A bill to amend the Coquille Restoration Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the Coquille Forest.

Bill: 114-s-816
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2015-03-19
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Indian lands and resources rights

Land transfers

Oregon
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1664; text of measure as introduced: CR S1665-1666)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-03-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Amends the Coquille Restoration Act to require the Department of the Interior to manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with the laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land. (Currently, Interior is also required to manage the Forest under applicable state and federal forestry and environmental protection laws, and subject to critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act and the standards and guidelines of federal forest plans on adjacent or nearby federal lands.) </p> <p>Continues to apply: (1) federal law relating to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from federal land to any unprocessed logs that are harvested from the Forest, and (2) competitive bidding requirements to sales of timber from the Forest. </p> <p>Removes a provision: (1) giving the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon jurisdiction over certain actions concerning the placement of lands in Coos County and Curry County, Oregon, into trust for the Coquille Tribe and the management of the Coquille Forest; and (2) limiting available remedies to equitable relief, unless otherwise provided for by law.</p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 816 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 19, 2015 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Coquille Restoration Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the Coquille Forest.

1. Amendments to Coquille Restoration Act Section 5(d) of the Coquille Restoration Act ( 25 U.S.C. 715c(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) Management (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with the laws pertaining to the management of Indian trust land. (B) Administration (i) Unprocessed logs Unprocessed logs harvested from the Coquille Forest shall be subject to the same Federal statutory restrictions on export to foreign nations that apply to unprocessed logs harvested from Federal land. (ii) Sales of timber Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all sales of timber from land subject to this subsection shall be advertised, offered, and awarded according to competitive bidding practices, with sales being awarded to the highest responsible bidder. ; (2) by striking paragraph (9); and (3) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (12) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively.