Pacific Northwest Forest Community Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Act of 1991

Summary

Pacific Northwest Forest Community Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Act of 1991 - Title I: Worker Adjustment Assistance Program for Certain Dislocated Workers - Subtitle A: General Provisions - Provides adjustment assistance, including extended unemployment benefits, for certain dislocated timber and related industry workers. Subtitle B: Financing Provisions - Amends title IX of the Social Security Act to establish in the Unemployment Trust Fund a worker adjustment assistance account. Title II: Community Economic Diversification - Establishes in the Treasury a special economic adjustment fund funded by a portion of Federal forest land timber sales to: (1) assist forest-dependent communities in Washington, Oregon and California diversify economically; and (2) retrain workers. Establishes a Community Economic Diversification Commission. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Wood Products Incentives - Subtitle A: Rural Economic Development Magnet Centers - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize grants to establish rural economic development magnet centers. Authorizes FY 1992 appropriations. Subtitle B: Export Financing - Directs the Export-Import Bank of the United States to establish a wood products export program as part of the working capital guarantee program. Amends the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to include "wood" within the definition of "agricultural commodity" for export assistance purposes under such Act. Subtitle C: Report - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to report to the Congress with respect to the short supply of logs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. Title IV: Reforestation Tax Incentives - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish reforestation tax incentives, including: (1) a two percent credit for domestically processed timber; and (2) a five-year class life for timber cutting and saving equipment. Title V: Ecosystem Conservation - Establishes ecosystem natural areas within specified Federal forest lands in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Sets forth related management and protection provisions. Establishes interim watershed study areas on such lands. States that all Pacific Northwest Federal forest lands not within either of such designations shall be managed in accordance with the recommendations of the Interagency Scientific Committee for lands outside habitat conservation areas. Establishes a three-year Forest Ecosystem Advisory Committee to develop specified ecosystem management objectives for the Pacific Northwest. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a Pacific Northwest forest ecosystem research program.

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Timeline

1. 26 September 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 September 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 September 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 October 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

   Source: Committee

5. 4 October 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

6. 15 October 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests, Family Farms, and Energy.

   Source: Committee

7. 24 October 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Employment Opportunities.

   Source: Committee

8. 4 November 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.

   Source: Committee

9. 21 November 1991

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from USDA, Interior, CEQ, EPA.

   Source: Committee

10. 21 November 1991

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

11. 7 May 1992

    Committee

    See H.R.4899.

    Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Darden, George (Buddy) [D-GA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
• Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Community Stability Act of 1991
• related to ← Northwest Forests Management, Planning, Productivity Improvement, and Protection Act