To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2023.
- Section id5a92ef8caf9941ca8de0dc0395c7eb39: 2. Findings and purpose Congress finds that— there is a compelling need to establish national protection for inventoried roadless areas of the National Forest...
- Section id17bbf1916a714075b90cbec6faf2806a: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term inventoried roadless area means any area in which road construction, road reconstruction, or logging is subject to...
- Section id5ab5f89a7f854cacbc0514aa0a3ff539: 4. Protection of inventoried roadless areas The Secretary shall not allow road construction, road reconstruction, or logging in an inventoried roadless area...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, Healthcare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide lasting protection for inventoried roadless areas within the National Forest System., 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
IntroducedMs. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. Durbin, …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
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