HR 2816
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Endangered and threatened species
Fishes
Forests, forestry, trees
Hydrology and hydrography
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
Legacy Roads and Trails Act
Everywhere this bill has been
6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 21, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Apr 22, 2021
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.
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Legacy Roads and Trails Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
Specifically, under the program, the Forest Service, taking into account predicted changes in weather and hydrology related to global climate change, shall
- carry out storm damage risk reduction, including deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on roads, trails, tunnels, and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;
- restore waterways and natural migration of fish and other aquatic species by removing or replacing culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and
- decommission unneeded roads.
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. USDA shall review, and may revise, an identification of the minimum road system in accordance with federal regulations relating to the administration of the forest transportation system.
What's happening now
Subcommittee Hearings Held.