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H.R. 852 (104th)

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1995

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Introduced

7 February 1995

Last action

13 February 1995 · Referred

Status

Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.

Sponsors

Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-9], Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Del. Frazer, Victor O. [I-VI-At Large], Rep. Beilenson, Anthony C. [D-CA-24], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Rivers, Lynn N. [D-MI-13]

Subjects

Agriculture

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Agriculture

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Summary

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act of 1995 - 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-Continental Divide Ecosystem; (2) Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; (3) Greater Salmon-Selway Ecosystem; (4) Greater Cabinet-Yaak-Selkirk Ecosystem; (5) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; (6) Rattlesnake Wilderness; and (7) Rattlesnake Wilderness Area. Adds specified lands to the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area. Designates: (1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors (Corridors) to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion; (2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as components of the System; and (3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas. Exempts specified roads and highways from the provisions of this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to study the feasibility of: (1) creating a Hells Canyon-Chief Joseph National Park and Preserve; (2) creating a Flathead National Park and Preserve; and (3) designating such areas as units of the National Park System (NPS). Requires the national park and preserve study areas to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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 (NWSRS). Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System. Specifies component recovery areas. Authorizes appropriations to establish the National Wildland Recovery Corps (a special unit of the U.S. Forest Service) to carry out land recovery responsibilities. Requires the Corps to develop a wildland recovery plan for each area of the Recovery System, requiring each plan to take into account the specific conditions of the area. Provides that when recovery is achieved for a component of the Recovery System, the Forest Service shall evaluate and make recommendations to the Congress on its suitability for inclusion within the System. Designates certain lands within the Lewis and Clark National Forest known as Badger-Two Medicine Area as the Blackfeet Wilderness Area. Declares that the Congress recognizes that the Blackfeet Nation retains treaty rights in this area as provided in the 1896 treaty with the Federal Government. Requires a review and other considerations with respect to such area. Withdraws the Badger-Two Medicine Wilderness Area from all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the mining laws and disposition under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws. Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to: (1) report to the Congress on implementation of this Act; (2) establish an interagency team to monitor, evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term results required by this Act and to develop a geographic information system for monitoring the Northern Rockies Bioregion; and (3) establish a governmental review board to make recommendations to the Congress on legally restating and unifying the natural resource management mandates of Federal agencies. Requires the Secretaries to assure nonexclusive access to Wilderness areas, National Park and Preserve Study areas, Wildland Recovery areas, and Biological Corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes. Requires the Forest Service to enter into cooperative management agreements with the appropriate Indian tribes to assure protection of religious, burial, and gathering sites, and to work cooperatively on the management of all uses in the protected areas that affect Indian lands and people. Requires the Secretaries to give particular emphasis to the preservation and protection of cultural resources located within the areas. Reserves, with respect to each wilderness area designated by this Act, a sufficient quantity of water to fulfill the area's designated purpose.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 1995

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 February 1995

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 13 February 1995

    Committee

    Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.

    Source: Committee

  5. 13 February 1995

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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