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S 183 111th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Colorado Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

Introduced: January 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 8, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act - Establishes the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado to conserve and protect the unique and nationally important values of certain public land and the water resources of area streams that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities.

Designates certain lands in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties in Colorado as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (2) establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan.

What's happening now January 8, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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