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Archive Home > 2006 > September > 28 > Mt. Hood wilderness bill slowed

Mt. Hood wilderness bill slowed

Bush administration wants only 55,000 acres preserved under bill

By Yuxing Zheng / The Bulletin
September 28, 2006

WASHINGTON - Legislation designed to designate several areas near Mt. Hood National Forest as a protected wilderness hit snags at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday.

A Department of Agriculture undersecretary said the Bush administration supports the designation of only 55,000 acres as....

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