US SB1375 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3064-3067)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3064-3067)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015 Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative requirements for: (1) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (2) federal reservation of water rights, (3) measurement of setbacks for roads with wilderness, (4) authorized livestock grazing, and (5) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.
Title
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2015
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
| Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
| Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA] |
| Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] |
| Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
| Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3064-3067) |
Same As/Similar To
HB2430 (Related) 2015-06-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subjects
Land transfers
Public lands and natural resources
Utah
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Public lands and natural resources
Utah
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1375/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1375/BILLS-114s1375is.pdf |
