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House Bill 5474
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act
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H. R. 5474 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5474


To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 18, 2019

Mr. Bishop of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To designate as wilderness certain National Forest System land in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act”.

SEC. 2. Shawnee Wilderness, Illinois.

(a) Designation.—In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), there is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the “Shawnee Wilderness” (referred to in this Act as the “Wilderness”), the approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois.

(b) Map; legal description.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this Act as the “Secretary”) shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness.

(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description.

(3) AVAILABILITY.—The map and legal description prepared under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service.

(c) Administration.—Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) except that with respect to the Wilderness, any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.