HR 1568 · 98th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-02-22· Sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Dick [R-WY-At Large]· 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: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1983-07-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1983 - 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 Shoshone National Forest; (3) the Gros Ventre Wilderness in the Bridger-Teton National Forest; (4) the Jedediah Smith Wilderness in the Targhee National Forest; (5) the DuNoir Addition to the Washakie Wilderness in the Shoshone National Forest; (6) the Corridor Addition to the Teton Wilderness in the Bridger-Teton National Forest; and (7) the Glacier Addition to the Fitzpatrick 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. Provides that motorized access for the trapping, transportation, and management of the big h…

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