Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act

Bill: 113-hr-163
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2013-01-04
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Great Lakes

Michigan

Parks, recreation areas, trails

Seashores and lakeshores

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-28
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 272.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-01-04
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. </p>

action_date: 2014-02-28
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p>Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act - Designates specified land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Michigan, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. </p> <p>Requires the boundary of the Wilderness to be: (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads, and (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent state highways.</p> <p>Declares that nothing in this Act creates protective perimeters or buffer zones around any areas designated as wilderness.</p> <p>Declares that this Act shall have no effect on: (1) the maintenance and improvement of roads located outside the boundary of the Wilderness; (2) Michigan's jurisdiction with respect to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing, within the National Lakeshore; (3) overflights of military aircraft; or (4) any treaty rights or any existing valid private property rights. </p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 163 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2013 Mr. Benishek (for himself, Mr. Camp , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Upton , and Mr. Rogers of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map means the map consisting of 6 sheets entitled Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Boundary , numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 2010. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Sleeping bear dunes wilderness (a) Designation In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore comprising approximately 32,557 acres along the mainland shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness . (b) Map (1) Availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map. (3) Legal description As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a legal description of the wilderness boundary and submit a copy of the map and legal description to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (c) Road setbacks The wilderness boundary shall be— (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads; and (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent State highways. 4. Administration (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), except that— (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary. (b) Maintenance of roads outside wilderness boundary Nothing in this Act prevents the maintenance and improvement of roads that are located outside the boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 3(a). (c) Fish and wildlife Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 91–479 ( 16 U.S.C. 460x–4 ). (d) Savings provisions Nothing in this Act modifies, alters, or affects— (1) any treaty rights; or (2) any valid private property rights in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 272 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 163 [Report No. 113–366] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2013 Mr. Benishek (for himself, Mr. Camp , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Upton , and Mr. Rogers of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources February 28, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Miller of Michigan , Mr. Bentivolio , Mr. Levin , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Mr. Dingell , and Mr. Kildee February 28, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 4, 2013 A BILL To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Map The term map means the map consisting of 6 sheets entitled Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Proposed Wilderness Boundary , numbered 634/80,083B, and dated November 2010. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Sleeping bear dunes wilderness (a) Designation In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore comprising approximately 32,557 acres along the mainland shore of Lake Michigan and on certain nearby islands in Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan, as generally depicted on the map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness . (b) Map (1) Availability The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (2) Corrections The Secretary may correct any clerical or typographical errors in the map. (3) Legal description As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a legal description of the wilderness boundary and submit a copy of the map and legal description to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (c) Road setbacks The wilderness boundary shall be— (1) 100 feet from the centerline of adjacent county roads; and (2) 300 feet from the centerline of adjacent State highways. 4. Administration (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the wilderness area designated by section 3(a) shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that— (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective date of that Act shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to the Secretary. (b) Maintenance of roads outside wilderness boundary Nothing in this Act prevents the maintenance and improvement of roads that are located outside the boundary of the wilderness area designated by section 3(a). (c) Fish and wildlife Nothing in this Act affects the jurisdiction of the State of Michigan with respect to the management of fish and wildlife, including hunting and fishing within the national lakeshore in accordance with section 5 of Public Law 91–479 (16 U.S.C. 460x–4). (d) Buffer zones (1) In general Nothing in this section creates a protective perimeter or buffer zone around any area designated as wilderness by subsection (a). (2) Activities outside wilderness The fact that an activity or use on land outside any area designated as wilderness by subsection (a) can be seen or heard within the wilderness shall not preclude the activity or use outside the boundary of the wilderness. (e) Military overflights Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— (1) low-level overflights of military aircraft over an area designated as wilderness by subsection (a), including military overflights that can be seen or heard within any wilderness area; (2) flight testing and evaluation; or (3) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes over the wilderness area. (f) Savings provisions Nothing in this Act modifies, alters, or affects— (1) any treaty rights; or (2) any valid private property rights in existence on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.

February 28, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed