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HR 1109 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Parks, recreation areas, trails Roads and highways West Virginia Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places

Introduced: February 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Apr 23, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Feb 25, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Feb 23, 2009
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.
Feb 23, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Feb 23, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places - Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or as an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Modifies the boundary of the Laurel Fork South Wilderness designated by P.L. 97- 466 (relating to the designation of certain lands in the Monongahela National Forest as wilderness) to exclude two specified parcels of land.

States that the boundary of the Monongahela National Forest is confirmed to include specified tracts of land.

Requires the development of a plan to provide for enhanced nonmotorized recreation trail opportunities on lands not designated as wilderness within the Monongahela National Forest.

Provides for the consideration of conversion of forest roads within Monongahela National Forest to nonmotorized uses to enhance recreational opportunities within the Forest.

What's happening now April 23, 2009

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

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 Cosponsors 1
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 23, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1109: Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1109/
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