LUMBER INDUSTRY see also Forests

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (see S. 2335), S3029 [14MY] (see H.R. 4590), H3939 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: temporarily waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles (see S. 2130), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4115), H2065 [27FE]

Forest Service: require to meet volume targets for timber harvesting in management of National Forest System units and transfer management to the State in which the unit is located when such targets are not consistently met (see H.R. 4549), H3407 [1MY]

Forests: improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (see S. 2734), S5217 [31JY]

Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act: make permanent certain tax provisions relative to timber (see H.R. 4657), H4064 [13MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Transportation: waive certain vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles in Wisconsin, H5094 [9JN]

Forest Service: allow added flexibility to implement salvage logging plan on lands affected by the Rim Fire in California while protecting sensitive areas and maximizing revenue to fund reforestation, H1675, H1676 [6FE]

Forests: expedite the salvage of fire-killed timber in Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park, and BLM lands impacted by the Rim Fire in California, H1609 [5FE], H1662, H1664 [6FE]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: exempt certain children employed in logging or mechanized operations from child labor laws (S. 2335), S3030 [14MY]

Reports filed

Oregon and California Land Grant Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1784) (S. Rept. 113–307), S6626 [11DE]

Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1301) (S. Rept. 113–180), S3341 [2JN]

Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3188) (H. Rept. 113–394), H2801 [1AP]