An act to establish the Charles C. Deam Wilderness in the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana.
Public Law 97-384 · S. 2710 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 22, 1982 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Dan Quayle
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 certain lands in the Hoosier National Forest in Indiana as the Charles C. Deam Wilderness. Requires that the right of public access to cemeteries within the wilderness, including the Terril Cemetery, and the right of adequate access to privately owned lands within the areas designated as wilderness by this Act be protected.
States that the RARE II final environmental statement (dated January 1979) shall not be subject to judicial review with respect to national forest system lands in Indiana. Provides that: (1) the second roadless area review and evaluation (RARE II) of national forest system lands in Indiana shall be considered an adequate consideration of the suitability of such lands for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System; and (2) the Department of Agriculture shall not be required to review the wilderness option before the revision of the initial land management plans required for such lands by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974. Requires that areas in Indiana reviewed in the RARE II final environmental statement and not designated as wilderness by this Act be managed for multiple uses other than wilderness. Prohibits the Department of Agriculture from conducting any further statewide roadless area review and evaluation of national forest system lands in Indiana to determine their suitability as wilderness without express congressional authorization.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Agriculture Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee- Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, 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
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Dec 22, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-384.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 15, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 13, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Agriculture Committee
- Dec 9, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 8, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 2, 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
- Oct 7, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Forests, Family Farms, and Energy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
- Oct 2, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Oct 1, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 29, 1982FloorFloor · Senate vitiated previous passage.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Sep 20, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 15, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 12, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Reserved Water and Resource Conservation Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 1, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.