Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2021
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 20, 2021)
Forest Litigation Reform Act of 2021
This bill sets forth provisions regarding legal challenges to federal forest management activities on land suitable for timber production.
The bill revises the standard of review for a court considering a request for injunctive relief applicable to an agency's qualified forest management activity. Specifically, a court must balance the impact to the ecosystem of undertaking the agency action against not undertaking the agency action.
The bill also limits the length of preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending appeal in such cases to 60 days.
Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System lands, and the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, to each establish a discretionary arbitration pilot program as an alternative dispute resolution process for challenges to qualified forest management activities.
The bill prohibits amounts from being obligated or expended from the Claims and Judgment Fund and awards to pay any fees or other expenses to any plaintiff related to an action challenging a qualified forest management activity.
What just happenedAug 11, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 20, 2021
- Aug 11, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Forestry Subcommittee - Aug 4, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Jul 20, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 20, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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 - Jul 20, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Judiciary, 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 - Jul 20, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 20, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House