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]
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.
Title
Good Neighbor Forestry Act
Sponsors
| Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY] | Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY] | Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] |
| Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. John Thune [R-SD] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-25 | Senate | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-131. |
| 2011-04-14 | Senate | Rereferred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2011-04-14 | Senate | Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2011-02-17 | Senate | Read 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.
Subjects
Ecology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Insects
Intergovernmental relations
Pest management
Public lands and natural resources
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Insects
Intergovernmental relations
Pest management
Public lands and natural resources
State and local government operations
Water quality
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/375/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s375/BILLS-112s375is.pdf |
