WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: National forests

H.R. 6709, The National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6709 would greatly enhance the Nation's path toward energy independence and environmental, energy, economic, and national security, by amending Federal policy to increase the production of domestic energy sources, it would dedicate fixed percentages of the royalties received for conservation programs, environmental restoration projects, renewable energy research and development, clean energy technology research and development, increased development of existing energy sources, and energy as...

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S. 3148, The Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3148 would modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument....

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S. 3157, The Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3157 would provide for the exchange and conveyance of certain National Forest System land and other land in southeast Arizona....

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H.R. 6189, The Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6189 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands....

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S. 3066, The Browns Canyon Wilderness Act

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3066 would designate certain National Forest System land in the Pike and San Isabel National Forests and certain land in the Royal Gorge Resource Area of the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Colorado as wilderness....

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H.R. 6156, The Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6156 would designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California....

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S. 3069, The Eastern Sierra and Northern San Gabriel Wild Heritage Act

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3069 would designate certain land as wilderness in the State of California....

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H.R. 6159, The Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6159 would provide for a land exchange involving certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest in the State of California....

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S. 3045, The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.08

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3045 would establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska....

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S. 2876, The HALE Scouts Act

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2876 would provide for the conveyance of approximately 140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the Boy Scouts of America....

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S. 2834, The Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2834 would establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, and improve public land in Washington County, Utah....

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S. 2823, The Transportation Empowerment Act

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2823 would empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs....

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H.R. 5610, The Protecting America's Wild Places Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5610 would designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands, Bureau of Land Management Lands, and National Parks Service lands in the States of West Virginia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and California....

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P.L. 110-229, The Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2739 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, it would implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and it would amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003....

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S. 2616, The National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2616 would authorize certain programs and activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Energy....

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H.R. 5263, The Forest Landscape Restoration Act

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5263 would encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program....

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S. 2601, The Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance Act

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2601 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to King and Kittitas Counties Fire District No. 51 a certain parcel of real property for use as a site for a new Snoqualmie Pass fire and rescue station....

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H.R. 5241, The Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act of 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5241 would amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to take expedited action to reduce the increased risk of severe wildfires to Colorado communities, water supplies, and infrastructure in or near forested areas most severely affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects....

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H.R. 5236, The Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5236 would promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel....

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S. 2593, The Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.71

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2593 would establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land....

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S. 2581, The Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2581 would designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia....

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H.R. 5218, The Fire-Safe Communities Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5218 would promote fire-safe communities....

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H.R. 5151, The Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia's Special Places - Cost per Average Family: $0.01

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5151 would designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia....

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S. 2558, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2558 would amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition....

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S. 2546, The Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2546 would reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and it would provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems....

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