US Congress House Bill 980 (Prior Session Legislation)

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May 5 2009 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem; (5) Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem; (6) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (7) Blackfeet Wilderness. Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as wilderness and components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Rep Kildee, Dale E.	Rep Rothman, Steven R.	Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille	Rep Sanchez, Linda T.
Rep Schiff, Adam B.	Rep Schwartz, Allyson Y.	Rep Scott, David	Rep Serrano, Jose E.
Rep Sestak, Joe	Rep Shea-Porter, Carol	Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh
Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R.	Rep Payne, Donald M.	Rep Olver, John W.	Rep Kucinich, Dennis J.
Rep Langevin, James R.	Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Lowey, Nita M.	Rep Lynch, Stephen F.
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B.	Rep McCollum, Betty	Rep McDermott, Jim	Rep Moore, Dennis
Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Thompson, Mike	Rep Waters, Maxine
Rep Delahunt, William D.	Rep Garrett, Scott	Rep Hill, Baron P.	Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr.
Rep Lance, Leonard	Rep LoBiondo, Frank A.	Rep Neal, Richard E.	Rep Rahall, Nick J., II
Rep Tanner, John S.	Rep Costa, Jim	Rep Delahunt, Bill	Rep Crowley, Joseph
Rep Chandler, Ben	Rep Castle, Michael N.	Rep Watson, Diane E.	Rep Wexler, Robert
Rep Wu, David	Rep Meeks, Gregory W.	Rep Sablan, Gregorio	Rep Tonko, Paul D.
Rep Tonko, Paul D.	Rep Inslee, Jay	Rep Napolitano, Grace F.	Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H.
Rep Bean, Melissa L.	Rep Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho	Rep Gordon, Bart	Rep Weiner, Anthony D.
Rep Ackerman, Gary L.	Rep Andrews, Robert E.	Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Baird, Brian
Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Berman, Howard L.	Rep Bishop, Timothy H.
Rep Bordallo, Madeleine Z.	Rep Boswell, Leonard L.	Rep Stark, Fortney Pete	Rep Sherman, Brad
Rep Schakowsky, Janice D.	Rep Miller, George	Rep Waxman, Henry A.	Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.
Rep Capps, Lois	Rep DeGette, Diana	Rep Dingell, John D.	Rep Eshoo, Anna G.
Rep Harman, Jane	Rep Hinojosa, Ruben	Rep Markey, Edward J.	Rep McNerney, Jerry
Rep Brady, Robert A.	Rep Brown, Corrine	Rep Grayson, Alan	Rep Grijalva, Raul M.
Rep Gutierrez, Luis V.	Rep Hare, Phil	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Hinchey, Maurice D.
Rep Hirono, Mazie K.	Rep Hodes, Paul W.	Rep Holt, Rush D.	Rep Honda, Michael M.
Rep Israel, Steve	Rep Gonzalez, Charles A.	Rep Farr, Sam	Rep Ellison, Keith
Rep Carnahan, Russ	Rep Carson, Andre	Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy
Rep Cleaver, Emanuel	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Conyers, John, Jr.	Rep Cummings, Elijah E.
Rep Davis, Susan A.	Rep DeLauro, Rosa L.	Rep Doyle, Michael F.	Rep Kennedy, Patrick J.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-05-05		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-02-20		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2009-02-11		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2009-02-11		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E243-244)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HN00980:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr980ih/pdf/BILLS-111hr980ih.pdf