To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Jeff Hurd

Republican · CO · Representative

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

2026-07-22

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The federal government would be prevented from allowing a limestone quarry near Glenwood Springs, Colorado to expand its operations or increase its size. This would affect the quarry's owners and operators who want to grow the business, as well as communities in the area concerned about environmental impacts like dust, noise, and land use changes. The measure is currently under review by the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9826 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9826 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2026 Mr. Hurd of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from taking any action to expand the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF THE MID-CONTINENT LIMESTONE QUARRY. The Secretary of the Interior shall not process or approve any application for the expansion of existing mineral operations located on any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws, or for any mineral material sales contract or application under the Act of July 31, 1947 (commonly known as the ``Materials Act of 1947'') (61 Stat. 681, chapter 406; 30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or the Act of July 23, 1955 (commonly known as the ``Surface Resources Act of 1955'') (69 Stat. 367, chapter 375; 30 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), for limestone on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management that is located in whole or in part within the area described as T. 6 S., R. 89 W., Section 4, T. 5 S., R. 89 W., Sections 25 and 36, and T. 5 S., R. 88 W., Sections 30 and 31, sixth principal meridian, in Garfield County, Colorado. <all>

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