H.R. 1495 (100th): Great Smoky Mountains Wilderness Act

Introduced:
Mar 10, 1987 (100th Congress, 1987–1988)
Sponsor:
Rep. James Clarke [D-NC11]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 29, 1987 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Mar 10, 1987
Referred to Committee Mar 10, 1987
Reported by Committee Jul 29, 1987
Passed House Sep 29, 1987
Cosponsors
39 cosponsors (35D, 4R) (show)
Committees

House Natural Resources

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to designate certain lands in Great Smoky Mountains National Park as wilderness, to provide for settlement of all claims of Swain County, North Carolina, against the United States under the agreement dated July 30, 1943, and for other purposes.

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3/10/1988--Reported to Senate amended.
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 100-297) Great Smoky Mountains Wilderness Act - Designates specified lands in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee as the Great Smoky Mountains Wilderness. Sets forth requirements with respect to the management of the wilderness area, including rights and easements, cemeteries, and roads and trails.
Provides that the designation of such area shall not affect motorized recreation or other activities on Fontana Reservoir. Authorizes the Tennessee Valley Authority to retain only those rights and easements in such area which are necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Fontana Reservoir and Dam and associated transmission lines which involve lands outside such area.
Provides for the settlement of all claims of Swain County, North Carolina, against the United States under the agreement of July 30, 1943, providing for construction of a road along the north shore of Fontana Reservoir. Authorizes appropriations.

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