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H.R. 5305 116th Congress House

Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Kentucky Wildlands N… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2019 Introduced by: Harold Rogers Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHistoric sites and heritage areasKentuckyLand use and conservation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 5, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 5, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 16, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a specified study area, composed of certain counties in Kentucky and other areas of Kentucky that have similar aspects to those areas and are adjacent to or in their vicinity, as the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
  • S 2985 Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5305: Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5305/
MLA
"H.R. 5305: Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5305/.
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H.R. 5305, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5305/.
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[H.R. 5305: Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Study Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5305/)
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