Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act
Latest action · Jan 24, 2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act
This bill amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate the following federal lands in the White River National Forest in Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:- the Proposed Ptarmigan Wilderness Additions;
- the Holy Cross Wilderness Addition;
- the Hoosier Ridge Wilderness;
- the Tenmile Wilderness; and
- the Eagles Nest Wilderness Additions.
The bill also designates the Proposed Williams Fork Wilderness in such forest as a potential wilderness area.
The bill finally designates certain federal lands in such forest as:
- the Tenmile Recreation Management Area,
- the Porcupine Gulch Conservation Area,
- the Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, and
- the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape.
The bill modifies the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness in Colorado to adjust the park's boundaries to exclude 15.5 acres of land identified as potential wilderness to non-wilderness.
The bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to permit nonmotorized access and use of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness in Colorado for the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn, Colorado.
The bill adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate 92.95 acres of land. USDA shall include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2018Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 285 | Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act | Related bill | May 9, 2017 |
| HR 688 | Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2017 | Related bill | May 9, 2017 |
| HR 689 | Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act | Related bill | May 9, 2017 |
| HR 4883 | Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act | Identical bill | Jan 29, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for the designation of certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and conservation areas in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Legacy Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Colorado
- Emergency planning and evacuation
- Firearms and explosives
- Floods and storm protection
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Hunting and fishing
- Insects
- Land use and conservation
- Livestock
- Military education and training
- Mining
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Watersheds
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2018Introduced in Senate
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