S 808
118th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S802)
Mar 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expedite the environmental review of hazardous fuel or insect and disease risk reduction projects on certain National Forest System land and prioritize reducing the risks of insect infestations and wildfires over other objectives in forest plans. In addition, the bill directs states to retain good neighbor agreement timber sale revenues and use them for certain restoration services.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text: CR S802)
Committees of jurisdiction
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