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HR 6528 114th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Endangered and threatened species Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Public participation and lobbying Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act

Introduced: December 12, 2016 Introduced by: Zinke, Ryan K. Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Dec 12, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Dec 12, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act

This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan has been adopted by the Department of Agriculture as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan.

The bill amends the Federal land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of critical habitat, if a land use plan has been adopted by the Department of the Interior as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan.

What's happening now December 19, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3533 Identical bill Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6528: Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6528/
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"H.R. 6528: Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6528/.
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H.R. 6528, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6528/.
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