HR 15069 · 94th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources

National Forest Management Act

Introduced 1976-08-05· Sponsored by Rep. Melcher, John [D-MT-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure laid on table in House, S. 3091 passed in lieu.(1976-09-17)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1976-09-17
Yea 305Nay 24
PassedHouse · 1976-09-17
Yea 305Nay 24

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Forest Management Act - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and report to Congress annually all lands in the National Forest System which either need to be reforested or are not growing at their best potential rate. Requires the Secretary to annually transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and otherwise treat an amount of land equal to the acreage to be cut over that year plus a sufficient portion of those lands currently in need of replanting or treatment so as to eliminate the backlog of lands in need of reforestation within eight years of the enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary, subsequent to such eight-year period, to annually transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and treat lands being cut over and to maintain planned timber production on other lands within the National Forest System in order to prevent the development of a backlog larger than the needed work at the beginning of the fiscal year. Requires the Renewable Resource Assessment to include program recommendations which reflect specified policy objectives. Directs the S…

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Cosponsors (18)

11 Democrats7 Republicans