Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-213
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2017-01-24
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017</b></p> <p><strong></strong>This bill designates approximately 2.6 million acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska as the &quot;Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area.&quot;</p>

action_date: 2017-06-14
action_desc: Reported to Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><b>Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017</b></p> <p><strong></strong>(Sec. 2) This bill designates approximately 2.6 million acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska as the &quot;Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area.&quot;</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 213 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To designate the wilderness within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017 . 2. Designation of Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (a) Designation The approximately 2,600,000 acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land located within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve designated by section 201(e)(7)(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410hh(e)(7)(a) ) shall be known and designated as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the wilderness area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area .

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 145 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 213 [Report No. 115–108] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources June 14, 2017 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , without amendment A BILL To designate the wilderness within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Act of 2017 . 2. Designation of Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area (a) Designation The approximately 2,600,000 acres of National Wilderness Preservation System land located within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve designated by section 201(e)(7)(a) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410hh(e)(7)(a) ) shall be known and designated as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the wilderness area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area .

June 14, 2017 Reported without amendment