HR6365
Hearing scheduled
Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
- Federal
- House
- Introduced Dec 2, 2025
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version EHThis Act may be cited as the Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act.
Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041, chapter 883; 54 Stat. 250, chapter 277; 16 U.S.C. 460a–3), is amended—
by striking Secretary of the Interior may issue and inserting the following:
Secretary of the Interior—
may issue
by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
shall issue the right-of-way generally depicted as Proposed Egress on the map entitled Blue Ridge Parkway, Proposed Wintergreen Emergency Egress Near Milepost 9.6, numbered 601/194,694, and dated September 2024, if the Secretary reports to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that—
an evaluation has been completed of alternatives to the right-of-way for egress that do not cross Federal land that includes evaluating whether existing trails can be converted to roads;
an analysis of expected fire ecology behavior in the event of a fire emergency has been completed with respect to the right-of-way; and
any required reviews with respect to the right-of-way have been completed in accordance with—
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code.
Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041, chapter 883; 54 Stat. 250, chapter 277; 16 U.S.C. 460a–3), is amended—
by striking Secretary of the Interior may issue and inserting the following:
Secretary of the Interior—
may issue
by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and; and
by adding at the end the following:
shall issue the right-of-way generally depicted as Proposed Egress on the map entitled Blue Ridge Parkway, Proposed Wintergreen Emergency Egress Near Milepost 9.6, numbered 601/194,694, and dated September 2024, if the Secretary reports to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate that—
an evaluation has been completed of alternatives to the right-of-way for egress that do not cross Federal land that includes evaluating whether existing trails can be converted to roads;
an analysis of expected fire ecology behavior in the event of a fire emergency has been completed with respect to the right-of-way; and
any required reviews with respect to the right-of-way have been completed in accordance with—
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code.
Legislative Timeline
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2347-2348)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6365.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2347)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-511.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.
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Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.