NATIONAL FORESTS

Amendments

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), S8013 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Activists Have To Share Blame, E1524 [9SE]

Daschle's Burning Senators, S9184 [25SE]

Don't Hold Your Fire, S8875 [19SE]

Fire This Time, S5947 [24JN], E1146 [25JN]

Forest Plan Has Merits, S9021 [23SE]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: protect Tongass Rain Forest in Tongass National Forest and designate Duke Island Trumpeter Swan Wilderness Area (see H.R. 5765), H9128 [22NO]

Arizona: exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (see H.R. 4919), H3513 [12JN]

Black Hills National Forest: conduct a forest management demonstration project (see H.R. 5342), H6085 [5SE]

———declare a fire risk emergency for the Beaver Park Roadless Area and Norbeck Wildlife Preserve and address forest health conditions in these areas (see H.R. 4766), H2607 [16MY]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 2018), S1974 [15MR]

———establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 5741), H9023 [14NO]

Cleveland National Forest: provide an environmentally sound process for the approval of high-voltage electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District (see H.R. 5409), H6417 [19SE]

Colorado: facilitate a land exchange to provide for the acquisition of a private inholding in the San Isabel National Forest (see H.R. 5721), H8731 [13NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Idaho and use proceeds for National Forest System purposes (see S. 3047), S9901 [3OC] (see H.R. 5628), H7893 [10OC]

———conduct wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (see H.R. 4911), H3453 [11JN]

———convey certain real property in the Dixie National Forest in Utah (see H.R. 5180), H5194 [23JY]

———enter into cooperative agreements with the Nebraska State Forester to carry out watershed restoration and protection activities on National Forest System lands in Nebraska (see S. 2518), S4387 [15MY] (see H.R. 5206), H5452 [24JY]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (see S. 2063), S2261 [21MR]

———take actions to promptly address the risk of fire and insect infestation on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5214), H5789 [25JY] (see H.R. 5341), H6084 [5SE]

Dept. of the Interior: evaluate opportunities to enhance domestic oil and gas production through the exchange of nonproducing Federal oil and gas leases located on certain public lands (see S. 2680), S6013 [25JN]

Finger Lakes National Forest: withdraw certain Federal land from entry, location, appropriation, disposal patent, or leasing under certain Federal laws (see S. 2450), S3843 [2MY]

Fire prevention: expedite procedures for hazardous fuels reduction activities (see S. 2920), S8456 [10SE]

———improve capacity to address wildfire prone conditions, establish fire management contracting authorities review process, and authorize appropriations for hazardous fuel reduction projects (see H.R. 5319), H6059 [4SE]

———reduce threat of wildfires in the wildland-urban interface, support community and private wildfire control efforts, and return receipts generated from hazardous fuels reduction projects to the Treasury (see H.R. 5358), H6171 [10SE]

Florida: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain national forest lands (see S. 2652), S5851 [20JN] (see S. 3115), S10571 [16OC] (see H.R. 4977), H3774 [20JN]

Forest Service: facilitate a land exchange that will eliminate a private in-holding in the Sierra National Forest, and provide for the permanent use by the Boy Scouts a parcel of land currently used under a special use permit (see H.R. 5302), H5996 [26JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see S. 2790), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see S. 2871), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]

Headwaters National Forest: designate the John L. Burton Trail (see H.R. 3765), H523 [14FE]

Idaho: enhance collaborative forest stewardship management within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National Forests (see H.R. 5629), H7894 [10OC]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (see H.R. 4622), H1769 [30AP]

Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (see H.R. 4917), H3513 [12JN]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (see H.R. 5032), H4324 [27JN]

Ocklawaha River: convey National Forest System lands underlying the George Kirkpatrick Dam near Palatka, FL (see H.R. 3888), H737 [6MR]

Pennsylvania: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands and improvements (see H.R. 4893), H3291 [6JN]

Public lands: designate certain forest lands at risk for catastrophic wildfires as emergency mitigation areas and authorize the use of alternative arrangements in those areas (see S. 2811), S7430 [26JY]

———establish a user fee system for occupancy and use of lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve youth and disabled adults (see H.R. 5316), H6059 [4SE]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (see S. 2607), S5366 [11JN]

———exempt local residents in fee demonstration areas from fees imposed under the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (see S. 2015), S1935 [14MR]

———improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior (see H.R. 3948), H833 [12MR]

———increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (see H.R. 4912), H3453 [11JN]

———protect national parks and forests, ensure availability of water, energy, and minerals, improve wildlife, ocean and fisheries management, and address Native American and insular affairs (see H.R. 5569), H7303 [8OC]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies that respond to violations of regulations governing public lands, and clarify the purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 3808), H633 [27FE]

———provide Federal land management agencies the authority and capability to effectively manage Federal lands (see S. 2474), S4064 [8MY]

———provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (see S. 2672), S5956 [24JN]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 3955), H906 [13MR]

———designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (see H.R. 3954), H906 [13MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: modify full payment amount available to States (see S. 2864), S7900 [1AU]

Cost Estimates

Healthy Forests Reform Act (H.R. 5319): CBO, E2150 [16DE]

Penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (H.R. 4912): CBO, E2149 [16DE]

Tonto and Coconino National Forests Land Exchange Act (H.R. 4919): CBO, E1675 [30SE]

Excerpts

``Fire on the Mountain,'' John N. Maclean, S8703 [18SE]

Factsheets

National Fire Plan on Federal Lands Implementation (H.R. 3948), E327 [12MR]

Letters

Community Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act: Deborah Gangloff, American Forests (organization), S5962 [24JN]

———Diane Snyder, Wallowa Resources (organization), S5962 [24JN]

———Lynn Jungwirth, Watershed Research and Training Center, S5962 [24JN]

———Mike Hayward, Wallowa County, OR, Board of Commissioners, S5962 [24JN]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: National Fire Plan implementation improvements, E1693, E1695 [30SE]

Remarks in House

Arizona: exchange certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests (H.R. 4919), H6504-H6506 [24SE], E1675 [30SE]

Baca, Frances: tribute for donation of land to the Santa Fe National Forest, E1037 [13JN]

Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests: law enforcement funding, H4739, H4740 [16JY]

Clear Creek County, CO: land acquisition funding, H4858 [17JY]

Climate: global warming, H3921, H3925 [25JN]

Coronado National Forest: environmental impact of drug trafficking and illegal immigration, H2156-H2162 [7MY], H3557-H3560 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct wildland-urban restoration charter forest demonstration project in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (H.R. 4911), H3557 [13JN]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, H3922 [25JN], H4029, H4056, H4058-H4060 [26JN], E1146 [25JN]

Forest Service: allow regional foresters to exempt clearing and thinning projects from citizen lawsuits if foresters certify that a wildfire in the area of the project is likely to cause extreme damage to the ecosystem, H4849-H4851 [17JY]

———protection of certain roadless areas, H1193 [10AP]

———protection of certain roadless areas (H.R. 4865), H3921, H3922 [25JN]

———wildfire management and fire hazard prevention practices, H3854-H3856 [24JN], H4416 [9JY], H4502 [11JY], H6073 [5SE], H6132 [10SE], E1524 [9SE]

Immigration: national policy, H2156-H2162 [7MY], H2438-H2442 [14MY], H3155-H3157 [4JN], H3557-H3560 [13JN], H3593-H3596 [17JN]

Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (H.R. 4917), H6503, H6504 [24SE]

Public lands: establish a user fee system for occupancy and use of lands and facilities by organizational camps that serve youth and disabled adults (H.R. 5316), H7859 [10OC], E1863 [11OC]

———improve implementation of the National Fire Plan on Federal lands managed by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of the Interior (H.R. 3948), E326 [12MR], E1693, E1695 [30SE]

———increase penalties for illegal campfires on public, national park, and national forest lands that results in damage and specify uses for collected fines (H.R. 4912), H3556 [13JN]

———tribute to ``American Frontiers—A Public Lands Journey'' expedition, H6478 [24SE], E1623 [19SE], E1639, E1645 [25SE], E1663, E1667, E1672 [26SE]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (H.R. 3955), H8880 [14NO]

———designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3954), H2125-H2127 [7MY]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), H6488-H6491 [24SE]

Remarks in Senate

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), S1940 [14MR], S2008 [18MR], S10396 [10OC]

———establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), unanimous-consent agreement, S1953 [14MR]

Colorado: designate James Peak Wilderness and the James Peak Protection Area (H.R. 1576), S8018 [1AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Idaho and use proceeds for National Forest System purposes (S. 3047), S9909 [3OC]

———sell or exchange certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites (S. 2063), S11799 [20NO]

———land conservation projects funding, S8153 [4SE]

Disasters: relief funding, S6634-S6636 [11JY]

Eagle Creek, OR: Dept. of Agriculture decision on salvage timber sales, S2385 [9AP], S2721 [16AP]

Finger Lakes National Forest: prohibit oil and natural gas drilling, S2453, S2454, S2457 [10AP]

Fire prevention: encourage Federal land management agencies to reduce forest fuels that place national resources at high risk of catastrophic wildfire, S5945-S5948 [24JN], S5973 [25JN], S6056 [26JN], S6228 [27JN], S8152 [4SE]

———implement an emergency hazardous fuels reduction plan, S8409-S8411, S8414 [10SE], S8515-S8519 [12SE], S8589 [13SE], S8635-S8642, S8656-S8662 [17SE], S8701-S8708, S8743 [18SE], S8872, S8880, S8894-S8897 [19SE], S9004, S9019 [23SE], S9183 [25SE], S9678, S9679 [1OC]

Florida: authorize the Dept. of Agriculture to sell or exchange certain national forest lands (S. 2652), S5853 [20JN]

Forest Service: improve coordination with Native American tribes in managing and protecting natural resources, S847 [14FE]

———protection of certain roadless areas (S. 2790), S7373 [25JY]

Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK: tribute for acquisition of veneer plant at Ward Cove, AK, S7158 [22JY]

National Public Radio: collaboration between correspondent and environmental organizations in forest thinning projects story, S8876-S8878 [19SE]

Public lands: designate certain forest lands at risk for catastrophic wildfires as emergency mitigation areas and authorize the use of alternative arrangements in those areas (S. 2811), S7449 [29JY]

———establish permanent recreation fee authority for Federal land management agencies (S. 2607), S5367 [11JN]

———exempt local residents in fee demonstration areas from fees imposed under the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program (S. 2015), S1937 [14MR]

———provide Federal land management agencies the authority and capability to effectively manage Federal lands (S. 2474), S4068 [8MY]

———provide opportunities for collaborative restoration projects on National Forest System and other public domain lands (S. 2672), S5959-S5963 [24JN]

Puerto Rico: designate certain waterways within National Forest System lands as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System (H.R. 3954), S11654 [19NO]

Utah: acquire land and construct an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon (S. 1240), S8013 [1AU], S11651 [19NO]

Wood: clarify definition of biomass associated with milling of timber and timber products from national forests for use as alternative fuel sources, S2221, S2222 [21MR]

Reports filed

Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3954), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3954) (H. Rept. 107-441), H2163 [7MY]

Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3955) (H. Rept. 107-409), H1333 [16AP]

Community-Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2672), S10115 [8OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Conveyance of Certain Real Property in the Dixie National Forest in Utah: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5180) (H. Rept. 107-665), H6472 [23SE]

Finger Lakes National Forest Oil and Natural Gas Drilling Prohibition: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1846) (S. Rept. 107-282), S8671 [17SE]

Florida National Forest Land Management Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2652), S10115 [8OC]

Gateway Communities Cooperation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4622) (H. Rept. 107-653), H6228 [11SE]

Healthy Forests Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5319) (H. Rept. 107-770), H8050 [31OC]

James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and Protection Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1576) (S. Rept. 107-200), S6318 [28JN]

John L. Burton Trail Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3765) (H. Rept. 107-699), H6775 [26SE]

Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4917) (H. Rept. 107-636), H6058 [4SE]

Mendocino National Forest Land Conveyance and Use of the Proceeds From Such Conveyances: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5032) (H. Rept. 107-678), H6557 [24SE]

Penalties for Illegal Campfires on Public, National Park, and National Forest Lands That Results in Damage and Specify Uses for Collected Fines: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4912) (H. Rept. 107-763), H8034 [21OC]

Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1240) (S. Rept. 107-178), S6013 [25JN]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1240) (H. Rept. 107-669), H6472 [23SE]

Tonto and Coconino National Forests Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4919) (H. Rept. 107-674), H6557 [24SE]

T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-285), S8671 [17SE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-321), S10674 [17OC]

Texts of

H.R. 3954, Caribbean National Forest Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, H2125 [7MY]

H.R. 3955, Caribbean National Forest Wilderness Act, H8880 [14NO]

H.R. 4917, Los Padres National Forest Land Exchange Act, H6503 [24SE]

H.R. 4919, Tonto and Coconino National Forests Land Exchange Act, H6504 [24SE]

H.R. 5316, National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement Act, H7859 [10OC]

S. 1240, Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act, S8013-S8015 [1AU], S11651 [19NO], H6489 [24SE]

S. 2015, Host Community Fairness Act, S1938 [14MR]

S. 2063, Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests land sale or exchange and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, S11799 [20NO]

S. 2607, Federal Lands Recreation Fee Authority Act, S5367-S5369 [11JN]

S. 2672, Community Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act, S5960-S5962 [24JN]