Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, the official text

98 HR 1612 RS: Flatside Wilderness Additions Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-10-27
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II Calendar No. 219 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1612 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 14, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
October 27, 2025 Reported by Mr. Boozman , without amendment
AN ACT To designate the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act .
2. Additions to flatside wilderness
Section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–508 ; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by inserting and certain land in the Ouachita National Forest, which comprise approximately 2,212 acres, generally depicted as Land Proposed for Wilderness Designation on the map titled Flatside Wilderness, Proposed Addition Designation , dated November 12, 2024 after 1984 .
3. Fire, insects, and diseases
Nothing in this Act or the amendment made by section 2 shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ), in accordance with existing laws (including regulations).
4. Designation of wilderness addition
The wilderness designated by section 3(d) of Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–508 ; 98 Stat. 2349), shall be known as the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness . Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such portion of the Flatside Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Flatside-Bethune Wilderness.
October 27, 2025 Reported without amendment