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Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007

Introduced: January 9, 2007 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33.
Feb 15, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Bingaman without amendment. With written report No. 110-8.
Jan 31, 2007
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 9, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S300)
Jan 9, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S300)
Jan 9, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements Act of 2007 - Amends the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 to make permanent the authorization for the Secretary of Agriculture to use Forest Service appropriations for the purpose of entering into cooperative agreements with government, private, and nonprofit entities and landowners for the protection, restoration, and enhancement of fish and wildlife habitat and other resources on public or private land and/or the reduction of risk from natural disaster.

Makes provisions regarding executive agency use of procurement contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements inapplicable to: (1) watershed restoration and enhancement agreements entered into under such Act; and (2) cooperative agreements between the Secretary of Agriculture and public or private entities for Forest Service programs, including for cooperative pollution abatement equipment and facilities, cooperative manpower and job training and development, cooperative environmental education and forest history materials, and forestry protection.

What's happening now February 15, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 33.

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