Boundary Enlargement of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]

[Presidential Documents]

[Pages 40361-40368]

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[FR Doc No: 2024-10408]

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 92 / Friday, May 10, 2024 /

Presidential Documents

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Proclamation 10746 of May 2, 2024

Boundary Enlargement of the San Gabriel Mountains

National Monument

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Through Proclamation 9194 of October 10, 2014,

President Obama established the San Gabriel Mountains

National Monument (monument) to protect the rich

cultural history, striking geologic features, and

vibrant ecological diversity contained within a portion

of the Angeles National Forest. Situated in the

mountains north of Los Angeles, the monument is a

verdant oasis that contains abundant and distinctive

flora and fauna; unique geology; and evidence of

centuries of occupation and use by Tribal Nations and

Indigenous peoples, Spanish missionaries and colonists,

Mexican rancheros, and Euro-American settlers and

prospectors. In addition to protecting these and other

objects of historic and scientific interest, the

monument's pristine natural lands and proximity to Los

Angeles make it a unique place of rejuvenation and

recreation for the people of the ever-changing urban

and suburban communities of greater Los Angeles.

prospectors. In addition to protecting these and other

objects of historic and scientific interest, the

monument's pristine natural lands and proximity to Los

Angeles make it a unique place of rejuvenation and

recreation for the people of the ever-changing urban

and suburban communities of greater Los Angeles.

Expanding the monument to include the expanse of the

Angeles National Forest that stretches south and west

from the current boundary to the National Forest

boundary near foothill communities of Los Angeles will

protect additional objects of scientific and historic

interest. This expansion area contains evidence of

thousands of years of use and occupation by Indigenous

peoples, as well as evidence of more recent human uses,

including the ruins of grand recreation resorts and of

a missile unit built during the Cold War. A diversity

of animals, birds, reptiles, and other wildlife,

including numerous threatened and endangered species,

live among the unique geological and ecological

features of the expansion area, including its unusual

canyons, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub lands, and

use the area to travel from the lowlands in the south

to the soaring mountains in the north.

including numerous threatened and endangered species,

live among the unique geological and ecological

features of the expansion area, including its unusual

canyons, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub lands, and

use the area to travel from the lowlands in the south

to the soaring mountains in the north.

Since time immemorial, the rich landscape within the

expansion area has sustained a mosaic of Indigenous

peoples, including the people known as the Gabrielino,

Kizh, or Tongva, and the Chumash Kitanemuk, Serrano,

and Tataviam peoples. The displacement of these peoples

from the area began between 1770 and 1816, when Spanish

missionaries forcibly assimilated the region's

Indigenous families into surrounding missions, and

continued past California's admission into the Union.

Today, their descendants are part of Tribal Nations and

other Indigenous peoples in the region, some of whose

members continue to use the area for ceremonial

purposes, as well as for collecting traditional plants

important for basketry, food, and medicine.

Evidence of many eras of human history can be found in

the expansion area. Dozens of known sites shed light on

the daily life and activities of Indigenous peoples,

including seasonal habitation, plant and mineral

resource collection, food processing, tool

manufacturing, and transportation corridors

Evidence of many eras of human history can be found in

the expansion area. Dozens of known sites shed light on

the daily life and activities of Indigenous peoples,

including seasonal habitation, plant and mineral

resource collection, food processing, tool

manufacturing, and transportation corridors. One known

site contains a seasonal encampment where there is

evidence of food processing and tool production use

from 1150 to 1771, including midden, flaked lithics and

tools, ground stones, and hearths and earth ovens. The

area also contains evidence of use associated with

permanent Indigenous villages that were located

adjacent to the expansion area

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at the base of the area's canyons, including the Tongva

villages of Muuhonga and Tohuunga.

Other sites contain lithic materials, including fused

shale and obsidian that came from areas far to the

north. These materials provide evidence of the ancient

Indigenous trade routes that crisscrossed the area,

bringing small game, deer, acorns, sage, pi[ntilde]on

nuts, yucca, elderberry, and manzanita berry, among

other resources, south into the Los Angeles Basin, and

asphaltum, shell and soapstone cooking vessels, beads,

pipes, effigies, pendants, and comals north into the

mountains.

scrossed the area,

bringing small game, deer, acorns, sage, pi[ntilde]on

nuts, yucca, elderberry, and manzanita berry, among

other resources, south into the Los Angeles Basin, and

asphaltum, shell and soapstone cooking vessels, beads,

pipes, effigies, pendants, and comals north into the

mountains.

Mining made its way to the San Gabriel Mountains in the

19th century, following the discovery of gold in

Placerita Canyon in 1842. Visitors to the area today

can still see evidence of this first gold rush,

including the remains of a mine shaft and ore cart

rails of the Dawn Mine and mill site, which remained in

operation until 1954. The remains of the Tujunga Mining

District, including the shafts of the Josephine Mine

above Mill Creek, evidence a second minor gold rush in

the late 1880s.

The expansion area also contains evidence of Euro-

American settlers who looked to these lands to provide

mineral resources, wood for fuel and construction,

other building materials, and water. Near Little

Tujunga Canyon, three well-preserved limekilns,

eligible for inclusion in the National Register of

Historic Places, were constructed around 1870 with

local limestone and granite cobbles within a mortar

matrix. Visitors to the area can also traverse trails

first developed by Indigenous peoples and later

modified by Euro-American settlers

ekilns,

eligible for inclusion in the National Register of

Historic Places, were constructed around 1870 with

local limestone and granite cobbles within a mortar

matrix. Visitors to the area can also traverse trails

first developed by Indigenous peoples and later

modified by Euro-American settlers. For example,

ranchero and later Mayor of Los Angeles Benjamin Davis

Wilson, also known as Don Benito, using labor from

Indigenous and Spanish workers, built the trail known

today as the Mount Wilson Trail to transport timber to

his rancho. The Gabrielino Trail, which the Congress

designated as America's first National Recreation Trail

in 1970, incorporates trails that another 19th century

trail maker, Wilbur Sturtevant, developed possibly

along established Indigenous routes.

The expansion area also contains evidence of highly

popular recreational pursuits of the Great Hiking Era

of the early 20th century, when throngs of hikers and

outdoor enthusiasts went to the mountains of southern

California. This evidence includes the remains of the

Mount Lowe Electric Railway (Railway), which was opened

in 1893 to transport passengers from foothill

communities to three impressive mountain resorts. The

Railway, which is listed in the National Register of

Historic Places as a Historic District, was the only

scenic mountain electric traction railway ever built in

the United States and became a tourist destination

because of its remarkable location and engineering

audacity

ive mountain resorts. The

Railway, which is listed in the National Register of

Historic Places as a Historic District, was the only

scenic mountain electric traction railway ever built in

the United States and became a tourist destination

because of its remarkable location and engineering

audacity. It recorded an estimated three million

visitors between 1893 and 1938.

Today's visitors who hike to Echo Mountain will see

portions of the railroad bed and crossties, a platform,

trestle foundations, and scattered remains of the

powerhouse's massive cog-wheel or ``bullwheel'' used to

pull the incline car up the mountain. Nearby, visitors

can also observe the remains of a once grand resort

served by the Railway, including a staircase and the

foundation footprint of a 70-room hotel, the remains of

a zoo, the foundation of an observatory and telescope

pedestal, two large concrete water tanks, and rock

retaining walls outlining the tennis courts and casino.

Visitors can also see remnants of a three million

candlepower searchlight installed on the mountain from

the 1893 Columbia Exposition World's Fair, and a

largely intact, original ``echophone'' used by visitors

to hear the canyon's echoes. A trestle abutment of the

Railway can also be found near the Mount Lowe

Campground. Nearby, at the head of Grand Canyon,

visitors can see the rear wall of another of the

resorts served by the Railway, the 12-room Swiss-style

Ye Alpine Tavern.

hophone'' used by visitors

to hear the canyon's echoes. A trestle abutment of the

Railway can also be found near the Mount Lowe

Campground. Nearby, at the head of Grand Canyon,

visitors can see the rear wall of another of the

resorts served by the Railway, the 12-room Swiss-style

Ye Alpine Tavern.

To the north and west of the Railway, ruins of hike-in

camps include the foundation of Switzer's Camp,

developed by Commodore Perry Switzer in the early

1880s. That camp hosted Henry Ford, Shirley Temple, and

numerous other celebrities.

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The southeastern portion of the expansion area contains

64 cabins that were once part of the Big Santa Anita

Canyon Summer Home Tract. This development was

established to respond to the burgeoning early 20th

century desire to be closer to, and have second homes

in, natural settings. The tract originally contained 88

cabins and 12 associated campgrounds. Eligible for

inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places,

the cabins epitomized the rustic architectural design

style of the early 20th century, and are notable for

the care taken in sensitively siting them into the

rugged topography.

Above El Prieto Canyon, in the southern portion of the

expansion area, is the homestead site of a former cabin

built and lived in by Robert Owens. Owens was a

formerly enslaved person who built a thriving wood and

building supply business in and around the canyon,

becoming the wealthiest African American in Los Angeles

County in 1865.

n portion of the

expansion area, is the homestead site of a former cabin

built and lived in by Robert Owens. Owens was a

formerly enslaved person who built a thriving wood and

building supply business in and around the canyon,

becoming the wealthiest African American in Los Angeles

County in 1865.

The expansion area also includes the historic Big

Tujunga Dam, completed in 1931, and Brown Mountain Dam,

constructed by the United States Forest Service (Forest

Service) in 1943. The Lincoln Avenue Water Company

water system is also in the area, which was constructed

in the 1880s and is eligible for inclusion in the

National Register of Historic Places.

The Los Pinetos Nike Missile site, which is eligible

for inclusion in the National Register of Historic

Places, played a vital role in United States national

defense during the Cold War era. This site, along with

the Mount Gleason Nike Missile site, which was

destroyed by a wildfire in 2009, is among the 300 Nike

Missile sites constructed across the country from 1955

to 1958 that were intended to serve as the last line of

defense against Soviet bomber planes. The Los Pinetos

Nike Missile site is unusual because its launch,

administrative, and battery control facilities are

located within a single line of sight.

Missile sites constructed across the country from 1955

to 1958 that were intended to serve as the last line of

defense against Soviet bomber planes. The Los Pinetos

Nike Missile site is unusual because its launch,

administrative, and battery control facilities are

located within a single line of sight.

In addition to extensive historical resources, the

expansion area reflects massive geologic forces over

hundreds of millions of years that created an

exceptional landscape, providing views deep into the

ancient Earth. The steep and rugged San Gabriel

Mountains are one of the fastest growing mountain

ranges in the world. These mountains form a major part

of the east-west trending Transverse Ranges of southern

California, a portion of which is in the expansion

area. They were formed from eons of geological movement

during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras when the geologic

Farallon Plate and the North American Plate crashed

together. Dragged as much as 50 degrees in some places

by these powerful forces, the San Gabriel Mountains

have an unusual east-west orientation, instead of the

more typical north-south orientation.

during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras when the geologic

Farallon Plate and the North American Plate crashed

together. Dragged as much as 50 degrees in some places

by these powerful forces, the San Gabriel Mountains

have an unusual east-west orientation, instead of the

more typical north-south orientation.

Around Mount Lowe, the uplift of rare anorthosite

complex rocks that are 1.2 billion years old, including

anorthosite pluton, syenite, and mafic rocks, reveals

the dramatic twisting that can occur as mountains are

formed. Evidence of this geological process typically

lies far below the surface, making the area a hotbed of

geological study and a natural classroom for the

public. Around Mendenhall Peak, the bands and swirls of

1.7 to 1.8 billion-year-old Mendenhall Gneiss, the

region's oldest rocks, are exposed.

The expansion area also contains scientifically

important paleontological resources, particularly

invertebrate fossils such as oysters and gastropods, at

sites including Gold Canyon near Little Tujunga Canyon.

The expansion area is composed of many distinct and

diverse ecosystem zones that support rich biodiversity,

including more than 500 native plants and fungi, as

well as important habitat including riparian woodlands,

montane hardwood and conifer forests, coastal sage

scrub, alluvial sage scrub, and extensive chaparral.

The area also provides important connectivity to enable

species to move from the foothills of the south to the

soaring mountains of the north.

well as important habitat including riparian woodlands,

montane hardwood and conifer forests, coastal sage

scrub, alluvial sage scrub, and extensive chaparral.

The area also provides important connectivity to enable

species to move from the foothills of the south to the

soaring mountains of the north.

Perennial streams, springs, and associated riparian

areas, and numerous seasonal tributaries, all support

wetland-dependent plant species such as the California

muhly and the Sonoran maiden fern, the latter of which

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is designated as rare by the State of California. These

riparian areas also provide critical habitat for

sensitive fish and amphibians, including the threatened

Santa Ana speckled dace and the threatened Santa Ana

sucker found in Big Tujunga Creek, and the endangered

Arroyo Toad found in both the Arroyo Seco and Big

Tujunga Creek. Habitats for the steelhead trout and the

Arroyo chub, a State species of special concern, are

also found in Arroyo Seco and Big Tujunga Creek.

A rich variety of rare plants can be found in the

expansion area, including the San Gabriel manzanita,

San Gabriel Mountains leather oak, San Gabriel

Mountains sunflower, San Gabriel bedstraw, and San

Gabriel Mountains dudleya, all of which are found only

or primarily in the San Gabriel Mountains, and the

California muhly, fragrant pitcher sage, Greata's

aster, and Plummer's mariposa lily, found only in

southern California

ther oak, San Gabriel

Mountains sunflower, San Gabriel bedstraw, and San

Gabriel Mountains dudleya, all of which are found only

or primarily in the San Gabriel Mountains, and the

California muhly, fragrant pitcher sage, Greata's

aster, and Plummer's mariposa lily, found only in

southern California. Other rare species include the

Mount Gleason paintbrush, California satintail, and

Chaparral yucca, which is part of an extraordinary,

mutually beneficial partnership with the interdependent

California yucca moth.

While extremely reduced from its overall historic

range, pockets of alluvial scrub habitat, particularly

around Big Tujunga Canyon, provide a home for the rare

endemic Davidson's bushmallow. Southern California's

bigcone Douglas-fir, which is well adapted to the

region's natural wildfire regime, is present in

strongholds around San Gabriel Peak, the Switzer Falls

Trail, and south of Mount Wilson, providing important

nesting and roosting habitat for the California spotted

owl, which the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

has proposed to list as endangered.

Coastal sage scrub, among the most threatened plant

communities in California, occurs primarily at

elevations below 2,500 feet south of Mount Wilson and

along the north side of Big Tujunga Creek. This rare

plant community includes California sagebrush,

brittlebush, California buckwheat, and various types of

sage. Coastal sage scrub, which can be found in

Placerita Canyon, provides critical habitat for the

threatened coastal California gnatcatcher.

along the north side of Big Tujunga Creek. This rare

plant community includes California sagebrush,

brittlebush, California buckwheat, and various types of

sage. Coastal sage scrub, which can be found in

Placerita Canyon, provides critical habitat for the

threatened coastal California gnatcatcher.

Montane hardwood and conifer forests south of Big

Tujunga Bridge and Mount Wilson are typified by live

oak, bigleaf maple, California bay, incense cedar,

Pacific madrone, Coulter pine, sugar pine, and

California incense cedar, as well as understory species

such as ceanothus, coffeeberry, gooseberry, and

currants. These forests provide habitat for a wide

variety of wildlife such as black bears, mule deer,

various reptiles, birds, and butterflies, as well as

fish and amphibians that rely on the cool water found

there. Birds that can be found seasonally or year-round

in the expansion area include the endangered California

condor and Least Bell's vireo; the threatened western

population of yellow-billed cuckoo; the Swainson's

hawk, which is listed as threatened by the State of

California; the Peregrine falcon; and the California-

listed willow flycatcher. The southwestern pond turtle,

which the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has

proposed to list as threatened, is also found in the

area, along with the two-striped garter snake and the

Southern California legless lizard, which are

designated as sensitive species by the Angeles National

Forest

he southwestern pond turtle,

which the United States Fish and Wildlife Service has

proposed to list as threatened, is also found in the

area, along with the two-striped garter snake and the

Southern California legless lizard, which are

designated as sensitive species by the Angeles National

Forest. Many species of bats use the area's canyons and

waters, including the pallid bat and big free-tailed

bat, both California special status species, along with

migrants and resident bats, such as the hoary bat, Yuma

myotis, small-footed myotis, canyon bat, big brown bat,

Mexican free-tailed bat, long-eared myotis, and

California myotis.

In addition to these key habitats, the area also

contains important migration corridors that connect

vulnerable habitats throughout the greater region. A

striking example in the northwest portion of the

expansion area is Bear Divide, which funnels thousands

of migratory birds through a narrow pass along the

Pacific Flyway, the primary avian migration route on

the West Coast that extends from Central America to the

Arctic. Another important corridor is the Arroyo Seco-

Hahamongna Corridor, which connects the south-central

portion of the expansion area to other nearby natural

areas outside the Angeles National Forest boundary.

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Despite its proximity to urban Los Angeles, the

expansion area includes secluded and largely

undeveloped areas such as the 4,700-acre Arroyo Seco

Inventoried Roadless Area, which is an iconic landscape

feature.

ther nearby natural

areas outside the Angeles National Forest boundary.

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Despite its proximity to urban Los Angeles, the

expansion area includes secluded and largely

undeveloped areas such as the 4,700-acre Arroyo Seco

Inventoried Roadless Area, which is an iconic landscape

feature.

Protecting the expansion area will preserve an

important spiritual, cultural, prehistoric, and

historic landscape; maintain a diverse array of natural

and scientific resources; and help ensure that the

objects of historic and scientific interest within the

area endure for the benefit of all Americans. As

described above, the expansion area contains numerous

objects of historic and scientific interest in need of

protection. In addition, it provides exceptional

outdoor recreational opportunities, including hiking,

hunting, fishing, biking, horseback riding,

backpacking, scenic driving, and wildlife viewing, all

of which are important to residents of and visitors to

the Los Angeles region.

WHEREAS, section 320301 of title 54, United States Code

(the ``Antiquities Act''), authorizes the President, in

his discretion, to declare by public proclamation

historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric

structures, and other objects of historic or scientific

interest that are situated upon the lands owned or

controlled by the Federal Government to be national

monuments, and to reserve as a part thereof parcels of

land, the limits of which shall be confined to the

smallest area compatible with the proper care and

mana

objects of historic or scientific

interest that are situated upon the lands owned or

controlled by the Federal Government to be national

monuments, and to reserve as a part thereof parcels of

land, the limits of which shall be confined to the

smallest area compatible with the proper care and

management of the objects to be protected; and

WHEREAS, I find that each of the objects identified

above, and objects of the type identified above within

the area described herein, are objects of historic or

scientific interest in need of protection under section

320301 of title 54, United States Code, regardless of

whether they are expressly identified as an object of

historic or scientific interest in the text of this

proclamation; and

WHEREAS, I find that there are threats to the objects

identified in this proclamation, and in the absence of

a reservation under the Antiquities Act, the objects

identified in this proclamation are not adequately

protected by applicable law or administrative

designations, thus making a national monument

designation and reservation necessary to protect the

objects of historic and scientific interest identified

above for current and future generations; and

WHEREAS, I find that the boundaries of the monument

reserved by this proclamation represent the smallest

area compatible with the proper care and management of

the objects of scientific or historic interest

identified above, as required by the Antiquities Act;

and

rrent and future generations; and

WHEREAS, I find that the boundaries of the monument

reserved by this proclamation represent the smallest

area compatible with the proper care and management of

the objects of scientific or historic interest

identified above, as required by the Antiquities Act;

and

WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to ensure the

preservation, restoration, and protection of the

objects of scientific and historic interest identified

above;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of

the United States of America, by the authority vested

in me by section 320301 of title 54, United States

Code, hereby proclaim the objects identified above that

are situated upon lands and interests in lands owned or

controlled by the Federal Government to be part of the

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and, for the

purpose of protecting those objects, reserve as part

thereof all lands and interests in lands that are owned

or controlled by the Federal Government within the

boundaries described on the accompanying map, which is

attached hereto and forms a part of this proclamation.

The reserved Federal lands and interests in lands

within the expansion area encompass approximately

105,919 acres. As a result of the distribution of the

objects throughout the area, the boundaries described

on the accompanying map are confined to the smallest

area compatible with the proper care and management of

the objects of historic or scientific interest

identified above.

ass approximately

105,919 acres. As a result of the distribution of the

objects throughout the area, the boundaries described

on the accompanying map are confined to the smallest

area compatible with the proper care and management of

the objects of historic or scientific interest

identified above.

Nothing in this proclamation shall change the

management of the areas protected under Proclamation

9194. The terms, conditions, and management direction

provided by Proclamation 9194, including any term

limiting the construction or effect of Proclamation

9194, are incorporated by reference

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and shall apply to the area reserved by this

proclamation except to the extent that they are

inconsistent with a provision in this proclamation.

All Federal lands and interests in lands described on

the accompanying map are hereby appropriated and

withdrawn from all forms of entry, location, selection,

sale, or other disposition under the public land laws

or laws applicable to the Forest Service, other than by

exchange that furthers the protective purposes of the

monument; from location, entry, and patent under the

mining laws; and from disposition under all laws

relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.

sale, or other disposition under the public land laws

or laws applicable to the Forest Service, other than by

exchange that furthers the protective purposes of the

monument; from location, entry, and patent under the

mining laws; and from disposition under all laws

relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.

This proclamation is subject to valid existing rights.

If the Federal Government subsequently acquires any

lands or interests in lands not currently owned or

controlled by the Federal Government within the

boundaries described on the accompanying map, such

lands and interests in lands shall be reserved as a

part of the monument, and objects of the type

identified above that are situated upon those lands and

interests in lands shall be part of the monument, upon

acquisition of ownership or control by the Federal

Government.

The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), through the

Forest Service, shall manage the expansion area

pursuant to applicable legal authorities and in

accordance with the terms, conditions, and management

direction provided by this proclamation and, as

described above, those provided by Proclamation 9194.

The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), through the

Forest Service, shall manage the expansion area

pursuant to applicable legal authorities and in

accordance with the terms, conditions, and management

direction provided by this proclamation and, as

described above, those provided by Proclamation 9194.

The Secretary shall prepare, in consultation with the

Secretary of the Interior, a management plan for the

expansion area set forth in this proclamation, which

shall include provisions for continuing outdoor

recreational opportunities consistent with the proper

care and management of the objects identified above,

and shall promulgate such rules and regulations for the

management of the expansion area as the Secretary shall

deem appropriate. At the Secretary's discretion, such

management plan may be included as a component of the

existing management plan developed pursuant to

Proclamation 9194. The Secretary shall provide for

maximum public involvement in the development of the

management plan, including consultation with Tribal

Nations and meaningful engagement with Indigenous

peoples that have cultural, traditional, or ancestral

ties to the area, with community environmental,

conservation, health, and justice organizations, and

with State and local governments

t of the

management plan, including consultation with Tribal

Nations and meaningful engagement with Indigenous

peoples that have cultural, traditional, or ancestral

ties to the area, with community environmental,

conservation, health, and justice organizations, and

with State and local governments. To the maximum extent

practicable, the Secretary shall carefully incorporate

Indigenous Knowledge in the development and

implementation of the management plan, work with Tribal

Nations to appropriately protect that knowledge, and,

to the extent practicable, explain any limitations on

the Secretary's ability to protect such information

from disclosure before it is shared with the Forest

Service. The management plan shall provide for the

protection and interpretation of the objects of

scientific and historic interest identified above. The

management plan shall also provide for continued public

access to the area to the extent consistent with the

protection of the objects identified above.

The Secretary, through the Forest Service, shall

establish an advisory committee under chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code, to provide information and

advice regarding the development of the management plan

and management of the expansion area

the

protection of the objects identified above.

The Secretary, through the Forest Service, shall

establish an advisory committee under chapter 10 of

title 5, United States Code, to provide information and

advice regarding the development of the management plan

and management of the expansion area. The advisory

committee shall consist of a fair and balanced

representation of interested stakeholders, including

State agencies and local governments; Tribal Nations

and Indigenous peoples with cultural, traditional, or

ancestral ties to the area; recreational users;

conservation organizations; wildlife, hunting, and

fishing organizations; the scientific community;

business owners; and the general public in the region.

Nothing in this proclamation shall be deemed to revoke

any existing withdrawal, reservation, or appropriation;

however, the monument shall be the dominant

reservation.

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Warning is hereby given to all unauthorized persons not

to appropriate, injure, destroy, or remove any feature

of the monument and not to locate or settle upon any of

the lands thereof.

If any provision of this proclamation, including its

application to a particular parcel of land, is held to

be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and its

application to other parcels of land shall not be

affected thereby.

monument and not to locate or settle upon any of

the lands thereof.

If any provision of this proclamation, including its

application to a particular parcel of land, is held to

be invalid, the remainder of this proclamation and its

application to other parcels of land shall not be

affected thereby.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

second day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand

twenty-four, and of the Independence of the United

States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.

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