Timber Resource Employment Enhancement Act of 1991

Summary

Timber Resource Employment Enhancement Act of 1991 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and of the Interior (Secretaries) to establish and carry out a program to rehabilitate and enhance Federal forest lands in those areas that have been adversely affected by reductions in the timber sales program due to northern spotted owl protection and other factors. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the State and Private Forestry program of the Forest Service, to establish and carry out a program to increase timber production on State, county, and private lands in Washington, Oregon, and California. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Supervisor of the Olympic National Forest to undertake the following programs with respect to the Olympic National Forest: (1) specialized forest products; (2) facilities repair and maintenance; (3) a watershed initiative; (4) new forestry initiative; (5) silvicultural projects; and (6) an olympic recreation initiative. Authorizes appropriaitons. Requires the Secretaries, when entering into contracts in connection with the programs required by this Act, to give preference to persons who reside in Washington, Oregon, and California, and contractors that employ such persons, with specified exceptions. Directs the Secretaries to prepare and update a list of all communities in such States that satisfy the definition of rural community.

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Timeline

1. 25 November 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 25 November 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 25 November 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 December 1991

   Referred

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

   Source: Committee

5. 3 January 1992

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.

   Source: Committee

6. 3 February 1992

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.

   Source: Committee

7. 7 May 1992

   Committee

   See H.R.4899.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · — · Download file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 November 1991

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Sponsors

• Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] · D · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing
• · hsag00 · Standing

Related records

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