S 948 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Land transfers Utah Water use and supply Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017

Introduced: April 26, 2017 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Apr 26, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560-2561; text of measure as introduced: CR S2556-2559)

Apr 26, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017

This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin.

The bill sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.

What's happening now April 26, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560-2561; text of measure as introduced: CR S2556-2559)

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