3.0.0 7090 2021-06-07T20:06:55Z 2021-06-07T20:06:55Z House H HR 2008-09-25 110 hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag22 Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee Referred to 2008-11-19T23:52:26Z Referred to 2008-09-25T14:07:40Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2008-10-02T20:55:57Z Referred to 2008-09-25T14:07:35Z 2008-11-19 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 2008-10-02 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Committee 2008-09-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2041-2042) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2008-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2008-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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 2008-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 N M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2008-09-25 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2008-09-25 True V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2008-09-25 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2008-09-25 True S001162 Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. 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Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-09-25 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2008-09-25 True H001042 Rep. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2 2008-09-25 True E000287 Rep. Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5] Rahm Emanuel D IL 5 2008-09-25 True S001169 Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] Joe Sestak D PA 7 2008-09-25 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2008-09-25 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2008-09-25 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2008-09-25 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2008-09-25 True G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2008-09-25 True W000792 Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9] ANTHONY WEINER D NY D. 9 2008-09-25 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2008-09-25 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2008-09-25 True M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2008-09-25 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2008-09-25 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2008-09-25 True S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2008-09-25 True B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2008-09-26 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative law and regulatory procedures Advisory bodies Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Civil actions and liability Colorado Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Forests, forestry, trees Georgia Government information and archives Idaho Illinois Land use and conservation Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Monuments and memorials New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Parks, recreation areas, trails Pennsylvania Roads and highways South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Wisconsin Wyoming Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2008-09-25 Introduced in House 2009-01-02T21:04:59Z 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, 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 and the amendments made by this Act shall not apply to federal wilderness areas designated under the Wilderness Act.

Adds specified land to the Giant Sequoia National Monument. Transfers administrative jurisdiction over the Monument from the Secretary to the Secretary of the Interior. Establishes the Giant Sequoia National Monument Advisory Board.

Adds specified parts of Sequoia National Forest that are not included in the Monument to: (1) Sierra National Forest; and (2) Inyo National Forest.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct reconnaissance surveys of areas classified as Level III ecoregions of the continental United States by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine if there are resources that possess national significance and to evaluate their suitability for inclusion as units of the National Park System. Requires the appointment of a committee of scientists to provide the Secretary and Congress with advice and counsel on such surveys.

]]> Act to Save America's Forests Short Titles as Introduced Act to Save America's Forests Display Title Act to Save America's Forests Official Title as Introduced 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, to designate certain Federal land as Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited, to transfer administrative jurisdiction of Giant Sequoia National Monument to the National Park Service, to consider areas for inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr7090ih/xml/BILLS-110hr7090ih.xml 2008-11-19 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.