NATIONAL FORESTS
Amendments
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), S2152 [3AP]
T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (S. 611), S1595 [12MR]
Bills and resolutions
Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (see H.R. 4846), H5318 [11JN]
California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see H.R. 4685), H4684 [20MY]
Colorado: require a patent correction involving the Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest to protect bona fide private property rights adversely impacted by a 1949 resurvey (see H.R. 5414), H7296 [8SE]
Coronado National Forest: expand Pajarita Wilderness and designate Tumacacori Highlands Wilderness (see H.R. 5437), H7433 [10SE]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 4545), H3407 [1MY]
——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see H.R. 4886), H5493 [18JN]
Ecology and environment: restore the economic and ecological health of National Forest System land and rural communities (see S. 1966), S528 [28JA]
Federal-State relations: allow Western States to exchange school trust lands within Federal conservation areas with certain Federal lands with viable revenue opportunities to support public education (see H.R. 4901), H5556 [19JN]
Forest Service: provide for management of certain inventoried roadless areas (see S. 1967), S528 [28JA]
——— stop implementation of travel management rule and incorporate needs and input of affected communities before taking any travel management action affecting access to units derived from public domain (see H.R. 4272), H2484 [14MR]
Forests: expedite review process for wildfire prevention projects (see S. 2768), S5218 [31JY]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 3992), H1658 [5FE]
Georgia: authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land (see S. 2604), S4502 [15JY]
——— exchange jurisdiction between the Army and Dept. of Agriculture of property in Chattahoochee National Forest but permitted to the Army for Camp Frank D. Merrill and Army property adjacent to Lake Lanier (see H.R. 3960), H1510 [29JA]
Louisiana: provide for the conveyance of National Forest System land (see S. 2603), S4502 [15JY] (see H.R. 4535), H3363 [30AP]
National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 2298), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]
New Mexico: protect, restore, and improve health of watersheds on national forest lands (see S. 2916), S5918 [12NO]
North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 2595), S4404 [10JY] (see H.R. 4736), H4829 [22MY]
Parks and recreation areas: improve recreation opportunities and increase consistency and accountability in the collection and expenditure of recreation fees collected on public lands and forests (see H.R. 5204), H6859 [25JY]
Public lands: improve transparency and oversight of land conveyances involving the sale, exchange, or other disposal of certain public lands or acquisition of non-Federal lands (see H.R. 5074), H6135 [11JY]
——— make continuing appropriations for certain programs that benefit sportsmen by preventing closure of national park and other public land closures during a Government shutdown (see S. 2327), S2953 [13MY]
——— require hunting activities be a land use in management plans for compatible Federal lands (see H.R. 5530), H7882 [18SE]
Senate: establish a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit (see S. Res. 483), S3939 [24JN]
Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works (see H.R. 4422), H3057 [8AP]
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. 1949), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3917), H1241 [16JA] (see H.R. 3922), H1246 [17JA]
Remarks in House
Arapaho National Forest: adjust boundary (H.R. 4846), H7950 [13NO]
BLM: designate certain portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Basin and Range Deserts in Utah as wilderness (H.R. 1630), E1474 [19SE]
Eglin AFB, FL: anniversary of Camp Pinchot National Historic District, E763 [19MY]
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act: wildfire suppression on public lands and hazardous fuel reduction funding, H1679, H1680 [6FE]
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]
——— maintain access to National Forest System lands for snowmobiles until a travel management rule is finalized, H1583 [4FE], H1600 [5FE]
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]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, H6865 [28JY], H7161, H7165 [31JY], H7193 [1AU]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 3992), H6047, H6048 [10JY], H6664 [23JY], H6871 [28JY], H6991, H7014 [29JY], H7356 [9SE], H7536 [16SE], H7842, H7843 [18SE]
Kisatchie National Forest: prohibit restrictions on the use of dogs in deer hunting activities, H1580, H1581 [4FE]
Los Padres National Forest: convey certain lands (H.R. 3008), H1258, H1259 [27JA]
Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (H.R. 2259), H2126–H2128 [4MR]
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness, H1609 [5FE], H1664 [6FE]
——— preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), H2977–H2980 [7AP]
Public lands: restore 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, H7686, H7810 [18SE]
——— restore 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 (H.R. 1526), H7536 [16SE], H7689 [18SE], H9068 [11DE]
T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (S. 611), H4860, H4861 [28MY]
Remarks in Senate
Coconino National Forest: convey land to correct erroneous survey (H.R. 862), S3307 [22MY]
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness: establish, S6653 [11DE]
Dept. of Agriculture: convey cemeteries located on National Forest System land in the Black Hills National Forest to local South Dakota communities maintaining such cemeteries (H.R. 291), S4355 [9JY]
Dept. of the Interior: establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest, S6654 [11DE]
——— establish Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, designate certain lands as wilderness, and improve management of noxious weeds in Lewis and Clark National Forest (S. 364), S5677 [17SE]
Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: authorize and modify land conveyances, national forests, parks, heritage areas, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, monuments and memorials, and water infrastructure projects, S6727–S6731, S6734, S6744 [12DE]
Forest Service: diversion of forest management funding to wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S4877 [24JY]
Forests: provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S1388 [10MR], S5120 [30JY], S5205, S5206, S5290 [31JY]
——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 1875), S418 [16JA], S5102, S5103 [30JY]
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. 876), S4356 [9JY]
Montana: withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, S6655 [11DE]
——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (H.R. 2259), unanimous-consent request, S2150 [3AP]
——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 255), S2150, S2151 [3AP]
——— withdraw Federal land on North Fork watershed located in the vicinity of Flathead National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (S. 255), unanimous-consent request, S2150 [3AP]
Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest: preserve the Green Mountain Lookout in Glacier Peak Wilderness (S. 404), S2151, S2152 [3AP]
Public lands: authorizing Federal land projects that develop natural resources for energy production, expand national park system boundaries, and establish new parks, S6522–S6527 [10DE]
San Juan National Forest: designate certain Hermosa Creek watershed lands as wilderness, S6524 [10DE]
Senate: establish a point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit (S. Res. 483), S3944 [24JN]
Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Act: impact, S3287 [22MY]
T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (S. 611), S1595 [12MR]
Reports filed
Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4846) (H. Rept. 113–616), H7937 [12NO]
Coconino National Forest Land Conveyance To Correct Erroneous Survey: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 862) (S. Rept. 113–149), S2378 [10AP]
Columbine-Hondo Wilderness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 776) (S. Rept. 113–291), S6540 [10DE]
Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 113–595), H7527 [15SE]
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Modernization Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5204) (H. Rept. 113–706), H10334 [2JA]
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 37) (S. Rept. 113–165), S3293 [22MY]
Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 404) (S. Rept. 113–140), S1870 [31MR]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 908) (H. Rept. 113–328), H1251 [23JA]
Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 841) (S. Rept. 113–292), S6540 [10DE]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1839) (H. Rept. 113–693), H10333 [2JA]
Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 876) (S. Rept. 113–150), S2378 [10AP]
Inyo National Forest Land Exchange Facilitation Involving Certain Non-Federal Lands: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1241) (S. Rept. 113–303), S6540 [10DE]
North Fork Watershed Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 113–370), H2097 [28FE]
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]
Public Access to Public Land Guarantee Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1750) (S. Rept. 113–295), S6540 [10DE]
Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 364) (S. Rept. 113–177), S3341 [2JN]
Tennessee Wilderness Act: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate) (S. 1294), S2239 [8AP]
T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act Amendment: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 611) (S. Rept. 113–136), S527 [28JA]
——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3605) (H. Rept. 113–396), H2801 [1AP]
Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3188) (H. Rept. 113–394), H2801 [1AP]
Texts of
H.R. 876, Idaho Wilderness Water Resources Protection Act, S4356 [9JY]
H.R. 2259, North Fork Watershed Protection Act, H2127 [4MR]
H.R. 3008, Los Padres National Forest land conveyance, H1258 [27JA]
H.R. 4846, Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act, H7950 [13NO]
S. 404, Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, S2152 [3AP], H2977 [7AP]
S. 611, T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act amendment, S1595 [12MR], H4860 [28MY]
S. Res. 483, Senate point of order against legislation selling Federal land in order to reduce the deficit, S3944 [24JN]