Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Sipsey Wilderness Addition Act of 1986

Summary

Sipsey Wild and Scenic River and Sipsey Wilderness Addition Act of 1986 - Title I: Wild and Scenic River - Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate Sipsey Fork, West Fork, Alabama, as a component of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to construct a dam to create a lake for recreational use in either Brushy Creek or Flint Creek watershed, Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Directs the Secretary to construct a road and recreational facilities adjacent to such lake. Requires the Secretary to protect the water quality of such lake. Title II: Wilderness Designation - Expands the Sipsey Wilderness in the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Alabama shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Alabama which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Alabama reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Alabama without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system roadless lands in Alabama which are less than 5,000 acres in size.

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Timeline

1. 12 September 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 September 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 September 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 18 September 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

5. 18 September 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

6. 23 September 1986

   Committee

   Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 23 September 1986

   Committee

   Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 23 September 1986

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.

   Source: Committee

9. 24 September 1986

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

10. 24 September 1986

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 26 September 1986

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-899 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

12. 26 September 1986

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-899 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

13. 29 September 1986

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

14. 29 September 1986

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

15. 29 September 1986

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

16. 30 September 1986

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate.

    Source: IntroReferral

17. 1 October 1986

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 29 September 1986

  Open at official source

• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 26 September 1986

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 September 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Flippo, Ronnie G. [D-AL-5] · D · Sponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing

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