3.0.0 414 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z Senate S 2015-02-09 114 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2015-10-08T18:30:00Z Referred to 2015-02-09T21:30:16Z California Minerals, Off-Road Recreation, and Conservation Act 114 3668 HR 2015-12-09 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Imperial Valley Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015 114 4060 HR 2015-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2015-10-08 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. 114-490. Committee 2015-02-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S860-861) IntroReferral 2015-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-02-09 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Alternative and renewable resources Animal protection and human-animal relationships Aviation and airports California Climate change and greenhouse gases Energy revenues and royalties Government trust funds Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Land use and conservation Monuments and memorials Motor vehicles Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Reptiles Water use and supply Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-06T18:06:08Z California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015

Amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: (1) establish or designate national monuments, wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, a national scenic area, and an area of critical environmental concern; (2) release specified wilderness study areas; (3) adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and (4) specify land withdrawals, exchanges, and acquisitions.

Directs that specified federal land be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.

Authorizes the acquisition of lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California for the purpose of operating a visitor center.

Makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Sets forth requirements for the disposition of revenues collected as payments for the development of wind and solar energy on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund.

]]> California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015 Display Title California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for conservation, enhanced recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s414is/xml/BILLS-114s414is.xml 2015-10-08 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-490. 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.