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Chimney Rock National Monument Act of 2010 [HB-5223]
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Chimney Rock National Monument Act of 2010 - Designates the Chimney Rock National Monument in Colorado to preserve, protect, and restore the archeological, anthropological, geological, hydrologic, biological, visual, and scenic resources of Chimney Rock. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make minor adjustments to the boundaries of the Monument for the inclusion of significant archaeological resources discovered on adjacent public land. Requires management of, and authorizes use of, the Monument as a unit of San Juan National Forest.
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Salazar
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 05/07/2010
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Forest Ecosystem Recovery and Protection Act [HB-5192]
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Forest Ecosystem Recovery and Protection Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture (USDA) and of the Interior to designate 25 demonstration project forests in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Requires the Secretaries to identify specific project sites within the project forests and to develop pine beetle prevention, mitigation, or forest restoration projects for those sites. Directs the Secretaries to enter into stewardship contracts that meet
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 06/24/2010
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2010 [HB-5119]
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Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2010 - Amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust Fund until 19 years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes additional periods of required presence in an affected area during atmospheric nuclear testing for individuals filing leukemia or specified disease claims. Increases the amount of compensation an individual filing a claim may receive to $150,000. Expands "affected area" to include Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, as well as
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, And International Law. on 06/15/2010
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To prohibit any use of eminent domain authority by the United States to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado. [HB-5067]
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Prohibits either the Secretary of Defense (DOD) or the Army from using eminent domain authority to expand the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in southeastern Colorado.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 05/06/2010
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Central Rockies Land Exchange and National Park System Enhancement Act of 2010 [HB-5059]
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Central Rockies Land Exchange and National Park System Enhancement Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), if the Bear Ranch, LLC, offers to convey all interest in specified non-federal parcels of land within the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison County, Colorado, and Dinosaur National Monument in Uintah County, Utah, for inclusion in the National Park System, to accept the offer and the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to convey to the Ranch all interest of the United States in specified federal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Rooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 04/21/2010
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Invasive Species Emergency Response Fund Act [HB-4782]
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Invasive Species Emergency Response Fund Act - Establishes the Invasive Species Emergency Response Fund to provide loans to qualified organizations to prevent and remediate the impacts of invasive species on habitats and ecosystems. Requires the submission of specified reports.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insular Affairs, Oceans And Wildlife. on 03/08/2010
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To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress. [HB-4716]
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Prohibits any further extension or establishment of national parks or monuments in Colorado, except by express authorization of Congress.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Coffman
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 03/08/2010
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National Discovery Trails Act of 2010 [HB-4671]
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National Discovery Trails Act of 2010 - Amends the National Trails System Act to establish national discovery trails which shall be extended, continuous interstate trails located so as to provide for outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities. Authorizes the designation of such trails on federal lands and, with the consent of the owner, on non-federal lands. Designates as a national discovery trail the 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail which shall extend from Cape Henlopen State
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 02/26/2010
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National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 [HB-4398]
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National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 - Designates certain areas of National Forest System land in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming as insect and disease emergency areas. Allows the designation of an area of System land as an additional insect and disease emergency area if the land: (1) is located in an affected state; and (2) is subject to an insect and disease infestation emergency. Excludes certain lands from inclusion in an
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition And Forestry. on 06/22/2010
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009 [HB-4289]
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Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates specified lands in Colorado, administered by the Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service, as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Colorado Army National Guard, through the High Altitude ARNG Aviation Training Site, to conduct aerial navigation training maneuver exercises over and upon the lands designated as potential wilderness by this Act. Provides for the obtaining, exercise, and protection of U.S. water rights for the wilderness
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/11/2010
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the "W.D. Farr Post Office Building". [HB-4238]
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Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the "W.D. Farr Post Office Building."
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Became Public Law No: 111-186. on 06/09/2010
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Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act [HB-419]
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Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act - Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness (the Wilderness) and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides for the inclusion of specified potential wilderness land within the Park in such Wilderness. Sets forth provisions: (1) governing continued operations at the Grand River Ditch; and (2) concerning water rights and permitted and prohibited activities within such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 02/04/2009
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Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act [HB-405]
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Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) participate in the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program; and (2) enter into an agreement with Arizona, California, and Nevada providing for the use of water from the Lower Colorado River for habitat creation and maintenance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water And Power. on 02/04/2009
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Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act [HB-3923]
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Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, if the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District of Boulder, Colorado, offers to convey non-federal land that is located in unincorporated Boulder County and the offer is acceptable, to accept the offer and, on receipt of acceptable title to the non-federal land, to convey federal land in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado. Applies provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 relating to the exchange of public lands and interests
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 462. on 07/14/2010
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San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 [HB-3914]
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San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, as well as in the San Juan Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). (Sec. 4) Designates specified lands in such National Forests and the San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area. Requires activities within the Area to be managed to maintain such Area's presently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diana DeGette
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-600. on 09/16/2010
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Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act [HB-3755]
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Smoky Hill National Historic Trail Study Act - Amends the National Trails System Act to designate the Smoky Hill Trail in Kansas and Colorado, which was an overland trail route across the Great Plains during pioneer days beginning in 1859 and ending with the arrival of the railroad in Denver in 1870, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System as a national scenic trail. Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from considering specified alternatives related to private property protections. Requires such study to include an analysis
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 10/13/2009
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 [HB-3662]
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Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 - Directs the President to appoint specified additional: (1) permanent circuit judges for the first, second, third, sixth, and ninth circuit courts of appeals and temporary circuit judges for the third, eighth, and ninth circuits; and (2) permanent district judges for various districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington and temporary district judges for Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2393) on 09/29/2009
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Renewable Energy Development Act [HB-3482]
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Renewable Energy Development Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a program for the leasing of federal lands to advance, develop, assess, install, and operate commercial renewable solar, wind, and geothermal energy systems. Requires the Secretary to: (1) identify lease sites comprised of a total of 6,400,000 acres under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming which are suitable for the installation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 08/10/2009
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Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center Act of 2009 [HB-3417]
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Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in Denver, Colorado, to pay the federal share of the cost of: (1) constructing one or more on-site collection facilities that meet the standards of the Museum; and (2) obtaining goods and services required by the Museum, including the acquisition of designs, plans, furnishings, equipment, and other support for the Museum. Requires the Museum, as a condition of receiving such assistance, to match
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 08/07/2009
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to remedy problems caused by a collapsed drainage tunnel in Leadville, Colorado, and for other purposes. [HB-3123]
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Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel Remediation Act of 2009 - Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to repeal a provision requiring construction of a water treatment plant to treat effluent discharged from the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel, Colorado.Directs the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the implementation of the operable unit 6 remedy for the California Gulch Superfund Site, including, but not limited to, the following actions: (1) treating water behind any blockage or bulkhead in the Tunnel; and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug Lamborn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 10/13/2009