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Community-Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act

Introduced: June 24, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Oct 8, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 8, 2002
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.
Oct 4, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 25, 2002
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 107-838.
Jun 24, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5959-5960)
Jun 24, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5960-5962)
Jun 24, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Community-Based Forest and Public Lands Restoration Act - Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish a collaborative community-based restoration program for National Forest System (NFS) and public lands. Authorizes the Secretaries to make cooperative agreements with specified entities and to hire additional outreach specialists to protect such lands.

Directs the Secretaries to provide cost-share grants, cooperative agreements, or both to establish Restoration and Value-Added Centers to provide technical assistance to non-profit organizations, small or micro-enterprises, and persons forming natural-resource small or micro-enterprises. Specifies certain regions that must have at least one Center, including northern California and eastern Oregon.

Directs the Secretaries to limit competition for special salvage timber sales and other timber-related contracts and agreements such that natural-resource related small or micro-enterprises and other specified entities receive a specified percentage of the contracts and agreements each year.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program of applied research to identify restoration methods and treatments and to test and develop value-added products created from the by-products of restoration.

What's happening now October 8, 2002

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 653.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Oct 10, 2002
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Oct 1, 2002
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 10, 2002
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