DALE BUMPERS WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT

DALE BUMPERS WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT Sec. 509. The Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–508; 98 Stat. 2349) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “SEC. 8. RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SENATOR DALE BUMPERS. “(a) Dedication.—The nine areas in the State of Arkansas comprising approximately 91,100 acres designated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System pursuant to this Act are hereby dedicated to United States Senator Dale Bumpers in recognition of his leadership and outstanding contributions to the designation of wilderness in the State of Arkansas and to the protection and preservation of natural resources for the benefit of the people of the United States. 112 STAT. 1858 “(b) Short Title.—In further recognition of his efforts to protect wilderness resources in the State of Arkansas, this Act shall, upon enactment of this section, be known as the ‘Dale Bumpers Wilderness Resources Protection Act’. “(c) Public Notification.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall take such actions as may be necessary to recognize the contributions of Senator Dale Bumpers to the preservation of wilderness in the State of Arkansas. Such actions shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate signs and other materials, commemorative markers, maps, interpretive programs or other means as will adequately inform the public of the efforts of Senator Bumpers to preserve and protect National Forest wilderness areas in the State of Arkansas.”.