H.R. 1581 (112th): Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011

Introduced:
Apr 15, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA22]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:

S. 1087 (same title)
Referred to Committee — May 26, 2011

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Status

This bill was introduced on April 15, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Apr 15, 2011
Referred to Committee Apr 15, 2011
Cosponsors
47 cosponsors (45R, 2D) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

House Natural Resources

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Full Title

To release wilderness study areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management that are not suitable for wilderness designation from continued management as defacto wilderness areas and to release inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System that are not recommended for wilderness designation from the land use restrictions of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Final Rule and the 2005 State Petitions for Inventoried Roadless Area Management Final Rule, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Apr 15, 2011.
6 pages

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4/15/2011--Introduced.
Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act of 2011 - Releases public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 that have not been designated as wilderness and identified by BLM as not suitable for designation as wilderness from further study for wilderness designation.
Makes such lands no longer subject to the Act's requirement pertaining to the management of wilderness study areas in a manner that does not impair suitability for preservation as wilderness.
Releases inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System that have not been designated as wilderness and were not recommended for designation as wilderness as a result of the second roadless area review and evaluation program (RARE II) or the subsequent revision of a land resource management plan, from further study for wilderness designation.
Makes such System lands no longer subject to management to maintain roadless character and values and to comply with other land-use restrictions of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, as amended by the Roadless Area Conservation Final Rule
(2001) and the State Petitions for Inventoried Roadless Area Management Final Rule
(2005).

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