Miracle Mountain Designation Act

Bill: 116-s-1870
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2019-06-13
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: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-380.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Miracle Mountain Designation Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates a specified mountain near Elk Ridge City&nbsp;in Utah as "Miracle Mountain."</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1870 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2019 Mr. Lee (for himself and Mr. Romney ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 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 that— (1) on September 13, 2018, the Bald Mountain Fire burned nearly 20,000 acres of land in the State of Utah; (2) Elk Ridge City, which is located in Utah County, Utah, was nearly the victim of the Bald Mountain Fire, until the fire suddenly halted progression and, instead of burning into Elk Ridge City, stayed behind the mountain and spared the city; (3) in acknowledgment of this event, the mountain holds special significance to the residents of Elk Ridge City, Utah, and surrounding communities; and (4) the presently unnamed peak has been referred to as Miracle Mountain by many residents since the fire that nearly spread to Elk Ridge City, Utah. 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 .