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HR 163 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Great Lakes Michigan Parks, recreation areas, trails Seashores and lakeshores Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act

Introduced: January 4, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2014
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.
Feb 28, 2014
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-366.
Jan 28, 2014
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jan 28, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 28, 2014
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Discharged.
Jul 23, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jan 31, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jan 4, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 4, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Requires the boundary of the Wilderness to be: (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads, and (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent state highways.

Declares that nothing in this Act creates protective perimeters or buffer zones around any areas designated as wilderness.

Declares that this Act shall have no effect on: (1) the maintenance and improvement of roads located outside the boundary of the Wilderness; (2) Michigan's jurisdiction with respect to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing, within the National Lakeshore; (3) overflights of military aircraft; or (4) any treaty rights or any existing valid private property rights.

What's happening now February 28, 2014

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.

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 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Feb 13, 2013
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 12, 2013
Miller, Candice
· Jan 14, 2013
CAMP, DAVE
· Jan 4, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 4, 2013
Rogers, Mike
· Jan 4, 2013
UPTON, FRED
· Jan 4, 2013
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Jan 4, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 163: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-163/
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"H.R. 163: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-163/.
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