# 114-hr-5244: Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

114-hr-5244, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5244
- Congress: 114
- Title: Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2016-05-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Water Resources Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial at the dam site in Los Angeles County, California, to honor the victims of the Saint Francis Dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The Memorial shall be managed by the Forest Service. The bill establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument on specified National Forest System land administered by USDA in Los Angeles County. USDA shall: (1) develop for the Monument a management plan and a watershed health assessment to identify opportunities for watershed restoration, and (2) manage the Monument in a manner that conserves and enhances its cultural and historic resources and in accordance with the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5244 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5244)

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