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Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Fulcher, Russ Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 1, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

This bill revises the Good Neighbor Authority program to modify the treatment of revenue from timber sale contracts under good neighbor agreements with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of the Interior. (The Good Neighbor Authority permits USDA and Interior to enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with states, counties, and Indian tribes to perform forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services on federal land managed by the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.)

Specifically, the bill (1) requires Indian tribes and counties to retain revenue generated from timber sales under a good neighbor agreement; and (2) allows states, counties, and Indian tribes to use such revenue for authorized restoration projects on nonfederal lands under a good neighbor agreement. (Under current law, only a state is permitted to retain the revenues, and the revenues must be used for restoration projects on federal land.)

What's happening now September 11, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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