WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives voted on the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act (H.R. 1526), a forest health package that includes Rep. Gosar’s bipartisan wildfire legislation, the Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act (H.R. 1345). The Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act, which H.R. 1526 will implement, is aimed at preventing destructive wildfires and stimulating rural economies. The bill passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 244-173. Read more »
Washington, D.C. – In response to severe regulations proposed today by the Environmental Protection Agency on carbon emissions from new coal-fired power plants, U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis joined several House colleagues in introducing the Ensure Reliable and Affordable Energy Act. The EPA proposal imposes a carbon emissions limit that is impossible for coal generated power to meet. It would require all new coal-fired power plants to have carbon emissions capturing and sequestration systems that are not currently available in the marketpl Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Chair of the House Republican Conference, applauded the passage of H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Actin the House today. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives today passed Congressman Steve Daines’ bill to revitalize Montana’s timber industry and clear the way for active and responsible forest management in Montana. Daines’ bill, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration. Read more »
WASHINGTON– Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Resorting Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act [H.R. 1526.] Congressman Rob Bishop (UT-01), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Public Lands and Environmental Regulation subcommittee, was among the first supporters of this legislation when it was introduced in the House. The Public Lands and Environmental Regulation subcommittee held three hearings on the topic before it was brought to the House floor for a vote. Read more »
WASHINGTON – Representative Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) today signed on as a co-sponsor of WRRDA, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080). WRRDA is bipartisan water resources reform legislation that cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, promotes fiscal responsibility, and strengthens our water transportation networks to promote America’s competitiveness, prosperity, and economic growth. The bill was marked up and passed by the full Transportation & Infrastructure Committee yesterday and will now be sent to the floor of the House of Representatives. Read more »
Washington, DC – HR 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests Act, was approved today by the House of Representatives. The measure includes an amendment by Congressman McClintock to allow the burned timber from the 2013 fire areas to be salvaged in an expedited manner. McClintock’s amendment was adopted by a vote of 243-172. Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. House passed H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, today. This bill incorporates an earlier bill introduced byRep. Raúl Labrador (R-ID), theSelf-Sufficient Community Lands Act, which transfers the management of about 200,000 acres of federal land in Idaho to the state as a trust. The Labrador plan would enable the state to manage this land in accordance with state forest statutes, such as the Idaho Forestry Act. This, in turn, would promote responsible timber production, creating much-needed jobs, generating tax receipts for the counties, and improving overall forest health. Read more »
Washington, D.C. (September 20, 2013) –Earlier this year, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce and the Congressional Western Caucus held a field hearing in Denver, Colorado to discuss the pressing issue of how to empower states and local governments in the management of our forests. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1526, the Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act, to do just that. This bipartisan legislation encourages state and local involvement in the management of forest land, helps ensure sustainable funding solutions for schools, and will hold the U.S. Forest Service accountable for keeping our forests healthy. Read more »
