HR 1494 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act of 2001

Introduced Apr 4, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Cynthia A. McKinney D-GA

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Latest action · Jun 20, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 4, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act of 2001 - Prohibits commercial logging and timber sales (with specified exceptions) on Federal public lands, with a two-year phase-out for existing contracts. Provides for payment of relinquished contracts.

Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to each: (1) establish a National Heritage Restoration Corps to restore (and monitor) such lands to their natural pre-logging condition; (2) develop National Heritage Restoration Plans and related standards for regional ecological restoration and monitoring.

Sets forth provisions respecting forest fire and hazardous fuel reduction.

Provides for worker retraining of eligible persons whose jobs have been lost due to terminated timber and logging contracts. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make training grants, including grants for job search and relocation.

Sets forth fund allocation provisions, including amounts for an Environmental Protection Agency investigation of non-wood paper and construction alternatives.

Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to make permanent certain education, transportation, and public purpose payments to States and counties containing Federal land.

Authorizes a private right of action for violations of this Act.

Cosponsors 112

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 4, 2001 to Jun 19, 2002; 72 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonOriginalApr 4, 2001
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CABob FilnerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-FLCarrie P. MeekOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MIDavid E. BoniorOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalApr 4, 2001
D-WIGerald D. KleczkaOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAHilda L. SolisOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalApr 4, 2001
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-INJulia CarsonOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ILLane EvansOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MILynn N. RiversOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalApr 4, 2001
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NJRush HoltOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CATom LantosOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-OHTom SawyerOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalApr 4, 2001
D-CAAdam B. SchiffApr 25, 2001
D-NYCharles B. RangelApr 25, 2001
D-NYEliot L. EngelApr 25, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldApr 25, 2001
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezApr 25, 2001
D-NYMichael R. McNultyApr 25, 2001
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezApr 25, 2001
D-MARichard E. NealApr 25, 2001
D-PAWilliam J. CoyneApr 25, 2001
D-HINeil AbercrombieMay 1, 2001
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMay 7, 2001
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.May 7, 2001
D-CAMaxine WatersMay 7, 2001
D-ILDanny K. DavisMay 9, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyMay 9, 2001
D-MABarney FrankMay 10, 2001
D-NYJohn J. LaFalceMay 17, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushMay 21, 2001
D-MAMartin T. MeehanMay 21, 2001
D-NCMelvin L. WattMay 21, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMay 23, 2001
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsMay 23, 2001
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Jun 25, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenJun 25, 2001
D-CADiane E. WatsonJun 27, 2001
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJul 24, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanJul 30, 2001
D-CAGeorge MillerJul 30, 2001
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJul 30, 2001
D-CALois CappsJul 30, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherSep 20, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaOct 4, 2001
D-MNBill LutherNov 16, 2001
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyDec 19, 2001
D-CASam FarrJan 29, 2002
D-CARobert T. MatsuiMay 7, 2002
D-TXSilvestre ReyesMay 7, 2002
D-OHTony P. HallMay 15, 2002
D-CTJames H. MaloneyMay 22, 2002
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickJun 19, 2002

Committees 3

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Apr 4, 2001
Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
Referred Apr 17, 2001
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Referred Apr 17, 2001
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred Apr 17, 2001
HouseAgriculture Committee
Referred Apr 4, 2001
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
Referred Apr 23, 2001
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 4, 2001
Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee
Referred Jun 20, 2001

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 20, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
  2. Apr 23, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  3. Apr 17, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
  4. Apr 17, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
  5. Apr 17, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
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Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To save taxpayers money, reduce the deficit, cut corporate welfare, protect communities from wildfires, and protect and restore America's natural heritage by eliminating the fiscally wasteful and ecologically destructive commercial logging program on Federal public lands, restoring native biodiversity in our Federal public forests, and facilitating the economic recovery and diversification of communities affected by the Federal logging program.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Forest Protection and Restoration Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 4, 2001Introduced in House

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