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HR 4842 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources

Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021

Introduced: July 29, 2021 Introduced by: Newhouse, Dan Republican · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 17, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021

This bill directs the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to coordinate to take necessary actions to ensure the detection, identification, and, as determined to be appropriate, mitigation of tree spiking devices located on federal lands. A tree spiking device includes spikes, nails, or other objects hammered, driven, fastened, or otherwise placed into or on any timber to impede logging.

To carry out such activities, the Forest Service and the BLM shall prioritize areas in which (1) incidences of tree spiking devices have occurred, or (2) the Forest Service and the BLM suspect that there are tree spiking devices.

No later than 90 days after the enactment of this bill, the Forest Service and the BLM shall, where appropriate, update safety guidelines and training protocols to include the awareness, detection, identification, and mitigation of tree spiking devices.

What's happening now August 18, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 15