Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005

3.0.0 152 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z Senate S S 2005-01-25 109 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-08-01T15:32:36Z Referred to 2005-07-27T19:50:07Z sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2005-03-10T18:12:54Z Markup by 2005-02-16T19:03:28Z Referred to 2005-01-25T17:19:13Z S. Rept. 109-28 Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 109 851 HR 2005-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Related bill CRS 2005-08-01 hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Committee 2005-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2005-07-27 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2005-07-27 10:35:00 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2005-07-26 Senate Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as reported in Senate: CR S9031-9032; text as passed Senate: CR S9032) Floor 2005-07-26 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as reported in Senate: CR S9031-9032; text as passed Senate: CR S9032) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-10 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41. Calendars 2005-03-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-28. Committee 2005-03-10 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-28. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee 2005-02-16 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2005-01-25 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2005-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2005-01-25 True 2005-03-01T06:00:00Z S. 152, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/16294 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 16, 2005</p> 2005-03-01T06:00:00Z S. 152, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/16294 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on February 16, 2005 Public Lands and Natural Resources Boundaries Columbia River development Easements Ecosystem management Energy Environmental Protection Environmental education Helicopters Hydroelectric power Land transfers Land use Law Metropolitan areas National forests Public utilities Real estate appraisal Sports and Recreation Trails Transportation and Public Works Urban affairs Washington State Water Resources Development Watersheds Wilderness areas Public Lands and Natural Resources

00 2005-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2005-02-16T17:20:12Z

Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 - Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes.

Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions.

Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness to be adjusted to encompass any lands so acquired. Directs the Secretary to ensure adequate access to private in-holdings within the Wild Sky Wilderness. States that valuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area.

Requires the Secretary to accept specified lands within the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, from the Chelan County Public Utility District if the District offers such lands to the Secretary (in title acceptable to the Secretary, and provided there is no hazardous material on the site) in exchange for a permanent easement, including helicopter access, to maintain an existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on land within the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington.

Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site.]]>

01 2005-03-10 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2007-05-09T14:01:11Z Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes.

Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions.

Provides that such wilderness designation shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of the existing Evergreen Mountain Lookout in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance were occurring as of the enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness to be adjusted to encompass any lands so acquired. Directs the Secretary to ensure adequate access to private in-holdings within the Wild Sky Wilderness. States that valuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to accept specified lands within the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, from the Chelan County Public Utility District if the District offers such lands to the Secretary (in title acceptable to the Secretary, and provided there is no hazardous material on the site) in exchange for a permanent easement, including helicopter access, to maintain an existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on land within the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington.

Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site.]]>

35 2005-07-26 Passed Senate amended 2005-10-05T19:28:20Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 10, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions.

Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site.]]>

Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 Display Title Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes. Referred in House 2005-07-27T04:00:00Z Engrossed in Senate 2005-07-26T04:00:00Z Reported to Senate 2005-03-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s152rs/xml/BILLS-109s152rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2005-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s152is/xml/BILLS-109s152is.xml 2005-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. 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.