H.R. 823 - Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 823 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 116-226 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Natural Resources to accompany H.R. 823

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE OF 8-3 on Monday, October 28, 2019.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 656: 
Agreed to by record vote of 221-187, after agreeing to the previous question by record vote of 222-191, on Tuesday, October 29, 2019.

MANAGERS: Shalala/Lesko

1. Structured rule for H.R. 823.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, as modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 1373.
10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill and provides that it shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute.
14. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
17. Structured rule for H.R. 2181.
18. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
19. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
20. Provides that the amendment printed in Part D of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
21. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
22. Makes in order only those further amendments printed in part E of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
23. Waives all points of order against amendments printed in Part E of the report.
24. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
25. Section 4 provides that on any legislative day during the period from November 1, 2019, through November 11, 2019: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment.
26. Provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 4.
27. Provides that each day during the period addressed by section 4 shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for the purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to instruct conferees).
28. Provides that each day during the period addressed by section 4 shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule XV (Consensus Calendar).

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Curtis (UT)RepublicanStates that this bill shall not apply to any lands or waters within the Third Congressional District of Colorado.Made in Order
2Version 2Crow (CO), Brown (MD)DemocratRevised Reaffirms the critical importance of Federal public lands to the Colorado High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (“HAATS”), which the National Guard Bureau has confirmed would not be adversely affected by this bill.Made in Order
3Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanStates that regarding the Curecanti National Recreation Area, nothing in this Act constitutes an express or implied Federal reservation of any water or water rights.Made in Order
4Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanIncreases offsets from 50 ft. to 150 ft. for motorized trails that run up against proposed wilderness or special management area boundaries.Submitted
5Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanEnsures that grazing permitted at the time of enactment may continue in the Curecanti National Recreation Area.Submitted
6Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanStates that the Thomson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Area shall not go into effect until the Department of Interior has certified to Congress that all leaseholders in the area have been adequately compensated for any relinquished leases.Submitted
7Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanEnsures grazing permitted at the time of enactment may continue in Thompson Divide.Made in Order
8Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanLimits lands being transferred from Forest Service to National Park Service based on management under a current memorandum of understanding.Made in Order
9Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanAuthorizes the Secretary to continue to allow all recreation uses within the boundary of the National Recreation Area only if allowed on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.Submitted
10Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanAdds findings that release the Federal lands in the North Sand Hills Instant Study Area in Jackson County, Colorado and the Weber Mountain Wilderness Study Area, the Menefee Mountain Wilderness Study Area, the Cahone Canyon Wilderness Study Area, the Dominquez Canyon Wilderness Study Area, and the Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area as unsuitable for wilderness designations.Submitted
11Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanStates that nothing in this bill shall diminish or alter the fish and wildlife program in the Curecanti National Recreation Area. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on fishing easements.Submitted
12Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanCodifies the safe transit exception to service level requirements for Department of Defense aircraft flying over wilderness areas in the State of Colorado.Submitted
13Version 1Neguse (CO)DemocratDesignates an interpretive site overlooking Camp Hale as the “Sandy Treat Overlook” to honor the life and legacy of Sanford Morris ‘Sandy’ Treat Jr., a 10th Mountain Division veteran who fought in Northern Italy during World War II, trained at Camp Hale, and was a strong supporter of designating it a National Historic Landscape.Submitted
14Version 1Gosar (AZ)RepublicanConditions the permanent mineral withdrawal in the Thompson Divide on the Garfield Board of County Commissioners formally approving it and sending notice to the relevant federal agencies.Submitted
15Version 2Brown (MD)DemocratRevised Adds veteran outreach and engagement activities in the management plan for the Camp Hale Historic Landscape.Made in Order
16Version 1McClintock (CA)RepublicanLate Removes three Wilderness expansions for areas that Forest Service testified were not suitable to be added to the Wilderness system.Submitted
17Version 1Grijalva (AZ), Neguse (CO)DemocratMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Late Adds PAYGO language. Designates an interpretive site overlooking Camp Hale as the “Sandy Treat Overlook” to honor the life and legacy of Sanford Morris ‘Sandy’ Treat Jr., a 10th Mountain Division veteran who fought in Northern Italy during World War II, trained at Camp Hale, and was a strong supporter of designating it a National Historic Landscape.Considered as Adopted
18Version 1Tipton (CO)RepublicanLate Releases the Cross Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Squaw and Papoose Canyon Wilderness Study Area, Oil Spring Mountain Wilderness Study Area, Windy Gulch Wilderness Study Area, Sewemup Wilderness Study Area, Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area, and Camelback Wilderness Study Area.Submitted