3.0.0 841 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z 2023-01-11T13:25:03Z Senate S S 2013-04-25 113 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2013-11-20T20:30:00Z Reported by 2014-12-10T18:40:27Z Markup by 2014-11-13T20:30:00Z Referred to 2013-04-25T22:04:29Z S. Rept. 113-292 Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 113 1839 HR 2014-12-22 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 524. Related bill CRS Related bill House 2014-12-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632. Calendars 2014-12-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-292. Committee 2014-12-10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-292. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2014-11-13 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2013-11-20 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-342. Committee 2013-04-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2013-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO N U000038 Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] MARK UDALL D CO 2013-04-25 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Colorado Ecology Economic development Fishes Forests, forestry, trees Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Mining Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Roads and highways Water quality Water use and supply Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2013-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-09T18:42:55Z Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Area.

Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the expiration of a specified permit, to convey to La Plata County, Colorado, identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Tres Rios District in Colorado.

Requires such land to be used only for public purposes consistent with the uses allowed under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

Requires the County to: (1) pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for preparing and completing patents for, and transfers of title to, such land; and (2) agree in writing to pay administrative costs associated with such conveyance, including the costs of environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies.

Releases the West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area in San Juan County, Colorado, from further study for designation as wilderness.

]]> 01 2014-12-10 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2015-04-10T20:28:55Z Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Designates 70,650 acres of federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area.

Requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conserve, protect, and manage the resources of the Special Management Area in accordance with the National Forest Management Act of 1976. Permits motorized or mechanized vehicles in the Area only on road and trails designated for use by those vehicles. Directs the USDA to authorize the use of vehicles that go over snow within the Area when there is adequate snow coverage. Authorizes the USDA to permit grazing within the Area if the grazing is established before this Act's enactment.

Prohibits certain road construction or renovation as well as certain commercial timber harvesting activities in the East Hermosa Area located within the Special Management Area.

Provides that this Act does not affect the potential for development, operation, or maintenance of a water storage reservoir at a certain site in the Special Management Area.

Requires USDA to develop within three years a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Area that provides for recreational opportunities, including skiing, biking, hiking, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, snowmobiling, motorcycle riding, off-highway vehicle use, snowshoeing, and camping.

(Sec. 4) Designates 37,236 acres of land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness.

(Sec. 5) Withdraws specified federal land and mineral interests in the area surrounding Durango, Colorado. Authorizes the Department of the Interior to convey any portion of the withdrawn land that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to Durango, La Plata County, or Colorado pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

(Sec. 6) Directs Interior, upon the expiration of a specified permit, to convey to La Plata County, Colorado, 82 acres of land managed by the BLM in the Tres Rios District in Colorado. Authorizes the land to be used for any public purpose in accordance with the Recreation and Public Purposes Act.

(Sec. 7) Designates approximately 461 acres of land in San Juan County, Colorado, as the Molas Pass Recreation Area. Provides for the use of snowmobiles in the area. Allows USDA to authorize other recreational uses in the Area.

Designates certain land as the Molas Pass Wilderness Study Area. Transfers the administration of the land from the BLM to the Forest Service.

Releases the West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area in San Juan County, Colorado, from further study for designation as wilderness.

(Sec. 8) Provides that nothing in this Act establishes a buffer zone around Hermosa Creek Special Management Area or the Hermosa Creek Wilderness.

]]> Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 Display Title Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 Short Titles as Introduced Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s841rs/xml/BILLS-113s841rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s841is/xml/BILLS-113s841is.xml 2014-12-10 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632. 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.