HR 3971 United States House · 118th Congress

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.
Sub-Topics: Forestry
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 9, 2023 Last action Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-869.
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Nov 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Nov 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
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Jun 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Jun 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Jun 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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Jun 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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