3.0.0 2644 2023-01-11T13:31:00Z 2023-01-11T13:31:00Z House HR 2015-06-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ZINKE:H.R. 2644.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.____________________[Page H3879]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-13T19:36:56Z Referred to 2015-06-03T14:02:50Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Referred to 2015-06-16T21:43:48Z Referred to 2015-06-03T14:03:00Z Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016 114 2647 HR 2016-09-19 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 634. Related bill CRS 2015-07-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2015-06-16 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2015-06-03 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 2015-06-03 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 2015-06-03 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 2015-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. N Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Civil actions and liability Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Fires Forests, forestry, trees Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Housing and community development funding Land use and conservation State and local finance Water quality Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2015-06-03 Introduced in House 2015-10-30T16:58:49Z National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015

This bill shall apply whenever the Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System lands derived from the public domain, prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a forest management activity that is:

  • developed through a collaborative process,
  • proposed by a resource advisory committee, or
  • covered by a community wildfire protection plan.

In such an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the Forest Service shall study and develop only the forest management activity proposed and the alternative of no action.

Any plaintiffs challenging a forest management activity developed under this Act shall be required to post a bond or other security acceptable to the court.

The bill repeals the Merchantable Timber Contracting Pilot Program under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

The USDA, with respect to National Forest System land, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to certain land under its jurisdiction, shall ensure that at least 50% of the project funds reserved by a participating county shall be made available only for projects that: (1) include the sale of timber or other forest products, and (2) implement stewardship objectives that enhance forest ecosystems or restore and improve land health and water quality. Repeals the current limitation of such projects to those for road maintenance, decommissioning, or obliteration or for restoration of streams and watersheds.

The membership of a new resource advisory committee (RAC) may lower from 15 to a minimum of 6 during a specified period ending September 30, 2020.

The Forest Service shall conduct a self-sustaining RAC program under which 10 RACs will propose projects intended to accomplish forest management objectives or support community development and generate receipts.

A participating county shall be allowed to use certain funds to: (1) reimburse the county for law enforcement patrols performed on federal land, and (2) cover training costs and equipment purchases directly related to emergency services.

Monies from an agreement or contract for a stewardship end result contracting project under the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 shall be available for expenditure without further appropriation to cover up to 25% of the cost of planning additional such projects.

The Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund shall be used to pay up to 50% of the costs of planning (as well as, under current law, carrying out and monitoring) ecological restoration treatments on National Forest System land derived from the public domain for each proposal selected under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program.

A State-Supported Forest Management Fund is established in the Treasury to cover the costs of the Forest Service to plan, carry out, and monitor a forest management activity on National Forest System lands developed under this Act.

]]> National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015 Display Title National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To expedite certain forest management activities on National Forest System lands derived from the public domain when the activities are developed through a collaborative process of interested parties, to require the posting of a bond in initiating a legal challenge to certain forest management activities, to modify the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, to authorize additional funding sources for forest management activities, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Forest Collaborative Incentive Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2644ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2644ih.xml 2015-07-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation 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.