Issue Updates
Friday, 12 April 2019 12:02
Issue Update - 4/12/19
FRA was on hand at an event in Green Bay, WI on Thursday where Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) highlighted legislation he intends to introduce to allow trucks operating at the maximum gross vehicle weight on state roads to access the Interstate Highway System for relatively short distances when it makes sense to do so.
Friday, 05 April 2019 12:04
Issue Update 04/5/2019
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that the department intends to propose a rule that would change federal hours of service (HOS) regulations for truck drivers.
Friday, 29 March 2019 08:23
Issue Update 3/29/2019
Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) has taken the lead on the Safe Routes Act of 2019. FRA began working with the Congressman back in February to develop language that would provide for the safer transport of raw forest materials from the woods to the mill.
Friday, 22 March 2019 10:03
Issue Update 03/22/2019
Yesterday’s opinion section of The Hill, a widely read publication popular with Congressional staff and Members of Congress, included this piece from the Dogwood Alliance.
Friday, 15 March 2019 06:54
Issue Update 3/15/19
On March 13, President Trump signed the Natural Resources Management Act (NRMA) into law. The NRMA combined more than 100 separate bills that collectively designate 1.4 million acres of wilderness, 367 miles of new scenic rivers, and 2,600 miles of new national trails.
Friday, 08 March 2019 07:46
Issue Update 3/8/19
The Lake States Region Bat Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) continues to be developed by the Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Natural Resources. The DNRs have completed drafts of the remaining chapters that are currently being reviewed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Monday, 25 February 2019 07:25
Issue Update 2/22/2019
This week Congress was in recess, taking its annual President’s Day break from the nation’s capital. FRA took the opportunity to make the rounds with several House and Senate offices to recruit support for our transportation-related issue priorities, namely the DRIVE-Safe Act, and legislation allowing trucks traveling at the maximum weight limit on state roads to travel at that weight limit on that state’s portion of the interstate highway system.
Wednesday, 20 February 2019 14:41
WSRI – FRA Transition Announcement
After 20 years of existence and for a variety of reasons, the Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) has decided that it is time to dissolve. The organization is transferring its assets and some of its mission to the Forest Resources Association (FRA). This move guarantees that WSRI’s research on the wood supply chain will not be lost.
Friday, 15 February 2019 16:31
Issue Update 2/14/2019
On February 14, the House and Senate passed the final spending bill for fiscal year 2019, which included funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Although a permanent fix for the H-2B visa cap was not included in the legislation, discretionary language which addresses the H-2B visa shortage for FY2019 was included.
Friday, 01 February 2019 12:24
Issue Update 2/1/19
URGENT: Contact your House and Senator Member and urge them to support a fix to the H-2B guestworker visa program.