[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 390 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 390

Recognizing the importance of the Ouachita National Forest on its 100th 
                              anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2007

    Mr. Ross (for himself, Mr. Berry, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Boozman) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                          on Natural Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the importance of the Ouachita National Forest on its 100th 
                              anniversary.

Whereas on December 18, 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt created by 
        proclamation the Arkansas National Forest on reserved public domain 
        lands south of the Arkansas River;
Whereas on April 29, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge issued an Executive Order 
        to change the name of the Arkansas National Forest to the Ouachita 
        National Forest to reflect both the name of the mountains embraced by 
        the national forest and the name of the principal river which drains the 
        national forest;
Whereas Ouachita is the French spelling of a Native American word meaning ``good 
        hunting ground'';
Whereas the Ouachita National Forest today encompasses approximately 1.8 million 
        acres in Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma and offers a variety of 
        recreation areas, scenic areas, wilderness areas, historic resources, 
        and timber and other forest products to the Nation; and
Whereas the Ouachita National Forest is the largest and oldest national forest 
        in the southern region of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That on the 100th anniversary of the creation of the 
Ouachita National Forest, the House of Representatives recognizes the 
important contributions of the Ouachita National Forest to the success 
of the United States in conserving the environment and ensuring that 
our natural resources remain sources of pride for our citizens, our 
communities, and our Nation.
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