Senate Bill 973
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Tennessee Wilderness Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 27, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
973
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Tennessee Wilderness Act
This bill designates specified federal lands in Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as wilderness and as additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System.
April 27, 2017
04/27/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
04/27/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:55 PM