3.0.0 483 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z Senate S 2017-03-01 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2018-08-22T14:00:26Z Referred to 2017-03-01T17:39:57Z Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 2017 115 1285 HR 2017-03-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Related bill CRS 2018-08-22 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528. Committee 2017-03-01 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-03-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA N 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 2017-03-01 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-15T15:13:18Z Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

This bill designates: (1) certain federal land in the Olympic National Forest in the state of Washington as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) certain other land, identified on the same map as such proposed areas, as potential wilderness.

The bill 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.

The Department of Agriculture may take necessary measures to control fire, insects, and diseases in the wilderness areas designated by this bill.

The federal land within the boundaries of the designated river segments is withdrawn from: (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all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 Display Title Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Introduced in Senate 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s483is/xml/BILLS-115s483is.xml 2018-08-22 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528. 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.