118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 189Action Versus No Action Act

To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes.

Public lands and natural resources
Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Feb 21, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jan 9, 2023
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Referred
Feb 21, 2023
Agriculture · Natural Resources
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill limits the scope of certain environmental assessments or impact statements related to forest management activities on National Forest System lands or public lands suitable for timber production to a consideration only of the effects of the forest management activity and the alternative of no action. Specifically, the bill applies to assessments or impact statements prepared by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System lands, or the Department of the Interior, with respect to public lands, for forest management activities that meet at least one of the criteria specified. In the case of the alternative of no action, USDA or Interior shall consider...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 5 actions
Feb 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Feb 13, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2023
Referred 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.
Jan 9, 2023
Referred 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.