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Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2025
S. 1680 To designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill designates additions to two existing wilderness areas in the George Washington National Forest in Virginia. The Rough Mountain Wilderness Area is expanded by approximately 1,000 acres, which are immediately incorporated into the wilderness. The Rich Hole Wilderness Area is expanded by approximately 4,600 acres, initially designated as potential wilderness and becoming official wilderness when the Secretary of Agriculture completes water quality and aquatic passage improvement activities or within five years of enactment, whichever comes first. Until the Rich Hole addition is formally incorporated into the wilderness, the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport to conduct authorized water quality improvement activities while minimizing impacts to the wilderness character. The expanded areas will be managed according to the Wilderness Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA)
Actions (5)
- Oct 27, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 213. · senate
- Oct 27, 2025 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report. · senate
- Oct 21, 2025 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
- May 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- May 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 8, 2025
Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
October 27, 2025
Reported by Mr. Boozman, without amendment
A BILL
To designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE WILDERNESSES.
(a) Rough Mountain Addition.—Section 1 of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(21) Rough mountain addition.—Certain land in the George Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 acres, as generally depicted as the ‘Rough Mountain Addition’ on the map entitled ‘GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST—South half—Alternative I—Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions—Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement’ and dated March 4, 2014, which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (1).”.
(b) Rich Hole Addition.—
(1) Potential wilderness designation.—In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), certain land in the George Washington National Forest comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as the “Rich Hole Addition” on the map entitled “GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST—South half—Alternative I—Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions—Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement” and dated March 4, 2014, is designated as a potential wilderness area for incorporation in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584).
(2) Wilderness designation.—The potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness and incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584) on the earlier of—
(A) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) publishes in the Federal Register notice that the activities permitted under paragraph (4) have been completed; or
(B) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(3) Management.—Except as provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) in accordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
(4) Water quality improvement activities.—
(A) In general.—To enhance natural ecosystems within the potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) by implementing certain activities to improve water quality and aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document entitled “Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project” and dated December 2015, the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the potential wilderness area until the date on which the potential wilderness area is incorporated into the Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph (2).
(B) Requirement.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to carry out that subparagraph with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources. Calendar No. 213
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1680
A BILL
To designate additions to the Rough Mountain Wilderness and the Rich Hole Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.
October 27, 2025
Reported without amendment
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