O&C Renewal Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, O&C Renewal Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Transportation, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HD6D7D164F41A48859CD2D91B633FFBE3: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the O&C Renewal Act of 2026.
- Section H97B081BD7CA340BAB58E3F31A297FC0F: 2. Timber production affirmed as primary purpose of O&C lands The first sentence of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; commonly referred to as...
- Section H060E3A8F86874E389D645069BFB3FCC5: 3. Fire protection for O&C lands Section 5 of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; commonly referred to as the O&C Act) is amended by striking...
- Section H3BC50332283749249A48A6B1B499AF85: 4. Definition of timberlands Title I of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; commonly referred to as the O&C Act) is amended by adding at the...
- Section H2E42915B54C6483DA0B01E64065390BD: 6. Definition of timberlands For purposes of this Act, the term timberlands shall include lands bearing or capable of bearing a growth of timber not less than...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, O&C Renewal Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Transportation, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, O&C Renewal Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Mr. Bentz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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