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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 117 

To designate a mountain peak in the State of Montana as ‘‘Alex Diekmann 

Peak’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 12, 2017 

Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. TESTER) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 

Resources 

A BILL 

To designate a mountain peak in the State of Montana 

as ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak 

5 Designation Act of 2017’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that Alex Diekmann— 

8 (1) was a loving father of two and an adoring 

9 husband who lived in Bozeman, Montana, where he 

10 was a renowned conservationist who dedicated his 


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1 career to protecting some of the most outstanding 

2 natural and scenic resource areas of the Northern 

3 Rockies; 

4 (2) was responsible during his unique conserva5 tion career for the protection of more than 50 dis6 tinct areas in the States of Montana, Wyoming, and 

7 Idaho, conserving for the public over 100,000 acres 

8 of iconic mountains and valleys, rivers and creeks, 

9 ranches and farms, and historic sites and open 

10 spaces; 

11 (3) played a central role in securing the future 

12 of an array of special landscapes, including— 

13 (A) the spectacular Devil’s Canyon in the 

14 Craig Thomas Special Management Area in the 

15 State of Wyoming; 

16 (B) crucial fish and wildlife habitat and 

17 recreation access land in the Sawtooth Moun18 tains of Idaho, along the Salmon River, and 

19 near the Canadian border; and 

20 (C) diverse and vitally important land all 

21 across the Crown of the Continent in the State 

22 of Montana, from the world-famous Greater 

23 Yellowstone Ecosystem to Glacier National 

24 Park to the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem, to the 

25 recreational trails, working forests and ranches, 


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1 and critical drinking water supply for White2 fish, and beyond; 

3 (4) made a particularly profound mark on the 

4 preservation of the natural wonders in and near the 

5 Madison Valley and the Madison Range, Montana, 

6 where more than 12 miles of the Madison River and 

7 much of the world-class scenery, fish and wildlife, 

8 and recreation opportunities of the area have become 

9 and shall remain conserved and available to the pub10 lic because of his efforts; 

11 (5) inspired others with his skill, passion, and 

12 spirit of partnership that brought together commu13 nities, landowners, sportsmen, and the public at 

14 large; 

15 (6) lost a heroic battle with cancer on February 

16 1, 2016, at the age of 52; 

17 (7) is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their 2 

18 sons, Logan and Liam; and 

19 (8) leaves a lasting legacy across Montana and 

20 the Northern Rockies that will benefit all people of 

21 the United States in our time and in the generations 

22 to follow. 


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1 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MON2 TANA. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The unnamed 9,765-foot peak lo4 cated 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the 

5 western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Montana 

6 (UTM coordinates Zone 12, 457966 E., 4982589 N.), 

7 shall be known and designated as ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’. 

8 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg9 ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 

10 States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be con11 sidered to be a reference to ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’. 

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