HR 1723 · 108th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-04-10· Sponsored by Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2354)(2004-04-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003 - Designates approximately 10,000 acres of land in the Caribbean National Forest/Luquillo Experimental Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as the El Toro Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Provides that designation of the Wilderness shall not be construed to prevent within the area's boundaries: (1) installation and maintenance of hydrologic, meteorological, climatological, or atmospheric data collection and transmission facilities when they are essential to the scientific research purposes of the Luquillo Experimental Forest; (2) construction and maintenance of nesting structures, observation blinds, and population monitoring platforms for threatened and endangered species; or (3) construction and maintenance of trails to such facilities as necessary for research purposes and the recovery of such species.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Democrats