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H.R. 1202 — To restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries. | PoliFocus

H.R. 1202112th Congress

To restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries.

Subjects

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to permit any applicant to carry out a timber activity on National Forest System (NFS) land unless the application proposes an unpermitted use of clearcutting.

Prohibits NFS clearcutting unless it complies with specified Renewable Resource Program guidelines in the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program to preserve the Mexican Spotted Owl in a sanctuary.

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Legislative Actions

2011-03-17
Introduced in House
2011-03-17
Introduced in House
2011-03-17
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.
2011-03-17
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.
2011-04-08
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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