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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Introduced: April 20, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 24, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Apr 20, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 20, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - 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) Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem; (6) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (7) 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 wilderness and components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas.

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.

What's happening now October 18, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 24 Republican 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 11, 2008
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2008
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 6, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 29, 2008
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Sep 26, 2007
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 20, 2007
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 27, 2007
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 27, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 26, 2007
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 17, 2007
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 1, 2007
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 2007
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 1, 2007
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 2007
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 20, 2007
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 20, 2007
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 20, 2007
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 20, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 20, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Apr 20, 2007
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 20, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 20, 2007
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Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 20, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 20, 2007
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 20, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1975: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1975/
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"H.R. 1975: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1975/.
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H.R. 1975, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1975/.
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