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HR 488 107th Congress House

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2001

Official title: To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Feb 15, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Feb 6, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 6, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2001 - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem; (5) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (6) Blackfeet Wilderness.

Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas.

Establishes the Hells Canyon/Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve as a National Park System unit. Repeals Federal law provisions that establish the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) implement a program of ecosystem restoration in the Preserve; and (2) study the feasibility of creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve in the area generally known as the Glacier View Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.

Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 25 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 13, 2002
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Oct 10, 2002
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 8, 2002
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 4, 2002
MCCARTHY, KAREN
· Sep 4, 2002
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 26, 2002
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jul 8, 2002
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 19, 2002
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 4, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 4, 2002
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· May 21, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 14, 2002
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Thompson, Mike
California · May 9, 2002
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 2, 2002
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 1, 2002
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 9, 2002
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 9, 2002
Watson, Diane
· Apr 9, 2002
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 5, 2002
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 11, 2001
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Dec 4, 2001
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Nov 30, 2001
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 16, 2001
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 10, 2001
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 1, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 24, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 3, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 6, 2001
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 1, 2001
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 13, 2001
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2001
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 6, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 6, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 488: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-488/
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