118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2149Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act

A bill to sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jun 22, 2023
Last action Jan 9, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Jun 22, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jun 22, 2023
Energy and Natural Resources
Step 3
Committee
Sep 21, 2023
Reported out
Step 4
Senate
Jan 9, 2024
Step 5
House floor
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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 rou...

Provisions · 11 sectionsReported to Senate
2 provisions
3 provisions
3 provisions
1 provision
Timeline · 6 actions
Jan 9, 2024
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin without amendment. With written report No. 118-155.
Jan 9, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
Sep 21, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 12, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-285.
Jun 22, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.