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Proclamation 9563

Boundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument

President Obama used the Antiquities Act to expand the California Coastal National Monument by approximately 6,230 acres, adding six new units (Trinidad Head, Waluplh-Lighthouse Ranch, Lost Coast Headlands, Cotoni-Coast Dairies, Piedras Blancas, and Orange County Rocks and Islands). The proclamation withdraws these federal lands from development, mining, and mineral leasing, and directs the Secretary of the Interior to manage the expansion through the Bureau of Land Management.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 6131

Impact dates

  1. Cotoni-Coast Dairies public access contingent on completion of BLM management plan

Key directives

  • Reserve approximately 6,230 acres as part of California Coastal National Monument
  • Withdraw federal lands from all forms of entry, location, selection, sale, and mining laws
  • Secretary of Interior to manage expansion through BLM as National Landscape Conservation System unit
  • Cotoni-Coast Dairies to open to public only after BLM completes management plan
  • Motorized vehicles permitted only on designated roads; non-motorized mechanized vehicles only on designated roads and trails
  • Protect Indian sacred sites and provide tribal access for traditional cultural uses
  • Continue existing BLM grazing permits/leases
  • Existing facilities (weather, navigation, utility, pipeline, telecommunications) may operate and be maintained/replaced within existing boundaries

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Monument expansion takes effect upon proclamation
  • Federal lands withdrawn from entry, location, selection, sale, mining, and mineral/geothermal leasing
  • Motorized vehicle restrictions apply

Near term (90d)

  • BLM to develop management plan for Cotoni-Coast Dairies before public access allowed

Long term

  • Permanent protection of cultural, historic, and scientific resources
  • Ongoing BLM management under National Landscape Conservation System

Risks & tensions

  • No explicit deadline for Cotoni-Coast Dairies management plan—timing uncertain
  • Potential tension between conservation restrictions and existing grazing permits
  • Tribal access rights preserved but implementation depends on BLM consultation
  • Existing oil/gas lessees in territorial waters explicitly unaffected—may limit full environmental protection
  • State jurisdiction over fish and wildlife management preserved, creating dual management framework
Proclamation 9563: Boundary Enlargement of the California Coastal National Monument · Executive Orders