US Congress Senate Bill 536 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2834)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Clean Air Act to revise the definition of "renewable biomass" to include: (1) slash and precommercial sized thinnings harvested in environmentally sustainable quantities from National Forest System land or public land, other than components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, wilderness study areas, inventoried roadless areas and all unroaded areas of at least 5,000 acres, old growth stands, components of the National Landscape Conservation System, and national monuments; and (2) biomass obtained on land in any ownership from the immediate vicinity of any building, camp, or public infrastructure facility (including roads) at risk from wildfire.

A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term "renewable biomass".

Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-05		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2834)
2009-03-05		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2833-2834)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/536/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s536/BILLS-111s536is.pdf