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Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act

S. 2216 · 118th Congress · Jul 10, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To release from wilderness study area designation certain land in the State of Montana, to improve the management of that land, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act”.

Sec. 3 Release and improved management of land comprising certain wilderness study areas

Sec. 2 Release and improved management of land comprising certain wilderness study areas

(a)
Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area— The approximately 81,000 acres of land comprising the Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area—
(1)
shall no longer be subject to section 3(a) of the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–150; 91 Stat. 1244); and
(2)
shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land and resource management plan most recently adopted under section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604).
(b)
Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study Area and Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area— The approximately 11,380 acres of land comprising the Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study Area and the approximately 11,580 acres of land comprising the Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area—
(1)
shall no longer be subject to section 603(c) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1782(c)); and
(2)
shall be managed in accordance with the applicable land management plans adopted under section 202 of that Act (43 U.S.C. 1712).