US Congress House Bill 376 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Pending: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for conservation, additional recreational opportunities, and renewable energy development in the California Desert Conservation Area. Specifically, the bill, among other things establishes or designates wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; releases specified wilderness study areas; adjusts national park and preserve boundaries; and specifies land withdrawals, transfers, and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands and designates specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019

Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]

Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]

Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]

Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
2019-02-05	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-01-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-09	House	Introduced in House

SB67 (Related) 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S104-105)
SB47 (Related) 2019-03-12 - Became Public Law No: 116-9. (TXT | PDF)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/376/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr376/BILLS-116hr376ih.pdf