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S. 3313

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Wintergreen Emergency Egress Act
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Committee
Latest Action · December 2, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced
December 2, 2025
Cosponsors (1)
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This bill requires the Secretary of the Interior to grant a right-of-way allowing an emergency exit road to be built across National Park Service land along the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Wintergreen community in Virginia. The route, near milepost 9.6, is depicted on a specific Park Service map from September 2024. Before the right-of-way can be issued, the Secretary must report to relevant congressional committees confirming that alternative routes avoiding federal land have been evaluated, that fire behavior risks have been analyzed, and that all required environmental and historic preservation reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act and federal historic preservation law have been completed. The measure primarily affects residents of the Wintergreen area, who have raised concerns about having adequate emergency evacuation options in case of wildfire or other disasters, as well as the National Park Service's management of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The bill does not include a specific funding appropriation or firm construction timeline, instead conditioning the right-of-way on completion of the required studies and reviews.

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