NATIONAL FORESTS

Addresses

Wilderness Act Anniversary: Stewart L. Udall, S9928 [29SE]

Amendments

Montana: adjust boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (S. 2408), S11174 [10OC]

New Mexico: exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (S. 2622), S11175 [10OC]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S. Res. 387), S12018, S12082 [8DE]

Articles and editorials

Seeds of Cooperation—Land Is the Beneficiary of Volunteer Efforts, E612 [22AP]

Bills and resolutions

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (see H.R. 3997), H1321 [18MR]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (see S. 2319), S4096 [19AP]

Colville National Forest: convey a small parcel of Federal land (see H.R. 5077), H7137 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of all or part of certain parcels of National Forest System land in Oregon (see S. 2221), S2859 [22MR]

———authorize sale or exchange of certain National Forest System land in Vermont (see S. 2891), S10436 [5OC] (see S. 2948), S10845 [8OC]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (see S. 2180), S2440 [9MR]

———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 H.R. 3744), H244 [28JA]

Forest Service: establish management priorities to protect old-growth timber, improve the health of young managed stands, increase the volume of commercial timber, and provide economic opportunities to local communities (see H.R. 4932), H6702 [22JY]

Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5312), H9048 [8OC]

Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps: establish to permit young adults to perform projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, and provide disaster relief, on public lands (see S. 2253), S3294 [29MR]

Idaho: promote economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, designate certain land as the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area, and add land to National Wilderness Preservation System (see H.R. 5343), H9049 [8OC]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 4806), H5470 [9JY]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see S. 2067), S1017 [11FE] (see H.R. 3805), H514 [11FE]

Montana: adjust boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (see S. 2408), S5227 [11MY] (see H.R. 5056), H6997 [9SE]

New Mexico: exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (see S. 2622), S7827 [8JY]

Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness (see S. 2723), S8687 [22JY]

Ouachita National Forest: adjust boundaries in Oklahoma and Arkansas (see H.R. 4783), H5401 [8JY]

Pima County, AZ: land exchange to consolidate Federal land ownership within the Ironwood Forest National Monument and Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (see H.R. 4943), H6702 [22JY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (see S. 2334), S4300 [22AP]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (see S. 2342), S4300 [22AP] (see H.R. 4202), H2371 [22AP]

White River National Forest: convey certain Forest Service administrative sites and reserve proceeds from conveyance for facilities maintenance (see H.R. 4700), H4927 (see H.R. 4700), H5070 [24JN]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 387), S7174 [22JN] (see H. Res. 746), H6705 [22JY]

Letters

Prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging in the Tongass National Forest: Mark Rey, Dept. of Agriculture, H4250 [16JN]

Tapoco Project Licensing Act: Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7955 [4OC]

———Representative Pombo, Committee on Resources (House), H7955 [4OC]

Proclamations

Wilderness Act Anniversary, E1943 [11OC]

Remarks in House

Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest: tribute to cooperative effort to restore degraded meadow, E611 [22AP]

Arkansas: convey certain land to the New Hope Cemetery Association for use as a cemetery (H.R. 3997), H1344 [23MR]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (S. 2319), H7954, H7955 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Asian longhorned beetle eradication funding, H5564-H5567 [13JY]

———Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sudden oak death research funding, H5562-H5564 [13JY]

———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. 434), H9837, H9838 [17NO]

———exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (S. 2180), H7678, H7679 [28SE], E1738 [29SE]

———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. 33), H8139, H8140 [5OC]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, H2345 [22AP]

———improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health funding, H4209, H4210 [16JN]

Forest Service: establish management priorities to protect old-growth timber, improve the health of young managed stands, increase the volume of commercial timber, and provide economic opportunities to local communities, H7189-H7191 [14SE], H7217 [15SE]

———law enforcement funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H4228 [16JN]

Government regulations: prohibit funding for implementing Forest Service rules revisions relative to National Forest System Planning for Land and Resource Management Plans, H4253-H4259 [16JN]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: funding, H4229 [16JN]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (H.R. 1014), H5931, H5932 [19JY]

Lincoln National Forest: land exchange (H.R. 4806), H7395, H7396 [22SE]

Motor vehicles: increase fines for improper use of vehicles that result in damage to public lands or national forests (H.R. 751), E1742 [30SE]

Pennsylvania: conveyance of certain National Forest System lands and improvements (H.R. 3514), H8113-H8115 [5OC]

Public lands: 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 (H.R. 3247), H7672-H7674 [28SE], E1742 [30SE]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H4249-H4252 [16JN], H10205 [20NO]

Wilderness Act: anniversary, E1943 [11OC]

Remarks in Senate

Apalachicola National Forest: convey certain small parcels of land to resolve boundary discrepancies involving the Mount Trial Primitive Baptist Church of Wakulla County, FL (H.R. 3217), S11330, S11331 [11OC]

Blount County, TN: allow implementation of settlement agreement between Alcoa Inc., conservation groups, and local communities to facilitate FERC renewal of hydroelectric license (S. 2319), S4097-S4099 [19AP], S9342 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Colorado (S. 2180), S2442 [9MR], S9330 [15SE]

Fire prevention: improve capacity to plan and conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects and enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and rangeland health (H.R. 1904), conference report, S5039 [7MY]

———wildfire prevention and management, S7743 [7JY]

Forest Counties Payments Committee: extend (H.R. 3249), S9330 [15SE]

Forest Service: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding, S2430 [9MR], S5039 [7MY], S8649 [22JY]

Los Padres National Forest: withdraw from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 2067), S1019 [11FE]

Mendocino National Forest: convey certain lands and authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances (H.R. 708), S5847 [19MY]

Montana: adjust boundaries of the Helena, Lolo, and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests (S. 2408), S5229 [11MY], S11174 [10OC]

Mount Hood National Forest: addition of certain lands, S3169 [25MR]

New Mexico: exchange certain lands in the Santa Fe National Forest and the Pecos National Historical Park (S. 2622), S7835, S7836 [8JY], S11175 [10OC]

Oregon: designate certain land as wilderness (S. 2723), S8705-S8707 [22JY]

Puerto Rico: designate certain National Forest System lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 2334), S4302 [22AP], S11174 [10OC]

Virginia: designate additional National Forest System lands as wilderness, establish the Seng Mountain and Crawfish Valley Scenic Areas, and develop trail plans for wilderness and scenic areas (S. 2342), S4328 [22AP]

Wilderness Act: anniversary (S. Res. 387), S7194 [22JN], S8110 [14JY], S9774-S9776 [28SE], S9927-S9930 [29SE], S12018 [8DE]

Reports filed

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2180) (S. Rept. 108-285), S7518 [25JN]

Caribbean National Forest Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2334) (S. Rept. 108-368), S9812 [28SE]

Gateway Communities Cooperation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 108-508), H3436, H3536 [20MY]

Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 434) (H. Rept. 108-740), H8407 [6OC]

Mendocino National Forest Land Conveyances and Authorization of Use of the Proceeds From Such Conveyances: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 708) (S. Rept. 108-242), S2439 [9MR]

Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2408) (S. Rept. 108-370), S9812 [28SE]

Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2622) (S. Rept. 108-373), S9812 [28SE]

Tapoco Project Licensing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2319) (S. Rept. 108-299), S7749 [7JY]

Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3247) (H. Rept. 108-511), H3437, H3537 [20MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3247) (H. Rept. 108-511), H5194 [6JY]

Texts of

H.R. 1014, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act, H5931 [19JY]

H.R. 3247, Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act, H7672 [28SE]

H.R. 3514, Pennsylvania National Forest Improvement Act, H8113 [5OC]

H.R. 4806, Pine Springs Land Exchange Act, H7395 [22SE]

S. 33, Dept. of Agriculture sale or exchange of certain lands in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and use funds to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites, H8139 [5OC]

S. 434, Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act, H9837 [17NO]

S. 2139, Tapoco Project Licensing Act, H7954 [4OC]

S. 2180, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests Land Exchange Act, S2442 [9MR], S9330 [15SE], H7678 [28SE]

S. 2319, Tapoco Project Licensing Act, S9342-S9344 [15SE]

S. 2334, Caribbean National Forest Act, S4302 [22AP], S11174 [10OC]

S. 2408, Montana National Forests Boundary Adjustment Act, S11174 [10OC]

S. 2622, Pecos National Historical Park Land Exchange Act, S7835 [8JY], S11175 [10OC]

S. Res. 387, anniversary of Wilderness Act, S7193 [22JN]