Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004

Bill: 108-hr-4838
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2004-07-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Animals
Civics education
Disaster relief
Emergency Management
Employee rights
Employee selection
Families
Federal employees
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fire prevention
Forest fires
Forest management
Government Operations and Politics
Government contractors
Hawaii
Hawaiians
Indian lands
Indigenous peoples
Infrastructure
Insect control
Labor and Employment
National forests
Native Americans
Nonprofit organizations
Pests
Reclamation of land
Rescue work
Social Welfare
Tree diseases
Water Resources Development
Water supply
Watersheds
Youth employment
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: 
Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004 - Establishes A Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps to be composed of young adults enrolled as members of a service and conservation corps covered by a contract or cooperative agreement to work on projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, rehabilitate public land affected or altered by fires, and provide disaster relief. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with any service and conservation corps or State department of natural resources, agriculture, or forestry to carry out such projects. 
 
Directs the Secretaries to give priority to certain projects, including projects that will: (1) reduce hazardous fuels on public lands; (2) restore public land affected or threatened by disease or insect infestation; (3) rehabilitate public land affected or altered by fires; (4) assess public land at a high risk of reburn; and (5) address public land located near a municipal watershed and water supply.

action_date: 2004-09-28
text: 
Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004 - Establishes A Healthy Forest Youth Conservation Corps to be composed of young adults (ages 16 to 25) enrolled as members of a service and conservation corps covered by a contract or cooperative agreement to work on projects to prevent fire and suppress fires, rehabilitate public land affected or altered by fires, and provide disaster relief. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretaries) to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with any service and conservation corps or State department of natural resources, agriculture, or forestry to carry out such projects. 
 
Directs the Secretaries to give priority to certain projects, including projects that will: (1) reduce hazardous fuels on public lands; (2) restore public land affected or threatened by disease or insect infestation; (3) rehabilitate public land affected or altered by fires; (4) assess windthrown public land or public land at a high risk of reburn; (5) address public land located near a municipal watershed and water supply; (6) provide emergency assistance; (7) instill a work ethic in corps members; (8) be labor-intensive; and (9) be planned and initiated promptly.
 
Allows corps members under age 18 to perform certain activities as part of a rehabilitation and enhancement project under a contract or cooperative agreement. 
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY 2005 through FY 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-09-29
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7675-7676)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7675-7676)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4838.
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7675-7677)
action_date: 2004-09-28
text: Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2004-09-15
text: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
action_date: 2004-07-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2004-07-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Referred to the Committee on 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.
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-07-15
text: Introduced in House