[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 11 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          SAN RAFAEL LEGACY AND NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ACT

  (Mr. CANNON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CANNON. Madam Speaker, today I will introduce the San Rafael 
Western Legacy and National Conservation Area Act. This legislation 
sets up a process to preserve the remarkable area famous for such 
outlaws as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
  Over the last 3 years, people in Emery County, Utah, the off-road 
vehicle users and sportsmen came together with county officials, 
landowners and the Bureau of Land Management to approve the plan I am 
introducing today.
  This bill would place 2.8 million acres into a legacy district to be 
managed for the conservation of the region's historical and cultural 
resources. This bill will allow management that will guarantee the 
preservation of the dramatic canyons, wildlife and historic sites of 
the San Rafael Swell.
  Additionally, this bill will set aside about 1 million acres as a 
National Conservation Area, withdrawn from future mining claims and 
providing increased protection for primitive and semi-primitive areas. 
The Secretary of Interior, in conjunction with an advisory council, 
will develop a management plan for the National Conservation Area that 
will provide for various land uses and the preservation of these 
amazing natural resources for future generations.

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