S 4833
117th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Animal and plant health
California
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Save Our Sequoias Act
Introduced: September 13, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Sep 13, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4578)
Sep 13, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Save Our Sequoias Act
This bill provides for the conservation of giant sequoia trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum) in California, including by
- providing statutory authority for the Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition;
- directing the coalition to submit a Giant Sequoia Health and Resiliency Assessment;
- declaring an emergency on certain public lands and allowing officials to carry out protection plans during the emergency to respond to the threat of wildfires, insects, and drought;
- directing the Department of the Interior and the National Forest System to develop and implement a Giant Sequoia Reforestation and Rehabilitation Strategy; and
- establishing a variety of programs and funds to support the conservation of giant sequoias.
What's happening now
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1