3.0.0 3914 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z House H HR 2009-10-22 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Discharged from 2010-06-16T17:27:07Z Hearings by 2010-01-21T21:03:32Z Referred to 2009-10-26T21:23:29Z Reported by 2010-09-16T18:50:20Z Markup by 2010-06-16T17:27:33Z Referred to 2009-10-22T14:03:50Z H. Rept. 111-600 San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009 111 2762 S 2010-04-28 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. Identical bill CRS 2010-09-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00345 2010-09-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-600. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2010-09-16 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-600. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2010-06-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2010-06-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2010-06-16 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged. Committee 2010-01-21 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2009-10-26 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2009-10-22 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-10-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001158 Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] John Salazar D CO T. 3 N M001172 Rep. Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4] Betsy Markey D CO 4 2010-01-26 False D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2010-04-21 False 2010-07-06T04:00:00Z H.R. 3914, San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21601 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 16, 2010</p> 2010-07-06T04:00:00Z H.R. 3914, San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/21601 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 16, 2010 Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Water use and supply Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-10-22 Introduced in House 2010-01-06T19:48:41Z San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and the San Juan Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Designates specified lands in such National Forests and San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area.

Withdraws lands designated as wilderness or a special management area under this Act, as well as land within the Naturita Canyon Mineral Withdrawal Area, from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Sets forth provisions regarding water rights and access to and the operation of water resource facilities in lands designated as wilderness or a special management area by this Act.

]]> 17 2010-09-16 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2010-11-01T16:52:22Z San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests, as well as in the San Juan Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS).

(Sec. 4) Designates specified lands in such National Forests and the San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area. Requires activities within the Area to be managed to maintain such Area's presently existing wilderness character and potential for inclusion in the NWPS.

Prohibits the construction of permanent roads, the use of motor vehicles, motorized equipment, or mechanical transport (except as necessary to administer the federal land and to protect public health and safety), and the establishment of temporary roads on the Special Management Area.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior or of Agriculture (USDA), as appropriate (the Secretary), to allow the continuation of authorized activities, including heliskiing, within the Special Management Area.

Designates the Special Management Area as the Sheep Mountain Wilderness on the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice that the nonconforming use has terminated.

(Sec. 5) Authorizes the continuation of the competitive running event permitted since 1992 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Special Management Area, the Sheep Mountain Wilderness Area, and the Liberty Bell addition to the Mt. Sheffels Wilderness in a manner compatible with the preservation of those areas as wilderness.

Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting: (1) the jurisdiction or responsibility of the state of Colorado respecting fish and wildlife; and (2) the creation of protective perimeters or buffer zones around the lands designated as wilderness or a special management area under this Act (covered land). Allows a nonwilderness activity or use conducted outside the boundary of the covered land notwithstanding the fact that such activity or use can be seen or heard from within covered land.

Withdraws covered lands, as well as land within the Naturita Canyon Mineral Withdrawal Area, from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

Authorizes the acquisition of non-federal land within the boundaries of the Special Management Area or the Wilderness only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller.

Requires any land or interest acquired by the United States inside the boundaries of covered land to become part of the relevant wilderness or special management area.

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire the parcel of state land identified as the McKenna Peak adjacent parcel on the map entitled "McKenna Peak Wilderness" and dated April 15, 2010, from the state by donation or exchange.

Requires any portion of the State Trust land parcel identified on the map as the proposed Mckenna Peak Wilderness addition, which is acquired by the United States, to become part of the McKenna Peak Wilderness.

Allows the continuation of grazing within the covered lands in which it was established, subject to specified regulations, policies, and practices.

Prohibits inclusions in the NWPS or special area designations from being construed as interfering with: (1) the operation and maintenance of the Ames Hydroelectric Project; and (2) the authority of the Secretary to authorize mechanical thinning of trees or underbrush for the prevention or control of wildfires.

Authorizes the use of wheeled, muscle-powered carts for the removal of shot game in the designated wilderness and special management areas.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth provisions regarding water rights and access to, and the operation of, water resource facilities in lands designated as wilderness or a special management area.

]]> San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 Display Title San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 Official Title as Introduced To designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009 Short Titles as Reported to House San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2010 H House Reported in House 2010-09-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3914rh/xml/BILLS-111hr3914rh.xml Introduced in House 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3914ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3914ih.xml 2010-09-16 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 345. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.