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Agenda Item: 5
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: March 27, 2018
SUBJECT: FEDERAL LEGISLATION: S. 1926
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Michael Murphy
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City S. 1926 (Harris) and
transmit position statements to Senator Kamala Harris; Senator Dianne Feinstein; Representative
Steve Knight; the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; and other Members of
the Senate and committees, as appropriate.
BACKGROUND
Authored by Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), S. 1926 proposes to establish a national memorial
and national monument to commemorate the victims of the Saint Francis Dam collapse on
March 12, 1928. This bill is a companion bill to House Resolution 2156, introduced by
Representative Steve Knight (R-CA-25) and approved by the House of Representatives on
July 11, 2017. Upon the recommendation of the Legislative Committee, the City Council
supported House Resolution 2156 on June 13, 2017.
Specifically, S. 1926:
1. Authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam
Disaster National Memorial to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of
March 12, 1928.
2.
recommendations regarding:
a. the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial;
b. the proposed boundaries;
c. a visitor center and educational facilities; and
d. ensuring public access to the Memorial.
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3. Requires the USDA to consult with the Santa Clarita City Council, along with
appropriate Federal agencies, state government, tribal government, and the public in
preparing the recommendations listed in subsection (2) of this summary.
4. Requires the USDA to develop a management plan for the Monument by four years after
S. 1926 would create a national memorial and national monument to honor those who were
killed, injured or survived the Saint Francis Dam collapse on March 12, 1928.
The City of Santa Clarita 2018 Legislative Platform (Legislative Platform) includes a component
S. 1926 was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on October 5, 2017.
The City Council Legislative Committee met on March 19, 2018, and recommends that the City
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
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3. Take no action on S. 1926
4. Refer S. 1926 back to the Legislative Committee
5. Other action, as determined by the City Council
FISCAL IMPACT
The resources required to implement the recommended action are contained within the City of
Santa Clarita's adopted FY 2017-18 budget.
ATTACHMENTS
S. 1926 - Bill Text
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115 TH CONGRESS
1 ST S ESSION
S. 1926
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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
O CTOBER 5, 2017
Ms. H ARRIS(for herself and Mrs. F EINSTEIN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural 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.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the Saint Francis Dam
5 Disaster National Memorial Act.
6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
7 Congress finds the following:
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1(1) On March 12, 1928, the Saint Francis Dam
2 located in the northern portion of Los Angeles Coun-
3 ty, California, breached, resulting in a devastating
4 flood that caused the death of approximately 425 in-
5 dividuals.
6(2) The residents of Santa Clarita Valley, San
7 Francisquito Canyon, Castaic Junction, Santa Clara
8 River Valley, Piru, Fillmore, Bardsdale, Saticoy, and
9 Santa Paula were directly impacted and suffered
10 greatly from the worst flood in the history of the
11 State of California.
12(3) The disaster resulted in a tremendous loss
13 of human life, property, and the livelihood of local
14 residents, and was surpassed in the level of destruc-
15 tion in the 20th century only by the great San Fran-
16 cisco earthquake of 1906.
17(4) The collapse of the dam may represent
18 Americas worst civil engineering failure in the 20th
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19 century.
20(5) The site of the disaster is subject to the
21 theft of historic artifacts, graffiti, and other van-
22 dalism.
23(6) It is right to pay homage to the citizens
24 who were killed, injured, or dislocated due to the
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1 flood, and to educate the public about this important
2 historical event.
3(7) It is appropriate that the site of the Saint
4 Francis Dam and surrounding areas be specially
5 designated and protected to commemorate this trag-
6 ic event.
7 SEC. 3. SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMO-
8 RIAL.
9(a) E STABLISHMENT.The Secretary is authorized
10 to establish a memorial at the Saint Francis Dam site in
11 the county of Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of
12 honoring the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster
13 of March 12, 1928.
14(b) R EQUIREMENTS.The Memorial shall be
15(1) known as the Saint Francis Dam Disaster
16 National Memorial; and
17(2) managed by the Forest Service.
18(c) D ONATIONS.The Secretary is authorized to ac-
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19 cept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any gift, devise,
20 or bequest of real or personal property made to the Sec-
21 retary for purposes of developing, designing, constructing,
22 and managing the Memorial.
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1 SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMORIAL.
2(a) I N G ENERAL.Not later than 3 years after the
3 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sub-
4 mit to Congress recommendations regarding
5(1) the planning, design, construction, and
6 long-term management of the Memorial;
7(2) the proposed boundaries of the Memorial;
8(3) a visitor center and educational facilities at
9 the Memorial; and
10(4) ensuring public access to the Memorial.
11(b) C ONSULTATION.In preparing the recommenda-
12 tions required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
13 consult with
14(1) appropriate Federal agencies;
15(2) State, tribal, and local governments, includ-
16 ing the Santa Clarita City Council; and
17(3) the public.
18 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER
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19 NATIONAL MONUMENT.
20(a) E STABLISHMENT.There is established as a na-
21 tional monument in the State, certain National Forest
22 System land administered by the Secretary in the county
23 of Los Angeles comprising approximately 440 acres, as
24 generally depicted on the map entitled Proposed Saint
25 Francis Dam Disaster National Monument, created on
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1 June 14, 2016, to be known as the Saint Francis Dam
2 Disaster National Monument.
3(b) P URPOSE.The purpose of the Monument is to
4 conserve and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of the
5 public the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed,
6 educational, and recreational resources and values of the
7 Monument.
8 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO
9 MONUMENT.
10(a) M ANAGEMENT P LAN.
11(1) I NGENERAL.Not later than 4 years after
12 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
13 shall develop a management plan for the Monument.
14(2) C ONSULTATION.The management plan
15 shall be developed in consultation with
16(A) appropriate Federal agencies;
17(B) State, tribal, and local governments;
18 and
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19(C) the public.
20(3) C ONSIDERATIONS.In developing and im-
21 plementing the management plan, the Secretary
22 shall, with respect to methods of protecting and pro-
23 viding access to the Monument, consider the rec-
24 ommendations of the Saint Francis Disaster Na-
25 tional Memorial Foundation, the Santa Clarita Val-
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1 ley Historical Society, and the Community Hiking
2 Club of Santa Clarita.
3(b) M ANAGEMENT.The Secretary shall manage the
4 Monument
5(1) in a manner that conserves and enhances
6 the cultural and historic resources of the Monument;
7 and
8(2) in accordance with
9(A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
10 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
11 1600 et seq.) and the laws generally applicable
12 to the National Forest System;
13(B) this Act; and
14(C) any other applicable laws.
15(c) U SES.
16(1) U SEOFMOTORIZEDVEHICLES.The use of
17 motorized vehicles within the Monument may be per-
18 mitted only
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19(A) on roads designated for use by motor-
20 ized vehicles in the management plan required
21 under subsection (a);
22(B) for administrative purposes; or
23(C) for emergency responses.
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1(2) G RAZING.The Secretary shall permit
2 grazing within the Monument, where established be-
3 fore the date of the 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 No additional funds are authorized to carry out the
10 requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
11 ried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
12 SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.
13 In this Act:
14(1) M EMORIAL.The term Memorial means
15 the Saint Frances Dam Disaster National Memorial
16 authorized under section 3(a).
17(2) M ONUMENT.The term Monument
18 means the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National
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19 Monument established under section 5(a).
20(3) S TATE.The term State means the State
21 of California.
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1(4) S ECRETARY.The term Secretary means
2 the Secretary of Agriculture.
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