Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007

To establish a coordinated avalanche protection program, and for other purposes.

3/26/2007--Introduced.
Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish an avalanche protection program to:
(1) identify the potential for avalanches on federal lands and inform the public about the probability of avalanches and their potential adverse effects;
(2) carry out ongoing research to improve avalanche forecasting; and
(3) reduce the risks of avalanches and mitigate their effects.
Requires the Secretary:
(1) to coordinate the program to ensure protection for recreational users of public land under the Secretary of the Interior's jurisdiction, using resources of the Forest Service's National Avalanche Center;
(2) to establish an advisory committee to assist in program development and implementation; and
(3) with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Army, to establish a central depository for weapons, ammunition, and parts for avalanche control purposes.
Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to carry out projects and activities to:
(1) assist in the prevention, forecasting, detection, and mitigation of avalanches;
(2) maintain essential transportation, utilities, and communications;
(3) assist avalanche artillery users to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of artillery and explosives required for avalanche control in specified areas; and
(4) assist research and development activities for alternatives to minimize reliance on military weapons for avalanche control.
Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects carried out in avalanche zones with a high frequency or severity of avalanches or in which deaths, injuries, or damage to public facilities and communities have occurred. Requires the Administrator of General Services to transfer specified property suitable for avalanche control purposes to a user of surplus ordnance.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]

Committees

• House Agriculture
• 4 more
  • House Agriculture
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 26, 2007

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• May 04, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
• Apr 03, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
• Mar 26, 2007: Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
• Mar 26, 2007: Referred to House Agriculture
• Mar 26, 2007: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Mar 26, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
• Introduced on Mar 26, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.1751
• S.3042

Related Issue Areas:

• Military and naval supplies
• Defense economics
• Armed forces
• Public lands
• 20 more
• Artillery
• Avalanches
• Budgets
• Emergency management
• Executive departments
• Explosives
• Federal advisory bodies
• Federal aid to research
• Government information
• Government publicity
• Grants-in-aid
• Natural resources
• Ordnance
• Outdoor recreation
• Research
• Research and development
• Science policy
• Sports
• Surplus government property
• Weapons systems

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