US SB375 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Introduced on February 17 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-25 - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-131.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services that 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 such restoration and protection services.

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Title

Good Neighbor Forestry Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-05-25SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-131.
2011-04-14SenateRereferred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by Unanimous Consent.
2011-04-14SenateSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2011-02-17SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Same As/Similar To

HB6089 (Related) 2012-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.

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