A bill to designate certain National Forest System lands in the State of North Carolina for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release other national forest lands within the State of North Carolina from further consideration for wilderness designation, and for other purposes.
Latest action. Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 96-994.
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 96-994) Designates the following national forest system lands in the State of North Carolina as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Pocosin Wilderness in the Croatan National Forest; and (2) the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness in the Uwharrie National Forest. Declares that all lands within the National Forest System in North Carolina not designated as wilderness, or designated for further congressional consideration by this Act, shall not be studied or considered by any agency for wilderness potential or recommendation as wilderness but shall be managed for uses other than wilderness. Requires specified lands in the following National Forests to be managed in a manner not to preclude their eventual designation by Congress into the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) Pisgah National Forest; and (2) Nantahala National Forest. Specifies that lands within the National Forest System in North Carolina which have been reserved for congressional consideration, but which have not been included in the National Wilderness Preservation System prior to January 1, 1983, shall be managed beginning on such date for uses other than wilderness. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to administer each wilderness area designated by this Act in accordance with the provisions of the Wilderness Act of 1964, subject to valid existing rights. Requires that a map and legal description of each wilderness area designated by this Act be filed with the appropriate congressional committees as soon as practicable after enactment of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate with amendment(s)" stage on September 25, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 25, 1980: Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 96-994.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
JESSE HELMS (R-NC) introduced it on June 23, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 23, 1980, 16880 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16786 days ago, on September 25, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers