[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10460 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10460

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
    the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in 
 California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2024

Mr. Panetta (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. 
   Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
    the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in 
 California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, 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.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Monterey Bay National Heritage Area 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the State of California and local organizations and governmental 
agencies, Tribal governments, non-profit organizations, and other 
appropriate entities, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability 
and feasibility of designating the areas described in subsection (b) as 
a National Heritage Area, to be known as the ``Monterey Bay National 
Heritage Area''.
    (b) Description of Study Area.--The areas to be studied under 
subsection (a) include--
            (1) Monterey, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz, and San Luis 
        Obispo counties in the State of California; and
            (2) any other area in the State of California that--
                    (A) has heritage aspects that are similar to the 
                heritage aspects of an area described in paragraph (1); 
                and
                    (B) is adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, an area 
                described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United 
States Code.
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