S.Amdt. 6045

SA 6045. Mr. PADILLA submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1094. MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.

(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''.
(b) Description of Study Area.--The areas to be studied
under subsection (a) 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).
(c) Applicable Law.--The study required under subsection
(a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 120103(a)
of title 54, United States Code.
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