FORESTS related term(s) Lumber Industry; Wood

Bills and resolutions

Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary: establish (see H.R. 897), H823 [9FE]

Alaska: improve access to healthy foods, food processing, housing, forestry, agricultural research, and other agricultural programs, and Tribal self-determination relative to those programs (see S. 2354), S2984 [18JY]

Brazil: support U.S. investment opportunities and strengthen bilateral collaboration in addressing criminal elements operating in Brazilian Amazon (see S. 3414), S5807 [6DE]

California: provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (see S. 1776), S1843 [31MY]

——— provide restoration, economic development, recreation, and conservation on Federal lands in northern California (see H.R. 3700), H2637 [25MY]

——— withdraw certain Federal land in San Bernardino National Forest from location, entry, and patent under mining laws (see H.R. 6869), H6997 [19DE]

Colorado: designate certain wilderness, recreation, and conservation areas (see S. 1634), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3437), H2425 [17MY]

Conservation of natural resources: protect and conserve at least 50 percent of land, freshwater, and ocean ecosystems in U.S. and encourage diplomatic efforts to achieve this goal worldwide (see H. Res. 430), H2500 [22MY]

——— provide for white oak restoration (see H.R. 5582), H4436 [20SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: consult with maple producers when determining education and research priorities for Acer Access and Development Program (see S. 1675), S1742 [18MY] (see H.R. 3512), H2454 [18MY]

——— convene blue ribbon panel to review Forest Service forest inventory and analysis program (see S. 433), S425 [15FE]

——— establish forest conservation easement program (see S. 2631), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 3424), H2424 [17MY]

——— establish grant program to address forestry workforce development needs (see S. 3063), S5048 [17OC] (see H.R. 5344), H4222 [5SE]

——— establish pilot program for establishment and use of pre-fire suppression stand density index (see S. 2132), S2222 [22JN]

——— expedite hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction projects on certain National Forest System lands (see S. 808), S798 [15MR]

——— guarantee investments that will open new markets for forest owners in rural areas (see S. 3399), S5750 [5DE] (see H.R. 5315), H4211 [29AU]

——— identify and develop campsites and related facilities for public use in Ouachita National Forest (see H.R. 1667), H1294 [17MR]

——— limit funding for Acquisition of Lands for National Forests Special Acts (see H.R. 2208), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for forest and rangeland research (see H.R. 2202), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for forest and rangeland research gifts, donations, and bequests (see H.R. 2209), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for national forest lands management for subsistence uses (see H.R. 2210), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for National Forest System (see H.R. 2204), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for State and private forestry (see H.R. 2202), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for wildland fire management (see H.R. 2211), H1634 [29MR]

——— make available certain unobligated balances to carry out timber block grant program (see H.R. 4216), H2990 [20JN]

——— mitigate threat of invasive species in forests (see S. 1238), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 3174), H2243 [10MY]

——— permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land without conducting timber sale (see S. 2269), S2360 [12JY] (see H.R. 6012), H5038 [20OC]

——— prioritize urban and community forestry assistance for areas with low tree equity scores and establish grant program to enhance public elementary and secondary school rooftop gardens (see H.R. 2786), H1909 [20AP]

——— provide assistance and establish grant program in support of nurseries and seed orchards (see H.R. 5381), H4229 [8SE]

——— reauthorize and expand State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources (see H.R. 5157), H4165 [4AU]

——— reauthorize and rename Acer Access and Development Program as Maple Research and Market Promotion Program (see S. 1846), S2005 [7JN]

——— reauthorize Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program (see S. 2558), S3752 [27JY] (see H.R. 5031), H4140 [27JY]

——— reform Natural Resources Conservation Service programs (see S. 1078), S1088 [30MR]

——— relocate memorial honoring Air Force crew members who lost their lives in airplane crash in Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during 1982 training mission (see H.R. 6334), H5667 [9NO]

——— select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects to assist communities in increasing resilience to wildfire (see S. 188), S172 [31JA] (see S. 1715), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3439), H2425 [17MY]

Dept. of HHS: establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (see S. 1077), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 6534), H6049 [30NO]

Dept. of the Interior: partner and collaborate with Dept. of Agriculture and Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death (see S. 927), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 1726), H1327 [22MR]

Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service: conduct evaluation relative to use of container aerial firefighting system (see H.R. 3389), H2377 [16MY]

——— improve revegetation and carbon sequestration activities in U.S. (see S. 2991), S4760 [28SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish Outdoor Restoration Fund to provide grants for restoration and resilience projects (see S. 540), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 1236), H968 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities (see H.R. 5153), H4164 [4AU]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: codify authority to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects to assist communities in increasing resilience to wildfire (see S. 199), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 674), H575 [31JA]

——— modify treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties and tribes under good neighbor agreements (see S. 697), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1450), H1205 [8MR]

——— require coordination with impacted parties when conducting forest management activities (see H.R. 188), H105 [9JA]

——— submit accurate reports on hazardous fuels reduction activities (see H.R. 1567), H1279 [10MR]

Ecology and environment: address forest health crisis in National Forest System and public lands (see S. 2867), S4630 [20SE]

——— require that only two alternatives be considered relative to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities (see H.R. 189), H105 [9JA]

EPA: exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and Tribal governments from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements (see S. 796), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1586), H1285 [14MR]

Executive Office of the President: establish Interagency Committee on Soil Carbon Research within Office of Science and Technology Policy (see H.R. 6232), H5465 [6NO]

FEMA: authorize assistance for damage resulting from Cerro Pelado Fire (see S. 3032), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5888), H4985 [3OC]

——— extend time period for submission of claims relative to Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire (see S. 3031), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5889), H4985 [3OC]

Foreign trade: prohibit importation of products made wholly or in part of certain commodities produced on land undergoing illegal deforestation (see S. 3371), S5692 [30NO] (see H.R. 6515), H6048 [30NO]

Forest Service: carry out activities to suppress wildfires (see H.R. 934), H824 [9FE]

——— carry out Special Forest Products program to charge and collect not less than fair market value for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System lands (see H.R. 5335), H4217 [1SE]

——— convey certain lands within Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest (see H.R. 3047), H2125 [2MY]

——— enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out ecosystem restoration activities relative to collection and maintenance of native seeds and production of seedlings for revegetation (see S. 1164), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 5015), H4139 [27JY]

——— establish arbitration as alternative dispute resolution process for certain objections or protests to qualified forest management activities (see H.R. 636), H510 [30JA]

——— establish forest incentives program to keep forests intact and sequester carbon on private forest land (see S. 1366), S1418 [27AP]

——— improve assistance to community wood facilities (see S. 1735), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 2386), H1641 [29MR]

——— improve health and resiliency of giant sequoias (see H.R. 2989), H2116 [28AP]

——— limit funding for construction projects (see H.R. 2206), H1634 [29MR]

——— limit funding for operations (see H.R. 2201), H1634 [29MR]

——— provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within National Forest System (see S. 1831), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3853), H2762 [6JN]

——— reauthorize and improve Water Source Protection Program and Watershed Condition Framework (see S. 1853), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 4018), H2807 [12JN]

——— reauthorize Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (see S. 202), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 4197), H2964 [16JN]

——— require greater transparency in consideration of projects for Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program (see S. 3116), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6032), H5042 [24OC]

——— require installation of fences and barriers to protect old growth trees in Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area (see H.R. 5364), H4229 [8SE]

——— update forest inventory and analysis program strategic plan to include expanded data collection and integrated advanced remote sensing technology (see S. 1743), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3990), H2787 [9JN]

George Washington National Forest: designate additions to Rich Hole Wilderness and Rough Mountain Wilderness (see S. 745), S742 [9MR]

Government: establish National Biodiversity Strategy (see S. Res. 494), S5919 [12DE] (see H. Res. 195), H1114 [3MR]

Hawaii: establish competitive grant program to support conservation and recovery of native plant and animal species (see S. 1145), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2459), H1698 [3AP]

Headwaters Forest Reserve: designate Senator Dianne Feinstein Memorial Trail (see H.R. 6773), H6941 [13DE]

Healthy Forests Restoration Act: amend relative to third-party contracts for wildfire hazard fuel removal (see H.R. 4717), H3699 [18JY]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (see H.R. 6081), H5173 [26OC]

——— reauthorize (see S. 612), S569 [1MR] (see H.R. 1274), H1047 [1MR]

Montana: sustain economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land, add certain land to National Wilderness Preservation System, and designate new areas for recreation (see S. 2149), S2223 [22JN]

Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (see S. 3310), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 6420), H5892 [15NO]

National Arbor Day: anniversary (see S. Res. 183), S1419 [27AP]

National Forest Management Act: amend relative to threshold for advertised timber sales (see H.R. 4717), H3699 [18JY]

National forests: expedite certain activities related to salvage operations and reforestation activities on National Forest System lands or public lands in response to catastrophic events (see H.R. 567), H427 [26JA]

——— 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. 4228), H2990 [20JN]

National Loggers Day: designate (see S. Res. 387), S4827 [29SE] (see S. Res. 410), S5048 [17OC] (see H. Res. 781), H5007 [12OC]

NOAA: establish grant program to award grants to eligible entities to carry out projects on conservation, restoration, or management of kelp forest ecosystems (see S. 2807), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5487), H4345 [14SE]

——— establish program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration (see H.R. 4866), H3949 [25JY]

——— maintain program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection (see H.R. 550), H426 [26JA]

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 S. 1531), S1603 [10MY]

——— establish emergency fireshed management areas on public lands to prevent catastrophic wildfires (see S. 1719), S1744 [18MY] (see H.R. 3522), H2454 [18MY]

——— provide mandatory funding for hazardous fuels reduction projects on certain Federal land (see S. 2749), S4270 [7SE] (see H.R. 6525), H6049 [30NO]

Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention Act: require establishment of additional Institute (see S. 2151), S2223 [22JN]

Taxation: provide special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (see H.R. 655), H574 [31JA]

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. 1254), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 2765), H1908 [20AP]

Wildfire Preparedness Week: support goals (see H. Res. 343), H2118 [28AP]

Wildfires: improve Federal activities relating to wildfires (see S. 1764), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 482), H277 [24JA]

——— modify definition of term ‘‘at-risk community’’ (see S. 21), S54 [23JA]

——— provide direct hire authority to appoint individuals to Federal wildland firefighting and firefighting support positions (see S. 3268), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 3499), H2454 [18MY]

——— provide for removal of small-diameter trees in fire hazard areas (see S. 3062), S5048 [17OC]

Letters

Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act: Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4250 [12SE]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4250 [12SE]

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act: Representative Glenn Thompson, Committee on Agriculture (House), H4254 [12SE]

——— Representative Westerman, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H4254 [12SE]

Impact of Canadian wildfires on U.S. air quality: Senator Schumer, S2014 [8JN]

Lists

Nevada BLM firefighters assisting with efforts to fight wildfires in Canada, H3132 [23JN]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: tribute to Christmas tree growers, H6116 [5DE]

Allegheny National Forest: anniversary, H4355 [18SE]

Animals: benefits of livestock grazing, H5156 [26OC]

BLM: hazardous fuels reduction activities funding through reductions in EPA funding, H5278 [2NO]

Canada: effects of wildfires on U.S. air quality, H2771 [7JN]

——— tribute to Nevada BLM firefighters assisting with efforts to fight wildfires in Canada, H3132 [23JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H286 [25JA], H1332, H1335 [23MR], H2179 [10MY], H2506, H2509 [23MY], H2715 [5JN], H3076 [22JN], H3213 [12JY], H4059 [27JY], H4234 [12SE], H5941 [29NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish home-based telemental health care demonstration program to increase mental health services in rural medically underserved populations and in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations (H.R. 6534), H6157 [6DE]

Dept. of the Interior and Forest Service: conduct evaluation relative to use of container aerial firefighting system (H.R. 3389), H4253–H4255 [12SE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: modify treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts and certain payments made by counties and Tribes under good neighbor agreements (H.R. 1450), H4251–H4253 [12SE], H4328 [14SE]

——— submit accurate reports on hazardous fuels reduction activities (H.R. 1567), H4249–H4251 [12SE], E838 [13SE]

Endangered Species Act: reform, H2557 [24MY]

EPA: exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and Tribal governments from National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting requirements (H.R. 1586), H2182 [10MY], H2670 [31MY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Fairfax County Tree Commission, E1055 [3NO]

FEMA: provide compensation for victims of fire initiated as prescribed burn by Forest Service in Santa Fe National Forest in San Miguel County, NM, E132 [17FE]

Forest Service: active forest management activities funding through reductions in EPA funding, H5278, H5279 [2NO]

——— carry out activities to suppress wildfires, H2716 [5JN]

Lake County Land Trust Organization: anniversary, E1027 [30OC]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act: amend short title in honor of Dianne Feinstein (H.R. 6081), E1022 [26OC]

Mount Hood National Forest: establish Indian Treaty Resources Emphasis Zones (H.R. 6420), E1108 [15NO]

National Forest Week: observance, H3603 [14JY]

Pennsylvania: efforts to combat and slow spread of spotted lanternfly, H2667 [31MY]

Taxation: provide special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber (H.R. 655), H1875 [19AP]

Voorhis, Joshua: Forest Service National Rise to the Future Award recipient, E543 [12JN]

Washington (State): tribute to logging industry, H1958 [26AP]

——— tribute to those fighting wildfires in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, H4387 [19SE]

Wildfires: improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, H320 [25JA]

Remarks in Senate

California: provide for protection of and investment in certain Federal land (S. 1776), S1847 [31MY]

Canada: impact of wildfires, S1987 [7JN], S2013, S2018 [8JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: permit removal of trees around electrical lines on National Forest System land without conducting timber sale (S. 2269), S2364 [12JY]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs, S109 [26JA], S2014 [8JN], S2268 [10JY], S2447 [13JY], S4570 [19SE], S5172–S5175 [25OC]

——— select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects to assist communities in increasing resilience to wildfire (S. 188), S174 [31JA]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: make categorical exclusion available for use on certain land by States and Indian Tribes to establish fuel breaks for wildfire prevention, S1156–S1159 [18AP]

Forest Service: improve assistance to community wood facilities (S. 1735), S1749 [18MY]

George Washington National Forest: designate additions to Rich Hole Wilderness and Rough Mountain Wilderness (S. 745), S746 [9MR]

National Arbor Day: anniversary (S. Res. 183), S1426 [27AP]

National Loggers Day: designate (S. Res. 410), S5054 [17OC]

Wildfires: modify definition of term ‘‘at-risk community’’ (S. 21), S55 [23JA]

Reports filed

Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1567) (H. Rept. 118–186), H4228 [8SE]

Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1726) (H. Rept. 118–205), H4436 [20SE]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior Authority Over Landscape-Scale Forest Restoration Projects To Assist Communities in Increasing Resilience to Wildfire: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 118–50), S2309 [11JY]

Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3389) (H. Rept. 118–187), H4228 [8SE]

Fire Weather Development Act: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (House) (H.R. 4866) (H. Rept. 118–214), H4462 [22SE]

Lake Tahoe Restoration Act Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 612) (S. Rept. 118–55), S2310 [11JY]

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1450) (H. Rept. 118–168), H4216 [1SE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1450) (H. Rept. 118–168), H4228 [8SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1450, Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act, H4251 [12SE]

H.R. 1567, Accurately Counting Risk Elimination Solutions (ACRES) Act, H4249 [12SE]

H.R. 3389, Emergency Wildfire Fighting Technology Act, H4253 [12SE]

S. 808, Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act, S802 [15MR]

S. Res. 183, National Arbor Day anniversary, S1424 [27AP]

S. Res. 387, National Loggers Day, S4828 [29SE]

S. Res. 410, National Loggers Day, S5052 [17OC]

S. Res. 494, establish National Biodiversity Strategy, S5923 [12DE]