S 1540
118th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Endangered and threatened species
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide for circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation is not required under a land and resource management plan or land use plan under those Acts, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.
Jul 25, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Manchin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-77.
May 17, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 10, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 10, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill establishes circumstances under which reinitiation of consultation related to endangered or threatened species is not required under a land and resource management plan or a land use plan.
Specifically, the bill prohibits a land and resource management plan for a unit of the National Forest System or a land use plan for public lands from
- being considered to be a continuing federal agency action, or
- constituting a discretionary federal involvement or control for a distinct federal purpose.
This makes certain consultation requirements related to endangered or threatened species inapplicable to such plans.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.
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