Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act
Latest action · Mar 13, 2006 Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act- Designates certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, which shall be known as the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an alignment line for a trail, which shall be known as the East Shore Trail, located within the East Shore Trail Area and, after establishing the alignment line, to identify the boundaries of such Trail. Provides for the inclusion of the East Shore Trail in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness if such Trail has not been constructed and authorized for use by motorized bicycles 25 years after enactment of this Act.
Bars, until 25 years after this Act's enactment, the use of motorized vehicles or other motorized machinery not permitted on March 1, 2006, from being allowed in the East Shore Trail Area, except for constructing or maintaining the East Shore Trail, if such construction is authorized by the Secretary.
Amends the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area, Arapaho National Recreation Area and the Oregon Islands Wilderness Area Act to provide for a boundary adjustment of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area and the Arapaho National Recreation Area by: (1) increasing the acreage of the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area; and (2) decreasing the acreage of the Arapaho National Recreation Area.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2006 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2006 | |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 13, 2006 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks.
- Mar 13, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Mar 13, 2006Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
- Mar 9, 2006Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E334-335)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E334 | Mark Udall D-CO | Mar 9, 2006 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-447 | DESIGNATE AS WILDERNESS LANDS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; JAPANESE AMERICANS CONFINEMENT SITES; CONVEY LAND TO LEWIS AND CLARK VISITOR CENTER; INCLUDING COL. BARRETT FARM IN THE NPS; DESIGNATE THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART; AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK LAND ADDITION42 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Apr 6, 2006 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3986 | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act | Related bill | Sep 28, 2006 |
| HR 6245 | Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act | Related bill | Sep 28, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate as wilderness certain lands within the Rocky Mountain National Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and the Arapaho National Recreation Area on the Arapaho National Forest in the State of Colorado.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness and Indian Peaks Wilderness Expansion Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Bicycles
- Bikeways
- Boundaries
- Colorado
- Colorado River development
- Government Operations and Politics
- Infrastructure
- Land use
- Leases
- Maps
- National parks
- National recreation areas
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water Resources Development
- Water supply
- Wilderness areas
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2006Introduced in House
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