FORESTS related term(s) Lumber Industry; Wood

Articles and editorials

Not a Heartbreak Hotel—Gaza Project Shows Way To Reverse Palestinian Despair, E479 [13MR], E537 [20MR], E550 [21MR]

Quiet Roads Bringing Thundering Protests—Congress To Battle Over Who Pays To Get to National Forest Trees, H5104 [10JY]

Timber! Let Subsidies Fall, H5105 [10JY]

Why Waste Money on Logging Roads?, H5105 [10JY]

Bills and resolutions

Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 1861), H3720 [11JN]

Education: transfer of certain public lands or national forest lands for use as elementary or secondary schools (see H.R. 2223), H5664 [23JY]

Forest Service: eliminate below-cost timber sales (see H.R. 1827), H3576 [6JN]

———reduce costs and improve efficiency by contracting out certain tasks related to the planning and implementation of National Forest System programs and projects (see H.R. 2127), H5021 [9JY]

———remove restrictions on acquisitions from other Federal agencies for improved firefighting (see H.R. 975), H803 [6MR]

Lincoln National Historic Trail: designate as a component of the National Trails System (see H.R. 1513), H2155 [1MY]

National forests: address funding shortfall relative to exemption of certain users from fees (see H.R. 1843), H3659 [10JN]

———authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (see H.R. 101), H142 [9JA]

———exempt prescribed burning from regulations under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 2601), H8299 [1OC]

———manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (see H. Con. Res. 151), H7199 [10SE]

———require that forest conservation and preservation programs be consistent with existing public land management and environmental laws (see S. 1467), S12118 [8NO]

Natural resources: establish a program of recovery and protection and to inventory, monitor, and analyze public and private forests and their resources (see H.R. 2515), H7728 [23SE]

New Mexico: funding to implement the compromise between the Forest Service and timber contractors operating in the Vallecitos sustained-yield unit (see H.R. 485), H244 [21JA]

Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see S. 546; H.R. 971), S3011 [10AP], H802 [6MR]

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (see S. 1134), S8533 [31JY]

Public lands: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 977), S6727 [27JN]

———designate certain lands as wilderness areas (see H.R. 1567), H2444 [8MY]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (see H.R. 2789), H9865 [31OC]

———eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (see H.R. 2458), H7261 [11SE]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (see H.R. 1865), H3720 [11JN]

———extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (see H.R. 1196), H1260 [20MR]

Shawnee National Forest: prohibit below-cost timber sales (see S. 1058), S7950 [23JY]

Six Rivers National Forest: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see S. 894), S5596 [12JN]

States: payments relative to timber sales (see H.R. 2844), H10171 [6NO]

Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements sold to government entities or conservation groups (see H.R. 2101), H4835 [26JN]

———treatment of family-held forest lands (see S. 552), S3011 [10AP]

Timber: treatment of certain activities as noncounteravailable (see H.R. 1526), H2156 [1MY]

Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see H.R. 1467), H1908 [28AP]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (see H.R. 1719), H3201 [22MY]

Letters

Federal acquisition of Headwaters Forest: Representative Riggs, H3015 [20MY]

Federal land timber exports: Douglas J. McCarron, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, H9509 [24OC]

———several environmental groups, H9509 [24OC]

Forest Service road construction funding: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S9453 [17SE]

———Randy Johnson, National Association of Counties, S9464 [17SE]

———Representatives Don Young and Chenoweth, Committee on Resources (House), S9188 [11SE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: use in foreign countries to guard rainforests and endangered species, H4211 [23JN], E1313 [24JN]

BLM: transfer funding from the Public Domain Forestry Program to the Dept. of Energy's urban energy conservation program, H5086, H5087 [10JY]

California Coastal Ranges Biosphere Reserve: designation status, H8556-H8560 [7OC], H8637 [8OC]

Clean Air Act: amend to allow prescribed burn programs in nonattainment areas, E1918 [2OC]

Ecology and environment: facilitate protection of tropical forests through debt reduction with developing countries with tropical forests (H.R. 2870), E2217, E2219 [7NO]

Forest Service: Federal judge's decision in Texas relative to logging practices, H6722 [3SE]

———road construction funding, H5069, H5070, H5073, H5098-H5117 [10JY], E1877 [26SE]

Forest Service Organic Act: anniversary, H3279 [4JN]

Headwaters Forest: Federal acquisition of lands, H3015 [20MY], H5117, H5118 [10JY], H9532, H9533, H9534 [24OC]

Lumber industry: export of timber from Federal lands, H9508-H9514, H9532 [24OC]

National forests: authorize and extend certain activities of the National Forest Foundation (H.R. 101), E46 [7JA]

———manage public domain lands in a manner to reduce carbon dioxide (H. Con. Res. 151), H8857-H8860 [21OC], E1716 [10SE]

Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest, H5087 [10JY], E1440 [16JY]

Public lands: eliminate hazardous fuels buildup and undertake other forest management projects to protect communities from wildfires (H.R. 2458), E1737 [11SE]

San Isabel National Forest: designate certain lands as Spanish Peaks Wilderness (H.R. 1865), E1181 [11JN]

———extend protection of Spanish Peaks planning area (H.R. 1196), E527 [20MR]

Schloegel, Tom and Pat: Menominee, MI, Conservation District Conservation Forestry Award recipients, E2065 [23OC]

South Dakota: timber sales in Black Hills, H4077 [19JN]

Wildlife: protect opportunities for sportsmen and enhance conservation of wildlife (H.R. 1719), E1014, E1020, E1021, E1023 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

BLM: use of Forest Ecosystems Health and Recovery Revolving Fund receipts, S9402 [16SE]

California: public land exchange relative to Headwaters Forest project, S9367-S9368 [16SE], S9606 [18SE], S11253, S11262, S11264, S11273 [28OC]

Dept. of the Interior: forest resources conservation and relief programs funding, S9499 [17SE]

Ecology and environment: fish and wildlife habitat protection funding, S12439 [10NO]

Forest Service: Intermountain and Rocky Mountain Research Stations consolidation, S9620 [18SE]

———regulations on sale of forest products outside the U.S., S9498 [17SE]

———road construction funding, S9188 [11SE], S9450-S9465, S9483, S9498 [17SE], S9623 [18SE], S11266 [28OC]

Forest Service Organic Act: anniversary, S5296, S5300, S5301 [5JN]

Land and Water Conservation Fund: Pacific Northwest land acquisition funding, S9499 [17SE]

Management: implement certain reforms (S. 546), S3017 [10AP]

National forests: require that forest conservation and preservation programs be consistent with existing public land management and environmental laws (S. 1467), S12134 [8NO]

Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement: congressional consent (S. 1134), S8597 [31JY]

Public lands: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (S. 977), S6729 [27JN]

———eliminate commercial logging on public lands and facilitate the economic recovery and diversification of communities dependent on the Federal logging program (H.R. 2789), S11758 [5NO]

Six Rivers National Forest: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (S. 894), S5608 [12JN]

Taxation: treatment of family-held forest lands, S8469 [31JY]

———treatment of family-held forest lands (S. 552), S3024 [10AP]

Thomson, Thomas, Sheila, and Stacey: New Hampshire Outstanding Tree Farmers Award recipients, S978 [4FE]

Utah: tribute for supplying holiday tree on Capitol Grounds, S676 [23JA]

Wenatchee National Forest: Forest Service Salvage Sale Showcase Award recipient, S4129 [7MY]

Reports filed

Management of National Forest Public Domain Lands Relative to Reduction of Carbon Dioxide: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 105-330), H8927 [21OC]

Statements

Clear-Cutting of Vermont Forests: Amanda Schrocke, E1211 [12JN]

———Ian Gollub, E1211 [12JN]

Eligibility To Serve as U.S. Trade Representative Relative to Representation of Foreign Entities and Congressional Approval of Any International Trade Agreement That Changes Statutory Law: President Clinton, S1961 [5MR]

Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora: Representative Charles Taylor, E1100 [3JN]

Federal Land Timber Exports: Rebecca Batts, Dept. of Agriculture, H9510 [24OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 151, management of national forest public domain lands relative to reduction of carbon dioxide, H8857 [21OC]

S. 552, Family Forestland Preservation Tax Act, S3024-S3027 [10AP]

S. 977, Act To Save America's Forests, S6730-S6740 [27JN]

S. 1134, congressional consent to Northwest Wildland Fire Protection Agreement, S8598 [31JY]

S. 1467, Forest Recovery and Protection Act, S12135-S12138 [8NO]