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S 2160 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Congressional oversight Fires Forests, forestry, trees Insects Judicial review and appeals Pest management

Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act

Introduced: November 16, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 2018
By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-429. Minority views filed.
Dec 5, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 720.
Dec 5, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 2, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Aug 22, 2018
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-528.
Nov 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nov 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act

This bill directs the Forest Service to establish within its Region 1 under an arbitration pilot program an alternative dispute resolution process in lieu of judicial review for the arbitration of projects that:

  • are developed through a collaborative process,
  • are carried out under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, or
  • are identified in a community wildfire protection plan,
  • have as a purpose hazardous fuels reduction or mitigation of insect or disease infestation, and
  • are located in a wildland-urban interface.
What's happening now December 11, 2018

By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-429. Minority views filed.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Nov 16, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2160: Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2160/
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"S. 2160: Protect Collaboration for Healthier Forests Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2160/.
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S. 2160, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2160/.
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