Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

Bill: 116-hr-2250
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Ecology
Economic development
Emergency planning and evacuation
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Historical and cultural resources
Hunting and fishing
Indian lands and resources rights
Insects
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Roads and highways
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. 
 
The bill establishes
 
 
the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, 
 
the Northwest California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, 
 
the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, 
 
the Horse Mountain Special Management Area, 
 
the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and 
 
the Sanhedrin Conservation Management Area. 

 
The bill designates
 
 
specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
 
the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness, 
 
specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas, and 
 
specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and of a specified river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

 
Also, the bill 
 
 
authorizes the utilization of certain forest residues for research and development of bio-based products that result in net carbon sequestration; 
 
authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks; 
 
requires studies concerning certain visitor accommodations and recreational trails in the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests, as applicable; 
 
authorizes partnerships for trail and campground maintenance, public education, visitor contacts, and visitor center staffing on federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties; and 
 
adjusts the boundaries of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness. 


action_date: 2020-02-04
text: 

Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act

 
This bill sets forth provisions concerning the restoration, economic development, and conservation of, and recreational access to, certain public lands in Northern California. 
 
The bill establishes
 
 
the South Fork Trinity-Mad River Restoration Area, 
 
the California Public Lands Remediation Partnership, 
 
the Trinity Lake and Del Norte County visitor centers, 
 
the Horse Mountain Special Management Area,
 
the Elk Camp Ridge National Recreation Trail, and 
 
the Sanhedrin Special Conservation Management Area. 

 
The bill designates
 
 
specified federal lands as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
 
the North Fork Wilderness as the North Fork Eel River Wilderness, 
 
specified federal lands as potential wilderness areas, and 
 
specified segments of certain rivers and creeks and of a specified river estuary as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 

 
Also, the bill 
 
 
authorizes the utilization of certain forest residues for research and development of bio-based products that result in net carbon sequestration; 
 
authorizes initiatives to restore degraded redwood forest ecosystems in the Redwood National Forest and state parks; 
 
requires studies concerning certain visitor accommodations near Redwood National and State Parks;
 
requires a study of establishing a nonmotorized Bigfoot National Recreation Trail;
 
requires a study concerning a recreational trail around Trinity Lake;
 
requires studies concerning recreational trails in the Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity, and Mendocino National Forests; 
 
requires a study concerning recreational trails for mountain bicycling and other nonmotorized uses in the Smith River National Recreation Area;
 
authorizes partnerships for trail and campground maintenance, public education, visitor contacts, and visitor center staffing on federal lands in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, and Del Norte Counties; and
 
adjusts the boundaries of the Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-389.
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-389.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 11.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in House