California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act of 2008

To designate certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, as wilderness, to designate certain river segments in Riverside County as a wild, scenic, or recreational river, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, and for other purposes.

6/9/2008--Passed House amended. California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act of 2008 - Title I: Designation and Expansion of Wilderness Areas -
(Sec. 102) Designates the following lands in California as wilderness:
(1) certain Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Cleveland National Forest, to be part of the Agua Tibia Wilderness;
(2) specified lands in the San Bernardino National Forest to be known as the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness and the South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness and certain BLM land in such Forest as part of the Santa Rosa Wilderness;
(3) certain BLM land in Riverside County, to be known as the Beauty Mountain Wilderness;
(4) certain land in Joshua Tree National Park, to be part of the Joshua Tree Wilderness;
(5) certain BLM land in the county as part of the Orocopia Mountains Wilderness (excluding specified corridors);
(6) certain BLM land in the county as part of the Palen/McCoy Wilderness;
(7) certain BLM land in the county to be known as the Pinto Mountains Wilderness; and
(8) certain BLM land in the county as part of the Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness. States that the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by this title are intended to exclude rights of way for existing utility facilities, such as power, gas, and telecommunications lines, and associated structures and access roads, and existing designated utility corridors.
(Sec. 103) Designates certain lands in the Joshua Tree National Park as potential wilderness. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage such land as wilderness until it is incorporated into the Joshua Tree Wilderness, effective when the Secretary publishes notice that all uses of the land prohibited by the Wilderness Act have ceased or that sufficient inholdings have been acquired to establish a manageable wilderness unit.
(Sec. 104) Requires any land within the boundaries of a wilderness area or wilderness addition that is acquired by the United States to become part of the wilderness area in which the land is located. Withdraws the land designated as wilderness from all forms of:
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
(3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Authorizes the Secretary to take such measures in a wilderness area or addition designated by this Act as are necessary for the control and prevention of fire, insects, and diseases (including the use of prescribed burning, priority treatments, or fuels reduction). Directs the Secretary to:
(1) amend the local fire management plans applicable to the Santa Rosa Wilderness and the Agua Tibia Wilderness;
(2) prepare local fire management plans for the Beauty Mountain Wilderness, Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness, and South Fork San Jacinto Wilderness Area;
(3) identify local officials to take such actions in such wilderness areas as are necessary for fire prevention and watershed protection, including best management practices for fire pre-suppression and fire suppression measures and techniques. Allows the Secretary to delegate by written agreement primary fire fighting authority and related public safety activities to a state or local agency. Provides for the grazing of livestock in the wilderness areas and wilderness additions designated by this title. Provides for access to the Cahuilla Mountain Wilderness by Indian tribes for traditional cultural purposes.
Title II: Wild and Scenic River Designations -
(Sec. 201) Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the North Fork San Jacinto River, Fuller Mill Creek, Palm Canyon Creek, and Bautista Creek in California. Title III: Additions and Technical Corrections to Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument -
(Sec. 301) Amends the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 to include additional lands within the boundaries of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.
(Sec. 302) Amends such Act to revise the number of members of the advisory committee of the National Monument needed to attain a quorum from eight members (under current law) to a majority of the appointed members.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45]
• and 2 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 2 more
  • Senate Energy and Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.3682

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
September 27, 2007		June 09, 2008

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• Added to calendar on Sep 16, 2008: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1025..
• Sep 16, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with amendments. Without written report.
• Sep 11, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
• Added to calendar on Sep 11, 2008: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably..
• Jun 10, 2008: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Jun 09, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Jun 09, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3682.
• Jun 09, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Jun 09, 2008: Mr. Costa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Jun 05, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436..
• Jun 05, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-693.
• May 14, 2008: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
• May 14, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Added to calendar on May 14, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Nov 13, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Oct 01, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
• Sep 27, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Sep 27, 2007.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Public lands
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• Humanities
• Indians
• Land use
• Minorities
• Mountains
• National forests
• National monuments
• National parks
• Natural resources
• Religion
• Water resources
• Wild rivers
• Wilderness areas

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June 10, 2008 THREE WILDERNESS BILLS CLEARED BY US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TODAY

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May 15, 2008 BONO MACK'S CONSERVATION BILL PASSES COMMITTEE, READY FOR HOUSE FLOOR

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May 14, 2008 California Member of Congress Sponsors Bill to Protect Wild Rivers

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