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[H. Res. 816 Reported in House (RH)]







                                                 House Calendar No. 178
109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 816

                          [Report No. 109-467]

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) to improve the 
   ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
   Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to 
 catastrophic events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, 
including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation 
  of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal 
  lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest Service 
             experimental forests, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2006

Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following 
resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) to improve the 
   ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
   Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to 
 catastrophic events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, 
including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation 
  of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal 
  lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest Service 
             experimental forests, and for other purposes.

    Resolved,  That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the 
House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) to improve the 
ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to 
catastrophic events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, 
including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation 
of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal 
lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest Service 
experimental forests, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
and shall not exceed one hour, with 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Resources, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to 
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting 
of the text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 
the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule 
XVIII. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
as read. All points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in 
order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 
in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against such amendments are waived. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
                                                 House Calendar No. 178

109th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                              H. RES. 816

                          [Report No. 109-467]

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                               RESOLUTION

  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) to improve the 
   ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
   Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to 
 catastrophic events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, 
including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation 
  of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal 
  lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest Service 
             experimental forests, and for other purposes.

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                              May 16, 2006

        Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed