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Kentucky Wilderness Act of 1985

Introduced: March 20, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 13, 1985
Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.
Nov 13, 1985
Subcommittee on Agricultural Research. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-413.
Apr 22, 1985
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Apr 22, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Agricultural Research.
Mar 20, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 20, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kentucky Wilderness Act of 1985 - Designates the Clifty Wilderness in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Kentucky shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Kentucky which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Kentucky reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Kentucky without express congressional authorization. States that the provisions above shall also apply to national forest system roadless lands in Kentucky which are less than 5,000 acres in size.

What's happening now November 13, 1985

Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. Favorable.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1627 Identical bill Kentucky Wilderness Act of 1985
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jul 17, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 703: Kentucky Wilderness Act of 1985. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-703/
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