US Congress House Bill 980 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 102-5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-05-05 - 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. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Andrews [D-NJ]	Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Baird [D-WA]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Melissa Bean [D-IL]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]
Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Leonard Boswell [D-IA]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]	Rep. Ben Chandler [D-KY]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Bill Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. William Delahunt [D-MA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. John Dingell [D-MI]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Eni Faleomavaega [D-AS]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D-TX]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]
Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Baron Hill [D-IN]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Jay Inslee [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Patrick Kennedy [D-RI]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. George Miller [D-CA]
Rep. Dennis Moore [D-KS]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi [N-PR]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Joe Sestak [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. John Tanner [D-TN]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]	Rep. Anthony Weiner [D-NY]	Rep. Robert Wexler [D-FL]	Rep. David Wu [D-OR]

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	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/980/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr980/BILLS-111hr980ih.pdf