Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000
Public Law 106-530 · S. 2547 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 22, 2000 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Ben Campbell
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 366 yea, 34 nay366–34
- SenateUnanimous consent
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.
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to: (1) establish the Great Sand Dunes National Park (Colorado) when sufficient land having sufficient diversity of resources has been acquired to warrant its designation as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) include the Great Sand Dunes National Monument (Monument) within such Park. Abolishes the Monument on the date the Park is established.
(Sec. 4) Transfers administrative jurisdiction over certain land within National Park or Preserve boundaries from the Department of the Interior to the National Park Service.
(Sec. 5) Establishes the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve (Colorado) as a unit of the National Park System. Transfers administrative jurisdiction of lands and interests in the Preserve from the Secretary of Agriculture to the Secretary. Instructs the Secretary of Agriculture to exclude the transferred lands from the boundaries of the Rio Grande National Forest.
Provides that lands designated as wilderness within Preserve boundaries prior to the date of enactment of this Act remain subject to the Wilderness Act and the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.
(Sec. 6) Instructs the Secretary to: (1) establish the Baca National Wildlife Refuge (Colorado), upon determination that sufficient land has been acquired to constitute an area that can be efficiently managed as a National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) administer Refuge water resources so as to minimize adverse impacts on other users.
(Sec. 7) Prescribes guidelines for the administration of the National Park and Preserve, including: (1) grazing rights on public and private lands acquired for either the Monument, Refuge, or National Park; and (2) hunting, fishing, and trapping within the Preserve.
Retains Bureau of Reclamation hegemony over any feature of the Closed Basin Division, San Luis Valley Project located within the boundaries of either the National Park, Preserve, Monument, or Refuge.
Withdraws Federal lands within the boundaries of either the National Park, Preserve, or Monument from all forms of entry and disposition under: (1) public land laws; (2) mining laws; and (3) mineral and geothermal leasing laws.
Retains the Wilderness designation of any land within the Monument, National Park, or Preserve. States that such designated areas as are transferred to National Park Service administrative jurisdiction remain subject to the Wilderness Act and the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993.
(Sec. 8) Grants the Secretary acquisition authority within a specified "Acquisition Area" and within the Monument area. Sets forth guidelines for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of lands acquired under this Act including: (1) lands to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for addition and administration as part of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; and (2) lands to the Secretary of Agriculture for addition and administration as part of the Rio Grande National Forest.
(Sec. 9) Amends the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to extend the proscription against water withdrawal to: (1) the Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Park and Preserve; (2) the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; and (3) any Federal land adjacent to such areas. Prescribes guidelines governing water rights.
(Sec. 10) Directs the Secretary to establish the Great Sand Dunes National Park Advisory Council to advise the Secretary regarding preparation and implementation of a management plan for the National Park and Preserve.
(Sec. 11) Authorizes appropriations.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 366 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
366 yea34 nay33 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(187)
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2- Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
- Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9- Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
- Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2- Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-42- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9- Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3- Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
- Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5
Republicans who voted yea(179)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19- Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
- Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
- Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6- Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
- Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
- Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3- Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-5- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52- Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
- Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13- Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6- Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9- Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16- Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1156 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Nov 22, 2000Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-530.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 14, 2000PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 25, 2000FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 366 - 34 (Roll no. 550).House roll call 550
- Oct 24, 2000FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hansen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 5, 2000FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9975-9976, S9990-9993; text: CR 10/6/2000) S10110-10112)
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9975-9976, S9990-9993; text: CR 10/6/2000) S10110-10112)
- Oct 3, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 20, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 22, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- May 11, 2000CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · 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.