Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act
- Last Action
- 3/23/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- 2017-03-20Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- 2017-03-09Referred 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred 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.
- 2017-03-09Referred 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.
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
- 2017-03-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-03-09 (00)
Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act
This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior from being required to engage in any additional consultation with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan or land use plan, respectively, has been adopted by USDA or Interior as of the date of the listing or designation; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan.
Cosponsors (4)
- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN)
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA)
- Scott Tipton (R-CO)
- Greg Gianforte (R-MT)
Subjects
- Endangered and threatened species
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Public participation and lobbying
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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