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H.R. 1975 (110th)

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

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Introduced

20 April 2007

Last action

18 October 2007 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]

Subjects

Agriculture

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14 August 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System): (1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem; (5) Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem; (6) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and (7) Blackfeet Wilderness. Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as wilderness and components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 20 April 2007

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 April 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 April 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 April 2007

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

    Source: Committee

  5. 18 October 2007

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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