House Bill 2816
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Legacy Roads and Trails Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2816
Congress
117
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Legacy Roads and Trails Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
Specifically, under the program, the Forest Service, taking into account predicted changes in weather and hydrology related to global climate change, shall
- carry out storm damage risk reduction, including deferred maintenance, repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on roads, trails, tunnels, and bridges under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service;
- restore waterways and natural migration of fish and other aquatic species by removing or replacing culverts or other infrastructure from such waterways; and
- decommission unneeded roads.
In implementing the program, the Forest Service shall give priority to projects that protect or restore
- water quality and watershed function;
- a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system;
- the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or a species of conservation concern; or
- a watershed for which the Forest Service has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan.
The Forest Service shall identify the minimum road system needed for each unit of the National Forest System. USDA shall review, and may revise, an identification of the minimum road system in accordance with federal regulations relating to the administration of the forest transportation system.
April 22, 2021
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07/13/2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
06/21/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
06/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
06/16/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
04/22/2021
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
04/22/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:08 PM