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Nathan Deal

Tagged in: Georgia, National forests, National scenic areas, Natural resources, Old growth forests, Public lands, Wilderness areas

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To establish the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, and to designate additional National Forest System land in the State of Georgia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

1/29/2007--Introduced.

Chattahoochee National Forest Act of 2007 - Establishes the Mountaintown National Scenic Area in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a management plan for the Scenic Area as an amendment to the land and resource management plan for the Forest.

Designates specified lands in Georgia which are administered by the Secretary as part of the Chattahoochee National Forest as wilderness and incorporates such lands into the existing wilderness area to which they adjoin.

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Latest Actions
  • 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 02/06/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  • 01/29/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 01/29/2007 - Referred to House Natural Resources
  • 01/29/2007 - Referred to House Agriculture
Bill Text
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H.R.707 Introduced in House08/31/2007