Should Congress Expand the Historic Site Honoring Influential Conservationist John Muir? (H.R. 1719)
Do you support or oppose this bill?
What is H.R. 1719?
(Updated December 30, 2020)
This bill was enacted on June 22, 2018
This bill would allow the Dept. of the Interior to receive a donation of about 44 acres of land to expand the boundaries of the John Muir National Historic Site, which honors America's most famous naturalist and conservationist. The expansion would occur near Martinez, California (the San Francisco Bay Area) and was identified by surveyors on a map numbered 426/127150 in November 2014.
Argument in favor
There’s no reason that the Dept. of the Interior shouldn’t accept a donation of 44 acres to expand the John Muir National Historic Site.
Argument opposed
Before allowing the Dept. of the Interior to accept this donation, Congress should require that they have a plan in place to manage it.
Impact
People who would visit the expanded John Muir National Historic Site, and the Dept. of the Interior.
Cost of H.R. 1719
The CBO estimates that enacting this bill would have no significant effect on the federal budget.
Additional Info
In-Depth: John Muir was the founder of the Sierra Club and a noted conservationist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He lived in what became a 330 acre National Historic Site named after him from 1890 to 1914 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
"Contra Costa’s own John Muir, the Father of the National Park Service, believed ‘everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.’ Expanding the site where he lived, wrote, and championed conservation efforts is a fitting celebration of his legacy, and will offer nature-goers greater access to enjoy the beauty of the East Bay."
The House Natural Resources Committee passed this bill without objection via unanimous consent. During the last Congress the House passed this legislation on a voice vote, but the bill died in the Senate.
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Summary by Eric Revell(Photo Credit: Flickr user Ray Bouknight)
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