Federal Lands Forest Health Protection and Restoration Act

Summary

Federal Lands Forest Health Protection and Restoration Act - Directs the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to: (1) review the forest health conditions on Federal lands under their respective jurisdictions at least annually; and (2) designate forest health emergency or high risk areas and select and authorize the forest health management activities to be undertaken. Designates conditions under which an area of Federal lands shall be designated as either a forest health emergency or high risk area. Requires the prioritization of such areas by the Secretary concerned. Requires the appropriate forest health management activities to be those which the Secretary concerned determines to most specifically address the specific site conditions of the area using the combination of management practices, treatment, and protection needed to arrest the decline in, and to restore, forest health to a condition capable of supporting and sustaining the uses within the historic range of the area. Requires a statement of necessity by the Secretary concerned whenever the harvest of live trees is expected to occur in a forest health management activity. Provides a petition process under which any interested person may petition either Secretary to designate a specific area of at least 100 acres as a forest health emergency or high risk area. (Sec. 4) Directs each Secretary to publish in the Federal Register notice of the prospective decision to designate a forest health emergency or high risk area and to select appropriate forest health management activities for such area. Requires compliance with certain Federal laws. Provides for public comment and administrative and judicial review of such decisions (prohibiting administrative review of the designation of a forest health emergency area). Excludes certain Federal lands from any designations or management activities under this Act. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretaries to jointly prepare and submit to specified congressional leaders and committees an annual Forest Health Report to evaluate forest health on Federal lands. (Sec. 7) Requires summaries of forest health conditions, activities, and expenditures to be included in annual requests from the President to the Congress governing activities of the Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, or Forest Service. (Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1996 through 2006.

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 11 September 1996

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• Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)

  Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 11 September 1996

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 16 July 1996

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 16 July 1996

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 16 July 1996

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• Referral Instructions Senate (text)

  Referral Instructions Senate · EN · 10 February 1995

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• Referral Instructions Senate (PDF)

  Referral Instructions Senate · EN · 10 February 1995

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 February 1995

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