Lawmakers propose an expansion to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument north of LA.
Members of Congress have proposed an expansion to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by 109,167 acres, increasing its size by almost a third.
The expansion proposed by Rep. Judy Chu and Sen. Alex Padilla attempts to increase access and protections to theFormer President Barack Obama had previously designated the 346,177-acres of the San Gabriel Mountains in 2014. The San Gabriel Mountains, Foothills and Rivers Protection Act would open the mountain up in areas of the San Fernando Valley where protected public lands are limited. It would also include protections for wildlife and any important historical areas.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.The proposed expansion reaches areas near Sylmar and stretches all the way east to Sierra Madre.
In order to bypass congress which Democrats are urging President Biden to do, he would need proceed under the which grants legal protection of cultural and natural resources of historic of scientific interest. If passed, this would mark the fourth time that the Biden Administration establishes or expands a national monument without approval from congress.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.
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