WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Forest management

S. 3045, The Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.08

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3045 would establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska....

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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. 6290, The Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2008

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6290 would designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness....

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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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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 5881, The Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5881 would direct the President to enter into an arrangement with the National Academy of Sciences to evaluate certain Federal rules and regulations for potentially harmful impacts on public health, air quality, water quality, plant and animal wildlife, global climate, or the environment; and it would direct Federal departments and agencies to create plans to reverse those impacts that are determined to be harmful by the National Academy of Sciences....

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H.R. 5648, The Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5648 would amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to establish a Federal wildland fire emergency suppression fund to facilitate accountable fire suppression activities by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to unanticipated large fire events, to encourage enhanced management efficiencies and cost controls of wildland fire suppression, and to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire to communities....

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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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H.R. 5216, The Wildfire Risk Reduction and Renewable Biomass Utilization Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5216 would promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land....

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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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H.R. 1374, To amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1374 would amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act....

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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. 4096, The Wild Fire Prevention Act

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4096 would facilitate the ability of private property owners and local communities that manage public land to clear brush or make other modifications to their property for the purpose of creating fire breaks in order to protect human lives and property....

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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. 2337, The Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $28.18

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2337 would promote energy policy reforms and public accountability, alternative energy and efficiency, and carbon capture and climate change mitigation....

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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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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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S. 1424, The Farm, Nutrition, and Community Investment Act of 2007

Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1424 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2013....

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S. 934, A bill to amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act, and for other purposes

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 934 would amend the Florida National Forest Land Management Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an additional tract of National Forest System land under that Act....

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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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H.R. 309, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to facilitate landscape restoration programs within certain units of the National Park System established by law to preserve and interpret resources associated with American history, and for other purposes - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 309 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a demonstration program to facilitate landscape restoration programs within certain units of the National Park System established by law to preserve and interpret resources associated with American history....

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