and enjoyment of the property
by the owner.
(b) Improvements to Private Property.--Nothing in this Act shall be
construed as limiting or diminishing the rights of any owner of private
property within or adjacent to the recreation area, or any owner of an
easement or right of way over public lands included in the recreation
area that is used to provide access to privately held land located
within or adjacent to the boundaries of the recreation area, to
undertake improvements or enhancements to such property to ensure the
continued use and enjoyment thereof.
SEC. 12. GRAZING.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or
restrict the grazing of livestock within the recreation area.
SEC. 13. STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTION.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to diminish, enlarge, or
modify any right of the State of California or any political
subdivision of the State, to carry out State or local laws, rules, and
regulations within the boundaries of the recreation area for the
purposes of ensuring public safety and the general welfare of the
public.
SEC. 14. LIMITATION ON FEES.
The Secretary shall not charge any fee for same-day access to, or
use of, the recreation area, unless a significant service is provided,
as required by the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C.
6801 et seq.).
SEC. 15. ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE RECREATION AREA.
The establishment of the recreation area shall not be construed
to--
(1) create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the
recreation area; or
(2) preclude uses or activities outside the recreation area
that are permitted under other applicable laws, even if the
uses or activities are prohibited within the recreation area.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
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