National Forest Protection and Restoration Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

JLR LeachSponsor

60 cosponsors · 59 D, 1 R

49 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

National Forest Protection and Restoration Act - Prohibits commercial logging and timber sales (with specified exceptions) on Federal public lands, with a two-year phase-out for existing contracts. Provides for payment of relinquished contracts.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 25, 2005

Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to each: (1) establish a National Heritage Restoration Corps to restore (and monitor) such lands to their natural pre-logging condition; and (2) develop National Heritage Restoration Plans and related standards for regional ecological restoration and monitoring.

Sets forth provisions respecting forest fire and hazardous fuel reduction.

Provides for worker retraining of eligible persons whose jobs have been lost due to terminated timber and logging contracts. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make training grants, including grants for job search and relocation.

Sets forth fund allocation provisions, including amounts for an Environmental Protection Agency investigation of non-wood paper and construction alternatives.

Amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to make permanent certain education, transportation, and public purpose payments to States and counties containing Federal land.

Authorizes a private right of action for violations of this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: National Forest Protection and Restoration Act

Latest action (Oct 12, 2005): Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 25, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.