Congress 108 - HR 979 - Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act

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Alaska Congress Congressional reporting requirements Energy Environmental Protection Forest clearcutting Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest management Forest roads Geothermal resources Lakes Land use Maps Mines and mineral resources Mining leases National forests Public Lands and Natural Resources Restoration ecology Stream conservation Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Water rights Wild rivers Wilderness areas

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Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act - Designates: (1) specified public lands in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as National Wilderness Preservation System components; and (2) specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, as wilderness areas or System components.

Provides with respect to specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, for: (1) a wilderness designation study; (2) designation as Land Use Designation II lands; (3) designation as restoration lands; and (4) designation as special management areas.

Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate, or study for designation, as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers specified waters in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests, Alaska.

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Mar 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Mar 10, 2003

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Feb 27, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Feb 27, 2003

Introduced in House

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