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H.R. 7273 116th Congress House

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

Introduced: June 18, 2020 Introduced by: Kim Schrier Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources Endangered and threatened speciesFishesForests, forestry, treesInfrastructure development
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Land use and conservationParks, recreation areas, trailsRoads and highwaysWater qualityWater resources fundingWater use and supplyWatershedsWildlife conservation and habitat protection
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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
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 Latest action August 13, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7264 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7273: To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7273/
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