SENATE PANEL OKS WILD SKY LAWMAKERS BEGIN 3RD PUSH TO CREATE NEW STATE WILDERNESS.(News) From: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Date: February 17, 2005| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2005 Seattle Post-Intelligencer. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: CHARLES POPE P-I Washington correspondent

WASHINGTON -- Washington state lawmakers eager to gain congressional approval of the Wild Sky Wilderness Area won an expected victory yesterday when a Senate committee unanimously approved the bill.

With the action by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the legislation to create the first new wilderness area in Washington in 20 years is virtually assured of winning final approval on the Senate floor.

But the real work is in the House. The Senate has passed the bill twice only to see it fail in the ...

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