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S. 1314 (108th)

Collaborative Forest Health Act

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Introduced

23 June 2003

Last action

22 July 2003 · Committee

Status

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-140.

Sponsors

Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]

Subjects

Environment, Housing, Agriculture, Transport

Source updated

24 March 2026

Environment · Housing · Agriculture · Transport

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Summary

Collaborative Forest Health Act - Permits the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior (the Secretaries) to find that a proposed hazardous fuels reduction project that meets certain criteria shall not require an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement. Directs the Secretaries to identify projects implemented under this section through a collaborative framework to reduce hazardous fuels. Sets a limit of 20 million acres for projects implemented under this section (not including the existing hazardous fuels reduction program). Prohibits, except in extraordinary circumstances, timber sales and log skidding machines in at-risk communities and the nearby vicinities and in certain municipal watersheds. Excludes the provisions of this Act relating to expedited planning and implementation from applying to certain Federal lands. Directs the Secretaries to take certain actions to ensure that the agencies are implementing projects pursuant to this Act that reduce the risk of unnaturally intense wildfires and improve forest health. Directs the Secretaries to expend at least 70 percent of the hazardous fuels operations funds provided annually only on projects in at-risk communities and nearby vicinities or within municipal watersheds. Directs the Secretaries to jointly: (1) establish a commission to complete an assessment of the positive or negative impacts and effectiveness of projects implemented under this section; (2) earmark funds for the conduct of a systematic information gathering program on certain insect types that have caused large-scale damage to forest ecosystems; and (3) disburse funds to reduce the risk of wildfire to structures and restore burned areas on tribal lands. Allows the Secretaries to make cost-share grants to various entities for the removal, transport, and disposal of hazardous fuels around homes and properties.

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Timeline

  1. 23 June 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8363-8365)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 June 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8362-8363)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 June 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 July 2003

    Committee

    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-140.

    Source: Committee

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