S. 2473: Federal Land Designation Requirements Act of 2011
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S. 2473: Federal Land Designation Requirements Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2012-04-26 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-04-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
Federal Land Designation Requirements Act of 2011
Plain summary
Federal Land Designation Requirements Act of 2011 - Bars a covered unit (a unit of the National Forest System, National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, National Wilderness Preservation System, or any other system established by federal law, a national monument, or any national conservation or national recreation area) from being established unless approved by the legislature of the state in which the proposed covered unit is located.
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Official text
Federal Land Designation Requirements Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · 4 cosponsors
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John Barrasso (R-WY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rand Paul (R-KY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s2473.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s2473 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112