Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act

Summary

Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to develop research protocols for collecting and analyzing scientific information about the effectiveness and ecological impacts of catastrophic event recovery projects and emergency stabilization treatments undertaken as part of a burned area emergency response to increase the long-term benefits of management activities and to decrease short-term impacts. Requires such Secretaries to enter into cooperative agreements with land-grant colleges and universities to form forest health partnerships to utilize their education, research, and outreach capacity to address the recovery of forested land after a catastrophic event. Requires such Secretaries to conduct catastrophic event recovery evaluations of damaged federal lands. Directs such Secretaries to prepare a list of pre-approved management practices that may be immediately implemented as part of catastrophic event recovery projects or catastrophic event research projects. Requires determinations of whether or not to: (1) use any pre-approved management practices that can be immediately implemented; and (2) develop and carry out a recovery or research project or part of such a project using the alternative arrangements authorized by this Act. Directs such Secretaries to clarify agency-wide guidance regarding reforestation in response to catastrophic events. Provides for assistance to restore landscapes and communities affected by catastrophic events. Provides for the availability and use of pre-approved management practices and alternative arrangements on National Forest experimental forests.

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Timeline

1. 2 November 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

   Source: Committee

2. 2 November 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 2 November 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 2 November 2005

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 2 November 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 3 November 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

   Source: Committee

7. 8 November 2005

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

   Source: Committee

8. 10 November 2005

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

9. 7 December 2005

   Committee

   Committee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

10. 15 March 2006

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

11. 29 March 2006

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13.

    Source: Committee

12. 29 March 2006

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

13. 29 March 2006

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.

    Source: Committee

14. 5 April 2006

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 3.

    Source: Committee

15. 5 April 2006

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

16. 5 April 2006

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Discharged.

    Source: Committee

17. 4 May 2006

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.

    Source: Calendars

18. 4 May 2006

    Discharge

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Source: Discharge

19. 4 May 2006

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture discharged.

    Source: Committee

20. 4 May 2006

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-451, Part I.

    Source: Committee

21. 4 May 2006

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-451, Part I.

    Source: Committee

22. 16 May 2006

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 816 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4200 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

23. 17 May 2006

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

24. 17 May 2006

    Vote

    On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 182 (Roll No. 151).

    Source: Floor

25. 17 May 2006

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243 - 182 (Roll No. 151).

    Source: Floor

26. 17 May 2006

    Passed

    The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR H2667-2673)

    Source: Floor

27. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

    Source: Floor

28. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4200.

    Source: Floor

29. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.

    Source: Floor

30. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4200 as unfinished business.

    Source: Floor

31. 17 May 2006

    Passed

    On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: Floor

32. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    Mr. Walden (OR) moved that the Committee rise.

    Source: Floor

33. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    The Speaker designated the Honorable Mark Foley to act as Chairman of the Committee.

    Source: Floor

34. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 816 and Rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

35. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4200 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 pursuant to clause 8 of rule XVIII.

    Source: Floor

36. 17 May 2006

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 816. (consideration: CR H2659-2680)

    Source: Floor

37. 17 May 2006

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 816 passed House.

    Source: Floor

38. 18 May 2006

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

    Source: IntroReferral

39. 2 August 2006

    Committee

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-826.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Referred in Senate · 18 May 2006 · Official file
• Engrossed in House · 17 May 2006 · Official file
• Reported in House · 4 May 2006 · Official file
• Introduced in House · 2 November 2005 · Official file

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• Referred in Senate (text)

  Referred in Senate · EN · 18 May 2006

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• Referred in Senate (PDF)

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 17 May 2006

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 17 May 2006

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• Passed House amended

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• Reported in House (text)

  Reported in House · EN · 4 May 2006

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• Reported in House (PDF)

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• Reported to House amended, Part I

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 2 November 2005

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) to improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, including the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation of reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest Service experimental forests, and for other purposes.
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