WILDERNESS AREAS

Articles and editorials

Preferred Paths—Agency Recommends Against King Cove Road, S496 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (see S. 112), S214 [23JA] (see H.R. 361), H278 [23JA]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 1695), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 139), H32 [3JA]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (see S. 483), S1229 [6MR] (see H.R. 1025), H1327 [7MR]

BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 769), S2798 [18AP] (see H.R. 1630), H2157 [18AP]

——— establish Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Joaquin Rocks Wilderness, and designate additional components of the national wild and scenic rivers system in California (see H.R. 1776), H2391 [26AP]

Chaffee County, CO: designate certain Federal land as a national monument and as wilderness (see S. 1794), S8601 [10DE]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 1294), S5687 [15JY]

Colorado: designate certain lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 2552), H4142 [27JN]

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 776), S2845 [22AP] (see H.R. 1683), H2246 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior: adjust boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness in the North Cascades National Park to allow rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain (see H.R. 1156), H1425 [14MR]

——— designate certain lands in San Miguel, Ouray, and San Juan Counties, CO, as wilderness (see S. 341), S772 [14FE]

——— establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (see S. 364), S773 [14FE]

Doña Ana County, NM: designate the Organ Mountains and other public lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and establish the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument (see S. 1805), S8771 [12DE]

——— establish a national monument to protect the Organ Mountains (see H.R. 995), H1318 [6MR]

Douglas County, NV: establish a wilderness area, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see S. 1263), S5499 [27JN]

El Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (see H.R. 560), H412 [6FE]

Gold Butte National Conservation Area: establish and designate certain wilderness areas (see S. 1054), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 2276), H3250 [6JN]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (see S. 1430), S6206 [1AU] (see H.R. 876), H701 [27FE]

——— establish certain wilderness areas and authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System and BLM lands in central Idaho (see H.R. 145), H32 [3JA]

Lyon County, NV: designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances (see S. 159), S329 [28JA] (see H.R. 696), H545 [14FE]

Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuges: designate certain Federal lands in Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties as wilderness (see H.R. 1808), H2392 [26AP]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 37), S43 [22JA]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see S. 404), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 908), H815 [28FE]

Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness and make additional wild and scenic river designations (see S. 353), S773 [14FE]

——— designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (see S. 352), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 2491), H4037 [25JN]

Pine Forest Range Wilderness Area: designate (see S. 342), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 433), H300 [29JA]

Public lands: designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (see H.R. 1187), H1426 [14MR]

Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area: establish in New Mexico (see S. 241), S519 [7FE]

San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 841), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1839), H2436 [6MY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (see S. 23), S42 [22JA] (see H.R. 163), H51 [4JA]

Sonoran Desert: designate certain public lands as national conservation areas and wilderness areas (see H.R. 1799), H2392 [26AP]

Stanislaus National Forest: permit certain activities to be conducted on Federal land within the Emigrant Wilderness at the same level as before wilderness designation (see H.R. 3606), H7354 [21NO]

T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (see S. 611), S1950 [19MR] (see H.R. 3605), H7354 [21NO]

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: designate certain lands as wilderness and facilitate a land exchange (see H.R. 2808), H5049 [24JY]

Wild Rogue Wilderness Area: expand (see H.R. 2488), H4037 [25JN]

Remarks in House

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (H.R. 361), H3268 [11JN]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve the Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (H.R. 139), H6334 [7OC]

BLM: collaborate with Western States to prevent listing of sage-grouse as an endangered species, H7458 [4DE]

Chouinard, Yvon: Los Padres Forest Watch (organization) Wilderness Legacy Award recipient, E410 [10AP]

Committee on Natural Resources (House): consideration of proposals to designate new wilderness areas, H3267, H3268 [11JN]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 876), H3659, H3660 [17JN]

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (H.R. 908), E222 [28FE]

National Park Service: release of draft Ozark National Scenic Riverways general management plan, H7007 [13NO], H7510 [5DE]

Power resources: use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, H2278, H2281 [24AP], H2524 [8MY], H4862 [23JY]

Public lands: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (H.R. 1630), E496 [18AP]

——— designate lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness and wild and scenic rivers and establish Northern Rockies Wildlife Habitat and Corridors Information System and Program (H.R. 1187), E301 [14MR]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (H.R. 163), H3267 [11JN]

South Florida National Parks Trust: tribute, E588 [3MY]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: impact of proposal to declare portions of the Sierra Nevada Mountains as critical habitat for certain species, H4603 [18JY]

——— permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, H514 [14FE]

Remarks in Senate

Alpine Lakes Wilderness: expand to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic (S. 112), S4717 [19JN], S4788 [20JN]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area: designate (S. 483), S1235 [6MR]

BLM: collaborate with Western States to prevent listing of sage-grouse as an endangered species, S2305 [22MR]

——— designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (S. 769), S2800 [18AP]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (S. 1294), S5923 [24JY], S6061 [30JY]

Gold Butte National Conservation Area: establish and designate certain wilderness areas (S. 1054), S3852 [23MY]

Gulf of Mexico: restore natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, habitats, and wetlands of Gulf Coast States, and create jobs and revive economy of communities affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, S3223, S3227 [8MY]

Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (S. 1430), S6218 [1AU]

Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness and make additional wild and scenic river designations (S. 353), S780–S782 [14FE]

——— designate Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Area and segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks as wild or recreational rivers (S. 352), S780–S782 [14FE], S4717 [19JN]

Power resources: use of hydraulic fracturing in increasing oil and gas exploration, S3524 [15MY]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: designate certain lands and inland water as wilderness (S. 23), S4717 [19JN]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: permit King Cove Native Corp., land conveyance in exchange for construction of single-lane gravel emergency road access through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, S493–S496 [7FE], S997 [28FE], S2543 [10AP]

Reports filed

Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 112) (S. Rept. 113–17), S2844 [22AP]

Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 352) (S. Rept. 113–28), S2844 [22AP]

Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 876) (H. Rept. 113–76), H2773 [17MY]

Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 159) (S. Rept. 113–94), S6327 [10SE]

North Cascades National Park Stephen Mather Wilderness Boundary Adjustment To Allow Rebuilding of a Road Outside of the Floodplain: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1156) (H. Rept. 113–69), H2773 [17MY]

Oregon Treasures Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 353) (S. Rept. 113–100), S6327 [10SE]

Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 342) (S. Rept. 113–59), S5497 [27JN]

Rio Grande Del Norte National Conservation Area Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 241) (S. Rept. 113–54), S5497 [27JN]

San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 341) (S. Rept. 113–99), S6327 [10SE]

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 23) (S. Rept. 113–14), S2844 [22AP]

Texts of

H.R. 876, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, H3659 [17JN]

S. 23, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act, S4717 [19JN]

S. 112, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act, S4718 [19JN]

S. 342, Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act, S776–S778 [14FE]

S. 352, Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Act, S4721 [19JN]

S. 769, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S2800–S2804 [18AP]

S. 1054, Gold Butte National Conservation Area Act, S3853–S3857 [23MY]