WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Tree diseases

S. 3302, The Good Neighbor Forestry Act

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3302 would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services....

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H.R. 5241, The Colorado Forest Insect Emergency Response Act of 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5241 would amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to take expedited action to reduce the increased risk of severe wildfires to Colorado communities, water supplies, and infrastructure in or near forested areas most severely affected by infestations of bark beetles and other insects....

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H.R. 5236, The Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2008

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5236 would promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel....

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S. 2558, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2558 would amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition....

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S. 2546, The Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2546 would reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and it would provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems....

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S. 2468, The Wyoming Forest and Watershed Restoration Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2468 would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (acting through the Chief of the Forest Service) to enter into a cooperative agreement with the State of Wyoming to allow the State of Wyoming to conduct certain forest and watershed restoration services....

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H.R. 4245, The Saving American Lives and Investing in Protecting Land And Nature Act

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4245 would amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide for the categorical exclusion of certain projects on Federal land located adjacent to non-Federal land from documentation in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment when conditions on the Federal land pose a serious risk to the non-Federal land, and it would authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts or agreements for forest projects on Federal ...

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H.R. 3901, The Emerald Ash Borer Municipality Assistance Act of 2007

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3901 would require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of the State and Private Forestry organization, to provide loans to eligible units of local government to finance purchases of authorized equipment to monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees that are located on land under the jurisdiction of the eligible units of local government and within the borders of quarantine areas infested by the emerald ash borer....

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S. 1797, The Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1797 would reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and it would provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems....

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H.R. 3072, The Colorado Forest Management Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3072 would reduce the risks to Colorado communities and water supplies from severe wildfires, especially in areas affected by insect infestations, and it would provide model legislation that may be applied to other States experiencing similar insect infestations or other forest-related problems....

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S. 1717, The Emerald Ash Borer Municipality Assistance Act of 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1717 would require the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of State and Private Forestry organization, to provide loans to eligible units of local government to finance purchases of authorized equipment to monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees that are located on land under the jurisdiction of the eligible units of local government and within the borders of quarantine areas infested by the emerald ash borer....

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H.R. 222, The Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 222 would promote the economic development and recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands in central Idaho, designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing use and conservation and resource protection, and add certain National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in central Idaho to the National Wilderne...

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H.R. 3603, The Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act - Savings per Average Family: $1.39

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3603 would make several changes to the status of certain federal land in the state of Idaho. ...

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H.R. 2875, The Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2875 would authorize the appropriation of funds for fiscal years 2007 through 2011 for implementing restoration, conservation, and fire-prevention projects in national parks. Under the bill, the Public Land Corps would administer the projects, and youth conservation organizations would carry out the projects....

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