Salt Lake City Watershed Improvement Act of 1990
Public Law 101-634 · S. 319 · 101st Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Nov 28, 1990 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Jake Garn (R-UT)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Orrin Hatch
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Salt Lake City Watershed Improvement Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Federal lands in Utah to the Salt Lake City Corporation in exchange for the conveyance of certain city lands to the Secretary. Provides that the lands acquired by the United States shall be added to the National Forest System. Provides for the protection of valid existing rights appurtenant to lands exchanged under this Act. Requires the city to recognize the designation of the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail over lands acquired by it and manage such lands accordingly.
Prohibits the lands or interests under this Act: (1) from being transferred to any entity other than the United States; and (2) from being subject to any form of mineral, energy, or geothermal exploration or development.
Authorizes appropriations.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee- Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Federal Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.
- Nov 28, 1990Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-634.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 19, 1990PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 26, 1990Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 10, 1990FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Vento moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 2, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 18, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 20, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 19, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jun 13, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- May 9, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 1, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Mar 13, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Federal Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 25, 1990CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 24, 1990FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 20, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 15, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 12, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 1, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 31, 1989IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.