Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act

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Bill Number

HR 5474

Introduced

Dec 18, 2019

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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Topics

Forests, forestry, trees Illinois Public Lands and Natural Resources Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

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Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act

This bill designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Actions

Jan 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 8, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 18, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 18, 2019

Introduced in House

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