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Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 26, 2015
Latest Action
September 9, 2015
Primary Sponsor
James E. RischRepublican(ID)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
91pct
195d open
vs 3,548 other S bills in the 114th — cohort avg 43d
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act TITLE I--WILDERNESS DESIGNATIONS (Sec. 101) Designates specified parcels of federal land in central Idaho as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. (Sec. 102) Directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior to seek to ensure that the wilderness areas are interpreted for the public as an overall complex linked by: (1) common location in the Boulder-White Cloud Mountains, and (2) common identity with the natural and cultural history of the state of Idaho and the Native American and pioneer heritage of Idaho. Requires the USDA and Interior collaboratively to develop wilderness management plans for the wilderness areas, take measures necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, and allow the grazing of livestock, where it is already established, to continue. Authorizes the USDA, with respect to National Forest System land, or Interior, with respect to land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, (the Department concerned) to accept the donation of any valid existing leases or permits authorizing grazing on System or public land, all or a part of which are within the area identified as the Boulder White Clouds Grazing Area on the map titled as the "Boulder White Clouds Grazing Area Map," and dated January 27, 2010. Prescribes requirements for partial donations. Authorizes commercial services (including authorized outfitting and guide activities) within the wilderness areas to the extent necessary for realizing the recreational or other wilderness purposes of such areas. (Sec. 106) Declares that nothing in this title diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian Tribe. (Sec. 107) Authorizes the Department concerned to acquire by donation, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller any land or interest within the boundaries of the wilderness areas. Directs the Department concerned to seek to complete an exchange for state land located within the boundaries of the wilderness areas designated by this title. (Sec. 108) Repeals existing law requiring review of portions of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area for possible inclusion in the NWPS. Releases specified portions of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area as wilderness study areas. TITLE II--LAND CONVEYANCES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act (Sec. 202) Directs the USDA to issue a special use permit or convey to Blaine County, Idaho, without consideration, up to one acre of land for use as a school bus turnaround, as depicted on the map titled "Blaine County Conveyance--Eagle Creek Parcel--Proposed," and dated October 1, 2006. (Sec. 203) Directs Interior to convey to Custer County, Idaho, without consideration, approximately 114 acres of land depicted as Parcel A on the map titled "Custer County and City of Mackay Conveyances," and dated April 6, 2010, for use as a public park and campground. Requires Interior to convey to the County, without consideration, approximately: 10 acres of land depicted as Parcel B on such map for use as a fire hall, and 80 acres of land depicted as Parcel C on such map to be used for a waste transfer site. Directs the USDA to convey to the County, without consideration, the Forest Service road that passes through the parcel of System land to be conveyed to the city of Stanley, Idaho, under section 206 of this title from the junction of the road with Highway 75 to the junction with Valley Creek Road at the city's boundary. Subjects such conveyance to the condition that the County agree to relocate the portion of the road that passes through the section 206 conveyance parcel to the southeast along the boundary of that parcel. (Sec. 204) Directs Interior to convey to the city of Challis, Idaho, without consideration, approximately 460 acres of land within the area depicted as Parcel B on the map titled "Custer County and City of Challis Conveyances," and dated February 2, 2010, to be used for public purposes. (Sec. 205) Directs Interior to convey to the city of Clayton, Idaho, without consideration, approximately 23 acres of land depicted as Parcel A on the map "City of Clayton Conveyances", and dated April 6, 2010, for use as a public cemetery. Directs Interior also to convey to the city, without consideration, approximately: two acres of land depicted as Parcel B on such map for use as a public park or other public purpose, two acres of land depicted as Parcel C on such map for the location of a water tower, six acres of land depicted as Parcel D on such map (including any necessary right-of-way across the river) for use as a wastewater treatment facility, and two acres of land depicted as Parcel E on such map for use as a fire hall and related purposes. (Sec. 206) Directs the USDA to convey to the city of Stanley, Idaho, without consideration, a parcel of System land within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, but outside the area managed by the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association under a special use permit, that consists of approximately four acres as indicated on the map titled "Custer County and City of Stanley Conveyance Parcel-Proposed," and dated February 24, 2015, for the purpose of permitting the city to develop the parcel to provide workforce housing for persons employed in the city or its environs. Declares that the city will construct up to 20 apartment units on the conveyed parcel. Requires that the design and configuration of the units be determined by the city in consultation with the USDA and other interested parties, except that the units may not exceed two stories and must be located near or against the hillside to blend in with the terrain. Makes the private land use regulations of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area inapplicable to the parcel, including with regard to the number and type of apartments units to be constructed on it. Makes the USDA responsible for the removal of the barn located on the parcel, either before the conveyance of the parcel or at such later date as the city may request. Permits the city to contract for the development and management of the apartment units constructed on the parcel so long as the city retains ownership of the parcel in perpetuity. (Sec. 207) States that the issuance of a special use permit or the conveyance of land under this title shall be subject to any terms and conditions that the Department concerned determines to be appropriate. Reserves a reversionary interest in the United States, for exercise at departmental discretion, if any parcel of land conveyed under this title ceases to be used for the public purpose for which it was conveyed.
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2016 · second_quarter · Railroads
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 207.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 114-127.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-380.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
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Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
In support of HR 2215, the Outdoor Recreation Enhancement Act; HR 167 and S 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; S 288, S 390 and HR 1814, full funding and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Act; Federal Lands Reauthorization Enhancement Act; Utah Public Lands Initiative; Boulder White Clouds (S. 583 and HR 1138); HR 3556, the National Park Service Centennial Act; HR 1218, the Personal Health Investment Today Act; permitting on public lands and streamlining and making easier permitting process; House and Senate Interior Appropriation bills; draft legislation on outdoor recreation; draft legislation to protect Owyhee Canyonlands in Oregon; draft legislation to count outdoor industry jobs; Transportation Alternatives Act and Federal Lands Transportation Program contained in HR 3763; and Forest Service management and planning; Federal agencies work to count outdoor recreation jobs
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 508: FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 - issues affecting water users H.R.167/S.235:Wildfire Disaster Funding Act- issues affecting water users S. 326: Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act- issues affecting water users H.R. 2358: The Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act - matters affecting electric utilities H.R. 2647: The Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015 - matters related to water supply protection H.R. 2898: The Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 - issues affecting water users H.R. 1107/S. 583: Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - issues affecting USBR facilities S. 1894: California Emergency Drought Relief Act - Issue impacting water users Matters related to Tribal water rights. Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Expressed views in support of S. 414 - California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015; S. 1110/H.R. 845 - National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act; S. 755 - Tennessee Wilderness Act; S. 1780- Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2015; H.R. 1138/S. 583 - Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act; S. 1712 - National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015; S. 1100 - Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2015; S. 1691 - National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015; Antiquities Act; H.R. 3153 - Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Castaic Wilderness Act; San Gabriel Mountains Urban National Recreation Area Act; S. 1423/H.R. 1865 - Central Coast Heritage Act; H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act; S. 1240 - Cerros del Norte Conservation Act; S. 1993 - 21st Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2015; NW California Mountains and Rivers; San Gabriel Mountains; and the conservation of public lands. Expressed views on H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015; H.R. 3382/S. 1724 - Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2015; S. 770 - Escambia County Land Conveyance Act; S. 808 - Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act (MAP-21), potential transfer of public lands to states; national forest legislation; and issues related to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act (S. 583; H.R. 1138)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
In support of HR 167 and S 235, the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; S 288, S 390 and HR 1814, full funding and reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Act; Federal Lands Reauthorization Enhancement Act; Utah Public Lands Initiative; Boulder White Clouds (S. 583 and HR 1138); Minimum Age Increase Exemption (HR 2215); permitting on public lands and streamlining and making easier permitting process; and in opposition to Amendment 838 to Senate Budget Resolution.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
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Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2015 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Expressed views in support of S. 414 - California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015; S. 1110/H.R. 845 - National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act; H.R. 4685 (113th) Central Coast Heritage Act; NW California Mountains and Rivers; national forest legislation; S. 755 - Tennessee Wilderness Act; H.R. 1838 - Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act; H.R. 4901 - Advancing Conservation and Education Act of 2014;H.R. 239 - Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act; watershed protection legislation; San Gabriel Mountains; Los Padres National Forest; Forest Jobs and Recreation Act; H.R.1138/S.583 - Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act; S.405 - Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015; H.R. 3590 - SHARE Act; H.R. 3590 - Forest Access in Rural Communities Act of 2015; issues related to Montana wilderness designation, S. 1240 - Cerros del Norte Conservation Act; H.R. 925/S. 472 - Douglas County Conservation Act of 2015; S. 2916 - Restoring America's Watersheds Act of 2014 (113th) and the Antiquities Act. Expressed views on S.A. 838; S. 937 - State Grazing Management Authority Act; H.R. 1555 - Forest Access in Rural Communities Act of 2015; H.R. 2647 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015, the potential transfer of public lands state legislation, and the Utah Public Lands Initiative.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act (S. 583; H.R. 1138)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 508 - FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 - issues affecting water users H.R. 167/S.235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act- issues affecting water users S. 326 - Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act- issues affecting water users H.R. 695 - Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act- issues affecting water users S. 982/H.R. 1830 - A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and to require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with State law - - issues affecting water users H.R. 1107/S. 583 - Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - issues affecting USBR facilities Matters related to Tonto Apache water settlement Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Expressed views in support of S. 414 - California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015; H.R. 845 - National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act; H.R. 3606 (113th) - Emigrant Wilderness Historic Use Preservation Act; H.R. 4685 (113th) Central Coast Heritage Act; NW California Mountains and Rivers, H.R. 496 - Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act; S. 755 - Tennessee Wilderness Act; H.R.1138/S.583 - Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act; H.R. 1176 (113th) - Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act; (state bill) H.B. 291 - New Mexico Federal Land Management Study Commission; S.B. 483 NM Federal Land Management Study Commission; S.517 - Secure Rural Schools and Payment in Lieu of Taxes Repair Act; Badger Two Medicine wilderness protection; reintroduction of Organ Mountains Desert Peaks and Cerros del Norte legislation; conservation in Colorados Central Mountain region; conservation of public lands, Antiquities Act, WSA release, watershed protection legislation; Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Browns Canyon; national forest policy; Advancing Conservation and Education legislation. Expressed views on potential transfer of public lands state legislation, amendments associated with S. 1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act - S.A. 113 and S.A.18; S. 228 - National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015; S. 232 -Nevada Land Sovereignty Act of 2015; H.R. 330 - MAST Act; S. 437 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act; H.R. 488 -To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress; H.R. 900 -National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015; S.A. 132; S.A. 166; S.A.838; and S.A. 388.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
S. 508 - FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 - issues affecting water users H.R. 167/S.235 - Wildfire Disaster Funding Act- issues affecting water users S. 326 - Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act- issues affecting water users H.R. 695 - Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act- issues affecting water users S. 982/H.R. 1830 - A bill to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, and to require the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with State law - - issues affecting water users H.R. 1107/S. 583 - Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act - issues affecting USBR facilities Matters related to Tonto Apache water settlement Issues pertaining to watershed management and forestry-matters impacting water users Issues related to Arizona water supplies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service