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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2005

Introduced: December 16, 2005 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 9, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Dec 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Dec 16, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colorado Wilderness Act of 2005 - Designates specified lands in Colorado, administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the reservation and protection of U.S. water rights for such areas.

Continues to allow the Colorado Army National Guard, through the High Altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site, to conduct aerial navigation training maneuver exercises over and upon the lands designated as wilderness and potential wilderness by this Act.

Designates specified lands (proposed as Deep Creek Wilderness and Pisgah Mountain Wilderness) as potential wilderness areas. Requires such lands to be designated as wilderness upon publication of a notice that all nonconforming uses of those lands have ceased.

What's happening now January 9, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

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