Bill > S3075

This bill, the Shawnee Wilderness Designation Act, designates approximately 289,000 acres of Forest Service land comprising the Shawnee National Forest in Illinois as the Shawnee Wilderness, a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prepare a map and legal description of the designated wilderness area, which will have the force of law. The Shawnee Wilderness will be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act, with the effective date being the date of enactment of this bill.