Status of Wilderness (and related) Bills
108th Congress (Go to 106th Congress, 107th Congress)
Updated 04/08/06 02:18 AM (Eastern Time)
Consensus position of wilderness groups:Support,
Oppose v.v.=voice vote, u.c.=unanimous consent
Link to more info Enacted and now part of the National Wilderness Preservation System
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Bill |
Sponsor |
State | Description |
Pos |
Most Recent Action | Details |
| Wilderness Bills (making significant additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System) | ||||||
| Morris K. Udall Arctic Wilderness Act |
Markey Lieberman |
AK | 1,559,538 acres |
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2/13/03 Introduced 4/5/03 Hearings 3/5/03 Introduced |
HR 770 S 543 |
| Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act | DeLauro | AK | 5,791,100 acres wilderness; 236,000 acres WSA; 5,792,985 acres LUDII; 72,100 acres other. Total acres 11,892,085 not including 1,124 miles of wild & scenic rivers. |
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2/27/03
Introduced |
HR 979 |
| Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003 | Larsen | WA | 106,000 acres |
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2/13/03
Introduced |
HR 822 |
| Murray | 7/23/03 Senate Energy Cmte reported w/amdt 11/24/03 Passed Senate (uc) |
S 391 | ||||
| America's Red Rock Wilderness Act |
Durbin Hinchey |
UT | 9.314 million acres |
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3/18/2003 Introduced 4/11/2003 Introduced |
S 639 HR 1796 |
| Northern Rockies Ecosystem Prot. | Shays | ID, MT, OR, WA, WY | 20.57 million acres wilderness, 6.22 million acres of other protective designations |
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3/5/03 - Introduced |
HR 1105 |
| Rocky Mtn N.P. Wilderness Act | Udall, Mark | CO | 249,562 acres |
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2/5/03 Introduced | HR 640 |
| California Wild Heritage Act of 2003 | Boxer | CA | 2,501 million acres (78 areas) plus 220,000 acres as wilderness study areas and other protective designations (9 areas) and 440 miles of wild & scenic designations for 22 river segments. |
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8/1/03 Introduced | S 1555 |
| N. CA Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act | Thompson | CA | 295,924 acres wilderness, 8,000 acres potential wilderness, 302,924 total. 21 miles wild & scenic river. |
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3/27/03 Introduced | HR 1501 |
| Boxer |
7/21/04 Hearing held 12/7/04 Passed Senate as part of HR 620 (uc) |
S 738 HR 620 |
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| Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act of 2002 | Acevedo-Vila | PR | 10,000 acre El Toro wilderness |
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4/10/03
Introduced 7/24/03 Hearing held |
HR 1723 |
| Clinton | 4/22/04
Introduced 10/10/04 Passed Senate (uc) |
S 2334 | ||||
| Colorado Wilderness (BLM) | DeGette | CO |
1,587,786 acres |
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6/3/03 Introduced | HR 2305 |
| Utah Test and Training Range Protection Act | Bishop | UT | Designates Cedar Mtn wilderness and provides for military use |
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7/25/03 Introduced 6/3/04 Reported by Resources Cmte, |
HR 2909 |
| Ojito Wilderness (BLM) | Bingaman | NM | 10,903 acres of wilderness plus provisions allowing Zia Pueblo to purchase some adjacent lands |
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9/24/03 Introduced 2/12/04 Hearing held 12/7/04 Passed Senate as part of HR 620 (uc) |
S 1649 HR 620 |
| Udall |
9/24/03 Introduced 10/4/04 Passed House as Title II of the Lincoln County, NV bill HR 4593 |
HR 3176 | ||||
| Southern California Wild Heritage Wilderness Act | Solis | CA | 1.665 million acres of wilderness, 28,991 acre Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, 1,693,628 acres total. 305 miles of wild & scenic rivers |
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10/16/03 Introduced | HR 3325 |
| Northern California Wild Heritage Wilderness Act | Thompson | CA | 827,934 acres of wilderness, 191,233 acres other protective designations, 1,019,167 acres total. 135 miles of wild & scenic rivers. |
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10/16/03 Introduced= | HR 3327 |
| Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Area Act of 2004 |
Warner Boucher |
VA | 28,642 acres of wilderness (4 new units, additions to 5 existing) , creates two National Scenic Areas (11,800 acres total) |
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4/22/04 Introduced 4/22/04 Introduced |
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| The Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 | Ensign | NV | 769,611 acres of wilderness in 14 units, releases 245,516 acres from wilderness study area status, authorizes sale of up to 87,005 acres of federal land, establishes utility corridors, etc. |
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6/16/04 Introduced 10/10/04 Passed Senate (see below) |
S 2532 |
| Gibbons |
6/16/04 Introduced 10/4/04 Hse Rpt 108-720 10/4/04 Passed House under suspension of the rules, voice vote 10/10/04 Passed Senate with an amendment (uc) 11/17/2004 House passed Senate version (suspension, voice vote) 11/30/2004 signed by the President |
HR 4593
P.L.108-424 |
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| Mount Hood | Wyden | OR | 177,801 acres added to 4 existing wilderness areas. Adds segments to the Wild & Scenic River System. Provisions for forest management |
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7/22/04 Introduced | S 2723 |
| Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004' | Nethercutt | WA | designates 92,722 acres as wilderness plus 13,278 acres as a Backcountry Wilderness Management Area which would allow motorized travel on designated trails. |
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9/15/04 Introduced | HR 5083 |
| Boulder-White Cloud Mountains (Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act) | Simpson | ID | 294,100 acres in three units on FS and BLM lands. Transfers some federal lands to local counties and cities. Establishes a mountain bike and snowmobile trail. |
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10/8/04 Introduced | HR 5343 |
| Gaylord Nelson Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wilderness Act | WI | 33,500 acres |
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11/20/2004 Appeared for the first time and passed the House and Senate as Division E, Section 140
of H.R. 4818 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005. 11/20/04 Hse Rpt 108-792 12/8/04 Signed by the President |
HR 4818 (PDF of pages extracted from hardmarked conference report) P.L.108-447 12/8/04 |
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| Special - 40th Anniversary Resolution | ||||||
| Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. | Feingold |
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6/22/04
Introduced 12/8/04 Passed Senate (uc) |
S.Res.387 | ||
| Dingell | 7/22/04 Introduced | H.Res.746 | ||||
| Wilderness Bills Under Discussion (not yet introduced) | ||||||
| Deep Creek-Yampatika Ute Wilderness Act | McInnis | CO | 6,000 acres NF, 1,000 acres BLM |
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| Owyhee-Bruneau Canyonlands | ID | BLM |
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| Tumacacori Highlands | AZ | FS |
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| Allegheny | PA | FS |
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| Bills with impacts on wilderness | ||||||
| Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act' |
Bishop Bennett |
UT | Excludes 31 acres from existing wilderness and adds 31 other acres |
1/31/03 Intro in House 9/23/03 Passed House 2/4/03 Intro in Senate 4/7/03 Passed Senate |
HR 511 S 278 P.L.108-95 10/3/03 |
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| Consolidated Appropriations FY 2003 | Young (FL) | AK, NM |
Rider inserted by Sen Stevens prohibits legal or
administrative challenges to Tongass N.F. wilderness plan Title IV creates the--T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area including part of Sandia Wilderness |
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1/7/03 Introduced 2/20/03 Signed by President |
H.J. Res. 2 PL 108-7 |
| FY 2004 Budget | Nickles | Assumes revenues from Arctic drilling. Opens the way for reconciliation bill authorizing drilling |
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3/14/03 Introduced, reported, and placed on Senate calendar | S Con Res 23 | |
| Arctic Coastal Plain Energy Security | Young, Don | AK | Opens the Arctic Coastal Plain to oil and gas development |
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1/7/03 Introduced 3/12/03 Hearings held |
HR 39 |
| Energy Policy Act of 2003 | Hastert | energy bill as reported by 4 committees April 3, etc. |
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1/7/03 Introduced as placeholder. As reported by House Resources committee on 4/3 it includes Arctic drilling | HR 6 | |
| America's Wilderness Protection Act | Otter | Releases wilderness study areas after 10 years or when Secy of Ag or Interior determines them to be non-suitable |
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3/6/03 Introduced | HR 1153 | |
| Yellowstone Protection Act | Holt | WY | phases out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park |
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3/6/03 Introduced |
HR 1130 |
| National Forest Ecosystem Protection Act | Andrews | establishes a National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program composed of lands within existing wilderness areas and adjacent primitive areas |
2/7/03 Introduced |
HR 652 | ||
| RS2477 | Udall, Mark | To provide a means of resolving RS2477 rights-of-way claims |
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4/15/2003 Introduced |
HR 1639 | |
| Healthy Forests Restoration Act | McInnis | Forest fires - authorize expedited approval of forest-thinning and cleanup projects on 20 million acres of federal lands |
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5/1/03 Introduced |
HR 1904 | |
| Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2003' | Cantwell | Provides legislative protection to the 57 million acres in Clinton Roadless Area Conservation Rule |
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6/5/2003 Introduced |
S 1200 | |
| Inslee |
6/5/2003 Introduced |
HR 2369 | ||||
| Collaborative Forest Health Act | Bingaman | To expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities on National Forest and BLM lands |
6/23/03 Introduced |
S 1314 | ||
| Forest fires | Wyden | To expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities and restoration in wildland fire prone National Forests and for other purposes |
6/26/03 Introduced |
S 1352 | ||
| National Forest Protection and Restoration Act | Leach | ends commercial logging on federally owned forests |
5/20/03 Introduced |
HR 2169 | ||
| National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2002 | Inslee | legislates the Clinton roadless area conservation rule |
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6/5/03 Introduced |
HR 2369 | |
| Federal Lands Improvement Act | Duncan | mandates disposal of some BLM lands, excl wilderness |
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1/27/03 Introduced 2/12/03 Referred to committee |
HR 353 | |
| T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area | Wilson | NM | Sets forth the rights and interests of the Sandia Pueblo in the Sandia Mtns Wilderness | 1/7/03 Introduced. Included in H.J. Res. 2, which was signed into law 2/20/03 PL 108-7 | HR 222 | |
| Congaree National Park Act of 2003 |
Clyburn
Hollings |
SC | Renames the existing Congree Swamp Nat'l Mon. as a National Park, adds 4,576 acres, require the general management to consider if the existing 15,010 acre wilderness should be expanded. |
6/24/03 Introduced
6/25/03 Introduced |
HR 2580
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| Brigantine Wilderness | Saxton | NJ | Revises the wilderness boundary to provide for vehicle access on the beach. | 7/9/03 Introduced | HR 2686 | |
| Right-to-Ride Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2003' | Radanovich | Provides for the continued use of pack and saddle stock on federal lands including wilderness |
7/25/03 Introduced 5/5/04 Reported by Resources Cmte |
HR 2966 | ||
| Cumberland Island National Seashore Wilderness Boundary Act of 2003 | Chambliss | GA | Revises the existing Cumberland Island Wilderness to exclude the Main Road, the Plum Orchard Spur, and the North Cut Road. Reduces the potential wilderness by 1,218 acres. Authorizes addition of 210 acres to wilderness when acquired from TNC |
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7/25/03 Introduced 10/30/03 Hearings held |
S 1462 |
| Kingston |
7/21/04 Introduced 9/22/04 Reported by Resources Cmte 11/20/2004 Passed the House and Senate as Division E, Section 145 of H.R. 4818 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 11/20/04 Hse Rpt 108-792 12/8/04 Signed by the President |
HR 4887
HR 4818 |
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| King Range National Conservation Area additions | Thompson | CA | add the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian Creek Forests | 10/16/03 Introduced | HR 3326 | |
| withdraw Los Padres National Forest | Capps | CA | withdraws the entire Nat'l Forest from public land disposal, mining claims, and mineral leases. | 2/11/04 Introduced | HR 3805 | |
| Interior Appropriations - Tongass Road Subsidies | Chabot | AK | Chabot amdt, adopted 222Y-204n prohibits construction of new logging roads in Tongass National Forest |
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6/16/04 Chabot amdt adopted 6/17/04 Interior Appropriations bill passed House |
HR 4568 |
| Other Bills of Interest | ||||||
| hazardous fuels reduction for wild-fire NF & BLM lands | Miller, George | environmentally sound, expedited procedures for the planning and implementation | 4/3/03 Introduced and referred to committee | HR 1621 | ||
| Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act | Udall, Mark | Authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland fire hazard mitigation projects | 2/27/03
Introduced 3/10/03 Executive comment requested |
HR 1042 | ||
| Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health Protection Act | Shadegg | Exempt thinning from legal challenges |
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1/27/03
Introduced 2/1/2/03 Executive comment requested 2/13/03 Introduced 2/24/03 Referred to committee |
HR 387 | |