Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act

Bill: 114-hr-5397
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]
Introduced: 2016-06-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Washington State

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2016-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 to redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the &quot;Daniel J. Evans Wilderness.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2016 Mr. Reichert (for himself, Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Newhouse , Ms. DelBene , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Smith of Washington , Ms. Herrera Beutler , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. McDermott , and Mr. Heck of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act . 2. Redesignation as Daniel J. Evans Wilderness (a) Redesignation Section 101(a) of the Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 3961) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking Olympic Wilderness and inserting Daniel J. Evans Wilderness . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Olympic Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness.