To authorize the continued use on national forest and other public lands of the alternative arrangements that were approved by the Council on Environmental Quality for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to remove dead, downed, or severely root-sprung trees in accordance with certain alternative arrangements approved by the Council on Environmental Quality for forests and grasslands in Texas in specified National Forest areas in Colorado, Utah, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Vermont, Idaho, Kentucky, and Florida. Authorizes the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior, respectively, to request Council approval of alternative tree removal arrangements in cases of catastrophic forest conditions.

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Timeline

1. 29 July 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 July 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 July 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 August 1998

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

   Source: Committee

5. 10 August 1998

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior, USDA.

   Source: Committee

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• Introduced in House · 29 July 1998 · Official file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
• Harold Rogers · R · Sponsor
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