US Congress House Bill 4407 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-29 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to establish an avalanche protection program to: (1) identify the potential for avalanches on federal lands and inform the public about the probability of avalanches and their potential adverse effects; (2) carry out ongoing research to improve avalanche forecasting; and (3) reduce the risks of avalanches and mitigate their effects. Requires the Secretary: (1) to coordinate the program to ensure protection for recreational users of public land under the Secretary of the Interior's jurisdiction, using resources of the Forest Service's National Avalanche Center; (2) to establish an advisory committee to assist in program development and implementation; and (3) with the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of the Army, to establish a central depository for weapons, ammunition, and parts for avalanche control purposes.Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to carry out projects and activities to: (1) assist in the prevention, forecasting, detection, and mitigation of avalanches; (2) maintain essential transportation, utilities, and communications; (3) assist avalanche artillery users to ensure the availability of adequate supplies of artillery and explosives required for avalanche control in specified areas; and (4) assist research and development activities for alternatives to minimize reliance on military weapons for avalanche control.Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects carried out in avalanche zones with a high frequency or severity of avalanches or in which deaths, injuries, or damage to public facilities and communities have occurred. Requires the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to transfer specified property suitable for avalanche control purposes to a user of surplus ordnance.

Federal Land Avalanche Protection Act of 2009

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-29		Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2009-12-23		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
2009-12-16		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-12-16		Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2009-12-16		Referred to House Natural Resources
2009-12-16		Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and 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.

SB2907 (Same As) 2010-08-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4407/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr4407/BILLS-111hr4407ih.pdf