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HR 1723 108th Congress House

Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003

Official title: To designate certain National Forest System lands in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2354)
Jul 24, 2003
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 17, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1278)
Apr 22, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 10, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3056-3057)
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2354)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003 - Designates approximately 10,000 acres of land in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as the El Toro Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Provides that designation of the Wilderness shall not be construed to prevent within the area's boundaries: (1) installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and transmission facilities when they are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest; (2) construction and maintenance of nesting structures, observation blinds, and population monitoring platforms for threatened and endangered species; or (3) construction and maintenance of trails to such facilities as necessary for research purposes and the recovery of such species.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 8, 2003
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 9, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· Jun 5, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 30, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Apr 10, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 10, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 10, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Apr 10, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1723: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1723/
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"H.R. 1723: Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1723/.
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H.R. 1723, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1723/.
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