US HB376 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Pending: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Pending: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Provides for conservation, additional recreational opportunities, and renewable energy development in the California Desert Conservation Area. Specifically, the bill, among other things establishes or designates wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; releases specified wilderness study areas; adjusts national park and preserve boundaries; and specifies land withdrawals, transfers, and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands and designates specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Title
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019
Sponsors
Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA] | Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA] | Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-02-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. |
2019-02-05 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. |
2019-01-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
2019-01-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB67 (Related) 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S104-105)
SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)
SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)
Subjects
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
California
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Medical research
Mining
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public lands and natural resources
Reptiles
Travel and tourism
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Alternative and renewable resources
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
California
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Medical research
Mining
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public lands and natural resources
Reptiles
Travel and tourism
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/376/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr376/BILLS-116hr376ih.pdf |