S. 2976 (111th): Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act

Introduced:
Feb 02, 2010 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 140 (112th) on Jan 25, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on February 2, 2010, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 02, 2010
Referred to Committee Feb 02, 2010
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Feb 02, 2010.
6 pages

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2/2/2010--Introduced.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness. Sets forth requirements for the administration of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Wilderness, including with respect to road maintenance, hunting, fish and wildlife, watercraft, and buffer zones.

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