REPLANT Act
Latest action · Jul 13, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 18, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Repairing Existing Public Land 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 definitions relating to silvicultural practices and forest management.
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 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 18, 2021 to Oct 12, 2021; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Mar 18, 2021 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 26, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 19, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | May 18, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Jul 1, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Sep 29, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 12, 2021 |
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 Mar 18, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2021 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 18, 2021 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2021Hearings Jul 13, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 26, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- May 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 18, 2021Referred 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. 167, no. 51, March 18, 2021, page H1584.
Printed hearings 3
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. 117-26 | TO REVIEW THE STATE OF THE RURAL ECONOMY WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY TOM VILSACK241 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Serial No. 117-17 | THE 2021 WILDLAND FIRE YEAR: RESPONDING TO AND MITIGATING. THREATS TO COMMUNITIES86 pages | Agriculture Committee | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Serial No. 117-13 | THE U.S. WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY: FACILITATING THE POST COVID-19 RECOVERY69 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 21, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 866 | REPLANT Act | Identical bill | Mar 18, 2021 |
| HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Related bill | Aug 4, 2022 |
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 Land 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
- Land use and conservation
- Outdoor recreation
- Pest management
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water quality
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 18, 2021Introduced 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.
