US SB948 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-1)
Status: Introduced on April 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560-2561; text of measure as introduced: CR S2556-2559)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 26 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560-2561; text of measure as introduced: CR S2556-2559)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017 This bill designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. 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 wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.
Title
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
| Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
| Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] |
| Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH] |
| Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2560-2561; text of measure as introduced: CR S2556-2559) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2044 (Related) 2017-04-19 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subjects
Land transfers
Public lands and natural resources
Utah
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Public lands and natural resources
Utah
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/948/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s948/BILLS-115s948is.pdf |
