US Congress House Bill 996 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-1)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and 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. Designates specified areas as wildland recovery areas. Requires the development of a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area. Directs roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be studied for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Prohibits any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Prohibits oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land. Permits provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to be applied, as appropriate, in the implementation of this Act.

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]
Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
2015-02-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-02-13	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E218)
2015-02-13	House	Introduced in House

SB3022 (Related) 2016-06-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/996/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr996/BILLS-114hr996ih.pdf