US Congress Senate Bill 1122 (Prior Session Legislation)

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October 29 2009 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-223.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services as specified below on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands. Requires that such authorized services include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat. Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide the restoration and protection services authorized under this Act.

Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Sen Bennet, Michael F.	Sen Udall, Mark	Sen Johnson, Tim	Sen Barrasso, John
Sen Bennett, Robert F.	Sen Risch, James E.

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-10-29		Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-223.
2009-06-10		Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2009-06-10		Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6477-6478)
2009-05-21		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5824-5825)
2009-05-21		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5824)

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN01122:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s1122is/pdf/BILLS-111s1122is.pdf