Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act

Bill: 117-s-1606
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-05-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Illinois

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act</b></p> <p>This bill designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1606 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2021 Mr. Romney introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act . 2. Shawnee Wilderness, Illinois (a) Designation In accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), there is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Shawnee Wilderness (referred to in this Act as the Wilderness ), the approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois. (b) Map; legal description (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness. (2) Force of law The map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description. (3) Availability The map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. (c) Administration Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.