America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act
- Last Action
- 7/6/2021
Actions
- 2021-07-06Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
- 2021-06-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-08 (00)
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
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 adjacent wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.
Cosponsors (20)
- ADAM SMITH (D-WA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- ANNA ESHOO (D-CA)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
- WILLIAM PASCRELL (D-NJ)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Brendan Boyle (D-PA)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Cori Bush (D-MO)
- Daniel Kildee (D-MI)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- DIANA DEGETTE (D-CO)
- Donald Beyer (D-VA)
- Doris Matsui (D-CA)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Gerald Connolly (D-VA)
Subjects
- Land transfers
- Utah
- Water use and supply
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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