Designate six restoration areas in Montana totaling about 183,633 acres.

Ryan K. Zinke · Montana · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Designate specified federal lands in Montana as restoration areas.. Promised outcome: Six named Montana restoration areas totaling approximately 183,633 acres.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. H.R. 10529, Title I, Section 101, introduced by Zinke in the 119th Congress.

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Subject to valid existing rights, there are designated as restoration areas in the State the following: (1) O GDEN MOUNTAIN RESTORATION AREA.—Certain Federal land in the State, comprising approximately 42,764 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the “Ogden Mountain Restoration Area”. (2) L INCOLN GULCH RESTORATION AREA.—Certain Federal land in the State, comprising approximately 26,495 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the “Lincoln Gulch Restoration Area”. (3) M ARSH CREEK RESTORATION AREA.—Certain Federal land in the State, comprising approximately 32,256 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the “Marsh Creek Restoration Area”. (4) C OOPERS LAKE RESTORATION AREA.—Certain Federal land in the State, comprising approximately 20,481 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the “Coopers Lake Restoration Area”. (5) S EELEY LAKE RESTORATION AREA.—Certain Federal land in the State, comprising approximately 37,541 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the “Seeley Lake Restoration Area”. (6) C LEARWATER RESTORATION AREA.—Certain Federal land in the State, comprising approximately 24,096 acres, as generally depicted on the Map, which shall be known as the “Clearwater Restoration Area”.

The bill would designate Ogden Mountain, Lincoln Gulch, Marsh Creek, Coopers Lake, Seeley Lake, and Clearwater as restoration areas in Montana.

H. R. 10529 (Introduced-in-House)
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Evidence

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Bill Version Introduced in House (IH) Action Mr. Zinke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): As of the current refresh, the official GovInfo record shows H.R. 10529 only as an introduced House bill referred to committee, not enacted. That is concrete effort but does not deliver the land designations.

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H.R. 10529 (IH) - A River Runs Through It Act - BILLS-119hr10529ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Subject to valid existing rights, there are designated as restoration areas in the State the following:

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Section 101 of the introduced bill lists six Montana restoration areas: Ogden Mountain, Lincoln Gulch, Marsh Creek, Coopers Lake, Seeley Lake, and Clearwater. The listed acreages total 183,633 acres, matching the promise, but the text is only introduced legislation.

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H.R. 10529 Introduced in House: A River Runs Through It Act
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-09 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment and verified passage show introduced bill language that would designate the six Montana restoration areas, but the available verified evidence does not show enactment or an achieved designation. With no documented deadline expired as of 2026-10-09, introduction/attempt alone does not fulfill an enactment or outcome promise.

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