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A bill to provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3705| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2018
Kamala D. Harris

Kamala D. Harris

Democratic Senator

California

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. The bill establishes the following programs, areas, and trails: the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. The bill designates: specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness, specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas, and specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and a specified segment of a river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. In addition, the bill: authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks; requires studies concerning certain visitor accommodations and recreational trails in the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests, as applicable; and authorizes partnerships for trail and campground maintenance, public education, visitor contacts, and visitor center staffing on federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties.
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Aug 9, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6596
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Dec 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • August 9, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6596
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • December 5, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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Related Bills

  • HR 115-6596: To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes.
Air qualityCaliforniaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCrimes against animals and natural resourcesEcologyEconomic developmentEmergency planning and evacuationEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFishesFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesHunting and fishingIndian lands and resources rightsInsectsLakes and riversLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMotor vehiclesOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentRoads and highwaysWater qualityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-3705| Senate 
| Updated: 12/5/2018
Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. The bill establishes the following programs, areas, and trails: the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. The bill designates: specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness, specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas, and specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and a specified segment of a river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. In addition, the bill: authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks; requires studies concerning certain visitor accommodations and recreational trails in the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests, as applicable; and authorizes partnerships for trail and campground maintenance, public education, visitor contacts, and visitor center staffing on federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties.
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Timeline
Aug 9, 2018

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-6596
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Dec 5, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Dec 5, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  • August 9, 2018

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-6596
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • December 5, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 5, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Kamala D. Harris

Kamala D. Harris

Democratic Senator

California

Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • HR 115-6596: To provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityCaliforniaClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightCrimes against animals and natural resourcesEcologyEconomic developmentEmergency planning and evacuationEndangered and threatened speciesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFishesFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesGovernment studies and investigationsHistorical and cultural resourcesHunting and fishingIndian lands and resources rightsInsectsLakes and riversLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMotor vehiclesOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingPublic-private cooperationResearch and developmentRoads and highwaysWater qualityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection