Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act
Latest action · Apr 11, 2013 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act - Declares that the bark beetle epidemic, drought, and deteriorating forest health conditions on National Forest System land and public lands, with the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfires, is an imminent threat within the meaning of roadless area management regulations applicable to a state.
Allows a state governor or the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect the National Forest System, or of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to designate high-risk areas of the national forests and public lands in the state for purposes of addressing: (1) deteriorating forest health conditions due to the bark beetle epidemic or drought, with the resulting imminent risk of devastating wildfires; and (2) the future risk of insect infestations or disease outbreaks through preventative treatments to improve forest health conditions. Excludes wilderness areas and national monuments from designation as high-risk areas. Establishes a 20-year period for such high-risk area designation.
Allows a governor or the Secretary, upon designation of a high-risk area, to provide for the development of proposed emergency hazardous fuels reduction projects for the area. Applies the administrative and judicial review processes of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, with modifications, to such projects.
Authorizes the Secretary concerned to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services that include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide such restoration and protection services.
Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to extend the authority to enter, and the duration of, contracts to perform services to achieve land management goals for national forests that meet local and rural community needs.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2013 to Jul 30, 2013, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-ID | Raul R. Labrador | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Feb 25, 2013 |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Mar 18, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Mar 19, 2013 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Apr 11, 2013 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 11, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 13, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Mar 4, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
- Feb 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 25, 2013Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2401 | Good Neighbor Forestry Act | Related bill | Aug 13, 2013 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of the Interior
- Ecology
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Insects
- Intergovernmental relations
- Judicial review and appeals
- Land use and conservation
- Natural disasters
- Pest management
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 25, 2013Introduced in House
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