Federal · 119th Congress
Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial Act
Policy areaPublic Lands and Natural Resources
Summary
This bill authorizes the Forest Service to relocate a memorial in North Carolina honoring the nine Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982, if the owner of the private land where the memorial is currently located consents. The Forest Service may relocate the memorial to an appropriate site at the Stratton Ridge rest area located at mile marker 2 on the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Nantahala National Forest. The site must be approved by (1) the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and (2) the Federal Highway Administration if the site is located adjacent to a federal-aid highway.
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982.Official Title as Introduced
Stratton Ridge Air Force Memorial ActShort Title(s) as IntroducedShort Title(s) as Reported to Senate
Legislative history4
Oct 27, 2025
SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 215.
Oct 27, 2025
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Boozman without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 21, 2025
Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 22, 2025
SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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