To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant market-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and timber purchasers, and for other purposes.

Summary

BLM Contract Extension Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within 30 days of a timber purchaser requesting an economy-related contract extension of a qualifying contract for the sale of timber from lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) between the Secretary and the purchaser, to modify the contract to add three years to such contract's expiration date. Defines qualifying contract as a contract, executed on or before December 31, 2008, for the sale of timber from BLM lands: (1) for which there is unharvested volume remaining; (2) for which, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, a timber purchaser makes a written request to the Secretary for an economic related contract extension; and (3) that has not been terminated prior to the request for an extension. Requires the timber purchaser to waive any and all claims its has against the United States involving the qualifying contract that exist on the date such contract is modified. Prohibits anything in this Act from affecting any claim by the United States against any timber purchaser, including those claims that arose under a qualifying contract before the date on which its expiration date was extended.

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Timeline

1. 8 October 2009

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 8 October 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 8 October 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 13 October 2009

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 November 2009

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 18 November 2009

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

   Source: Committee

7. 18 November 2009

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 November 2009

   Committee

   Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.

   Source: Committee

9. 12 January 2010

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.

   Source: Calendars

10. 12 January 2010

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-394.

    Source: Committee

11. 12 January 2010

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-394.

    Source: Committee

12. 19 January 2010

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

13. 19 January 2010

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

14. 19 January 2010

    Passed

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H151)

    Source: Floor

15. 19 January 2010

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H151)

    Source: Floor

16. 19 January 2010

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3759.

    Source: Floor

17. 19 January 2010

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H151-152)

    Source: Floor

18. 19 January 2010

    Floor

    Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    Source: Floor

19. 20 January 2010

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

20. 10 March 2010

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 20 January 2010 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 19 January 2010 · Official file
• Reported in House · 12 January 2010 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 8 October 2009 · Official file

Documents

11 official files

• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 20 January 2010

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 20 January 2010

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 January 2010

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 19 January 2010

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 19 January 2010

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 12 January 2010

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• Reported in House (PDF)

  Reported in House · EN · 12 January 2010

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 12 January 2010

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 October 2009

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 8 October 2009

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 8 October 2009

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Sponsors

• PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Kurt Schrader · D · Sponsor
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