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Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act

Introduced: April 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 23, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Apr 17, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Apr 17, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
Apr 17, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Apr 4, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Apr 3, 2001
Referred to the Committee on 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.
Apr 3, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E513)
Apr 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act - Prohibits either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture from taking any action which would permanently close or render or declare as unserviceable any aircraft landing strip located on Federal land under the respective jurisdiction, unless: (1) the head of the aviation department of each State in which the aircraft landing strip is located has approved such action; (2) notice of the proposed action has been published in the Federal Register; (3) a 90-day public comment period on the action has been provided; and (4) any comments received during the comment period have been taken into consideration by the Secretaries, as the case may be, and the appropriate State aviation department heads.

Directs the Secretaries to: (1) adopt a nationwide policy for governing backcountry aviation issues related to the management of Federal land under their jurisdiction; and (2) require regional managers to adhere to it. Declares that a policy affecting air access to an aircraft landing strip located on Federal land (including any national policy required under this Act) shall not take effect unless certain conditions are met, including its statement that the FAA has the sole authority to control aviation and airspace over the United States.

What's happening now April 23, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 681 Identical bill Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 25, 2001
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 3, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1363: Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1363/
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"H.R. 1363: Backcountry Landing Strip Access Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1363/.
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H.R. 1363, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1363/.
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