BILL TRACKING REPORT. 101st Congress 1st Session U. S. House of Representatives HR Bill Tracking H.R. 987; 101 Bill Tracking H.R.

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1 BILL TRACKING REPORT 101st Congress 1st Session U. S. House of Representatives HR Bill Tracking H.R. 987; 101 Bill Tracking H.R. 987 TONGASS TIMBER REFORM ACT OF 1989 SPONSOR: Representative Robert J. Mrazek D-NY DATE-INTRO: February 9, 1989 LAST-ACTION-DATE: November 28, 1990 STATUS: Became public law (P. L ) TOTAL-COSPONSORS: 153 Cosponsors SYNOPSIS: A bill to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, to designate certain lands in the Tongass National Forest as wilderness, and for other purposes. ACTIONS: Committee Referrals: 02/09/89 House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee Legislative Chronology: 1st Session Activity: 02/09/ Cong Rec H /22/ Cong Rec H /02/ Cong Rec H /14/ Cong Rec H /05/ Cong Rec H /17/ Cong Rec H 1278 Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources held a hearing

2 04/18/ Cong Rec H /02/ Cong Rec H /04/ Cong Rec H /23/ Cong Rec H /24/ Cong Rec H /24/ Cong Rec H /24/ Cong Rec H /31/ Cong Rec H /05/ Cong Rec H /06/ Cong Rec H /07/ Cong Rec H /12/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /21/ Cong Rec H /11/ Cong Rec H 3531 House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs began markup House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee rejected the Robert Smith of OR substitute amendment to the Miller of CA amendment in the nature of a substitute, by a recorded vote of 15 yeas and 24 nays (Committee Vote No. 160) House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs ordered reported amended, by a recorded vote of 23 yeas and 15 nays (Committee Vote No. 159) House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee received permission to have until 5 p.m this date to file a report Reported in the House (H. Rept ) House Committee on Agriculture ordered reported amended House Rules Committee granted an open

3 07/13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H /13/ Cong Rec H nd Session Activity: 02/26/ Cong Rec S /07/ Cong Rec S 2219 rule providing for 2 hours of debate Passed in the House (Roll No. 138) by a recorded vote of 356 yeas and 60 nays House rejected the de la Garza amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order by the rule (Roll No. 137) House agreed to the Volkmer amendment to the preceding rejected de la Garza substitute House agreed to the Volkmer amendment revising reporting requirements to include the Agriculture Committee and a complete analysis of the losses or gains sustained by the government with respect to long-term, short-term and total sales of timber House agreed to the Olin amendment that adds language to improve the management of the Tongass National Forest House agreed to the Jontz amendment directing the Sec. of Agriculture to maintain a buffer zone of a minimum of 100 ft in width within which logging shall be banned on each side of all anadromous fish streams in Tongass National Forest House agreed to the Interior Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests held hearings Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ordered favorably reported, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and in lieu of S. 237 and S. 346, both related measures, by a recorded vote of

4 03/30/ Cong Rec S /05/ Cong Rec S /05/ Cong Rec S /05/ Cong Rec S /11/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S yeas and 0 nays (Committee Vote No. 420) Reported in the Senate with an amendment in the nature of a substitute (S. Rept ) Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed, with a committee amendment in the nature of a substitute Senate reached a unanimous-consent agreement providing for consideration of the bill and amendments to be proposed thereto Motion to proceed to consideration of the bill withdrawn in the Senate Senate reached a unanimous-consent agreement providing that when the Senate considers the measure on Tuesday, June 12, any rollcall vote ordered with respect to the bill will not occur prior to 5:30 p.m. and that all votes ordered, with the exception of a vote on final passage and a vote to adopt Garn amendment relative to Greens Creek land exchange, will occur commencing at 5:30 p.m. Senate resumed consideration Senate adopted Johnston amendment No. 2014, of a technical nature, by voice vote Senate adopted Johnston amendment No. 2015, to provide for a land exchange between the Goldbelt Native Corporation and the U.S. Forest Service, by voice vote Senate adopted Johnston modified amendment No. 2016, to establish buffer zones on either side of class I and class II streams, by voice vote Garn amendment No. 2017, to authorize the exchange of subsurface land owned by the Federal Government in the Greens Creek Area for lands owned by the Sealaska

5 06/12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /12/ Cong Rec S /13/ Cong Rec S /13/ Cong Rec S /13/ Cong Rec S /13/ Cong Rec S /03/ Cong Rec H /03/ Cong Rec H 6729 Corporation, pending in the Senate Senate scheduled additional consideration for Wednesday, June 13 Johnston amendment No. 2014, striking "139,144 acres" and inserting "137,947 acres" on page 19, line 4, submitted Johnston amendment No. 2015, regarding the Echo Cove Land Exchange, submitted Johnston amendment No submitted Garn amendment No. 2017, regarding the Green Creek Land Exchange, submitted Passed in the Senate by a recorded vote of 99 yeas and 0 nays (Vote No. 116) Garn amendment No. 2017, to authorize the exchange of subsurface land owned by the Federal Government in the Greens Creek Area for lands owned by the Sealaska Corporation, withdrawn in the Senate Senate adopted Johnston amendment No. 2020, to provide for expedited negotiations on land exchanges in the Greens Creek area of Admiralty Island, and in the Lake Florence, Lake Kathleen and Wards Creek drainages of Admiralty Island, by voice vote Johnston amendment No submitted House disagreed to the Senate amendments and asked for a conference House appointed as conferees from the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Reps. Udall, Miller of California, Sharp, Markey, Rahall, Vento, Gejdenson, Kostmayer, Young of Alaska,

6 08/03/ Cong Rec H /03/ Cong Rec H /04/ Cong Rec S /05/ Cong Rec H /11/ Cong Rec H /19/ Cong Rec H /23/ Cong Rec H /24/ Cong Rec S /26/ Cong Rec H /28/ Cong Rec H Marlenee, Craig, Rhodes, and Robert F. Smith House appointed as conferees from the Agriculture Committee, for consideration of titles I, II, IV of the House bill, and titles I and III and section 402 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Reps. de la Garza, Volkmer, and Morrison of Washington House appointed as an additional conferee, for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Rep. Mrazek Senate insisted on its amendments, agreed to the request for a conference, and appointed as conferees, Sens. Johnston, Bumpers, Ford, Bradley, Wirth, McClure, Murkowski, Wallop and Garn Senate requested the concurrence of the House Conferees met to resolve the differences between House- and Senate-passed versions Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions Conference report filed in the House (H. Rept ) Senate agreed to the conference report by voice vote House agreed to the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report -- clearing the measure for Senate action Signed by the President on November 28, 1990 (P.L ) BILL-DIGEST: 06/13/90 (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #116 (99-0)) Tongass

7 Timber Reform Act Title I: Forest Management Provisions - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to seek to provide a supply of timber from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska which meets: (1) the annual market demand for timber market demand from such forest for each planning cycle. Declares that specified factors to be considered by the Secretary in the development of land management plans under the National Forest Management Act of 1976 shall apply to the Tongass National Forest, except economic factors in the identification of lands not suited for timber production. Requires the Secretary, in order to preserve riparian habitats, to maintain buffer zones around all Class I and II streams in the Forest where commercial timber harvesting shall be prohibited. Exempts specified timber sales from this prohibition. Amends the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to include National Forest System lands in Alaska within the Small Business Administration's set-aside program under which small business timber purchasers may elect to have the Forest Service build the necessary logging roads on awarded timber sales. Requires the Secretary eets the demands of qualified small business purchasers. Title II: Tongass National Forest Lands Protection - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to allocate certain lands within the Tongass National Forest to Land Use Designation II management (in a roadless state, retaining wildland character, but permitting wildlife and fish habitat improvement and primitive recreational facility development). Title III: Modification of Long-Term Timber Sale Contracts in Southeast Alaska - Directs the Secretary to make certain modifications to long-term timber sale contracts between the United States and the Alaska Pulp Corporation and the Ketchikan Pulp Company to assure that the public resources of the Forest are protected and competition within the southeast Alaska timber industry is promoted. Title IV: Haida Land Exchange Act Amendment - Amends the Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986 to withdraw certain lands in under the public laws, including the mining and mineral leasing laws, and from selection under the Alaska Statehood Act, as amended. Authorizes for a one-year period the Haida Corporation to select lands from among those lands withdrawn. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the need, if any, to standardize riparian management practices for Federal, State, and private lands within the Tongass National Forest. Title V: Echo Cove Land Exchange - States that if Goldbelt, Incorporated (an Alaska Native Corporation) conveys to the United States the Echo Cove Lands within 90 days after enactment of this Act, the United States shall grant to Goldbelt the Hobart Bay lands. Provides that any such lands acquired by the Secretary shall become a part of the Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Directs the Secretary

8 to continue to engage in expedited negotiations with Sealaska Corporation for a voluntary exchange United States would acquire surface and subsurface estates held by the Corporation in the Tongass National Forest, in exchange for Federal subsurface estates in the Greens Creek area of Admiralty Island. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress, within 60 days of enactment of this Act, recommendations as to whether or not such an exchange should be made. Directs the Secretary to engage in expedited negotiations during this period with Shee Atika, Inc., Atikon Inc., and Sealaska for independent voluntary exchange agreements through which the United States would acquire all of the surface estate or all of the surface and subsurface estates held by such private parties in the Lake Florence, Lake Kathleen, and Wards Creek drainages of Admiralty Islands. Makes acquisition of the Lake Florence drainage the first priority of such negotiations. CRS Index Terms: Forests and forestry; National forests--alaska; Timber sales--authorization; Forest management; Congressional reporting requirements; Anadromous fishes; Forest clearcutting; National monuments; Public contracts; Wildlife conservation; Forest conservation; Land transfers; Small business; Stream conservation; Competition; Riparian rights; CO-SPONSORS: Original Cosponsors: Udall D-AZ Gejdenson D-CT Vento D-MN Bennett D-FL Beilenson D-CA Andrews D-TX Frank D-MA Conyers D-MI Hayes D-IL DeFazio D-OR Pelosi D-CA Wolpe D-MI Shays R-CT Fawell R-IL Morrison D-CT Waxman D-CA Foglietta D-PA Green R-NY Schumer D-NY Atkins D-MA Ireland R-FL Evans D-IL Durbin D-IL Downey D-NY Bryant D-TX Bonior D-MI Sabo D-MN Nelson D-FL Mineta D-CA Owens D-NY Roukema R-NJ Levine D-CA Roe D-NJ Kastenmeier D-WI Lewis D-GA Stark D-CA Torres D-CA Valentine D-NC Ackerman D-NY Brown D-CA Kolter D-PA Hochbrueckner D-NY Schneider R-RI Fascell D-FL Jontz D-IN Pallone, Jr. D-NJ Martinez D-CA Hughes D-NJ Pease D-OH Weber R-MN Fish R-NY Jacobs D-IN Dwyer D-NJ Upton R-MI Ravenel Jr. R-SC Roybal D-CA Moody D-WI Mavroules D-MA Bartlett R-TX Sikorski D-MN Boxer D-CA Porter R-IL Clarke D-NC Edwards D-CA Coyne D-PA Unsoeld D-WA

9 Markey D-MA McHugh D-NY Kostmayer D-PA Solarz D-NY Cooper D-TN Flake D-NY Ridge R-PA Kildee D-MI Carper D-DE Lehman D-CA Owens D-UT Petri R-WI Collins D-IL Gordon D-TN Buechner R-MO Smith R-NJ Added 02/22/89: Price D-NC Clay D-MO Weldon R-PA Bates D-CA Morella R-MD Dellums D-CA Miller R-WA Garcia D-NY Tallon D-SC Bilbray D-NV Added 03/02/89: Florio D-NJ Torricelli D-NJ Eckart D-OH Guarini D-NJ Lantos D-CA Scheuer D-NY Hayes D-LA Dixon D-CA Synar D-OK Added 04/05/89: Jones D-GA Kaptur D-OH Smith R-NH Donnelly D-MA Glickman D-KS de Lugo D-VI Kanjorski D-PA Whittaker R-KS Dymally D-CA Boucher D-VA Rangel D-NY Added 04/17/89: Matsui D-CA Kennelly D-CT Patterson D-SC Richardson D-NM Lehman D-FL Sharp D-IN Dorgan D-ND Added 04/18/89: Bustamante D-TX Ford D-MI Gingrich R-GA Added 05/02/89: Neal D-NC Smith R-VT Machtley R-RI Slattery D-KS Rinaldo R-NJ Perkins D-KY Added 05/04/89: Feighan D-OH Boehlert R-NY Walsh R-NY Berman D-CA Yates D-IL Lowey D-NY

10 Added 05/23/89: Rose D-NC Towns D-NY Henry R-MI Weiss D-NY Annunzio D-IL Traxler D-MI Lipinski D-IL Houghton Jr. R-NY Levin D-MI Leland D-TX Crockett D-MI Moakley D-MA Added 05/24/89: Rahall D-WV Added 06/05/89: Ford D-TN Added 06/06/89: Miller D-CA McCurdy D-OK Added 06/07/89: McMillan R-NC Borski D-PA Added 06/13/89: Courter R-NJ