California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 5, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2017
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act
This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things:
- establish or designate wilderness areas, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area;
- release specified wilderness study areas;
- adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and
- specify land withdrawals and conveyances.
Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California, may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center.
The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands.
The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 7, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Feb 7, 2017 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-416.
- Dec 5, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 722.
- Oct 2, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 26, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jun 25, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5594-5603)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 32 | California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 6, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Alternative and renewable resources
- California
- Congressional oversight
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government studies and investigations
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Licensing and registrations
- Motor vehicles
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water use and supply
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Reported to Senate
- Jun 26, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jun 25, 2018Engrossed in House
- Feb 3, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.
