3.0.0 1938 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z 2023-01-15T09:03:28Z Senate S S 2003-11-24 108 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-11-24T21:00:58Z Act to Save America's Forests 108 5312 HR 2004-11-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans. Identical bill CRS 2003-11-24 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15828-15837) IntroReferral 2003-11-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15827-15828) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-11-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-11-24 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2003-11-24 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2003-11-24 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2004-06-21 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Alabama Alaska Animal behavior Animals Archaeology Arizona Arkansas Armed Forces and National Security Arts, Culture, Religion Biological warfare California Camping Citizen lawsuits Civil actions and liability Colorado Commemorations Commerce Conflict of interests Crime and Law Enforcement Cultural property Damages Department of Agriculture Ecosystem management Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental law enforcement Exotic plants Federal advisory bodies Fishery management Fishing Forest clearcutting Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest management Forest roads Georgia Government Operations and Politics Government liability Habitat conservation Historic sites History Hunting Idaho Illinois Indian lands Infrastructure Injunctions Land use Law Legal fees Logging Lumber trade Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Michigan Migratory bird conservation Military bases Mines and mineral resources Minnesota Minorities Missouri Montana National forests National recreation areas Native Americans New Mexico Non-native species North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Old growth forests Oregon Religion Restoration ecology Road construction Science, Technology, Communications Scientists South Carolina South Dakota Sports and Recreation Sustainable forestry Tennessee Texas Trails Transportation and Public Works Trees Vermont Virginia Washington State Water Resources Development Watersheds Wilderness areas Wildlife refuges Wisconsin Wyoming Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2003-11-24 Introduced in Senate 2004-12-01T22:08:30Z Act to Save America's Forests - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to revise eligibility criteria for members of the land and resource management scientific committee. Revises the committee termination date.

Directs the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to each prepare a continuous inventory of forest land administered by each agency head and to document whole-system measures that will be taken as a result of the inventory.

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for conservation and restoration of native biodiversity in forested areas.

Prohibits clearcutting or other even-age logging operations on any stand or watershed on certain Federal land, National Forest System land, and National Wildlife Refuge System land. Provides for Federal enforcement and a private right of action.

Designates special areas which shall be subject to restrictions on road construction and logging in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas,Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Requires the Secretaries concerned to appoint a committee of independent scientists to recommend additional special areas.

Restricts road construction and logging on Federal land in ancient forests, special areas, roadless areas, and watershed protection areas. Provides for Federal enforcement and a private right of action.

States that this Act shall not apply to Federal wilderness areas designated under the Wilderness Act.]]>

Act to Save America's Forests Display Title Act to Save America's Forests Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal land, and to designate certain Federal land as Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Act to Save America's Forests Introduced in Senate 2003-11-24T05:00:00Z 2003-11-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S15828-15837) 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.