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119-s-5101119th Congress

Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act

Sponsored By: Senator Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

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Summary

Prevents expansion of a limestone quarry near Glenwood Springs. This bill would bar the Secretary of the Interior from processing or approving any application to expand existing limestone mining operations, any mineral material sales contract, or any application under the Materials Act of 1947 or the Surface Resources Act of 1955 for limestone on specified Bureau of Land Management parcels. The affected land is listed by legal land descriptions in Garfield County, Colorado.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stops limestone quarry expansion in Garfield

This bill would stop the Secretary of the Interior from processing or approving any application to expand limestone mining on certain BLM land in Garfield County, Colorado. The ban would cover expansion of existing mineral operations on mining or mill site claims under the General Mining Laws. It would also cover mineral material sales contracts or applications under the Materials Act of 1947 and the Surface Resources Act of 1955. The listed parcels are Sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 89 W.; Secs. 25 and 36, T. 5 S., R. 89 W.; and Secs. 30 and 31, T. 5 S., R. 88 W., sixth principal meridian.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 7/23/2026

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