National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015

S. 1691 · 114th Congress · Jun 25, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To expedite and prioritize forest management activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

(a)

Short title— This Act may be cited as the “National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015”.

(b)

Table of contents— The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 2 Definitions

In this Act:

(1)

Community wildfire protection plan— The term community wildfire protection plan has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511).

(2)

National Forest System—

(A)

In general— The term National Forest System has the meaning given the term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)).

(B)

Exclusion— The term National Forest System does not include—

(i)

any forest reserve not created from the public domain; or

(ii)

any national grassland or land utilization project administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.).

National Forest Ecosystem Improvement Act of 2015

Section 1 Short title; table of contents

Sec. 2 Definitions

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