Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005

Bill: 109-hr-3818
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2005-09-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animals
Arts, Culture, Religion
Biological diversity
Collection of accounts
Commerce
Concessions
Disasters
Economics and Public Finance
Ecosystem management
Emergency Management
Environmental Protection
Equipment and supplies
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-local relations
Federal-state relations
Fishes
Government Operations and Politics
Government publications
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Habitat conservation
Indian lands
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Minorities
National forests
Native Americans
Nonprofit organizations
Photography
Public-private partnerships
Restoration ecology
Social Welfare
Tourism
Volunteer workers
Water Resources Development
Watersheds
Wildlife conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: 
Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, in connection with the administration of Forest Service activities on and near National Forest System (NFS) lands, to enter into agreements with cooperators for: (1) jointly producing informative publications; (2) developing, conducting, producing, or selling education and interpretive materials, products, programs, and services; (3) constructing, maintaining, and operating facilities; (4) selling health and safety convenience products and photography supplies; (5) collecting funds from the sale of materials, products, programs, and services; and (6) restoring and maintaining ecological integrity and biodiversity of NFS lands.
 
Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements to carry out watershed restoration and enhancement activities on NFS or non-federal lands lands within a watershed.

action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 
Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in connection with the administration of specified Forest Service activities on and near National Forest System (NFS) lands, to enter into agreements, including cost-share agreements, with cooperators for: (1) developing, producing, or selling education and interpretive materials and products; (2) developing, conducting, or selling education and interpretive programs and services; (3) constructing, maintaining, or improving facilities for the sale or distribution of educational and interpretive materials, products, programs, and services; (4) operating facilities; (5) selling health and safety convenience products; (6) collecting funds from the sale of such materials, products, programs, and services; (7) activities to restore and maintain the ecological integrity and biodiversity of NFS lands; (8) watershed restoration and enhancement activities on NFS lands, or on other lands that benefit resources on NFS land within the same watershed, for protecting, restoring, and enhancing resources, including fish and wildlife habitat, or reducing risk from natural disaster where public safety is threatened; and (9) such other cooperative activities as the Secretary considers to be appropriate. 
 
Directs the Secretary to require such terms and conditions in an agreement as are necessary to protect investments to be made by the United States, including terms related to the ownership of any facilities or improvements constructed or improved under such an agreement.
 
Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) cost-sharing, including providing for in-kind contributions; and (2) the treatment of funds received under an agreement.
 
Repeals certain authorities relating to: (1) cooperative arrangements for the printing of educational materials and the continuation of the Challenge Cost Share Program; and (2) Watershed Restoration and Enhancement Agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-325, Part I.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 109-325, Part I.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2005-10-19
text: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health Discharged.
action_date: 2005-09-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2005-09-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
action_date: 2005-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2005-09-15
text: Introduced in House