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HR 1500 105th Congress House

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1997

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

Introduced: April 30, 1997 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources CommemorationsDesertsNational monumentsNatural monuments
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UtahWater Resources DevelopmentWater rightsWilderness areas
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 8, 1997
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 8, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Apr 30, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 30, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 24, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 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 1997 - 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Democratic 18 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Oct 13, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 30, 1997
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 17, 1997
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Smith, Adam
Washington · May 13, 1997
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 30, 1997
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Apr 30, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 30, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 30, 1997
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1997
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1997
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 30, 1997
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 30, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 30, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 30, 1997
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 30, 1997
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 30, 1997
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 30, 1997
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Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 30, 1997
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