Spring Mountains National Recreation Area Act - Establishes the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area in Nevada.
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) to develop a general management plan for the Area as an amendment to the Toiyabe National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. Requires inclusion in the plan of any Bureau of Land Management recommendations as to the suitability or nonsuitability of specified wilderness study areas for preservation as wilderness.
Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to manage the lands and waters within the wilderness study areas to maintain their potential for inclusion within the National Wilderness Preservation System, pending submission of such recommendation and until otherwise directed by an Act of the Congress.
Withdraws all Federal lands within the Area and lands, waters, and interests in such Area acquired by the United States after the enactment of this Act from public land and mining laws (including mineral and geothermal leasing).
Authorizes appropriations.
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-950.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. H. Rept. 102-950.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 545.
Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.
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