I 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3685 

To amend the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act 

to extend and expand the scope of the pilot forest management project 

required by that Act. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 15, 2011 

Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, and Mr. AMODEI) introduced the 

following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To amend the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act to extend and expand the scope of 

the pilot forest management project required by that 

Act. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. REAUTHORIZATION OF HERGER-FEINSTEIN 

4 QUINCY LIBRARY GROUP FOREST RECOVERY 

5 ACT. 

6 (a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (g) of the Herger-Fein7 stein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act (title IV 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
2 

•HR 3685 IH

1 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 

2 Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in section 101(e) 

3 of division A of Public Law 105–277; 16 U.S.C. 2104 

4 note) is amended to read as follows: 

5 ‘‘(g) TERM OF PILOT PROJECT.— 

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall con7 duct the pilot project until the earlier of the fol8 lowing: 

9 ‘‘(A) September 30, 2022. 

10 ‘‘(B) The date on which the Secretary 

11 completes amendment or revision of the land 

12 and resource management plans for the Na13 tional Forest System lands included in the pilot 

14 project area. 

15 ‘‘(2) FOREST PLAN AMENDMENTS.—Not later 

16 than September 30, 2014, the Regional Forester for 

17 Region 5 shall initiate the process to amend or re18 vise the land and resource management plans for the 

19 pilot project area. The process shall include prepara20 tion of at least one alternative that incorporates the 

21 pilot project and area designations by subsection (b), 

22 the resource management activities described in sub23 section (d), and other aspects of the Quincy Library 

24 Group Community Stability Proposal.’’. 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
3 

•HR 3685 IH

1 (b) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROJECT AREA.—Sub2 section (b) of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group 

3 Forest Recovery Act is amended by adding at the end the 

4 following new paragraph: 

5 ‘‘(3) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROJECT AREA.— 

6 The Secretary may expand the pilot project area to 

7 include all National Forest System lands within 

8 California or Nevada that lie within the Sierra Ne9 vada and Cascade Province, Lake Tahoe Basin Man10 agement Unit, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

11 and Inyo National Forest. These lands may be man12 aged using the same strategy, guidelines and re13 source management activities outlined in this section 

14 or developed to meet local forest and community 

15 needs and conditions.’’. 

16 (c) ROADLESS AREA PROTECTION.—Subsection 

17 (c)(4) of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group For18 est Recovery Act is amended by adding at the end the 

19 following new sentence: ‘‘However, those areas designated 

20 as ‘Deferred’ on the map, but located in Tehama County, 

21 south and west of Lassen Peak, are deemed to be des22 ignated as ‘Available for Group Selection’ and shall man23 aged accordingly under subsection (d).’’. 

24 (d) GROUP SELECTION REQUIREMENT.—Subpara25 graph (A) of subsection (d)(2) of the Herger-Feinstein 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS
4 

•HR 3685 IH

1 Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act is amended 

2 to read as follows: 

3 ‘‘(A) GROUP SELECTION.—After Sep4 tember 30, 2012, group selection on an average 

5 acreage of .57 percent of the pilot project area 

6 land shall occur each year of the pilot project.’’. 

Æ 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with BILLS