H.R. 3534: Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-07-28 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-07-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005 - Establishes the Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area (Outstanding Natural Area) in San Luis Obispo County, California. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the Outstanding Natural Area as part of the National Landscape Conservation System and to allow only those uses that further the purposes for the establishment of the Area, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, and other applicable laws. Withdraws the federal lands and interests in lands included within the Outstanding Natural Area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the public land mining laws, and (3) operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and the mineral material laws. Requires the Secretary to: (1) manage the Outstanding Natural Area in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, scientific, educational, scenic, and recreational values of that area, including an emphasis on preserving and restoring the Light Station facilities; and (2) complete a comprehensive management plan to provide long-term management guidance for the public lands within the Outstanding Natural Area and fulfill the purposes for which it is established. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with federal, state, and local agencies to implement the management plan in the Outstanding Natural Area and to continue partnerships with local communities and the Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument. Provides for the acquisition of state and privately held lands or interests adjacent to the Outstanding Natural Area as additions to the Outstanding Natural Area. Prohibits restrictions on overflights and law enforcement activities in the Outstanding Natural Area. Directs the Secretary to ensure access to the Outstanding Natural Area by Indians and Indian tribes for cultural and religious purposes. Authorizes appropriations.

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Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005

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Sponsor: Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3534, Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005 (2006-08-01); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3534, Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005 (2006-08-01)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr3534.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr3534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109