REPLANT Act
Latest action · Sep 11, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
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.
- IntroducedJul 29, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repairing Existing Public Lands by Adding Necessary Trees Act or the REPLANT Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) annually for each of the 10 years after enactment of this bill to transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to be appropriated, in addition to the funds available from other sources, to replant and otherwise treat an acreage equal to the acreage to be cut over that year, plus a sufficient portion of the backlog of lands found to be in need of treatment to eliminate the backlog within the 10-year period.
After such 10-year period, USDA shall transmit annually to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and otherwise treat all lands being cut over and maintain planned timber production on all other forested lands in the National Forest System to prevent the development of a backlog of needed work larger than the needed work at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Each reforestation activity included in a renewable resource assessment shall be carried out in accordance with applicable Forest Service management practices and definitions, including those contained in a specified amendment and regulations related to silvicultural practices.
The Forest Service shall, based on recommendations from regional foresters, create a priority list of reforestation projects that primarily take place on priority land, promote effective reforestation following unplanned events, and may include activities to ensure adequate and appropriate seed availability.
USDA shall give priority to projects on the priority list.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 29, 2020 to Dec 28, 2020; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Jul 29, 2020 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Jul 29, 2020 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Jul 29, 2020 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Jul 29, 2020 |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Oct 20, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Oct 20, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Nov 5, 2020 | |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Nov 19, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Dec 3, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Dec 28, 2020 |
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 Jul 29, 2020 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Sep 11, 2020 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 29, 2020 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Aug 24, 2020 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Aug 24, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jul 29, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 29, 2020Referred 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4475 | Jimmy Panetta D-CA | Sep 16, 2020 |
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. 166, no. 134, July 29, 2020, page H3981.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-36 | THE 2020 WILDFIRE YEAR: RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS109 pages | Agriculture Committee | Sep 24, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3106 | Reforestation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 19, 2019 |
| S 4357 | REPLANT Act | Identical bill | Jul 29, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation following unplanned events on Federal land, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- REPLANT Act
- Repairing Existing Public Lands by Adding Necessary Trees Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Air quality
- Animal and plant health
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Congressional oversight
- Ecology
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Government trust funds
- Insects
- Intergovernmental relations
- Land use and conservation
- Outdoor recreation
- Pest management
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
- Water quality
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2020Introduced 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.
