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HR 1147 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Coal Economic development Forests, forestry, trees Historic sites and heritage areas Land use and conservation Mining West Virginia

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2019

Introduced: February 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Feb 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced in House
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Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area to include specified counties in Maryland and West Virginia.

The bill designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the area and requires it to submit a plan that provides for the management and conservation of the cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the area.

What's happening now February 26, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 47 Related bill John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Feb 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1147: Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1147/
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"H.R. 1147: Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1147/.
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H.R. 1147, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1147/.
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