NATIONAL FORESTS
Amendments
Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5880, H5881, H5882, H5884 [12SE]
——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5785 [11SE]
Bills and resolutions
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (see S. 2468), S2823 [26AP]
Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (see H.R. 6609), H6505 [28NO]
Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co. (see S. 2341), S2655 [24AP] (see H.R. 4073), H943 [17FE]
——— convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (see S. 3288), S4151 [13JN] (see H.R. 3874), H374 [1FE]
——— establish a program to generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land through a management-focused approach (see H.R. 6009), H3975 [21JN]
——— use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System lands to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program (see H.R. 6231), H5331 [30JY]
El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of the forest (see H.R. 4131), H1134 [1MR]
Forests: address bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health, and wildfire risk on Federal lands and increase State control of forest management in high-risk areas (see H.R. 6089), H4684 [9JY]
Los Padres National Forest: designate certain land as wilderness, make wild and scenic river designations, designate Condor Ridge Scenic Area, address off highway vehicle use, and facilitate land exchange (see H.R. 4109), H1099 [29FE]
Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (see H.R. 5544), H2441 [8MY]
——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (see H. Res. 773), H5764 [10SE]
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (see S. 3683), S8042 [13DE] (see H.R. 6039), H4156 [27JN]
National parks and recreation areas: make the National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see S. 3596), S6546 [20SE]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to include trails along Lake Superior’s north shore and in Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota (see S. 3319), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 5980), H3914 [20JN]
Public lands: convey small parcels of National Forest System and BLM lands to landowners whose lands share a boundary with such public lands (see H.R. 4976), H2267 [27AP]
——— expedite authorizations for private landowners to conduct vegetation removal on National Forest System or BLM lands to reduce risk of wildfires that would threaten residential structures (see H.R. 6519), H6275 [21SE]
——— improve employment and educational opportunities in, and economic stability of, counties with Federal forest land, while reducing management costs and providing revenue sources from such land (see H.R. 4019), H725 [14FE]
——— provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems (see S. 2473), S2823 [26AP]
Safety: declare state of emergency and implement hazardous fuel reduction projects for extreme fire hazard and unsafe conditions caused by pine beetle infestations, drought, disease, or storm damage (see S. 2277), S2243 [29MR] (see H.R. 4331), H1804 [29MR]
San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness (see S. 3400), S5133 [18JY]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (see S. 2471), S2823 [26AP] (see H.R. 4484), H2064 [24AP]
——— designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4267), H1641 [27MR]
Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (see S. 3329), S4417 [21JN] (see H.R. 5995), H3974 [21JN]
E-mails
Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, MN: Jim Johnson, Cook County, MN, Commissioner, H5876 [12SE]
Letters
Exempt exchange of Federal lands for State trust lands in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest from payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, MN: Rich Sve, Lake County, MN, Board of Commissioners, H5877 [12SE]
Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Ernest F. Kuhlman, San Juan County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
——— Kellie C. Hotter, Robert A. Lieb, Jr., and Wallace White, La Plata County, CO, Commission, S5139 [18JY]
Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act impact on Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation: Karen R. Diver, Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation Business Committee, H5881 [12SE]
Motions
Minnesota: expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5888 [12SE]
Remarks in House
Angeles National Forest: prohibit any transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill, E1233 [11JY]
Cibola National Forest: expand boundaries (H.R. 491), H2049 [24AP]
Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 1038), H2045, H2046 [24AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), H5432, H5433 [31JY], H5599 [1AU]
——— convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 3874), H2681, H2682 [15MY]
El Yunque National Forest: facilitate land acquisition for consolidation of lands located within or abutting and further protection of ecological integrity and biological diversity of the forest (H.R. 4131), E301 [1MR]
Forest Service: prohibit from banning use of dogs while deer hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, H1886, H1887 [17AP]
Government regulations: exempt national forest lands producing critical minerals and materials from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, H4844, H4845 [12JY]
Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 2050), H2047, H2048 [24AP], H2186 [26AP]
Inyo National Forest: facilitate a land exchange involving certain non-Federal lands (H.R. 2157), H2046, H2047 [24AP]
Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 241), H3432, H3438 [5JN]
Minnesota: ensure certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest will still be open for recreational use, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
——— ensure Chippewa tribal treaty rights and tribal consultation relative to certain Federal lands exchanged for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5880, H5881 [12SE]
——— ensure that private property interests are not negatively impacted by exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5883, H5884 [12SE]
——— exempt exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest from calculation of payments to St. Louis, Cook, and Lake Counties, H5874, H5876 [12SE]
——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), H5014 [19JY], H5873–H5890 [12SE]
——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), consideration (H. Res. 773), H5780–H5787 [11SE]
——— expedite exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest (H.R. 5544), motion to recommit, H5888, H5889 [12SE]
——— require land appraisals based on accepted Federal standards before exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5884, H5885 [12SE]
——— restore public participation with environmental review relative to exchange of certain Federal lands for State trust lands located in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of the Superior National Forest, H5878, H5881, H5882 [12SE]
Public lands: extend and expand scope of a certain pilot forest management project, H3763 [19JN]
——— improve land management and reduce fire hazards, H1981 [19AP]
——— require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (H.R. 1444), H1876 [17AP]
Sealaska Corp.: prohibit export of unprocessed timber from certain clear-cut areas in the Tongass National Forest, H3776, H3777 [19JN]
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest: convey a small parcel of land to Brigham Young University (H.R. 4484), H5085, H5086 [23JY]
Washington (State): designate and expand wilderness areas and designate certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park (H.R. 5995), E1113 [21JN]
Remarks in Senate
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish (S. 2468), S2828 [26AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co. (H.R. 4073), S8552 [30DE]
Idaho: authorize continued use of certain water diversions on National Forest System lands in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (H.R. 2050), S2931 [7MY], S2933 [8MY]
Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System (S. 268), S4660 [27JN]
Ouachita National Forest: convey certain land in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts (H.R. 473), S1760 [15MR]
Public lands: provide for State approval of new units of national forests, parks, wildlife refuges, wild and scenic rivers, trails, wilderness, conservation or recreation areas, or other Federal systems, S6835 [15NO]
San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness (S. 3400), S5138, S5139 [18JY]
Reports filed
Black Hills Cemetery Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3874) (H. Rept. 112–475), H2644 [10MY]
Cibola National Forest Boundaries Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 491) (H. Rept. 112–435), H1844 [16AP]
Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous Survey: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1038) (H. Rept. 112–436), H1844 [16AP]
Consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 773) (H. Rept. 112–660), H5764 [10SE]
Dept. of Agriculture Acceptance of the Quitclaim, Disclaimer, and Relinquishment of a Railroad Right of Way Within and Adjacent to Pike National Forest: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4073) (H. Rept. 112–599), H4906 [17JY]
Devil’s Staircase Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 766) (S. Rept. 112–115), S41 [23JA]
Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4019) (H. Rept. 112–737), H7516 [31DE]
Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2050) (H. Rept. 112–437), H1844 [16AP]
Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2157) (H. Rept. 112–439), H1844 [16AP]
Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5544) (H. Rept. 112–655), H5764 [10SE]
National Forest Management Pilot Project Scope Extension and Expansion: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3685) (H. Rept. 112–524), H3706 [15JN]
Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1090) (S. Rept. 112–123), S42 [23JA]
T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act Amendments: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2024), S7744 [11DE]
Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4484) (H. Rept. 112–612), H5077 [19JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 773, consideration of H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act and H.R. 5949, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act counterterrorism and intelligence gathering tools extension, H5780 [11SE]
H.R. 241, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H3438 [5JN]
H.R. 491, Cibola National Forest boundary expansion, H2049 [24AP]
H.R. 1038, Dept. of Agriculture land conveyance within the Coconino National Forest to correct erroneous survey, H2045 [24AP]
H.R. 2050, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, H2047 [24AP]
H.R. 2157, Inyo National Forest land exchange facilitation involving certain non-Federal lands, H2046 [24AP]
H.R. 3874, Black Hills Cemetery Act, H2681 [15MY]
H.R. 4073, Dept. of Agriculture acceptance of quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest originally granted to Mount Manitou Park and Incline Railway Co., H5432 [31JY]
H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act, H5085 [23JY]
H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act, H5879 [12SE]