H.R. 2316: Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-14 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act

Plain summary

Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act Directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the community forest demonstration area in a state, consisting of National Forest System (NFS) land, at the request of an Advisory Committee appointed by the governor to manage such land in that state. Conditions establishment of an area upon: (1) inclusion of at least 200,000 acres of NFS land; (2) a state forest practices law applicable to state or privately owned forest land, or established state silvicultural best forest management practices related to clean water, soil quality, wildlife, or forest health; and (3) an agreement between the governor and the county in which the land is located that requires the county, in using area revenues, to continue to meet specified obligations under applicable state law pursuant to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. Excludes from a community forest demonstration area land: (1) that is a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, (2) on which the removal of vegetation is specifically prohibited by federal statute, (3) that is a National Monument, or (4) over which administrative jurisdiction was first assumed by the Forest Service under Title III of such Act.

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Official text

Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Dan Newhouse (R-WA)

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Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2316.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2316 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114