Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act
Latest action · Jun 15, 2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13.
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.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act
Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the community forest demonstration area in a state, consisting of National Forest System (NFS) land, at the request of an Advisory Committee appointed by the governor to manage such land in that state.
Conditions establishment of an area upon: (1) inclusion of at least 200,000 acres of NFS land; (2) a state forest practices law applicable to state or privately owned forest land, or established state silvicultural best forest management practices related to clean water, soil quality, wildlife, or forest health; and (3) an agreement between the governor and the county in which the land is located that requires the county, in using area revenues, to continue to meet specified obligations under applicable state law pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Excludes from a community forest demonstration area land: (1) that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, (2) on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal statute, (3) that is a National Monument, or (4) over which administrative jurisdiction was first assumed by the Forest Service under Title III of such Act.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2015 to May 16, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | May 14, 2015 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | May 19, 2015 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | May 16, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 14, 2015 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 8, 2015 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 14, 2015Markup Jun 15, 2016 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2015Hearings Feb 25, 2016Discharged Jun 14, 2016 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 15, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13.
- Jun 14, 2016Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jun 14, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 25, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 8, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jun 4, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- May 14, 2015Introduced in House
- May 14, 2015Referred 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 74, May 14, 2015, page H3213.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To generate dependable economic activity for counties and local governments containing National Forest System land by establishing a demonstration program for local, sustainable forest management, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Advisory bodies
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Federal-Indian relations
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Rural conditions and development
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Trade restrictions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
