Arkansas and Oklahoma Wilderness Act of 1983 - Designates the following lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas and Oklahoma; (2) the Upper Kiamichi River Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas and Oklahoma; (3) the Dry Creek Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas; (4) the Belle Starr Cave Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas; (5) the Hurricane Creek Wilderness in the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas; (6) the Richland Creek Wilderness in the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas; and (7) the Upper Buffalo Wilderness Addition in the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas.
Prohibits the use of motorized equipment, surface explosives, and shot holes in the wilderness areas designated by this Act for purposes of oil, gas, or mineral exploration.
Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Arkansas and Oklahoma shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands within the Ozark and Ouachita National Forests in Arkansas and Oklahoma which have not been designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas and from further review as to their suitability for designation as wilderness areas.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Favorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
For Further Action See S.2125.
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