3.0.0 5311 2023-01-11T13:25:53Z 2023-01-11T13:25:53Z House H HR 2014-07-31 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIS:H.R. 5311.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically clause 1 relating to the power of Congress toprovide for the general welfare of the United States) andclause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessaryand proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress),and Article IV, section 3, clause 2 (relating to the power ofCongress to dispose of and make all needful rules andregulations respecting the territory or other propertybelonging to the United States).[Page H7185]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2014-08-12T19:47:59Z Referred to 2014-07-31T13:09:40Z 2014-08-12 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Committee 2014-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2014-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Land use and conservation Motor vehicles Parks, recreation areas, trails Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2014-07-31 Introduced in House 2015-01-28T17:07:57Z Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate certain federal lands in the White River National Forest in Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System as follows:

  • approximately 6,349 acres identified as the Proposed Ute Pass Wilderness, Proposed Acorn Creek Wilderness, and Proposed Ptarmigan Additions Wilderness;
  • approximately 5,172 acres as the Hoosier Ridge Wilderness;
  • approximately 7,577 acres as the Tenmile Wilderness;
  • approximately 9,338 acres as the Williams Fork Wilderness;
  • approximately 3,942 acres as a part of the Holy Cross Wilderness; and
  • approximately 7,082 acres, identified as the Proposed Freeman Creek Wilderness and Proposed Spraddle Creek Wilderness, as part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness.

Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 2,338 acres and identified as the Proposed Spraddle Creek Potential Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, and as specified, to be designated as wilderness and incorporated in and deemed to be a part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness.

Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 11,417 acres, as the Tenmile Recreation Management Area.

Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 5,204 acres, as the Porcupine Gulch Protection Area.

]]> Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act Display Title Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act Official Title as Introduced To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to designate the Tenmile Recreation Management Area and Porcupine Gulch Protection Area, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act Introduced in House 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5311ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5311ih.xml 2014-08-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. 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.