Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act

Bill: 115-s-2223
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2017-12-13
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees

Land use and conservation

Roads and highways

State and local government operations

Watersheds
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to permit the Department of Agriculture to carry out as forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services under a good neighbor agreement the reconstruction, repair, or restoration of a National Forest System road that is necessary to carry out the authorized restoration services.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2017 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Johnson , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to clarify forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services under good neighbor agreements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act . 2. Definition of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 16 U.S.C. 2113a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking areas; or and inserting the following: areas, other than the reconstruction, repair, or restoration of a National Forest System road that is— (I) necessary to carry out authorized restoration services pursuant to a good neighbor agreement; and (II) in the case of a National Forest System road that is determined to be unneeded in accordance with section 212.5(b)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act ), decommissioned in accordance with subparagraph (A)(iii)— (aa) in a manner that is consistent with the applicable travel management plan; and (bb) not later than 3 years after the date on which the applicable authorized restoration services project is completed; or ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) National Forest System road The term National Forest System road has the meaning given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act ). .