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S. 1000 117th Congress Senate

Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2021 Introduced by: Tim Kaine Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, treesVirginiaWater qualityWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1819)
Mar 25, 2021
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 Latest action March 25, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1819)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2021

This bill

  • adds specified additional lands in the George Washington National Forest (a part of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky) to the Rough Mountain Wilderness, and
  • designates specified land in the forest as a potential wilderness area for incorporation into the Rich Hole Wilderness.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area until it is incorporated into the Rich Hole Wilderness in order to enhance natural ecosystems by implementing certain activities to improve water quality and aquatic passage, as described in the Forest Service document titled Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project and dated December 2015. In carrying out such water quality and aquatic passage improvement activities, USDA must use the minimum tool or administrative practice that has the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 803 Protecting America’s Wilderness and Public Lands Act
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Mar 25, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1000: Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1000/
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"S. 1000: Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1000/.
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