Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

119 HR 3874 IH: Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3874 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2025 Ms. Friedman (for herself, Ms. Barragán , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Chu , Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Lieu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act . 2. Boundary adjustment Section 507(c) of the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 460kk(c) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Boundary (A) In general The recreation area shall consist of— (i) the land, water, and interests in land and water generally depicted as the recreation area on the map entitled Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and Santa Monica Mountains Zone, California, Boundary Map , numbered 80,047–C, and dated August 2001; and (ii) the land, water, and interests in land and water, as generally depicted as Rim of the Valley Unit Proposed Addition on the map entitled Proposed Addition—Rim of the Valley Unit Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area , numbered 638/179670x, and dated April 14, 2023. (B) Availability of maps The maps described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (C) Revisions After advising the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, in writing, of the proposed revision, the Secretary may make minor revisions to the boundaries of the recreation area by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary description in the Federal Register. . 3. Administration Any land or interest in land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior within the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be administered as part of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (referred to in this Act as the National Recreation Area ) in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the National Recreation Area. 4. Utilities and water resource facilities The addition of the Rim of the Valley Unit to the National Recreation Area shall not affect the operation, maintenance, or modification of water resource facilities or public utilities within the Rim of the Valley Unit, except that any utility or water resource facility activities in the Rim of the Valley Unit shall be conducted in a manner that reasonably avoids or reduces the impact of the activities on resources of the Rim of the Valley Unit.