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H.R. 6365119th CongressIn markupLatest action Jul 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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The bill would make it mandatory, not optional, for Interior to approve an emergency exit road across park land near Wintergreen, Virginia.
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This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant a right-of-way for a new emergency exit road across National Park Service land along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Wintergreen, Virginia. It changes existing law from "may" allow the right-of-way to "shall," making approval mandatory once conditions are met. Before granting it, the Secretary must certify that alternative routes were studied, wildfire behavior was analyzed, and environmental and historic preservation reviews were completed.
Residents of the Wintergreen community in Virginia, who currently have only one main road in or out, are the primary group affected. The National Park Service, which manages the Blue Ridge Parkway land, would also be affected.
The change would remove the Secretary's discretion to deny the right-of-way once the required certifications are made, altering how emergency access decisions near federal park land are handled.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.