3.0.0 1891 2020-01-29T20:36:17Z 2020-01-29T20:36:17Z Senate S S 2011-11-17 112 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-11-17T19:46:36Z 2011-11-17 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2011-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2011-11-17 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-11-17 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2011-11-17 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2011-11-17 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2011-11-17 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2011-11-17 True W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. 2011-11-17 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2011-11-17 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2011-11-17 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2011-11-17 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2011-11-17 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2011-11-17 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2011-11-17 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-11-17 True H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2011-11-17 True W000803 Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] James Webb D VA H. "Jim" 2011-11-17 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2011-11-17 True H001049 Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] Kay Hagan D NC R. 2011-11-17 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2011-11-17 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Air quality Alaska Ecology Endangered and threatened species Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Floods and storm protection Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Land use and conservation Mining Outdoor recreation Roads and highways Solid waste and recycling Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Water quality Water use and supply Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2011-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2011-12-30T16:58:04Z Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011 - 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 (USDA) 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.

]]> Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011 Display Title Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. Introduced in Senate 2011-11-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1891is/xml/BILLS-112s1891is.xml 2011-11-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 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.