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H.R. 996: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

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H.R. 996: Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Plain summary

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act Designates specified National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and public lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and as components or additions to existing components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates specified federal lands as biological connecting corridors and as special corridor management areas. Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of specified rivers and creeks in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Designates specified areas as wildland recovery areas. Requires the development of a wildland recovery plan for each recovery area. Directs roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres that are within the National Forest System in the Wild Rockies bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming and that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System to be studied for their role in maintaining biological diversity in the Northern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. Prohibits any new road construction or reconstruction or timber harvest in those lands after the evaluation without an Act of Congress. Prohibits oil or gas leasing, mining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless qualities of the land. Permits provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to be applied, as appropriate, in the implementation of this Act.

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Official text

Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · 37 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Gwen Moore (D-WI), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr996 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114