Legacy Roads and Trails 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.
- IntroducedApr 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Legacy Roads and Trails Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
Specifically, under the program, the Forest Service, taking into account predicted changes in weather and hydrology related to global climate change, shall
- carry out storm damage risk reduction, including deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on roads, trails, tunnels, and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;
- restore waterways and natural migration of fish and other aquatic species by removing or replacing culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and
- decommission unneeded roads.
In implementing the program, the Forest Service shall give priority to projects that protect or restore
- water quality and watershed function;
- a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system;
- the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or a species of conservation concern; or
- a watershed for which the Forest Service has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan.
The Forest Service shall identify the minimum road system needed for each unit of the National Forest System. USDA shall review, and may revise, an identification of the minimum road system in accordance with federal regulations relating to the administration of the forest transportation system.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2021 to Jun 24, 2021; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Apr 22, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Apr 28, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | May 4, 2021 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | May 25, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 28, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jun 24, 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 Apr 22, 2021 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2021 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 22, 2021 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2021 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 16, 2021Hearings Jul 13, 2021 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2021Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 21, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jun 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jun 16, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 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. 70, April 22, 2021, page H2109.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3684 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | Related bill | Aug 4, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Legacy Roads and Trails Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Air quality
- Aquatic ecology
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Endangered and threatened species
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Hydrology and hydrography
- Infrastructure development
- Land use and conservation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Roads and highways
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 22, 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.
