98 HR 1612 : Flatside Wilderness Additions Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-05-14 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.

IIB119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1612IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 14, 2025Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryAN ACTTo designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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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.

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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).

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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.

Passed the House of Representatives May 13, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.