US Congress House Bill 1321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 45-0)
Status: Introduced on February 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Pending: House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 (1) specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas; (2) segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and (3) 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.

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]
Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-02-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-02-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1321/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1321/BILLS-116hr1321ih.pdf