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Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 27, 2025
Latest Action
December 2, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael F. BennetDemocratic(CO)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
95pct
278d open
vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d
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2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs), western water and drought security, and fish and wildlife management. Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718 and Public Lands Integrity Act, H.R.9167/S.4455. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042 as well as the Wildfire Prevention Act, S.140; To provide that the final rule titled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes, H.R.7695. Legislation to conserve and manage public lands and waters including: A River Runs Through It Act, H.R.10529; America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Chama Basin Watershed Protection Act, H.R.10054/S.5282; Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Great American Outdoors Act 250, H.R.9250; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, H.R.3421/S.1791; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, H.R.6788/S.3527; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S.888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Public Lands Integrity Act. H.R.9167/S.4455; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S.1349; Santini-Burton Modernization Act, H.R.7255/S.3695; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S.1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852; Wabeno Economic Development Act, H.R. 3937; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737; Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act, S.5045. Legislation regarding oil and gas leasing and mineral development and reclamation: Critical Minerals Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Local Input Act, H.R. 9924/S.5118; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Stop Orphaned Wells Act, H.R.10721/S.5630. Legislation to reauthorize a federal highway bill, the BUILD America 250 Act, H.R.8870; particularly programs to support fish and wildlife connectivity including the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program and the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, as well as to improve resiliency such as the PROTECT Program. Also to reauthorize the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and include the Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, H.R.1494/S.1649. Colorado River, drought, and western water issues. This includes advocacy on current federal funding programs such as the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART programs and distribution of funds for the Colorado and other western rivers through the Inflation Reduction Act. Legislation including: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.7978/S.4041, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792; Western Water Reinvestment Act, S.5402. Legislation influencing fish and wildlife management. Aquatic Invasive Species Control and Prevention Act, H.R.8876; Fisheries Science Modernization Act, S.5273; To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that artificially propagated animals shall be treated the same under that Act as naturally propagated animals, and for other purposes, H.R.181;
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 119-237.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2026 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 7979, the Public Lands Access Restoration Act; HR 1728 and S 764 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; HR 3421 and S 1791 Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025; S 1787 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area; HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House and Senate Budget Reconciliation bills); HR 9250 the Great American Outdoors Act, congressional review act; recreation, off-highway vehicles, federal/public land access, trails, forest/range management plans, travel management plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, and reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs). Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and water protections including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042 as well as the Wildfire Prevention Act, S.140; To provide that the final rule titled Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes, H.R.7695. Legislation to conserve and manage public lands and waters including: America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Great American Outdoors Act 250, H.R.9250; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, H.R.3421/S.1791; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act, H.R.6788/S.3527; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S.888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Public Lands Integrity Act. H.R.9167/S.4455; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S.1349; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S.1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852; Wabeno Economic Development Act, H.R. 3937; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737. Legislation regarding mineral development and reclamation: Critical Minerals Security Act, S.789; Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act, H.R.9616; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; MERICA Act, H.R.3872; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544. Legislation to reauthorize a federal highway bill, the BUILD America 250 Act, H.R.8870; particularly programs to support fish and wildlife connectivity including the National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program and the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program, as well as to improve resiliency such as the PROTECT Program. Colorado River, drought, and western water issues. This includes advocacy on current federal funding programs such as the Bureau of Reclamations WaterSMART programs and distribution of funds for the Colorado and other western rivers through the Inflation Reduction Act. Legislation including: Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.7978/S.4041, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, H.R.2025/S.953; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Healthy Headwaters, Healthy Communities Act, S.4234; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437; Water Project Navigators Act, H.R.7408/3792.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2026 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 7979, the Public Lands Access Restoration Act; HR 1728 and S 764 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; HR 3421 and S 1791 Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025; S 1787 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area; HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House and Senate Budget Reconciliation bills); HR 9250 the Great American Outdoors Act, congressional review act; recreation, off-highway vehicles, federal/public land access, trails, forest/range management plans, travel management plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, and reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs). Protection of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Protection against blanket federal public land sales and the use of land disposal authority, including the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718. The use of the Congressional Review Act to review land management decisions including PLO 7917 through H.J.Res.140. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and water protections including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042. Legislation to improve recreational access to public lands and waters including the MAPWaters Act H.R.187/S.2637 and MAP Roads Act H.R.5479. Legislation to conserve public lands and waters including: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S.888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S.1349; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S.1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737. Additional specific legislation includes: America the Beautiful Act, S. 1547; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Upper Price River Watershed Project Act, H.R.5752/S.3004
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2026 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 7979, the Public Lands Access Restoration Act; HR 1728 and S 764 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; HR 3421 and S 1791 Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025; S 1787 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area; HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House and Senate Budget Reconciliation bills); congressional review act; recreation, off-highway vehicles, federal/public land access, trails, forest/range management plans, travel management plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,500
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
Legislation and administrative actions related to habitat conservation and restoration, implementation of federally appropriated funds related to such purposes, protection and use of public lands and waters, including responsible development energy development, protection and restoration of special landscapes, and reauthorization of programs related to such goals including in federal highway bill (eg: culverts and connectivity programs) and stand alone reauthorization bills such as Great Lakes Reauthorization Act, H.R.284/S.528. The use of the Congressional Review Act for resource management plans including: H.J.Res104; H.J.Res105; H.J.Res106. Administrative and legislative proposals related to the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and water protections including USDA comment period and the Roadless Area Conservation Act, H.R.3930/S.2042. Legislation to improve recreational access to public lands and waters including the MAPWaters Act H.R.187/S.2637 and MAP Roads Act H.R.5479. Legislation to conserve public lands and waters including: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, S. 764; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S. 888; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S.945; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, S. 1319; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, S. 1341; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1476; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild & Scenic Rivers Act, S.1737; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S.1787; PUBLIC Lands Act, S.3526; Upper Raritan River Watershed Wild and Scenic River Study Act, H.R.5852. Additional specific legislation includes: H.R.1; Public Lands in Public Hands Act, H.R.718; Fix Our Forests Act, H.R.417/S.1462; Defending Our Dams Act, H.R.2073; Legacy Mine Cleanup Act, H.R.3713/S.2741; Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, H.R.1366/S.544; Headwaters Protection Act, H.R.605/S.2701; Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act, H.R.3857/S.2437
2025 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
H.R.4776 - SPEED Act S.764 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
Client expense: $139,430 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1728 and S 764 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; HR 3421 and S 1791 Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025; S 1787 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area; EXPLORE Act (signed into law); congressional review act; recreation, off-highway vehicles, federal/public land access, trails, forest/range management plans, travel management plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1728 and S 764 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; HR 3421 and S 1791 Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025; S 1787 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area; HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House and Senate Budget Reconciliation bills); congressional review act; recreation, off-highway vehicles, federal/public land access, trails, forest/range management plans, travel management plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
America the Beautiful Act, S 1547; Arctic Refuge Protection Act, HR 3067, S 1519; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act, S 1366; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, HR 588; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2944, S 1497; Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act, HR 2645; Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act, HR 1728, S 764; Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, HR 2451, S 1187; Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act, S 1787; Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act, HR 521, S 220; Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, HR 1612; Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act, HR 3421, S 1791; Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act, S 1942; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, HR 2903, S 1476; Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act, HR 187; North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, HR 2252, S 1084; Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act , HR 2317; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, HR 2727, S 1319; Public Lands in Public Hands Act, HR 718; Protecting Access for Hunters & Anglers Act, HR 556, S 537; Roadless Area Conservation Act, HR 3930 S 2042; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 1349; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, HR 2734, S 1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S 945; Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, HR 2134, S 1005; Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, HR 1494; Superior National Forest Restoration Act, HR 978; Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, S 462; Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, HR 41, S 530; Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, HR 2316; Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 717; Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, HR 3369, S 1737; Wyoming Public Land Initiative Act, S 681
2025 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
HR 1728 and S 764 Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act; HR 3421 and S 1791 Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025; S 1787 Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area; HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House and Senate Budget Reconciliation bills); congressional review act; recreation, off-highway vehicles, federal/public land access, trails, forest/range management plans, travel management plans.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2025 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act, S 1366; Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act, HR 588; Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act, HR 2944, S 1497; Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act, HR 2645; Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act, HR 1728, S 764; Deerfield River Wild and Scenic River Study Act, HR 2451, S 1187; Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act, HR 521, S 220; Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, HR 1612; M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act, HR 2903, S 1476; Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act, HR 187; North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act, HR 2252, S 1084; Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act , HR 2317; Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act, S888; Pecos Watershed Protection Act, HR 2727, S 1319; Public Lands in Public Hands Act, HR 718; Protecting Access for Hunters & Anglers Act, HR 556, S 537; Ruby Mountains Protection Act, S 1349; Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, HR 2734, S 1341; Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act, S 945; Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act, HR 2134, S 1005; Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act, HR 1494; Superior National Forest Restoration Act, HR 978; Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act, S 462; Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act, HR 41, S 530; Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act, HR 2316; Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, HR 717; Wyoming Public Land Initiative Act, S 681
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Reclamation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office