Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
Sponsor: JESSE BINGAMAN (D-NM)
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 - Title I: Additions to the National Wilderness Preservation System - Subtitle A: Wild Monongahela Wilderness - (Sec. 1001) Designates specified federal lands in the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia, as wilderness and as either a new component, or an addition to an existing component, of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to continue the competitive running event permitted from 2003 through 2007 in the vicinity of the boundaries of the Dolly Sods Wilderness addition and the Roaring Plains West Wilderness Area in a manner compatible with the preservation of such areas as wilderness.
Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service. CRS gives each bill one topic, based on the bill as introduced. This one carries 134 subject terms, so it spans well beyond that single label.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 6.8% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 73 | 70.8% |
| Nay | Lost | 21 | 22.4% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 6.8% |