State National Forest Management Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 15, 2016 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
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.
- IntroducedSep 29, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2015Markup Jun 15, 2016 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Oct 16, 2015Hearings Feb 25, 2016Discharged Jun 14, 2016 | |
| Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee | Referred Oct 16, 2015Discharged Jun 14, 2016 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2015 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Oct 15, 2015 |
Actions 11
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: 23 - 15.
- Jun 14, 2016Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jun 14, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 14, 2016Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
- Feb 25, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Oct 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Oct 15, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Sep 29, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 29, 2015Referred 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.
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. 141, September 29, 2015, page H6706.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize States to select and acquire certain National Forest System lands to be managed and operated by the State for timber production and other purposes under the laws of the State, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- State National Forest Management Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 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.
