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Northern Forest Stewardship Act

Introduced: March 6, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 18, 1997

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

Mar 6, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Mar 6, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Northern Forest Stewardship Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, at the request of the Governor of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, to: (1) provide technical assistance for sustainable forest management; (2) assist in coordinating ecological and economic research and implementation of interstate and Northern Forest Lands Council policies; (3) provide technical and financial assistance for State conservation land planning and acquisition (authorizes appropriations), and rural community assistance.

Expresses the sense of the Congress regarding: (1) the need to address certain tax policies that work against Northern Forest conservation; (2) liability exemption for private landowners who permit public use of their land; and (3) nongame conservation funding.

Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, at the request of the Governor of Maine, New Hampshire, New York, or Vermont, to provide technical and financial assistance for Northern Forest water quality assessment.

Authorizes specified appropriations.

What's happening now March 18, 1997

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

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