S2216-118

Introduced

To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 10, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Energy.

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 id55E7C9470B70431788F6A701B36ECE1C: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act.
  • Section id915AD5BEDF1C416EB3FBF7804F78C882: 2. Findings Congress finds that— under the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 1243), 9 wilderness study areas comprising a total...
  • Section S1: 3. Release and improved management of land comprising certain wilderness study areas
  • Section idB2B8214281B64A658E3CD5D8F73DC1C7: 2. Release and improved management of land comprising certain wilderness study areas The approximately 81,000 acres of land comprising the Middle Fork Judith...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Government Operations, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.

Policy Domains

Environment Government Operations Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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environmental regulators and natural-resource users:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • environmental regulators and natural-resource users
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federal implementing agencies:
environmental regulators and natural-resource users:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 10, 2023

Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Government Operations Energy
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

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