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H.R. 2156: Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

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H.R. 2156: Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-26 · Water Resources Development · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 647. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

Plain summary

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Forest Service must manage the memorial. (Sec. 4) Within three years of this bill's enactment, USDA must submit to Congress recommendations regarding: the planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the memorial; the proposed boundaries; a visitor center and educational facilities; and ensuring public access to the memorial. (Sec. 5) The bill establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified National Forest System land administered by USDA in Los Angeles County for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, educational, and recreational resources and values of the monument. (Sec. 6) Within four years of this bill's enactment, USDA must develop a management plan for the monument. USDA must manage the monument: (1) in a manner that conserves and enhances its cultural and historic resources, and (2) in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. The bill limits the use of motorized vehicles but permits grazing within the monument.

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Official text

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (2017-07-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act (2018-10-16)

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Julia Brownley (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr2156 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115