WILDERNESS AREAS

Amendments

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 391), S15865 [24NO]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 979), H1461 [27FE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 543), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 770), H699 [13FE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (see S. 1555), S10906 [1AU]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest (see H.R. 3325), H9613 [16OC]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (see S. 738), S4512 [27MR] (see H.R. 1501), H2472 [27MR]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (see H.R. 3327), H9614 [16OC]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2305), H4875 [3JN]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see H.R. 750), H462 [12FE]

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge: ensure safety of individuals who use motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent to Brigantine Wilderness Area (see H.R. 2686), H6464 [9JY]

Endangered Species Act: anniversary (see H. Res. 480), H12920 [8DE]

Firefighters: provide portal-to-portal compensation for wildland firefighters (see H.R. 2963), H7784 [25JY]

Forest Service: establish the National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program (see H.R. 652), H327 [7FE]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 1200), S7476 [5JN] (see H.R. 2369), H5044 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 1938), S15812 [24NO]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (see S. 1462), S9959 [25JY]

King Range National Conservation Area: expand boundary to include the Mill Creek, Squaw Creek, and Indian Creek Forests (see H.R. 3326), H9613 [16OC]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (see S. 278), S1870 [4FE] (see H.R. 511), H267 [31JA]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (see S. 1649), S11912 [24SE] (see H.R. 3176), H8905 [24SE]

Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 1105), H1641 [5MR]

———establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (see H.R. 1153), H1680 [6MR]

———preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see H.R. 2966), H7784 [25JY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 1723), H3301 [10AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 640), H322 [5FE]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 391), S2456 [13FE] (see H.R. 822), H702 [13FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 639), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 1796), H3352 [11AP]

Wild and Scenic Rivers System: ensure congressional involvement in the process of States designating rivers as wild, scenic, or recreational (see H.R. 987), H1462 [27FE]

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 750), E215 [13FE]

Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Act (H.R. 640), E162 [6FE]

Letters

Appeals process for cases involving Tongass National Forest timber harvesting: Larry G. McQuarrie, S11785 [23SE]

Environmental protection: Debbie Sease, Sierra Club, S4900 [7AP]

Forest Service funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations: Ann M. Veneman, Sec. of Agriculture, H7091 [17JY]

———Representatives Pombo and McInnis, Committee on Resources (House), H7092 [17JY]

Tongass National Forest roadless rule impact on timber industry: Bill Tremblay, Petersburg, AK, City Council, S2386-S2388 [13FE]

———Dave Carlson, S2388 [13FE]

———George Woodbury, S2388 [13FE]

———Roy Eckert, Ketchikan, AK, Gateway Borough, S2385 [13FE]

———Tom Briggs, S2388 [13FE]

Remarks in House

Alaska: impact of Corps of Engineers King Cove Access Project on the environment, E2486 [8DE]

———provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (H.R. 979), H5345 [12JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 770), E258, E270 [13FE]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness or salmon restoration areas and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers and establish the Sacramento River National Conservation Area (H.R. 3327), E2063 [16OC]

Colorado: management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 750), E214 [13FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: FIRESAT program funding, H5770 [24JN]

Forest Service: prohibit funding to implement changes to roadless areas protection regulations, H7082, H7083, H7087-H7092 [17JY], E1537 [18JY], E1541 [21JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas, H5382 [16JN], H5411, H5412, H5415 [17JN]

———protection of certain roadless areas (H.R. 2369), H5345 [12JN], H5416 [17JN]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (S. 278), H8421, H8422 [23SE]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (H.R. 3176), E1874 [24SE]

Public lands: establish time limits for completion of wilderness studies on Federal lands (H.R. 1153), E408 [7MR]

———provide a means of resolving claims regarding the continued existence of rights-of-way, H7094-H7103 [17JY], H10202 [30OC], E1570 [23JY], E1583 [24JY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, H3056 [10AP]

Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 640), E162 [6FE]

Tongass National Forest: oversight of wilderness recommendations, H659, H663, H665-H669 [13FE]

van Wagtendonk, Jan: Forest Service Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Research Award recipient, E1350 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (S. 543), S3194 [5MR], S3915 [19MR]

California: designate certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers (S. 1555), S10909 [1AU]

———designate certain public lands as wilderness and designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County as a wild or scenic river (S. 738), S4527 [27MR]

Dept. of the Interior: evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands, S10507-S10509 [31JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 1938), S15827 [24NO]

Fort Knox, KY: tribute to Fort Knox Game Warden Program volunteers, S7924 [16JN]

Georgia: adjust boundary of Cumberland Island Wilderness and authorize tours of Cumberland Island National Seashore (S. 1462), S9973 [25JY]

Mount Naomi Wilderness Area: adjust boundaries (S. 278), S1882 [4FE], S4910 [7AP]

New Mexico: designate the Ojito Wilderness Study Area as wilderness and take certain land into trust for the Pueblo of Zia (S. 1649), S11915 [24SE]

Public lands: memorandum of understanding between Utah and the Dept. of the Interior on State and county road acknowledgment, S13787 [3NO]

Skykomish River: enhance ecosystem protection and outdoor opportunities by designating certain Federal lands as wilderness (S. 391), S15865 [24NO]

Tongass National Forest: appeals process for cases involving timber harvesting, S11784-S11788, S11805, S11806 [23SE]

———oversight of wilderness recommendations, S1445, S1452 [23JA], S2384-S2388 [13FE]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 639), S3883-S3885 [18MR]

Reports filed

Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 278) (S. Rept. 108-23), S3993 [19MR]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 278) (H. Rept. 108-253), H7838 [3SE]

Wild Sky Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 391) (S. Rept. 108-131), S10970 [2SE]

Texts of

S. 278, Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act, S4913 [7AP], H8421 [23SE]

S. 391, Wild Sky Wilderness Act, S15866 [24NO]

S. 543, preserve the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain as wilderness, S3194 [5MR]

S. 1649, Ojito Wilderness Act, S11916 [24SE]

S. 1938, Act To Save America's Forests, S15828-S15837 [24NO]