HR 6917 · 110th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
To amend the Wilderness Act to allow recreation organizations to cross wilderness areas on established trails, and for other purposes.
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.(2008-09-22)
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Amends the Wilderness Act to grant members of recreation organizations the right to cross wilderness areas on established trails without restriction as part of a journey along a connecting system of trails across public, private, or wilderness area lands, provided such right is exercised within a day and continued without unreasonable delay. Defines a "recreation organization." Authorizes agencies administering wilderness areas to limit the exercise of such right within any specific area to not more than 10 wilderness crossings annually.…
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