House Bill 2607
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in House on May 8, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2607
Congress
116
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019
This bill revises provisions regarding certain forest management activities conducted by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.
The bill establishes categorical exclusions from environmental review for activities such as responding to an infestation or protecting a municipal water supply.
For certain forest management activities, including those developed through a collaborative process, an environmental review may compare the impact of the proposed activity only to the impact of taking no action.
May 8, 2019
06/07/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
05/23/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
05/23/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
05/08/2019
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
05/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 1:57:05 AM