3.0.0 1382 2022-02-08T23:14:35Z 2022-02-08T23:14:35Z Senate S 2019-05-09 116 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-09T14:35:44Z Protecting America's Wilderness Act 116 2546 HR 2020-02-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 116 2642 HR 2020-02-04 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 311. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-09 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2019-05-09 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 2019-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-01T14:49:41Z 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 designates 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.

]]> Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Display Title Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Introduced in Senate IS 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 Introduced in Senate 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1382is/xml/BILLS-116s1382is.xml 2019-05-09 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.