3.0.0 1667 2025-05-27T14:16:43Z 2025-05-27T14:16:43Z House H HR 2023-03-17 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 50 (Friday, March 17, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. WESTERMAN:H.R. 1667.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United StatesConstitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To require the Secretary of Agriculture to restoreovernight camping in the Ouachita National Forest.[Page H1296]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2023-03-22T16:25:05Z Hearings By (full committee) 2023-03-28T16:25:25Z Referred To 2023-03-17T15:06:45Z 2023-03-28 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Hearings Held. Committee 2023-03-22 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2023-03-17 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2023-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Arkansas 2023-04-24T13:45:14Z Forests, forestry, trees 2023-04-24T13:45:14Z Outdoor recreation 2023-04-24T13:45:14Z Sports and recreation facilities 2023-04-24T13:45:14Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-04-06T12:45:19Z

00 2023-03-17 Introduced in House 2023-05-25T21:45:40Z <p><strong>Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Forest Service to identify and develop campsites and related facilities within the Albert Pike Recreation Area in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas to be reopened for overnight camping.</p><p>Overnight camping within that area has been prohibited since several people died in a major flood on June 11, 2010.</p> <p>Specifically, the Forest Service must identify areas within the Albert Pike Recreation Area that may be suitable for overnight camping and select and establish campsites and related facilities for public use within the identified areas.</p> <p>The Forest Service must ensure that (1) at least 54 campsites are available, of which at least 8 have electric and water hookups; and (2) each campsite and related facility identified or established is located outside of the recreation area's 100-year floodplain, which is an area that has a 1% chance of flooding in any given year. </p> <p>Not later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, the Forest Service shall open each existing campsite within the recreation area that is located outside of the 100-year floodplain.</p>

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