FOREST SERVICE

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4594 [23JN], H4652, H4653 [24JN], H4731, H4732, H4733, H4734, H4735, H4736, H4737, H4738, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4743, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4748, H4752, H4753, H4754, H4755, H4757, H4758, H4759, H4760, H4775, H4776 [25JN], H4784, H4785, H4790, H4791, H4792, H4793, H4795, H4797, H4798, H4799, H4800, H4801, H4803, H4804, H4805, H4806, H4807, H4808, H4809, H4810, H4811, H4812, H4813, H4816, H4818, H4819, H4820, H4821, H4822, H4823, H4824, H4825, H4826, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4830, H4831, H4833, H4834, H4835, H4836, H4838, H4839, H4841, H4842, H4843, H4844, H4845, H4846, H4847, H4848, H4850, H4851, H4852, H4853, H4854, H4855, H4864, H4865 [7JY], H4935, H4936, H4937, H4939, H4940, H4941, H4942, H4945 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4614 [24JN]

Forests: implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4995, H5002, H5003, H5004, H5005 [9JY]

Bills and resolutions

Alabama Hills National Scenic Area: establish (see H.R. 496), H531 [22JA]

Alaska: exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (see S. 631), S1246 [3MR]

Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program: resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided (see S. 644), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 392), H405 [14JA]

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (see H.R. 3881), H7623 [3NO]

Arizona: repeal land exchange with Resolution Copper Mining (company) (see S. 2242), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 2811), H4491 [17JN]

California: designate certain Federal lands as wilderness (see S. 1423), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 1865), H2306 [16AP]

Cherokee National Forest: designate as wilderness certain public lands (see S. 755), S1585 [17MR]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (see S. 1941), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 2223), H2792 [1MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain Bienville National Forest lands to the Pat Harrison Waterway District in Smith County, MS (see H.R. 3249), H5588 [28JY]

——— expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (see S. 1712), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 1214), H1565 [3MR]

——— generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a program for local, sustainable forest management (see H.R. 2316), H3211 [14MY]

——— publish a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance (see S. 1110), S2472 [28AP] (see H.R. 845), H916 [10FE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish goals for an all-of-the-above energy production plan strategy on onshore Federal lands (see H.R. 459), H480 [21JA]

——— take certain Federal lands located in Tuolumne County, CA, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians (see H.R. 3079), H5236 [15JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1645), S4544 [23JN] (see S. 2132), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 2822), H4541 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (see H. Res. 333), H4591 [23JN]

Depts. of Energy and Agriculture: collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems (see S. 1294), S2794 [12MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see H.R. 167), H42 [6JA]

——— allow removal of pinyon-juniper trees to conserve and restore the habitat of the greater sage grouse and mule deer (see S. 468), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 1793), H2209 [14AP]

——— expedite forest management projects relative to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development (see S. 2286), S8020 [17NO]

——— improve the control and management of invasive species that threaten and harm Federal lands (see S. 2240), S7771 [4NO] (see H.R. 1485), H1802 [19MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (see S. 982), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1830), H2305 [16AP]

——— promote exploration for geothermal resources (see S. 562), S1118 [25FE]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (see S. 235), S420 [22JA]

——— recognize heritage of recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting on public lands and ensure continued opportunities for those activities (see H.R. 528), H581 [26JA]

——— sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction (see H.R. 1931), H2415 [22AP]

Douglas County, NV: promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development (see S. 472), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 925), H1033 [12FE]

Ecology and environment: establish a forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land (see S. 1733), S4953 [9JY]

Federal employees: provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures (see S. 1591), S4249 [17JN]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (see S. 2189), S7413 [21OC] (see H.R. 1651), H2107 [26MR]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (see S. 1100), S2431 [27AP]

Forest Legacy Program: amend to authorize States to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the program (see H.R. 1582), H1899 [24MR]

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. 695), H755 [3FE]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (see H.R. 2647), H3912 [4JN]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), consideration (see H. Res. 347), H4860 [7JY]

——— improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (see S. 132), S100 [8JA]

——— provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting projects (see S. 326), S673 [30JA]

Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary: designate (see S. 1448), S3238 [21MY]

Highlands Conservation Act: extend authorization (see H.R. 894), H981 [11FE]

Idaho: modify boundaries of Pole Creek Wilderness, Owyhee River Wilderness, and North Fork Owyhee River Wilderness and authorize continued use of motorized vehicles for livestock activities in certain wilderness areas (see S. 1167), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2171), H2769 [30AP]

Kaibab National Forest: clarify mapping error to allow the purchase of certain lands by Young Life (organization) (see S. 1592), S4249 [17JN]

Kisatchie National Forest: convey certain land (see S. 61), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 3127), H5329 [21JY]

Lake Tahoe: provide for environmental restoration and forest management activities in surrounding basin (see S. 1724), S4952 [9JY] (see H.R. 3382), H5767 [29JY] (see H.R. 3692), H6835 [6OC]

Law enforcement: reform oversight of law enforcement activities of the Forest Service and Dept. of the Interior and improve coordination and cooperation with local law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 3824), H7174 [23OC]

Los Angeles County, CA: establish St. Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial and Monument and designate Castaic Wilderness (see H.R. 3153), H5402 [22JY]

National Forest Foundation Act: reauthorize (see S. 1671), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 2394), H3308 [18MY]

National forests: expedite management activities developed by a collaborative process on certain lands, require posting of bonds for certain legal challenges, and authorize additional funding sources for such activities (see H.R. 2644), H3878 [3JN]

——— make technical corrections to law governing grazing permits and leases on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 1897), H2353 [21AP]

——— 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 (see H.R. 2178), H2769 [30AP]

National Guard: require report on location of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units (see S. 1625), S4298 [18JN]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (see S. 403), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 799), H855 [5FE]

Oregon: clarify the Cooper Spur land exchange in the Mount Hood Wilderness (see S. 2069), S6894 [22SE] (see H.R. 3826), H7174 [23OC]

——— designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations (see S. 1699), S4648 [25JN]

Parks and recreation areas: maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch, ID (see S. 1777), S5129 [15JY]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (see H.R. 996), H1068 [13FE]

——— provide for management of certain inventoried roadless areas (see S. 193), S283 [20JA]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 792), H854 [5FE]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands unless the Federal budget is balanced (see H.R. 1445), H1769 [18MR]

——— provide service-learning opportunities on public lands, restore natural, cultural, historic, archeological, recreational, and scenic resources, and train new land managers (see S. 1160), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2167), H2768 [30AP]

——— 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. 1555), H1848 [23MR]

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (see H.R. 3820), H7174 [23OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 517), S983 [12FE] (see S. 1925), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2164), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3257), H5588 [28JY]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (see S. 405), S833 [5FE] (see S. 556), S1117 [25FE] (see S. 659), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 2406), H3386 [19MY]

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. 1510), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2665), H3914 [4JN]

Wildfires: establish interagency working group to study use of unmanned aircraft systems for wildland firefighting (see H.R. 2909), H4769 [25JN]

——— implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (see H.R. 3363), H5766 [29JY]

——— provide additional wildfire suppression activities and for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects (see S. 508), S983 [12FE]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: establish Advisory Committee to advise Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture on wildlife and habitat conservation, hunting, and recreational shooting (see H.R. 2399), H3309 [18MY]

Histories

Resilient Federal Forests Act (H.R. 2647): Title IX—Major Disaster for Wildfire on Federal Land, H4987 [9JY]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture expansion of authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H5996 [16SE]

——— Representative Rob Bishop, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H5996 [16SE]

Messages

Forest Service Wildland Fire Management Funding Emergency Designation: President Obama, S7098 [1OC], H6785 [1OC]

Remarks in House

Allegheny National Forest: protect private mineral rights (H.R. 3881), H7396 [3NO]

Colorado: authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties (H.R. 2223), H6005, H6006 [16SE]

Contracts: deny Federal contracts to contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, H4936 [8JY]

——— request certain stewardship contracts be modified to include fire liability provisions, H5003 [9JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: expand authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments (H.R. 1214), H5995, H5996 [16SE]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit transfer of funds for fire preparedness activities to Wildland Fire Management fire suppression activities, H4830, H4831 [7JY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4813, H4814 [7JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4699–H4761 [25JN], H4783–H4814, H4816–H4856 [7JY], H4875, H4888–H4900, H4935–H4946 [8JY], H4962, H4963, H4964, H4965, H4966, H4967, H4968, H4969, H4970, H4971, H4972, H4973, H4978–H4980, H5017 [9JY], H5034 [10JY], E1002 [7JY], E1014 [8JY], E1022 [9JY], E1033 [10JY], E1041 [13JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2822), consideration (H. Res. 333), H4608–H4617 [24JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H4824 [7JY]

——— prohibit funding in contravention of Executive order relative to efforts to reduce Government greenhouse gas emissions, H4826, H4827 [7JY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (H.R. 167), H4831 [7JY], H4944 [8JY], H5869 [10SE], H5984 [16SE]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws, H5252 [16JY]

——— sell certain Federal land and direct the proceeds from such sales to be applied to Federal budget deficit reduction, H5219 [15JY]

Electric power: authorize voluntary vegetation management within a certain distance of the exterior boundary of the right-of-way near structures on Forest Service land, H8953 [2DE]

Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 1651), E437 [26MR]

Fire prevention: wildfire suppression and prevention funding through reductions in EPA funding, H4755, H4756 [25JN]

Forest Legacy Program: funding through reductions in BLM funding, H4845 [7JY]

Forests: authorize the President to declare a major disaster for wildfires on Federal lands and provide assistance for extraordinary wildfire suppression costs in excess of the 10 year average, H4987 [9JY]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks, H5878 [10SE]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), H4985–H5007 [9JY], H5520 [27JY], H5758, H5760 [29JY], H5984 [16SE], H6126–H6130 [17SE], H8228 [16NO], H9194–H9197 [9DE], H9332 [16DE], E1040 [10JY]

——— implement proactive forest management standards on public lands to reduce threat of wildfire and other risks (H.R. 2647), consideration (H. Res. 347), H4879–H4887 [8JY]

——— improve timber management, H7746 [5NO]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, H5858 [9SE]

——— restore ability to file lawsuits against potentially illegal or improper forest management tools, H5002, H5003 [9JY]

National Forest Foundation Act: reauthorize (H.R. 2394), H3931, H3932 [9JN], E866 [10JN]

National forests: review management of the National Forest System and active forest management, H2667 [30AP], H9192–H9198 [9DE]

Native Americans: create pilot program that executes contracts with Indian tribes to perform administrative, management, and other functions of programs of the Tribal Forest Protection Act, H5004, H5005 [9JY], H6918 [8OC]

Pendleton County, WV: anniversary of Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area, H6311 [29SE]

Pipelines: BLM and Forest Service funding to expedite approval of additional pipeline infrastructure for oil and natural gas delivery to consumers through reductions in EPA environmental programs and management accounts funding, H4731 [25JN]

Public lands: designate certain lands in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors (H.R. 996), E218 [13FE]

——— identification of unused land for potential sale funding, H4784 [7JY]

——— prohibit change in regulations relative to availability of vacant grazing allotments, H4795, H4796 [7JY]

——— provide for no net increase in acreage of certain Federal lands unless the Federal budget is balanced (H.R. 1445), H1727 [18MR]

San Gabriel Mountains National Monument: modify boundaries in California to include National Forest System land (H.R. 3820), H7142 [23OC]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, H233 [13JA], H669 [2FE], H2038 [26MR]

Travel and tourism: capital improvement and maintenance funding through reductions in vegetation and watershed program funding, H4760 [25JN]

Volunteer Fire Assistance Program: funding, H4785 [7JY]

Wildfires: implement reforms to Federal land management agency fire programs in order to address complexities of wildfires in a more cost-effective and efficient manner (H.R. 3363), H6142 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: exempt national forest lands from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (S. 631), S1252 [3MR]

Climate: impact of deforestration on global warming, S7810 [5NO]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), S4903 [9JY], S5022 [14JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 2132), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Depts. of Energy and Agriculture: collaborate in promoting the development of efficient, economical, and environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems (S. 1294), S2796 [12MY]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: adjust certain discretionary spending to provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S1835 [25MR]

——— prohibit the taking of privately held water rights and uphold longstanding State water laws (S. 982), S7634 [29OC]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations, S8720–S8723 [16DE]

——— provide for wildfire suppression and prevention operations (S. 235), S422 [22JA], S1467 [12MR], S3450 [2JN], S6285 [4AU], S6363 [5AU], S6429–S6431 [6AU]

——— wildfire suppression and prevention operations funding, S2630 [5MY]

Fire prevention: require State and local government approval of prescribed burns on Federal land during conditions of drought or fire danger (S. 1100), S2439 [27AP]

Forests: improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands by emphasizing both forestry and conservation (S. 132), S101 [8JA]

Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary: designate (S. 1448), S3243 [21MY]

Kaibab National Forest: clarify mapping error to allow the purchase of certain lands by Young Life (organization) (S. 1592), S4251 [17JN]

North Country National Scenic Trail: revise route to extend trail into Vermont to connect with Appalachian National Scenic Trail (S. 403), unanimous-consent request, S8843 [18DE]

Oregon: clarify the Cooper Spur land exchange in the Mount Hood Wilderness (S. 2069), S6897 [22SE]

——— designate certain land as wilderness and national recreation areas and make additional wild and scenic river designations (S. 1699), S4653 [25JN]

Public lands: direct land management agencies to report on public access and egress to public lands for hunting, fishing, and recreation and use Land and Water Conservation Fund funds to secure such access, S1484 [12MR]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: reauthorize, S691 [2FE]

——— reauthorize (S. 517), S992 [12FE]

Senate and Congressional Western Caucuses: release of joint report on impact of Government regulations on State environmental stewardship, S1087 [25FE]

Sports: protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 405), S837–S839, S842 [5FE], S843 [9FE], S1483 [12MR]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 556), S8525 [9DE]

——— protect and enhance opportunities for recreational fishing, hunting, and shooting (S. 659), S2756 [11MY]

Washington (State): anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption, S2968 [18MY]

Water: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect privately held water rights and permits, S2002 [26MR]

Wildfires: provide additional wildfire suppression activities and for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects (S. 508), S2031 [26MR]

Reports filed

Bipartisan Sportsmen’s Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 556) (S. Rept. 114–183), S8724 [16DE]

Clarify Mapping Error To Allow the Purchase of Certain Kaibab National Forest Lands by Young Life (organization): Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1592) (S. Rept. 114–186), S8724 [16DE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Student Success Act and H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 347) (H. Rept. 114–192), H4860 [7JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 114–177), H4591 [23JN]

Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 2223) (S. Rept. 114–196), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1941) (S. Rept. 114–188), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2223) (H. Rept. 114–258), H5865 [9SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Authority To Sell or Exchange Small Parcels of National Forest System Land To Enhance Management and Resolve Minor Encroachments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1214) (H. Rept. 114–140), H3921 [8JN]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2822) (H. Rept. 114–170), H4541 [18JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1645) (S. Rept. 114–70), S4544 [23JN]

National Forest Foundation Act Reauthorization: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 114–138), H3912 [4JN]

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 403) (S. Rept. 114–125), S6532 [9SE]

Resilient Federal Forests Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 114–185), H4768 [25JN]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 114–185), H4768 [25JN]

Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational Enhancement (SHARE) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2406) (H. Rept. 114–377), H9269 [10DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4739, H4759 [25JN], H4830, H4833 [7JY], H4937 [8JY]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H4724–H4726 [25JN]

Tables

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2822), H4701–H4722 [25JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 333, consideration of H.R. 2822, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act, H4608 [24JN]

H. Res. 347, consideration of H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act, H4879 [8JY]

H.R. 1214, Dept. of Agriculture expansion of authority to sell or exchange small parcels of National Forest System land to enhance management and resolve minor encroachments, H5995 [16SE]

H.R. 2223, Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act, H6005 [16SE]

H.R. 2394, National Forest Foundation Act reauthorization, H3931 [9JN]

H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act, H4995–H5002 [9JY]

S. 1294, Bioenergy Act, S2796 [12MY]

S. 1448, Frank Moore Wild Steelhead Sanctuary Designation Act, S3244 [21MY]

S. 1625, require National Guard report on location of C–130 Modular Airborne Firefighting System units, S4302 [18JN]

S. 2069, Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act, S6897 [22SE]