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HR 1904 - Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 - Key Vote

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Marsha Blackburn voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.

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Legislation - Signed (Executive) - Became Public Law No. 108-148 -
Signed by President George Bush
Public Law No. 108-148

Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (286-140) - (Key vote)

Title: Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that would authorize $760 million a year to reduce forest fires, and limits judicial reviews of environmental protection rules.

Highlights:
  • Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to remove fire and insect infestation hazards, including deadfall, diseased and dying trees, and underbrush, from Federal lands, especially those near at-risk homes, and containing threatened and endangered species.
  • The thinning would be limited to within 1.5 miles of these at-risk areas.
  • Places limits on court hearings to environmental protection rules.
See The Voting Record

Legislation - Conference Report Vote (Senate) -
Note:

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.


Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (80-14) -
Note:

NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.


Legislation - Passage (House) (256-170) - (Key vote)

Title: Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that would authorize $760 million a year to reduce forest fires, and limits judicial reviews of environmental protection rules.

Highlights:
  • Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to remove fire and insect infestation hazards, including deadfall, diseased and dying trees, and underbrush, from Federal lands, especially those near at-risk homes, and containing threatened and endangered species.
  • The thinning would be limited to within 1.5 miles of these at-risk areas.
  • Places limits on court hearings to environmental protection rules.
See The Voting Record

Legislation - Introduced (House) -

Title: Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003


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  • Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)

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