B-47 Ridge Designation Act

Bill: 115-hr-6041
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-06-07
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accidents

Aviation and airports

Military personnel and dependents

Montana

Monuments and memorials
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>B-47 Ridge Designation Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the &quot;B-47 Ridge.&quot;</p> <p>The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6041 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as B–47 Ridge .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the B–47 Ridge Designation Act . 2. Designation of B–47 Ridge, Montana (a) Designation (1) In general The unnamed mountain ridge located at 45°14′40.89″N, 110°43′38.75″W that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in the State of Montana, which is the approximate site of a crash of a B–47, shall be known and designated as B–47 Ridge . (2) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the ridge described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to B–47 Ridge . (b) Authorization for plaque (1) In general A plaque that memorializes the crash of the B–47 (including denoting the names of the victims of the crash) may be installed on B–47 Ridge. (2) Funding No Federal funds may be used to design, procure, install, or maintain the plaque authorized under paragraph (1).