3.0.0 2809 2023-01-11T13:18:51Z 2023-01-11T13:18:51Z House H HR 2009-06-10 111 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2009-06-15T21:15:44Z Referred to 2009-06-10T14:04:46Z 2009-06-15 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2009-06-10 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2009-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 N S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2009-06-10 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Travel and tourism Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2009-06-10 Introduced in House 2009-07-21T21:18:29Z Amends the Wilderness Act to grant members of recreation organizations the right to cross wilderness areas on established trails without restriction as part of a journey along a connecting system of trails across public, private, or wilderness area lands, so long as such travel is conducted within a day and is completed without unreasonable delay. Defines a "recreation organization."

Authorizes agencies administering wilderness areas to limit the exercise of such right within any specific area to not more than 10 wilderness crossings annually.

]]> To amend the Wilderness Act to allow recreation organizations consisting of hikers or horseback riders to cross wilderness areas on established trails, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Wilderness Act to allow recreation organizations consisting of hikers or horseback riders to cross wilderness areas on established trails, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Wilderness Act to allow recreation organizations consisting of hikers or horseback riders to cross wilderness areas on established trails, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2009-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2809ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2809ih.xml 2009-06-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. 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.