Eastern Wilderness Act of 1998

Summary

Eastern Wilderness Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to: (1) study and inventory all Federal, State, and private lands of 500 acres or more which are east of the 100th meridian and which may qualify as wilderness; (2) review those areas identified as having wilderness characteristics; and (3) report to the President their recommendation as to the suitability of each area for preservation as wilderness. Requires the President to advise the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of his recommendations with respect to such areas. Provides for the management of such areas before and after designation as wilderness, requiring such areas to be devoted to recreational, scenic, scientific, educational, conservation, and historical use and prohibiting commercial enterprise and permanent roads within such areas (with specified exceptions, including the continuation of uses established before the designation). Authorizes continued access for private landowners whose land is surrounded by wilderness area. Authorizes the appropriate Secretary to: (1) acquire State or privately owned land to establish a wilderness area if the owner consents and the acquisition is specifically authorized by the Congress; and (2) accept gifts or bequests of land within wilderness areas. Requires, at the beginning of each congressional session, a joint report from the Secretaries to the President for transmittal to the Congress on the status of the wilderness system.

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Timeline

1. 8 May 1997

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 May 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 May 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 14 May 1997

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.

   Source: Committee

5. 14 May 1997

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

   Source: Committee

6. 17 June 1997

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 31 July 1997

   Vote

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 9 - 2.

   Source: Committee

8. 31 July 1997

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 5 November 1997

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

   Source: Committee

10. 5 November 1997

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 12 October 1998

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 458.

    Source: Calendars

12. 12 October 1998

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-814.

    Source: Committee

13. 12 October 1998

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-814.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported in House · 12 October 1998 · Download file
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Sponsors

• Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dunn, Jennifer [R-WA-8] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" [R-CA-25] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
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• Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3] · R · Cosponsor
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• Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
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