SENATE 387117th CongressCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Failed to report favorably.
Grand Canyon Protection Act
- Last Action
- 7/21/2022
Actions
- 2022-07-21Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Failed to report favorably.
- 2022-06-07Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-301.
- 2021-02-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2021-02-23Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-23 (00)
Grand Canyon Protection Act
This bill withdraws 1,006,545 acres of federal lands in Arizona, including any land or interest in land acquired by the United States after enactment of this bill, from
- entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws;
- location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and
- operation of the mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws and mineral materials laws.
The Government Accountability Office shall conduct a study of uranium stockpiles in the United States that are available to meet future national security requirements.
Cosponsors (1)
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ)
Subjects
- Arizona
- Congressional oversight
- Geography and mapping
- Government studies and investigations
- Land use and conservation
- Mining
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear weapons
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
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