Expands a wilderness area in Arkansas and renames it Flatside-Bethune Wilderness
This bill would add about 2,212 acres to the Flatside Wilderness in Arkansas's Ouachita National Forest. The entire expanded area would then be called the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness. This means more land would be protected as wilderness, affecting visitors, conservation groups, and local communities.
Today, the Flatside Wilderness is a specific size and name. If this bill passes, it would add about 2,212 acres to this wilderness area and rename the whole thing the 'Flatside-Bethune Wilderness'. It would also confirm that the government's power to manage fires and diseases in the area would not change.
HR 1612 · 119th Congress · February 26, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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