To provide that the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation" and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.
This bill explicitly nullifies the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation," issued in 2001, ensuring it has no legal force or effect. It further prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from proposing, finalizing, or enforcing any rule that is substantially similar to this now-invalidated regulation. Additionally, the legislation mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to construct both permanent and temporary roads on National Forest System lands. This road construction is required for several key purposes, including facilitating Forest Service restoration activities and hazardous fuels reduction activities within at-risk communities, wildland-urban interfaces, or municipal watersheds. The bill also allows for road construction to replace or decommission existing roads deemed detrimental to forest health, or to fulfill the intent of the Act of June 4, 1897, all while adhering to applicable environmental requirements like the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.
To provide that the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation" and issued on January 12, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 3244) shall have no force or effect and require the Secretary of Agriculture to construct certain roads on National Forest System lands, and for other purposes.
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| Updated: 2/25/2026
This bill explicitly nullifies the final rule titled "Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation," issued in 2001, ensuring it has no legal force or effect. It further prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from proposing, finalizing, or enforcing any rule that is substantially similar to this now-invalidated regulation. Additionally, the legislation mandates the Secretary of Agriculture to construct both permanent and temporary roads on National Forest System lands. This road construction is required for several key purposes, including facilitating Forest Service restoration activities and hazardous fuels reduction activities within at-risk communities, wildland-urban interfaces, or municipal watersheds. The bill also allows for road construction to replace or decommission existing roads deemed detrimental to forest health, or to fulfill the intent of the Act of June 4, 1897, all while adhering to applicable environmental requirements like the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
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.
Introduced in House
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.