To redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Energy, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id66b296165d1043a58b496f3b422afe52: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wyoming Public Lands Initiative Act of 2023.
- Section id5ecc123aa23e4ca4abe6661057bc7179: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Bureau means the Bureau of Land Management. The term range improvement has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the...
- Section id84655e756954452cbdd14bd8848e22df: 3. Designation of wilderness areas In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), the following areas in the State are designated as...
- Section id8a6409a0403140c1ba1c32bba7abf021: 4. Administration of wilderness areas Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall administer the wilderness areas in accordance with this section and...
- Section idb8d65a70b81a417591256a6a2f452238: 5. Release of Wilderness Study Areas Congress finds that, for purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Energy, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas in the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Manchin, with an amendment
Mr. Barrasso (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Conservation groups
Conservation groups faces effects in multiple directions
Energy and mining industries, Resource development industries, Resource extraction industries
Positive-direction: Energy and mining industries, Resource development industries
Negative-direction: Resource extraction industries
Motorized recreation users, OHV recreation community, Off-highway vehicle users in Wyoming
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Fremont County, Wyoming. The Secretary shall pursue transfers in which land managed by the Bureau in the County is exchanged for land owned by the State that is within the boundaries of— the Lander Slope Area of Critical Environmental Concern
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