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H.R. 5083: Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004

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H.R. 5083: Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-15 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004

Plain summary

Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004 - Designates specified Federal lands in the State of Washington (the State) as: (1) the Wild Sky Wilderness (the Wilderness); and (2) the Skykomish Backcountry Wilderness Management Area (the Area). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manage the Wilderness in accordance with the Wilderness Act and this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to use helicopter access to construct and maintain a joint U.S. Forest Service and Snohomish County repeater site, in compliance with a Forest Service-approved communications site plan, to improve communication for safety, health, and emergency services. Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a management plan for the Area (but prohibits the Secretary from permitting commercial timber harvest in the Area); (2) establish a trail plain for specified National Forest System lands to develop a system of hiking and equestrian trails in the Wilderness and the Area, and trails adjacent to the Wilderness or the Area; and (3) carry out a land exchange with the Chelan County Public Utility District in the State, subject to specified requirements.

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Official text

Wild Sky Wilderness and Backcountry Wilderness Management Area Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · 2 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5083 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108