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S. 2149 · 118th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act

Died in the Senate2.5k words Introduced Jun 22, 2023 · Latest action Jan 9, 2024

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How far it has goneStopped at 3 of 6 · Died in the Senate
  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2023 Done
  2. CommitteeReported Jan 9, 2024 Done
  3. Senate floorDied Jan 3, 2025 Stopped here
  4. House floorNot yet Not reached yet
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What it does

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a landscape assessment of the Seeley Lake Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in Montana, designates areas in the forest for recreation and as wilderness, and otherwise revises provisions related to the forest.

A collaboratively developed restoration project within the district may be carried out in accordance with certain hazardous fuel reduction projects.

USDA shall, if a local collaborative group submits a proposal to improve motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail opportunities within the district, analyze the environmental effects of the proposal. It may also provide for the construction of any of the routes included in such proposal.

The bill designates specified federal land in the forest as (1) the Otatsy Recreation Management Area, and (2) the Spread Mountain Recreation Area.

The bill designates specified wilderness additions in the forest as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Congressional Research Service · summary of “Introduced in Senate” version · Jun 22, 2023

Who lobbies on it

No lobbying filing on file names S. 2149.

Organizations that named S. 2149 in a quarterly lobbying report. Covers organizations with a PAC on file; reports from organizations without one aren’t loaded yet. Spend is the organization’s total across all issues: reports don’t split spending by bill. Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LD-2) from lda.gov; quotes are word for word from the “specific lobbying issues” field.

Actions

6 actions · newest first
  1. Jan 9, 2024Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
  2. Jan 9, 2024Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-155.
  3. Sep 21, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Jul 12, 2023Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
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  1. Jun 22, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  2. Jun 22, 2023Introduced in Senate