HR 3563 109th Congress House

National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act

Official title: To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System.

Introduced: July 28, 2005 See on congress.gov

Public Lands and Natural Resources Administrative procedureDepartment of AgricultureEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental assessment

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Forest conservationForest roadsGovernment Operations and PoliticsLawMapsNational forestsTransportation and Public Works

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Aug 9, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Aug 8, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

Jul 28, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Jul 28, 2005

Introduced in House

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Latest action August 9, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act - Identifies roadless areas within the National Forest System set forth in specified maps as National Forest Inventoried Roadless Areas, and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manage such Areas to maintain their roadless character. Authorizes the Forest Service to modify such maps for the sole purpose of improving their accuracy or inclusiveness. Requires any substantial modification of those maps to be made through the national forest management planning process and documented in an environmental impact statement.

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Committees of jurisdiction 4

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee
Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 50

Watson, Diane

· Dec 7, 2005

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Dec 6, 2005

Wasserman Schultz, Debbie

Florida · Oct 18, 2005

Velázquez, Nydia M.