A bill to designate certain lands in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, as wilderness areas, and to allow management of certain lands for uses other than wilderness.
Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984 - Designates the following lands in the Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Big Frog Wilderness; (2) the Citico Creek Wilderness; and (3) the Bald River Gorge Wilderness.
Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental impact statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest system lands in Monroe and Polk Counties in Tennessee shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest system lands in such counties which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in such counties reviewed in the RARE II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. States that the provisions of this paragraph shall also apply to National Forest System roadless lands in Monroe and Polk Counties, Tennessee of less than 5,000 acres.
Requires the Secretary to review the Little Frog Wilderness Study Area and the Big Frog Study Area, both located in the Cherokee National Forest, to determine their suitability for preservation as wilderness.
Committee on Agriculture. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 4263 in lieu of this measure.
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 404 - 12 (Record Vote No: 119).
Roll Call #119 (House)Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation.
Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1035.
Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Committee on Agriculture. Ordered to be reported in lieu of S. 2590 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-615.
Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 98-615.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1196.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Enacted as Public Law 98-578
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Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 98-578.
Became Public Law No: 98-578.