Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007
Latest action · Jun 11, 2008 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
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 7, 2007
- Passed HouseApr 17, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 - (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 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2007 to Mar 5, 2007; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Original | Feb 7, 2007 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 14, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Mar 5, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2007Markup Mar 7, 2007Reported Apr 17, 2007 |
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 18, 2007Markup May 23, 2007Reported Jun 28, 2007 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 11, 2008Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5530)
- Jun 28, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-121.
- Jun 28, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.
- May 23, 2007Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 18, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Apr 17, 2007Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-89.
- Apr 17, 2007Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
- Apr 17, 2007Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 17, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3406-3409)
- Apr 17, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 886.
- Apr 17, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3406)
- Apr 17, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 7, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 7, 2007Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3406–H3409Text printed H3406Lists H3407Individuals providing assistance with H.R. 886, Wild Sky Wilderness Act | Brian Baird D-WA, Jay Inslee D-WA, Jerry McNerney D-CA, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Rick Larsen D-WA, Stevan Pearce R-NM | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E473 | Jay Inslee D-WA | Mar 6, 2007 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- May 30, 2007H.R. 886, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resource on May 23, 2007</p>
- May 30, 2007H.R. 886, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resource on May 23, 2007
- Mar 28, 2007H.R. 886, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 7, 2007</p>
- Mar 28, 2007H.R. 886, Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 7, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008284 pages | Appropriations Committee | Dec 31, 2007 |
| S. Hrg. 110-383 | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2008427 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 13, 2007–May 22, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 520 | Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Feb 7, 2007 |
| S 2739 | Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 | Related bill | May 8, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Boundaries
- Columbia River development
- Easements
- Ecosystem management
- Energy
- Environmental education
- Environmental Protection
- 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 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2007Reported to Senate
- Apr 18, 2007Referred in Senate
- Apr 17, 2007Engrossed in House
- Apr 17, 2007Reported in House
- Feb 7, 2007Introduced in House
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.
