H.R. 1349 · 115th Congress

To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes.

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2017-03-02
Latest action
2018-11-16 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1032.

Summary

This bill amends the Wilderness Act to declare that provisions of such Act prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport shall not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, or game carts within any wilderness areas.