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Northern Forest Stewardship Act

Introduced: September 28, 1995 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry.
Sep 28, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 28, 1995
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Forest Stewardship Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) provide technical assistance to Maine, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont for forest products marketing cooperatives, for implementing principles of sustainability, and for land conservation; (2) prepare a related study of the Northern Forest region; and (3) cooperate in Northern Forest research.

Provides for interstate coordination strategy.

Directs the Secretary of Labor to provide technical assistance to forest-based industry for labor safety and training activities.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) land conservation; and (2) other activities under this Act.

Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) that States should provide landowners with liability exemptions for permitting free public use of their land; and (2) in favor of a funding mechanism to support conservation of nongame fish and wildlife on public and private land.

What's happening now October 5, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1