S. 3527 · In committee · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-MT)

What it does

• Releases the approximately 81,000-acre Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area from wilderness study area designation and requires the Forest Service to manage it under the Helena Lewis and Clark National Forest plan.
• Releases the approximately 11,380-acre Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness Study Area and 11,580-acre Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area from wilderness study area designation and requires the Bureau of Land Management to manage them under the Missoula Resource Management Plan.
• Removes constraints preventing land managers from conducting wildlife habitat and wildfire mitigation projects on the three released areas.

Latest action

Mar 4, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources