To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant market-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts between the Secretary of the Interior and timber purchasers, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Mar 10, 2010 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
Progress
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- IntroducedOct 8, 2009
- Passed HouseJan 19, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), upon a written request from a timber purchaser, to make a one-time modification to the term of the purchaser's qualifying contract by adding three years to the contract expiration date if the request: (1) is received within 90 days of enactment of this Act; and (2) contains a provision releasing the United States from all liability, including further consideration or compensation, as a result of the modification made to the contract.
Defines qualifying contract as a contract that was awarded during the period beginning on January 1, 2005, and ending on December 31, 2008, that has not been terminated by BLM for the sale of timber from BLM lands for which there is unharvested volume remaining, for which the contract is not a salvage sale, and for which there is not an urgent need to harvest because of deteriorating timber conditions that developed after the contract was awarded.
Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a report on a plan and timeline for the promulgation of new regulations authorizing BLM to extend and renegotiate timber contracts because of changes in market conditions.
Bars this Act from having the effect of surrendering any claim by the United States against any timber purchaser arising under a timber sale contract, including a qualifying contract, before the date on which the contract's term is adjusted as described in this Act.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 8, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Oct 8, 2009 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2010Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held.
- Jan 20, 2010Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Jan 19, 2010Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H151-152)
- Jan 19, 2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3759.
- Jan 19, 2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 19, 2010Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 19, 2010On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H151)
- Jan 19, 2010Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H151)
- Jan 19, 2010The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 12, 2010Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 231.
- Jan 12, 2010Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-394.
- Nov 18, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 18, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 18, 2009Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Nov 5, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 13, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Oct 8, 2009Introduced in House
- Oct 8, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2791 | Forest Harvest Opportunity Act | Related bill | Mar 10, 2010 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 2010Referred in Senate
- Jan 19, 2010Engrossed in House
- Jan 12, 2010Reported in House
- Oct 8, 2009Introduced in House
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