WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Forest ecology

S. 3213, The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3213 would designate certain land as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and it would authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture....

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S. 2593, The Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.75

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2593 would establish a program at the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land....

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H.R. 6189, The Colorado Charter Forest Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6189 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a "Charter Forest" demonstration project on all National Forest System lands in the State of Colorado in order to combat insect infestation, improve forest health, reduce the threat of wildfire, protect biological diversity, and enhance the social sustainability and economic productivity of the lands....

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H.R. 5263, The Forest Landscape Restoration Act

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5263 would encourage the collaborative, science-based ecosystem restoration of priority forest landscapes on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service through a joint Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program....

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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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H.R. 3456, The Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2007

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3456 would provide a Federal tax exemption for forest conservation bonds....

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S. 1952, The Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1952 would provide a Federal tax exemption for forest conservation bonds....

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H.R. 2643, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $238.50

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2643 would make appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 1766, The CHESSEA Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1766 would amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural pract...

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S. 919, The Healthy Farms, Foods, and Fuels Act of 2007

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 919 would reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, and it would modify the operation and administration of these programs....

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H.R. 1551, The Iraq Reconstruction Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1551 would reauthorize Department of Agriculture conservation and energy programs and certain other programs of the Department, and it modify the operation and administration of these programs....

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S. 380, The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 380 would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000....

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H.R. 17, The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 17 would reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000....

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H.R. 5386, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $174.95

Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5386 spends money for the operations and activities of Department of the Interior (except the Bureau of Reclamation and the Central Utah Project), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other agencies such as the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (HHS), the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, the Commission of Fine Arts, the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality, the Forest Service (US...

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H.R. 4200, The Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.70

Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4200 would establish new procedures for responding to catastrophic events causing damage to certain federal land. The legislation would direct the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish research protocols for assessing methods of restoring federal land following such events and would specify expedited procedures for implementing projects to rehabilitate that land, which could include timber harvests....

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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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H.R. 517, The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $27.59

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT

Under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, the federal government makes payments to states and counties that received a portion of the receipts from the sale of resources, particularly timber, on certain federal lands during fiscal years 1986 through 1999. Under current law, the government¿s authority to make those payments will expire after fiscal year 2007. H.R. 517 would extend that authority for an additional seven years....

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