Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Study Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill orders the Department of the Interior to study whether the Monterey Bay region in California should be designated as a National Heritage Area. It does not create the heritage area itself.
Who Benefits and How
Regional civic, heritage, tourism, and local-government stakeholders could benefit because the study could support a later designation process.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of the Interior bears the direct burden because it must run the study and consult with state, tribal, nonprofit, and local entities.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a suitability and feasibility study.
- Requires consultation with California, local governments, Tribal Governments, nonprofits, and the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership.
- Covers Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo counties, plus nearby similar areas.
- Requires the study to follow 54 U.S.C. 120103(a).
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether parts of the Monterey Bay region in California should be designated as a National Heritage Area, without creating the heritage area itself.
Key Policy Areas
Environment
Primary Purpose
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether parts of the Monterey Bay region in California should be designated as a National Heritage Area, without creating the heritage area itself.
Policy Domains
Section 2 - Monterey Bay National Heritage Area Feasibility Study
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Monterey Bay regional civic and heritage organizations
- State and local governments in the study area
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of the Interior
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Lofgren, …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Interior
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The proposed name for the California area whose suitability and feasibility for National Heritage Area designation would be studied.
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