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HR 2500 117th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Aviation and airports Environmental technology Forests, forestry, trees Research and development Technology assessment

Forest TECH Improvement Act

Introduced: April 14, 2021 Introduced by: Moore, Blake D. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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Jun 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Apr 14, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Technology Enhancements for Conservation and Habitat Improvement Act or the Forest TECH Improvement Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to either establish a research and development pilot program or expand an applicable existing program to

  • assess new technologies, including unmanned aircraft system, geospatial, or remote sensing technologies, across all reforestation activities;
  • accelerate the deployment and integration of such technologies into the operations of USDA and the Department of the Interior;
  • collaborate and cooperate with state, tribal, and private geospatial information system organizations with respect to such technologies.

USDA and Interior shall enter into an agreement to develop consistent protocols and plans for the use of unmanned aircraft system technologies for reforestation activities.

Any unmanned aircraft system technology or component of such technology that is used pursuant to this bill shall be made and manufactured in the United States.

What's happening now June 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2639 Related bill Trillion Trees Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 5
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LaMalfa, Doug
California · Apr 21, 2021
Rosendale, Matthew
· Apr 21, 2021
Graves, Garret
· Apr 14, 2021
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Apr 14, 2021
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Apr 14, 2021
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 14, 2021
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Apr 14, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2500: Forest TECH Improvement Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2500/
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"H.R. 2500: Forest TECH Improvement Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2500/.
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H.R. 2500, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2500/.
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