HR 3727 · 100th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

A bill to give any State in which the lands are more than 25 percent Federally owned the right to disapprove the establishment of wilderness areas located in that State.

Introduced 1987-12-09· Sponsored by Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.(1988-01-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes States in which more than 25 percent of the land is federally owned to disapprove the designation of wilderness areas in such State. Authorizes the Congress to override such disapproval by joint resolution.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (9)

9 Republicans
Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large]WY
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]AK
Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-5]OR
Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]NV
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-21]CA
Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8]MO
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]NM