3.0.0 401 2023-01-11T13:34:46Z 2023-01-11T13:34:46Z Senate S 2017-02-15 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-15T23:12:28Z Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2017 115 3142 HR 2017-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2017-02-15 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2017-02-15 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-02-15 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2017-02-15 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Economic development Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Mining West Virginia Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-01T21:30:08Z Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act

This bill establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area to include specified counties in the states of Maryland and West Virginia.

The bill designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the area.

The bill also requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the area.

]]> Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act Display Title Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act Introduced in Senate 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s401is/xml/BILLS-115s401is.xml 2017-02-15 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.