National Forests
- S 1122 (Barrasso) - Good Neighbor Forestry Act
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A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with state foresters authorizing state foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland and watershed restoration and protection services.
Subcommittee hearing held by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests on October 29, 2009
- S 3070 (Nelson)
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A bill to release federal reversionary interests retained on certain lands acquired in the state of Florida under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, to authorize the interchange of National Forest System land and state land in Florida, to authorize an additional conveyance under the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on March 3, 2010
- HR 1612 (Grijalva) - Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2010
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A bill to amend the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service.
Introduced 3/19/09; passed House 3/20/10 and received by Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Committee on 3/26/10
- HR 3954 (Boyd) - Florida National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2009
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A bill to release federal reversionary interests retained on certain lands acquired in the state of Florida under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act, to authorize the interchange of National Forest System land and state land in Florida, to authorize an additional conveyance under the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003, and for other purposes.
Referred to House Agriculture Committee
- HR 4233 (Herseth-Sandlin) - Healthy Forests Restoration Amendments Act of 2009
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A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to expand the areas of federal land on which hazardous fuel reduction projects may be conducted under that act, to add protection of infrastructure in rural communities as an additional purpose of that act, and for other purposes.
Referred to House Agriculture and House Natural Resource Committees
- HR 4398 (Salazar) - A bill to address public safety risks in western states by facilitating insect and disease infestation treatment of National Forest System land and certain adjacent land, to make permanent the good-neighbor authority for Colorado and stewardship contracting authorities available to the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
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Referred to House Agriculture and House Natural Resources Committees
- H Con Res 95 (Childers) - A concurrent resolution recognizing the importance of the Department of Agriculture Forest Service Experimental Forests and Ranges.
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Passed House on 9/15/09 and referred to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
