HR 1500 102th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Deserts Utah Wilderness areas

Utah BLM Wilderness Act of 1991

Introduced: March 20, 1991 See on congress.gov

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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

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.

What's happening now March 28, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

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