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Bill117th CongressFiled Feb 4, 2021Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 803

Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act

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What it doesSummary passed house (Feb 26, 2021)

Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act

This bill provides for the preservation, conservation, and recreational use of public lands, including in Arizona, California, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In Colorado, the bill designates wilderness, potential wilderness, a recreation management area, wildlife conservation areas, a national historic landscape, and special management areas and establishes the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program, the Fugitive Methane Emission Leasing Program, and a recreation area.

In California, the bill

  • establishes a recreation area, partnerships, and a special management area;
  • designates a trail, wilderness, potential wilderness, and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers;
  • establishes a special conservation management area;
  • establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council and the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership; and
  • adds specified areas to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park.

In Washington, the bill designates wilderness and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers.

In Arizona and Oregon, the bill withdraws specified federal lands.

In North Carolina and Virginia, the bill requires a study of designating an area as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.

In Maine, the bill designates a recreational river.

In the U.S. Virgin Islands, the bill establishes a heritage area.

In Virginia, the bill adds certain lands to Rough Mountain and Rich Hole Wildernesses.

The bill extends the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission until September 26, 2028.

The bill establishes an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program.

The bill establishes a National Heritage Area System.

What just happenedMar 2, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Who’s behind it

Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1](D-CO)Sponsor
3 cosponsors3 D
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  1. Mar 2, 2021IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  2. Feb 26, 2021FloorH38310

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. Feb 26, 2021FloorH37100

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 200 (Roll no. 45).

  4. Feb 26, 2021Floor8000

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 227 - 200 (Roll no. 45).

  5. Feb 26, 2021FloorH36210

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 204 - 221 (Roll no. 44).

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8A000

    The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant clause 2(b) of rule XIX.

  7. Feb 26, 2021FloorH36200

    Mr. Westerman moved to recommit to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H760)

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Feb 26, 2021FloorH35000

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  9. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

  10. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

  11. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.

  12. Feb 26, 2021FloorH30000

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H757-761)

  13. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 803 is postponed.

  14. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Neguse amendment en bloc No.2, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Westerman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  15. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 147, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Neguse en bloc amendment No. 2.

  16. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Curtis amendment, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Curtis demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  17. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 147, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Curtis amendment No. 3.

  18. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Neguse amendment en bloc No.1, the Chair put the question on the adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Westerman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  19. Feb 26, 2021FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 147, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Neguse en bloc amendment No. 1.

  20. Feb 26, 2021FloorH30000

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H737-757)

  21. Feb 25, 2021FloorH8D000

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule 19, further consideration of H.R.803 is postponed.

  22. Feb 25, 2021FloorH8D000

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 803.

  23. Feb 25, 2021FloorH8D000

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 803 and H.R. 5. Rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 803 and one motion to recommit. Rule provides for 90 minutes of general debate on H.R. 5 and one motion to recommit.

  24. Feb 25, 2021FloorH30000

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 147. (consideration: CR H661-702; text: CR H661-693)

  25. Feb 23, 2021FloorH1L210

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 147 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 803 and H.R. 5. Rule provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 803 and one motion to recommit. Rule provides for 90 minutes of general debate on H.R. 5 and one motion to recommit.

  26. Feb 19, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

    Federal Lands Subcommittee
  27. Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Armed Services Committee
  28. Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Natural Resources Committee
  29. Feb 4, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  30. Feb 4, 2021IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Passed HouseFeb 26, 202153

Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act

This bill provides for the preservation, conservation, and recreational use of public lands, including in Arizona, California, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

In Colorado, the bill designates wilderness, potential wilderness, a recreation management area, wildlife conservation areas, a national historic landscape, and special management areas and establishes the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program, the Fugitive Methane Emission Leasing Program, and a recreation area.

In California, the bill

  • establishes a recreation area, partnerships, and a special management area;
  • designates a trail, wilderness, potential wilderness, and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers;
  • establishes a special conservation management area;
  • establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory Council and the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Partnership; and
  • adds specified areas to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park.

In Washington, the bill designates wilderness and wild, scenic, and recreational rivers.

In Arizona and Oregon, the bill withdraws specified federal lands.

In North Carolina and Virginia, the bill requires a study of designating an area as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.

In Maine, the bill designates a recreational river.

In the U.S. Virgin Islands, the bill establishes a heritage area.

In Virginia, the bill adds certain lands to Rough Mountain and Rich Hole Wildernesses.

The bill extends the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission until September 26, 2028.

The bill establishes an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program.

The bill establishes a National Heritage Area System.

Introduced in HouseFeb 4, 2021

Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021

This bill designates specified lands in Colorado managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or the Forest Service as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

The bill designates specified lands in Colorado administered by the BLM, the National Park Service, and Bureau of Reclamation as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Such lands shall be incorporated into the West Elk Wilderness.

The Department of the Interior may continue authorizing competitive running events currently permitted in the Redcloud Peak Wilderness and Handies Peak Wilderness Areas.

The Colorado Army National Guard, through the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial navigation training maneuver exercises over the wilderness areas designated by this bill.

The bill designates specified lands managed by the BLM as (1) potential wilderness areas, and (2) the Pisgah East Wilderness and the Pisgah West Wilderness upon publication by Interior of a notice in the Federal Register that all nonconforming uses of such lands authorized by this bill have ceased.

The bill provides for the securing, adjudication, and use of U.S. water rights for certain of the wilderness areas designated by this bill.

The Department of Defense shall conduct a study on the impacts that the expansion of wilderness designations in the Western United States would have on the readiness of the U.S. Armed Forces with respect to aviation training.

Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act — Informed