Shenandoah Mountain Act
- Last Action
- 10/27/2025
Actions
- 2025-10-27Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.
- 2025-10-27Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
- 2025-10-27Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
- 2025-10-21Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025-05-08Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 2025-05-08Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2025-10-27 (25)
Shenandoah Mountain Act
This bill establishes the Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area, consisting of approximately 92,562 acres of National Forest System land in Virginia in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forest.
The bill designates specified lands in the forest as wilderness and as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, including approximately (1) 5,088 acres as the Skidmore Fork Wilderness, (2) 3,568 acres as the Lynn Hollow Wilderness, (3) 12,461 acres as the Little River Wilderness, and (4) 5,779 acres as the Beech Lick Knob Wilderness. It also incorporates approximately 6,961 acres into the Ramseys Draft Wilderness.
Cosponsors (1)
- Mark Warner (D-VA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Geography and mapping
- Land use and conservation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Pest management
- Virginia
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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