US SB3056 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S7050-7053)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S7050-7053)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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. The bill 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 adjacent 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
Sponsors
| Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
| Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
| Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-16 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S7050-7053) |
Same As/Similar To
HB5775 (Same As) 2020-02-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 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/116th-congress/senate-bill/3056/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3056/BILLS-116s3056is.pdf |
