HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-02-26 - AGENDA REPORTS - FEDERAL LESIGLATION: S. 129 & H.R. 1015 (2)Agenda Item: 5
DATE: February 26, 2019
SUBJECT: FEDERAL LEGISLATION: S. 129 & H.R. 1015
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Masis Hagobian
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Support S. 129 (Harris) and H.R. 1015 (Hill).
2. Transmit position statements to Senator Kamala Harris, Representative Katie Hill, Senator
Dianne Feinstein, members of applicable congressional committees, other Members of
Congress, administration officials, and interested organizations, as appropriate.
BACKGROUND
United States Senator Kamala Harris (D -CA) has introduced S. 129, the Saint Francis Dam
Disaster National Memorial Act. United States Representative Katie Hill (D -CA -25) has
introduced House Resolution 1015, a companion bill to S. 129. The bills propose to establish a
national memorial and national monument to commemorate the victims of the Saint Francis Dam
collapse on March 12, 1928.
Specifically, the bills:
1. Authorize 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. Require the USDA to submit to Congress, by three years after the bill's enactment,
recommendations regarding:
a. The planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the Memorial;
b. The proposed boundaries;
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c. A visitor center and educational facilities; and
d. Ensuring public access to the Memorial
3. Require 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. Require the USDA to develop a management plan for the Monument by four years after
the bill's enactment.
Analysis
S. 129 and H.R. 1015 propose to 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 Council supported similar bills, H.R. 2156 (Knight) and S. 1926 (Harris), during the
2018 legislative year. S. 129 and H.R. 1015 propose identical legislation to H.R. 2156 (Knight)
and S. 1926 (Harris).
There is a public lands omnibus bill, S. 47, authored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R -AK) that
includes the same actions included in S. 129 and H.R. 1015, related to the designation of a
national memorial and national monument of the Saint Francis Dam collapse. The City Council
is also asked to review and consider supporting S. 47, under a separate agenda report.
S. 129 was introduced and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
on January 15, 2019. H.R. 1015 was introduced and referred to the House of Representatives
Committee on Natural Resources on February 6, 2019.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. Adopt a "neutral" position on S. 129 and H.R. 1015
2. Adopt an "oppose" position on S. 129 and H.R. 1015
3. Take no action on S. 129 and H.R. 1015
4. Refer S. 129 and H.R. 1015 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 Fiscal Year 2018-19 budget.
ATTACHMENTS
S. 129 - Bill Text
HR 1015 - Bill Text (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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To provide for the establishment of a national memorial and national monu-
ment to commemorate those killed bil the collapse of the Saint Francis
Dam on March 12, 1928, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED S'1` TES
JANUARY 15, 2019
MS. 11Arris (for herself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energo�- and \at -
ural resources
A BILL
To provide for the establishment of a national memorial
and national monument to commemorate those killed
b -,r the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam on March
121 1928, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 owes of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act luau be cited as the "Sault Francis Dam
5 Disaster National Memorial Act"
6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
7 111 this Act:
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1 (1) 1IEMORLU.—The term "Memorial" means
2 the Saint Francis llam Disaster National Memorial
3 authorized under section 3(a).
4 (2) MONUMENT.—The terns "Monument"
5 means the Saint Francis llam Disaster National
6 Monument established b -,r section 5(a).
7 (3) SECIZE'I < PM—The terns "Secretai-Nr" means
8 the Secretai-Nr ofg7 iculture.
9 (4) STATE.—The terns "State" means the State
10 of California.
11 SEC. 3. SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER NATIONAL MEMO -
12 RUL.
13 (a) EsTBI.I�x.AIE T.—The Secretai-Nr ina-r establish
14 a memorial at the Saint Francis llam Site ill the eourlty
15 of Los Angeles, California, for the purpose of honoring
16 the victims of the Saint Francis llam disaster of March
17 121 1928.
18 (b) REQ IPE.AIE Ts.—The Memorial shall be -
19 (1) known as the "Saint Francis llam Disaster
20 National Memorial"; and
21 (2) managed b -,r the Forest Senice.
22 (c) D0.NTlO s.—The Secretai-Nr Ina -,r accept, hold,
23 administer, invest, and spend an -Nr gift, devise, or bequest
24 of real or personal propert-Nr made to the SecretanT for pill --
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1 poses of developing, designing, construrcting, and man -
2 aging the Memorial.
3 SEC. 4. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEMORIAL.
4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 gears after the
5 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretar-Nr shall submit
6 to Congress recommendations regarding
7 (1) the planning, design, eonstriaetion, and
8 long-term management of the Memorial;
9 (2) the proposed boundaries of the Memorial;
10 (3) a visitor center and educational facilities at
11 the Memorial; and
12 (4) ensuring public access to the Memorial.
13 (b) CONS L TIO .—Irl preparing the recommenda-
14 tions required under subsection (a), the Secretar-Nr shall
15 consult Ai ith-
16 (1) appropriate Federal agencies;
17 (2) State, Tribal, and local governments, ill -
18 eluding the Santa Clarity Cit -Nr Council; and
19 (3) the public.
20 SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAINT FRANCIS DAM DISASTER
21 NATIONAL MONUMENT.
22 (a) is established as a na-
23 tional monument in the State certain National Forest Svs-
24 tem land administered by the Secretar-Nr ill the county of
25 Los Angeles, California, comprising approximatel-Nr 353
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1 acres, as generall-Nr depicted on the neap entitled "Proposed
2 Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument" and
3 dated September 12, 2018, to be known as the "Saint
4 Francis Dam Disaster National Monument".
5 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the 1lontiment is to
6 conserve and enhance for the benefit and eiljoyinent of the
7 public the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed,
8 educational, and recreational resources and valves of the
9 Monument.
10 SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY WITH RESPECT TO
11 MONUMENT.
12 (a) ALS- AGI.AIENT PI,�-N .
13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 4 gears after
14 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretal-v
15 shall develop a management plan for the Monument.
16 (2) CONSL L'1 TIO..—The management plan
17 shall be developed in consultation Avith-
18 (A) appropriate Federal agencies;
19 (B) State, Tribal, and local governments;
20 and
21 (C) the public.
22 (3) CONSIDER TIONS.—In developing and im-
23 plementing the management plan, the Secretai-Nr
24 shall, Avith respect to methods of protecting and pro -
25 viding access to the Monument, consider the rec-
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1 ommendations of the Saint Francis Disaster Na -
2 tional Memorial Foundation, the Santa Clarita Val -
3 le -Nr Historical Soviet -Nr, and the Cominunit-Nr Hiking
4 Club of Santa Clarita.
5 (b) AL1- AGI;ME T.—The Secretai-Nr shall manage the
6 Monument -
7 (1) in a manner that conseiTes and enhances
8 the cultural and historic resources of the Monument;
9 and
10 (2) in accordance Avith-
11 (A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable
12 Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C.
13 1600 et seq.);
14 (B) the laws generalhT applicable to the
15 National Forest S-\rstern;
16 (C) this Act; and
17 (ll) an -Nr other applicable laws.
18 (c) UsLs.
19 (1) U, --,'E OF MOTORIZED VEHICLES.—The use of
20 motorized vehicles within the llonnment ma -\r be per -
21 mitted only -
22 (A) on roads designated for use b -\r I110tor-
23 ized vehicles in the management plan required
24 under subsection (a);
25 (B) for administrative purposes; or
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1 (C) for emergeilc-\r responses.
2 (2) G AGI\G.—The Secretal-v shell permit
3 grazing Avithin the Monument, where established be -
4 fore the date of enactment of this Act -
5 (A) sul1ject to all applicable laws (including
6 regulations and Executive orders); and
7 (B) consistent Avith the purpose described
8 in section 5(b).
9 SEC. 7. CLARIFICATION ON FUNDING.
10 (a) U, --,'E OF E��Ti G Ft NDS.—This Act shell be
11 carried out using amounts otherwise made available to the
12 Secretal-v.
13 (b) No ADDITio. -u. Ft vs.—No additional fiends
14 are authorized to be appropriated to earl -v out this Act.
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