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Calendar No. 124 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 117 

[Report No. 115–94] 

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 

JUNE 8, 2017 

Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, with an amendment 

[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds that Alex Diekmann— 

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

4 husband who lived in Bozeman, Montana, where he 

5 was a renowned conservationist who dedicated his 

6 career to protecting some of the most outstanding 

7 natural and scenic resource areas of the Northern 

8 Rockies; 

9 (2) was responsible during his unique conserva10 tion career for the protection of more than 50 dis11 tinct areas in the States of Montana, Wyoming, and 

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

13 of iconic mountains and valleys, rivers and creeks, 

14 ranches and farms, and historic sites and open 

15 spaces; 

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

17 of an array of special landscapes, including— 

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

19 Craig Thomas Special Management Area in the 

20 State of Wyoming; 

21 (B) crucial fish and wildlife habitat and 

22 recreation access land in the Sawtooth Moun23 tains of Idaho, along the Salmon River, and 

24 near the Canadian border; and 

25 (C) diverse and vitally important land all 

26 across the Crown of the Continent in the State 


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1 of Montana, from the world-famous Greater 

2 Yellowstone Ecosystem to Glacier National 

3 Park to the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem, to the 

4 recreational trails, working forests and ranches, 

5 and critical drinking water supply for White6 fish, and beyond; 

7 (4) made a particularly profound mark on the 

8 preservation of the natural wonders in and near the 

9 Madison Valley and the Madison Range, Montana, 

10 where more than 12 miles of the Madison River and 

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

12 and recreation opportunities of the area have become 

13 and shall remain conserved and available to the pub14 lic because of his efforts; 

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

16 spirit of partnership that brought together commu17 nities, landowners, sportsmen, and the public at 

18 large; 

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

20 1, 2016, at the age of 52; 

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

22 sons, Logan and Liam; and 

23 (8) leaves a lasting legacy across Montana and 

24 the Northern Rockies that will benefit all people of 


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1 the United States in our time and in the generations 

2 to follow. 

3 SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MON4 TANA. 

5 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MONTANA. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The unnamed 9,765-foot peak lo7 cated 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the 

8 western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Montana 

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

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

11 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg12 ulation, document, record, or other paper of the United 

13 States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be con14 sidered to be a reference to ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’. 


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Calendar No. 124 

115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 117 

[Report No. 115–94] 

A BILL 

To designate a mountain peak in the State of 

Montana as ‘‘Alex Diekmann Peak’’. 

JUNE 8, 2017 

Reported with an amendment 


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