H.R. 9103 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2022Mr. Hill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act. 2. Additions to Flatside Wilderness; Designation Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2350) is amended to read as follows: (d) certain lands in the Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas— (1) which comprise— (A) approximately 10,105 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Flatside Wilderness—Proposed, dated September 1984; (B) approximately 640 acres, as generally depicted as Recommended Wilderness Area on the map entitled Flatside Wilderness, Recommended Wilderness Area, dated September 6, 2018; and (C) approximately 2,215 acres, as generally depicted as Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation on the map entitled Flatside Wilderness Proposed Addition Designation, dated September 29, 2022; and (2) which shall be known as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness. . 3. Fire, insects, and diseases Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1)), in accordance with existing laws (including regulations). 4. References to wilderness area Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the wilderness areas described in the amendment made by section 2, including areas previously designated as the Flatside Wilderness and the Bethune Woods-Flatside Wilderness, shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.