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S 297 118th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural equipment and machinery Agricultural practices and innovations Air quality Building construction Climate change and greenhouse gases Employment and training programs Land use and conservation Livestock Public-private cooperation Water quality

A bill to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 2023 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2023
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides for the construction of nurseries on public lands.

Using funds made available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to restore native vegetation and mitigate environmental hazards on mined land on federal and nonfederal lands, the Department of the Interior shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on lands under its jurisdiction.

Likewise, the Forest Service shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on National Forest System lands.

Interior shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states, and (2) one state that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.

The Forest Service shall carry out its pilot program in (1) four of the eleven contiguous Western states; and (2) one state, including Vermont, that is not one of the eleven contiguous Western states.

What's happening now October 25, 2023

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-311.

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