Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1988

Summary

Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1988 - Designates specified lands in the following national forests in Montana as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Beaverhead National Forest; (2) Bitterroot National Forest; (3) Deerlodge National Forest; (4) Lolo National Forest; (5) Custer National Forest; (6) Helena National Forest; (7) Flathead National Forest; (8) Kootenai National Forest; (9) Lewis and Clark National Forest; and (10) Gallatin National Forest. Incorporates the Great Bear Wilderness Area and the Scapegoat Wilderness Area into the Bob Marshall Wilderness. Declares that the wilderness evaluation and environmental disclosure regarding wilderness evaluation for roadless lands in Land and Resources Management Plans for National Forests in Montana shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases National Forest System lands in Montana which were reviewed by the Department of Agriculture in certain wilderness studies, the 1978 forest plan for the Beaverhead National Forest, and the Land and Resource Management Plans from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial Land and Resource Management Plans. Releases such lands that have been reviewed 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 Montana without express congressional authorization. States that such provisions shall also apply to National Forest System lands in Montana which are less than 5,000 acres in size. Designates the following specified areas to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as part of the National Forest System: (1) the West Pioneers National Recreation Area in the Beaverhead National Forest; (2) the Mount Helena National Education and Recreation Area in the Helena National Forest; (3) the Hyalite National Education and Recreation Area in the Gallatin National Forest; (4) the Ross Creek Cedars National Recreation Area in the Kootenai National Forest; (5) the Gibson Reservoir National Recreation Area in the Lewis and Clark National Forest; (6) the Cottonwood Lake National Recreation Area in the Deerlodge National Forest; and (7) the Tenderfoot-Deep Creek National Recreation Area in the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Requires the National Forest Service to manage the Mount Helena and the Hyalite National Education and Recreation Areas with a focus on education on natural resources protection and management. Requires the Elkhorns National Recreation and Wildlife Area, Helena and Deerlodge National Forests, to be managed as a national area that emphasizes enhancement of big game habitat. Requires the completion of specified studies for the Gallatin National Forest, the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and the Custer National Forest. Withdraws all federally-owned lands in the Badger-Two Medicine Area from all forms of entry, appropriation, and disposal under the mining and public land laws, and disposition under the geothermal and mineral leasing laws for three years after enactment of this Act. Urges the National Forest Service and the Blackfeet Tribe to prepare a joint land management plan for such area. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange lands and interests in lands with the Plum Creek Timber Company, Incorporated, according to specified terms. Declares the sense of Congress that the exchange of lands in the Porcupine Area should be completed within 90 days after enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for the exchange of lands in the Gallatin National Forest. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange mineral interests with the Burlington National Railroad Company, as specified. Declares it is Congress' policy that the National Forest Service acquire and maintain a reasonable public access to National Forest System lands in Montana. Directs the Secretary to study a potential horse trail in the Swan Range, Flathead National Forest. Redesignates the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness as the Rattlesnake National Education and Recreation Area and Wilderness. Declares that Congress has sufficiently reviewed the suitability for wilderness designation of the Bitter Creek Wilderness Study Area and the Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area. Releases such areas from the requirement of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act that they be managed in a manner that does not impair such suitability. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study for a potential Alpine Running and Bicycle Trail in the Gallatin National Forest. Declares that the Congress expects the National Forest Service to proceed with a timber sale program on the Three Rivers Ranger District of the Kootenai National Forest for FY 1988 and 1989. Provides that sales awarded prior to March 1, 1988, shall not be subject to further administrative or judicial review. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 11 August 1988

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 August 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 August 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks.

   Source: Committee

4. 7 October 1988

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1124.

   Source: Calendars

5. 7 October 1988

   Reported

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

6. 7 October 1988

   Reported

   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Johnston with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

7. 18 October 1988

   Floor

   Measure laid before Senate by motion.

   Source: Floor

8. 18 October 1988

   Passed

   Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

   Source: Floor

9. 19 October 1988

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.591 Reported to House.

   Source: Floor

10. 19 October 1988

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

11. 19 October 1988

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Providing One Hour of Debate; Waiving All Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

12. 20 October 1988

    Passed

    Passed House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

13. 20 October 1988

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

14. 20 October 1988

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

15. 20 October 1988

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

16. 22 October 1988

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

17. 22 October 1988

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

18. 3 November 1988

    President

    Pocket Vetoed by President.

    Source: President

19. 3 November 1988

    President

    Pocket Vetoed by President.

    Source: President

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 18 October 1988

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 August 1988

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Sponsors

• Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → Montana National Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1987
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 2751) to designate certain lands in Montana as wilderness, to release other forest lands for multiple use management, and for other purposes.
• amends ← To provide for second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE II).
• amends ← Expressing the sense of the Senate condemning the continued suppression of human rights and blatant violations of the Esquipulas II Accord by the Sandinistas, and calling upon all who seek both peace and freedom in Central America to join in that condemnation.
• amends ← To express the sense of the Senate that the President should instruct the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce to consult immediately with allied governments on the impact of Western security of various types of private and public sector credit flows and debt reschedulings to the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact countries, Cuba, Vietnam, Libya, and Nicaragua, and to call for a multilateral voluntary initiative, supervised by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, to end untied, general-purpose lending to these countries for reasons both of national security and prudent commercial banking.
• amends ← To declare that Congress finds that the waters within the wilderness area designated by the Act are headwaters, and the designation of such areas as wilderness shall have no effect on downstream appropriation of waters, and nothing in the Act shall be construed to affect valid existing water rights, as provided under Montana State law.
• amends ← Concerning the release to nonwilderness uses.
• amends ← To recognize the people of Chile for the clear expression of their desire for the restoration of democratic processes and procedures in Chile.