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HOUSE 6994118th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 753.

ROUTES Act

Last Action
12/18/2024

Actions

  • 2024-12-18Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 753.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Committee on Agriculture discharged.
  • 2024-12-18Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-921, Part I.
  • 2024-12-18Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-921, Part I.
  • 2024-11-20Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
  • 2024-11-20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  • 2024-11-20Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
  • 2024-08-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
  • 2024-01-31Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • 2024-01-30Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • 2024-01-16Referred 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.
  • 2024-01-16Referred 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.
  • 2024-01-16Introduced in House
  • 2024-01-16Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2024-01-16 (00)

Restoring Our Unopened Trails for Enjoyment and Safety Act or the ROUTES Act

This bill requires the reopening of certain recreation sites closed due to a natural disaster.

In the case of a recreation site that is fully or partially closed due to damage caused by a natural disaster (including certain standing trees that present a visible hazard), the Department of the Interior (with respect to Interior recreational lands) or the Department of Agriculture (with respect to National Forest System lands) must reopen the site not later than two years after the date on which the disaster ends.

The bill categorically excludes specified activities from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement where the primary purpose of the activity is, consistent with the applicable management plan, to

  • repair and restore recreation sites damaged by a natural disaster,
  • remove hazard trees for the purpose of public safety or improving access,
  • mitigate and reduce soil erosion impacting a recreation site,
  • restore drainage patterns to support a recreation site, or
  • any combination of these purposes.

The bill provides for emergency hazard tree removal.

Interior or Agriculture must report to Congress and make the report publicly available.

Cosponsors (3)

  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • Thomas Tiffany (R-WI)
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Government information and archives
  • Natural disasters
  • Parks, recreation areas, trails
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