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HR 1500 104th Congress House

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1995

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

Introduced: April 7, 1995 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources DesertsUtahWater Resources DevelopmentWater rightsWilderness areas
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 18, 1995
See H.R.1745.
Jun 29, 1995
Subcommittee Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: H. Hrg. 104-24.
Jun 24, 1995
Field Hearings Held in Salt Lake City, Utah. Hearings Printed: H. Hrg. 104-24.
Jun 23, 1995
Field Hearings Held in Cedar City, Utah. Hearings Printed: H. Hrg. 104-24.
Apr 18, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands.
Apr 7, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 18, 1995

See H.R.1745.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Designation of Wilderness

Title II: Administrative Provisions

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1995 - 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 - 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 1745 Procedurally related Utah Public Lands Management Act of 1995
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 15, 1995
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 15, 1995
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Nov 15, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 26, 1995
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Oct 26, 1995
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 17, 1995
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Oct 11, 1995
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Sep 29, 1995
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 1995
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 22, 1995
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 22, 1995
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 24, 1995
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 9, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 9, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 7, 1995
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 7, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 7, 1995
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 7, 1995
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 7, 1995
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