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HR 1524 106th Congress House

Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999

Official title: To authorize the continued use on public lands of the expedited processes successfully used for windstorm-damaged national forests and grasslands in Texas.

Introduced: April 22, 1999 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedureAgriculture and FoodAlabamaAlaska
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 31, 2000
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.
Oct 31, 2000
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-1021.
Jun 9, 1999
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 8.
Jun 9, 1999
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 5, 1999
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Apr 27, 1999
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.
Apr 27, 1999
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Apr 22, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 22, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 31, 2000

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to request authority to remove dead, downed, or severely root-sprung trees in a similar manner to arrangements approved for national forests and grasslands in Texas in 1998 for specified public and forest lands in: (1) Alaska; (2) Idaho; (3) Oregon; (4) South Dakota; (5) California; (6) Pennsylvania; (7) Mississippi; (8) Virginia; (9) Arkansas; (10) Louisiana; (11) North Carolina; (12) Kentucky; (13) Alabama (14) Tennessee; and (15) Florida.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 8, 1999
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 10, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1524: Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1524/
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"H.R. 1524: Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1524/.
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H.R. 1524, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1524/.
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