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S. 3194119th Congress
Official title: Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act
Introduced:
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The bill orders a federal study on making Monterey Bay a National Heritage Area, without creating one itself.
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This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether an area around Monterey Bay, California should become a National Heritage Area, a federal designation for preserving and promoting regional heritage. The study covers Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo counties, plus nearby areas with similar characteristics. It does not create a national park or transfer land ownership to the federal government.
Residents, local governments, and organizations in the four listed California counties are mainly affected, along with the Secretary of the Interior, the State of California, Native American tribal governments, nonprofits, and groups like the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.
The study could eventually lead to increased tourism promotion, preservation funding, and collaborative planning, but any actual designation would require separate future legislation based on the study's findings.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.