Legacy Roads and Trails Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Apr 22, 2021)
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.
What just happenedJul 13, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseApr 22, 2021
- Jul 13, 2021Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jun 21, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Jun 16, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jun 16, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Natural Resources Committee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferralH11100
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.
Agriculture Committee - Apr 22, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Apr 22, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House