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S 2721 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Land transfers Land use and conservation Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act

Introduced: April 19, 2018 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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Aug 22, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
Apr 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Apr 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act

This bill designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests (the forests) and specified land of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill designates specified lands in:

  • the forests and San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area, and
  • the forests as the Liberty Bell East Special Management Area.

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

What's happening now August 22, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2721: San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2721/
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"S. 2721: San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2721/.
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S. 2721, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2721/.
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