S. 1635: San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011
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S. 1635: San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-09-26 · 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. 112-642.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-09-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · 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. 112-642. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011
Plain summary
San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011- Designates specified lands in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests and specified land of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Designates specified lands in such National Forests and San Juan National Forest as the Sheep Mountain Special Management Area. Sets forth provisions regarding water rights in the lands designated as wilderness or a special management area by this Act. Withdraws lands designated as wilderness or a special management area under this Act, as well as land within the Naturita Canyon Mineral Withdrawal Area, from: (1) entry, appropriation, and disposal under public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Releases certain parts of the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Study Area that were not designated as wilderness by this Act from further study for designation as wilderness.
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San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · 1 cosponsors
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Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s1635.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s1635 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112