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US HB1612

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

5/14/2025

Primary Sponsor

French Hill

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Adds approximately 2,212 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest to the existing Flatside Wilderness, as depicted on a map dated November 12, 2024

  • Renames the expanded wilderness area as the "Flatside-Bethune Wilderness"

  • Amends the Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-508) to incorporate the new wilderness additions

  • Preserves the Secretary of Agriculture's authority to manage fire, insects, and diseases within the wilderness area under the Wilderness Act

  • Passed the House of Representatives on May 13, 2025

Legislative Description

Flatside Wilderness Additions Act

Public lands and natural resources

Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 219.

10/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry5/14/2025
Natural Resources2/26/2025

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