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H.R.5097
Sponsor: Rep Udall, Mark(introduced 7/27/2000)
Latest Major Action: 8/11/2000 House committee/subcommittee actions: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Title: To provide interim protection for certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado, to study other management options for some lands, and for other purposes.
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TITLE(S):  (italics indicate a title for a portion of a bill)
STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
7/27/2000:
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
8/11/2000:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
8/11/2000:
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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SUMMARY AS OF:
7/27/2000--Introduced.

Northern Front Range Roadless Area and Mountain Backdrop Protection Act - Requires specified lands within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture as protected roadless areas. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress on the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Requires the Secretary to review, and report to Congress on, appropriate actions for preserving the open and undeveloped character of certain lands within the Rocky Flats Front Range Mountain Backdrop west of the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site in Jefferson County, Colorado.