A bill to promote forestry employment, control unneeded expenditures in vegetation management and provide for safe use of herbicides on public forest lands, and for other purposes.
Vegetation Management Reform Act of 1981 - Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to give preference to vegetation control methods (on public forest lands) that: (1) are cost-efficient; (2) provide the maximum number of jobs; and (3) whenever economical, are alternatives to aerial herbicide spraying.
Requires: (1) a certificate of need before beginning any vegetation control; (2) a certificate of noncontamination before beginning aerial herbicide spraying; and (3) the suspension of any such spraying program upon the Environmental Protection Agency's request.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.
Field Hearings Held in Eugene, Oregon.
Field Hearings Held in Eugene, Oregon.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
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