HR 5625 · 97th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1982
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Rules of the House.(1982-08-20)
Plain Language Summary
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Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1982 - Title I: Short Title, Findings and Purposes - Sets forth the short title, findings, and purposes of this Act. Title II: Additions to National Wilderness Preservation System - Designates the following lands in Wyoming as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Cloud Peak Wilderness in the Bighorn National Forest; (2) the Popo Agie Wilderness in the Shoshone National Forest; (3) the Gros Ventre Wilderness in the Bridger-Teton National Forest; and (4) the DuNoir Addition to the Washakie Wilderness in the Shoshone National Forest. Prohibits the use of roads constructed within the special management unit of the Washakie Wilderness for general public travel. Repeals the prohibition on the use of existing roads in such unit for harvesting timber and on the construction and expansion of roads in such unit. Title III: Release of Lands for Multiple Use Management - States that the RARE II final environmental impact statement (dated January 1979) shall not be subject to judicial review with respect to national forest system lands in Wyoming. Requires that national forest system lands in Wyoming not designated as additions to the Nati…
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