[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4748-S4749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3347. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms.
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of part II of of subtitle F of title VIII, add
the following:
SEC. 86__. FOREST ROADS AND TRAILS ACT.
Public Law 88-657 (16 U.S.C. 532 et seq.) (commonly known
as the ``Forest Roads and
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Trails Act'') is amended by adding at the end the following:
``SEC. 8. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROADS AND TRAILS REMEDIATION
PROGRAM.
``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) National forest system.--The term `National Forest
System' has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).
``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary,
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
``(b) Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish, and
develop a national strategy to carry out, a program, to be
known as the `Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails
Remediation Program', within the National Forest System to
implement for each unit of the National Forest System the
minimum road system identified under subsection (c).
``(c) Identification of Minimum Road System.--Not later
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, in
accordance with section 212.5(b) of title 36, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
section), the Secretary shall identify for each unit of the
National Forest System--
``(1) the minimum road system; and
``(2) any unneeded roads.
``(d) Contents.--In carrying out subsections (b) and (c),
the Secretary shall use the priorities described in section
212.5(b)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in
effect on the date of enactment of this section).
``(e) Unneeded Roads.--The Secretary shall decommission any
roads identified as unneeded under subsection (c) as soon as
practicable after making the identification under that
subsection.
``(f) Revision.--The Secretary shall review, and may
revise, an identification made under subsection (c) for a
unit of the National Forest System during a revision of the
land and resource management plan applicable to the unit.''.
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