Congress 107 - HR 2119 - National Historic Forests Act of 2001

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Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Agriculture and Food Animals Auditing Biological diversity Commemorations Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost effectiveness Department of Agriculture Economic development Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Energy Environmental Protection Exotic animals Exotic plants Federal advisory bodies Federal-Indian relations Finance and Financial Sector Fire prevention Forest conservation Forest ecology Forest fires Forest health Forest management Forest products Forestry Forestry education Forestry research Gas in submerged lands Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Government trust funds Grants-in-aid Grazing Historic sites History Law Lightning Lumber trade Maps Minorities National forests Oil and gas royalties Outdoor recreation Overhead costs Pest control Petroleum in submerged lands Planning Public Lands and Natural Resources Restoration ecology Science, Technology, Communications Soil conservation Sports and Recreation Sustainable forestry Water pollution control Water quality Wildlife reintroduction

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National Historic Forests Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a National Register of Historic Forests consisting of designated National Forest System lands that are, or after restoration are, representative of prehistoric or historic U.S. landscapes; (2) administer such forests through the Forest Service; and (3) make grants to States, local governments, private entities and individuals, and Indian tribes for educational and related activities, including appropriate traditional tribal uses.

Establishes: (1) in the Treasury the National Historic Forest Restoration Fund; and (2) the Advisory Council on Forest Restoration which shall perform advisory and educational functions, and provide for the establishment of local management advisory committees.

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Jun 21, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Jun 21, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 19, 2001

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 19, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Jun 8, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jun 8, 2001

Introduced in House

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