3.0.0 6189 2019-11-15T21:29:25Z 2019-11-15T21:29:25Z House H HR 2008-06-04 110 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2008-06-17T13:24:02Z Referred to 2008-06-04T14:01:35Z 2008-06-17 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2008-06-04 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2008-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 N M001152 Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] Marilyn Musgrave R CO N. 4 2008-06-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedure Biological diversity Colorado Commerce Decision making Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal advisory bodies Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest fires Forest health Forest management Government Operations and Politics Government spending reductions Land transfers Land use Law Lumber trade National forests Pests Sustainable forestry Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-06-04 Introduced in House 2008-08-25T20:31:52Z Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration project for National Forest System lands in Colorado ("covered lands") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in decision making regarding management and evaluating methods to improve the health and management of the lands.

Requires establishment of: (1) an independent scientific panel to assess the ecological, social, and economic sustainability of the covered lands and prepare a monitoring plan; and (2) a community management council to advise on environmental, economic, and social issues related to the management, occupancy, and use of the lands.

Requires the Secretary, not later than 60 days after appointment of the community management council, to begin to develop a land and resource management charter for the covered lands, notwithstanding the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Requires the Secretary to promulgate rules to establish a pre-decision review process for use in connection with site-specific projects.

Expresses the sense of Congress that in order to offset funds appropriated to implement this Act for a fiscal year, the Forest Service land acquisition budget for that year should be reduced by an equal amount.

]]> Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 Display Title Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands. Introduced in House 2008-06-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6189ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6189ih.xml 2008-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. 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.