TREE Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4099
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2014-02-26
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations

Department of Agriculture

Executive agency funding and structure

Forests, forestry, trees

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Temporary Resources for Emergency Eradication Act of 2014 or TREE Act of 2014 - Makes FY2014 supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for: (1) tree and wood pests activities of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and (2) cooperative land forest health management and urban and community forestry activities of the Forest Service.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4099 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2014 Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 A BILL To make supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for the tree and wood pests activities of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and for certain forest health management and urban and community forestry activities of the Forest Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Temporary Resources for Emergency Eradication Act of 2014 or the TREE Act of 2014 . 2. Supplemental appropriations for APHIS tree and wood pests activities The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2014: Department of Agriculture Agricultural Programs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service salaries and expenses For an additional amount for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-salaries and expenses for tree and wood pests, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 3. Supplemental appropriations for certain State and private forestry activities of the Forest Service The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2014: Department of Agriculture Forest Service state and private forestry For an additional amount for State and Private Forestry $20,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall be used for forest health management for cooperative lands and $5,000,000 shall be used for urban and community forestry: Provided , That such amount is designated as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.