Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007

A bill 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.

2/7/2007--Introduced.
Wild Sky Wilderness Act of 2007 - Designates certain lands in the Skykomish River valley, Washington, as the Wild Sky Wilderness, to be managed by the Secretary of Agriculture. 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. 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. 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.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
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Committees

• Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.520

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 07, 2007

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• Feb 07, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
• Feb 07, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1715-1716)
• Introduced on Feb 07, 2007.
• Feb 07, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1715-1716)

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Related Bills:

• H.R.886
• S.2739

Related Issue Areas:

• Hydroelectric power
• Public lands
• Boundaries
• Columbia River development
• 24 more
• Easements
• Ecosystem management
• Energy
• Environmental education
• Environmental protection
• Hazardous substances
• Helicopters
• Hydroelectric plants
• Land transfers
• Land use
• Law
• Metropolitan areas
• National forests
• Natural resources
• Public utilities
• Real estate appraisal
• Sports
• Trails
• Transportation
• Urban affairs
• Washington State
• Water resources
• Watersheds
• Wilderness areas

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Blog Coverage

May 01, 2008 Dave Reichert, Wild Sky nonperson

Seattle – After years of work, supporters of the Wild Sky Wilderness Act (HR 886/S. 520) celebrated today as the legislation passed Congress and was sent to the White House for final approval. Conservationists praised Congressman Larsen ...

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April 27, 2008 Neuer Therapieansatz gegen Alzheimer

Die weitere Entwicklung soll nun ein Start-up-Unternehmen vorantreiben, das Simons mit gegründet hat. Kai Simons (Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik, Dresden) et al.: Science, Bd. 320, S. 520 ...

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April 26, 2008 Alzheimer: Neuer Wirkstoff hakt sich an Gehirnzellen fest

Er und seine Kollegen beschreiben den Ansatz in der Fachzeitschrift «Science» (Bd. 320, S. 520). Die typischen Plaques in den Gehirnen von Alzheimer-Patienten entstehen, wenn ein Protein namens APP von einer molekularen Schere, ...

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