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technology and electric vehicles.","amount":null,"quote":"shall conduct a study to determine whether the acreage to be withdrawn under this Act contains geothermal resources"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 720","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HB034840261E543D2ACD9C6006D5B31E6"},"heading":"Administrative provisions","effect":"Includes a sense of Congress statement about military aviation training on Federal public land in Colorado, naming one training site, within otherwise standard administrative provisions for the subtitle.","amount":null,"quote":"military aviation training on Federal public land in the State, including the training conducted at the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, is critical to the national security"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1301","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H0FF65A631BC04CA3BB17E6A08C697DFD"},"heading":"Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area","effect":"Amends a 2019 law so the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area also includes the area depicted as Rio Vista/Expansion Area on a February 2021 map.","amount":null,"quote":"In addition, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area shall include the area depicted as “Rio Vista/Expansion Area”"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1602","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HFE5F3FDC56314CBCB9FBD9C85C51BD9A"},"heading":"Definitions","effect":"Defines terms for a study of a Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, including a study area made up of named cities and counties in Virginia and North Carolina.","amount":null,"quote":"Camden, Currituck, Gates, and Pasquotank counties in the State of North Carolina"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1603","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HEBD965D5F69542CEA5A2FA2B18696CF6"},"heading":"Study","effect":"Directs the Secretary to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.","amount":null,"quote":"shall conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as a National Heritage Area, to be known as the “Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area”."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1604","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H0B30CDC87C2C44469F3C5903E3A23447"},"heading":"Report","effect":"Requires a report to House and Senate committees within 3 years of funding on the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Great Dismal Swamp study.","amount":null,"quote":"the findings of the study under section 3"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2202","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H68E651EF8EBF4A9389004EDDD15DA208"},"heading":"Definitions","effect":"Defines terms for the St. Croix National Heritage Area, including St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States.","amount":null,"quote":"The term “St. Croix” means St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2203","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H82E0DD7E8FA0451C8732B1220D925F79"},"heading":"St. Croix National Heritage Area","effect":"Establishes the St. Croix National Heritage Area covering the entire island of St. Croix and names the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office as its local coordinating entity.","amount":null,"quote":"The National Heritage Area shall consist of the entire island of St. Croix."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2204","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H1FEB8E7E2E1A4A3DAB1D2B126D4DE6D5"},"heading":"Administration","effect":"Sets the authorities and duties of the local coordinating entity for the St. Croix National Heritage Area, including grants, staff hiring, annual reports, and a bar on using Federal funds to acquire real property.","amount":null,"quote":"the Secretary, acting through the local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this section to"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2205","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H01903BA331A5404AAE2E59EBA394EE7E"},"heading":"Management plan","effect":"Requires a management plan for the St. Croix National Heritage Area within 3 years, sets its contents and the Secretary's approval process, and makes the entity ineligible for further funding if it is late.","amount":null,"quote":"the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan for the National Heritage Area"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2206","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H87E2346A0D7F4B53B5AF13AECC105E90"},"heading":"Relationship to other Federal agencies","effect":"States that the St. Croix title does not affect other Federal agencies' authority to provide assistance or manage Federal land, and encourages agencies to coordinate with the Secretary and local entity.","amount":null,"quote":"Nothing in this title affects the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other law."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2207","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H2CE585ACADAF49CC94A98678CC8687B1"},"heading":"Private property and regulatory protections","effect":"States that the St. Croix title does not abridge property owners' rights, require public access, alter land use regulation, affect water rights or treaty rights, or create liability for private owners.","amount":null,"quote":"abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2208","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HB3C3327078594360B642AE7B600FC85E"},"heading":"Evaluation and report","effect":"Requires the Secretary to evaluate the St. Croix National Heritage Area at least 3 years before Federal funding authority ends and report recommendations to Congress.","amount":null,"quote":"conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the National Heritage Area"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 2210","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HFCE7FE8968D440C89ACC15197D25BE9E"},"heading":"Termination of authority","effect":"Ends the Secretary's authority to provide assistance under the St. Croix title 15 years after enactment.","amount":null,"quote":"The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this title terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act."}]},{"category":"narrow_beneficiary","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 232","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HC806C2DDC08645C2A242969429269A9B"},"heading":"Administration of wilderness","effect":"Allows the Secretary to continue authorizing a competitive equestrian event permitted since 2012 in the Chinquapin Wilderness.","amount":null,"quote":"competitive equestrian event permitted since 2012 in the Chinquapin Wilderness"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 405","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H9F45B5DED0CE4AFD94A5AFD8ADA1535B"},"heading":"Administration of wilderness","effect":"Within the administration of the new wilderness areas, lets the Secretary of Agriculture issue special use authorizations, including motorized equipment use, for 2 existing water diversion facilities and one existing electrical distribution line to the Plowshare Peak communication site in the San Rafael Wilderness Additions.","amount":null,"quote":"may issue a special use authorization to the owners of the 2 existing water transport or diversion facilities, including administrative access roads"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 733","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H6119F562E58241FFAD17D14AB4C73056"},"heading":"Special management areas","effect":"Lets the Secretary allow activities already permitted, including helicopter access and a competitive running event permitted since 1992, to continue in the special management areas despite the motor vehicle and mechanical transport prohibitions.","amount":null,"quote":"including helicopter access for recreation and maintenance and the competitive running event permitted since 1992"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 744","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HCFCA4F76078E468894A0B8E8A18579DA"},"heading":"Thompson Divide lease exchange","effect":"Lets the Secretary give leaseholders credits toward bids, royalties, or rentals on federal oil and gas leases in Colorado in exchange for relinquishing Thompson Divide leases, in amounts based on bonus bids, rentals, and expenses incurred as of January 28, 2019.","amount":null,"quote":"the Secretary may issue to the leaseholder credits for any bid, royalty, or rental payment due under any Federal oil or gas lease on Federal land in the State"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1706","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HCE8ED94230FF422A8ED5C8FD3FA97912"},"heading":"Local coordinating entities","effect":"Amends two earlier laws so that two heritage area commissions, identified only by statute citation, terminate on September 30, 2034.","amount":null,"quote":"by striking “shall terminate” and all that follows through the period and inserting “shall terminate on September 30, 2034.”"}]},{"category":"named_funding","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 214","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HDC86214E589245FB9DE35CBEE5B5311C"},"heading":"Trinity Lake visitor center","effect":"Authorizes the Forest Service to establish a visitor center in Weaverville, California, and to enter cooperative agreements to carry out the section; no dollar amount is stated.","amount":null,"quote":"may establish, in cooperation with any other public or private entities that the Secretary may determine to be appropriate, a visitor center in Weaverville, California"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 215","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HA5F2B552340640179BC25238B13AE52C"},"heading":"Del Norte County visitor center","effect":"Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish a visitor center in Del Norte County, California; no dollar amount is stated.","amount":null,"quote":"may establish, in cooperation with any other public or private entities that the Secretaries determine to be appropriate, a visitor center in Del Norte County, California"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 717","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HE1A6BA10658046EC96B94C71CE83CED1"},"heading":"Camp Hale National Historic Landscape","effect":"Establishes a Treasury account called the Camp Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund and authorizes $10,000,000 for historic interpretation, preservation, and restoration in and around the Camp Hale National Historic Landscape.","amount":"$10,000,000","quote":"There is authorized to be appropriated to the Camp Hale Historic Preservation and Restoration Fund $10,000,000, to be available to the Secretary until expended"}]},{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 103","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H48394BC6F7DC4ED89231B57A8667F921"},"heading":"Administrative provisions","effect":"Provides that the title does not restrict military helicopter overflights, flight testing or training routes, allows Colorado Army National Guard training exercises over the potential wilderness areas, and lets competitive running events continue in two named wilderness areas.","amount":null,"quote":"The Colorado Army National Guard, through the High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, may conduct aerial navigation training maneuver exercises over, and associated operations within, the potential wilderness areas"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 243","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HDE65B3CFFEBB41D6B8EDAE20292273D7"},"heading":"Pacific Gas and Electric Company Utility facilities and rights-of-way","effect":"States that nothing in Title II affects rights-of-way held by Pacific Gas and Electric Company or bars upgrading or replacing its listed utility facilities in four named areas, and requires the Secretary to publish plans for the company's access.","amount":null,"quote":"in a right-of-way acquired by or issued, granted, or permitted to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (including any predecessor or successor in interest or assign)"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 514","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HD4302052626443CCA39FD2B427E44A2D"},"heading":"Management","effect":"Within the management rules for the San Gabriel National Recreation Area, provides that section 100903 of title 54, United States Code, does not apply to the Puente Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, or intermodal facility.","amount":null,"quote":"Section 100903 of title 54, United States Code, shall not apply to the Puente Hills landfill, materials recovery facility, or intermodal facility."},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 524","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H9F1E06AC03774B548A26627628BE2FB1"},"heading":"Administration of Wilderness Areas and Additions","effect":"Allows one named competitive running event to continue within certain wilderness additions and an existing wilderness area, in the manner and degree it was permitted in 2015, if conducted compatibly with wilderness preservation.","amount":null,"quote":"The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the Angeles Crest 100 competitive running event to continue in substantially the same manner and degree in which this event was operated and permitted in 2015"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 719","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HFF549AB934844215918DF420A8911934"},"heading":"Rocky Mountain National Park Potential Wilderness boundary adjustment","effect":"Removes approximately 15.5 acres from the Rocky Mountain National Park Potential Wilderness to provide for ongoing maintenance and use of portions of the Trail River Ranch and associated property.","amount":null,"quote":"The boundary of the Potential Wilderness is modified to exclude the area comprising approximately 15.5 acres of land identified as “Potential Wilderness to Non-wilderness”"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 742","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HEA8982FABDF5469AA0971B5EB0EFDF38"},"heading":"Definitions","effect":"Defines Thompson Divide leases to exclude leases tied to the Wolf Creek Storage Field development right, which is defined by a list of specific federal mineral lease numbers.","amount":null,"quote":"The term Wolf Creek Storage Field development right means a development right for any of the Federal mineral leases numbered COC 007496, COC 007497, COC 007498, COC 007499"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 746","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-H261C14823D4340AF94B7A7A114245286"},"heading":"Effect","effect":"States that the subtitle does not prevent access to or development of any new or existing coal mine or lease in Delta or Gunnison County, Colorado.","amount":null,"quote":"prevents access to, or the development of, any new or existing coal mine or lease in Delta or Gunnison County in the State"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1708","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HE21D22B5FFA44247BBDE265D3EE3355D"},"heading":"Authorization of appropriations","effect":"Authorizes up to $750,000 per year for each National Heritage Area for fiscal years 2022–2037 and sets a 50 percent non-Federal cost share, but areas established earlier with a lower or no non-Federal share keep their prior level for 2 fiscal years and then increase by 10 percent annually.","amount":null,"quote":"the non-Federal cost share requirement, or lack thereof, shall remain at the previously enacted level for 2 full fiscal years after the date of the enactment of this Act"},{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 713","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh#toc-HD534EAD7690149318EFEEA0166129F1C"},"heading":"Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness","effect":"Designates an area as potential wilderness and delays its wilderness status until the Secretary decides on livestock use of two named vacant allotments and any range improvements are done, with motorized equipment allowed for that work.","amount":null,"quote":"the Secretary shall publish a determination regarding whether to authorize livestock grazing or other use by livestock on the vacant allotments known as—"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-02-26","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/803/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-803.png","v":"0b513f97fc9a","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 803, 117th Congress: Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act. House: 227 Yea, 200 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 26 Feb 2021."}}