3.0.0 1042 2023-01-15T21:49:01Z 2023-01-15T21:49:01Z House H HR 2003-02-27 108 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2003-03-11T16:46:38Z Referred to 2003-02-27T18:05:30Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2003-03-10T21:24:04Z hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee Referred to 2003-03-10T21:23:57Z Referred to 2003-02-27T18:05:35Z 2003-03-11 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from USDA. Committee 2003-03-11 hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Committee 2003-03-10 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior. Committee 2003-03-10 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Committee 2003-03-10 hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Committee 2003-02-27 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2003-02-27 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-27 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2003-02-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E325-326, E331) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress U000038 Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-2] MARK UDALL D CO 2 N U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2003-02-27 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2003-04-29 False F000262 Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9] HAROLD FORD D TN E. 9 2003-06-02 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative remedies Agriculture and Food Animals Commerce Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Economic impact statements Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Electronic government information Emergency Management Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Environmental monitoring Environmental technology Executive reorganization Exotic plants Families Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to housing Federal employees Federal-Indian relations Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Fire prevention Fishery management Flood damage prevention Forest ecology Forest fires Forest management Forest products Forest roads Forestry research Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Government paperwork Government procurement Government publicity Grants-in-aid Habitat conservation Housing and Community Development Indian lands Infrastructure Injunctions Internet Job creation Judicial review Labor and Employment Landowners Law Minorities National forests Pest control Planning Public meetings Restoration ecology Rural economic development Science, Technology, Communications Sediment control Small business Soil erosion Trails Transportation and Public Works Trees Urban affairs Urban areas Wages Water Resources Development Water supply Watersheds Wilderness areas Wildlife management Youth employment Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-02-27 Introduced in House 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z States that such projects may be carried out entirely on, or involve any combination of, Federal lands, tribal lands, State or local government lands, or private forest lands. Prohibits such projects on the following Federal lands: (1) National Wilderness Preservation System components; (2) lands where the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted; (3) Wilderness Study Areas; and (4) Inventoried Roadless Areas. Provides for a special Department of Agriculture administrative appeals process for such projects.

Directs the Secretaries to jointly establish a program of forest-related projects for: (1) erosion control and watershed restoration; (2) road and trail assessment; (3) wildlife and fish management; (4) restoration job training and small business development; (5) noxious and invasive species control; and (6) wildfire-threatened homeowner assistance.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Regional Foresters, to establish Forest Restoration and Value-Added Centers to improve implementation of collaborative, community-based projects in National Forest System and other lands. Requires that: (1) at least one Center be located in each Forest Service Region; and (2) each Center be located in a small rural community in proximity to National Forest System lands.

Authorizes the Secretaries to give competitive service hiring preference to graduates of certified youth service or conservation corps.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program of applied research (through the Forest Products Laboratory) in order to: (1) identify minimal impact restoration methods; and (2) test and develop value-added products created from restoration by-products.]]>

Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act Display Title Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize collaborative forest restoration and wildland fire hazard mitigation projects on National Forest System lands and other public and private lands, to improve the implementation of the National Fire Plan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Forest Restoration and Fire Risk Reduction Act Introduced in House 2003-02-27T05:00:00Z 2003-03-11 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.