Wilderness/ North Fork Watershed/ Flood Insurance

Missoulian: USFS chief: Wilderness conservation to continue as opportunities shrink
The National Wilderness Preservation System
“The Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service, and the National Park Service are charged to preserve the natural condition of these lands and provide outstanding opportunities for primitive and unconfined wilderness experiences.”

BLM- Wilderness
USFS- Wilderness
Fish and Wildlife- Wilderness
NPS- Wilderness

Missoulian: North Fork Protection Act passes U.S. House

H.R.2259: North Fork Watershed Protection Act of 2013
“Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the eligible 

Federal land is withdrawn from--

            (1) all forms of location, entry, and patent under the

        mining laws; and

            (2) disposition under all laws relating to mineral leasing

        and geothermal leasing.”

Missoulian: 2 years later, Congress poised to undo flood law
H.R.3370 - Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013

“Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from: (1) increasing flood insurance risk premium rates to reflect the current risk of flood for certain property located in specified areas subject to a certain mandatory premium adjustment, or (2) reducing such subsidies for any property not insured by the flood insurance program as of July 6, 2012, or any policy that has lapsed in coverage as a result of the policyholder's deliberate choice (Pre-Flood Insurance Rate Map or pre-FIRM properties). Sets forth expiration dates for such prohibitions.”