A bill to designate certain national wildlife refuge lands.
Public Law 97-211 · S. 1519 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 30, 1982 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Paul Tsongas (D-MA)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates national wildlife refuge lands known as North Cudjoe Key in Florida as the Florida Keys Wilderness.
Removes national wildlife refuge lands known as Raccoon Key in Florida from the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · referred to, reported bySubcommittee: National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee
Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Jun 30, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-211.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 23, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 21, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 7, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- May 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · 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
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to National Parks and Public Lands Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- May 12, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- May 10, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 3, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 11, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 27, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.