WILDERNESS AREAS

Bills and resolutions

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: preserve Arctic coastal plain as wilderness (see S. 282), S264 [7FE]

Avi Kwa Ame National Monument: establish (see H.R. 1660), H1293 [17MR]

Benjamin Harrison National Recreation Area and Wilderness: establish (see S. 2990), S4760 [28SE]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (see S. 683), S669 [7MR] (see H.R. 1396), H1148 [7MR]

BLM: designate certain portions of Colorado Plateau red rock canyons and Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (see S. 1310), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 3031), H2118 [28AP]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 2545), H1716 [10AP]

——— modify boundary of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and designate certain wilderness areas and wild and scenic rivers (see H.R. 3681), H2636 [25MY]

——— provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (see S. 1776), S1843 [31MY]

——— provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see H.R. 3700), H2637 [25MY]

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (see S. 1634), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3437), H2425 [17MY]

——— redesignate Mount Evans Wilderness as ‘‘Mount Blue Sky Wilderness’’ (see S. 3044), S4977 [16OC] (see H.R. 5962), H5015 [16OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: designate and maintain certain percent of trails in Shawnee National Forest for trail riding by covered vehicles (see H.R. 5916), H4993 [10OC]

——— reestablish Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (see H.R. 4248), H3070 [21JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Coastal and Estuarine Resilience and Restoration Program (see H.R. 6841), H6992 [15DE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: authorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection to conduct certain activities to secure international land borders within designated wilderness areas (see H.R. 4872), H3949 [25JY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: issue guidance on climbing management in designated wilderness areas (see H.R. 1380), H1147 [7MR]

Dolores River National Conservation Area: establish (see S. 636), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1534), H1278 [10MR]

Dolores River Special Management Area: establish (see S. 636), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1534), H1278 [10MR]

Forest Service: provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 1831), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3853), H2762 [6JN]

——— require installation of fences and barriers to protect old growth trees in Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area (see H.R. 5364), H4229 [8SE]

George Washington National Forest: designate additions to Rich Hole Wilderness and Rough Mountain Wilderness (see S. 745), S742 [9MR]

Hawaii: establish competitive grant program to support conservation and recovery of native plant and animal species (see S. 1145), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2459), H1698 [3AP]

Holy Cross Wilderness: authorize additional entities to be eligible to complete maintenance work on Bolts Ditch and Bolts Ditch Headgate (see S. 2156), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 4297), H3108 [22JN]

Minnesota: withdraw from mineral exploration Federal lands and waters in Rainy River Watershed, including in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Voyageurs National Park, and Superior National Forest (see H.R. 668), H575 [31JA]

Montana: release certain land from wilderness study area designation and improve management of such land (see S. 2216), S2287 [10JY]

——— sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, add certain land to National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 2149), S2223 [22JN]

Nevada: designate and adjust boundaries of certain public lands and clarify authority of Dept. of Defense to conduct certain military activities at Nevada Test and Training Range (see S. 3134), S5183 [25OC] (see H.R. 6216), H5403 [3NO]

New Mexico: withdraw certain Federal land in Pecos Watershed area from mineral entry and designate Thompson Peak Wilderness Area (see S. 3033), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5943), H5007 [12OC]

Oregon: expand Smith River National Recreation Area and designate certain wild rivers (see S. 162), S171 [31JA] (see H.R. 6595), H6143 [5DE]

Ouachita National Forest: designate Flatside-Bethune Wilderness (see H.R. 3971), H2787 [9JN]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see S. 1531), S1603 [10MY]

Rio Grand del Norte National Monument: designate Cerro de la Olla Wilderness (see S. 593), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 1303), H1048 [1MR]

Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area: establish (see S. 2630), S3755 [27JY]

Taxation: transfer portion of firearms transfer tax to Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund and Conservation of America’s Wildlife Trust Fund (see H.R. 6352), H5668 [9NO]

Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 1254), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 2765), H1908 [20AP]

Wyoming: redesignate land within certain wilderness study areas as components of National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 1348), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 4332), H3141 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Alaska: protection of Bering River coalfield, H1304 [22MR]

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (H.R. 1396), E187 [7MR]

National Trails Day: observance, H2717 [5JN]

Ouachita National Forest: designate Flatside-Bethune Wilderness (H.R. 3971), H3134 [23JN]

Wildfires: tribute to wildland firefighters, H4373 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument: modify boundary to include certain Federal land in Lake County, CA (S. 683), S670 [7MR]

Bryce Canyon National Park: anniversary, S2023 [8JN]

California: provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (S. 1776), S1847 [31MY]

George Washington National Forest: designate additions to Rich Hole Wilderness and Rough Mountain Wilderness (S. 745), S746 [9MR]

Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area: establish (S. 2630), S3763 [27JY]

Reports filed

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 683) (S. Rept. 118–64), S3147 [19JY]

Cerro de la Olla Wilderness Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 593) (S. Rept. 118–54), S2310 [11JY]

Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 162) (S. Rept. 118–49), S2309 [11JY]

Texts of

S. 1310, America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act, S1385–S1390 [26AP]