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Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Introduced: July 22, 2008 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 22, 2008
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide the forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services as specified below on National Forest System and Bureau of Land Management lands.

Specifies that such authorized services include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.

Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide the restoration and protection services authorized under this Act.

What's happening now July 22, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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