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Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Title: Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2014
Subject: Colorado: Ecology: Economic development: Fishes: Forests, forestry, trees: Lakes and rivers: Land transfers: Land use and conservation: Mining: Outdoor recreation: Parks, recreation areas, trails: Roads and highways: Water quality: Water use and supply: Watersheds: Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Description: Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013 - Designates specified federal lands in San Juan National Forest in Colorado as: (1) the Hermosa Creek Watershed and Protection Area, and (2) the Hermosa Creek Special Management Area. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Area. Designates specified land within the Protection Area as the Hermosa Creek Wilderness. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon the expiration of a specified permit, to convey to La Plata County, Colorado, identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in the Tres Rios District in Colorado. Requires such land to be used only for public purposes consistent with the uses allowed under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Requires the County to: (1) pay all survey costs and other administrative costs necessary for preparing and completing patents for, and transfers of title to, such land; and (2) agree in writing to pay administrative costs associated with such conveyance, including the costs of environmental, wildlife, cultural, or historical resources studies. Releases the West Needles Contiguous Wilderness Study Area in San Juan County, Colorado, from further study for designation as wilderness.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632.
Last Action Date: December 10, 2014
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:SN00841:@@@L&summ2=m&
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2 sponsors: Michael Bennet; Mark Udall
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Dec 10 2014 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Landrieu with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-292. |
| Senate | Dec 10 2014 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 632. |
| Senate | Nov 13 2014 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| Senate | Nov 20 2013 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-342. |
| Senate | Apr 25 2013 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 2 2013 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 11 2014 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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