On June 16, 2004, Senators John Ensign (R-NV) and Harry Reid (D-NV) along with Representatives Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Jon Porter (R-NV) and Shelly Berkley (D-NV) introduced the "Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation and Development Act of 2004" (S. 2532/H.R. 4593).
On June 22, 2004, Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) along with a bi-partisan group of 11 original co-sponsors introduced Senate Resolution 387 to commemorate the upcoming 40th Anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act.
On June 18, 2004, Congressman Mike Simpson (R-ID) released a document that outlines the components of his “Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Proposal” which proposes, among numerous other recreation and economic development provisions, to designate significant Wilderness Areas in the Boulder and White Cloud Mountains of central Idaho.
In a strong bipartisan victory, the House of Representatives approved an amendment on June 16, 2004, that would prohibit tax dollars from being spent to build new logging roads in the Tongass National Forest. The amendment to the FY2005 Interior Appropriations bill was sponsored by Reps. Steve Chabot (R-OH) and Robert Andrews (D-NJ) and passed by a vote of 222 to 205.
Virginia Governor Mark Warner added his name to the growing list of elected officials that support the Ridge and Valley Wilderness and National Scenic Area Act of 2004.
From Congressional Record, U.S. Senate, June 16, 2004.
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