National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-1671
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2015-06-24
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Federally chartered organizations

Forests, forestry, trees
Latest action: action_date: 2015-07-16
text: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2015 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the National Forest Foundation Act to authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide for each of FY2016-FY2018 matching funds for certain administrative and project expenses incurred by the National Forest Foundation. </p> <p>

tv_txt: II 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2015 Mr. Bennet introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To reauthorize the National Forest Foundation Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2015 . 2. National Forest Foundation Act reauthorization (a) Extension of authority To provide matching funds for administrative and project expenses Section 405(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j–3(b) ) is amended by striking for a period of five years beginning October 1, 1992 and inserting for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 410(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j–8(b) ) is amended by striking during the five-year period and all that follows through $1,000,000 annually and inserting there are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2018 . (c) Technical corrections (1) Agent Section 404(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 583j–2(b) ) is amended by striking by this paragraph and inserting by subsection (a)(4) . (2) Annual report Section 407(b) of the National Forest Foundation Act (16 U.S.C. 583j– 5(b)) is amended by striking the comma after ‘‘The Foundation shall’’.