98 H.R.4263

Title: A bill to designate certain lands in the , , as wilderness areas, and to allow management of certain lands for uses other than wilderness. Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J. [TN-2] (introduced 11/1/1983) Cosponsors (4) Related Bills: S.2590 Latest Major Action: 10/30/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-578.

SUMMARY AS OF: 10/2/1984--Passed Senate amended. (There are 4 other summaries)

(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Tennessee of 1984 - Designates the following lands in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the ; (2) the Creek Wilderness; and (3) the Bald River Gorge Wilderness.

Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental impact statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Monroe and Polk Counties in Tennessee shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in such counties which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in such counties reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. States that the provisions of this paragraph shall also apply to National Forest System roadless lands in Monroe and Polk Counties, Tennessee of less than 5,000 acres.

Requires the Secretary to review the Little Frog Wilderness Study Area and the Big Frog Study Area, both located in the Cherokee National Forest, to determine their suitability for preservation as wilderness.

MAJOR ACTIONS:

11/1/1983 Introduced in House 4/26/1984 Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-714 (Part I). 5/1/1984 Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 404 - 12 (Record Vote No: 119). 9/18/1984 Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-615. 10/2/1984 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. 10/4/1984 Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent. 10/4/1984 Cleared for White House. 10/18/1984 Presented to President. 10/30/1984 Signed by President. 10/30/1984 Became Public Law No: 98-578.

ALL ACTIONS: 11/1/1983: Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. 11/7/1983: Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy. 11/1/1983: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. 11/14/1983: Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks. 3/29/1984: Subcommittee Hearings Held. 4/10/1984: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 4/10/1984: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended). 1/9/1984: Executive Comment Requested from Interior. 4/25/1984: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 4/25/1984: Ordered to be Reported (Amended). 4/26/1984: Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 98-714 (Part I). 4/30/1984: Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules. 4/30/1984: Considered by House Unfinished Business. 5/1/1984: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 404 - 12 (Record Vote No: 119). 5/3/1984: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. 5/10/1984: Referred to Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation. 5/24/1984: Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1035. 7/24/1984: Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department. 9/13/1984: Committee on Agriculture. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S. 2590 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 9/18/1984: Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-615. 9/18/1984: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1196. 10/2/1984: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. 10/4/1984: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent. 10/4/1984: Cleared for White House. 10/15/1984: Measure Signed in Senate. 10/18/1984: Presented to President. 10/30/1984: Signed by President. 10/30/1984: Became Public Law No: 98-578.

TITLE(S):

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS INTRODUCED: Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1983

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS REPORTED TO HOUSE: Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED HOUSE: Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS REPORTED TO SENATE: Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984

• SHORT TITLE(S) AS PASSED SENATE: Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984

• OFFICIAL TITLE AS INTRODUCED: A bill to designate certain lands in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, as wilderness areas, and to allow management of certain lands for uses other than wilderness. COSPONSORS(4), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]: Rep Boner, William H. [TN-5] - 2/21/1984 Rep Cooper, Jim [TN-4] - 1/24/1984 Rep Lloyd, Marilyn [TN-3] - 2/21/1984 Rep Sundquist, Don [TN-7] - 1/24/1984

COMMITTEE(S):

Committee/Subcommittee: Activity: House Agriculture Referral Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, Referral and Energy House Interior and Insular Affairs Referral, Markup, Reporting Subcommittee on Public Lands and Referral, Hearings, Markup, National Parks Reporting Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Referral, Markup, Reporting Subcommittee on Soil and Water Referral, Hearings Conservation, Forestry and Environment

RELATED BILL DETAILS: (additional related bills may be indentified in Status)

Bill: Relationship: S.2590 Related bill identified by CRS

AMENDMENT(S): ***NONE***