To designate the Encinal Trailhead on the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area as the Anthony Tony Beilenson Trailhead.
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Latest Action · July 20, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
This bill designates the Encinal Trailhead on the Backbone Trail in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area as the Anthony Tony Beilenson Trailhead, honoring the late congressman's environmental legacy. Beilenson represented parts of West Los Angeles and surrounding areas in Congress for 20 years, from 1977 to 1997, and was instrumental in establishing and expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, which he considered his greatest legislative achievement. The bill affects hikers and visitors to the Santa Monica Mountains who will use the renamed trailhead going forward. There is no new funding associated with this bill, as it is purely a commemorative designation that updates references to the trailhead in federal records and documents. The legislation is a straightforward tribute to Beilenson's commitment to environmental protection and his decades of service in California and federal government.
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