[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5148 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5148

   To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 1, 2018

Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
   To release certain wilderness study areas in the State of Montana.

    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 ``Protect Public Use of Public Lands 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RELEASE OF CERTAIN WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS IN THE STATE OF 
              MONTANA.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 3(a) 
of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-150; 91 
Stat. 1244), the land in the State of Montana described in subsection 
(c) has been adequately studied for wilderness designation.
    (b) Release.--The land described in subsection (c) is no longer 
subject to section 3(a) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 
(Public Law 95-150; 91 Stat. 1244).
    (c) Description of Land.--The land referred to in subsections (a) 
and (b) is--
            (1) the approximately 151,000 acres of land comprising the 
        West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area;
            (2) the approximately 32,500 acres of land within the Blue 
        Joint Wilderness Study Area not recommended for wilderness 
        classification in the record of decision prepared by the Forest 
        Service entitled ``Bitterroot National Forest Plan'' and dated 
        September 1987;
            (3) the approximately 94,000 acres of land comprising the 
        Sapphire Wilderness Study Area;
            (4) the approximately 81,000 acres of land comprising the 
        Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area; and
            (5) the approximately 91,000 acres of land comprising the 
        Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area.
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