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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Introduced: March 10, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

This bill designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) must accept donations of leases or permits authorizing grazing on specified public or National Forest System lands.

The bill also designates (1) specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas; (2) segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and (3) specified areas as wildland recovery areas. USDA shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area.

A panel of independent scientists shall study roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest is prohibited in those lands after the evaluation without an act of Congress. Oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land is also prohibited.

What's happening now May 12, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 63
All 63 Democratic 46
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 28, 2022
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 26, 2022
PRICE, DAVID
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 9, 2022
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 31, 2022
Bass, Karen
· May 27, 2022
Crist, Charlie
· May 27, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 27, 2022
Pascrell, Bill
· May 27, 2022
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 27, 2022
Payne, Donald
· May 24, 2022
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 17, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 16, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 25, 2022
Lowenthal, Alan
· Feb 18, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jan 25, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 10, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Jan 6, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Dec 23, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Dec 20, 2021
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Dec 14, 2021
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Nov 30, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Nov 30, 2021
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 12, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Aug 20, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 22, 2021
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 4, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Apr 1, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Mar 10, 2021
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 10, 2021
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 10, 2021
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 10, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Mar 10, 2021
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 10, 2021
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Mar 10, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Mar 10, 2021
KIND, RON
· Mar 10, 2021
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 10, 2021
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Mar 10, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Mar 10, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 10, 2021
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