# 119-hr-3421: Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-3421, Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3421
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**protect and manage public lands and wildlife habitat**. This bill would designate multiple Special Management Areas, Wildlife Conservation Areas, Protection Areas, Recreation Management Areas, a Rocky Mountain Scientific Research and Education Area, and add wilderness acreage across Gunnison County to guide recreation, habitat restoration, and land use.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tribal trust land and mapping: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary to take about 19,080 acres the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe owns into federal trust on the Tribe's request, and those lands would become part of the reservation. The trust lands would not be eligible for gaming under any Federal law. The Secretary must com…
- Wildfire and restoration rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would let the Secretary carry out wildfire, hazardous-fuels, insect, and disease treatments in the covered areas and coordinate with state and local agencies. It would require seasonal closures and wet meadow or riparian restoration in named areas and ask for local collaboratio…
- New limits on trails and permits: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would limit off-highway vehicle and bicycle use in many new management areas. Protection Areas would ban OHVs except for official work and emergencies. Recreation and wildlife areas would generally allow OHVs and bikes only on roads and trails that were designated on the enactm…
- New wilderness and protected areas: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would create and expand many protected areas in Gunnison County. Examples include a Matchless Wilderness of about 8,656 acres and a West Elk Wilderness addition of about 58,603 acres. It would also set aside lands for wildlife, recreation, and research, including about 12,250 a…
- Limits on Delta County oil and gas: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would withdraw certain mapped Federal lands in Delta County from oil and gas leasing. Some mapped parcels would also be designated no-surface-occupancy for oil and gas. The withdrawal and no-surface-occupancy rules would be subject to valid existing rights. The Secretary could…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3421 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3421)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-4075: Fire Weather Development Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4075)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3421 (as of 2026-04-21).