3.0.0 4784 2023-09-06T19:30:04Z 2023-09-06T19:30:04Z Senate S 2022-08-04 117 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Hearings by 2022-09-21T14:30:28Z Referred to 2022-08-04T22:34:21Z 2022-09-21 sseg04 National Parks Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. Committee 2022-08-04 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2022-08-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2022-08-04 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Hunting and fishing Land transfers Maine Monuments and memorials Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2022-08-04 Introduced in Senate 2022-12-10T01:52:24Z Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act

This bill modifies the boundaries of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in Maine.

The boundaries of the monument shall be the boundaries depicted on the map titled Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Proposed Boundary Revision and dated July 2022.

The Department of the Interior may acquire, by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange (1) land and interests in land within the boundary of the monument, and (2) land and interests in land for access into the monument from roads and communities adjacent to or in the vicinity of the monument. Nothing in this bill authorizes the use of eminent domain to acquire land or an interest in land.

Any land added to the monument shall be managed to preserve existing hunting, fishing, and snowmobile uses.

The bill allows for the gathering by hand of fiddlehead ferns in the monument for personal use and consumption by the general public.

]]> Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act Display Title Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument Access Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to modify the boundary of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument in the State of Maine, to improve public access to the National Monument, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4784is/xml/BILLS-117s4784is.xml 2022-09-21 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. 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.