To permit certain projects and activities to resume on National Forest System lands by ratifying part 215 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, relating to notice, comment, and appeal procedures for such projects and activities.

Declares that regulations relating to public notice, comment, and appeal procedures for National Forest System (NFS) projects and activities are consistent with, and fully in compliance with, provisions of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 concerning Forest Service decision making and appeals.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4091 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4091

To permit certain projects and activities to resume on National Forest 
    System lands by ratifying part 215 of title 36, Code of Federal 
  Regulations, relating to notice, comment, and appeal procedures for 
                     such projects and activities.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 20, 2005

  Mr. Pombo (for himself and Mr. Goodlatte) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit certain projects and activities to resume on National Forest 
    System lands by ratifying part 215 of title 36, Code of Federal 
  Regulations, relating to notice, comment, and appeal procedures for 
                     such projects and activities.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZED NOTICE, COMMENT, AND APPEAL PROCEDURES FOR 
              NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Part 215 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations 
(2005), relating to notice, comment, and appeal procedures for National 
Forest System projects and activities, including provisions of such 
part specifying circumstances in which decisions and actions are not 
subject to legal notice, an opportunity to comment, or appeal, are 
consistent with, and fully in compliance with, section 322 of the 
Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1993 (Public Law 102-381; 16 U.S.C. 1612 note).
    (b) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect as of July 7, 
2005.
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