118 HR 3971 RH: Flatside Wilderness Additions Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-12 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 710 118th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 3971 [Report No. 118–869] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2023 Mr. Hill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 9, 2023 A BILL To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act.

2.

Additions to flatside wilderness

Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by inserting and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, which comprise approximately 2,212 acres, generally depicted as Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation on the map titled Flatside Wilderness, Proposed Addition Designation, dated November 12, 2024 after 1984.

3.

Fire, insects, and diseases

Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws (including regulations).

4.

Designation of wilderness addition

The wilderness designated by section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349), shall be known as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such portion of the Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.

December 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed