HR 1450 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Land use and conservation State and local finance State and local government operations Watersheds

Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act

Introduced: March 8, 2023 Introduced by: Fulcher, Russ Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps

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Reported out

Passed House

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Became law

Sep 18, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Sep 14, 2023

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 14, 2023

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4328)

Sep 14, 2023

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251)

Sep 14, 2023

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251)

Sep 12, 2023

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4251-4253)

Sep 12, 2023

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Westerman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

Sep 12, 2023

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1450.

Sep 12, 2023

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 8, 2023

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155.

Sep 8, 2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-168, Part II.

Sep 1, 2023

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-168, Part I.

Jun 13, 2023

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0.

Jun 13, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 13, 2023

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.

May 23, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

May 11, 2023

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.

May 11, 2023

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

May 11, 2023

Subcommittee on Forestry Discharged.

Apr 14, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Apr 4, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.

Mar 8, 2023

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.

Mar 8, 2023

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.)

The bill also extends the Good Neighbor Authority program's expiration date to the end of FY2028; the program currently expires at the end of FY2023.

What's happening now September 18, 2023

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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