HR 1202
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1202
To restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection
of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2011
Mr. PEARCE (for himself, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BISHOP
of Utah, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. GOHMERT,
and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) 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 restart jobs in the timber industry by providing for the protection
of the Mexican Spotted Owl in sanctuaries.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. TIMBER ACTIVITY.
(a) Permits Required- Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation (other
than subsection (b)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall permit any person
who applies to carry out a timber activity on National Forest System land
to carry out such activity.
(b) Special Requirements for Clearcutting- If an application to carry out
a timber activity on National Forest System land proposes the use of clearcutting,
the Secretary shall not permit such activity unless the use of clearcutting
complies with the Renewable Resource Program guidelines required by section
6(g)(3)(F) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(g)(3)(F)).
(c) Spotted Owl Sanctuaries-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary shall establish and implement a program to
preserve the Mexican Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) in a sanctuary.
(2) USE OF EXISTING FUNDS- To carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
use funds from the Chief's Reserve Fund in the Office of the Chief of the
Forest Service.
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