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S. 1787119th Congress
Official title: Dolores River National Conservation Area and Special Management Area Act
Introduced:
Read the official bill on Congress.govS. 1787
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The bill creates two protected areas along Colorado's Dolores River while safeguarding water rights, grazing, and tribal uses.
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The bill would create the Dolores River National Conservation Area (about 52,872 acres of BLM land) and the Dolores River Special Management Area (about 15,452 acres in San Juan National Forest). Both would protect scenic, recreational, wildlife, and cultural resources while limiting new roads and restricting motorized vehicles to designated routes. A 14-member citizen advisory council would help guide management plans.
The bill affects residents of Dolores, San Miguel, and Montezuma counties, including ranchers, farmers, landowners, rafters, hunters, and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. It also affects the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, water districts, and energy companies holding uranium leases.
The designation would set new rules on road-building, motorized access, and land use, affecting how federal land managers, energy companies, and water districts operate going forward.
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Right now: it's headed for a Senate floor vote. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 480.