Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SJ14: Resolution to release federal wilderness study areas
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana to release certain wilderness study areas in montana from consideration for inclusion in the national wilderness preservation system.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA TO RELEASE CERTAIN WILDERNESS STUDY AREAS IN MONTANA FROM CONSIDERATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM. WHEREAS, Congress has passed the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Montana Wilderness Study Act of 1977; and WHEREAS, the Montana Wilderness Study Act required the Secretary of Agriculture to review certain lands within 5 years to determine suitability for preservation as wilderness and report the findings to the President; and WHEREAS, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act defines the management responsibilities of the Bureau of Land Management, including land inventories and land-use plans; and WHEREAS, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule was published in 2001, directing the U.S. Forest Service to inventory roadless areas, generally limiting timber harvest, road construction and reconstruction; and WHEREAS, almost 663,000 acres of land in Montana are designated under the Montana Wilderness Study Act, (2) Blue Joint Wilderness Study Area comprising approximately 61,000 acres; (3) Sapphire Wilderness Study Area comprising approximately 94,000 acres; (4) Ten Lakes Wilderness Study Area comprising approximately 34,000 acres; (5) Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area comprising approximately 81,000 acres; (6) Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area comprising approximately 91,000 acres; and (7) Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area comprising approximately 151,000 acres; and …
Sponsors
- Tezak, Tony (R, 35) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: General Joint Resolution, Environmental Protection, Federal Government
Common questions
- What is SJ14?
- SJ14 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Resolution to release federal wilderness study areas.
- What does SJ14 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana to release certain wilderness study areas in montana from consideration for inclusion in the national wilderness preservation system.
- What is the status of SJ14?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SJ14?
- Tezak, Tony (R, 35).
- Where is the official record for SJ14?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2187
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