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Introduced
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
113th Congress
Bill Summary
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative provisions regarding: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.
AI Summary
This bill, the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act, designates specific federal lands in Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, meaning they will be managed to preserve their natural conditions. The bill outlines administrative provisions, including procedures for exchanging state-owned lands within these designated areas, reserving federal water rights for these wilderness areas with a priority date of the act's enactment, and setting specific setback distances for roads adjacent to wilderness areas to protect their boundaries. It also permits the continuation of authorized livestock grazing under reasonable regulations consistent with wilderness preservation laws and withdraws these lands from disposition under certain public land and mining laws, ensuring their protection for future generations.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (100)
Rush Holt (D)*,
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Corrine Brown (D),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Lois Capps (D),
Michael Capuano (D),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Matt Cartwright (D),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Katherine Clark (D),
Lacy Clay (D),
Emanuel Cleaver (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Gerry Connolly (D),
John Conyers (D),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Susan Davis (D),
Peter DeFazio (D),
Diana DeGette (D),
Rosa DeLauro (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Donna Edwards (D),
Keith Ellison (D),
Anna Eshoo (D),
Chaka Fattah (D),
Alan Grayson (D),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Alcee Hastings (D),
Jim Himes (D),
Michael Honda (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Steve Israel (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Ann Kirkpatrick (D),
James Langevin (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Sander Levin (D),
John Lewis (D),
Daniel Lipinski (D),
David Loebsack (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Nita Lowey (D),
Stephen Lynch (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Carolyn McCarthy (D),
Betty McCollum (D),
Jim McDermott (D),
Jim McGovern (D),
Jerry McNerney (D),
Grace Meng (D),
George Miller (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
James Moran (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Richard Nolan (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Beto O'Rourke (D),
Frank Pallone (D),
Bill Pascrell (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Collin Peterson (D),
Chellie Pingree (D),
Mark Pocan (D),
Jared Polis (D),
David Price (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Charles Rangel (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Linda Sánchez (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
Allyson Schwartz (D),
David Scott (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
Louise Slaughter (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
John Tierney (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Niki Tsongas (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Timothy Walz (D),
Henry Waxman (D),
Peter Welch (D),
John Yarmuth (D),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. (on 04/26/2013)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1630/all-info | 04/25/2013 |
| BillText | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1630ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1630ih.pdf | 04/26/2013 |
| Bill | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-113hr1630ih/pdf/BILLS-113hr1630ih.pdf.pdf | 04/26/2013 |
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