Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act
Montana Public Lands: Remove Wilderness Study Status for Three Areas
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress would end “wilderness study area” rules for about 81,000 acres in Middle Fork Judith in Montana.
- It would also end that status for about 11,380 acres at Hoodoo Mountain and about 11,580 acres at Wales Creek.
- After the change, the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management would manage these lands under their most recent local land plans instead of extra wilderness-study limits.
- Supporters say this could allow better public access, more hunting and fishing opportunities, and more wildlife habitat work and wildfire risk projects.
- The bill says normal environmental and public-input laws would still apply, but the areas would no longer be managed as potential future wilderness.
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Milestones
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Introduced in Senate
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act
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