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To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas.

USA115th CongressHR-4697| House 
| Updated: 1/2/2018
Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney

Republican Representative

Wyoming

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to direct the Department of Agriculture, with respect to helicopter skiing in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area in the Bridger-Teton and Targhee National Forests in Wyoming, to authorize the number of permitted days of helicopter skiing to be at least the number of days specified in the High Mountain Heli-Skiing Final Environmental Impact Statement for certain national forest districts in Wyoming and Idaho, issued by the Forest Service on June 30, 2005. Subject to such requirement, all recreational uses occurring before the enactment of this bill within the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas, including horseback riding, snowmobiling, dirt bike riding, mountain biking, and helicopter skiing shall continue to be permitted in those areas. The bill bars the construction of any recreational access points in such wilderness study areas, except by an express authorization of Congress.
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Dec 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • December 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 20, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 2, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Outdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWyoming

To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas.

USA115th CongressHR-4697| House 
| Updated: 1/2/2018
This bill amends the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to direct the Department of Agriculture, with respect to helicopter skiing in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area in the Bridger-Teton and Targhee National Forests in Wyoming, to authorize the number of permitted days of helicopter skiing to be at least the number of days specified in the High Mountain Heli-Skiing Final Environmental Impact Statement for certain national forest districts in Wyoming and Idaho, issued by the Forest Service on June 30, 2005. Subject to such requirement, all recreational uses occurring before the enactment of this bill within the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas, including horseback riding, snowmobiling, dirt bike riding, mountain biking, and helicopter skiing shall continue to be permitted in those areas. The bill bars the construction of any recreational access points in such wilderness study areas, except by an express authorization of Congress.
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Timeline
Dec 20, 2017
Introduced in House
Dec 20, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 2, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • December 20, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • December 20, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.


  • January 2, 2018
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Liz Cheney

Liz Cheney

Republican Representative

Wyoming

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Outdoor recreationParks, recreation areas, trailsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWyoming