H.R. 2926: Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015
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H.R. 2926: Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-25 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015
Plain summary
Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015 Establishes the Belmont-Harquahala National Conservation Area and the Gila Bend National Conservation Area in Arizona. Requires the Department of the Interior to manage the Conservation Areas as: (1) components the National Landscape Conservation System, and (2) in a manner that conserves and enhances their resources and values. Designates specified wilderness and wilderness additions in Maricopa County, Arizona, as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Establishes the Sentinel Plain Special Management Area and the Rainbow Valley Special Management Area in Arizona. Requires Interior to: develop separate comprehensive management plans for the long-term protection and management of such Areas, and provide for the protection of the Agua Caliente Road.
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Official text
Arizona Sonoran Desert Heritage Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 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-114hr2926.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2926 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114