S 1310 118th 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

Introduced: April 26, 2023 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Apr 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1385-1390)

Apr 26, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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America's Red Rock Wilderness Act

This bill designates specified lands in Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Specifically, such lands are (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs-Greater Dinosaur.

Additionally, 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 adjacent wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.

What's happening now April 26, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S1385-1390)

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