REPLANT Act

Bill: 116-hr-7843
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2020-07-29 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Animal and plant health
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Ecology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Insects
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Pest management
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: 

Repairing Existing Public Lands by Adding Necessary Trees Act or the REPLANT Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) annually for each of the 10 years after enactment of this bill to transmit to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to be appropriated, in addition to the funds available from other sources, to replant and otherwise treat an acreage equal to the acreage to be cut over that year, plus a sufficient portion of the backlog of lands found to be in need of treatment to eliminate the backlog within the 10-year period.
 
After such 10-year period, USDA shall transmit annually to Congress an estimate of the sums necessary to replant and otherwise treat all lands being cut over and maintain planned timber production on all other forested lands in the National Forest System to prevent the development of a backlog of needed work larger than the needed work at the beginning of the fiscal year. 
 
Each reforestation activity included in a renewable resource assessment shall be carried out in accordance with applicable Forest Service management practices and definitions, including those contained in a specified amendment and regulations related to silvicultural practices.
 
The Forest Service shall, based on recommendations from regional foresters, create a priority list of reforestation projects that primarily take place on priority land, promote effective reforestation following unplanned events, and may include activities to ensure adequate and appropriate seed availability. 
 
USDA shall give priority to projects on the priority list. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2020-08-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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: 2020-07-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 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: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Introduced in House