3.0.0 3705 2023-01-11T13:40:42Z 2023-01-11T13:40:42Z Senate S 2018-12-05 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-12-05T20:37:17Z Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act 115 6596 HR 2018-08-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2018-12-05 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2018-12-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Air quality California Climate change and greenhouse gases Congressional oversight Crimes against animals and natural resources Ecology Economic development Emergency planning and evacuation Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Fishes Floods and storm protection Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Historical and cultural resources Hunting and fishing Indian lands and resources rights Insects Lakes and rivers Land transfers Land use and conservation Livestock Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Motor vehicles Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Pedestrians and bicycling Public-private cooperation Research and development Roads and highways Water quality Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2018-12-05 Introduced in Senate 2019-02-06T19:49:46Z Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California.

The bill establishes the following programs, areas, and trails:

  • the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area,
  • the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership,
  • the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers,
  • the Horse Mountain Special Management Area,
  • the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and
  • the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area.

The bill designates:

  • specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
  • the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness,
  • specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas, and
  • specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and a specified segment of a river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

In addition, the bill:

  • authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks;
  • requires studies concerning certain visitor accommodations and recreational trails in the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests, as applicable; and
  • authorizes partnerships for trail and campground maintenance, public education, visitor contacts, and visitor center staffing on federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties.
]]> Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act Display Title Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in Northern California, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act Introduced in Senate 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3705is/xml/BILLS-115s3705is.xml 2018-12-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.