H.R. 5311: Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act
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H.R. 5311: Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act
113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-31 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-31 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act
Plain summary
Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act - Amends the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993 to designate certain federal lands in the White River National Forest in Colorado as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System as follows: approximately 6,349 acres identified as the Proposed Ute Pass Wilderness, Proposed Acorn Creek Wilderness, and Proposed Ptarmigan Additions Wilderness; approximately 5,172 acres as the Hoosier Ridge Wilderness; approximately 7,577 acres as the Tenmile Wilderness; approximately 9,338 acres as the Williams Fork Wilderness; approximately 3,942 acres as a part of the Holy Cross Wilderness; and approximately 7,082 acres, identified as the Proposed Freeman Creek Wilderness and Proposed Spraddle Creek Wilderness, as part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness. Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 2,338 acres and identified as the Proposed Spraddle Creek Potential Wilderness as a potential wilderness area, and as specified, to be designated as wilderness and incorporated in and deemed to be a part of the Eagles Nest Wilderness. Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 11,417 acres, as the Tenmile Recreation Management Area. Designates certain federal lands in such forest, comprising approximately 5,204 acres, as the Porcupine Gulch Protection Area.
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Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] · 0 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr5311.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr5311 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113