Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4842
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 29, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jul 29, 2021
Latest Action
Aug 18, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4842
Congress
117
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.
Sponsorship by Party
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Washington
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Colorado
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Michigan
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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New Mexico
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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Wisconsin
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House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to coordinate to take necessary actions to ensure the detection, identification, and, as determined to be appropriate, mitigation of tree spiking devices located on federal lands. A tree spiking device includes spikes, nails, or other objects hammered, driven, fastened, or otherwise placed into or on any timber to impede logging.

To carry out such activities, the Forest Service and the BLM shall prioritize areas in which (1) incidences of tree spiking devices have occurred, or (2) the Forest Service and the BLM suspect that there are tree spiking devices.

No later than 90 days after the enactment of this bill, the Forest Service and the BLM shall, where appropriate, update safety guidelines and training protocols to include the awareness, detection, identification, and mitigation of tree spiking devices.

Text (1)
July 29, 2021
Actions (4)
08/18/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
08/17/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
07/29/2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
07/29/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 31, 2022 5:04:16 AM