110 HR 6787 IH: Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments U.S. House of Representatives 2008-08-01 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 1, 2008 Mr. Walden of Oregon (for himself, Ms. Herseth Sandlin, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Rehberg, and Mr. Simpson) introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expand the areas of Federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted under that Act.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2008.

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Expansion of Federal land eligible for hazardous fuel reduction projects

Section 102(a) of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6512(a)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (2), by striking condition class 3 Federal land and inserting Federal land; and (2)by striking paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting the following new paragraphs: (3)Federal land that is described as condition class 2 or condition class 3; (4)Federal land on which there is windthrow, blowdown, or ice storm damage or an infestation of disease or insects; and .