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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
Committees of jurisdiction
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