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Introduced
06/06/2023
06/06/2023
In Committee
06/06/2023
06/06/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
AI Summary
This bill aims to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System. The key provisions of the bill include: defining "inventoried roadless area" as areas where road construction, reconstruction, or logging is subject to the Roadless Rule; prohibiting the Secretary of Agriculture from allowing road construction, road reconstruction, or logging in inventoried roadless areas where those activities are prohibited by the Roadless Rule; and finding that roadless areas provide important social and ecological benefits, such as protecting watersheds, maintaining biodiversity, and offering recreation opportunities. The bill seeks to balance multiple uses of National Forest System lands while ensuring the continued protection of roadless areas.
Committee Categories
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sponsors (19)
Maria Cantwell (D)*,
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Ed Markey (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Alex Padilla (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Peter Welch (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Ron Wyden (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (on 06/06/2023)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1831/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s1831/BILLS-118s1831is.pdf |
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