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To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to modify the appointment and composition of resource advisory committees.

USA115th CongressHR-2898| House 
| Updated: 7/11/2017
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (5)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Bruce Westerman (Republican)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
RAC Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to change the official who shall establish, maintain, and appoint the members of resource advisory committees from: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to the the applicable Regional Forester for land within the National Forest System; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to the applicable Bureau of Land Management State Director for such portions of the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior classified as timberlands and power-site land valuable for timber that shall be managed for permanent forest production. Any year of a member's service on such a committee, the majority of which was served during a fiscal year in which the committee's budget was less than $1 million, shall not count as a year of such member's term for purposes of the four-year term limit. The bill reduces the number of members of each committee, as well as the number representing each specified community interest category.
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Jun 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • June 13, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 13, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 22, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • July 11, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Public Lands and Natural Resources

Advisory bodiesEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationForests, forestry, treesRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentState and local financeTransportation programs funding

To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to modify the appointment and composition of resource advisory committees.

USA115th CongressHR-2898| House 
| Updated: 7/11/2017
RAC Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 to change the official who shall establish, maintain, and appoint the members of resource advisory committees from: (1) the Secretary of Agriculture to the the applicable Regional Forester for land within the National Forest System; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior to the applicable Bureau of Land Management State Director for such portions of the revested Oregon and California Railroad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior classified as timberlands and power-site land valuable for timber that shall be managed for permanent forest production. Any year of a member's service on such a committee, the majority of which was served during a fiscal year in which the committee's budget was less than $1 million, shall not count as a year of such member's term for purposes of the four-year term limit. The bill reduces the number of members of each committee, as well as the number representing each specified community interest category.
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Timeline
Jun 13, 2017
Introduced in House
Jun 13, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 22, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • June 13, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • June 13, 2017
    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • June 22, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.


  • July 11, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran

Democratic Representative

Arizona

Cosponsors (5)
Paul A. Gosar (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Bruce Westerman (Republican)

Federal Lands Subcommittee, Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee, Natural Resources Committee

Public Lands and Natural Resources

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Advisory bodiesEducation programs fundingElementary and secondary educationForests, forestry, treesRoads and highwaysRural conditions and developmentState and local financeTransportation programs funding