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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 19, 2018
San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act
This bill designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests (the forests) and specified land of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
The bill designates specified lands in:
the forests and San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area, and
the forests as the Liberty Bell East Special Management Area.
The bill releases certain parts of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area that were not designated as wilderness by this bill from further study for designation as wilderness.
People & committees
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D–CO
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
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