United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1524 (106th)
Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999
Introduced
22 April 1999
Last action
31 October 2000 · Reported
Status
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.
Sponsors
Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2], Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4], Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5], Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Subjects
Agriculture
Source updated
20 August 2025
Summary
Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to request authority to remove dead, downed, or severely root-sprung trees in a similar manner to arrangements approved for national forests and grasslands in Texas in 1998 for specified public and forest lands in: (1) Alaska; (2) Idaho; (3) Oregon; (4) South Dakota; (5) California; (6) Pennsylvania; (7) Mississippi; (8) Virginia; (9) Arkansas; (10) Louisiana; (11) North Carolina; (12) Kentucky; (13) Alabama (14) Tennessee; and (15) Florida.
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Timeline
22 April 1999
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
22 April 1999
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 April 1999
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Source: Committee
27 April 1999
Vote
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.
Source: Committee
27 April 1999
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
5 May 1999
Committee
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Source: Committee
9 June 1999
Vote
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 8.
Source: Committee
9 June 1999
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
31 October 2000
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.
Source: Calendars
31 October 2000
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-1021.
Source: Committee
31 October 2000
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-1021.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported in House · 31 October 2000 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 22 April 1999 · Download file
Documents
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 31 October 2000
Reported in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schaffer, Bob [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1524
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1524
- us · 106-hr-1524 · source updated 20 August 2025