U.S. Congress - H.R.886 Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007
H.R.886 - Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007
To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes. view all titles (5)
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- Short: Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 as reported to house.
- Official: To enhance ecosystem protection and the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 as reported to senate.
- Short: Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 as introduced.
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Official Summary
6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, asOfficial Summary
6/28/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 -(Sec. 2)
Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture.(Sec. 3)
Directs the Secretary to establish a trail plan. Authorizes the use of helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint Forest Service-Snohomish County telecommunications repeater site to provide improved communication for safety, health, and emergency purposes. Allows the continued use of floatplanes on Lake Isabel in the Wild Sky Wilderness, subject to reasonable restrictions. Provides that such wilderness designation shall not preclude the operation and maintenance of the existing Evergreen Mountain Lookout in the same manner and degree in which the operation and maintenance were occurring as of the enactment of this Act.(Sec. 4)
Authorizes the Secretary to acquire lands in the Wild Sky Wilderness by purchase, donation, or exchange, with priority to be given to specified Priority Acquisition Lands. Requires the boundaries of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest and the Wild Sky Wilderness to be adjusted to encompass any lands so acquired. Directs the Secretary to ensure adequate access to private in-holdings within the Wild Sky Wilderness. States that valuation of private lands shall be determined without reference to any restrictions on access or use which arise out of designation as a wilderness area.(Sec. 5)
Requires the Secretary to accept specified lands within the Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, from the Chelan County Public Utility District if the District offers such lands to the Secretary (in title acceptable to the Secretary, and provided there is no hazardous material on the site) in exchange for a permanent easement, including helicopter access, to maintain an existing telemetry site to monitor snow pack on land within the Wenatchee National Forest, Washington. Provides for extinguishment of the easement and reversion of all conveyed rights to the United States if the District no longer needs to maintain a telemetry site....Read the Rest
Recent News Coverage
House approves Wild Sky wilderness
... to experience," said Michelle Ackermann, regional director of The Wilderness Society. On the Net:. The bill is HR 886. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov.
Washington Wilderness Bill That Stalled Under Pombo Passes ...
The Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007, HR 886, protects low-elevation, old-growth forest and 25 miles of salmon streams in Washington's Mount Baker-Snoqualmie ...
House panel approves Wild Sky wilderness
"We look forward to Congress finally getting the job done this year." The bills are HR 886 and S. 520. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov.
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