A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to engage in a ten-year research program to monitor, evaluate and identify the causes and effects of atmospheric pollution on the growth, health and productivity of forest ecosystems on forest reserves created from the public domain, on forest areas acquired under authority of the Act of March 1, 1911, as amended (16 U.S.C. 515), and on other public and private forest lands, and for other purposes.
Endangered Forests Research Act of 1985 - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to conduct a ten-year comprehensive program, including research, on the effects of atmospheric pollution on forest ecosystems.
Directs the Secretary to establish a multi-disciplinary committee of scientists to develop such program. Requires the committee to include representatives of the National Acid Precipitation Advisory Program Task Force and researchers from appropriate Federal and State institutions and private organizations.
Directs the Secretary to report annually to the President and to the Congress on current and projected activities. Requires a final report within ten-years of enactment.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Referred to House Committee on Science and Technology.
Referred to Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment.
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
Referred to Subcommittee on General Oversight, Northwest Power, and Forest Management.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-344 (Part I).
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 99-344 (Part I).
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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