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H.R. 4614 (117th)

Resilient Federal Forests Act

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Introduced

22 July 2021

Last action

11 August 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Sponsors

Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4], Kevin McCarthy, Henry Cuellar, Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2], Brian Babin, James Baird, Cliff Bentz, Jack Bergman, Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4], Mike Bost, Tim Burchett, Ken Calvert, Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3], Jerry Carl, Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1], Liz Cheney, Tom Cole, Eric Crawford, Dan Crenshaw, John Curtis, Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3], Rep. Fulcher, Russ [R-ID-1], Mike Garcia, Louie Gohmert, Jenniffer González-Colón, Bob Good, Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Garret Graves, Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6], Yvette Herrell, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Jody Hice, Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48], Dusty Johnson, David Joyce, Trent Kelly, Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16], Doug LaMalfa, Doug Lamborn, Frank Lucas, Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], David McKinley, Cathy Rodgers, Peter Meijer, Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1], Blake Moore, Dan Newhouse

Subjects

Agriculture

Source updated

24 January 2025

Agriculture

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Summary

Resilient Federal Forests Act This bill modifies and sets forth provisions regarding forest management activities on National Forest System, public, and tribal lands. The bill provides for, among other things the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Interior to conduct fireshed management projects in fireshed management areas, certain categorical exclusions for various purposes, the balancing of the short- and long-term effects of forest management activities while considering injunctive relief, USDA and Interior to establish their own discretionary arbitration pilot programs as an alternative dispute resolution process for forest management activities, increasing the maximum term for a stewardship end result contract to 20 years, demonstration projects to support the development and commercialization of biochar on Indian forest lands or rangelands and in nearby communities by providing reliable supplies of feedstock from federal lands, the decommissioning of certain Forest Service Roads within designated high fire-prone areas, repealing of the Eastside Screens requirements on National Forest System lands, making the Northwest Forest Plan Survey and Manage Mitigation Measure Standards and Guidelines inapplicable to any National Forest System lands or public lands, development of a protection plan for giant sequoia trees on National Forest System lands and public lands, and permanent rights of access to the Oregon and California Railroad grant lands and the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands for private landowners issued reciprocal road rights-of-way.

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Timeline

  1. 22 July 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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

  2. 22 July 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 July 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 11 August 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

    Source: Committee

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