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HR 4272 113th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations Parks, recreation areas, trails Roads and highways State and local government operations Travel and tourism

Forest Access in Rural Communities Act

Introduced: July 3, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 10, 2014
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Mar 14, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 14, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Access in Rural Communities Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Forest Service, to cease all implementation and enforcement of the travel management rule for units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain to the extent that it will, or can reasonably be expected to, alter public access to such lands.

Requires the Secretary, as a condition on the preparation of an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a proposed access travel management action, to consult with affected counties for the purpose of incorporating their needs, uses, and input.

Bars the Secretary from implementing an access travel management action unless and until the Secretary: (1) complies with the consultation requirement imposed by this Act, and (2) obtains the concurrence of each affected county for the implementation of such action.

What's happening now June 10, 2014

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5598 Related bill Travel and Resource Access Including Local Stakeholders Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 5
Stewart, Chris
· Jul 9, 2014
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 3, 2014
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 30, 2014
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jun 30, 2014
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jun 2, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Jun 2, 2014
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 2, 2014
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · May 19, 2014
Pearce, Stevan
· May 19, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4272: Forest Access in Rural Communities Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4272/
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"H.R. 4272: Forest Access in Rural Communities Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4272/.
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H.R. 4272, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4272/.
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