3.0.0 4932 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z 2023-01-14T22:48:19Z House H HR 2004-07-22 108 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-30T18:46:42Z Referred to 2004-07-22T14:11:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-29T15:04:24Z hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-29T15:04:14Z Referred to 2004-07-22T14:11:10Z 2004-07-30 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 2004-07-29 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior. Committee 2004-07-29 hsii20 Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health. Committee 2004-07-29 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands. Committee 2004-07-22 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 2004-07-22 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 2004-07-22 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 2004-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N Public Lands and Natural Resources Animals Commerce Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Forest health Forest management Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Habitat conservation Logging Lumber trade National forests Old growth forests Oregon Timber sales Washington State Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in House 2004-10-01T18:06:46Z Northwest Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act of 2004 - Requires each Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management administrative unit containing Westside Forest land to identify: (1) different forest land management allocations, as amended by the Northwest Forest Plan; and (2) the location, acreage, and age of old growth stands, young managed stands, and other naturally occurring stands.

Requires such administrative units to: (1) plan and implement projects to enhance the forest health of Westside Forest land managed by the administrative unit; and (2) prioritize projects so that significant acreage identified in the inventory are planned for treatment, and treatment has begun, before planning other projects. Sets forth priorities for such projects.

Prohibits such administrative units from planning, advertising, contracting or implementing any harvest of timber for matrix land containing old growth stands, except for noncommercial use or noncommercial purposes in an emergency situation.

Allows such administrative units to prepare programmatic environmental documentation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to study the significant environmental effects of the major Federal actions contemplated in projects authorized by this Act.

]]> Northwest Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act of 2004 Display Title Northwest Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To establish management priorities for Federal forest lands in Oregon and Washington located west of the Cascade Crest that will protect old growth timber while improving the health of young managed stands, increasing the volume of commercial timber available from these lands, and providing economic opportunities in local communities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Northwest Rural Employment and Forest Restoration Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-07-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-108hr4932ih/xml/BILLS-108hr4932ih.xml 2004-07-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. 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.