Flatside Wilderness Additions Act

Bill: 118-hr-3971
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2023-06-09
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arkansas

Forests, forestry, trees

Geography and mapping

Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-12
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 710.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Flatside Wilderness Additions Act</strong></p> <p>This bill adds specified lands to the Flatside Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. The bill also redesignates the wilderness as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 710 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3971 [Report No. 118–869] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2023 Mr. Hill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 12, 2024 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 June 9, 2023 A BILL To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act . 2. Additions to flatside wilderness Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–508 ; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by inserting and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, which comprise approximately 2,212 acres, generally depicted as Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation on the map titled Flatside Wilderness, Proposed Addition Designation , dated November 12, 2024 after 1984 . 3. Fire, insects, and diseases Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ), in accordance with existing laws (including regulations). 4. Designation of wilderness addition The wilderness designated by section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–508 ; 98 Stat. 2349), shall be known as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness . Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such portion of the Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.

December 12, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3971 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2023 Mr. Hill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act . 2. Additions to flatside wilderness Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–508 ; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by inserting and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, which comprise approximately 2,215 acres, generally depicted as Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation on the map titled Flatside Wilderness, Proposed Addition Designation , dated September 29, 2022 after 1984 . 3. Fire, insects, and diseases Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ), in accordance with existing laws (including regulations). 4. Designation of wilderness addition The wilderness designated by section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–508 ; 98 Stat. 2349), shall be known as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness . Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such portion of the Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.