Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

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Introduced

25 April 2017

Last action

2 May 2017 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Sponsors

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2], Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2], Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3], Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]

Subjects

Agriculture, Education

Source updated

11 August 2025

Agriculture · Education

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Summary

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 and that are 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 road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest is prohibited in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which 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.

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Timeline

25 April 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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25 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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25 April 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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2 May 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2135
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