S. 1738 (111th): Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2009

Introduced:
Oct 01, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 1891 (112th) on Nov 17, 2011.

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Status

This bill was introduced on October 1, 2009, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Oct 01, 2009
Referred to Committee Oct 01, 2009
Cosponsors
24 cosponsors (23D, 1I) (show)
Committees

Senate Energy and Natural Resources

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Full Title

A bill to provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.

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Last updated Oct 01, 2009.
17 pages

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10/1/2009--Introduced.
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2009 - Prohibits road construction and road reconstruction in inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest System. Specifies exceptions, including because:
(1) there is threat of a catastrophic event;
(2) a natural resource restoration action is necessary; or
(3) a federal-aid highway project is in the public interest or is consistent with the purposes for which the land was reserved or acquired.
Prohibits timber from being cut, sold, or removed in an inventoried roadless area.
Permits various exceptions, including for specified environmental reasons, if the responsible official determines that the cutting, sale, or removal of timber is expected to be infrequent.
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to make modifications to roadless area maps to improve their accuracy or inclusiveness.
Instructs the Secretary, in order to evaluate the effect of a modification to a roadless area map, to prepare an environmental impact statement or similar analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
Declares that this Act does not:
(1) revoke, suspend, or modify legal instruments and decisions concerning the use of NFS land made before January 12, 2001;
(2) compel the amendment or revision of any land and resource management plan; or
(3) apply to specified activities in the Tongass National Forest. States that the prohibitions and restrictions of this Act cannot be reconsidered, modified, or terminated under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974.

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  • 23 U.S.C. Chapter 1