H.R.1524: Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about congress
  • Introduced April 22, 1999
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 31, 2000

Bill Summary

Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to request authority to remove dead, downed, or severely root-sprung trees in a similar manner to arrangements approved for national forests and grasslands in Texas in 1998 for specified public and forest lands in: (1) Alaska; (2) Idaho; (3) Oregon; (4) South Dakota; (5) California; (6) Pennsylvania; (7) Mississippi; (8) Virginia; (9) Arkansas; (10)...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Congressional Budget Office Estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has produced a cost estimate for H.R.1524.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 8 - 6.
Executive Comment Received from Interior.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 8.
Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 106-1021.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 592.
April 22, 1999

Introduced in the House by Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-Idaho)

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