H.R. 8479 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8479 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2022Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 with respect to the definition of the term conservation land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Desert Lands Protection Act. 2. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land Section 714(a) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–81c(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Conservation land The term conservation land means— (A) any land within the Conservation Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general conservation plan, or State natural communities conservation plan; (B) any national conservation land within the Conservation Area established pursuant to section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D)); and (C) any area of critical environmental concern within the Conservation Area established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)). .