Land Use And Conservation
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National Forest Good Neighbor Act of 2017 [S.1032]
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National Forest Good Neighbor Act of 2017 This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into good neighbor agreements with states to carry out specified similar and complementary forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on certain National Forest System (NFS) lands. The bill makes requirements under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 regarding the advertisement of timber sales on NFS lands and the designation and supervision of the harvesting of trees,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/03/2017
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San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act [HB-2323]
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[Water ]
[Defense ]
[Recreation ]
San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act This bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area in California as a unit of the National Park System, consisting of approximately 51,107 acres of identified federal lands and interests. The Department of the Interior must cooperate with the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop opportunities for the management of the federal lands under DOD jurisdiction that are included within the recreation area. The bill establishes the San Gabriel National Recreation Area Public Advisory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 05/11/2017
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A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for stewardship contracting projects, and for other purposes. [S.1033]
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[Community Development ]
A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for stewardship contracting projects, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Forest Service to enter into stewardship contracting projects with private persons or other public entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the National Forest System that meet local and rural community needs. The bill states that the land management goals of a project may include: (1) road and trail maintenance or
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Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Roberts
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 05/03/2017
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Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 [HB-2242]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Climate Change ]
[National Security ]
[Mining ]
Keep It in the Ground Act of 2017 This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) from issuing, renewing, reinstating, or extending any nonproducing lease, or issuing any authorization for the exploration or production of oil, natural gas, or any other fossil fuel in the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, or any other area of the Outer Continental Shelf. BOEM shall also cancel within 60 days any lease issued in the Beaufort Sea, Cook Inlet, or Chukchi Sea (three
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 05/11/2017
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Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2017 [S.962]
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[Energy ]
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[Climate Change ]
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Empowering State Forestry to Improve Forest Health Act of 2017 This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to direct the Forest Service to establish a landscape-scale restoration program to provide financial and technical assistance for landscape-scale restoration projects on state and private forest lands that maintain or improve benefits from trees and forests on such lands. The program shall: address the national private forest conservation priorities specified under the Act; and enhance public benefits from trees and forests,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/27/2017
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act [HB-2134]
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[Animals ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered plants and animals when the species is present in the state. Interior must submit to Congress a list of all endangered or threatened species. Congress must give its approval by a joint resolution before the list may take effect. Species are automatically taken off the list
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Sponsored by: Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Introduced In House on 04/25/2017
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act [S.935]
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[Energy ]
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Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) to require the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce to obtain the consent of each state for adding species to the list of threatened or endangered plants and animals when the species is present in the state. Interior must submit to Congress a list of all endangered or threatened species. Congress must give its approval by a joint resolution before the list may take effect. Species are automatically taken off the list
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 04/25/2017
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Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017 [HB-2104]
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Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Boundary Modification Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Labrador
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/24/2017
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A resolution designating May 20, 2017, as "Kids to Parks Day". [SR-123]
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[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
A resolution designating May 20, 2017, as "Kids to Parks Day". Designates May 20, 2017, as Kids to Parks Day. Recognizes the importance of outdoor recreation and the preservation of open spaces to the health and education of young people of the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2564) on 04/26/2017
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Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 [S.909]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Water ]
[Food ]
[Veterans ]
Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and conservation easement programs administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality.) The bill modifies CRP to: reauthorize the program through FY2023, increase the annual acreage cap to 30 million acres, revise the formula
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 04/07/2017
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A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. [S.896]
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[Recreation ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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A bill to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. The greater of 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount or $10 million shall be used for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/07/2017
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Eastern Interior Alaska Land Use Protection Act [HB-2080]
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[Mining ]
[Energy ]
Eastern Interior Alaska Land Use Protection Act This bill declares that the management plan prepared by the Bureau of Land Management for the Eastern Interior Planning Area in Alaska, which is entitled the "Eastern Interior Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement," for which a notice of availability was published in the Federal Register on July 29, 2016, shall have no force or effect.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 04/24/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment". [HJR-97]
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Amendment". This joint resolution nullifies the rule finalized by the Department of Agriculture on December 8, 2016, relating to the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Plan Amendment for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska.
Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to "Eastern Interior Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement". [HJR-96]
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[Energy ]
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to "Eastern Interior Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement". This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to the management plan prepared by the Bureau of Land Management for the Eastern Interior Planning Area in Alaska, entitled the "Eastern Interior Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Young
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes. [HB-1944]
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[Film Production ]
[Funding ]
[Recreation ]
To amend section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 persons or fewer, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to assess an annual fee of $200 for any film crew of five persons or fewer to conduct commercial filming activities or similar projects on federal land administered by such departments and to require
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/24/2017
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A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. [S.810]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the construction and operation of a bridge (Riverside Bridge Project) on certain property conveyed to Christian County, Missouri, by the Riverside Inn, Inc. The county shall: carryout the project in a manner that ensures that no flood damage occurs, and be liable for any such flood damage that does occur. No federal disaster assistance may be provided with respect to the covered property or project.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 08/07/2017
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BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 [S.822]
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[Energy ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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BUILD Act Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2017 This bill amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to revise programs and funding regarding brownfields. (Brownfields are certain commercial properties that are hindered from reuse or redevelopment due to the presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Owners or operators of such sites may be financially liable for cleanup costs.) (Sec. 2) The bill makes certain nonprofit organizations and community development
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Committee On Environment And Public Works. Reported By Senator Barrasso With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-148. on 09/07/2017
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Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act [HB-1873]
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[Climate Change ]
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Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to lands under their respective jurisdictions, to ensure that all existing and future rights-of-way for electrical transmission and distribution facilities on such lands include requirements for utility vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance activities that: are developed in consultation with the holder of the right-of-way; enable the owner or operator
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. Hearings Held. on 09/19/2017
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To facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. [HB-1894]
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[Disaster Relief ]
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To facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes. This bill authorizes the construction and operation of a bridge (Riverside Bridge Project) on certain property conveyed to Christian County, Missouri, by the Riverside Inn, Inc. The county shall: carryout the project in a manner that ensures that no flood damage occurs, and be liable for any such flood damage that does occur. No federal disaster assistance may be provided with respect to the covered property or project.
Sponsored by: Rep. Billy Long
Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 04/05/2017
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Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act [S.800]
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[Mining ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Coal Cleanup Taxpayer Protection Act This bill amends the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to prohibit the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) and state regulatory authorities from accepting new self-bonds for coal reclamation. Additionally, any existing self-bonds or corporate bonds utilized for coal reclamation must be converted to surety or collateral bonds. The OSMRE may approve state or federal alternative coal mining bond programs that result in no greater risk of financial liability to the federal government
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/30/2017