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S. 2590 (98th)

Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984

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Introduced

25 April 1984

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Committee on Agriculture. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 4263 in lieu of this measure.

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29 August 2025

Summary

Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984 - Designates the following lands in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Big Frog Wilderness; (2) the Big Frog Wilderness Addition; (3) the Citico Creek Wilderness; and (4) the Bald River Gorge Wilderness. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental impact statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Tennessee shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Polk and Monroe Counties in Tennessee not designated as wilderness on or before the enactment of this Act from further review by the Secretary of Agriculture for their suitability as wilderness pending revision of initial national forest management plans and from management as wilderness areas. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Big Frog Mountain Wilderness Study Area and the Little Frog Mountain Wilderness Study Area, both located in the Cherokee National Forest, to determine their suitability for preservation as wilderness.

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