Latest Update: Friday, January, 16th 2009

To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and related laws to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and ban clearcutting on Federal land, to designate certain Federal land as Ancient forests, roadless areas, watershed protection areas, and special areas where logging and other intrusive activities are prohibited, to transfer administrative jurisdiction of Giant Sequoia National Monument to the National Park Service, to consider areas for inclusion in the National Park System, and for other purposes. 9/25/2008--Introduced. Act to Save America's Forests - Amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to revise eligibility criteria for members of the land and resource management scientific committee. Revises the committee termination date. Directs the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to each prepare a continuous [...]

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  • 11/19/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
  • 10/02/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • 09/27/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2041-2042)
  • 09/25/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  • 09/25/2008 - Referred to House Natural Resources

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