Miracle Mountain Designation Act

Bill: 115-hr-7090
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2018-10-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Fires

Monuments and memorials

Utah

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2018-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Miracle Mountain Designation Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates a specified mountain in Utah as &quot;Miracle Mountain.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7090 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2018 Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Stewart , and Mrs. Love ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate a mountain in the State of Utah as Miracle Mountain .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Miracle Mountain Designation Act . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) On September 13, 2018, the Bald Mountain Fire burned nearly 20,000 acres of land in Utah. (2) Elk Ridge City, located in Utah County, was nearly the victim of this fire. (3) Suddenly, the fire halted its progression and, instead of burning into Elk Ridge City, stayed behind the mountain and spared the city. (4) Congress, in acknowledgment of this event, believes this mountain holds special significance to the residents of Elk Ridge City and surrounding communities. (5) The presently unnamed peak has been referred to as Miracle Mountain by many residents since the fire that nearly went into Elk Ridge City. 3. Miracle Mountain (a) Designation The mountain in the State of Utah, located at 39° 59′ 02N, 111° 40′ 12W, shall be known and designated as Miracle Mountain . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the mountain described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to Miracle Mountain .