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H.R.1185 / 106th Congress

Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1999

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 18, 1999

Timber-Dependent Counties Stabilization Act of 1999 - Revises the existing rate for State sharing of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management timber sale receipts through a specified date, and permits States to choose either rate after such date.

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Who introduced it

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D–OR

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Agriculture Committee
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    1. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

    3. Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

    4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

    5. Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior.

    6. Referred to Departments of the Interior and Agriculture for comments.

    7. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    8. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    9. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    10. Introduced in House

    11. Introduced in House

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