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Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 4, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.

Feb 4, 2020

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-389.

Nov 20, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 11.

Nov 20, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Nov 20, 2019

Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.

Jul 10, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Apr 24, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Apr 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Apr 10, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California.

The bill establishes

the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area,
the California Public Lands Remediation Partnership,
the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers,
the Horse Mountain Special Management Area,
the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and
the Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area.

The bill designates

specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System,
the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness,
specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas, and
specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and of a specified river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Also, the bill

authorizes the utilization of certain forest residues for research and development of bio-based products that result in net carbon sequestration;
authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks;
requires studies concerning certain visitor accommodations near Redwood National and State Parks;
requires a study of establishing a nonmotorized Bigfoot National Recreation Trail;
requires a study concerning a recreational trail around Trinity Lake;
requires studies concerning recreational trails in the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests;
requires a study concerning recreational trails for mountain bicycling and other nonmotorized uses in the Smith River National Recreation Area;
authorizes partnerships for trail and campground maintenance, public education, visitor contacts, and visitor center staffing on federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties; and
adjusts the boundaries of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness.