3.0.0 520 2023-01-11T19:58:42Z 2023-01-11T19:58:42Z Senate S S 2007-02-07 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-07T21:40:26Z Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 110 2739 S 2008-05-08 Became Public Law No: 110-229. Related bill CRS Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 110 886 HR 2008-06-11 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530) Identical bill CRS 2007-02-07 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1716-1717) IntroReferral 2007-02-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1715-1716) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-02-07 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 2007-02-07 True 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 2007-02-07 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-06T17:25:22Z Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 - 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.

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.

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.]]>

Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 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. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-02-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s520is/xml/BILLS-110s520is.xml 2007-02-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1716-1717) 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.