U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10217: Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act
Status: In committee, September 1, 2026
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 1, 2026:
A BILL To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act . SECTION 2. Designation of Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area (a) Designation Section 6001(a) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116-9 ; 133 Stat. 768; 136 Stat. 6163) is amended by adding at the end the following: (14) Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area (A) In general There is established the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, to consist of Bath, Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McCreary, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Wayne, Whitley, and Wolfe Counties, Kentucky. (B) Local coordinating entity The Center for Rural Development shall be the local coordinating entity for the National Heritage Area designated by subparagraph (A). . (b) Management plan For the purposes of section 6001(c) of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( Public Law 116-9 ; 133 Stat. 772; 136 …
Sponsors
- Harold Rogers (R, HD-KY-5) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is HB10217?
- HB10217 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area Act.
- What does HB10217 do?
- In its own words: To amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Kentucky Wildlands National Heritage Area in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10217?
- In committee as of September 1, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (September 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10217?
- Harold Rogers (R, HD-KY-5).
- Where is the official record for HB10217?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10217
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