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H.R. 2467119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 27, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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HR 2467 would permanently ban roads, mining, and drilling on about 9 million acres of federal land in Utah.
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This bill would designate roughly 9 million acres of federally owned land in Utah — including red rock canyons and desert areas — as official wilderness. Once designated, no new roads, mining, drilling, or development would be allowed. Hiking, hunting, fishing, camping, horseback riding, and existing livestock grazing could continue.
The bill directly affects ranchers, mining and energy companies, outdoor recreationists, federally recognized Tribes, and state and local governments in Utah. Tribes would keep the right to use the land for traditional purposes.
Wilderness designation under federal law places permanent restrictions on how the land can be used, which would limit future options for resource development and infrastructure in those areas. State-owned land inside the wilderness boundaries would be swapped for federal land of similar value elsewhere in Utah.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.