HR 3563
109th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Administrative procedure
Department of Agriculture
Environmental Protection
Environmental assessment
Forest conservation
Forest roads
Government Operations and Politics
Law
Maps
National forests
Transportation and Public Works
National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Act
Introduced: July 28, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.