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H.R. 6162: Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

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H.R. 6162: Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

Plain summary

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act - Establishes the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area in Colorado to conserve and protect the unique and nationally important values of certain public land in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties and the water resources of area streams that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial species and communities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-range protection and management of the Conservation Area; and (2) establish the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council to advise the Secretary on the preparation and implementation of the management plan. Designates certain lands in Mesa, Montrose, and Delta Counties as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area.

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Official text

Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6162 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110