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HR 4589 107th Congress House

Wilderness Study Area Release Act

Official title: To provide for expedited decisions on wilderness study areas, to provide that lands designated as wilderness study areas for more than 15 years shall be used i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for expedited decisions on wilderness study areas, to provide that lands designated as wilderness study areas for more than 15 years shall be used in accordance with the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources CongressEconomics and Public FinanceEnvironmental ProtectionLand use
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LegislationNational forestsSustainable developmentSustainable forestryWilderness areas
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 14, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
May 14, 2002
Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.
May 14, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
May 14, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Apr 25, 2002
Introduced in House
Apr 25, 2002
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
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 Latest action June 14, 2002

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Wilderness Study Area Release Act - Releases all lands designated as wilderness study areas more than 15 years before enactment of this Act from such status and makes them available for use in accordance with the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960.

Requires any wilderness study area so designated after the enactment of this Act to remain in such status until the earlier of the following, after which any area not designated as wilderness shall be released and made available under such Act: (1) five years after the date of such designation; (2) the area is determined not to meet wilderness area criteria; (3) the area is determined to meet such criteria; or (4) the area is designated as a wilderness area by an Act of Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 4, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4589: Wilderness Study Area Release Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4589/
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"H.R. 4589: Wilderness Study Area Release Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4589/.
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H.R. 4589, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4589/.
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