Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act," aims to stop the expansion of the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry. It specifically prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking certain actions related to this site. The quarry is located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The legislation targets specific land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Garfield County. It prevents the processing or approval of expansion applications for mineral operations or sales contracts.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The bill protects specific lands in Garfield County from further quarry expansion and mineral operations.
- Scored +3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
The bill protects the local environment near Glenwood Springs by halting industrial quarry expansion.
The opposite· 3 of 4
- Scored -4
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill restricts the expansion of mineral material sales contracts and operations for businesses in the area.
- Scored -3
Is this likely to create jobs?
The bill prohibits the expansion of existing mineral operations, which may prevent future job growth in the local quarrying industry.
- Scored -2
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill limits the ability of mineral operations to expand their business activities in Garfield County.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Prevention of Quarry Expansion: The bill prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from processing or approving applications to expand existing mineral operations for limestone on specific lands in Garfield County (Section 2). This would prevent any proposed growth of the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Restriction of Mineral Operations: The bill prevents the Secretary of the Interior from approving applications for expansion of mineral operations, mineral material sales contracts, or applications under the Materials Act of 1947 or the Surface Resources Act of 1955 (Section 2). This limits the ability to expand limestone operations on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management in the described areas of Garfield County, Colorado.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill prohibits the expansion of existing mineral operations, which may prevent future job growth in the local quarrying industry. Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill limits the ability of mineral operations to expand their business activities in Garfield County.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The bill protects specific lands in Garfield County from further quarry expansion and mineral operations.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this leave more decisions to the states? — The bill imposes a federal prohibition on land management actions within the state of Colorado.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The bill protects the local environment near Glenwood Springs by halting industrial quarry expansion. Would business owners be better off under this? — The bill restricts the expansion of mineral material sales contracts and operations for businesses in the area.
- 9/1/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/22/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced in House
Joe NeguseDemocrat · Colorado