Congress 114 - HR 2926 - Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015

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Arizona Land transfers Land use and conservation Livestock Motor vehicles Public Lands and Natural Resources Roads and highways Water use and supply Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015

Establishes the Belmont-Harquahala National Conservation Area and the Gila Bend National Conservation Area in Arizona.

Requires the Department of the Interior to manage the Conservation Areas as: (1) components the National Landscape Conservation System, and (2) in a manner that conserves and enhances their resources and values.

Designates specified wilderness and wilderness additions in Maricopa County, Arizona, as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Establishes the Sentinel Plain Special Management Area and the Rainbow Valley Special Management Area in Arizona.

Requires Interior to:

develop separate comprehensive management plans for the long-term protection and management of such Areas, and
provide for the protection of the Agua Caliente Road.

Actions

Jul 14, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jun 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 25, 2015

Introduced in House

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