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S 1635 112th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Land transfers Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011

Introduced: September 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.
Sep 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011- Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and specified land of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).

Designates specified lands in such National Forests and San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area.

Sets forth provisions regarding water rights in the lands designated as wilderness or a special management area by this Act.

Withdraws lands designated as wilderness or a special management area under this Act, as well as land within the Naturita Canyon Mineral Withdrawal Area, from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.

Releases certain parts of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area that were not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for designation as wilderness.

What's happening now March 22, 2012

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-642.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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