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109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4176
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2005
Mr. Doolittle (for himself and Mr. Gibbons) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Resources
A BILL
To provide for the release of certain Wilderness Study Areas involving public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Lassen and Modoc Counties, California, and Washoe County, Nevada.
Release of Wilderness Study Areas, Bureau of Land Management, Lassen and Modoc Counties, California, and Washoe County, Nevada
Findings
Congress finds that, for the purposes of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)), the Wilderness Study Areas and Instant Study Areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Lassen and Modoc Counties, California, and adjoining Wilderness Study Areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management in Washoe County, Nevada, which are generally depicted on the map entitled Wilderness Study Areas in California’s 4th Congressional District and Adjoining Areas of Washoe County, Nevada
and dated October 17, 2005, have been adequately studied for wilderness designation.
Release
The Wilderness Study Areas and Instant Study Areas generally depicted on the map referred to in subsection (a) are no longer subject to the requirements of section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)).