3.0.0 2342 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z 2023-01-15T04:48:55Z Senate S S 2004-04-22 108 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-04-22T21:11:01Z Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 108 4202 HR 2004-04-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2004-04-22 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2004-04-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4328-4329) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-04-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM N Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Congress Congressional reporting requirements Environmental Protection Forest conservation Government Operations and Politics Habitat conservation Landscape protection Maps Mining claims Mining leases Motor vehicles National forests National scenic areas Natural areas Nature conservation Old growth forests Outdoor recreation Planning Road construction Sports and Recreation Timber sales Trails Transportation and Public Works Virginia Water pollution control Water quality Wilderness areas Wildlife conservation Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-04-22 Introduced in Senate 2004-05-17T19:32:01Z Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 - Designates certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia (Brush Mountain and Brush Mountain East, Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, Stone Mountain, Mountain Lake Additions, Lewis Fork Addition and Little Wilson Creek Additions, Shawvers Run Additions, and Peters Mountain Addition) as wilderness.

Designates Seng Mountain and Raccoon Branch, and Crawfish Valley, as National Scenic Areas (Areas). Establishes such Areas for purposes of: (1) ensuring the protection and preservation of scenic quality, water quality, natural characteristics, and water resources; (2) protecting wildlife and fish habitat; (3) protecting areas that may develop characteristics of old-growth forests; and (4) providing a variety of recreation opportunities.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) administer such Areas in accordance with this Act and the laws and regulations generally applicable to the National Forest System (NFS); (2) develop a management plan for such Areas; and (3) establish a trail for NFS lands to develop hiking and equestrian trails within the wilderness areas and non-motorized recreation trails within the Areas. Sets forth provisions regarding roads, vegetation management, motorized travel, fire, insects and disease, water, and mining and geothermal leasing.

]]> Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 Display Title Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced A bill to designate additional National Forest System lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, to establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, to provide for the development of trail plans for the wilderness areas and scenic areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Virginia Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Areas Act of 2004 Introduced in Senate 2004-04-22T04:00:00Z 2004-04-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.