- 236 - 

 Appendix F, 



PENDING FEDERAL LEGISLATION 



Congressman James Weaver (Oregon), Chairman of the House Subcommittee 

 on Forests, has introduced three bills to implement and expand objectives 

 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act. These 

 bills are: 



House Bill 8020 , the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

 Cooperative Assistance Act, which would expand federal cooperative 

 assistance to state and private landowners. 



House Bill 1821 , the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 

 Research Act, which would expand forest research to use the best 

 scientific capabilities to support the protection, management and 

 utilization of forest resources. 



House Bill 8022 , the Forest Resources Extension Act, which would 

 expand forest resources extension programs to help make private land- 

 owners aware of the opportunities and techniques for increasing 

 production of forest resources on their lands. 



House Bills 8020 and 8022 are currently in the House Forest Subcom- 

 mittee and have been since June, 1977 with no action. House Bill 1821 

 is currently in the Ways and Means Subconmittee with no action since 

 January 14, 1977 (Sharon Brown, pers. comm.). 



