WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Forest health

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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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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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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S. 2442, A bill to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with alternatives to comply with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2442 would provide the Secretary of Agriculture with alternatives to comply with the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act....

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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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S. 2228, The Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2228 would extend and improve agricultural programs....

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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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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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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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H.R. 2635, The Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $20.40

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2635 would reduce the Federal Government's contribution to global warming through measures that promote efficiency in the Federal Government's management and operations....

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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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S. 1696, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $237.06

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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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. 647, The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 647 would designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness....

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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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S. 3648, The Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $0.07

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3648 would establish a trust fund within the U.S. Treasury for the benefit of the Pueblo of Isleta Tribe as part of a settlement of certain claims against the United States under current law....

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