Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021
Summary
Tree Spiking Mitigation Act of 2021 This bill directs the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to coordinate to take necessary actions to ensure the detection, identification, and, as determined to be appropriate, mitigation of tree spiking devices located on federal lands. A tree spiking device includes spikes, nails, or other objects hammered, driven, fastened, or otherwise placed into or on any timber to impede logging. To carry out such activities, the Forest Service and the BLM shall prioritize areas in which (1) incidences of tree spiking devices have occurred, or (2) the Forest Service and the BLM suspect that there are tree spiking devices. No later than 90 days after the enactment of this bill, the Forest Service and the BLM shall, where appropriate, update safety guidelines and training protocols to include the awareness, detection, identification, and mitigation of tree spiking devices.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 29, 2021
Last action Aug 18, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
4
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Committee
3
Aug 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
lower
Aug 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Jul 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
lower
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Dan Newhouse
RRepublican
Co
Anthony Gonzalez
RRepublican
Co
Bruce Westerman
RRepublican
Co
Bryan Steil
RRepublican
Co
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RRepublican
Co
Cliff Bentz
RRepublican
Co
David G. Valadao
RRepublican
Co
Debbie Lesko
RRepublican
Co
Don Young
RRepublican
Co
Doug LaMalfa
RRepublican
Co
Gary J. Palmer
RRepublican
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