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[S. 3194 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 646
119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3194

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
    the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in 
 California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2025

Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Schiff) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

                           September 17, 2026

                 Reported by Mr. Lee, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
    the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in 
 California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Monterey Bay National 
Heritage Area Study Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. STUDY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, in 
consultation with the State of California, local organizations and 
governmental agencies, Tribal Governments, nonprofit organizations, and 
other appropriate entities, including the Monterey Bay Economic 
Partnership, shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the areas described in subsection (b) as a 
National Heritage Area, to be known as the ``Monterey Bay National 
Heritage Area''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Description of Study Area.--The areas to be studied 
under subsection (a) include--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Luis 
        Obispo counties in the State of California; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) any other area in the State of California 
        that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) has heritage aspects that are similar 
                to the heritage aspects of an area described in 
                paragraph (1); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) is adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, 
                an area described in paragraph (1).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection 
(a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 
54, United States Code.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Monterey Bay National Heritage Area 
Study Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY.

    (a) Definition of Tribal Government.--In this section, the term 
``Tribal government'' means the recognized governing body of any Indian 
or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, 
component band, or component reservation, individually identified 
(including parenthetically) on the most recent list published by the 
Secretary of the Interior pursuant to section 104 of the Federally 
Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131).
    (b) Study Required.--The Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
with the State of California, local organizations and governmental 
agencies, Tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, and other 
appropriate entities, including the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, 
shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the areas described in subsection (c) as a National 
Heritage Area, to be known as the ``Monterey Bay National Heritage 
Area''.
    (c) Description of Study Area.--The areas to be studied under 
subsection (b) include--
            (1) Monterey, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo 
        counties in the State of California; and
            (2) any other area in the State of California that--
                    (A) has heritage aspects that are similar to the 
                heritage aspects of an area described in paragraph (1); 
                and
                    (B) is adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, an area 
                described in paragraph (1).
    (d) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection (b) shall 
be conducted in accordance with section 120103(a) of title 54, United 
States Code.
                                                       Calendar No. 646

119th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3194

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
    the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in 
 California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, and for other 
                               purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 17, 2026

                       Reported with an amendment