Ecosystem Protection Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3701
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2005-09-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agriculture and Food
Alabama
Animals
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Compensation (Law)
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Connecticut
Delaware
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Environmental Protection
Federal-state relations
Florida
Forest roads
Georgia
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Grants-in-aid
Grazing
Habitat conservation
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Land banking
Land transfers
Law
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mining claims
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Mountains
National forests
Natural areas
Nature conservation
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Open space lands
Oregon
Outdoor recreation
Pennsylvania
Plant protection
Restoration ecology
Rhode Island
Sports and Recreation
State parks
Tennessee
Texas
Trails
Transportation and Public Works
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington State
Water Resources Development
Water conservation
West Virginia
Wilderness areas
Wildlife conservation
Wildlife reintroduction
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Ecosystem Protection Act of 2005 - Establishes a National Forest Ecosystem Protection Program composed of lands within existing units of the National Forest System that contain large wilderness areas as a core area and a Primitive Area extending outward from them, hereby designated Ecosystem Protection Areas. 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Forest Service, to manage the wilderness areas. Requires the Secretary to promote the reestablishment or protection of animal and plant species native to the designated Ecosystem Protection Areas. 
Requires the Secretary to strive to acquire private lands and mineral rights located within wilderness designated areas. Provides a voluntary grazing permit buyout program for the extinguishment of existing grazing permits on such lands. 
Requires the Secretary to provide forest plan revision assessments in specified areas.
Specifies original Ecosystem Protection Areas and Primitive Areas.
Requires the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to enable States to acquire Ecosystem Protection Areas on State-owned lands.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-09-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-09-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: 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.
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-08
text: Introduced in House