A bill to designate certain National Forest System lands in the State of South Carolina to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.
South Carolina Wilderness Act of 1984 - Designates lands comprising the Ellicott Rock Wilderness Addition in the Sumter National Forest in South Carolina as part of the Ellicott Rock Wilderness.
Provides that the RARE II (second roadless area review and evaluation) final environmental statement (dated January 1979) with respect to national forest lands in South Carolina shall not be subject to judicial review. Releases national forest lands in South Carolina which were reviewed in the RARE II program from further review by the Department of Agriculture, pending the revision of initial national forest management plans. Releases lands in South Carolina reviewed in the Rare II program and not designated as wilderness from management as wilderness areas. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Florida without express congressional authorization.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department.
Referred to Subcommittee on Soil and Water Conservation.
Committee on Agriculture received executive comment from Agriculture Department.
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