United States · Law · HR
H.R. 2570 (101st)
Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990
Introduced
7 June 1989
Last action
28 November 1990 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 101-628.
Sponsors
Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1989 - Designates the following lands in Arizona as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Mount Wilson Wilderness; (2) the Mount Tipton Wilderness; (3) the Mount Nutt Wilderness; (4) the Warm Springs Wilderness; (5) the Aubrey Peak Wilderness; (6) the East Cactus Plain Wilderness; (7) the Rawhide Mountains Wilderness; (8) the Arrastra Mountain Wilderness; (9) the Lower Burro Creek Wilderness; (10) the Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness; (11) the Harquahala Mountains Wilderness; (12) the Big Horn Mountains Wilderness; (13) the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness; (14) the Signal Mountain Wilderness; (15) the Woolsey Peak Wilderness; (16) the Sierra Estrella Wilderness; (17) the Table Top Wilderness; (18) the Coyote Mountains Wilderness; (19) the Baboquivari Peak Wilderness; (20) the Needle's Eye Wilderness; (21) the Black Rock Wilderness; (22) the Fishhooks Wilderness; (23) the Dos Cabezas Mountains Wilderness; (24) the Galiuro Addition Three Wilderness; (25) the Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness; (26) the Planet Peak Wilderness; (27) the Swansea Wilderness; (28) the Trigo Mountain Wilderness; (29) the Muggins Mountain Wilderness; (30) the Hells Canyon Wilderness; (31) the North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness; (32) the South Maricopa Mountains Wilderness; (33) the Butterfield Stage Wilderness; (34) the Wabayuma Peak Wilderness; (35) the Black Mesa Wilderness; (36) the Upper Burro Creek Wilderness; (37) the Hassayampa River Canyon Wilderness; (38) the Little Horn Mountains Wilderness; (39) the Little Horn Mountains West Wilderness; (40) the East Clanton Hills Wilderness; (41) the Saddle Mountain Wilderness; (42) the Face Mountain Wilderness; (43) the White Canyon Wilderness; (44) the Black Mountain/Ives Peak Wilderness; (45) the Tres Alamos Wilderness; (46) the Crossman Peak Wilderness; (47) the Gila Box Wilderness; (48) the Peloncillo Mountains Wilderness; (49) the Baker Canyon Wilderness; (50) the Cactus Plain Wilderness; (51) the Black Mountain North Wilderness; (52) the Burns Spring Wilderness; and (53) the New Water Mountains Wilderness. Sets forth provisions relating to such wilderness lands with respect to: (1) protective buffer zones; (2) wildlife and fish; (3) livestock grazing; (4) allocation of water rights between the United States and Arizona; and (5) the use of aircraft. Declares that all federally managed lands in Arizona not designated as wilderness by this Act or any previous Act have been adequately studied for wilderness designation and are no longer subject to specified management requirements. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to the Congress concerning the suitability or nonsuitability of designating Galiuro lands as wilderness.
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Timeline
7 June 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 June 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Source: Committee
9 June 1989
Committee
Field Hearings Held in Phoenix, Arizona
Source: Committee
10 June 1989
Committee
Field Hearings Held in Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Source: Committee
21 September 1989
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Source: Committee
21 September 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
21 September 1989
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
7 February 1990
Reported
Ordered to be Reported Without Recommendation (Amended).
Source: Committee
7 February 1990
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
20 February 1990
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 338 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2570 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
Source: Floor
21 February 1990
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 245.
Source: Calendars
21 February 1990
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-405.
Source: Committee
21 February 1990
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 101-405.
Source: Committee
21 February 1990
Passed
Rule H. Res. 338 passed House.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2570 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be read by section. Bill is open to amendments. It shall be in order to consider the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 356 - 45 (Roll no. 18).
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 356 - 45 (Roll no. 18).
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Passed
The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Floor
The previous question was ordered without objection.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2570.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Romano L. Mazzoli to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 338 and Rule XXIII.
Source: Floor
28 February 1990
Floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 338.
Source: Floor
5 March 1990
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
6 March 1990
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
Source: Committee
7 March 1990
Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget.
Source: Committee
5 April 1990
Committee
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-998.
Source: Committee
20 June 1990
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
10 July 1990
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 677.
Source: Calendars
10 July 1990
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-359. Additional and minority views filed.
Source: Committee
10 July 1990
Reported
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-359. Additional and minority views filed.
Source: Committee
27 October 1990
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
27 October 1990
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
28 October 1990
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: NotUsed
28 October 1990
Passed
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 October 1990
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
28 October 1990
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 October 1990
Passed
On motion that the House agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 October 1990
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion.
Source: Floor
28 October 1990
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Rhodes demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules. Without objection a second was ordered.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 October 1990
ResolvingDifferences
Mr. Vento moved that the House suspend the rules and agree with an amendment to the Senate amendment.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
30 October 1990
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
19 November 1990
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
19 November 1990
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
19 November 1990
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
28 November 1990
Became law
Became Public Law No: 101-628.
Source: President
28 November 1990
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
28 November 1990
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Public Law · EN · 29 November 1990
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House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment
summary · EN · 28 October 1990
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 28 February 1990
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 21 February 1990
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 June 1989
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Sponsors
- Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2570) to provide for the designation of certain public lands as wilderness in the State of Arizona.
- related to → Arizona Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Act of 1990
- related to ← Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River Designation Act of 1990
- amends ← In the nature of a substitute.
- amends ← An amendment to direct the Interior Department, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), to administer the portion of the Black Wash Rock Road located within the boundaries of the San Carlos Apache Reservation so as to allow reasonable use of the road by private landowners and the Bureau of Land Management. The amendment would also give BIA discretion to permit limited public use of the road for access to the North Santa Theresa Wilderness Area and other BLM lands in the vicinity.
- amends ← Amendments en bloc make technical corrections to the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- amends ← An amendment to provide that the water rights established by the bill are not to be construed as diminishing any rights previously obtained by the Federal Government, and to further provide that said provisions are not to be construed as a precedent for future wilderness or conservation area designations, or an interpretation of any other laws or previous designation.
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Direct relationships
- Legal framework · Arizona Desert Wilderness Act of 1990 · H.R. 2570 (101st) · US
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/2570
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/2570
- us · 101-hr-2570 · source updated 24 March 2026