United States · Bill · S
S. 979 (112th)
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011
Introduced
12 May 2011
Last action
12 May 2011 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2944-2947)
Sponsors
Richard Durbin, Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT], Sheldon Whitehouse, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], John Reed, Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Michael Bennet, Bernie Sanders, Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2011 - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin, (2) Grand Staircase-Escalante, (3) Moab-La Sal Canyons, (4) Henry Mountains, (5) Glen Canyon, (6) San Juan-Anasazi, (7) Canyonlands Basin, (8) San Rafael Swell, and (9) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative provisions regarding: (1) filing by the Secretary of the Interior of a map and a legal description of each designated wilderness area with appropriate congressional committees, (2) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas, (3) federal reservation of water rights, (4) measurement of setbacks for roads with wilderness, (5) authorized livestock grazing, and (6) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.
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Timeline
12 May 2011
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S2944-2947)
Source: IntroReferral
12 May 2011
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 12 May 2011 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 May 2011
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 12 May 2011
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 12 May 2011
Sponsors
- Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · ID · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
- John Reed · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Cosponsor
- Bernie Sanders · I · Cosponsor
- Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Cosponsor
- Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Cosponsor
- · sseg00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/979
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/979
- us · 112-s-979 · source updated 24 March 2026