On March 7th, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-Walnut Grove) and Mike Thompson (D-Napa) reintroduced legislation to expand the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include approximately 3,925 acres of adjacent Bureau of Land Management-administered public lands in Lake County, California. It would also require the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service to improve tribal engagement and co-management of the National Monument, including for historic preservation, archaeological sites, and forest health. H.R. 1396 is co-sponsored by Representatives Jim Costa (D-Fresno), Ro Khanna (D-Santa Clara), Jared Huffman (D-North Coast), Julia Brownley (D-Ventura), and Eric Stalwell (D- Castro Valley). In the U.S. Senate, Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein have introduced companion legislation (S. 683).
