3.0.0 1703 2023-01-11T19:50:14Z 2023-01-11T19:50:14Z House H HR 2007-03-26 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-04T19:08:30Z Referred to 2007-03-26T16:31:00Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2007-04-03T18:45:03Z Referred to 2007-03-26T16:30:54Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-26T16:31:05Z Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2008 110 3042 S 2008-05-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Related bill CRS Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 110 1751 HR 2007-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. Identical bill CRS Text similarities House 2007-05-04 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 2007-04-03 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2007-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2007-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2007-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2007-03-26 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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 2007-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Armed Forces and National Security Artillery Avalanches Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Explosives Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Grants-in-aid Military and naval supplies Ordnance Outdoor recreation Research Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Sports and Recreation Surplus government property Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-03-26 Introduced in House 2007-10-01T11:10:12Z Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish an avalanche protection program to: (1) identify the potential for avalanches on federal lands and inform the public about the probability of avalanches and their potential adverse effects; (2) carry out ongoing research to improve avalanche forecasting; and (3) reduce the risks of avalanches and mitigate their effects.

Requires the Secretary: (1) to coordinate the program to ensure protection for recreational users of public land under the Secretary of the Interior's jurisdiction, using resources of the Forest Service's National Avalanche Center; (2) to establish an advisory committee to assist in program development and implementation; and (3) with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Army, to establish a central depository for weapons, ammunition, and parts for avalanche control purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to carry out projects and activities to: (1) assist in the prevention, forecasting, detection, and mitigation of avalanches; (2) maintain essential transportation, utilities, and communications; (3) assist avalanche artillery users to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of artillery and explosives required for avalanche control in specified areas; and (4) assist research and development activities for alternatives to minimize reliance on military weapons for avalanche control.

Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects carried out in avalanche zones with a high frequency or severity of avalanches or in which deaths, injuries, or damage to public facilities and communities have occurred.

Requires the Administrator of General Services to transfer specified property suitable for avalanche control purposes to a user of surplus ordnance.

]]> Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 Introduced in House 2007-03-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1703ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1703ih.xml 2007-05-04 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.