3.0.0 5995 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z 2019-11-15T21:30:59Z House H HR 2012-06-21 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DICKS:H.R. 5995.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3 of theConstitution of the United States grant Congress theauthority to enact this bill.[Page H3975]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-29T14:39:22Z Referred to 2012-06-21T13:02:05Z Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 112 3329 S 2012-06-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2012-06-29 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2012-06-21 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2012-06-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1113-1114) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000327 Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] NORMAN DICKS D WA 6 N M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2012-07-09 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Washington State Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2012-06-21 Introduced in House 2012-07-20T22:07:14Z Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 - Designates certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Designates certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers specified segments of the following rivers in the state of Washington:

  • Elwha River;
  • Dungeness River;
  • Big Quilcene River;
  • Dosewallips River;
  • Duckabush River;
  • Hamma Hamma River;
  • South Fork Skokomish River;
  • Middle Fork Satsop River;
  • West Fork Satsop River;
  • Wynoochee River;
  • East Fork Humptulips River;
  • West Fork Humptulips River;
  • Quinault River;
  • Queets River;
  • Hoh River;
  • Bogachiel River;
  • South Fork Calawah River;
  • Sol Duc River; and
  • Lyre River.

Withdraws the federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.

]]> Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 Display Title Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To designate and expand wilderness areas in Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park as wild and scenic rivers, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5995ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5995ih.xml 2012-06-29 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.