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S 4944 117th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Congressional oversight Fires Forests, forestry, trees State and local government operations

Firewood Banks Act of 2022

Introduced: September 22, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2022
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.
Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Firewood Banks Act of 2022

This bill directs the Department of Energy, in collaboration with the Department of the Interior and the Forest Service, to establish a pilot program to provide heat energy for residences of low-income and disabled individuals with wood-burning stoves. Under the program, trees on federal land shall be made available to firewood banks and federal land may be made available for firewood banks. The bill also directs the Forest Service, using certain funds made available by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to provide financial assistance for operating firewood banks. Cooperatives, nonprofit organizations, and state, local, or tribal governments may apply for financial assistance.

What's happening now September 29, 2022

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-477.

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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4944: Firewood Banks Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4944/
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