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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 10, 1995
Federal Lands Forest Health Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to: (1) review the forest health conditions on Federal lands under their respective jurisdictions at least annually; and (2) designate forest health emergency or high risk areas and select and authorize the forest health management activities to be undertaken. Designates conditions under which an area of Federal lands shall be designated as either a forest health emergency or high risk area. Requires the prioritization of such areas by the Secretary concerned. Requires the appropriate forest health management activities to be those which the Secretary concerned determines to most specifically address the specific site conditions of the area using the combination of management practices, treatment, and protection needed to arrest the decline in, and to restore, forest health to a condition capable of supporting and sustaining the uses within the historic range of the area. Requires a statement of necessity by the Secretary concerned whenever the harvest of live trees is expected to occur in a forest health management activity. Provides a petition process under which any interested person may petition either Secretary to designate a specific area of at least 100 acres as a forest health emergency or high risk area. (Sec. 4) Directs each Secretary to publish in the Federal Register notice of the prospective decision to designate a forest health emergency or high risk area and to select appropriate forest health management activities for such area. Requires compliance with certain Federal laws. Provides for public comment and administrative and judicial review of such decisions (prohibiting administrative review of the designation of a forest health emergency area). Excludes certain Federal lands from any designations or management activities under this Act. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretaries to jointly prepare and submit to specified congressional leaders and committees an annual Forest Health Report to evaluate forest health on Federal lands. (Sec. 7) Requires summaries of forest health conditions, activities, and expenditures to be included in annual requests from the President to the Congress governing activities of the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, or Forest Service. (Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 2006.
People & committees
Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R–ID
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 586.
Senate Committees on Agriculture; Environment and Public Works discharged. Pursuant to the order of February 10, 1995.
Senate Committees on Agriculture; Environment and Public Works discharged. Pursuant to the order of February 10, 1995.
Referred jointly to the Committees on Agriculture; Environment and Public Works pursuant to the order of February 10, 1995.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-321. Additional views filed.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 104-321. Additional views filed.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10871-10872)
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands. Hearings held.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that when reported the bill be referred jointly to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and Environment and Public Works, for a period not to exceed 20 days of session to report or be discharged.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2351-2352)
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