Sam Liccardo (D-CA)
Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act
A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Scarper Ridge Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act, seeks to change the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Specifically, it aims to include the Scarper Ridge property within the area. The legislation achieves this by amending Section 2(a)(2) of Public Law 92-589. The addition is based on land depicted as the 'Proposed Boundary Addition' on a specific map dated July 2024.
Yes
- Scored +3
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
Expanding the national recreation area preserves more natural land under federal management.
- Scored +3
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill adjusts boundaries to bring the Scarper Ridge property under federal management within a national recreation area.
- Scored +1
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill expands federal jurisdiction by adding land to a national recreation area.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expansion of National Recreation Area: By adding the Scarper Ridge property to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the bill increases the amount of land managed under this designation (Section 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the text: The provided document does not list any potential negative consequences or burdens resulting from this boundary adjustment.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — Expanding the national recreation area preserves more natural land under federal management. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill adjusts boundaries to bring the Scarper Ridge property under federal management within a national recreation area.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill expands federal jurisdiction by adding land to a national recreation area.
- 3/26/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced in House
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