,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #caid  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ah1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,schiff7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,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 ,area1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,monterey ,bay      
,national ,heritage ,area ,study ,act4  
#b4 ,study  7a7 ,in general ,the        
,secretary of the ,interior1 in         
consultation with the ,state of         
,california1 local organizations and    
governmental agencies1 ,tribal          
,governments1 nonprofit organizations1  
and other appropriate entities1         
including the ,monterey ,bay ,economic  
,partnership1 shall conduct a study to  

assess the suitability and feasibility  
of designating the areas described in   
subsection 7b7 as a ,national ,heritage 
,area1 to be known as the ,monterey ,bay
 ,national ,heritage ,area4  7b7        
,description of study area ,the areas to
 be studied under subsection 7a7        
include-- 7#a7 ,monterey1 ,san ,mateo1  
,santa ,cruz1 and ,san ,luis ,obispo    
counties in the ,state of ,california2  
and  7#b7 any other area in the ,state  
of ,california that-- 7,a7 has heritage 
aspects that are similar to the heritage
 aspects of an area described in        
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 is adjacent   
to1 or in the vicinity of1 an area      
described in paragraph 7#a74  7c7       
,applicable ,law ,the study required    
under subsection 7a7 shall be conducted 
in accordance with section #abjajc7;a7  
of title #ed1 ,united ,states ,code4