Shenandoah Mountain Act
Current understanding
The Shenandoah Mountain Act (introduced) would designate an approximately 92,562-acre Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area and establish four new wilderness areas within Virginia’s George Washington and Jefferson National Forest. As a land-designation bill, it would restrict certain uses (road construction, timber harvest, mechanized recreation in wilderness) while preserving traditional uses like hunting and fishing. Effect on farmers, consumers, and food prices is negligible; primary impacts fall on Forest Service management, outdoor recreation users, and adjacent rural communities.
Evidence log
- 2025-10-27 — Shenandoah Mountain Act: cross-connection with roadless-area-conservation-act: Both propose statutory protections on National Forest System lands that would constrain road construction and resource extraction, though Shenandoah Mountain Act is site-specific while the Roadless Area Conservation Act is system-wide. (novelty: 2)