To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.
Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017
This bill shall apply whenever the Department concerned, either the Department of Agriculture for National Forest System (NFS) lands or the Department of the Interior for public lands, prepares an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) for specified forest management activities, including those that:
In such an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement, the Department concerned shall study, develop, and describe only these two alternatives:
In the case of the alternative of no action, the Department concerned shall evaluate:
The bill establishes categorical exclusions regarding certain other forest management actions.
A process is established for declaration of a major disaster for wildfire on federal lands managed by specified federal land management agencies.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-112.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole pro ceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeFazio amendment No. 5.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the LaMalfa amendment No. 6.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 595, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Pearce amendment No. 7.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Pearce amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Grijalva demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
Mr. Westerman moved that the committee rise.
On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2936 as unfinished business.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8356-8360)
The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2936.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Mr. O'Halleran moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Natural Resources. (text: CR H8359)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the O'Halleran motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new section pertaining to Extension of Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 189 - 230 (Roll no. 597).
Roll Call #597 (House)Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 188 (Roll no. 598).
Roll Call #598 (House)On passage Passed by recorded vote: 232 - 188 (Roll no. 598).
Roll Call #598 (House)Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2936.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.