3.0.0 936 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z 2023-01-11T13:36:56Z Senate S 2017-04-25 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-25T19:19:02Z Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act 115 2135 HR 2017-05-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2017-04-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-04-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2017-04-25 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2017-04-25 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-04-25 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2017-04-25 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2017-04-25 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2017-04-25 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2017-05-17 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2017-05-22 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2017-11-30 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2018-03-15 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-05-14 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-06-18 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Federal-Indian relations Fishes Forests, forestry, trees Freedom of information Government information and archives Historical and cultural resources Idaho Indian lands and resources rights Montana Oregon Parks, recreation areas, trails Roads and highways Washington State Water quality Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Wyoming Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-04-25 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-19T18:43:09Z Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

This bill designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill also designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas.

The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is amended to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

The bill designates specified areas as wildland recovery areas. The Department of Agriculture shall develop a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area.

A specified panel of independent scientists shall study roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming, but not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Any new or existing road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest is prohibited in those lands after the evaluation. Oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development that impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land is also prohibited.

The Department of the Interior may apply the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act in carrying out this bill.

]]> Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Display Title Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Introduced in Senate 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s936is/xml/BILLS-115s936is.xml 2017-04-25 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.