Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 19, 2018 By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-440.
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.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
This bill establishes the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area, consisting of 336,467 acres in Utah. The bill also amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a 54-mile segment of Green River, which is located in the area, as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers system.
Over 500,000 acres in Utah are designated as national wilderness areas, including Candland Mountain, Crack Canyon, Desolation Canyon, Devil's Canyon, Horseshoe Canyon (North), Mexican Mountain, Muddy Creek, Nelson Mountain, San Rafael Reef, and Sid's Mountain.
With respect to the newly established conservation area and wilderness areas, the bill:
- allows for commercial services to the extent necessary to fulfill the areas' recreational or other purposes;
- allows the grazing of livestock, if already established, to continue;
- allows for the "casual collection" (for noncommercial use) of plants, rocks, and minerals; and
- otherwise provides for management by the Department of the Interior.
In addition, with respect to other land in Utah, the bill provides for:
- the cooperative (state and federal) management of the Temple Mountain Cooperative Management Area (7,792 acres);
- the management of the Goblin Valley State Park Expansion as a state park;
- the establishment and management of the Jurassic National Monument (2,534 acres); and
- public purpose conveyances, by Interior to the applicable local government entity, of the Huntington Airport (1,400 acres), the Emery City Recreation Area (640 acres), the State Road 6 Emery Sheriff's Office substation site (640 acres), and the Buckhorn Information Center (65 acres).
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 May 9, 2018Markup Oct 2, 2018Reported Dec 5, 2018 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Aug 22, 2018 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2018By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-440.
- Dec 5, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
- Dec 5, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 721.
- Oct 2, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Aug 22, 2018Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
- May 9, 2018Introduced in Senate
- May 9, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
Committee report
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. 115-528 | PENDING LEGISLATION458 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Aug 22, 2018 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3803 | Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2018 |
| HR 5727 | Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018 | Identical bill | Dec 10, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to establish the San Rafael Swell Western Heritage and Historic Mining National Conservation Area in the State of Utah, to designate wilderness areas in the State, to provide for certain land conveyances, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Emery County Public Land Management Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Livestock
- Mining
- Monuments and memorials
- Outdoor recreation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- State and local government operations
- Utah
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 5, 2018Reported to Senate
- May 9, 2018Introduced in Senate
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
