Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act

Long title	To designate as wilderness certain land and inland water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI)
Number of co-sponsors	1
Codification
Acts affected	Wilderness Act
U.S.C. sections affected	16 U.S.C. § 1131 et seq., 16 U.S.C. § 460x–4
Agencies affected	United States Department of Agriculture, National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 23 by Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI) on January 22, 2013 Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States House Committee on Natural Resources, United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Passed the Senate on June 19, 2013 (unanimous consent) Passed the House on March 4, 2014 (voice vote) Signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 13, 2014

The Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act (S. 23) is a law that designated as wilderness about 32,500 acres of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the state of Michigan. The newly designated lands and inland waterways comprise the Sleeping Bear Dunes Wilderness, a new component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.^[1]

It was introduced into the United States Senate during the 113th United States Congress.^[2] On March 13, 2014, it was signed into law as Pub. L. 113–87 (text) (PDF) by President Barack Obama.^[3]