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Bill98th CongressFiled Feb 8, 1983Water Resources Development
H.R. 1341

A bill to establish the Mono Lake National Monument in the State of California, and for other purposes.

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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Jul 18, 1983)

(Measure passed House, amended)

Designates the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area in California. Provides that the scenic area shall become part of the Inyo National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire the lands and interest therein within the scenic area. Specifies acquisition procedures.

Requires the Secretary, consistant with California and local water rights, to: (1) protect the geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources; (2) provide for recreational use of the scenic area; and (3) permit the full use of the scenic area for scientific study and research. Prohibits commercial timber harvesting but allows noncommercial woodgathering for private purposes.

Permits individuals holding currently valid grazing permits within the scenic area boundaries to continue to exercise grazing rights. Permits the reissuance of existing permits to the current permit holder as of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the scenic area. Requires the construction of a visitor center within the scenic area. Withdraws federally owned lands and waters within the scenic area from entry or appropriation under the mining laws, from operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and from disposition under the public land laws. Subjects all mining claims within the scenic area to regulations designed to protect the resources of the area.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way easements, at no cost, to the city of Los Angeles so that the city can continue its present operations with respect to existing water and power facilities located on certain public lands and national forest lands in Mono County. Conditions such grant upon the city's relinquishment of two applications to purchase 23,850 acres of Federal land.

Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the ecology of the scenic area. Requires the Academy to transmit such study to specified congressional committees and to the Chief of the Forest Service by January 1, 1987.

Establishes the Scenic Area Advisory Board which shall advise the Secretary on the administration of the scenic area, the preparation and implementation of the management plan for the scenic area, and the location of the visitor center. Terminates the Board ten years after its first meeting.

Requires the Secretary to insure nonexclusive access to the scenic area by Indian people for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

Authorizes appropriations.

What just happenedMay 17, 1984

Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-975.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18](D-CA)Sponsor
83 cosponsors70 D12 R1 I
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  1. May 17, 1984Committee

    Subcommittee on Public Lands and Reserved Water. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-975.

    Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
  2. Feb 15, 1984Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Unfavorable.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  3. Dec 6, 1983Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Agriculture Department, Interior Department, OMB.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  4. Jul 22, 1983IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  5. Jul 22, 1983Discharge

    Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  6. Jul 22, 1983Committee14500

    Senate Committee on Agriculture discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  7. Jul 20, 1983IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  8. Jul 18, 1983FloorH37100

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  9. Jul 18, 1983Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  10. Jul 18, 1983FloorH30000

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

  11. Jul 13, 1983CalendarsH12410

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 188.

  12. Jul 13, 1983CommitteeH12200

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-291.

    Natural Resources Committee
  13. Jul 13, 1983Committee5000

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-291.

    Natural Resources Committee
  14. Jun 29, 1983CommitteeH19000

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Natural Resources Committee
  15. Jun 29, 1983CommitteeH15000-B

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  16. Jun 24, 1983CommitteeH23000

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  17. Jun 24, 1983CommitteeH22000

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  18. Jun 14, 1983CommitteeH13000

    Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.

    Natural Resources Committee
  19. Jun 2, 1983CommitteeH21000

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  20. Mar 29, 1983CommitteeH21000

    Field Hearings Held in Lee Vining, California.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  21. Mar 18, 1983CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

    Natural Resources Committee
  22. Mar 15, 1983CommitteeH12000

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

    Natural Resources Committee
  23. Mar 8, 1983CommitteeH11000

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.

    National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
  24. Feb 8, 1983IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Natural Resources Committee
  25. Feb 8, 1983IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  26. Feb 8, 1983IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed House amendedJul 18, 198336
(Measure passed House, amended)

Designates the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area in California. Provides that the scenic area shall become part of the Inyo National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire the lands and interest therein within the scenic area. Specifies acquisition procedures.

Requires the Secretary, consistant with California and local water rights, to: (1) protect the geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources; (2) provide for recreational use of the scenic area; and (3) permit the full use of the scenic area for scientific study and research. Prohibits commercial timber harvesting but allows noncommercial woodgathering for private purposes.

Permits individuals holding currently valid grazing permits within the scenic area boundaries to continue to exercise grazing rights. Permits the reissuance of existing permits to the current permit holder as of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the scenic area. Requires the construction of a visitor center within the scenic area. Withdraws federally owned lands and waters within the scenic area from entry or appropriation under the mining laws, from operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and from disposition under the public land laws. Subjects all mining claims within the scenic area to regulations designed to protect the resources of the area.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way easements, at no cost, to the city of Los Angeles so that the city can continue its present operations with respect to existing water and power facilities located on certain public lands and national forest lands in Mono County. Conditions such grant upon the city's relinquishment of two applications to purchase 23,850 acres of Federal land.

Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the ecology of the scenic area. Requires the Academy to transmit such study to specified congressional committees and to the Chief of the Forest Service by January 1, 1987.

Establishes the Scenic Area Advisory Board which shall advise the Secretary on the administration of the scenic area, the preparation and implementation of the management plan for the scenic area, and the location of the visitor center. Terminates the Board ten years after its first meeting.

Requires the Secretary to insure nonexclusive access to the scenic area by Indian people for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

Authorizes appropriations.

Reported to House with amendment(s)Jul 13, 198317
(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 98-291)

Designates the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area in California. Provides that the scenic area shall become part of the Inyo National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire the lands and interest therein within the scenic area. Specifies acquisition procedures.

Requires the Secretary, consistant with California and local water rights, to (1) protect the geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources; (2) provide for recreational use of the scenic area; and (3) permit the full use of the scenic area for scientific study and research. Prohibits commercial timber harvesting but allows noncommercial woodgathering for private purposes.

Permits individuals holding currently valid grazing permits within the scenic area boundaries to continue to exercise grazing rights. Permits the reissuance of existing permits to the current permit holder as of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the scenic area. Requires the construction of a visitor center within the scenic area. Withdraws federally owned lands and waters within the scenic area from entry or appropriation under the mining laws, from operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and from disposition under the public land laws. Subjects all mining claims within the scenic area to regulations designed to protect the resources of the area.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-way easements, at no cost, to the city of Los Angeles so that the city can continue its present operations with respect to existing water and power facilities located on certain public lands and national forest lands in Mono County. Conditions such grant upon the city's relinquishment of two applications to purchase 23,850 acres of Federal land.

Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the ecology of the scenic area. Requires the Academy to transmit such study to specified congressional committees and to the Chief of the Forest Service by January 1, 1987.

Establishes the Scenic Area Advisory Board which shall advise the Secretary on the administration of the scenic area, the preparation and implementation of the management plan for the scenic area, and the location of the visitor center. Terminates the Board ten years after its first meeting.

Requires the Secretary to insure nonexclusive access to the scenic area by Indian people for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

Authorizes appropriations.

Introduced in HouseFeb 8, 198300

Designates the Mono Lake National Monument in California. Provides that the monument area shall become part of the Inyo National Forest. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire the lands and waters within the monument. Specifies acquisition procedures.

Requires the Secretary to protect the geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources and to provide for recreational use of the monument. Requires the Secretary to permit the full use of the monument for scientific study and research. Permits individuals holding currently valid grazing permits within the monument boundaries to continue to exercise grazing rights. Permits the reissuance of existing permits to the current permit holder as of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a comprehensive management plan for the monument. Requires the construction of a visitor center within the monument. Withdraws federally owned lands and waters within the monument from entry or appropriation under the mining laws, from operation of the mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970, and from disposition under the public land laws.

Requires the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, the State of California, the city of Los Angeles, and the Mono County Board of Supervisors, to study and report to specified congressional committees on the consumptive use of water diverted from the Mono Lake basin. Requires the Secretary to contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the biological, ecological, historical, and aesthetic values of Mono Lake and the impacts of declining water levels thereon. Requires the Academy to transmit such study to specified congressional committees and to the Chief of the Forest Service by January 1, 1987.

Authorizes appropriations.