US Congress House Bill 1839 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 6 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-12-22 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Area. Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the expiration of a specified permit, to convey to La Plata County, Colorado, identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Tres Rios District in Colorado. Requires such land to be used only for public purposes consistent with the uses allowed under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Requires the County to: (1) pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for preparing and completing patents for, and transfers of title to, such land; and (2) agree in writing to pay administrative costs associated with such conveyance, including the costs of environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies. Releases the West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area in San Juan County, Colorado, from further study for designation as wilderness.

Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014

Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-12-22	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524.
2014-12-22	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-693.
2014-09-18	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.
2014-09-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-09-18	House	Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
2014-03-06	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2013-05-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
2013-05-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
2013-05-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB841 (Related) 2014-12-10 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1839/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1839/BILLS-113hr1839ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1839/BILLS-113hr1839rh.pdf