FORESTS related term(s) Lumber Industry

Articles and editorials

As Logging Fades, Rich Carve Up Open Land in West, H3178 [7MY]

Indonesia Plants Trees To Save Orangutans, S487 [30JA]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping under State or tribal programs (see S. 2947), S3595 [30AP]

Alaska: allow to fulfill a portion of remaining statehood land entitlement by selecting certain Tongass National Forest lands to be managed and operated by State Dept. of Natural Resources (see H.R. 6682), H7628 [30JY]

———establish a grant program to encourage retooling of entities in the timber industry (see S. 3696), S10659 [19NO]

California: tribute to firefighters and emergency workers for courageous actions in fighting wildfires (see S. Res. 714), S10743 [20NO]

Colorado: designate certain National Forest System lands in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain lands in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the BLM as wilderness (see S. 3066), S4793 [22MY]

———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (see S. 2546), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5241), H621 [6FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct a ``Charter Forest'' demonstration project on National Forest System lands in Colorado to protect and improve forest health, safety, and diversity (see H.R. 6189), H4974 [4JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish Pulp and Paper Energy Security Task Force (see H.R. 7101), H9973 [25SE]

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area: establish (see S. 3065), S4793 [22MY] (see H.R. 6162), H4830 [22MY]

Ecology and environment: authorize the Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior to enter into agreements authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services (see S. 3302), S7030 [22JY]

———establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (see S. 2593), S658 [5FE] (see H.R. 5263), H811 [7FE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: further adoption of technologies developed by the Dept. of Agriculture and encourage small business partnerships in the development of energy through biorefineries (see S. 3472), S8383 [11SE]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildland fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (see H.R. 5648), H1771 [14MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (see S. 3256), S6604 [11JY] (see H.R. 5541), H1416 [6MR]

Firefighters: commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (see H. Res. 1322), H6229 [8JY]

Fort Valley Experimental Forest: anniversary of first experimental forest (see H. Con. Res. 422), H8577 [22SE]

Land use: expand access of private landowners, assure sustainable forest practices, and establish a relationship between Federal and private forest lands relative to biomass and carbon trading activities (see H.R. 6830), H7808 [1AU]

Power resources: promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (see H.R. 5216), H556 [29JA]

Public lands: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 7090), H9973 [25SE]

———expand areas of Federal land on which certain hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted (see H.R. 6787), H7806 [1AU]

Taxation: make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (see S. 3399), S7904 [31JY] (see H.R. 6896), H8127 [15SE]

Remarks in House

Colorado: reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 3072), E96 [29JA]

———reduce risks to communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and provide model legislation that may be applied to other States (H.R. 5241), E126 [6FE]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to Jefferson County, MT, for use as a cemetery (H.R. 3702), H5421 [17JN]

Ecology and environment: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (H.R. 5263), E136 [7FE]

———exclude projects on Federal land located next to non-Federal land from certain environmental requirements when conditions on the Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land (H.R. 4245), H6288 [9JY]

Fire prevention: establish a Federal fund to facilitate wildland fire suppression activities, encourage wildland fire suppression cost controls, and reduce wildfire risks (H.R. 5648), E415 [14MR]

———provide a supplemental funding source for catastrophic emergency wildland fire suppression activities and develop a cohesive wildland fire management strategy (H.R. 5541), H6285-H6291 [9JY], E331 [6MR], E1467 [15JY]

Firefighters: commending firefighters for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires, E2256 [19NO]

———commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires (H. Res. 1322), H6291-H6293 [9JY], E1495 [17JY]

Florida National Forest Land Management Act: authorize conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land (H.R. 1374), E684 [22AP]

Georgia: tribute to National FFA Organization national award recipients, E2310 [20NO]

Lumber industry: impact of green school building standards on U.S. hardwoods industry, E1172 [9JN]

Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary (H. Res. 868), H827, H828 [12FE]

Pierce, Josiah and Kathleen: American Tree Farm System National Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year award recipients, H2426 [16AP]

Power resources: promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land (H.R. 5216), E96 [29JA]

Public lands: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (H.R. 7090), E2041 [27SE]

Taxation: provide a tax exemption for forest conservation bonds, H3177-H3181 [7MY]

U.S. Fire Administration: develop and provide information and training on importance of clearing biomass in wildland areas of Federal lands in order to promote the safety of firefighters, H1987, H1988 [3AP]

Remarks in Senate

Bureau of Reclamation: salt cedar and Russian olive plant removal funding, S2031 [12MR]

California: tribute to fallen firefighters, S10308 [1OC]

———tribute to firefighters and emergency workers for courageous actions in fighting wildfires (S. Res. 714), S10775 [20NO]

Ecology and environment: establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land (S. 2593), S659 [5FE], S681 [6FE]

———establish a program to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments to sequester carbon and reduce emissions, S4950-S4952 [3JN], S5161 [5JN], S8995 [18SE]

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act: further adoption of technologies developed by the Dept. of Agriculture and encourage small business partnerships in the development of energy through biorefineries (S. 3472), S8387 [11SE]

Firefighters: commend firefighters for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires and pledge support for victims, S6525 [10JY]

Forest Service: authorize direct tribal governmental participation in State and private forestry conservation and support activities and enhance and facilitate tribal relations on National Forest System lands, S4228 [15MY]

———provide free of charge any portions of trees or forest product to Native American tribes for cultural or traditional purposes providing products are not used for commercial purposes, S4227 [15MY]

Indonesia: tribute to orangutan conservation plan, S487 [30JA]

———tribute to rainforest preservation plan, S10634 [19NO]

Mount Hood National Forest: protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat, S2865 [10AP]

———protect for future generations the recreational opportunities, forests, timber, clean water, wilderness and scenic values, and diverse habitat (S. 647), S1371, S1372 [28FE], S5721 [18JN]

Muir Woods National Monument: anniversary, S88 [22JA]

Oregon: end commercial logging of old growth forests and expedite restoration of forests by thinning acres of dry, at-risk vegetation, S5776-S5778 [19JN]

Taxation: make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains, S10434 [2OC]

———make permanent the rate reduction for qualified timber gains (S. 3399), S7954 [31JY]

———provide tax incentives to certain organizations to purchase conservation easements in open and green space, S4912 [3JN]

Tropical Forest Conservation Act: reauthorize and rename as the Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act (S. 2020), S176 [23JA]

White Mountain National Forest: support Forest Service management of proposed timber harvesting projects, S1377 [28FE]

Reports filed

Colorado Northern Front Range Mountain Backdrop Protection Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 903), S8853 [16SE]

Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5541) (H. Rept. 110-704), H5213 [10JN]

Forest Landscape Restoration Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2593) (S. Rept. 110-370), S5656 [16JN]

Montana Cemetery Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2124) (S. Rept. 110-361), S5656 [16JN]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3702) (H. Rept. 110-713), H5480 [17JN]

Summaries

Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act (H.R. 5241), E126 [6FE]

Wildlife Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act (H.R. 5216), E98 [29JA]

Texts of

H. Res. 868, Muir Woods National Monument anniversary, H827 [12FE]

H. Res. 1322, commending firefighters from California and throughout the U.S. for their courageous actions and sacrifices in fighting the California wildfires, H6291 [9JY]

H.R. 3702, Montana Cemetery Act, H5421 [17JN]

H.R. 5541, Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act, H6285 [9JY]

S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act, S660-S662 [5FE]

S. 3472, Energy and Technology Advancement Act, S8387 [11SE]

S. Res. 714, tribute to firefighters and emergency workers for courageous actions in fighting wildfires in California, S10753, S10775 [20NO]