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Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act

5718

114th Congress

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Introduced

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

July 11, 2016

Latest Action

November 15, 2016

Primary Sponsor

Jason ChaffetzRepublican(UT)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

85pct

127d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act This bill establishes the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area in Utah, comprising approximately 79,109 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall develop a comprehensive plan for the long-term management of the area. The bill adjusts the boundaries of Mount Olympus, Twin Peaks, and Lone Peak Wildernesses. The bill designates certain land in the forest as the Grandeur Peak-Mount Aire Wilderness and a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill designates approximately 1,800 acres of federal land in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest as the White Pine Special Management Area. The bill prohibits timber harvesting within the special management area. The bill withdraws all federal land within the conservation and recreation area from: (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. USDA shall allow installation of access and avalanche control devices, excluding ski lifts, within or adjacent to the area. The bill arranges for a potential land exchange involving specified National Forest System land and private ski areas in Utah.

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Expressed views in support of H.R. 845 - National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act; Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Proposal legislation; H.R. 6075 - To clarify the United States interest in certain submerged lands in the area of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes; S. 2991 - Methow Headwaters Protection Act of 2016; S. 1423/H.R. 1865 - Central Coast Heritage Act; NW California Mountains and Rivers; Antiquities Act; H.R. 4665 - Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016; S. 3316 - Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016; H.R. 5758 - Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2016; H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act; S. 2341 - a bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness; S. 755/H.R. 4545 - Tennessee Wilderness Act; S. 3102 - Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act; H.R. 5718 - Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act; issues related to Montana wilderness proposals; issues related to forestry legislation and the conservation of public lands; issues related to outdoor recreation and recreational permitting; and State-Federal land exchange issues. Expressed views on H.R. 6156 - Local Wilderness Management Act; H.R. 5780 - Utah Public Lands Initiative Act; H.R. 5781 - Utah Public Lands Initiative Partner Act; S. 3205 - Human-Powered Travel in Wilderness Areas Act; H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015; H.R. 866 - Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015; Wyoming Public Lands Initiative; H.R. 1484 - Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of 1864 Act; H.R. 5982 - Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016; H.R. 5129 - GO Act; issues related to the potential transfer of public lands to states; issues regarding national forest legislation; and issues related to the withdrawal of mineral leases in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.