The Dillon Pinnacles at Curecanti National Recreation Area near Gunnison on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021.
Will a third time be the charm for two Colorado public lands bills?
The bills’ sponsors and supporters hope so. Congress took a major step forward on both Friday, despite opposition from Colorado Republicans.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the massive package known as the Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act in a 227-200 vote. It includes two Colorado bills the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act (CORE), introduced by Democratic Rep. Joe Neguse, and the Colorado Wilderness Act, introduced by Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette.
The House of Representatives on Friday passed a multi-state public lands bill that includes new protections for more than 1 million acres of lands in Colorado, and it now likely will face a tougher test in the Senate.
Bill sponsors and supporters hailed the Houseâs 227-200 vote to pass the Protecting Americaâs Wilderness and Public Lands Act, while U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Silt, reiterated her criticism of its inclusion of widespread acreage in her 3rd Congressional District without her support or that of some affected counties.
The measure includes the 660,000-acre Colorado Wilderness Act, sponsored by Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Denver, and the 400,000-acre Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act, sponsored by Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette. It also includes protections for 821,000 acres in California, 132,000 acres in Washington, and more than one million acres in Arizona, north and south of the Grand Canyon.
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