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S 1122 111th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Ecology Fires Forests, forestry, trees Intergovernmental relations State and local government operations Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Introduced: May 21, 2009 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 29, 2009
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-223.
Jun 10, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jun 10, 2009
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6477-6478)
Jun 10, 2009
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6477-6478)
May 21, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5824-5825)
May 21, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5824)
May 21, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

Requires 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 October 29, 2009

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 111-223.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 21, 2009
 R
Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 21, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1122: Good Neighbor Forestry Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1122/
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"S. 1122: Good Neighbor Forestry Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-1122/.
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