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HR 1500 101th Congress House

Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1989

Official title: To designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 1990 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources DesertsUtahWilderness areas
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Apr 24, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Mar 20, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Mar 20, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1989 - Title I: Designation of Wilderness - Designates the following lands in Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Great Basin Wilderness; (2) the Zion and Mojave Desert Wilderness; (3) the Grand Staircase and Kaiparowits Plateau Wilderness; (4) the Escalante Canyons Wilderness; (5) the Henry Mountains Wilderness; (6) the Dirty Devil River Wilderness; (7) the Cedar Mesa Wilderness; (8) the Canyonlands Wilderness; (9) the San Rafael Swell Wilderness; and (10) the Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin Wilderness.

Title II: Administrative Provisions - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer the wilderness areas designated under this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1501 Text similarities Utah Public Lands Wilderness Act of 1989
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jul 18, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 21, 1990
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 14, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 24, 1990
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Aug 3, 1989
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Aug 3, 1989
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 3, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Aug 3, 1989
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 4, 1989
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