United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

S 2548 — Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act of 2025

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced July 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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The revised version of the bill removes the section that outlined the definitions of terms such as "designated natural area" and "designated research natural area." Additionally, it eliminates specific provisions that designated the "Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area" and included details about the management of Forest Road 211 as a hiking trail. These changes indicate a shift away from defining certain wilderness areas and their management within the act, which may affect how the areas are preserved and utilized in the future.

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2548 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2548 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
217 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
Durbin introduced the following bill;
Durbin (for himself and Ms.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.
Duckworth) introduced the following bill;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry October 27, 2025 Reported by Mr.
Boozman, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act of 2025''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
DEFINITIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED> In this Act:</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Designated natural area.--The term ``designated natural area'' means an area determined to be of exceptional ecological, botanical, geologic, scenic, or archeological value by--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Secretary;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B)(i) the State of Illinois;
or</DELETED> <DELETED> (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Designated research natural area.--The term ``designated research natural area'' means an area that has been selected by the Secretary, and is managed by the Forest Service, for scientific research value.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared by the Environmental Law and Policy Center entitled ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area and Special Management Area'' and dated November 23, 2023.</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) Special management area.--The term ``Special Management Area'' means a Special Management Area established by section 4(a).</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
3.
CAMP HUTCHINS WILDERNESS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Addition to the National Wilderness Preservation System.--In accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), certain land in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 750 acres and generally depicted on the Map as ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area--Proposed'', is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known as the ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Management.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Camp Hutchins Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C.
1131 et seq.), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Hiking Trail.--Forest Road 211 shall be closed to public vehicular traffic and shall be maintained as a hiking trail, including the eastern extension of Forest Road 211 formerly known as the ``Hutchins Creek Spur'' up to the area known as ``Hutchins Creek Corridor'', as generally depicted on the Map.</DELETED> <DELETED> (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</DELETED> <DELETED> (e) Map and Legal Description.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of the Camp Hutchins Wilderness with-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Effect.--The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Availability.--The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the Forest Service website.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
4.
ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, the following Special Management Areas within the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois are established:</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) Camp hutchins special management area.-- Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,953 acres and generally depicted on the Map as ``Camp Hutchins Special Management Area--Proposed'', which shall be known as the ``Camp Hutchins Special Management Area''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Ripple hollow special management area.-- Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 3,445 acres and generally depicted as ``Ripple Hollow Special Management Area--Proposed'' on the map prepared by the Environmental Law and Policy Center entitled ``Ripple Hollow Special Management Area'' and dated November 23, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Ripple Hollow Special Management Area''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Burke branch special management area.--Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 6,310 acres and generally depicted as ``Burke Branch Special Management Area--Proposed'', on the map prepared by the Environmental Law and Policy Center entitled ``Burke Branch Special Management Area'' and dated November 23, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Burke Branch Special Management Area''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Purposes.--The purposes of the Special Management Areas are--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) to conserve, protect, and enhance the ecological, scenic, wildlife, recreational, cultural, historic, educational, and scientific resources of the Special Management Areas for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) to promote biodiversity and control invasive species;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) to allow for the continuation of restoration efforts and scientific study of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas within the Special Management Areas.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
5.
ADMINISTRATION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT AREAS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer the Special Management Areas--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) in a manner that conserves, protects, and enhances the purposes for which the Special Management Areas are established;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) in accordance with--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) this section;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) other applicable laws.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Areas.</DELETED> <DELETED> (c) Uses.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary shall allow only uses of the Special Management Areas that are consistent with the purposes for which the Special Management Areas are established.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Prescribed fire.--The Secretary may use prescribed fire to sustain the ecological structure and composition of the Special Management Areas to sustain the biodiversity of the Special Management Areas.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Management tools.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) In general.--The Secretary may use herbicides, insecticides, and mechanized equipment in the control of fire, insects, disease, and invasive species, including the use of chainsaws, drones, aircraft, pickup trucks, all-terrain vehicles, and rubber and tracked vehicles to carry out management of the Special Management Areas approved by the Secretary.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) Requirement.--In carrying out management of the Special Management Areas, the Secretary shall use the best available technology and science.</DELETED> <DELETED> (4) Motorized vehicles.--Except in cases in which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, emergency response, or access on established roads accessing trailheads, or are essential to provide off-road access for ecosystem management of habitat, the use of motor vehicles in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited.</DELETED> <DELETED> (5) Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission and remove roads within the Special Management Areas, except roads needed for management or access to trailheads, as soon as practicable.</DELETED> <DELETED> (6) Timber.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) In general.--Commercial timber harvesting, except as needed for fire, insect, and disease control, and for visitor and administrative safety, in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) Activities permitted.--Thinning of trees and other vegetation in the Special Management Areas shall be permitted for restoration of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas and to further the management objectives described in this section.</DELETED> <DELETED> (7) Inholdings.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) In general.--Access to private inholdings in the Special Management Areas shall be preserved.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) Acquisitions.--The Secretary shall acquire any private inholdings in the Special Management Areas by purchase or exchange as soon as feasible.</DELETED> <DELETED> (8) Hunting and trapping.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) Hunting.--Hunting shall be permitted in the Special Management Areas as permitted by the State of Illinois and in accordance with regulations of the State of Illinois and regulations of the Forest Service.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) Trapping.--Trapping shall not be permitted in the Special Management Areas.</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) Access by motorized vehicles.--Access within the Special Management Areas by hunters in motorized vehicles shall be prohibited.</DELETED> <DELETED> (9) Volunteer restoration and research.-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (A) Volunteers.--The Secretary shall allow organized groups of volunteers to participate in ecological restoration activities under the guidance of Forest Service ecologists and botanists within the Special Management Areas through cooperative agreements.</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) Access for research purposes.--The Secretary shall allow access to the Special Management Areas for scientific research by qualified individuals and organizations, as determined by the Secretary.</DELETED> <DELETED> (10) Ongoing management decisions.--The Supervisor of the Shawnee National Forest shall have the authority, without requiring the permission of the Secretary, to make management decisions concerning any designated natural area or designated research natural area within the Special Management Areas pursuant to the land and resource management plan for the Shawnee National Forest.</DELETED> <DELETED> (d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Special Management Areas, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Special Management Areas after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.</DELETED> <DELETED> (e) Maps and Legal Descriptions.--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each Special Management Area with-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) Effect.--The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions.</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the Forest Service website.</DELETED> <DELETED> (f) Public Information.--Annually, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Shawnee National Forest information describing the progress in achieving the management objectives described in this section.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
(1) Designated natural area.--The term ``designated natural area'' means an area determined to be of exceptional ecological, botanical, geologic, scenic, or archeological value by-- (A) the Secretary;
(1) Designated natural area.--The term ``designated natural area'' means an area determined to be of exceptional ecological, botanical, geologic, scenic, or archeological value by the Secretary.
and (B)(i) the State of Illinois;
or (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared by the Environmental Law and Policy Center entitled ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area and Special Management Area'' and dated November 23, 2023.
(3) Map.--The term ``Map'' means the map prepared and submitted by the Secretary under section 3(e)(1).
1131 et seq.), certain land in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 750 acres and generally depicted on the Map as ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area--Proposed'', is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known as the ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness''.
1131 et seq.), certain land in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 750 acres and generally depicted as ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area--Proposed'' on the map prepared by the Environmental Law and Policy Center entitled ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area and Special Management Area'' and dated November 23, 2023, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and shall be known as the ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness''.
(c) Hiking Trail.--Forest Road 211 shall be closed to public vehicular traffic and shall be maintained as a hiking trail, including the eastern extension of Forest Road 211 formerly known as the ``Hutchins Creek Spur'' up to the area known as ``Hutchins Creek Corridor'', as generally depicted on the Map.
(c) Hiking Trail.--National Forest System Road 211 shall be closed to public vehicular traffic and may be maintained as a hiking trail, including the eastern extension of Forest Road 211 formerly known as the ``Hutchins Creek Spur'' up to the area known as ``Hutchins Creek Corridor'', as generally depicted on the Map.
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from-- (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Camp Hutchins Wilderness after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from-- (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public land law;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining law;
and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
and (3) operation of mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing law.
(2) Effect.--The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map and legal description.
(2) Effect.--The Map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors on the Map and in the legal description.
(3) Availability.--The map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the Forest Service website.
(3) Availability.--The Map and legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the website of the Forest Service.
(1) Camp hutchins special management area.--Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,953 acres and generally depicted on the Map as ``Camp Hutchins Special Management Area--Proposed'', which shall be known as the ``Camp Hutchins Special Management Area''.
(1) Camp hutchins special management area.--Certain Federal land managed by the Forest Service, comprising approximately 2,953 acres and generally depicted as ``Camp Hutchins Special Management Area--Proposed'' on the map prepared by the Environmental Law and Policy Center entitled ``Camp Hutchins Wilderness Area and Special Management Area'' and dated November 23, 2023, which shall be known as the ``Camp Hutchins Special Management Area''.
and (3) to allow for the continuation of restoration efforts and scientific study of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas within the Special Management Areas.
(3) to allow for the continuation of restoration efforts and scientific study of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas within the Special Management Areas;
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and (4) to allow for public use and enjoyment of the Special Management Areas.
and (B) other applicable laws.
and (B) other applicable law.
(b) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a comprehensive management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Areas.
(b) Management Plan.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a management plan for the long-term protection and management of the Special Management Areas.
(2) Prescribed fire.--The Secretary may use prescribed fire to sustain the ecological structure and composition of the Special Management Areas to sustain the biodiversity of the Special Management Areas.
(2) Prescribed fire.--The Secretary may use prescribed fire to sustain the ecological structure and composition of the Special Management Areas, to sustain the biodiversity of the Special Management Areas, and to mitigate the risk of wildfire in the Special Management Areas or nearby areas.
(3) Management tools.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary may use herbicides, insecticides, and mechanized equipment in the control of fire, insects, disease, and invasive species, including the use of chainsaws, drones, aircraft, pickup trucks, all-terrain vehicles, and rubber and tracked vehicles to carry out management of the Special Management Areas approved by the Secretary.
(3) Management tools.-- (A) In general.--The Secretary may use herbicides, insecticides, and mechanized equipment, including chainsaws, drones, unmanned aerial systems, aircraft, pickup trucks, all-terrain vehicles, and rubber-tired and tracked vehicles, to control fire, insects, disease, and invasive species in managing the Special Management Areas approved by the Secretary.
(B) Requirement.--In carrying out management of the Special Management Areas, the Secretary shall use the best available technology and science.
(B) Requirement.--In managing the Special Management Areas, the Secretary shall use the best available technology and science.
(4) Motorized vehicles.--Except in cases in which motorized vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, emergency response, or access on established roads accessing trailheads, or are essential to provide off-road access for ecosystem management of habitat, the use of motor vehicles in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited.
(4) Motor vehicles.--Except in cases in which motor vehicles are needed for administrative purposes, emergency response, or access on established roads accessing trailheads, inholdings, cemeteries, or campgrounds, or are essential to provide off-road access for ecosystem management of habitat, the use of motor vehicles, including over-snow vehicles, in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited.
(5) Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission and remove roads within the Special Management Areas, except roads needed for management or access to trailheads, as soon as practicable.
(5) Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission as soon as practicable any National Forest System roads within the Special Management Areas that are not needed for management or access to trailheads, cemeteries, and inholdings.
(6) Timber.-- (A) In general.--Commercial timber harvesting, except as needed for fire, insect, and disease control, and for visitor and administrative safety, in the Special Management Areas shall be prohibited.
(6) Timber.-- (A) In general.--Commercial timber harvesting in the Special Management Areas, except as needed for fire, insect, and disease control, and for visitor and administrative safety, shall be prohibited.
(B) Activities permitted.--Thinning of trees and other vegetation in the Special Management Areas shall be permitted for restoration of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas and to further the management objectives described in this section.
(B) Activities permitted.--Thinning of trees and other vegetation in the Special Management Areas is permitted for restoration of the designated natural areas and designated research natural areas and to further the management objectives described in this section.
(B) Acquisitions.--The Secretary shall acquire any private inholdings in the Special Management Areas by purchase or exchange as soon as feasible.
(B) Acquisitions.--The Secretary shall acquire any private inholdings in the Special Management Areas by purchase or exchange from willing sellers as soon as practicable.
(8) Hunting and trapping.-- (A) Hunting.--Hunting shall be permitted in the Special Management Areas as permitted by the State of Illinois and in accordance with regulations of the State of Illinois and regulations of the Forest Service.
(8) Hunting and trapping.-- (A) Hunting.--Hunting shall be permitted in the Special Management Areas as permitted by the State of Illinois and in accordance with regulations of the State of Illinois and regulations and orders issued by the Forest Service.
(C) Access by motorized vehicles.--Access within the Special Management Areas by hunters in motorized vehicles shall be prohibited.
(C) Access by motor vehicles.--Motor vehicle access by hunters within the Special Management Areas, including over-snow vehicles, shall be prohibited.
(9) Volunteer restoration and research.-- (A) Volunteers.--The Secretary shall allow organized groups of volunteers to participate in ecological restoration activities under the guidance of Forest Service ecologists and botanists within the Special Management Areas through cooperative agreements.
(9) Volunteer restoration and research.-- (A) Volunteers.--The Secretary shall allow volunteers of cooperators and individual Forest Service volunteers to participate in ecological restoration activities under the guidance of Forest Service ecologists and botanists within the Special Management Areas through cooperative agreements.
(B) Access for research purposes.--The Secretary shall allow access to the Special Management Areas for scientific research by qualified individuals and organizations, as determined by the Secretary.
(B) Access for research purposes.--The Secretary shall allow access to the Special Management Areas for scientific research by individuals and organizations that the Secretary determines to be qualified for that purpose.
(10) Ongoing management decisions.--The Supervisor of the Shawnee National Forest shall have the authority, without requiring the permission of the Secretary, to make management decisions concerning any designated natural area or designated research natural area within the Special Management Areas pursuant to the land and resource management plan for the Shawnee National Forest.
(10) Ongoing management decisions.--The Supervisor of the Shawnee National Forest shall have the authority, without requiring the permission of the Secretary, to make management decisions concerning any designated natural area or designated research natural area within the Special Management Areas pursuant to the land management plan for the Shawnee National Forest.
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Special Management Areas, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Special Management Areas after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from-- (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;
(d) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Special Management Areas, including any land or interest in land that is acquired by the United States within the Special Management Areas after the date of enactment of this Act, is withdrawn from-- (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under public land law;
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws;
(2) location, entry, and patent under mining law;
and (3) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws.
and (3) operation of mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing law.
(e) Maps and Legal Descriptions.-- (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal description of each Special Management Area with-- (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;
(e) Maps and Legal Descriptions.-- (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file a map and legal descriptions of the Special Management Areas with-- (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate;
(2) Effect.--The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors in the maps and legal descriptions.
(2) Effect.--The map and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary may correct clerical and typographical errors on the map and in the legal descriptions.
(3) Availability.--The maps and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the Forest Service website.
(3) Availability.--The map and legal descriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary and on the website of the Forest Service.
(f) Public Information.--Annually, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Shawnee National Forest information describing the progress in achieving the management objectives described in this section.
(f) Public Information.--Annually, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Shawnee National Forest a description of the progress in achieving the management objectives described in this section.
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Calendar No.
217 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2548 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the Camp Hutchins Wilderness and establish Special Management Areas in the Shawnee National Forest in the State of Illinois, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________ October 27, 2025 Reported with an amendment
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  1. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  2. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 217.

  4. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. Introduced in Senate

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S4907)

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