H.R. 848 (112th): To require the Forest Service to accommodate, to the extent consistent with the management objectives and limitations applicable to the National Forest System lands at issue, individuals with mobility disabilities who need to use a power-driven mobility device for reasonable access to such lands.

Introduced:
Mar 01, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA5]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1989 on May 15, 2013. See H.R. 1989 for current action on this subject.

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Status

This bill was introduced on March 1, 2011, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Mar 01, 2011
Referred to Committee Mar 01, 2011
Cosponsors
none
Committees

House Agriculture

House Natural Resources

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Last updated Mar 01, 2011.
3 pages

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3/1/2011--Introduced.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), through the Chief of the Forest Service, to require Forest Service personnel, in the implementation of off-road vehicle management under the Forest Service Travel Management Rule, to endeavor to accommodate individuals with mobility disabilities who would need to use a power-driven mobility device for access to such lands.

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