Forest Landscape Restoration Act

To encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and for other purposes.

2/7/2008--Introduced.
Forest Landscape Restoration Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program to select and fund ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes. Sets forth provisions concerning the eligibility criteria for, and nomination and selection of, collaborative forest landscape restoration proposals for carrying out such treatments. Requires the Secretary to establish a scientific advisory panel to evaluate, and provide recommendations on, any proposal with respect to:
(1) the strength of the ecological case of the proposal for landscape restoration and the proposed restoration strategies; and
(2) whether the proposal is likely to achieve reductions in long-term wildfire management costs.
Authorizes the Secretary to establish a technical advisory panel to evaluate, and provide recommendations on, any proposal with respect to whether the proposal is likely to reduce the relative costs of carrying out treatments resulting from the use of woody biomass and small-diameter trees and to provide local economic benefit. Establishes the Collaborative Forest Landscape Fund, to be used for paying up to 50% of the cost of carrying out ecological restoration treatments on National Forest System land for each proposal selected. Requires:
(1) creation of implementation work plans and budgets to implement proposals;
(2) submission of annual reports on the accomplishments of selected proposals;
(3) use of a multiparty monitoring, evaluation, and accountability process to assess the ecological, social, and economic effects of projects implementing proposals; and
(4) submission of reports every five years on the Program.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2]
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Committees

• House Agriculture
• 3 more
  • House Agriculture
  • House Natural Resources
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5263

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 07, 2008

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• Jul 10, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Apr 25, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
• Feb 12, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
• Feb 07, 2008: Referred to House Agriculture
• Feb 07, 2008: Referred to House Natural Resources
• Feb 07, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
• Feb 07, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E136)
• Introduced on Feb 07, 2008.

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Related Bills:

• S.2593

Related Issue Areas:

• Wood
• Water quality
• Water pollution control
• Water pollution
• 28 more
• Trees
• Transportation
• Small business
• Restoration ecology
• Public lands
• Private forests
• Performance measurement
• Old growth forests
• Non-native species
• National forests
• Lumber trade
• Job training
• Habitat conservation
• Government trust funds
• Forest roads
• Forest health
• Forest fires
• Forest ecology
• Forest conservation
• Fire prevention
• Federal advisory bodies
• Executive departments
• Environmental protection
• Emergency management
• Business
• Budgets
• Animals
• Natural resources

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February 14, 2008 Full Text

A companion bill, HR 5263, was introduced in the House last week, albeit with less powerful backers. Hearings are planned for this spring.

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