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Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005

Public Law 109-154 · S. 1238 · 109th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 30, 2005 · Public Lands and Natural Resources

Sponsor: Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

Cosponsors (3): Sen. Jeff Bingaman,

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005 - Amends the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to: (1) allow the Secretary (the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System land or the Secretary of the Interior with respect to Indian lands, Hawaiian home lands, or lands administered by the Department of the Interior) for purposes of entering into contracts and cooperative agreements under such Act, to give preference to qualified youth or conservation corps located in a specific area that have a substantial portion of disadvantaged members to carry out projects within the area; (2) require the Secretary, in carrying out priority projects in a specific area, to give preference to qualified youth or conservation corps located in that area that have a substantial portion of such members; (3) allow the Secretary to authorize appropriate projects to be carried out as part of a federal disaster prevention or relief effort; (4) modify requirements for the establishment and use of conservation centers; (5) authorize the Secretary to provide any appropriate services, facilities, equipment, supplies, technical assistance, oversight, monitoring, or evaluations to carry out such Act; (6) require the Secretary to provide each participant in the Public Lands Corps and each resource assistant with a living allowance established by the Secretary; (7) permit the Secretary to grant members of the Public Lands Corps credit for time served with the Corps which may be used toward future federal hiring and to provide to a former member of the Corps noncompetitive hiring status for a specified period after the date on which such member's service with the Corps is complete; and (8) provide that amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under this Act are in addition to amounts allocated to the Corps through other federal programs or projects.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Act. Requires any amounts made available under the Act to be made available for disaster prevention or relief projects. Requires amounts appropriated for any fiscal year to carry out the Act to remain available until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the amounts are appropriated.

Committees

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Related bills

1 bill the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 2875Identical billRelated billText similarities

    Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 21 actions.

  1. Dec 30, 2005Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 109-154.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 22, 2005FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Dec 19, 2005FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Pombo asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
  7. FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
  8. OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
  9. Nov 17, 2005FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
  10. FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. FloorFloor · Received in the House.
  12. Nov 16, 2005FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
  13. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  14. Oct 19, 2005CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Domenici with amendments. With written report No. 109-152.
  16. Sep 28, 2005CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  17. Jul 20, 2005CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-157.
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
  19. Jun 14, 2005CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
  20. CommitteeCommittee · Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6486-6487)
  21. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments

1 amendment offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

  • S.Amdt. 2591SenateSen. Pete DomeniciR-NM· offered Nov 16, 2005Agreed to

    To modify the authorization of appropriations.

    Nov 16, 2005: Amendment SA 2591 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

    Agreed to
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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.