Sec. 2. Findings
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Congress finds that— the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area was authorized as a unit of the National Park System on November 10, 1978; the Santa Monica Mountains and the Rim of the Valley Corridor include— nationally significant resources, including— outstanding examples of geologic history, including the evolution of the Transverse Ranges Province; a diversity of well-preserved marine and terrestrial paleontological resources; and high biodiversity, including outstanding examples of native grasslands, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, dry coniferous forests, and alluvian fan sage scrub; and nationally significant cultural resources that represent a wide range of themes relating to human use and settlement in the region, including— high concentrations of archeological resources that provide insight into more than 10,000 years of Tribal history; and landmarks that represent topics such as architecture, recreation, and space exploration; and expanding the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area would provide new opportunities for the National Park Service to serve a broad range of urban communities, including many communities that are— underrepresented in units of the National Park System; and underserved by State and local parks.