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.)
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate |
| 2023-09-14 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-14 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/12/2023 CR H4251) | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-14 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4328) | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1450. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4251-4253) | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-12 | Floor | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-08 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 155. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-08 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-168, Part II. | House floor actions |
| 2023-09-01 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-168, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2023-06-13 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2023-06-13 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-06-13 | Committee | Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2023-05-23 | Committee | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-05-11 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0. | House committee actions |
| 2023-05-11 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2023-05-11 | Committee | Subcommittee on Forestry Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2023-04-14 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House committee actions |
| 2023-04-04 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry. | House committee actions |
| 2023-03-08 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-08 | IntroReferral | 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. | House floor actions |
| 2023-03-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |