Good Neighbor Forestry Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), with respect to National Forest System land, and the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with state foresters to provide forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services that include: (1) activities to treat insect infected trees; (2) activities to reduce hazardous fuels; and (3) any other activities to restore or improve forest, rangeland, and watershed health, including fish and wildlife habitat.
Permits state foresters to enter into subcontracts to provide such restoration and protection services.
Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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2013-09-10 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175. | Senate |
2013-09-10 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Wyden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-97. | Senate |
2013-06-18 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
2013-04-25 | Committee | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 113-28. | Senate |
2013-02-14 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate |
2013-02-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |