To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to modify a provision relating to certain consultation requirements.

Bill: 115-hr-6567
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-07-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Land use and conservation

Public participation and lobbying
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to exempt the Department of Agriculture from the Act's consultation requirement with respect to new information relating to actions that may affect listed species or critical habitat.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6567 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 26, 2018 Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to modify a provision relating to certain consultation requirements.

1. No additional consultation required with respect to certain new information Section 6(d)(2) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604(d)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (i), by striking and at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) any new information (within the meaning of subsection (b) of section 402.16 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) relating to a land management plan, if the land management plan has been adopted by the Secretary as of the date on which the new information is revealed. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii)— (A) by striking since the date and inserting the following: since the later of— (I) the date ; (B) in subclause (I) (as so designated), by striking this section or the date and inserting the following: this section; and (II) as applicable— (aa) the date ; and (C) in subclause (II)(aa) (as so designated), by striking subparagraph, whichever is later. and inserting the following: subparagraph; or (bb) the date on which new information relating to the land management plan is revealed as described in clause (iii) of that subparagraph. .