HR 1500 105th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Commemorations Deserts National monuments Natural monuments Utah Water Resources Development Water rights Wilderness areas

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1997

Introduced: April 30, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

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

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.

What's happening now June 24, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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