Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands.

6/4/2008--Introduced.
Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a demonstration project for National Forest System lands in Colorado ("covered lands") for the purposes of increasing community involvement in decision making regarding management and evaluating methods to improve the health and management of the lands.
Requires establishment of:
(1) an independent scientific panel to assess the ecological, social, and economic sustainability of the covered lands and prepare a monitoring plan; and
(2) a community management council to advise on environmental, economic, and social issues related to the management, occupancy, and use of the lands.
Requires the Secretary, not later than 60 days after appointment of the community management council, to begin to develop a land and resource management charter for the covered lands, notwithstanding the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Requires the Secretary to promulgate rules to establish a pre-decision review process for use in connection with site-specific projects.
Expresses the sense of Congress that in order to offset funds appropriated to implement this Act for a fiscal year, the Forest Service land acquisition budget for that year should be reduced by an equal amount.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Thomas Tancredo [R, CO-6]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Marilyn Musgrave [R, CO-4]
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Committees

• House Natural Resources
• 1 more
  • House Natural Resources
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Amendments to H.R.6189

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
June 04, 2008

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• Jun 17, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
• Jun 04, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
• Introduced on Jun 04, 2008.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Sustainable forestry
• Pests
• Natural resources
• National forests
• 23 more
• Lumber trade
• Law
• Land use
• Land transfers
• Government spending reductions
• Forest management
• Forest health
• Forest fires
• Forest ecology
• Forest conservation
• Federal advisory bodies
• Executive departments
• Environmental protection
• Environmental assessment
• Emergency management
• Department of Agriculture
• Decision making
• Colorado
• Business
• Budgets
• Biological diversity
• Administrative procedure
• Public lands

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June 03, 2008 HR 6189, The Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

HR 6189 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, ...

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