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California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act [HB-908]
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California Coastal National Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act Expands the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, established by Presidential Proclamation 7264, to include the Santa Cruz Redwoods public lands comprising approximately 5,800 acres in Santa Cruz County, California. Requires the Department of the Interior to manage such lands: (1) in accordance with such Proclamation, (2) as part of the Monument, and (3) by allowing only such uses of the Monument as will further the purposes for which it is being established.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-900]
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National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 This bill requires the President, before a national monument can be designated on public land, to obtain congressional approval, certify compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and determine that the state in which the monument is to be located has enacted legislation approving its designation. The Department of the Interior may not implement restrictions on the public use of a national monument until the expiration of an appropriate review period providing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act [HB-856]
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Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act Establishes the Gold Butte National Conservation Area in Nevada, which shall consist of 348,515 acres of public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Withdraws public land within the conservation area from: (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. Establishes the Gold Butte National Conservation Area
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain. [HB-807]
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To designate a peak in the State of Nevada as Maude Frazier Mountain. Designates the peak of Frenchman Mountain in Nevada as the "Maude Frazier Mountain."
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Act [HB-761]
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Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Act Establishes the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to consist of federal land and interests in federal land within Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, and Yolo Counties in California. Continues to provide historical and adequate access to private inholdings within the exterior boundaries of the Monument. Requires a comprehensive plan for the protection and management of the federal lands included within the Monument. Requires such plan to: (1) include a weed management component, (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Garamendi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015 [HB-682]
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Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015 Withdraws specified federal land in Curry and Josephine Counties in Oregon from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and (3) operation under the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to revise the segment designations for the Chetco River in Oregon. Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of such segments of the Chetco River from: (1) entry, appropriation,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act [HB-646]
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Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Act Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook in Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to manage: (1) the river segments in accordance with the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Management Plan, dated June 2011; and (2) coordinate the management responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act relating to such segments with the Lower
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Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/16/2015
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Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2016 [HB-5821]
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Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Madeleine Bordallo
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/30/2016
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California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act [HB-5797]
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California Seamounts and Ridges National Marine Conservation Area Designation and Management Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 08/04/2016
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Utah Public Lands Initiative Act [HB-5780]
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Utah Public Lands Initiative Act This bill designates specified federal lands as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in Utah. The bill also: establishes in Utah specified National Conservation Areas and Watershed Management Areas and Special Management Areas, adds specified lands to Arches National Park, and establishes the Jurassic National Monument. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate specified segments of the Colorado, Dolores, Green, Dark Canyon, and San Juan Rivers as wild, scenic,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Subcommittee On Indian, Insular And Alaska Native Affairs Discharged. on 09/22/2016
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Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 [HB-5778]
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Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2016 This bill designates as the Alex Diekmann Peak the 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Montana.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Zinke
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/25/2016
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King Cove Road Land Exchange Act [HB-5777]
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King Cove Road Land Exchange Act This bill declares that, if the state of Alaska offers to convey to the Department of the Interior 43,093 acres of state-owned land, Interior shall convey to Alaska, in exchange, 206 acres of federal land within the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and 131 acres of federal land within the Izembek Wilderness, for purposes of: (1) designating a road corridor through the refuge, and (2) constructing a single-lane gravel road along the road corridor. The values of the federal and nonfederal lands to be exchanged shall
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/26/2016
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Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 [HB-5758]
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Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016 This bill allows the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming (western states) to relinquish state land grant parcels wholly or primarily within eligible areas and select, in exchange, public land within the state. The bill defines "eligible areas" as lands within the outer boundaries of units of the National Park, National Wilderness Preservation, National Wildlife Refuge, or National Landscape Conservation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/25/2016
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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act [HB-5752]
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Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the "Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area." Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be: greater sage-grouse
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 07/25/2016
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Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act [HB-5718]
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Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act This bill establishes the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area in Utah, comprising approximately 79,109 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the area. The bill adjusts the boundaries of Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks, and Lone Peak Wildernesses. The bill designates certain land in the forest as the Grandeur Peak-Mount Aire Wilderness and a component
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 11/15/2016
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Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act [HB-5570]
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Western Colorado Wilderness Study Area Release Act This bill releases the following areas in Colorado from further review for designation as wilderness: (1) any public lands in the North Sand Hills Instant Study Area, (2) any portions of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area within the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness, and (3) any portions of the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Study Area within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area not designated as wilderness. The bill states that in areas
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Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/29/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5538]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. on 09/06/2016
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Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act [HB-5397]
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Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act This bill amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the "Daniel J. Evans Wilderness."
Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/09/2016
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Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act [HB-528]
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Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act Requires federal public land management officials to facilitate the use of, and access to, federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting with specified exceptions. Requires Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Forest Service lands, excluding lands on the Outer Continental Shelf, to be open to recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting unless the managing agency acts to close such lands to such activity for purposes of resource conservation, public safety,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 03/02/2015
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act [HB-5247]
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California Long-Term Provisions for Water Supply and Short-Term Provisions for Emergency Drought Relief Act TITLE I--LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS FOR WESTERN STATES SUBJECT TO DROUGHT This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior, within California and other states served by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and also within Alaska and Hawaii, to provide: (1) cost-shared financial assistance and other long-term agreements to nonfederal participants to advance the planning, design, and construction of nonfederal permanent water storage and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment. on 09/30/2016