S. 3310: Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010
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S. 3310: Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2010-05-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-730.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2010-05-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-730. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010
Plain summary
Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010 - Designates specified lands in South Dakota as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the wilderness areas, including with respect to military overflight activities, fish and wildlife management, access to private property, U.S. acquisition of lands and interests, protective perimeters and buffer zones, and nonwilderness activities and uses outside of the wilderness areas. Withdraws such areas from specified public land laws, mining laws, and mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Permits livestock grazing and the maintenance of related facilities to continue in the wilderness areas in which grazing is established. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to undertake necessary measures for the control and prevention of fire, insects, invasive species, and diseases. Prohibits anything in this Act from: (1) diminishing the rights of Indian tribes to access federal land for tribal activities; or (2) enhancing or diminishing the authority of the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior to manage prairie dog populations and habitats.
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Tony Dean Cheyenne River Valley Conservation Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s3310.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s3310 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111