A bill to designate certain lands as wilderness.

Summary

Designates specified lands in Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, and South Carolina within the National Wildlife Refuge System as wilderness areas. Designates specified lands in California and Montana within the National Forest System as wilderness areas. Provides that all primitive area classifications of areas herein designated as wilderness are abolished. Provides that the wilderness areas designated by this Act shall be goverened by the appropriate provisions of the Wilderness Act.

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Timeline

1. 20 February 1974

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 20 February 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 February 1974

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 February 1974

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Leo J. [D-CA-11] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sisk, B. F. [D-CA-15] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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