Coquille Forest Fairness Act

Summary

Coquille Forest Fairness Act Amends the Coquille Restoration Act to require the Department of the Interior to manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with the laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land. (Currently, Interior is also required to manage the Forest under applicable state and federal forestry and environmental protection laws, and subject to critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act and the standards and guidelines of federal forest plans on adjacent or nearby federal lands.) Continues to apply: (1) federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the Forest, and (2) competitive bidding requirements to sales of timber from the Forest. Removes a provision: (1) giving the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon jurisdiction over certain actions concerning the placement of lands in Coos County and Curry County, Oregon, into trust for the Coquille Tribe and the management of the Coquille Forest; and (2) limiting available remedies to equitable relief, unless otherwise provided for by law.

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Timeline

1. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 March 2015

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 April 2015

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 March 2015 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 March 2015

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 March 2015

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 March 2015

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Sponsors

• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• GREG WALDEN · R · Cosponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015
• related to → A bill to amend the Coquille Restoration Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the Coquille Forest.
• related to ← Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act