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HR 1838 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources California Lakes and rivers Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act

Introduced: April 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2016
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.
Jul 6, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 5, 2016
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Jul 5, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 5, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4253-4254)
Jul 5, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4253-4254)
Jul 5, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1838.
Jul 5, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4253-4255)
Jul 5, 2016
Mrs. Lummis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 23, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 455.
May 23, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-585.
Mar 16, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 16, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 15, 2016
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Mar 15, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 9, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Apr 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 16, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act

Establishes the Clear Creek National Recreation Area in the state of California to promote environmentally responsible off-highway vehicle recreation and to support other public recreational uses, including hunting, hiking, and rock and gem collecting.

Instructs the Department of the Interior to use the 2005 Clear Creek Management Area Travel Management Plan as modified by this bill or by Interior to incorporate natural resource protection information unavailable in 2005 as the basis for an interim management plan to govern off-highway vehicle recreation in the Recreation Area.

Requires Interior to create a comprehensive management plan for the Recreation Area within two years of the enactment of this bill.

Requires landowners to be provided with adequate access to inholdings within the Recreation Area.

Permits livestock grazing to continue in areas of the Recreation Area in which it is allowed as of the enactment of this bill.

Designates approximately 21,000 acres of identified federal lands in Fresno and San Benito Counties, California, to be known as the Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to add the Larious Canyon, San Carlos Creek, Cantua Creek, Picacho Creek, and White Creek and its tributaries as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Releases the San Benito Mountain Wilderness Study Area from specified requirements applicable to public lands subject to a wilderness review.

What's happening now September 22, 2016

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-509.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 16, 2015
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Valadao, David G.
California · Apr 16, 2015
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