Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act
- Last Action
- 5/22/2024
Actions
- 2024-05-22Star Print ordered on the measure.
- 2024-05-16Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 392.
- 2024-05-16Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with amendments. With written report No. 118-176.
- 2024-05-16Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with amendments. With written report No. 118-176.
- 2023-12-14Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- 2023-07-12Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
- 2023-03-02Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-03-02Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-03-02 (00)
Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act
This bill establishes the Dolores River National Conservation Area and the Dolores River Special Management Area in Colorado.
A management plan must be developed for each area. The bill allows for the continued use of the areas by members of Indian tribes for traditional ceremonies and as a source of traditional plants and other materials.
The Department of the Interior shall establish the Dolores River National Conservation Area Advisory Council.
Interior must manage the areas identified as Ponderosa Gorge in a manner that maintains its wilderness character, including certain restrictions on (1) road construction; (2) the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, or mechanical transport; and (3) projects undertaken for the purpose of harvesting commercial timber.
The bill releases segments of the Dolores River inside the areas from further study for potential addition to the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Cosponsors (1)
- John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Colorado
- Congressional oversight
- Dams and canals
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government information and archives
- Hunting and fishing
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Lakes and rivers
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Livestock
- Motor vehicles
- Outdoor recreation
- Roads and highways
- Water storage
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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