Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to designate 2.3 million acres of land as wilderness; designate 62 wilderness areas on BLM lands; add 104,000 acres to the Death Valley National Monument; and add 4,800 acres to the Joshua Tree National Monument.

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Amendment Number
800
Description
Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to designate 2.3 million acres of land as wilderness; designate 62 wilderness areas on BLM lands; add 104,000 acres to the Death Valley National Monument; and add 4,800 acres to the Joshua Tree National Monument.
Purpose
An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 2379. The substitute would designate 62 wilderness areas on BLM lands and would add 104,000 acres to the Death Valley National Monument and 4,800 acres to the Joshua Tree National Monument. The amendment would not redesignate these areas or the Mojave area as national parks, would not designate any wilderness within these areas, nor establish federal reserved water rights in these areas. The amendment specifies that nothing in the the bill should be construed as to restricting, forbidding, or permitting interfere with the demilitarization activities in California, or flights of military aircraft over the wilderness areas.
Congress
103
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 27, 1994
Latest Action Text
By unanimous consent, the Lewis (CA) amendment was withdrawn.
Latest Action Time
13:22:29
Submitted Date
Jul 27, 1994
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 800 — Informed