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To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.

2/8/2022, 11:54 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 7273

This bill establishes the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.

Specifically, under the program, the Forest Service shall

  • carry out critical deferred maintenance, urgent repairs, road and trail relocation, and associated activities on National Forest System roads, trails, and bridges;
  • restore passages of fish and other aquatic species by removing or replacing unnatural barriers from such passages; and
  • decommission any roads and trails as unneeded as soon as practicable after identifying them as unneeded.

In implementing the program, the Forest Service shall give priority to projects that protect or restore

  • water quality and watershed function;
  • a watershed that supplies a public drinking water system;
  • the habitat of a threatened, endangered, or sensitive fish or wildlife species, or a species of conservation concern; or
  • a watershed for which the Forest Service has completed a watershed protection and restoration action plan.

The Forest Service shall identify the minimum road system needed for each unit of the National Forest System.

The Forest Service shall develop a national strategy to carry out the program.

Current Status of Bill HR 7273

Bill HR 7273 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since June 18, 2020. Bill HR 7273 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on June 18, 2020.  Bill HR 7273's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. as of August 13, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7273

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7273

Primary Policy Focus

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Potential Impact Areas

- Endangered and threatened species
- Fishes
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Infrastructure development
- Land use and conservation
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Roads and highways
- Water quality
- Water resources funding
- Water use and supply
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7273

To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.

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