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108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5352
To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 8, 2004
Ms. Woolsey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
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A BILL
To expand the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The Gulf of the Farallones extends approximately 100
miles along the coast of Marin and Sonoma counties of northern
California. It includes approximately one-half of California's
nesting seabirds, rich benthic marine life on hard-rock
substrate, prolific fisheries, and substantial concentrations
of resident and seasonally migratory marine mammals.
(2) Cordell Bank is adjacent to the Gulf of the Farallones
and is a submerged island with spectacular, unique, and
nationally significant marine environments.
(3) These marine environments have national and
international significance, exceed the biological productivity
of tropical rain forests, and support high levels of biological
diversity.
(4) These biological communities are easily susceptible to
damage from human activities, and must be properly conserved
for themselves and to protect the economic viability of their
contribution to national and regional economies.
(5) The Gulf of Farallones and Cordell Bank include some of
the Nation's richest fishing grounds, supporting important
commercial and recreational fisheries. These fisheries are
regulated by State and Federal fishery agencies and are
supported and fostered through protection of the waters and
habitats of Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
(6) The report of the Commission on Ocean Policy
established by Public Law 106-256 calls for comprehensive
protection for the most productive ocean environments and
recommends that they be managed as ecosystems.
(7) New scientific discoveries by the National Marine
Sanctuary Program support comprehensive protection for these
marine environments by broadening the geographic scope of the
existing Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and
the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
(8) Cordell Bank is at the nexus of an ocean upwelling
system, which produces the highest biomass concentrations on
the west coast of the United States.
SEC. 3. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
(a) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States in this Act to
protect and preserve living and other resources of the Gulf of the
Farallones and Cordell Bank marine environments.
(b) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To extend the boundaries of the Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary to the areas described in section 5.
(2) To strengthen the protections that apply in the
Sanctuaries.
(3) To educate and interpret for the public regarding those
marine environments.
(4) To manage human uses of the Sanctuaries under this Act
and the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et
seq.).
(c) Effect on Fishing Activities.--Nothing in this Act is intended
to alter any existing authorities regarding the conduct of fishing
activities in the Sanctuaries.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Aquaculture.--The term ``aquaculture'' means the
propagation or rearing of aquatic organisms in controlled or
selected aquatic environments for any commercial, recreational,
or public purpose.
(2) Cordell bank nms.--The term ``Cordell Bank NMS'' means
the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.
(3) Farallones nms.--The term ``Farallones NMS'' means the
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.
(4) Sanctuaries.--The term ``Sanctuaries'' means the Gulf
of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary, as expanded by section 5.
(5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce.
(6) Mean higher high water mark.--The term ``Mean Higher
High Water Mark'' means the arithmetic average of the
elevations of the higher of two high waters of a tidal day over
a period of time as determined by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
(7) Person.--The term ``Person'' means any private or
public individual, corporation, partnership, trust,
institution, association, or any other public or private
entity, whether foreign or domestic, or any officer, employee,
agent, department, agency, or instrumentality of the Federal
Government, of any State, tribal or local unit of government,
or of any foreign government.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) Gulf of the Farallones.--
(1) Boundary adjustment.--The area described in paragraph
(2) is added to the existing Gulf of the Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary described in part 922.80 of title 15, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(2) Area included.--
(A) In general.--The area referred to in paragraph
(1) consists of all submerged lands and waters,
including living marine and other resources within and
on those lands and waters, from the mean higher high
water mark to the boundaries described in subparagraph
(B).
(B) Boundaries.--The boundaries referred to in
paragraph (1) are the following:
(i) A boundary forming one polygon added
under paragraph (1), that--
(I) begins at Bodega Head's
Southernmost Point located at 38
degrees 17 minutes 36 seconds north
latitude, 123 degrees 3 minutes 29
seconds west longitude;
(II) then connects in succession
the points at the coordinates--
(aa) 38 degrees 15 minutes
46 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 10 minutes 45 seconds
west longitude;
(bb) 38 degrees 17 minutes
37 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 12 minutes 8 seconds
west longitude;
(cc) 38 degrees 16 minutes
28 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 52 minutes 42 seconds
west longitude; and
(dd) 38 degrees 45 minutes
23 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 54 minutes 22 seconds
west longitude; and
(III) then runs eastward to 38
degrees 46 minutes 6 seconds north
latitude, 123 degrees 31 minutes 53
seconds west longitude.
(ii) A boundary forming another polygon
added under paragraph (1), that--
(I) begins approximately 107.55 km
south of the described in clause
(i)(III) at 37 degrees 48 minutes 2
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 28
minutes 22 seconds west longitude; and
(II) then connects in succession
the points at the coordinates--
(aa) 37 degrees 48 minutes
7 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 25 minutes 31 seconds
west longitude;
(bb) 37 degrees 46 minutes
2 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 25 minutes 35 seconds
west longitude;
(cc) 37 degrees 46 minutes
49 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 26 minutes 47 seconds
west longitude; and
(dd) 37 degrees 47 minutes
00 seconds north latitude, 123
degrees 27 minutes 16 seconds
west longitude.
(b) Cordell Bank.--
(1) Boundary adjustment.--The area described in paragraph
(2) is added to the existing Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary described in part 922.80 of title 15, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(2) Area included.--
(A) In general.--The area referred to in paragraph
(1) consists of all submerged lands and waters,
including living marine and other resources within
those waters, within the boundary described in
subparagraph (B).
(B) Boundary.--The boundary referred to in
paragraph (1)--
(i) begins approximately 55 km to the west
of Bodega Head at 38 degrees 16 minutes 49
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 41 minutes
20 seconds west longitude; and
(ii) then connects in succession the points
at the coordinates--
(I) 38 degrees 17 minutes 41
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 12
minutes 11 seconds west longitude;
(II) 38 degrees 15 minutes 53
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 10
minutes 46 seconds west longitude;
(III) 38 degrees 15 minutes 51
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 10
minutes 52 seconds west longitude;
(IV) 38 degrees 7 minutes 56
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 38
minutes 33 seconds west longitude;
(V) 38 degrees 6 minutes 45 seconds
north latitude, 123 degrees 38 minutes
00 seconds west longitude;
(VI) 38 degrees 4 minutes 58
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 37
minutes 14 seconds west longitude;
(VII) 38 degrees 4 minutes 28
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 37
minutes 17 seconds west longitude;
(VIII) 38 degrees 3 minutes 42
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 36
minutes 55 seconds west longitude;
(IX) 38 degrees 3 minutes 11
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 36
minutes 19 seconds west longitude;
(X) 38 degrees 2 minutes 46 seconds
north latitude, 123 degrees 36 minutes
21 seconds west longitude;
(XI) 38 degrees 2 minutes 2 seconds
north latitude, 123 degrees 35 minutes
56 seconds west longitude;
(XII) 38 degrees 1 minute 27
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 35
minutes 55 seconds west longitude;
(XIII) 38 degrees 1 minute 22
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 36
minutes 55 seconds west longitude;
(XIV) 38 degrees 1 minute 11
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 37
minutes 28 seconds west longitude;
(XV) 38 degrees 00 minutes 49
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 37
minutes 29 seconds west longitude;
(XVI) 37 degrees 59 minutes 54
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 38
minutes 47 seconds west longitude;
(XVII) 37 degrees 59 minutes 12
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 35
minutes 59 seconds west longitude;
(XVIII) 37 degrees 58 minutes 39
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 35
minutes 14 seconds west longitude;
(XIX) 37 degrees 58 minutes 00
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 34
minutes 42 seconds west longitude;
(XX) 37 degrees 57 minutes 19
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 33
minutes 43 seconds west longitude;
(XXI) 37 degrees 56 minutes 56
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 32
minutes 51 seconds west longitude;
(XXII) 37 degrees 56 minutes 18
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 32
minutes 49 seconds west longitude;
(XXIII) 37 degrees 55 minutes 22
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 32
minutes 36 seconds west longitude;
(XXIV) 37 degrees 54 minutes 26
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 32
minutes 26 seconds west longitude;
(XXV) 37 degrees 53 minutes 7
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 31
minutes 46 seconds west longitude;
(XXVI) 37 degrees 52 minutes 34
seconds north latitude, 123 degrees 31
minutes 18 seconds west longitude;
(XXVII) 37 degrees 51 minutes 42
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