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Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005

Introduced: January 25, 2005 Introduced by: Murray, Patty Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jul 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 27, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 27, 2005
Received in the House.
Jul 26, 2005
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as reported in Senate: CR S9031-9032; text as passed Senate: CR S9032)
Jul 26, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9018-9052; text as reported in Senate: CR S9031-9032; text as passed Senate: CR S9032)
Mar 10, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 41.
Mar 10, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-28.
Feb 16, 2005
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jan 25, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 25, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.

(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes.

Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions.

Provides that such wilderness designation shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of the existing Evergreen Mountain Lookout in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance were occurring as of the enactment of this Act.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness to be adjusted to encompass any lands so acquired. Directs the Secretary to ensure adequate access to private in-holdings within the Wild Sky Wilderness. States that valuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to accept specified lands within the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, from the Chelan County Public Utility District if the District offers such lands to the Secretary (in title acceptable to the Secretary, and provided there is no hazardous material on the site) in exchange for a permanent easement, including helicopter access, to maintain an existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on land within the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington.

Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site.

What's happening now August 1, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1