H.R.6089 - Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012

To address the bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high risk of wildfires on National Forest System land and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the United States by expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measures for high-risk areas identified by such States, to make permanent Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management authority to conduct good-neighbor cooperation with States to reduce wildfire risks, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To address the bark beetle epidemic, drought, deteriorating forest health conditions, and high risk of wildfires on National Forest System land and land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management in the United States by expanding authorities established in the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 to provide emergency measures for high-risk areas identified by such States, to make permanent Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management authority to conduct good-neighbor cooperation with States to reduce wildfire risks, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 as introduced.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. Greg Walden [R, OR-2] $56,350
Rep. K. Michael Conaway [R, TX-11] $43,650
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R, NM-2] $37,659
Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis [R, WY-0] $34,425
Rep. Collin C. Peterson [D, MN-7] $32,631
Rep. Michael T. McCaul [R, TX-10] $29,850
Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R, TX-19] $27,099
Rep. Michael K. Simpson [R, ID-2] $25,600
Rep. John A. Boehner [R, OH-8] $25,400
Rep. Frank D. Lucas [R, OK-3] $25,350
 
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $48,450
Sen. Rob Portman [R, OH] $43,400
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $41,450
Sen. Patrick J. Toomey [R, PA] $39,635
Sen. Daniel Coats [R, IN] $35,834
Sen. Jerry Moran [R, KS] $35,150
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $31,782
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] $28,635
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] $27,475
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $26,650

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.6089

  • Boone and Crockett Club
  • Farm Bureau
  • Federal Forest Resource Coalition
  • National Association of Conservation Districts
  • National Association of Counties
  • National Association of Forest Service Retirees
  • National Cattlemen's Beef Association
  • National Forest County and Schools Coalition
  • National Shooting Sports Foundation
  • Partnership for Rural America
  • Public Lands Council
  • Safari Club International
  • Society for Range Management
  • Colorado Association of Conservation Districts
  • Club 20

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. Michael E. Capuano [D, MA-7] $60,350
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-9] $26,460
Rep. Daniel B. Maffei [D, NY-24] $20,800
Rep. Gary C. Peters [D, MI-14] $19,429
Rep. Nick J. Rahall II [D, WV-3] $16,100
Rep. Mike Coffman [R, CO-6] $14,400
Rep. Bill Cassidy [R, LA-6] $12,200
Rep. Jim Gerlach [R, PA-6] $10,000
Rep. Vern Buchanan [R, FL-16] $9,200
Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-20] $9,000
 
Sen. Michael F. Bennet [D, CO] $111,020
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $73,054
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $37,400
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $35,161
Sen. Charles E. Schumer [D, NY] $28,600
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $25,300
Sen. Johnny Isakson [R, GA] $11,500
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] $11,400
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D, NM] $11,195
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy [D, VT] $11,150

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.6089

  • Earthjustice
  • Sierra Club
  • San Juan Citizens Alliance
  • Rocky Mountain Wild
  • Defenders of Wildlife
  • Geos Institute
  • Wilderness Society
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