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H.R. 6280 (111th): Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act
- Introduced:
- Sep 29, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
- Sponsor:
- Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO2]
- Status:
- Died (Referred to Committee)
- See Instead:
- This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1701 (112th) on May 03, 2011.
The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.
Library of Congress Summary
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9/29/2010--Introduced.
Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate certain lands in Colorado in the White River National Forest and certain public lands administered by Colorado River Valley Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Releases the portions of the Castle Peak and Bull Gulch wilderness study areas that are not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates certain BLM administered lands and certain lands in the White River National Forest as the Red Table Mountain, Pisgah Mountain, and Castle Peak Areas. Provides for the eventual designation of the Castle Peak and Pisgah Mountain Areas as the Castle Peak Wilderness and Pisgah Mountain Wilderness, respectively, upon publication of a notice in the Federal Register that such areas are no longer needed by the Colorado Army National Guard for helicopter training, testing, or evaluation. Designates certain federal lands in the White River National Forest as: (1) the Tenmile and Hoosier Ridge Special Management Areas; and (2) the Porcupine Gulch Protection Area.
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The bill contains the following citations to other parts of U.S. law:
Slip Laws
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- Public Law 94-352:
S. 268 (94th): A bill to designate the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Arapaho, and White River National Forests, in the State of Colorado. - Public Law 96-560:
H.R. 5487 (96th): Colorado National Forest Wilderness Act of 1980 - Public Law 103-77:
H.R. 631 (103rd): Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993
United States Code
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- Title 16: CONSERVATION
- Chapter 23: NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM
- Section 1131: National Wilderness Preservation System
- Section 1132: Extent of System
- Section 1133: Use of wilderness areas
- Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS
- Chapter 35: FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
- Subchapter II: LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
- Section 1712: Land use plans
- Subchapter VI: DESIGNATED MANAGEMENT AREAS
- Section 1782: Bureau of Land Management Wilderness Study
Statutes at Large
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- 90 Stat. 870
- 94 Stat. 3266
- 107 Stat. 756
- 107 Stat. 762
- 107 Stat. 764