FOREST SERVICE

Amendments

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), S13037, S13054, S13055 [16NO]

Articles and editorials

Park Status May Ease St. Helens' Blues, E2323 [10NO]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: provide additional protections for National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1155), H1023 [8MR]

Anniversary (see S. Res. 181), S7294 [23JN] (see H. Con. Res. 185), H4984 [22JN]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (see S. 263), S886 [2FE]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (see S. 1122), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2618), H4072 [25MY]

Caribbean National Forest: redesignate as the El Yunque National Forest (see H.R. 4111), H9043 [20OC]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (see S. 1493), S8948 [26JY]

Coffman Cove, AK: conveyance of certain Forest Service land (see S. 1548), S9285 [28JY]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land (see S. 100), S144 [24JA]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (see S. 1511), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 2110), H2977 [4MY]

Colville National Forest: convey a small parcel of Federal land (see H.R. 1138), H988 [7MR]

Community Forest Restoration Act: expand the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program to cover Arizona and New Mexico (see H.R. 3590), H7560 [28JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize sale or exchange of certain National Forest System land in Vermont (see S. 425), S1622 [17FE]

———convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (see S. 997), S4936 [11MY]

———transfer certain land within the Ottawa National Forest to the Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 3314), H5913 [14JY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (see S. 2079), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4200), H9554 [2NO]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (see S. 1941), S12076 [31OC] (see H.R. 4577), H12047 [16DE]

Ecology and environment: make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements (see S. 2003), S12766 [14NO]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (see S. 906), S4257 [26AP]

———provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (see H.R. 1232), H1369 [10MR]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (see S. 1238), S6481 [14JN]

———enter into partnership agreements with entities and local communities to encourage greater cooperation in administration of activities on and near National Forest System lands (see H.R. 3818), H8088 [15SE]

———protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 3563), H7558 [28JY]

Green Mountain National Forest: adjust boundaries (see S. 664), S2994 [17MR]

Jacob Lake, AZ: authorize placement of an equestrian statue depicting frontiersman, explorer, and missionary Jacob Hamblin on the grounds of the Forest Service Kaibab Plateau Visitor Center (see H.R. 1284), H1416 [14MR]

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. 585), H352 [2FE]

Los Padres National Forest: eliminate private inholdings through a land exchange with the United Water Conservation District (see H.R. 4162), H9361 [27OC]

Mammoth Community Water District: remove certain restrictions on the ability to use certain acquired property (see H.R. 853), H718 [16FE]

Montana: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (see S. 899), S4184 [25AP]

National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program: establish (see H.R. 3701), H7813 [8SE]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (see H.R. 3973), H8732 [6OC]

———provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (see S. 807), S3653 [14AP]

Oregon: provide for the disposal of certain administrative sites (see S. 741), S3358 [7AP] (see H.R. 3013), H4896 [21JN]

Public lands: clarify method to determine fair market value of rights-of-way to prevent unreasonable increases in deployment costs of critical infrastructure (see H.R. 906), H792 [17FE]

———facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land in California (see H.R. 1905), H2646 [27AP]

———preserve the use and access of pack and saddle stock animals to public lands where there is a historical tradition of such use (see S. 781), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 586), H352 [2FE]

———protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (see S. 1541), S9285 [28JY]

———provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (see H.R. 975), H795 [17FE]

———provide funding to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Depts. of the Interior or Agriculture (see H.R. 599), H352 [2FE]

———raise funds to respond to Hurricane Katrina and future disasters by selling certain Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior lands (see H.R. 3855), H8247 [21SE]

———restore authority to utilize special use permit fees for marinas in units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain (see H.R. 4084), H8985 [19OC]

Puerto Rico: make funds generated in Caribbean National Forest available to Dept. of Agriculture for land acquisition to protect the surrounding buffer zone (see S. 1477), S8826 [25JY] (see H.R. 3365), H6204 [20JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 267), S886 [2FE] (see H.R. 517), H348 [2FE]

Tahoe National Forest: carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of land (see H.R. 3981), H8733 [6OC]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see S. 882), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1774), H2470 [21AP]

Willamette National Forest: designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake as a national recreation trail in honor of James Weaver (see H.R. 1090), H981 [3MR]

Factsheets

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act (H.R. 2110), E873 [4MY]

Letters

Chesapeake Bay restoration legislation: Mike Waugh, Chesapeake Bay Commission, S8959 [26JY]

———Roy A. Hoagland, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, S8958 [26JY]

Forest Service firefighting aircraft acquisition relative to wildfire prevention and management: Representative Rohrabacher, H2530 [26AP]

Public Land Protection and Conservation Act: Marjorie Ziegler, Conservation Council of Hawaii, S9305 [28JY]

———National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, S9305 [28JY]

———Peter T. Young, Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, S9305 [28JY]

Remarks in House

Anniversary, E1431 [1JY]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (H.R. 2618), E1093 [25MY]

Bosworth, Dale: North American Pollinator Protection Campaign NAPPC Pollinator Advocate Award recipient, E2405 [18NO]

Brierty, Peter: National Forestry Hero award recipient, E2142 [20OC]

Colorado: authorize exchange of certain land (H.R. 1129), E352 [3MR]

———management as open space of certain lands in and adjacent to the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (H.R. 2110), E872 [4MY]

Fire prevention: firefighting aircraft acquisition relative to wildfire prevention and management, H2530 [26AP]

———wildfire management funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts funding, H3618, H3646-H3648 [19MY]

Firefighters: provide death and disability benefits to certain contracted aerial firefighters who suffer death or disability in the line of duty (H.R. 1232), E413 [10MR]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), H12216 [18DE]

Idaho: tribute to Sawtooth National Recreation Area and White Cloud Mountains, E1820 [13SE]

Land use: improve relationships between Federal land managers and gateway communities to support compatible land management of both Federal and adjacent lands (H.R. 585), H11042, H11043 [6DE]

Mammoth Community Water District: remove certain restrictions on the ability to use certain acquired property (H.R. 853), H11442, H11443 [13DE]

Mount Hood, OR: anniversary of Timberline Lodge, E1100 [25MY]

Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument: transfer management from the Forest Service to the National Park Service, E2323 [10NO]

National Arbor Day Foundation: tribute to Tree City USA honorees, E1584 [22JY]

National forests: authorize Forest Service and BLM to provide research on the rehabilitation of forest ecosystem health following uncharacteristic disturbances of forested Federal lands (H.R. 3973), E2027 [6OC], E2048 [7OC]

Public lands: provide consistent enforcement authority by Federal agencies for violations of regulations governing public lands and clarify purpose of fines collected for violations (H.R. 975), H11443, H11444 [13DE], E2536 [14DE]

———provide funding to carry out restoration activities on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Depts. of the Interior or Agriculture (H.R. 599), E141 [2FE]

San Juan National Forest: anniversary, E1114 [26MY]

Tahoe National Forest: carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of land (H.R. 3981), H10171, H10172 [15NO]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, H3658, H3659 [19MY]

Remarks in Senate

Anniversary (S. Res. 181), S7329 [23JN]

Appeals Reform Act: reform language to clarify that categorical exclusions used by the Forest Service are exempt from comment and appeals, S14011 [19DE]

Archeology: provide for protection, data compilation, science-based decision making, public education and access, and a unified management policy relative to paleontological resources on Federal lands (S. 263), S891 [2FE], S9035 [26JY]

Arizona: authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain national forest land and other land in southeast Arizona (S. 1122), S5931 [25MY]

Chesapeake Bay: establish a Forest Service program to expand and strengthen cooperative efforts to restore and protect forests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (S. 1493), S8951-S8953 [26JY]

Coffman Cove, AK: conveyance of certain Forest Service land (S. 1548), S9306 [28JY]

Contracts: limit competitive sourcing studies funding, S7590 [29JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (S. 997), S4940 [11MY]

Disasters: improve ability of Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting forest lands (S. 2079), S13393 [18NO]

Dixie National Forest: convey certain real property (S. 1941), S12077 [31OC]

Ecology and environment: make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements (S. 2003), S12770 [14NO]

Firefighters: promote wildland firefighter safety (S. 906), S4260 [26AP]

Forests: conduct projects with conservation corps to protect forests (S. 1238), S6486 [14JN], S13054 [16NO]

Government regulations: forest management and planning regulations, S58 [6JA]

Highlands Stewardship Area: funding, S7592 [29JN]

Montana: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Kootenai National Forests, MT, to Jefferson County and Sanders County, MT, for use as cemeteries and other purposes (S. 899), S4192 [25AP]

National forests: provide a reliable method for compensating owners of non-Federal lands that have been damaged by wildfires spread from certain National Forest System or BLM lands (S. 807), S3683 [14AP]

Public lands: protect, conserve, and restore certain public lands through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate the spread of invasive species (S. 1541), S9302 [28JY]

San Juan National Forest: anniversary, S6013 [26MY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 267), S898-S900 [2FE], S1112 [8FE]

Tongass National Forest: prohibit funding for construction and maintenance of roads used for logging, S7404, S7409-S7411 [27JN], S7501-S7509 [28JN], S7563-S7568 [29JN]

Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (S. 882), S4129-S4131 [21AP]

Washington: location of certain land designated for acquisition in Washington, S7589 [29JN]

Reports filed

Designate a Forest Service Trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest as a National Recreation Trail in Honor of James Weaver: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1090) (H. Rept. 109-331), H11326 [8DE]

Federal Lands Restoration, Enhancement, Public Education, and Information Resources Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 599) (H. Rept. 109-129), H4485 [14JN]

Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3818) (H. Rept. 109-325), H11108 [6DE]

Mammoth Community Water District Removal of Certain Restrictions on the Ability To Use Certain Acquired Property: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 109-109), H4294 [8JN]

Paleontological Resources Preservation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 263) (S. Rept. 109-36), S2517 [11MR]

Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1238) (S. Rept. 109-152), S11558 [19OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act Reauthorization (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 109-117), H4354 [9JN]

Small Tracts Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 109-169), H5912 [14JY]

Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 975) (H. Rept. 109-128), H4484 [14JN]

Summaries

Colorado Land Exchange (H.R. 1129), E352 [3MR]

Tables

Forest Service budget allocations, S7565 [29JN]

National forests with less monetary return per dollar invested as the Tongass National Forest, S7567 [29JN]

National forests with same monetary return per dollar invested as the Tongass National Forest, S7567 [29JN]

Texts of

H.R. 585, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act, H11042 [6DE]

H.R. 853, remove certain restrictions on the ability to use certain acquired property in Mammoth Community Water District, H11442 [13DE]

H.R. 975, Trail Responsibility and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands (TRAIL) Act, H11443 [13DE]

H.R. 3981, carry out certain land exchanges involving small parcels of Tahoe National Forest land, H10172 [15NO]

S. 263, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act, S892 [2FE], S9035, S9037-S9039 [26JY]

S. 267, Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act reauthorization, S899 [2FE]

S. 899, Montana Cemetery Act, S4192 [25AP]

S. 997, Montana Cemetery Act, S4940 [11MY]

S. 1238, Public Land Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act, H12216 [18DE]

S. 1238, Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act, S6487 [14JN], S13055 [16NO]

S. 1493, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act, S8956 [26JY]

S. 1541, Public Land Protection and Conservation Act, S9303-S9305 [28JY]

S. 1548, Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act, S9307 [28JY]

S. 2003, Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act, S12770 [14NO]

S. Res. 181, Forest Service anniversary, S7319, S7329 [23JN]