3.0.0 507 2023-01-11T13:35:23Z 2023-01-11T13:35:23Z Senate S 2017-03-02 115 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Hearings by 2018-02-07T15:01:08Z Referred to 2017-03-02T18:58:10Z 2018-02-07 sseg03 Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502. Committee 2017-03-02 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2017-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N Public Lands and Natural Resources Ecology Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Montana Motor vehicles Outdoor recreation Parks, recreation areas, trails Watersheds Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2017-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-06-14T19:28:02Z Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a landscape assessment of the Seeley Lake Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in Montana to: (1) assess the ecological condition of its forests and watersheds; and (2) identify actions needed to facilitate ecosystem sustainability, resilience, and health by assisting in the recovery of its forest ecosystems.

A collaboratively developed restoration project within the district may be carried out according to certain provisions  applicable to authorized hazardous fuel reduction projects under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003.

The bill designates specified federal land in the forest as: (1) the Otatsy Recreation Management Area, and (2) the Spread Mountain Recreation Area.

USDA shall, if, a local collaborative group submits a proposal to improve motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail opportunities within the district, analyze the proposal in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. It may also provide for the construction of any of the routes included in such proposal.

The bill designates specified wilderness additions in the forest as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

]]> Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017 Display Title Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s507is/xml/BILLS-115s507is.xml 2018-02-07 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502. 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.