HR 4620 · 107th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
America's Wilderness Protection Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 369.(2002-07-25)
Plain Language Summary
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America's Wilderness Protection Act - Releases all areas with wilderness study area status on this Act's enactment date from such status on the earlier of: (1) the date the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the area is not suitable for wilderness designation; (2) ten years after this Act's enactment; or (3) the date the area is designated as wilderness by Congress. Releases any area that is given wilderness study area status after this Act's enactment from such status on the earlier of: (1) the date such Secretary determines that the area is not suitable for wilderness designation; (2) ten years after the date the area was given such status; or (3) the date that the area is designated as wilderness by Congress. Provides for the reversion of any area that is released from wilderness study area status to the land use status such area had immediately before and prohibits it from being studied again regarding wilderness designation.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 4620, America's Wilderness Protection Act
Jul 22, 2002<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 2002</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 4620, America's Wilderness Protection Act
Jul 22, 2002Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on July 10, 2002
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
20 Republicans