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HR 5610 110th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona Boundaries California Environmental Protection Land transfers National forests National monuments National parks New Mexico Oregon Water Resources Development West Virginia Wild rivers Wilderness areas

Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008

Introduced: March 13, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Mar 17, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Mar 13, 2008
Referred to the Committee on Natural 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.
Mar 13, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008 - Designates specified National Forest System, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service lands in West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California as wilderness and as a component, or as an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate specified segments of rivers in Oregon and California as wild, scenic, or recreational rivers.

Amends the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000 to include additional lands within the boundaries of the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.

What's happening now April 25, 2008

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1