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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3563 

To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest System. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2005 

Mr. INSLEE (for himself, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. WU, 

Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. LEACH, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. 

MCDERMOTT, Ms. LEE, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. 

SMITH of Washington, Mr. CASE, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. VAN

HOLLEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. 

FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FARR, Mr. KIND, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mr. STARK, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. OWENS, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. MOORE of 

Kansas, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. KIRK, Mr. 

GUTIERREZ, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. WEXLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 

SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. 

SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, Mr. HOLT, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, 

Mr. SABO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. MENENDEZ, 

Mr. SPRATT, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. 

TIERNEY, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. JOHNSON

of Illinois, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 

RAMSTAD, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. COOPER, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. 

DEFAZIO, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CHANDLER, 

Ms. SOLIS, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 

REYES, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. 

OLVER, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BERMAN, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. 

EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. MCNULTY, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. 

JONES of Ohio, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. EVANS, Mr. STRICKLAND, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. LORETTA

SANCHEZ of California, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Ms. 

JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. PASTOR, 

Mr. CONYERS, Mr. FORD, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of 
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California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WATT, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN

of California, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. PELOSI, Ms. CARSON, Ms. 

KAPTUR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. LOWEY, and Ms. WATERS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 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 

A BILL 

To protect inventoried roadless areas in the National Forest 

System. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Forest 

5 Roadless Area Conservation Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORIED ROADLESS 

7 AREAS. 

8 (a) IDENTIFICATION OF INVENTORIED ROADLESS

9 AREAS.—The inventoried roadless areas within the Na10 tional Forest System set forth in the maps contained in 

11 the Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, Final En12 vironmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, dated Novem13 ber 2000, shall be known and identified as National For14 est Inventoried Roadless Areas. The Forest Service may 

15 modify such maps for the sole purpose of improving their 

16 accuracy or inclusiveness. Any substantial modification of 
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1 such maps shall be made through the national forest man2 agement planning process and documented in an environ3 mental impact statement. 

4 (b) MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION.—The Sec5 retary of Agriculture shall manage the National Forest 

6 Inventoried Roadless Areas identified in subsection (a) to 

7 maintain the roadless character and values of the areas 

8 in accordance with the final rule and record of decision 

9 published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2001 

10 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244 et seq.). 

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