Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5101 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5101

  To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to
    expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood
                           Springs, Colorado.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 23, 2026

Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

  To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to
    expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood
                           Springs, Colorado.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Glenwood Hot Springs Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF THE MID-CONTINENT LIMESTONE QUARRY.

    (a) Prohibition.--The Secretary of the Interior shall not process
or approve any application for the expansion of existing mineral
operations located on any mining or mill site claim located under the
general mining laws, or for any mineral material sales contract or
application under the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the
``Materials Act of 1947'') (61 Stat. 681, chapter 406; 30 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), or the Act of July 23, 1955 (commonly known as the ``Surface
Resources Act of 1955'') (69 Stat. 367, chapter 375; 30 U.S.C. 611 et
seq.), for limestone on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management
that is located in whole or in part within the land described in
subsection (b).
    (b) Land Described.--The land referred to in subsection (a)
includes the following land located in Garfield County, Colorado:
            (1) Sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 89 W., sixth principal meridian.
            (2) Secs. 25 and 36, T. 5 S., R. 89 W., sixth principal
        meridian.
            (3) Secs. 30 and 31, T. 5 S., R. 88 W., sixth principal
        meridian.
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