Bill113th Congress

H.R. 1511

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to promote timely emergency rehabilitation and restoration of Federal forest land impacted by catastrophic events, to redirect for a 5-year period funding normally made available for land acquisition to mechanical forest treatment and salvage operations due to catastrophic events, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
Apr 11, 2013
Origin Chamber
House
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Latest Action
May 3, 2013

Sponsor

Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large]

Republican·SD
Bioguide ID: N000184
First Name: Kristi
Middle Name: L.
Last Name: Noem
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Cosponsors
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Committees
6
Actions
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Amendments
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Related Bills
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Subjects
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Summaries
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Bill Details

Update Date
Nov 15, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Bill Type
HR
Bill Number
1,511
Congress
113
Introduced Date
Apr 11, 2013
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Is Law
No
May 3, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

Source: House committee actions

Apr 25, 2013Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

Source: House committee actions

Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred 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.

Source: House floor actions

Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralH11100

Referred 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.

Source: House floor actions

Apr 11, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H

Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

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Introduced in House

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in House· Apr 11, 20130

Amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) and the Secretary of the Interior, as appropriate, to implement procedures to ensure that not less than 600,000 acres of federal land each fiscal year are treated with mechanical treatments intended to produce merchantable wood.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) declare that emergency circumstances exist for all federal land affected by a catastrophic event, including federal land outside urban interface areas; and (2) take actions necessary for the rehabilitation or restoration of such federal land, with highest priority given to land impacted by large-scale beetle infestations.

Directs the Secretary to initiate salvage activities on federal land affected by a catastrophic event so as to prevent significant deterioration of timber values, development of significant fire hazard, or other forest mortality that would prevent such land from regenerating to forest within five years.

Excludes from the provisions of this Act: (1) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (2) federal land on which the removal of vegetation is prohibited or restricted by Congress, the President, or a land management plan; or (3) a wilderness study area.

Agriculture Committee

House· Standing

Natural Resources Committee

House· Standing
Administrative remediesEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchFiresFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesNatural disasters

Introduced in House

Apr 11, 2013

To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to promote timely emergency rehabilit… — Informed