WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation (https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-liccardo-introduce-bill-to-expand-the-golden-gate-national-recreation-area/) to expand and improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The bill would allow the National Park Service to acquire the 896-acre Scarper Ridge property in San Mateo County adjacent to Rancho Corral De Tierra, a 3,858-acre site which is already managed by the Park Service.

The bill now heads to the House of Representatives. It previously passed the Senate by unanimous consent in December 2024, but was not passed by the Hou...