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HR 1500 102th Congress House

Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1991

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

Introduced: February 27, 1992 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources DesertsUtahWilderness areas
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Mar 28, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Mar 20, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Mar 20, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 28, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1991 - Title I: Designation of Wilderness - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin wilderness areas; (2) Zion and Mojave Desert wilderness areas; (3) the Grand Staircase Wilderness and the Kaiparowits Plateau Wilderness; (4) Escalante Canyon wilderness areas; (5) the Henry Mountains Wilderness; (6) the Dirty Devil River Wilderness; (7) Cedar Mesa wilderness areas; (8) Canyonlands wilderness areas; (9) San Rafael Swell wilderness areas; and (10) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness areas.

Title II: Administrative Provisions - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to administer the wilderness areas designated under this Act. Reserves the Federal Government's rights to a quantity of water sufficient for each wilderness area designated by this Act.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1508 Text similarities Utah Public Lands Wilderness Act of 1991
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 3, 1992
DOOLEY, CAL
· Feb 27, 1992
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 27, 1992
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Nov 26, 1991
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 16, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Sep 16, 1991
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 16, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 16, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 20, 1991
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 20, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 20, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1991
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 20, 1991
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 20, 1991
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1500: Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1500/
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"H.R. 1500: Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1500/.
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