Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 23, 2014 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 10, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Browns Canyon National Monument and Wilderness Act of 2013 - Establishes the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado to preserve the nationally significant biological, cultural, recreational, natural, wilderness, historic, scenic, riparian, geological, educational, and scientific values found within the National Monument.
Prohibits the inclusion of any part of the Arkansas River within such monument.
Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate as the Browns Canyon Wilderness specified federal land in Chaffee County, Colorado, comprising approximately 7,900 acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 2,500 acres in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests.
Allows livestock grazing, if already established within the Wilderness, to continue.
Authorizes measures to control fire, insects, disease, nonnative invasive plants, and noxious weeds within the Wilderness and National Monument.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to complete a comprehensive management plan for the conservation and protection of the National Monument and the Wilderness.
Releases those parts of the Browns Canyon Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for wilderness designation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Feb 27, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2014Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-493.
- Dec 10, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Dec 10, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2013Introduced in Senate
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