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Francis Dam Disaster National Monument.’’ The national monu-
ment is to be known as the ‘‘Saint Francis Dam Disaster National
Monument.’’
Subsection (b) states that the purpose of the Monument is to con-
serve and enhance for the benefit and enjoyment of the public the
Monument’s cultural, archaeological, historical, watershed, edu-
cational, and recreational resources and values.
Section 6. Duties of the Secretary with respect to Monument
Subsection (a) requires the Secretary to develop a management
plan within four years of the Act’s enactment. The management
plan must be developed in consultation with appropriate Federal
agencies; State, Tribal, and local governments; and the public. In
developing and implementing the management plan, the Secretary
is directed to consider the recommendations of the Saint Francis
Disaster National Memorial Foundation, the Santa Clarita Valley
Historical Society, and the Community Hiking Club of Santa
Clarita regarding methods to protect and provide access to the
Monument.
Subsection (b) directs the Secretary to manage the Monument in
a manner that conserves and enhances its cultural and historic re-
sources in accordance with applicable law.
Subsection (c) provides for the use of motorized vehicles within
the Monument only on roads designated for use by motorized vehi-
cles in the management plan, for administrative purposes, or for
emergency purposes. The Secretary is further directed to permit
grazing within the Monument, where such use has been estab-
lished before the Act’s enactment, subject to all applicable laws (in-
cluding regulations and Executive Orders) and consistent with the
Monument’s purpose.
Section 7. Clarification on funding
Section 7 directs the Secretary to use existing funds to carry out
this Act and specifies that no additional funds are authorized to be
appropriated.
COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
The following estimate of the costs of this measure has been pro-
vided by the Congressional Budget Office:
H.R. 2156 would establish a national monument on roughly 350
acres of land administered by the Forest Service. The act also
would require the agency to submit recommendations to the Con-
gress for a memorial commemorating the victims of the Saint
Francis Dam failure and to complete a management plan for the
monument. CBO expects that the construction of the memorial and
any other structures and improvements would be funded by dona-
tions.
Using information from the Forest Service regarding the amount
of staff time required to carry out the activities required under the
act, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2156 would cost less
than $130,000 (the estimated cost of one year’s salary and benefits
for a mid- to senior-level employee of the Forest Service in Los An-
geles County) over the 2019–2023 period; such spending would be
subject to the availability of appropriated funds. CBO expects that

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