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Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

USA116th CongressS-241| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2020
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act This bill provides for the conservation of specified lands in Colorado. Specifically, the bill designates specified federal lands within the White River National Forest as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the proposed Williams Fork Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, the Tenmile Recreation Management Area, the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, the Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, the Sheep Mountain and Liberty Bell East Special Management Areas, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area. The bill adjusts the boundary of the White River National Forest, the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, and the Arapaho National Forest. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness for the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn. The bill provides for the inclusion of additional federal lands in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill provides for the cancellation of all Thompson Divide oil or gas leases. The Department of the Interior shall carry out a program to lease federal methane from coal mines leaking methane in the North Fork Valley.
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Timeline
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-823
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
Nov 18, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
  • January 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • November 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-823
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.


  • November 18, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 116-37: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
  • HR 116-474: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
  • HR 116-823: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAnimal and plant healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalColoradoDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasHunting and fishingInfrastructure developmentInsectsIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMiningMotor vehiclesOil and gasOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingRoads and highwaysWatershedsWater storageWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

USA116th CongressS-241| Senate 
| Updated: 11/18/2020
Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act This bill provides for the conservation of specified lands in Colorado. Specifically, the bill designates specified federal lands within the White River National Forest as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, the proposed Williams Fork Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, the Tenmile Recreation Management Area, the Porcupine Gulch Wildlife Conservation Area, the Williams Fork Wildlife Conservation Area, the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, the Sheep Mountain and Liberty Bell East Special Management Areas, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area. The bill adjusts the boundary of the White River National Forest, the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness, and the Arapaho National Forest. The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to permit by special use authorization nonmotorized access and use of the Bolts Ditch headgate and the Bolts Ditch within the Holy Cross Wilderness for the diversion of water and use, maintenance, and repair of the ditch and headgate by the town of Minturn. The bill provides for the inclusion of additional federal lands in the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill provides for the cancellation of all Thompson Divide oil or gas leases. The Department of the Interior shall carry out a program to lease federal methane from coal mines leaking methane in the North Fork Valley.
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Timeline
Jan 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 18, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-823
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
Nov 18, 2020
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
  • January 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


  • November 18, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-823
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.


  • November 18, 2020
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
Michael F. Bennet

Michael F. Bennet

Democratic Senator

Colorado

Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Related Bills

  • S 116-37: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
  • HR 116-474: Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act
  • HR 116-823: Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesAnimal and plant healthClimate change and greenhouse gasesCoalColoradoDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasHunting and fishingInfrastructure developmentInsectsIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersLand use and conservationLivestockMiningMotor vehiclesOil and gasOutdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsPedestrians and bicyclingRoads and highwaysWatershedsWater storageWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protection