Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Forest management2008-06-04T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4901Bill Introduced: H.R.6189 Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-04:/action/1590952008-06-04T00:00:00Z
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.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/1589372008-05-22T00:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234. Bill Introduced: S.3045 Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/1583672008-05-21T00:00:00Z
A bill to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/1586262008-05-21T00:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/1586252008-05-20T00:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 20, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-15:/action/1575412008-05-15T00:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.5881 Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-23:/action/1509672008-04-23T00:00:00Z
To direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and to direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5648 Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-14:/action/1480092008-03-14T00:00:00Z
To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a Federal wildland fire emergency suppression fund to facilitate accountable fire suppression activities by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to unanticipated large fire events, to encourage enhanced management efficiencies and cost controls of wildland fire suppression, and to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire to communities, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5241 Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/1446692008-02-06T00:00:00Z
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to take expedited action to reduce the increased risk of severe wildfires to Colorado communities, water supplies, and infrastructure in or near forested areas most severely affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5236 Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-06:/action/1445322008-02-06T00:00:00Z
To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5216 Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-01-29:/action/1442002008-01-29T00:00:00Z
To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2546 Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/1423482008-01-23T00:00:00Z
A bill to reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2468 Wyoming Forest and Watershed Restoration Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-13:/action/1405862007-12-13T00:00:00Z
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Wyoming to allow the State of Wyoming to conduct certain forest and watershed restoration services, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4245 Saving American Lives and Investing in Protecting Land And Nature Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-11-15:/action/1370412007-11-15T00:00:00Z
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the categorical exclusion of certain projects on Federal land located adjacent to non-Federal land from documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment when conditions on the Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or agreements for forest projects on Federal land with non-Federal entities that own adjacent land, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.4096 Wild Fire Prevention Acttag:opencongress.org,2007-11-06:/action/1385362007-11-06T00:00:00Z
To facilitate the ability of private property owners and local communities that manage public land to clear brush or make other modifications to their property for the purpose of creating fire breaks in order to protect human lives and property.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1797 Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-17:/action/1229722007-07-17T00:00:00Z
A bill to reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3072 Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-17:/action/1228882007-07-17T00:00:00Z
To reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, to provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1696 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-26:/action/1199842007-06-26T00:00:00Z
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2643 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-11:/action/1177882007-06-11T00:00:00Z
Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-22:/action/1133712007-05-22T00:00:00Z
To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.<br /><br />