Congress 115 - S 32 - California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018

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Advisory bodies Air quality Alternative and renewable resources Animal and plant health California Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Endangered and threatened species Energy revenues and royalties Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Historical and cultural resources Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Land use and conservation Licensing and registrations Mining Motor vehicles Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Public Lands and Natural Resources Reptiles Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Water quality Water use and supply Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2017

This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things:

establish or designate wilderness areas, a special management area, 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.

The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy.

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Dec 6, 2018

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725.
Dec 6, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-421.
Oct 2, 2018

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 26, 2017

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-482.
Jan 5, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S114-115)
Jan 5, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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