A bill to designate certain national forest system lands in the States of Virginia and West Virginia as wilderness areas.
Public Law 100-326 · H.R. 2878 · 100th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 7, 1988 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. James Olin (D-VA-6)
Cosponsors (9): Rep. Rick Boucher, Rep. Stanford Parris,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the following lands in Virginia and West Virginia as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System: (1) the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area in the George Washington National Forest; (2) the Rich Hole Wilderness Area in the George Washington National Forest; (3) the Barbours Creek Wilderness Area in the Jefferson and George Washington National Forests; (4) the Shawvers Run Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest; (5) the Lewis Fork Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest; and (6) the Mountain Lake Wilderness Area in the Jefferson National Forest.
Repeals an air quality study required for items one through four above under the Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition Subcommittee; Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee- Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Jun 7, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-326.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 26, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 19, 1988FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Oct 14, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
- Oct 13, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Oct 7, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 30, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
- Sep 29, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 12, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 30, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 8, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Jul 1, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.