Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1015 To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monu- ment to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 6, 2019 Ms. HILL of California (for herself and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monument to commemorate those killed by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam 4 Disaster National Memorial Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 6 In this Act: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Feb 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1015.IH H1015 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 1015 IH (1) MEMORIAL.—The term ‘‘Memorial’’ means 1 the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial 2 authorized under section 3(a). 3 (2) MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Monument’’ 4 means the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National 5 Monument established by section 5(a). 6 (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 7 the Secretary of Agriculture. 8 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 9 of California. 10 SEC. 3. SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMO- 11 RIAL. 12 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary may establish 13 a memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in the county 14 of Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of honoring 15 the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 16 12, 1928. 17 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—The Memorial shall be— 18 (1) known as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Disaster 19 National Memorial’’; and 20 (2) managed by the Forest Service. 21 (c) DONATIONS.—The Secretary may accept, hold, 22 administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise, or bequest 23 of real or personal property made to the Secretary for pur- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Feb 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1015.IH H1015 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 1015 IH poses of developing, designing, constructing, and man- 1 aging the Memorial. 2 SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMORIAL. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 4 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 5 to Congress recommendations regarding— 6 (1) the planning, design, construction, and 7 long-term management of the Memorial; 8 (2) the proposed boundaries of the Memorial; 9 (3) a visitor center and educational facilities at 10 the Memorial; and 11 (4) ensuring public access to the Memorial. 12 (b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the recommenda- 13 tions required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 14 consult with— 15 (1) appropriate Federal agencies; 16 (2) State, Tribal, and local governments, in- 17 cluding the Santa Clarita City Council; and 18 (3) the public. 19 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER 20 NATIONAL MONUMENT. 21 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established as a na- 22 tional monument in the State certain National Forest Sys- 23 tem land administered by the Secretary in the county of 24 Los Angeles, California, comprising approximately 353 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Feb 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1015.IH H1015 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 1015 IH acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘Proposed 1 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument’’ and 2 dated September 12, 2018, to be known as the ‘‘Saint 3 Francis Dam Disaster National Monument’’. 4 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Monument is to 5 conserve and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of the 6 public the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, 7 educational, and recreational resources and values of the 8 Monument. 9 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO 10 MONUMENT. 11 (a) MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 12 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 years after 13 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 14 shall develop a management plan for the Monument. 15 (2) CONSULTATION.—The management plan 16 shall be developed in consultation with— 17 (A) appropriate Federal agencies; 18 (B) State, Tribal, and local governments; 19 and 20 (C) the public. 21 (3) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing and im- 22 plementing the management plan, the Secretary 23 shall, with respect to methods of protecting and pro- 24 viding access to the Monument, consider the rec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Feb 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1015.IH H1015 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 1015 IH ommendations of the Saint Francis Disaster Na- 1 tional Memorial Foundation, the Santa Clarita Val- 2 ley Historical Society, and the Community Hiking 3 Club of Santa Clarita. 4 (b) MANAGEMENT.—The Secretary shall manage the 5 Monument— 6 (1) in a manner that conserves and enhances 7 the cultural and historic resources of the Monument; 8 and 9 (2) in accordance with— 10 (A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 11 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 12 1600 et seq.); 13 (B) the laws generally applicable to the 14 National Forest System; 15 (C) this Act; and 16 (D) any other applicable laws. 17 (c) USES.— 18 (1) USE OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The use of 19 motorized vehicles within the Monument may be per- 20 mitted only— 21 (A) on roads designated for use by motor- 22 ized vehicles in the management plan required 23 under subsection (a); 24 (B) for administrative purposes; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Feb 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1015.IH H1015 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 6 •HR 1015 IH (C) for emergency responses. 1 (2) GRAZING.—The Secretary shall permit 2 grazing within the Monument, where established be- 3 fore the date of enactment of this Act— 4 (A) subject to all applicable laws (including 5 regulations and Executive orders); and 6 (B) consistent with the purpose described 7 in section 5(b). 8 SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION ON FUNDING. 9 (a) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS.—This Act shall be 10 carried out using amounts otherwise made available to the 11 Secretary. 12 (b) NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.—No additional funds 13 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:32 Feb 16, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1015.IH H1015 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS