HR 2908
107th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Alaska
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Energy
Environmental Protection
Forest clearcutting
Forest conservation
Forest ecology
Forest management
Forest roads
Geothermal resources
Lakes
Land use
Maps
Mines and mineral resources
Mining leases
National forests
Restoration ecology
Stream conservation
Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001
Introduced: September 20, 2001
Introduced by:
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Democratic
· Connecticut
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Sep 25, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Sep 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Sep 20, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Alaska Rainforest Conservation Act of 2001 - Designates: (1) specified public lands in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska, as National Wilderness Preservation System components; and (2) specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, as wilderness areas or System components.
Provides with respect to specified public lands in the Tongass National Forest, Alaska, for: (1) a wilderness designation study; (2) designation as Land Use Designation II lands; (3) designation as restoration lands; and (4) designation as special management areas.
Amends the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate, or study for designation, as wild, scenic, and recreational rivers specified waters in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests, Alaska.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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