3.0.0 1478 2023-01-11T16:47:39Z 2023-01-11T16:47:39Z Senate S S 2007-05-24 110 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-24T17:12:08Z National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act 110 2516 HR 2007-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. Text similarities House 2007-05-24 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N W000154 Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] JOHN WARNER R VA WILLIAM 2007-05-24 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-05-24 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-05-24 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-05-24 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-05-24 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2007-05-24 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2007-05-24 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-05-24 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-05-24 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-05-24 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-05-24 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2007-05-24 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-05-24 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-05-24 True W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2007-05-24 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-05-24 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-05-24 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-05-24 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2007-07-10 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Alaska Animals Arts, Culture, Religion Biological diversity Camping Cultural property Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Endangered species Energy Environmental Protection Environmental assessment Federal aid to transportation Fire prevention Flood damage prevention Forest ecology Forest fires Forest roads Habitat conservation Hazardous wastes Infrastructure Land transfers Landscape protection Logging Mining leases National forests Oil pollution Outdoor recreation Potable water Religion Restoration ecology Road construction Soil conservation Soil pollution Sports and Recreation Timber sales Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works Water Resources Development Water pollution control Water quality Water supply Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2007-05-24 Introduced in Senate 2007-11-14T18:01:23Z Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2007 - Prohibits road construction and road reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest System. Specifies exceptions, including because: (1) there is threat of a catastrophic event; (2) a natural resource restoration action is necessary; or (3) a federal-aid highway project is in the public interest or is consistent with the purposes for which the land was reserved or acquired.

Prohibits timber from being cut, sold, or removed in an inventoried roadless area. Permits various exceptions, including for specified environmental reasons, if the responsible official determines that the cutting, sale, or removal of timber is expected to be infrequent.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to make modifications to roadless area maps to improve their accuracy or inclusiveness. Instructs the Secretary, in order to evaluate the effect of a modification to a roadless area map, to prepare an environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Declares that this Act does not: (1) revoke, suspend, or modify legal instruments and decisions concerning the use of NFS land made before January 12, 2001; (2) compel the amendment or revision of any land and resource management plan; or (3) apply to specified activities in the Tongass National Forest.

States that the prohibitions and restrictions of this Act cannot be reconsidered, modified, or terminated under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

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