House Natural Resources Committee

National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee

Reforestation and National Forest Climate Remediation Legislation

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 17:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands (NPFPL) will hold a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • Repairing Existing Public Land by Adding Necessary Trees (REPLANT) Act H.R. 2049 (Rep. Jimmy Panetta), To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to promote reforestation following unplanned events on Federal land, and for other purposes.
  • Legacy Roads and Trails Act H.R. 2816 (Rep. Kim Schrier), To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program.
  • Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 H.R. 3211 (Rep. Joe Neguse), To require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership program, and for other purposes.
  • Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act H.R. 3132 (Rep. Mark Amodei), To reauthorize the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act, and for other purposes.
  • Veterans in Parks (VIP) Act H.R. 4300 (Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks), To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make free National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Passes available to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

The hearing will take place on the Cisco WebEx platform.

Witnesses

Panel I
  • Representative Jimmy Panetta (H.R. 2049)
  • Representative Kim Schrier (H.R. 2816)
  • Representative Joe Neguse (H.R. 3211)
  • Representative Mark Amodei (H.R. 3132)
  • Representative Marianette Miller-Meeks (H.R. 4300)
Panel II
  • Barnie Gyant (H.R. 2049, H.R. 2816, H.R. 3211, H.R. 3132) (testimony), Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Panel III
  • Jad Daley (H.R. 2049), President & CEO, American Forests
  • Chris Wood (H.R. 2816), President & CEO, Trout Unlimited
  • Gretchen Reuning (H.R. 3211), Forest Program Director, Fort Collins Conservation District
  • Captain John Paluska, USA (Ret.) (H.R. 4300), Veteran, Bloomfield, IA
  • Dr. Elaine Oneil (H.R. 2049), Director of Science and Sustainability, CORRIM – The Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials