Legal Timber Protection Act

To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend its protections to plants illegally harvested outside of the United States, and for other purposes.

3/13/2007--Introduced.
Legal Timber Protection Act - Amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to make it unlawful for any person to import, export, transport, sell, receive, acquire, purchase in interstate or foreign commerce, or possess any plant taken (i.e., captured, killed, harvested, or collected) in a foreign country that is:
(1) taken, transported, or sold in violation of any law that applies in the place (including a park, forest reserve, or other officially protected area) where the harvest, taking, transport, or sale occurs;
(2) taken without paying required royalties, taxes, or stumpage fees;
(3) exported or transhipped in violation of any legal limitation;
(4) taken, exported, or transhipped in violation of any international law, treaty, or international agreement, or
(5) without any official documentation of compliance with applicable legal requirements. Redefines "plant" to mean any wild member of the plant kingdom, including roots, seed, parts, and products thereof (but excluding common food crops and cultivars).

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Sponsor

• Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D, OR-3]
• and 68 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Joe Baca [D, CA-43]
  • Rep. Brian Baird [D, WA-3]
  • Rep. James Barrett [R, SC-3]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Lois Capps [D, CA-23]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. Peter DeFazio [D, OR-4]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R, MI-3]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6]
  • Rep. Wayne Gilchrest [R, MD-1]
  • Rep. Virgil Goode [R, VA-5]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Rush Holt [D, NJ-12]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Bob Inglis [R, SC-4]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Ronald Kind [D, WI-3]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Tom Lantos [D, CA-12]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Edward Markey [D, MA-7]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Betty McCollum [D, MN-4]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D, NY-8]
  • Rep. Eleanor Norton [D, DC-0]
  • Rep. David Obey [D, WI-7]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Rick Renzi [R, AZ-1]
  • Rep. Harold Rogers [R, KY-5]
  • Rep. Mike Ross [D, AR-4]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. José Serrano [D, NY-16]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Heath Shuler [D, NC-11]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
  • Rep. Betty Sutton [D, OH-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Tom Udall [D, NM-3]
  • Rep. Mark Udall [D, CO-2]
  • Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8]
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
  • Rep. Diane Watson [D, CA-33]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Gerald Weller [R, IL-11]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
  • Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1497

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 13, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Sep 24, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573..
• Sep 24, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-882.
• Added to calendar on Nov 07, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Nov 07, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Nov 07, 2007: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans Discharged.
• Oct 16, 2007: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Mar 16, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
• Mar 13, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Mar 13, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E533)
• Introduced on Mar 13, 2007.
• Mar 13, 2007: Introductory remarks on measure. (CR E533)

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• Department of Agriculture
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• Export controls
• Foreign policy
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• International law
• Lumber trade
• Natural areas
• Parks
• Plant protection
• Public lands
• Smuggling
• Trade
• Treaties
• Wildlife conservation

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November 15, 2007 USA. NMMA praises by legislators work to combat illegal logging ...

The US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee voted on November 7 to approve HR 1497, the Legal Timber Protection Act, after an ‘innocent ...

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November 13, 2007 News From USW: United Steelworkers Commend Congressional Committee ...

The bill, HR 1497 would amend the Lacey Act to ban the importation of logs and other plants that have been harvested in violation of local, national and ...

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November 12, 2007 Breathe Mother Nature, Breathe:

Now the ‘Legal Timber Protection Act’ HR 1497 is before Congress. This bill if passed would put illegal timber imports under the protection of the Lacey Act ...

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March 03, 2008 zz The Need to Cut China's Illegal Timber Imports

Environmental Investigation Agency, No Questions Asked (EIA, Washington, DC, 2007); www.eia-global.org/noquestionsasked_web.pdf; HR 1497-110th Congress (2007): Legal Timber Protection Act, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation); ...

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