Bill > HR908

This bill, the California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act, expands the existing California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include approximately 5,800 acres of federal land in Santa Cruz County known as the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands. The Department of the Interior, specifically the Secretary of the Interior, will manage these newly added lands as part of the Monument, ensuring that only uses furthering the Monument's established purposes are allowed. A key requirement is that the Secretary must finalize an amendment to the Monument's management plan within two years to ensure the long-term protection and management of these expanded areas, with public input. Furthermore, the Monument, including these new lands, will be managed as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, a designation for federal lands managed for their conservation value. The bill also clarifies that this expansion does not restrict overflights, does not create buffer zones, and does not affect existing grazing rights or Native American rights.