H.R. 803: Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act

Bill · 117th Congress (2021–2022). Passed House, 26 Feb 2021. Introduced 4 Feb 2021.

Official title: To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Vote results

House, 26 Feb 2021: Passed, 227 Yea, 200 Nay, 0 Present, 4 Not voting. The House’s roll call
President: Not presented to the President.

How each member voted

House

Yea (227): Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4); Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD-5); Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9); Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR-4); Fred Upton (R-MI-6); Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6); Richard E. Neal (D-MA-1); David E. Price (D-NC-4); Jim Cooper (D-TN-5); Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT-3); Maxine Waters (D-CA-43); Jerrold Nadler (D-NY-10); Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2); James E. Clyburn (D-SC-6); Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-18); Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX-30); Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY-12); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA-40); Bobby L. Rush (D-IL-1); Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3); Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-7); Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS-2); Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35); Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18); Zoe Lofgren (D-CA-19); Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3); Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7); Diana DeGette (D-CO-1); Ron Kind (D-WI-3); James P. McGovern (D-MA-2); Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-9); Brad Sherman (D-CA-30); Adam Smith (D-WA-9); Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-5); Barbara Lee (D-CA-13); John B. Larson (D-CT-1); Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA-32); Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9); Michael K. Simpson (R-ID-2); Mike Thompson (D-CA-5); James R. Langevin (D-RI-2); Rick Larsen (D-WA-2); Betty McCollum (D-MN-4); Adam B. Schiff (D-CA-28); Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-8); Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ-3); C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD-2); Tim Ryan (D-OH-13); David Scott (D-GA-13); Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38); Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-5); Jim Costa (D-CA-16); Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28); Al Green (D-TX-9); Brian Higgins (D-NY-26); Gwen Moore (D-WI-4); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-23); Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-6); Albio Sires (D-NJ-8); Kathy Castor (D-FL-14); Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9); Steve Cohen (D-TN-9); Joe Courtney (D-CT-2); Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4); Jerry McNerney (D-CA-9); Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-7); John P. Sarbanes (D-MD-3); Peter Welch (D-VT-AL); John A. Yarmuth (D-KY-3); André Carson (D-IN-7); Jackie Speier (D-CA-14); Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11); James A. Himes (D-CT-4); Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1); Paul Tonko (D-NY-20); Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5); Mike Quigley (D-IL-5); Judy Chu (D-CA-27); John Garamendi (D-CA-3); Bill Foster (D-IL-11); Karen Bass (D-CA-37); David N. Cicilline (D-RI-1); William R. Keating (D-MA-9); Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7); Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL-24); Dina Titus (D-NV-1); Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7); Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1); Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1); Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ-10); Joyce Beatty (D-OH-3); Ami Bera (D-CA-7); Julia Brownley (D-CA-26); Cheri Bustos (D-IL-17); Matt Cartwright (D-PA-8); Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20); Tony Cárdenas (D-CA-29); Lois Frankel (D-FL-21); Jared Huffman (D-CA-2); Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8); Daniel T. Kildee (D-MI-5); Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6); Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ-2); Ann M. Kuster (D-NH-2); Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA-47); Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY-18); Grace Meng (D-NY-6); Scott H. Peters (D-CA-52); Mark Pocan (D-WI-2); Raul Ruiz (D-CA-36); Eric Swalwell (D-CA-15); Mark Takano (D-CA-41); Juan Vargas (D-CA-51); Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33); Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2); Katherine M. Clark (D-MA-5); Alma S. Adams (D-NC-12); Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1); Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31); Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8); Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2); Ed Case (D-HI-1); Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-11); Debbie Dingell (D-MI-12); Ruben Gallego (D-AZ-7); Brenda L. Lawrence (D-MI-14); Ted Lieu (D-CA-33); Seth Moulton (D-MA-6); Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY-4); Norma J. Torres (D-CA-35); Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12); Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10); Dwight Evans (D-PA-3); Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA-44); Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE-AL); Anthony G. Brown (D-MD-4); Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24); J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46); Val Butler Demings (D-FL-10); Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13); Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1); Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5); Steven Horsford (D-NV-4); Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-7); Ro Khanna (D-CA-17); Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL-8); Al Lawson, Jr. (D-FL-5); Stephanie N. Murphy (D-FL-7); Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-1); Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20); Jamie Raskin (D-MD-8); Darren Soto (D-FL-9); Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3); Jimmy Gomez (D-CA-34); Conor Lamb (D-PA-17); Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25); Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-5); Susan Wild (D-PA-7); Colin Z. Allred (D-TX-32); Cynthia Axne (D-IA-3); Sean Casten (D-IL-6); Angie Craig (D-MN-2); Jason Crow (D-CO-6); Sharice Davids (D-KS-3); Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4); Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16); Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-7); Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29); Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4); Jared F. Golden (D-ME-2); Josh Harder (D-CA-10); Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5); Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6); Andy Kim (D-NJ-3); Susie Lee (D-NV-3); Andy Levin (D-MI-9); Mike Levin (D-CA-49); Elaine G. Luria (D-VA-2); Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-7); Lucy McBath (D-GA-6); Joe Neguse (D-CO-2); Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY-14); Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5); Chris Pappas (D-NH-1); Dean Phillips (D-MN-3); Katie Porter (D-CA-45); Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-7); Kim Schrier (D-WA-8); Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11); Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-8); Abigail Davis Spanberger (D-VA-7); Greg Stanton (D-AZ-9); Haley M. Stevens (D-MI-11); Rashida Tlaib (D-MI-13); Lori Trahan (D-MA-3); David J. Trone (D-MD-6); Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14); Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2); Jennifer Wexton (D-VA-10); Mike Garcia (R-CA-25); Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-4); Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA-7); Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16); Cori Bush (D-MO-1); Sara Jacobs (D-CA-53); Mondaire Jones (D-NY-17); Kaiali’i Kahele (D-HI-2); Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3); Nancy Mace (R-SC-1); Kathy E. Manning (D-NC-6); Peter Meijer (R-MI-3); Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1); Marie Newman (D-IL-3); Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2); Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10); Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15); Nikema Williams (D-GA-5); Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL-20); Michael F. Doyle (D-PA-18); G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-1); Theodore E. Deutch (D-FL-22); Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH-11); Filemon Vela (D-TX-34); A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-4); Charlie Crist (D-FL-13); Antonio Delgado (D-NY-19); Debra A. Haaland (D-NM-1).

Nay (200): Harold Rogers (R-KY-5); Ken Calvert (R-CA-42); Frank D. Lucas (R-OK-3); Steve Chabot (R-OH-1); Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL-4); Kevin Brady (R-TX-8); Kay Granger (R-TX-12); Pete Sessions (R-TX-17); Sam Graves (R-MO-6); Joe Wilson (R-SC-2); Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26); John R. Carter (R-TX-31); Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL-25); Mike Rogers (R-AL-3); Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10); Darrell Issa (R-CA-50); Louie Gohmert (R-TX-1); Michael T. McCaul (R-TX-10); Patrick T. McHenry (R-NC-10); Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5); Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12); Vern Buchanan (R-FL-16); Jim Jordan (R-OH-4); Doug Lamborn (R-CO-5); Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23); Adrian Smith (R-NE-3); Robert E. Latta (R-OH-5); Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1); Steve Scalise (R-LA-1); Tim Walberg (R-MI-7); Brett Guthrie (R-KY-2); Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO-3); Tom McClintock (R-CA-4); Bill Posey (R-FL-8); Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15); Mo Brooks (R-AL-5); Larry Bucshon (R-IN-8); Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR-1); Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-4); Jeff Duncan (R-SC-3); Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN-3); Bob Gibbs (R-OH-7); Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ-4); H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9); Andy Harris (R-MD-1); Vicky Hartzler (R-MO-4); Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA-3); Bill Huizenga (R-MI-2); Bill Johnson (R-OH-6); Mike Kelly (R-PA-16); Billy Long (R-MO-7); David B. McKinley (R-WV-1); Steven M. Palazzo (R-MS-4); David Schweikert (R-AZ-6); Austin Scott (R-GA-8); Daniel Webster (R-FL-11); Steve Womack (R-AR-3); Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2); Thomas Massie (R-KY-4); Andy Barr (R-KY-6); Rodney Davis (R-IL-13); Richard Hudson (R-NC-8); David P. Joyce (R-OH-14); Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1); Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-2); Scott Perry (R-PA-10); Tom Rice (R-SC-7); Chris Stewart (R-UT-2); Ann Wagner (R-MO-2); Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX-14); Brad R. Wenstrup (R-OH-2); Roger Williams (R-TX-25); Jason Smith (R-MO-8); Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12); Brian Babin (R-TX-36); Ken Buck (R-CO-4); Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1); Tom Emmer (R-MN-6); Garret Graves (R-LA-6); Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6); Jody B. Hice (R-GA-10); J. French Hill (R-AR-2); John Katko (R-NY-24); Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11); John R. Moolenaar (R-MI-4); Alexander X. Mooney (R-WV-2); Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4); Gary J. Palmer (R-AL-6); David Rouzer (R-NC-7); Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21); Bruce Westerman (R-AR-4); Lee M. Zeldin (R-NY-1); David G. Valadao (R-CA-21); Trent Kelly (R-MS-1); Darin LaHood (R-IL-18); Warren Davidson (R-OH-8); James Comer (R-KY-1); Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX-19); Don Bacon (R-NE-2); Jim Banks (R-IN-3); Jack Bergman (R-MI-1); Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5); Ted Budd (R-NC-13); Liz Cheney (R-WY-AL); Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2); A. Drew Ferguson IV (R-GA-3); Matt Gaetz (R-FL-1); Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8); Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-15); Clay Higgins (R-LA-3); Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN-9); Mike Johnson (R-LA-4); David Kustoff (R-TN-8); Brian J. Mast (R-FL-18); John H. Rutherford (R-FL-4); Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11); Ron Estes (R-KS-4); Ralph Norman (R-SC-5); John R. Curtis (R-UT-3); Debbie Lesko (R-AZ-8); Michael Cloud (R-TX-27); Troy Balderson (R-OH-12); Kevin Hern (R-OK-1); Kelly Armstrong (R-ND-AL); James R. Baird (R-IN-4); Tim Burchett (R-TN-2); Ben Cline (R-VA-6); Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-2); Russ Fulcher (R-ID-1); Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH-16); Lance Gooden (R-TX-5); Mark E. Green (R-TN-7); Michael Guest (R-MS-3); Dusty Johnson (R-SD-AL); John Joyce (R-PA-13); Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9); Carol D. Miller (R-WV-3); Greg Pence (R-IN-6); Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA-14); John W. Rose (R-TN-6); Chip Roy (R-TX-21); Pete Stauber (R-MN-8); Bryan Steil (R-WI-1); W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17); Van Taylor (R-TX-3); William R. Timmons IV (R-SC-4); Michael Waltz (R-FL-6); Claudia Tenney (R-NY-22); Fred Keller (R-PA-12); Dan Bishop (R-NC-9); Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3); Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7); Chris Jacobs (R-NY-27); Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2); Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK-5); Lauren Boebert (R-CO-3); Kat Cammack (R-FL-3); Jerry L. Carl (R-AL-1); Madison Cawthorn (R-NC-11); Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9); Byron Donalds (R-FL-19); Pat Fallon (R-TX-4); Randy Feenstra (R-IA-4); Michelle Fischbach (R-MN-7); Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5); Scott Franklin (R-FL-15); Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2); Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-26); Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23); Bob Good (R-VA-5); Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA-14); Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1); Yvette Herrell (R-NM-2); Ashley Hinson (R-IA-1); Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13); Young Kim (R-CA-39); Jake LaTurner (R-KS-2); Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11); Tracey Mann (R-KS-1); Lisa C. McClain (R-MI-10); Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15); Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-2); Barry Moore (R-AL-2); Blake D. Moore (R-UT-1); Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22); Jay Obernolte (R-CA-8); Burgess Owens (R-UT-4); August Pfluger (R-TX-11); Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. (R-MT-AL); Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27); Victoria Spartz (R-IN-5); Michelle Steel (R-CA-48); Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24); Don Young (R-AK-AL); Devin Nunes (R-CA-22); Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE-1); Tom Reed (R-NY-23); Steve Stivers (R-OH-15); Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2); Jim Hagedorn (R-MN-1).

Not voting (4): Tom Cole (R-OK-4); Virginia Foxx (R-NC-5); Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16); Mike Bost (R-IL-12).

Speaker, not listed (1): Nancy Pelosi (D-CA-12).

Not in office (17): Julia Letlow (R-LA-5); Troy A. Carter (D-LA-2); Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM-1); Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6); Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11); Mike Carey (R-OH-15); Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL-20); Connie Conway (R-CA-22); Mayra Flores (R-TX-34); Mike Flood (R-NE-1); Brad Finstad (R-MN-1); Mary Sattler Peltola (D-AK-AL); Patrick Ryan (D-NY-19); Joseph Sempolinski (R-NY-23); Rudy Yakym III (R-IN-2); Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-2); Ron Wright (R-TX-6).

Summary

Main subject: Designates wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, recreation areas and other protected federal land units in Colorado, California, Washington and other states, withdraws certain federal land from mineral and public land laws, and creates related programs. Sec. 102, Sec. 231, Sec. 302, Sec. 403, Sec. 513, Sec. 802

Its core areas: Colorado wilderness and special management area designations; Northwest California wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, and forest restoration; Olympic National Forest wilderness and wild and scenic rivers in Washington; Central Coast California wilderness, scenic areas and trails; San Gabriel National Recreation Area and San Gabriel Mountains protections; Thompson Divide mineral withdrawal and fugitive coal mine methane pilot program; Grand Canyon area mineral withdrawal in Arizona; Outdoor recreation grants and the National Heritage Area System.

Unexpected Items: 52 provisions

These provisions fall outside the bill’s main subject or apply narrowly. This describes the text; it is not a judgment.

Not related to the bill’s main subject (35)

Sec. 105: Sense of Congress: States the sense of Congress that military aviation training on Federal public lands in Colorado is critical to national security and the readiness of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 106: Department of defense study on impacts that the expansion of wilderness designations in the western united states would have on the readiness of the armed forces of the united states with respect to aviation training: Requires the Secretary of Defense to study how expanding wilderness designations in the Western United States would affect Armed Forces readiness for aviation training, and to report to the Armed Services Committees within 180 days.
Sec. 213: California Public Lands Remediation Partnership: Establishes a California Public Lands Remediation Partnership of Federal, State, Tribal and local members, including drug-policy and law-enforcement representatives, to coordinate remediation of Federal land affected by illegal marijuana cultivation or other illegal activity, with grant and hiring authority.
Sec. 228: Ice Age National Scenic Trail: Amends the National Trails System Act so the Ice Age National Scenic Trail is administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park System.
Sec. 602: Boundary adjustment; land acquisition; administration: Amends the National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 to add a Rim of the Valley Unit to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, requires a management plan update within 3 years, and limits land acquisition to exchange, donation, or willing-seller purchase.
Sec. 1001: Promoting health and wellness for veterans and servicemembers: Encourages the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to ensure servicemember and veteran access to public lands designated by this Act for outdoor recreation and to participate in outdoor-related volunteer and wellness programs.
Sec. 1102: Withdrawal of Federal land, Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon: Withdraws federal land shown on two Bureau of Land Management maps in Curry County and Josephine County, Oregon, from public land, mining, mineral leasing and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights.
Sec. 1201: Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Additions: Amends the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000 to add a listed building to the park, add other areas the Secretary deems appropriate, and revise land acquisition authority.
Sec. 1401: Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission: Changes a date in the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission provision from 2018 to 2028, effective September 26, 2018.
Sec. 1502: Resource study of the Los Angeles coastal area, California: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the coastline and adjacent areas of Santa Monica Bay from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance Beach and report to committees within 3 years of funding.
Sec. 1802: Findings: States congressional findings about the history of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and that the surrounding village area extends beyond the existing boundary.
Sec. 1803: Definitions: Defines the BIA land, BLM land parcels A and B, NPS land, map, Monument and State terms used for the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument boundary title.
Sec. 1804: Acquisition and transfer of administrative jurisdiction over certain land: Authorizes acquisition of land for the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, withdraws three Federal parcels from entry, mining and mineral leasing laws, and transfers administrative jurisdiction among the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Sec. 1805: Administration of State trust land: Allows the Secretary to enter an agreement with the State for cooperative management of about 200 acres of State land depicted on the map.
Sec. 1902: Definitions: Defines the Federal land (approximately 97.71 acres of Forest Service land), Map, Monument and Secretary for the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument boundary title.
Sec. 1903: Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument boundary modification: Adds the identified Federal land to the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument and transfers its administrative jurisdiction from the Forest Service to the National Park Service.
Sec. 2102: Wild and scenic river designation: Adds segments of the York River and listed tributaries in Maine, totaling approximately 30.8 miles, to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act as a recreational river administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
Sec. 2103: Management of York River, Maine segments: Sets management of the York River, Maine segments under a stewardship plan, authorizes cooperative agreements, limits land acquisition to donation or consent, and bars acquisition by condemnation.
Sec. 2209: Authorization of appropriations: Authorizes $10,000,000 for the St. Croix National Heritage Area title, with not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year, and sets a Federal cost share of not more than 50 percent. ($10,000,000)
Sec. 2301: Additions to Rough Mountain and Rich Hole Wildernesses: Adds approximately 1,000 acres to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and designates approximately 4,600 acres as potential wilderness for incorporation into the Rich Hole Wilderness, in the George Washington National Forest.
Sec. 2401: Agency report on Department of the Interior special recreation permits benefits to environmental justice communities: Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report within 3 years on use of Department of the Interior special recreation permits by recreation service providers serving environmental justice communities.
Sec. 2501: Study: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the acreage to be withdrawn under this Act contains geothermal resources or minerals needed for battery storage, renewable energy technology and electric vehicles.
Sec. 720: Administrative provisions: 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.
Sec. 1301: Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area: 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.
Sec. 1602: Definitions: 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.
Sec. 1603: Study: Directs the Secretary to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the study area as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.
Sec. 1604: Report: 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.
Sec. 2202: Definitions: Defines terms for the St. Croix National Heritage Area, including St. Croix, Virgin Islands of the United States.
Sec. 2203: St. Croix National Heritage Area: 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.
Sec. 2204: Administration: 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.
Sec. 2205: Management plan: 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.
Sec. 2206: Relationship to other Federal agencies: 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.
Sec. 2207: Private property and regulatory protections: 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.
Sec. 2208: Evaluation and report: 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.
Sec. 2210: Termination of authority: Ends the Secretary's authority to provide assistance under the St. Croix title 15 years after enactment.

Applies only to a specific place or group (5)

Sec. 232: Administration of wilderness: Allows the Secretary to continue authorizing a competitive equestrian event permitted since 2012 in the Chinquapin Wilderness.
Sec. 405: Administration of wilderness: 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.
Sec. 733: Special management areas: 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.
Sec. 744: Thompson Divide lease exchange: 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.
Sec. 1706: Local coordinating entities: Amends two earlier laws so that two heritage area commissions, identified only by statute citation, terminate on September 30, 2034.

Funds a specific named project or event (3)

Sec. 214: Trinity Lake visitor center: 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.
Sec. 215: Del Norte County visitor center: Authorizes the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish a visitor center in Del Norte County, California; no dollar amount is stated.
Sec. 717: Camp Hale National Historic Landscape: 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. ($10,000,000)

Exception or delay for a subset (9)

Sec. 103: Administrative provisions: 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.
Sec. 243: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Utility facilities and rights-of-way: 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.
Sec. 514: Management: 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.
Sec. 524: Administration of Wilderness Areas and Additions: 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.
Sec. 719: Rocky Mountain National Park Potential Wilderness boundary adjustment: 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.
Sec. 742: Definitions: 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.
Sec. 746: 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.
Sec. 1708: Authorization of appropriations: 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.
Sec. 713: Williams Fork Mountains Wilderness: 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.

What it does

Sec. 102: Designates lands in Colorado managed by the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including the Redcloud Peak and Handies Peak Wildernesses.
Sec. 231: Designates wilderness areas and wilderness additions in northwest California as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including the Black Butte River, Chinquapin and Pattison Wildernesses.
Sec. 211: Establishes the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, comprising approximately 871,414 acres of Federal land administered by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
Sec. 302: Designates Federal land in the Olympic National Forest in Washington, comprising approximately 126,554 acres, as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Sec. 403: Designates wilderness areas and additions in California, including the Caliente Mountain, Soda Lake and Temblor Range Wildernesses and additions to wilderness areas in the Los Padres National Forest.
Sec. 513: Establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, depicted on a map dated July 2019.
Sec. 745: Establishes in the Bureau of Land Management the Greater Thompson Divide Fugitive Coal Mine Methane Use Pilot Program to promote the capture, beneficial use, mitigation and sequestration of fugitive methane emissions.
Sec. 802: Withdraws approximately 1,006,545 acres of Federal land in Arizona from entry under the public land laws, location under the mining laws, and the mineral leasing, mineral materials and geothermal leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights.
Sec. 903: Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program for acquiring land and water for parks and for developing or renovating outdoor recreation facilities, with matching funds required from grant recipients.
Sec. 1703: Establishes a National Heritage Area System through which the Secretary of the Interior may provide technical and financial assistance to local coordinating entities for National Heritage Areas.

Written automatically from the official text by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model. Written 15 Oct 2026 and published after the automatic checks, without a person reading it first. Every line names the section it came from.