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S. 316 (93rd)

A bill to further the purposes of the Wilderness Act of 1964 by designating certain lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

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Introduced

11 January 1973

Last action

23 January 1974 · Introduced

Status

Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

Sponsors

Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Buckley, James L. [R-NY], Sen. Church, Frank [D-ID], Sen. Griffin, Robert P. [R-MI], Sen. Hart, Philip A. [D-MI], Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL], Sen. Hartke, Vance [D-IN], Sen. Case, Clifford P. [R-NJ], Sen. McGee, Gale W. [D-WY], Sen. Stevenson, Adlai E., III [D-IL], Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA], Sen. Nelson, Gaylord [D-WI], Sen. Mondale, Walter F. [D-MN], Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY], Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Metcalf, Lee [D-MT], Sen. Mansfield, Mike [D-MT], Sen. Scott, Hugh [R-PA], Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO], Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR], Sen. Dominick, Peter H. [R-CO], Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ], Sen. McClellan, John L. [D-AR], Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. Schweiker, Richard S. [R-PA], Sen. Fulbright, James [D-AR], Sen. Bayh, Birch [D-IN], Sen. Gurney, Edward J. [R-FL], Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR], Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK], Sen. Haskell, Floyd K. [D-CO], Sen. Tunney, John V. [D-CA]

Subjects

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Source updated

24 March 2026

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Summary

Designates specified lands, including the following, as wilderness in furtherance of the provisions of the Wilderness Act: (1) certain lands in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama; (2) certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas; (3) certain lands in the Ozark National Forest, Arkansas; (4) certain lands in the Appalachicola National Forest, Florida; (5) certain lands in the Chattahooche and Cherokee National Forests, Georgia and Tennessee; (6) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, Maine; (7) certain lands in the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri; (8) certain lands in the White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire; (9) certain lands in the Nantahala and Cherokee National Forests, North Carolina and Tennessee; (10) certain lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia; (11) certain lands in the George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia; (12) certain lands in the Jefferson National Forest, Virginia; (13) certain lands in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky; (14) certain lands in the Sumter National Forest, South Carolina; (15) certain lands in the Green Mountain National Forest, Vermont; (16) certain lands in the Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin; (17) certain lands in the Clark National Forest, Missouri; and (18) certain lands in the Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

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Timeline

  1. 11 January 1973

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 January 1973

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 December 1973

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-661.

    Source: Committee

  4. 20 December 1973

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-661.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 January 1974

    Introduced

    Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 20 December 1973

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  • Introduced in Senate

    summary · EN · 11 January 1973

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