Montana would open over 100,000 acres of public land for recreation and better management.
This bill would remove special wilderness study rules from over 100,000 acres of public land in Montana. This change would allow land managers to improve public access, support hunting and fishing, and carry out projects to protect wildlife and prevent wildfires. It affects sportsmen, the public, and land management agencies in Montana.
Today, over 1,100,000 acres of public land in Montana are designated as wilderness study areas. More than 700,000 of those acres have already been found unsuitable for wilderness. After this bill, approximately 103,960 acres across three specific areas (Middle Fork Judith, Hoodoo Mountain, and Wales Creek) would no longer be under wilderness study rules. Instead, these areas would be managed under existing land management plans, allowing for more active management, improved public access, and projects for wildlife and wildfire prevention.
S 3527 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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