S. 32: California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
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S. 32: California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-05 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 725. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
Plain summary
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2017 This bill amends the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to, among other things: establish or designate wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; release specified wilderness study areas; adjust national park and preserve boundaries; and specify land withdrawals and conveyances. Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center. The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands. The bill amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The bill establishes the Renewable Energy Resource Conservation Fund for use in regions impacted by the development of wind or solar energy.
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Official text
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 32, California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2018 (2018-12-06)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s32.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s32 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115