Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act

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Introduced

12 January 2007

Last action

7 February 2007 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Summary

Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act - Prohibits the Secretaries of the Interior or Agriculture from taking any action that would permanently close, restrict, or render or declare unserviceable any aircraft landing strip located on land under their jurisdiction unless: (1) the head of the aviation department of the state in which the landing strip is located approves the action; (2) the Secretary publishes notice of the proposed action and allows for a 90-day public comment thereafter; and (3) the Secretary and appropriate state aviation department head have taken into consideration any comments received. Requires the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy for governing backcountry aviation issues relating to the management of federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to such policy.

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Timeline

12 January 2007
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2007
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 January 2007
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 January 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Source: Committee
6 February 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Source: Committee
7 February 2007
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Source: Committee

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/461
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/461
us · 110-hr-461 · source updated 14 August 2025