[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2473 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2473

   To prohibit the establishment of new units of the National Forest 
System, National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National 
    Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, National 
  Wilderness Preservation System, or any other system established by 
 Federal law, or any national conservation or national recreation area 
         without approval of the applicable State legislature.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 26, 2012

 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Barrasso, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Paul, and Mr. 
Hatch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
            to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the establishment of new units of the National Forest 
System, National Park System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National 
    Wild and Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, National 
  Wilderness Preservation System, or any other system established by 
 Federal law, or any national conservation or national recreation area 
         without approval of the applicable State legislature.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Designation 
Requirements Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. STATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR FEDERAL LAND DESIGNATIONS.

    (a) Definition of Covered Unit.--In this section, the term 
``covered unit'' means--
            (1) a unit of the National Forest System, National Park 
        System, National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wild and 
        Scenic Rivers System, National Trails System, National 
        Wilderness Preservation System, or any other system established 
        by Federal law;
            (2) a national monument; or
            (3) any national conservation or national recreation area.
    (b) Prohibition.--A covered unit shall not be established unless 
the legislature of the State in which the proposed covered unit is 
located has approved the establishment of the covered unit.
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