TREES Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5364 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5364

   To require the installation of fences and barriers to protect old 
      growth trees in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2023

 Mr. Edwards introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To require the installation of fences and barriers to protect old 
      growth trees in the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trees Remember Each Effacing Step 
Act'' or the ``TREES Act''.

SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF FENCES AND BARRIERS TO PROTECT OLD GROWTH TREES 
              IN THE JOYCE KILMER-SLICKROCK WILDERNESS AREA.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish fences and barriers around 
old growth trees (including visible roots) in the Joyce Kilmer-
Slickrock Wilderness Area that are located within 10 feet of the Joyce 
Kilmer Memorial Trail such that the fences and barriers separate such 
trees from such Trail.
    (b) Requirements.--The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the 
Chief of the Forest Service, shall establish fences and barriers under 
subsection (a) in a manner that--
            (1) is least disruptive to the wildlife and wilderness 
        characteristics of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness Area; 
        and
            (2) will require the least amount of maintenance.
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