S. 1470 (111th): Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009

Introduced:
Jul 20, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 268 (112th) on Feb 03, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on July 20, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jul 20, 2009
Referred to Committee Jul 20, 2009
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jul 20, 2009.
84 pages

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7/20/2009--Introduced.
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to select areas on which to carry out, through the use of stewardship contracts or other contracting mechanisms, landscape-scale restoration projects on National Forest System land, and which may include other federal, state, tribal, or private land, in Montana for reclaiming or converting roads into recreational trails, restoring fish and wildlife habitat, replacing or resizing culverts, generating revenue for the investment of funds into fish and wildlife restoration and maintenance initiatives, and maintaining the infrastructure of wood products manufacturing facilities.
Provides for specified forest management activities on the stewardship areas selected under this Act. Establishes resource advisory committees for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and the Three Rivers Ranger District in Kootenai National Forest. Requires the Secretaries to report every five years on implementation of such projects.
Authorizes the use of certain funds for payment of the federal cost share for the installation of combined heat and power biomass system projects.
Requires a specified biomass study.
Designates specified forest and public lands in Montana as wilderness areas and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System. Releases specified wilderness study areas from further study for designation as wilderness.
Designates or establishes the:
(1) Lost Creek Protection Area;
(2) West Big Hole National Recreation Area;
(3) West Pioneers Recreation Management Area;
(4) Thunderbolt Creek Recreation Area;
(5) Three Rivers Special Management Area; and
(6) Otatsy Recreation Area.

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