H.R.1925 - America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009

To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. as introduced.
  • Short: America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009 as introduced.

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Maurice Hinchey

D-NY

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Official Summary

4/2/2009--Introduced.America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Great Basin; (2) Zion and Mojave Desert; (3) the Grand Staircase-Escalante; (4) Moab-La Sal Cany

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4/2/2009--Introduced.America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2009 - Designates specified lands in the following areas of Utah as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System:
(1) Great Basin;
(2) Zion and Mojave Desert;
(3) the Grand Staircase-Escalante;
(4) Moab-La Sal Canyons;
(5) Henry Mountains;
(6) Glen Canyon;
(7) San Juan-Anasazi;
(8) Canyonlands Basin;
(9) San Rafael Swell; and
(10) Book Cliffs and Uinta Basin. Sets forth administrative provisions regarding:
(1) filing by the Secretary of the Interior of a map and a legal description of each designated wilderness area with appropriate congressional committees;
(2) the exchange of state-owned lands within such areas;
(3) federal reservation of water rights;
(4) measurement of setbacks for roads with wilderness;
(5) authorized livestock grazing; and
(6) withdrawal of such lands from disposition under certain public land laws.

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10/03/09
Hatch Takes Issue with Red Rock Wilderness Act

Addressing the House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, Hatch called the bill, HR 1925, the work of special-interest groups ...

Source: Main Street Business Journal
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10/01/09
Trail Closures???

HR 1925 would designate more than 9 million acres as protected wilderness -- including Desolation Canyon, the Grand Staircase-Escalante area and Glen Canyon ...

Source: Four Wheeler Magazine
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09/30/09
Wake Up Waxman!

Thank you for contacting me to express your support for HR 1925, the America's Red Rock Wilderness Act. As an original cosponsor of this legislation, ...

Source: 4Wheel and Off Road Magazine
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05/13/11
H.R.1925: To provide for increased Federal oversight of ...

A bill in the U.S. Congress: To provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths. - ... OpenCongress is a free and open-source project of the Participatory Pol

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12/21/10
It is time to end the current tax system

It is House Bill (HR 1925) andThe bill (S. 1025) proposed a solution. What are the contents of these two bills have different tax system, taxes, known as the fair. This is not what I've heard it is bad for fair taxation, to understand ...

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12/11/10
Omnibus Lands Bill Unlikely, But IMBA Stands Ready

HR 1925 / S. 799 America's Red Rock Act Sponsors: Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL). IMBA has been working on this 9.4 million-acre bill for more than 10 years. at this time, no existing mountain bike trails will ...

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