Act to Save America's Forests
Latest action · Aug 1, 2002 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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.
- IntroducedAug 1, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to revise eligibility criteria for members of the land and resource management scientific committee. Revises the committee termination date to ten years after enactment of this Act.
Provides for conservation and restoration of native biodiversity in forested areas.
Prohibits clearcutting or other even-age logging operations on any stand or watershed on certain Federal land, National Forest System land, and National Wildlife Refuge System land. Provides for: (1) Federal enforcement; and (1) a private right of action.
Describes special areas as Federal forest land parcels possessing outstanding biological, scenic, recreational, or cultural values which may not meet the definitions of ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, or Federal boundary areas.
Designates specified special areas which shall be subject to restrictions on road construction and logging in the following States: (1) Alabama; (2) Alaska; (3) Arizona; (4) Arkansas; (5) California; (6) Colorado; (7) Georgia; (8) Idaho; (9) Illinois; (10) Michigan; (11) Minnesota; (12) Missouri; (13) Montana; (14) New Mexico; (15) North Carolina; (16) Ohio; (17) Oklahoma; (18) Oregon; (19) South Carolina; (20) South Dakota; (21) Tennessee; (22) Texas; (23) Vermont; (24) Virginia; (25) Wisconsin; and (26) Wyoming.
Provides for the appointment of a committee of independent scientists to recommend additional special areas.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 1, 2002.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Aug 1, 2002 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Aug 1, 2002 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Aug 1, 2002 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Aug 1, 2002 |
| D-GA | Max Cleland | Original | Aug 1, 2002 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Aug 1, 2002 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 1, 2002Introduced in Senate
- Aug 1, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative procedure
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Animal migration
- Animals
- Archaeology
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Biological diversity conservation
- California
- Camping
- Citizen lawsuits
- Civil actions and liability
- Colorado
- Commemorations
- Commerce
- Conflict of interests
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Cultural property
- Damages
- Department of Agriculture
- Ecosystem management
- Endangered animals
- Endangered plants
- Endangered species
- Environmental law enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- Exotic plants
- Federal advisory bodies
- Fishery management
- Fishing
- Forest clearcutting
- Forest conservation
- Forest ecology
- Forest management
- Forest roads
- Georgia
- Government liability
- Government Operations and Politics
- Habitat conservation
- Historic sites
- History
- Hunting
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indian lands
- Infrastructure
- Injunctions
- Land use
- Law
- Legal fees
- Logging
- Lumber trade
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Michigan
- Military bases
- Mines and mineral resources
- Minnesota
- Minorities
- Missouri
- Montana
- National forests
- National recreation areas
- Native Americans
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Old growth forests
- Oregon
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Religion
- Restoration ecology
- Road construction
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Scientists
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Sports and Recreation
- Sustainable forestry
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Trails
- Transportation and Public Works
- Trees
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington State
- Water Resources Development
- Watershed management
- Wilderness areas
- Wildlife refuges
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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