109th Congress 1st Session U. S. Senate

S 128

2005 Bill Tracking S. 128; 109 Bill Tracking S. 128

NORTHERN COASTAL WILD HERITAGE WILDERNESS ACT

SPONSOR: Senator Barbara Boxer D-CA

DATE-INTRO: January 24, 2005

LAST-ACTION-DATE: July 27, 2005

STATUS:

Introduced in the Senate, 01/24/05

Considered in the Senate, 07/26/05

Passed in the Senate, as amended, 07/26/05

TOTAL-COSPONSORS: 1 Cosponsors: 1 Democrats / 0 Republicans

SYNOPSIS: A bill to designate certain public land in Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties in the State of California as wilderness, to designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes

ACTIONS: Committee Referrals: 01/24/2005 Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

Legislative Chronology:

1st Session Activity:

01/24/2005 151 Cong Rec S 145 Referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

01/24/2005 151 Cong Rec S 317 Remarks by Sen. Boxer (D-CA)

02/16/2005 151 Cong Rec D 129 Order reported by Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 07/26/2005 151 Cong Rec S 9010 Amendments printed

07/26/2005 151 Cong Rec S 9018 Senate considered en bloc

07/26/2005 151 Cong Rec S 9018 Amendment No. 1588 offered by Sen. Domenici (R-NM), in the nature of a substitute

07/26/2005 151 Cong Rec S 9018 Senate agreed to Domenici Amendment No. 1588 (by unanimous consent)

07/26/2005 151 Cong Rec S 9018 Senate passed, as amended, en bloc (by unanimous consent)

07/27/2005 151 Cong Rec H 6929 Referred to House Committee on Resources

BILL-DIGEST: (from the CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE)

Digest :

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act - Designates specified areas in Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California as wilderness areas and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Requires that such lands be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture, whoever has current administrative jurisdiction. Withdraws such Federal lands designated as wilderness by this Act from all forms of: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. Releases from further wilderness study those portions of the: (1) Wilderness Study Area, Chemise Mountain Instant Study Area, Red Mountain Wilderness Study Area, and Cedar Roughs Wilderness Study Area not designated as wilderness; and (2) the Rocky Creek/Cache Creek Wilderness Study Area in Lake County, California, not designated as wilderness. Designates certain public land in the State administered by the Bureau of Land Management generally known as the Wilderness Area and Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness as a potential wilderness area. Requires that the Secretary of the Interior manage such lands as wilderness and carry out ecological restoration activities. Designates specified segments of the Black Butte River in the State as a wild and scenic river. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to submit a fire management plan and a report on the cultural and historic resources of Black Butte River. Includes land identified as the King Range National Conservation Area Additions in the King Range Wilderness Area.

CRS Index Terms:

Boundaries California Coastal zone Commemorations Congress Congressional reporting requirements Emergency management Fire prevention Forest fires Government information Government paperwork Historic sites History Islands Maps Marine resources National forests Natural areas Natural resources Public lands Water resources Wild rivers Wilderness areas

CO-SPONSORS: (Display Co-Sponsor List by Date -- ascending order) Original Cosponsors: Feinstein D-CA