Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003
Latest action · Dec 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 13, 2003
- Passed SenateNov 24, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on August 26, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003 - (Sec. 2) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes.
Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions.
Provides that such wilderness designation shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of the existing Evergreen Mountain Lookout in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance were occurring as of the enactment of this Act.
(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness to be adjusted to encompass any lands so acquired. Directs the Secretary to ensure adequate access to private in-holdings within the Wild Sky Wilderness. States that valuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area.
(Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to accept specified lands within the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, from the Chelan County Public Utility District if the District offers such lands to the Secretary (in title acceptable to the Secretary, and provided there is no hazardous material on the site) in exchange for a permanent easement, including helicopter access, to maintain an existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on land within the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington.
Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 13, 2003.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Feb 13, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2003Markup Jul 23, 2003Reported Aug 26, 2003 |
| Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee | Hearings Jun 4, 2003 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 25, 2003 |
| Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 2, 2003 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 2, 2003Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
- Dec 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
- Nov 25, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 25, 2003Received in the House.
- Nov 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Aug 1, 2003S. 391, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resouraces on July 23, 2003</p>
- Aug 1, 2003S. 391, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resouraces on July 23, 2003
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 108-105 | H.R. 822, H.R. 4806 and H.R. 483871 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 22, 2004 |
| S. Hrg. 108-68 | WILD SKY WILDERNESS ACT; LAND IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, OR; CAMPS ON THE SALMON RIVER; CIBOLA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE; AND ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGE CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE69 pages | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Jun 4, 2003 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2003
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Boundaries
- Columbia River development
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Easements
- Ecosystem management
- Energy
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- Ex-Members of Congress
- Helicopters
- Hydroelectric power
- Land transfers
- Land use
- Law
- Metropolitan areas
- National forests
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public utilities
- Real estate appraisal
- Sports and Recreation
- Trails
- Transportation and Public Works
- Urban affairs
- Washington State
- Water Resources Development
- Watersheds
- Wilderness areas
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 25, 2003Referred in House
- Nov 24, 2003Engrossed in Senate
- Aug 26, 2003Reported to Senate
- Feb 13, 2003Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.