State National Forest Management Act of 2015

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Bill Number

HR 3650

Introduced

Sep 29, 2015

Latest Action

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

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Topics

Forests, forestry, trees Land transfers Public Lands and Natural Resources State and local government operations

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Summary

State National Forest Management Act of 2015

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to convey to a state up to 2 million acres of eligible portions of the National Forest System (NFS) in it that it elects to acquire through enactment by the state legislature of a bill meeting certain criteria.

Portions of the NFS conveyed to a state shall be administered and managed primarily for timber production.

Actions

Jun 15, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
Jun 15, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016

Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
Jun 14, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
Feb 25, 2016

Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Oct 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Oct 16, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Oct 15, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Sep 29, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Sep 29, 2015

Introduced in House

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