# 115-hr-4697: To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas.

115-hr-4697, To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4697
- Congress: 115
- Title: To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2017-12-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to direct the Department of Agriculture, with respect to helicopter skiing in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area in the Bridger-Teton and Targhee National Forests in Wyoming, to authorize the number of permitted days of helicopter skiing to be at least the number of days specified in the High Mountain Heli-Skiing Final Environmental Impact Statement for certain national forest districts in Wyoming and Idaho, issued by the Forest Service on June 30, 2005. Subject to such requirement, all recreational uses occurring before the enactment of this bill within the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas, including horseback riding, snowmobiling, dirt bike riding, mountain biking, and helicopter skiing shall continue to be permitted in those areas. The bill bars the construction of any recreational access points in such wilderness study areas, except by an express authorization of Congress.

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- 115-hr-7315: Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act
- 115-hr-7180: Stopping Russian Nuclear Aggression Act
- 115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6939: Restoring Local Input and Access to Public Lands Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6889: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6877: Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-4697 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4697)

## Related
- [115-hr-7315: Protecting American Communities from Wildfire Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7315)
- [115-hr-7180: Stopping Russian Nuclear Aggression Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7180)
- [115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7059)
- [115-hr-6939: Restoring Local Input and Access to Public Lands Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6939)
- [115-hr-6889: Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6889)
- [115-hr-6877: Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6877)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4697 (as of 2025-11-18).