3.0.0 3803 2023-01-11T13:40:38Z 2023-01-11T13:40:38Z Senate S 2018-12-20 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-12-20T23:22:54Z Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 115 5727 HR 2018-12-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 832. Related bill CRS Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 115 2809 S 2018-12-19 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-440. Related bill CRS 2018-12-20 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2018-12-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT N Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Aviation and airports Historic sites and heritage areas Land transfers Land use and conservation Livestock Military history Mining Monuments and memorials Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails State and local government operations Utah Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-12-20 Introduced in Senate 2019-09-05T18:49:28Z Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018

This bill establishes the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area in Utah. The Department of the Interior shall study nonmotorized recreation opportunities, including bicycle trails, within the recreation area.

The bill: (1) designates specified federal lands in Utah managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), including the San Rafael Reef, as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (2) designates a 63-mile segment of Green River as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system; (3) allows the grazing of livestock, if already established, to continue in the newly established recreation area and wilderness areas; and (4) allows for commercial services necessary to fulfill recreational purposes.

Interior shall establish a trail plan that addresses hiking and equestrian trails in the wilderness areas.

In addition, with respect to other land in Utah, the bill provides for

  • the management of the Goblin Valley State Park Expansion as a state park;
  • the establishment of the Jurassic National Monument;
  • the sale of public lands in Emery County which have been identified as suitable for disposal;
  • public purpose conveyances of Emery City Recreation Area, the Huntington Airport, Emery County Sheriff's Office substation, and the Buckhorn Information Center; and
  • the exchange of BLM and School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration lands in Utah.
]]> Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 Display Title Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3803is/xml/BILLS-115s3803is.xml 2018-12-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.