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S. 1493IntroducedPUBLIC LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act

Ecology · Environmental assessment, monitoring, research · Forests, forestry, trees
Sponsor
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
D · MT
Key facts
Introduced: Apr 29, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Jul 21, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Failed to report favorably.

Summary

Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete a landscape assessment of the Seeley Lake Ranger District of the Lolo National Forest in Montana, designates areas in the forest for recreation and as wilderness, and otherwise revises provisions related to the forest.

A collaboratively developed restoration project within the district may be carried out in accordance with certain hazardous fuel reduction projects.

USDA shall, if a local collaborative group submits a proposal to improve motorized and nonmotorized recreational trail opportunities within the district, analyze the environmental effects of the proposal. It may also provide for the construction of any of the routes included in such proposal.

The bill designates specified federal land in the forest as (1) the Otatsy Recreation Management Area, and (2) the Spread Mountain Recreation Area.

The bill designates specified wilderness additions in the forest as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Jul 21, 2022
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Failed to report favorably.
  2. Oct 19, 2021
    Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 117-453.
  3. Apr 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  4. Apr 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate

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