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H.R. 1865 (114th)

Central Coast Heritage Protection Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

16 April 2015

Last action

7 May 2015 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Sponsors

Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47], Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-46], Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

5 December 2025

Agriculture

Summary

Central Coast Heritage Protection Act This bill designates specified Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest System lands in California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. It also designates certain land in Los Padres National Forest in California, comprising approximately 2,174 acres, as the Machesna Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the Machesna Mountain Wilderness Area. Specified segments of the Indian, Mono, Matilija, Sespe, and Piru Creeks and Sisquoc River in California are designated as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Certain land in the Los Padres National Forest in California, comprising approximately 41,617 acres, is designated as the Fox Mountain Potential Wilderness Area, which shall be incorporated into the San Rafael Wilderness. This bill designates specified land: (1) in Los Padres National Forest, comprising approximately 18,666 acres, as the Condor Ridge Scenic Area; and (2) in Los Padres National Forest and in the BLM Bakersfield Field Office, comprising approximately 15,846 acres, as the Black Mountain Scenic Area. The Condor Trail in Monterey County, California, is designated as the Condor National Recreation Trail. The Department of Agriculture shall study: (1) connecting the northern and southern parts of the Los Padres National Forest using a trail corridor across parts of the Northern and Southern Santa Lucia Mountains of the Southern California Coastal Range; and (2) nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities (including mountain bicycling) on land not designated as wilderness by this Act within the Santa Barbara, Ojai, and Mt. Pinos ranger districts. The Forest Service shall study the feasibility of opening a new trail, for vehicles measuring 50 inches or less, connecting Forest Service Highway 95 to the existing off-highway vehicle trail system in the Ballinger Canyon off-highway vehicle area. Indian tribes shall be assured access to the wilderness areas, scenic areas, and potential wilderness areas designated by this Act for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 16 April 2015

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 April 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 May 2015

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

    Source: Committee

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