,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eceg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,mc,keon introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
authorize a national memorial to        
commemorate those killed by the collapse
 of the ,saint ,francis ,dam on ,march  
#ab1 #aibh1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,saint ,francis ,dam ,disaster     
,national ,memorial ,act4  #b4 ,findings
 and purposes  7a7 ,findings ,congress  
finds the following3  7#a7 ,on ,march   
#ab1 #aibh1 the ,saint ,francis ,dam    
located in the northern portion of ,los 
,angeles ,county1 ,california1 breached1
 resulting in a flood resulting in the  
death of approximately #fjj individuals4
  7#b7 ,the residents of the ,santa     
,clarita ,valley1 ,san ,francisquito    
,canyon1 ,castaic ,junction1 ,santa     
,clara ,river ,valley1 ,piru1 ,fillmore1
 ,bardsdale1 ,saticoy1 and ,santa ,paula

 were devastated by the worst flood that
 the ,state of ,california has ever     
experienced4  7#c7 ,this disaster       
resulted in a tremendous loss of human  
life1 property1 and livelihood1 and was 
surpassed in the #bjth century only by  
the great ,san ,francisco ,earthquake of
 #aijf4  7#d7 ,the dam's collapse may   
represent ,america's worst civil        
engineering failure in the #bjth        
century4  7#e7 ,it is right to pay      
homage to the citizens who perished1    
were injured1 or were dislocated in the 
flood1 and to bring to light and educate
 the general public about this important
 historical event4  7#f7 ,the site is   
subject to the theft of historic        
artifacts1 graffiti1 and other          
vandalism4  7#g7 ,the site has important
 historic and environmental             
significance4  7#h7 ,it is appropriate  
that the site of the ,saint ,francis    
,dam and surrounding areas be designated
 a unit of the ,national ,park ,system  
to commemorate this tragic event4  7b7  

,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act are
 as follows3  7#a7 ,to establish a      
national memorial to honor the victims  
of the ,saint ,francis ,dam disaster of 
,march #ab1 #aibh4  7#b7 ,to establish  
the ,saint ,francis ,dam ,advisory      
,commission to assist with consideration
 and formulation of plans for a         
permanent memorial to the victims of    
that disaster1 including its nature1    
design1 and construction4  7#c7 ,to     
permanently protect the historical scene
 of the ,saint ,francis ,dam and educate
 the general public about this historic 
event4  7#d7 ,to authorize the          
,secretary of the ,interior to          
coordinate and facilitate the activities
 of the ,saint ,francis ,dam ,advisory  
,commission1 provide technical and      
financial assistance to the ,saint      
,francis ,dam ,task ,force1 and to      
administer a ,saint ,francis ,dam       
memorial4  #c4 ,memorial to honor the   
victims of the ,saint ,francis ,dam     
disaster ,there is established a        

memorial at the ,saint ,francis ,dam    
site in the ,county of ,los ,angeles1   
,california1 to honor the victims of the
 ,saint ,francis ,dam disaster of ,march
 #ab1 #aibh1 which shall be--  7#a7     
known as the ,saint ,francis ,dam       
,disaster ,national ,memorial2 and  7#b7
 located within the ,saint ,francis ,dam
 ,disaster ,national ,monument4  #d4    
,saint ,francis ,dam ,advisory          
,commission  7a7 ,establishment ,there  
is established a commission to be known 
as the ,saint ,francis ,dam ,advisory   
,commission4  7b7 ,membership ,the      
,commission shall consist of #ae        
members1 including the ,director of the 
,national ,park ,service1 or the        
,director's designee1 and #ad members   
appointed by the ,secretary of the      
,interior4  7c7 ,term ,the term of the  
members of the ,commission shall be for 
the life of the ,commission4  7d7 ,chair
 ,the members of the ,commission shall  
select the ,chair of the ,commission4   
7e7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy in the      

,commission shall not affect its powers 
if a quorum is present1 but shall be    
filled in the same manner as the        
original appointment4  7f7 ,meetings    
,the ,commission shall meet at the call 
of the ,chairperson or a majority of the
 members1 but not less often than       
quarterly4 ,the ,commission shall       
publish notice of the ,commission       
meetings and agendas for the meetings in
 local newspapers in the vicinity of    
,los ,angeles ,county and in the        
,federal ,register4 ,meetings of the    
,commission shall be subject to section 
#eeb;b of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code 7relating to open meetings74  7g7 
,quorum ,a majority of the members      
serving on the ,commission shall        
constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of any business4  7h7 ,no compensation  
,members of the ,commission shall serve 
without compensation1 but may be        
reimbursed for expenses incurred in     
carrying out the duties of the          
,commission4  7i7 ,duties ,the duties of

 the ,commission shall be as follows3   
7#a7 ,not later than #b years after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,commission shall submit to the         
,secretary of the ,interior and         
,congress a report containing           
recommendations for the planning1       
design1 construction1 and long-term     
management of a permanent memorial at   
the dam site4  7#b7 ,the ,commission    
shall advise the ,secretary of the      
,interior on the boundaries of the      
,memorial site4  7#c7 ,the ,commission  
shall advise the ,secretary of the      
,interior in the development of a       
management plan for the ,memorial site4 
7#d7 ,the ,commission shall consult and 
coordinate closely with the ,saint      
,francis ,dam ,task ,force1 the ,state  
of ,california1 and other interested    
persons1 as appropriate1 to support and 
not supplant the efforts of the ,saint  
,francis ,dam ,task ,force on and before
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
to commemorate the ,saint ,francis ,dam 

disaster4  7#e7 ,the ,commission shall  
provide significant opportunities for   
public participation in the planning and
 design of the ,memorial4  7j7 ,powers  
,the ,commission may--  7#a7 make such  
expenditures for services and materials 
for the purpose of carrying out this    
,act as the ,commission considers       
advisable from funds appropriated or    
received as gifts for that purpose2     
7#b7 subject to approval by the         
,secretary of the ,interior1 solicit and
 accept donations of funds and gifts1   
personal property1 supplies1 and        
services from individuals1 foundations1 
corporations1 and other private or      
public entities to be used in connection
 with the construction or other expenses
 of the ,memorial2  7#c7 hold hearings  
and enter into contracts for personal   
services2  7#d7 do such other things as 
are necessary to carry out this ,act2   
and  7#e7 by a vote of the majority of  
the ,commission1 delegate such of its   
duties as it determines appropriate to  

employees of the ,national ,park        
,service4  7k7 ,termination ,the        
,commission shall terminate upon        
dedication of the completed ,memorial4  
#e4 ,duties of the ,secretary of the    
,interior with respect to memorial ,the 
,secretary may--  7#a7 provide          
assistance to the ,commission1 including
 advice on collections1 storage1 and    
archives2  7#b7 consult and assist the  
,commission in providing information1   
interpretation1 and the conduct of oral 
history interviews2  7#c7 provide       
assistance in conducting public meetings
 and forums held by the ,commission2    
7#d7 provide project management         
assistance to the ,commission for       
planning1 design1 and construction      
activities2  7#e7 provide programming   
and design assistance to the ,commission
 for possible ,memorial exhibits1       
collections1 or activities2  7#f7       
provide staff assistance and support to 
the ,commission and the ,saint ,francis 
,dam ,task ,force2  7#g7 participate in 

the formulation of plans for the design 
of the ,memorial1 accept funds raised by
 the ,commission for construction of the
 ,memorial1 and construct the ,memorial2
  7#h7 acquire from willing sellers the 
land or interests in land for the       
,memorial site by donation1 purchase    
with donated or appropriated funds1 or  
exchange2 and  7#i7 administer the      
,memorial as a unit of the ,national    
,park ,system in accordance with this   
,act and with the laws generally        
applicable to units of the ,national    
,park ,system4  #f4 ,establishment of   
,national ,monument  7a7 ,establishment 
,there is established as a national     
monument in the ,state certain land     
administered by the ,secretary of       
,agriculture in ,los ,angeles ,county   
comprising approximately  acres1 as     
generally depicted on the map entitled 1
 and dated 1 to be known as the ,saint  
,francis ,dam ,disaster ,national       
,memorial ,monument4  7b7 ,purpose ,the 
purpose of the ,monument is to conserve1

 protect1 and enhance for the benefit   
and enjoyment of present and future     
generations the cultural1               
archaeological1 historical1 natural1    
wildlife1 geological1 ecological1       
watershed1 educational1 scenic1 and     
recreational resources and values of the
 ,monument4  7c7 ,management  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretary of the ,interior
 shall manage the ,monument--  7,a7 in a
 manner that conserves1 protects1 and   
enhances the resources of the ,monument2
  7,b7 protects1 preserves1 and enhances
 the ,memorial2 and  7,c7 in accordance 
with--  7i7 the ,federal ,land ,policy  
and ,management ,act of #aigf 7#dc      
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq472  7ii7 this    
,act2 and  7iii7 any other applicable   
laws4  7#b7 ,uses  7,a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary of the ,interior shall allow
 only such uses of the ,monument that   
the ,secretary determines would further 
the purpose described in subsection 7b74
  7,b7 ,use of motorized vehicles  7i7  
,in general ,except as needed for       

administrative purposes or to respond to
 an emergency1 the use of motorized     
vehicles in the ,monument shall be      
permitted only on roads designated for  
use by motorized vehicles in the        
management plan4  7ii7 ,new roads ,no   
additional roads shall be built within  
the ,monument after the date of         
enactment of this ,act unless the road  
is necessary for public safety or       
natural resource protection4  7,c7      
,grazing ,the ,secretary shall permit   
grazing within the ,monument1 where     
established before the date of enactment
 of this ,act--  7i7 subject to all     
applicable laws 7including regulations7 
and ,executive orders2 and  7ii7        
consistent with the purpose described in
 subsection 7b74  7,d7 ,utility         
right-of-way upgrades ,nothing in this  
section precludes the ,secretary from   
renewing or authorizing the upgrading   
7including widening7 of a utility       
right-of-way in existence as of the date
 of enactment of this ,act through the  

,monument in a manner that minimizes    
harm to the purpose of the ,monument    
described in subsection 7b7--  7i7 in   
accordance with--  7,i7 the ,national   
,environmental ,policy ,act of #aifi    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba et seq472 and      
7,,ii7 any other applicable law2 and    
7ii7 subject to such terms and          
conditions as the ,secretary determines 
to be appropriate4  7,e7 ,rights-of-way 
,subject to applicable law1 the         
,secretary of the ,interior may issue   
rights-of-way for watershed restoration 
projects and small-scale flood          
prevention projects within the boundary 
of the ,monument if the right-of-way is 
consistent with the purpose of the      
,monument described in subsection 7b74  
7d7 ,management plan  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #c years after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,secretary of the ,interior shall       
develop a management plan for the       
,monument4  7#b7 ,consultation ,the     
management plan shall be developed in   

consultation with--  7,a7 interested    
,federal agencies2  7,b7 ,state1 tribal1
 and local governments2 and  7,c7 the   
public4  7#c7 ,considerations ,in       
preparing and implementing the          
management plan1 the ,secretary of the  
,interior shall--  7,a7 consider the    
recommendations of the ,santa ,clarita  
,valley ,historical ,society on methods 
for providing access to1 and protection 
for the ,st4 ,francis ,dam ,memorial    
site2 and  7,b7 include a watershed     
health assessment to identify           
opportunities for watershed restoration4
  7e7 ,incorporation of acquired land   
and interests in land ,any land or      
interest in land that is within the     
boundary of the ,monument designated by 
subsection 7a7 that is acquired by the  
,united ,states shall--  7#a7 become    
part of the ,monument2 and  7#b7 be     
managed in accordance with--  7,a7 this 
,act2 and  7,b7 any other applicable    
laws4  7f7 ,transfer of administrative  
jurisdiction ,on the date of enactment  

of this ,act1 administrative            
jurisdiction over the approximately     
acres of land generally depicted as  on 
the map entitled 1 and dated 1 shall--  
7#a7 be transferred from the ,secretary 
of ,agriculture to the ,secretary of the
 ,interior2  7#b7 become part of the    
,monument2 and  7#c7 be managed in      
accordance with--  7,a7 this ,act2 and  
7,b7 any other applicable laws4  #g4    
,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,memorial ,the term ,memorial means the 
,saint ,francis ,dam ,disaster ,national
 ,memorial established by section #c4   
7#b7 ,monument ,the term ,monument means
 the ,saint ,francis ,dam ,disaster     
,national ,monument established by      
section #f4  7#c7 ,state ,the term      
,state means the ,state of ,california4