Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
This bill adds approximately 2,215 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest to the existing Flatside Wilderness area, as shown on a 2022 map. It amends the 1984 Arkansas Wilderness Act to formally include this land and redesignates the expanded area as the "Flatside-Bethune Wilderness." The bill specifies that existing authorities for managing forest fires, insects, and diseases under the Wilderness Act remain unchanged. This directly affects the Ouachita National Forest land designated by the bill and updates all official references to the expanded wilderness area.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 9, 2023
Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
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Committee
6
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-869.
lower
Nov 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
lower
Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jun 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J. French Hill
RRepublican
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