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HR 1294 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation Rural conditions and development State and local finance State and local government operations

Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act

Introduced: March 20, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 2, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Mar 28, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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.
Mar 20, 2013
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the community forest demonstration area or areas of a state, consisting of National Forest System (NFS) land, at the request of a Board of Trustees appointed by a governor to manage such land in that state.

Conditions establishment of an area upon: (1) inclusion of at least 200,000 acres of NFS land; (2) a state has a forest practices law or regulatory structure applicable to state or privately owned forest land; (3) agreement with the governor by the county in which the land is located requiring the county, in using revenues received from the area, to continue to meet obligations under applicable state law pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 or other provisions concerning payment of receipts for the benefit of public schools and roads.

Excludes from a community forest demonstration area land that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System or on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal law.

Deems the administration and management of a community forest demonstration area, including implementing actions, not to be federal action and subject to federal laws only to the extent that they apply to the state administration and management of forest lands in which the community forest demonstration area is located.

What's happening now April 11, 2013

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5