[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5999 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5999
To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary
natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future
generations of Americans.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2020
Mr. Huffman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary
natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future
generations of Americans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness
Act''.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL WILDERNESS, ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE, ALASKA.
(a) Designation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska comprising
approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on the map
entitled ``Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Coastal Plain Proposed
Wilderness'', dated October 20, 2015, labeled with Map ID 03-0172, and
available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the
Interior, is designated as a component of the National Wilderness
Preservation System under the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(b) Administration.--The Secretary of the Interior shall administer
the area designated as wilderness by subsection (a) in accordance with
the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness area already in existence
within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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