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HR 4398 111th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arizona California Colorado Ecology Fires Forests, forestry, trees Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Public contracts and procurement South Dakota Utah Washington State Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection Wyoming

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009

Introduced: December 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jan 6, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Natural Resources
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 16, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Dec 16, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009 - Designates certain areas of National Forest System land in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming as insect and disease emergency areas. Allows the designation of an area of System land as an additional insect and disease emergency area if the land: (1) is located in an affected state; and (2) is subject to an insect and disease infestation emergency. Excludes certain lands from inclusion in an insect and disease emergency area.

Sets forth requirements for the duration of insect and disease emergency areas designated under this Act.

Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary), in implementing the emergency forest restoration program, to make payments to owners of nonindustrial private forest land to carry out emergency measures in response to an insect and disease infestation emergency under this Act.

Authorizes the: (1) Secretary to offer to enter into any contracts or other agreements with the state of Colorado to perform watershed restoration and protection services on System land in the state when similar and complementary restoration and protection services are being carried out on adjacent state or private land; and (2) Secretary of the Interior to carry out such activities on public land located in Colorado.

Extends permanently the authority under which the Forest Service may enter into such contracts with private persons and entities to perform services to achieve land management goals for the national forests that meet local and rural communities' needs. Bars the Forest Service from obligating funds to cover the costs of canceling Forest Service multiyear stewardship end result contracts until the date on which they are canceled.

What's happening now June 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1