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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009

Introduced: December 11, 2009 Introduced by: DeGette, Diana Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 15, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 11, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 11, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009 - 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.

Authorizes 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 potential wilderness by this Act.

Provides for the obtaining, exercise, and protection of U.S. water rights for the wilderness and potential wilderness areas.

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 March 11, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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