U.S. Congress - H.R.980 Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
H.R.980 - Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act
To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Short: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act as introduced.
- Official: To designate certain National Forest System lands and public lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes. as introduced.
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Latest Action May 05, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related Bills (0) & Issues (18) Users Tracking H.R.980 (5)
Official Summary
2/11/2009--Introduced.Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act - Designates the following lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System):(1) Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem;
(2) Greater Yellowstone ecosystem;
(3) Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem;
(4) Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem;
(5) Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem;
(6) Islands in the Sky Wilderness; and
(7) Blackfeet Wilderness. Designates:
(1) specified wild land areas as Biological Connecting Corridors to protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies Bioregion;
(2) the inventoried roadless areas identified as part of the Corridors as wilderness and components of the System; and
(3) certain biological connecting corridors as special corridor management areas. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Establishes the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System and the National Wildland Recovery Corps.Requires the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to assure nonexclusive access to the specified areas and corridors designated by this Act by Native Americans for traditional cultural and religious purposes.
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» 850000 Acres and 34 Wilderness Area Designations Forest ...
Congressional Democrats also have intention to usurp even more land for Wilderness designation: H.R. 980, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, would add 24 million acres as Wilderness and H.R. 1925, the Red Rock Wilderness Act ...
On the legal front... - Dirt Bike Forums at Dirt Rider Magazine
Congressional Democrats also have intention to usurp even more land for Wilderness designation: H.R. 980, the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act, would add 24 million acres as Wilderness and H.R. 1925, the Red Rock Wilderness Act ...
Wayne County Foreclosures Nov2008
Collective Bargaining for Public Safety orkers—H.R. 980—The Senate voted to end a Republican filibuster against a bill expanding collective bargaining rights for public safety employees. The bill would provide firefighters, ...
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