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S 375 112th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Ecology Fires Forests, forestry, trees Insects Intergovernmental relations Pest management State and local government operations Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Introduced: February 17, 2011 Introduced by: Barrasso, John Republican · Wyoming See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 25, 2011
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-131.
Apr 14, 2011
Rereferred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 14, 2011
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Feb 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services that 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 such restoration and protection services.

What's happening now May 25, 2011

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-131.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6089 Related bill Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Feb 17, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 375: Good Neighbor Forestry Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-375/
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"S. 375: Good Neighbor Forestry Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-375/.
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S. 375, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-375/.
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