US Congress Senate Bill 67 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S104-105)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-09	Senate	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)
HB376 (Related) 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
HCR21 (Similar To) 2019-02-28 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/67/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s67/BILLS-116s67is.pdf