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HR 7273 116th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Endangered and threatened species Fishes Forests, forestry, trees Infrastructure development Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Roads and highways Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
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Aug 13, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jul 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 18, 2020
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.
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.

Specifically, under the program, the Forest Service shall

  • carry out critical deferred maintenance, urgent repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on National Forest System roads, trails, and bridges;
  • restore passages of fish and other aquatic species by removing or replacing unnatural barriers from such passages; and
  • decommission any roads and trails as unneeded as soon as practicable after identifying them as unneeded.

In implementing the program, the Forest Service shall give priority to projects that protect or restore

  • water quality and watershed function;
  • a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system;
  • the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or a species of conservation concern; or
  • a watershed for which the Forest Service has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan.

The Forest Service shall identify the minimum road system needed for each unit of the National Forest System.

The Forest Service shall develop a national strategy to carry out the program.

What's happening now August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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