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H.R. 1500 (105th)

America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1997

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Introduced

30 April 1997

Last action

24 June 1997 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Capps, Walter [D-CA-22], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Deutsch, Peter [D-FL-20], Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4], Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Lampson, Nick [D-TX-22], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]

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Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Designation of Wilderness Title II: Administrative Provisions America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 1997 - Title I: Designation of Wilderness - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin wilderness areas; (2) Zion and Mojave Desert wilderness areas; (3) the Grand Staircase Wilderness and the Kaiparowits Plateau Wilderness; (4) Escalante Canyon wilderness areas; (5) the Henry Mountains Wilderness; (6) the Dirty Devil River Wilderness; (7) Cedar Mesa wilderness areas; (8) Canyonlands wilderness areas; (9) San Rafael Swell wilderness areas; and (10) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin wilderness areas. Title II: Administrative Provisions - Reserves the Federal Government's rights to a quantity of water sufficient for each wilderness area designated by this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 30 April 1997

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 30 April 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 30 April 1997

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 May 1997

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

    Source: Committee

  5. 8 May 1997

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

    Source: Committee

  6. 24 June 1997

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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