HR 2066 · 101th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Nevada Wilderness Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-04-18· Sponsored by Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: See S.974.(1989-11-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Nevada Wilderness Act of 1989 - Title I: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Designates the following lands in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Mount Charleston Wilderness in the Toiyabe National Forest; (2) lands in the Humboldt National Forest which shall be incorporated in the Jarbidge Wilderness; (3) the Mount Moriah Wilderness in the Humboldt National Forest; and (4) the Boundary Peak Wilderness in the Inyo National Forest. Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Nevada shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in Nevada which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in Nevada reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system land…

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